The Monster Club (1981) - 8 Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (2019) - 7 Fright Fest (2018) - 6 Fragment Of Fear (1970) - 7 Equus (1977) - 9 Pumpkin Moon (2005) (Short) - 9 Invitation To Hell (1984) - 3 Make Me A Sandwich (2019) (Short) - 7 Close Before Midnight (2015) (Short) - 7 Nasty Videos (2023) (Short) - 9 Trespasser (202?) (Short) - 6 Marvin The Vampire (2023) (Short) - 5 Meat Friend (2022) (Short) - 7 Ringworms (2022) (Short) - 6 Charlie The Cancelled Skeleton (2023) (Short) - 8 Septichexen (202?) (Short) - 4 Eric (2022) (Short) - 7 Ron (2022) (Short) - 7 The Moor (2023) - 6 Death Date (202?) (Short) - 5 Caterpillar (2023) (Bentley-Viney) (Short) - 5 Lore (2023) - 6 The Lure (2023) (Short) - 6 Knock Knock (Knock) (2023) (Short) - 7 The Girl With The Haunted Vag1na (2023) (Short) -7 Hold Of The Dead (202?) (Short) - 6 The Heritage (2023) (Short) - 7 How To Kill Monsters (2023) - 7 Yuggoth (202?) (Short) - 5 Alicia (2023) (Short) - 5 Three Baths (2023) (Short) - 5 They Wait In The Dark (2022) - 6 Oddities (2023) (Short) - 6 We Forgot About The Zombies (2022) (Short) - 8 Lake Erie (2022) (Short) - 7 The Weird Kidz (2023) - 6 Jeong-Dong: Affects (2023) (Short) - 6 Get Out Of There (2022) (Short) - 5 Puzzle Box (2023) - 6 The Once And Future Smash (2022) - 7 End Zone II (2022) - 5 A Nightmare On Chocolate (2019) (Short) - 6 A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (2023) (Short) (An) - 6 A Noite Do Vampiro (Short) - 7 Halloweenville (2011) - 8 Slice (2018) - 7 Stepfather II (1989) - 8 Host (2020) (Savage) - 6 Haunted By Murder: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2022) - 7 Falcon Lake (2022) - 7 A Haunting In Venice (2023) - 7 Expensive S**t (2020) (Short) - 6 Bloody Mary (1992) (Short) - 6 Evil Of Dracula (1997) (Short) - 6 Crow Hand!!! (2014) (Short) - 8 The Haunted House (1906) (Short) - 7 Lonely Water (1973) (Short) - 7 A Really Haunted Loud House (2023) - 7 Night Of The Creeps (1986) - 8 The Exorcist: Believer (2023) - 6 Pumpkin D**k (2019) (Short) - 3 Boys From County Hell (2020) - 7 Pin (1988) - 8 Tales Of Halloween (2015) - 8 Crawlspace (2022) - 6 Censor (2021) - 2 Halloween (2018) - 3 Whiskey Fist (2017) (Short) - 6 Stepfather III (1992) - 7 Kiss Kiss Fingerbang (2015) (Short) - 5 Five Nights At Freddys (2023) - 6 Goosebumps II: Haunted Halloween (2018) - 7 Halloween (1978) - 10 Spooky Bats And Scaredy Cats: A Halloween Tale (2009) - 8 Hocus Pocus (1993) - 7 Trick 'R Treat (2007) - 10 Season's Greetings (1996) (Short) - 8 Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982) - 10
1st - 5th November:
The Haunted House (1929) (Short) - 7 Halloween (2007) - 6 Dead Line (2018)(TV special)- 6 Terrifier (2016) - 8 Halloween II (2009) - 8 The Haunted Pumpkin Of Sleepy Hollow (2002) - 7 Casper (1995) - 8 Hatchet (2006) - 8 Monster House (2006) - 8 A Quiet Place, Part II (2020) - 8 V For Vendetta (2005) - 10
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The Monster Club (1981) - I don't know if I was just in a grumpy mood years ago when I gave this a 6/10 or maybe I'm just buzzing off the fact that it's the start of October and I have my room full of Halloween stuff, light up ghost in the window, feeling super cosy. But I had a blast with this today. I particularly loved the final tale. The first 2 and the wraparound are enjoyable high camp but the final one is proper spooky. I'd have just maybe liked the song parts in the wrap to be a bit shorter but otherwise great stuff and a wonderful cast. 8/10
Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (2019) - Enjoyed this rewatch. While the stories aren't the greatest and it's more for teens it just has this great feel to it and wonderful Halloween atmosphere. 7/10
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Scream V was super bad and this is not much better. Stupid characters running around, meta this and meta that plus knives can´t do any damage if people have plot armour. And acces media raved about the film, don´t understand. 3/10
The Exorcist (1973)
Now this is a classic. I know that for example Helen don´t rate The Exorcist very high but i still enjoy this church vs. devil story. Of course it´s not that scary anymore but this is just fantastic cinema (directing, cast, locations, atmosphere, sfx etc.) and damn those hospital scenes are nasty. 9/10
Rogue aka Territory (2007)
Rogue was a pretty decent creature feature set in Northern Territory Australia. Nothing earth shattering on offer here but especially the end battle is very effective. 6/10
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Fright Fest (2018) - Gave this another go just cos it's set at Halloween and in a haunted attraction. I did like it a little more but again I lose interest in the last 30 mins or so. 6/10
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Fragment Of Fear (1970) - Decent murder mystery. David Hemmings was so good, made me feel all the stress, especially the last half hour. I didn't really get the ending but I didn't need to, I just liked the oddness. 7/10
Equus (1977) - I saw this film about 15 years ago and have never been quite the same since haha. So when I saw it was on TV I thought I would "treat" my hubby to the same thing muahaha. Although disturbingly he didn't look as disturbed as I was first go. You can't tell me this isn't horror. 9/10
Pumpkin Moon (2005) (Short) - That was bloody adorable. Can see myself watching it every year now. 9/10
Invitation To Hell (1984) - The most boring Wes Craven film. 3/10
And a couple of fun shorts: Make Me A Sandwich (2019) - 7/10 and Close Before Midnight (2015) - 7/10
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Finally got around to seeing this one for the first time the other day. Yeah, lots of hype on this one kinda left me no choice. And my verdict...Meh, it's ok. I can see how this would be really scary to horror movie rookies. But for seasoned (de-sensitized) horror movie watchers like myself. It's nothing really special. Just another mindless gore porn flick, But if you're into that, then you'd probably enjoy this more than I did. Oh, and that Art the Clown character...Overrated. Didn't really find him scary at all.
Overall, I'll give this 4 dumb horror movie bitches out of 10
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Peter Jackson´s no budget debut is superfun comedy horror film. 4 years in the making and the rest is history. Check out also the informative documentary Good Taste Made Bad Taste. 8/10
The Legend of Hell House (1973)
This was a pretty good British haunted house horror film based on Richard Matheson´s (I Am Legend, The Shrinking Man) Hell House book. Very nice sfx so i´m sure back in ´73 this must have been a nail biting experience. 6/10
Possessor (2020)
Excellent mystery sci-fi horror thriller from Brandon Cronenberg. I already enjoyed his debut Antiviral and this is another gem. Cool plot including very violent murder scenes and you gotta love the practical effects. 8/10
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Thanks for all the info on these horror flicks! And running this thread every horror season Helen. I have nothing to offer. Was wondering if anyone has seen the House That Dreaded Sundown if so, would you recommend it?
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I highly recommend the original 1976 The Town That Dreaded Sundown (i believe that is what you meant). The only thing that i didn´t like in the film was the comedic cops. The 2014 remake/sequel is ok but nowhere near the original film.
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Lol. Thanx aTomik! Not sure where I got House at. 😭 I believe i have the 1976 version on VHS
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The Curse of Frankenstein (1957). While awaiting execution for murder, Baron Frankenstein tells the story of a creature he built and brought to life, only for it to behave not as he intended.
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Oh ,yes, Hi Helen S.! I hope your wedding went well! Thanks for doing this every year! I’ve got a lot to watch and it will definitely spill over into the winter here.
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I watched all Hammer Frankenstein films few months back and really enjoyed them. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) was the best.
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Interesting but flawed sequel directed by John Boorman. Linda Blair looks amazing but there´s too many laughable scenes so you can´t take this one seriously. 5/10
Nekromantik (1987)
Jörg Buttgereit´s no budget cult film left me a bit cold I respect the idea and effort but maybe it was a bit too artsy for me. the history of the movie is more interesting that the film itself. 5/10
Tucke & Dale vs. Evil (2010)
This was a pretty fun horror comedy, especially the first 45 mins works very well. Bunch of teens are camping in western Virginia and they are sure that hillbilly couple Tucker & Dale are serial killers. That is not the truth at all but accidents happen. 6/10
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Il tuo vizio è una stanza chiusa e solo io ne ho la chiave aka Your Vice Is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key (1972)
Good giallo from Sergio Martino. Nice cast (Luigi Pistilli, Anita Strindberg and goddess Edwige Fenech), cool story based on Edgar Allan Poe´s The Black Cat and some twisits in the end. 7/10
Antichrist (2010)
This was a strong horror drama from Lars von Trier. Very downbeat atmosphere and daring roles from Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Definitely not for everyone. 8/10
Galaxy of Terror (1981)
Low budget sci-fi horror from camp Roger Corman. This was a first time watch and while i enjoyed the settings, monsters and kill scenes it wasn´t the masterpiece i was expecting. 6/10
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quote:Originally posted by aTomiK: I watched all Hammer Frankenstein films few months back and really enjoyed them. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) was the best.
That's my fave of the sequels but slightly prefer the first The only one I don't like is Evil of..
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I went and had a great time at a 2 day horror film festival at the weekend. There was 8 feature films and 24 shorts. I'll just leave a little comment for the FFs and then a rank of the shorts.
The Moor (2023) - It was decent and sad. But there was really no need for it to be 2 hours long and I just wanted more of the energy and weirdness of the last ten minutes. 6/10
Lore (2023) - I wasn't feeling this too much for the first 40 mins or so. But it didn't half turn around after that, the last 2 tales were super fun and gory. 6/10
How To Kill Monsters (2023) - This was my fave of the feature films. A bit hmm at first but then it just went full throttle into a big, goopy, funny, camp gory mess. 7/10
They Wait In The Dark (2022) - Woulda got a lower score if it wasn't for the twist which I liked very much. 6/10
The Weird Kidz (2023) - This was a pretty animated film. It started off great and funny but my interest did begin to wane in the last half an hour. 6/10
Puzzle Box (2023) - An ok found footage film. Basic really but was kinda cool to see on big screen. 6/10
The Once And Future Smash (2022) - This was a pretty great mockumentary. I loved all the subtle jokes and all the geekiness with the horror cons and such. 7/10
End Zone II (2022) - This was the film that is supposed to be from 1970 that was the joke of the prior film. Only an hour long but a bit dull with it until the last 20 mins. 5/10
Shorts rank:
Nasty Videos (2023) - 9/10 Charlie The Cancelled Skeleton (2023) - 8/10 We Forgot About The Zombies (2022) - 8/10 Knock Knock (Knock) (2023) - 7/10 Ron (2022) - 7/10 The Heritage (2023) - 7/10 Meat Friend (2022) - 7/10 Eric (2022) - 7/10 The Girl With The Haunted Vag1na (2023) - 7/10 Lake Erie (2022) - 7/10 Oddities (2023) - 6/10 Ringworms (2022) - 6/10 Trespasser (202?) - 6/10 The Lure (2023) - 6/10 Hold Of The Dead (202?) - 6/10 Jeong-Dong: Affects (2023) - 6/10 Death Date (202?) - 5/10 Caterpillar (2023) (Bentley-Viney) - 5/10 Alicia (2023) - 5/10 Three Baths (2023) - 5/10 Yuggoth (202?) - 5/10 Marvin The Vampire (2023) - 5/10 Get Out Of There (2022) - 5/10 Septichexen (202?) - 4/10
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Terrifier director Damien Leone´s modern take on Frankenstein with a mummy twist. Not everything works here but it was good enough, i liked the monsters and there´s few ultra nasty kills. 6/10
The Exorcist III: Legion and The Exorcist III (1990)
Very good film. I watched both cuts and have to say that the original Legion cut is a bit better. The studio demanded an exorcism scene so the theatrical version has that but i don´t think it´s necessary. Brad Dourif is awesome especially in the Legion version but sadly the picture quality in some scenes is very low. 8/10 for Legion and 7/10 for theatrical.
Nekromantik 2 (1991)
More imaginations from Jörg Buttgereit´s mind. It´s a very romantic film but with a nasty twist. Can´t really recommend this to anyone and what they did to that poor seal is breathtaking but that´s life. Probably never going to watch these again 5/10
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quote:Originally posted by aTomiK: Probably never going to watch these again 5/10
I believe ya Funny films especially the first.
Yay, Exorcist 3, the only good one! I'm gonna see the new one in the coming weeks I think.
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Halloweenville (2011) - This documentary was pure joy, I was tingling all over! I want to live there at Halloween 😍 8/10
Slice (2018) - Fun comedy horror with murder, a werewolf and a large population of ghosts. 7/10
Stepfather II (1989) - Although it didn't have anything in it that matched the delightful opening of the first film I think I slightly preferred this one. He just seemed even more unhinged and the kills were quite lovely. Post woman totally deserved her fate rifling through his mail, cheeky cow! 8/10
Host (2020) (Savage) - They shouldn't've shown the demon cos that looked bloody stupid. But this was a surprisingly gripping hour long film. 6/10
Haunted By Murder: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2022) - This was really quite good for one of these corny TV films. 7/10
Falcon Lake (2022) - More of a dark coming of age drama but it had the eerie vibes throughout, just waiting for it to have an ending like that. 7/10
A Haunting In Venice (2023) - One of the weirdest scenes ever in this for the greatest detective in the world. A tap starts running and immediately steams up the place, he puts his hand under and seems startled at how hot it is. WHAT THE ACTUAL F???!! Anyway for a Poirot film it's not up there with the best. But as just a spooky, ghostly, Halloween set film with beautiful locations and settings it was pretty blissful. 7/10
And a few shorts: A Nightmare On Chocolate (2019) - 6/10, A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing (2023) (An) - 6/10 and A Noite Do Vampiro - 7/10
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My Husband picked up a two dvd set of 15 horror films. I will try to remember to name them off tomorrow. He was tidying up and I think he put it in a bin. Helen S, I am surprised you watched a Hallmark movie lol! My Husband has seen most of those Aurora Teagarden movies. He calls her the Young Jessica Fletcher.
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What can i say, this is a Fred Dekker classic and everything just works. One of my all time fave horror comedy films. 10/10
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
Exorcist saga goes Indy adventure mode and everything is so boring. I like Stellan Skarsgård but sadly he can´t save this cgi filled mess. 4/10
The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976)
Don´t let the cool artwork fool you because you can´t see any witches cutting heads in this one. What you get however is a pretty nice low budget psychological horror drama starring Millie Perkins. 6/10
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I respect the idea and effort but maybe it was a bit too artsy for me. the history of the movie is more interesting that the film itself. 5/10
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