Horror movies

[DT]

THOB has a pretty good atmosphere, they blend the real content, with the fictional narrative pretty well, I think by starting in what's basically an actual doc, and slowly adding in the additional story, gives it a real legitimate feel.

The leads are good, their interactions are natural (they use their real names and two are brothers in real life).

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

New Flanagan series drops today on Netflix and…

Netflix's latest show has a World Record for the amount of scares it has

Netflix's latest horror-thriller has found itself with a World Record, thanks to the amount of scares it has. This is what you need to know.

www.shortlist.com

Can’t wait to check it out. I’m torn between starting it tonight or watching the new Hellraiser movie on Hulu that also dropped today.

 

[DT]

New Flanagan series drops today on Netflix and…

Netflix's latest show has a World Record for the amount of scares it has

Netflix's latest horror-thriller has found itself with a World Record, thanks to the amount of scares it has. This is what you need to know.

www.shortlist.com

Can’t wait to check it out. I’m torn between starting it tonight or watching the new Hellraiser movie on Hulu that also dropped today.

Same. I think we're doing Hellraiser first!

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

Same. I think we're doing Hellraiser first!

That's what I'm leaning toward too. I'll be out of town tomorrow to Sunday so it wouldn't be a good night to start something I might want to binge beyond an episode or 2.

I really don't know much about the Midnight Club but I fear it may be like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Del Toro was involved but it was kind of meh to me and I wouldn't put it as part of his canon. Flanagan has pretty much been hitting it out of the park since The Haunting of Hill House. I don't wish it, but he's kind of due for a slip or stinker.

 

[DT]

I really don't know much about the Midnight Club but I fear it may be like Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Del Toro was involved but it was kind of meh to me and I wouldn't put it as part of his canon. Flanagan has pretty much been hitting it out of the park since The Haunting of Hill House. I don't wish it, but he's kind of due for a slip or stinker.

I did read a review (that really like it) and this to say about that comparison:

To some of us ’90s kids, the setup will evoke Are You Afraid Of The Dark, even as the themes and gore of some of these late-night larks are decidedly more R-rated—and plenty scarier!—than that classic Nickelodeon series.

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

I did read a review (that really like it) and this to say about that comparison:

That might be an issue for me. At age 50 nostalgia really doesn’t do much for me. I have plenty of good personal memories of the 80’s and 90’s but not to the point of enjoying anything and everything that plays on that or takes part in those decades. Not a fan of Stranger Things which is clearly a nostalgia money grab. Also generally movies or shows that revolve heavily around teens or people in their early 20’s don’t appeal to me. Too much time is spent on the clichés of that age group or possibly how people my age don’t understand them. Yawn, that plot trope has been done a million times, but I realize it's new to every new generation. But at some age point it's out of most people's interests. Having kids of your own may extend that a bit. But we’ll see. These aren’t hard pass qualifiers.

 

[DT]

I think it was just saying if you're familiar with Are You Afraid Of The Dark then it's a bit different, even with some of the same setup - not that it tries to tap into nostalgia (like Stranger Things).

 

[DT]

Oh geez, yes, make this happen!

John Carpenter Reiterates His Desire to Helm a ‘Dead Space’ Film Adaptation

It doesn’t take much to see how Dead Space was influenced by John Carpenter‘s The Thing. In fact, it’d be pretty awesome if Carpenter himself directed an adaptation of Dead Space, wouldn’t it? John Carpenter himself once again reiterated that he thinks so. In an interview with the AV Club...

bloody-disgusting.com

 

[DT]

Deadstream
2022
R

Hahaha, this is just outstanding, and has appropriately great reviews:

Starts out as a farce about social media / influencers, goes into creepy / scary mode for the middle - and then ends with an Evil Dead inspired gross-o-rama.

Currently on AMC+ and Shudder (AMC+ has a Shudder "hub" with a large selection, this included).

FWIW, the new VHS anthology, V/H/S/99 has a segment written by the husband and wife team who made Deadstream!

 

[DT]

Vudu Halloween special

8 Friday the 13th movies for $19.99 (normally ~$80)

Vudu - Watch Movies

www.vudu.com

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

Watched Terrifier 2. The kills make the Halloween and Friday the 13th franchises look like Disney productions. When you think he's about finished he'll kick it up a notch. Not really my horror genre of choice but if it's yours highly recommended.

 

[Huntn]

Watched Terrifier 2. The kills make the Halloween and Friday the 13th franchises look like Disney productions. When you think he's about finished he'll kick it up a notch. Not really my horror genre of choice but if it's yours highly recommended.

I watched but the genre never really appealed to me especially after it moved into torture. Now I shy away from it. but still like certain horror stories not focused on gore, such as recently loved Get Out!

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

I know I shouldn't expect Disney to produce an actual horror movie off this IP and I'm somewhat disappointed they are clearly going for a comedy angle again, but this looks better than the Eddie Murphy farce.

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

Going to see Evil Deal Rise tomorrow. Pretty pumped. Well praised across the board.

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

Dropped today but I’m waiting until tomorrow to binge Mike Flanagan’s Fall of the House of Usher on Netflix over the weekend. Widely praised in early reviews.

Plan to watch on the projector on the outdoor screen in the backyard. Thankfully the sun is going down earlier (I’m too old for late nights) and no rain in the forecast.

 

[adammmmmmm]

The most favorite horrors are witch time, quiet place, night house.

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

Totally stoked to check out Terrifier 3 that comes out in theaters tomorrow. I watched an interview with the actor who plays Art and he's a totally normal almost dorky guy which is somewhat surprising because he was given a lot of freedom to craft Art's personality, but nothing about the actor screams sick fuck. Just a completely grateful and positive guy.

Also learned the infamous bedroom scene in part 2 was the result of Covid shutdowns. Not the existence of the scene, but the length and grusomeness. They took the downtime to really focus on going extreme and perfect it. I've seen a lot of horror movies, including banned ones for being extreme, and I can't think of anything that topped that bedroom scene.

It was rumored that there is a kill in 3 that almost made him throw up and he confirms that happened. Since it's still pre-release he didn't want to confirm which kill because he doesn't want to spoil anything. He said they have footage of him almost hurling but it's not in the movie. It might be included in bonus features on digital/DVD release.

 

[Huntn]

Totally stoked to check out Terrifier 3 that comes out in theaters tomorrow. I watched an interview with the actor who plays Art and he's a totally normal almost dorky guy which is somewhat surprising because he was given a lot of freedom to craft Art's personality, but nothing about the actor screams sick fuck. Just a completely grateful and positive guy.

Also learned the infamous bedroom scene in part 2 was the result of Covid shutdowns. Not the existence of the scene, but the length and grusomeness. They took the downtime to really focus on going extreme and perfect it. I've seen a lot of horror movies, including banned ones for being extreme, and I can't think of anything that topped that bedroom scene.

It was rumored that there is a kill in 3 that almost made him throw up and he confirms that happened. Since it's still pre-release he didn't want to confirm which kill because he doesn't want to spoil anything. He said they have footage of him almost hurling but it's not in the movie. It might be included in bonus features on digital/DVD release.

If violently grusome , I’ll pass.

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

If violently grusome , I’ll pass.

It's wayyyyyyyyy over the top.

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

The party blower scene makes me lol every time.

I’d like to see a Terrifier scene where Art is walking through a Halloween haunted house attraction and takes out every scare actor who jumps out at him. I’m sure some people would find that cathartic. That’s one of the main reasons some people don’t like those things. They don’t like real life jump scares.