I enjoyed the conjuring more than expected, and the sequel less than expected.
Honestly, you can just walk away happy with the one-off.
I enjoyed the conjuring more than expected, and the sequel less than expected.
Honestly, you can just walk away happy with the one-off.
Day 19: Salem's Lot (1979)
Avatar: Here's to the late, great Steve Dillon. Best. Punisher. Artist. EVER!
10/1 - It Follows (2014) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Follows
10/2 - A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street
10/3 - Wrong Turn (2003) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrong_Turn
10/4 - Aliens (1986) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_(film)
10/5 - The Omen (1976) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omen
10/6 - The Blair Witch Project (1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Witch_Project
10/7 - Identity (2003) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_(film)
10/8 - Cujo (1983) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cujo_(film)
10/9 - The Conjuring (2013) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjuring
10/10 - The Amityville Horror (1979) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Am...or_(1979_film)
10/11 - Psycho (1960) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film)
10/12 - Halloween (1978) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_(1978_film)
10/13 - Pet Sematary (1989) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Sematary_(1989_film)
10/14 - The Changeling (1980) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Changeling_(film)
10/15 - The Village (2004) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Village_(2004_film)
10/16 - Stephen King's It (1990) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(miniseries)
10/17 - Paranormal Activity (2009) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranormal_Activity
10/18 - The Exorcist (1973) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)
10/19 - Sinister (2012) Oh my gosh, this was so creepy. Excellent film!!!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinister_(film)
Dracula(1979)
Why this version before the 1931 original? Because, I'm a normally straight identifying male and I think Frank Langella could easily seduce me. I love Bella, don't get me wrong, and he had a great screen presence but I could just never imagine him as playboy wooing the women of London while with Langella there's just something to his quiet demeanor and smoldering gaze that simply makes you want him(again, I'm a straight guy and I can't deny the attraction) and at the same time there is a predatory feeling about him as well that sells the danger of him as well which is the perfect combination for Dracula. That's not to say the film is the perfect adaptation, it inexplicably switches the roles of Lucy and Mina as well as making Mina the daughter of Van Helsing in an attempt to slim down the cast but makes it feel kind of like a contrived, small world, soap opera to those familiar with the source. Still and all it's a great film and definitely one of my favorite versions of Dracula.
8/10
Major catch up
5 Skinwalkers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-R81DiQIr0
Best thing about that was wolf effects, Stan Winston Studios so expected, the rest of it was pretty meh. Gunplay was ridiculous, horror was meh, kinda interesting twist at the end but nothing too redemptive.
6 Sinister 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fChx_YZUAR0
Okay concept, poor execution. The two themes it had running through it didn't mesh making it disjointed. A couple of decent jumps, nothing more on offer.
7 Truth or Dare
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgnk3MLw9TM
One of the poorer Blumhouse movies. Too much signposting diluted any potential scares and what wasn't was derivitive. Sure I've seen an almost identical ending on another movie too, just can't remember which.
8 Bite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VPbfVighZo
This one's all about the body horror with a minimal story and cardboard cut-out characters (doing lots of dumb things). This is okay for the most part but without a hook it's nothing more than an extended FX showcase.
9 Let Me In
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3guLR8aBpU
I haven't watched the original so came into this one blind and thought it was excellent. Balances the low key pace of the story with the shocking scenes really well and the cast were pretty perfect. Only slight quibble were the couple of dodgy high speed action scenes, looked out of place and really weren't needed.
10 The Final Girls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCNUBR4fLjU
Horror spin on the Last Action Hero style premise. Was schlocky but fun, knew what it was doing and enjoyably tongue in cheek throughout.
11 Overlord
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USPd0vX2sdc
Solid movie mixing the horrors of war and mad science horror. Got off to a fantastic start with the plane scene and built on the drama and escalating horror throughout. Ending was a little bit of a let down, was hoping for it to push things further than it did, still a worthwhile watch.
12 The Vanishing on 7th Street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2ifOpS-v_c Nothing much to see here. Mediocre unexplained phenomenon movie that tries its best to ramp up the tension but I found myself drifting off rather being on the edge of my seat. Pass.
13 Patient Zero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab6rslFsr_M Pretty forgettable, a couple of okay performances aside. The twist was ish and felt a little forced. A lot of set up without much payoff, plus some dodgy CGI in places where a physical effect wouldn't have been too much of a stretch.
14 Doghouse
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8rsPuFN8wg
I know... Danny Dyer... It wasn't all bad though, rattled on at a fair pace with a bit of plenty of gore and some actual humour. Nothing spectacular, passable sybo fare.
15 The Gauntlet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc6XfryOmts
I'll admit, watched this one in the early hours so probably half asleep. Nothing in it stood out for me though, just a bang average affair.
16 The Unspoken
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGoUT_D9eMM
Went overboard early with way too many cheap jump scares, alongside an annoyingly heavy handed score. Was better towards the end but not that great overall
17 Maniac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiULAdLufJs
Nasty piece of work this one, unrelentingly so. The PoV style was an interesting choice and Elijah Wood's performance really carried the movie despite the limited actual screen time he had. Definitely not one for the casual viewer though.
1. Mad Love (1935)
2. Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
3. Kuroneko (1968)
4. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
5. The Demon (1963)
6. Hour of the Wolf (1968)
7. The Addams Family (1964)
8. The Gruesome Twosome (1967)
9. Deep Red (1975)
10. Midsommar (2019)
11. Us (2019)
12. Knife+Heart (2018)
13. The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)
14. Phenomena (1985)
15. Climax (2018)
16. Blood and Black Lace (1964)
17. Dont Torture a Duckling (1972)
18. All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
19. Kill, Baby...Kill! (1966)
20. The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
21. Altered States (1980)
A research scientist explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.
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20. The Exorcist (1973)
Conjuring put me in the mood. I watched the extended cut, which I think might have been altered even more for the BD release, and I’m sort of fine with all the changes except for the digitally-added demon faces. The added cop/priest scene at the end makes me want to watch Part 3 for the first time.
Last edited by Sean Whitmore; 10-21-2019 at 12:00 AM.
Day 1: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
Day 2: Alien (1979)
Day 3: An American Werewolf in London (1981)
Day 4: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Day 5: Dracula (1931)
Day 6: Dan Curtis' Dracula (1974)
Day 7: Dracula Untold (2014)
Day 8: Frankenstein (1931)
Day 9: Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2103)
Day 10: Interview With The Vampire (1994)
Day 11: Ju-on (2003)
Day 12: Legion (2010)
Day 13: Let Me In (2010)
Day 14: Let The Right One In (2008)
Day 15: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
Day 16: Overlord (2018)
Day 17: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016)
Day 18: Ringu (1998)
Day 19: Salem's Lot (1979)
Day 20: Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Avatar: Here's to the late, great Steve Dillon. Best. Punisher. Artist. EVER!
1. 31
2. House of 1000 Corpses
3. The Devil's Rejects
4. The Lords of Salem
5. Halloween (Rob Zombie)
6. Halloween II (again Rob Zombie)
7. Candyman
8. Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
9. Candyman: Day of the Dead
10. 3 From Hell
11. Hellraiser
12. Hellbound: Hellraiser II
13. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
14. Hellraiser: Bloodline
15. Hellraiser: Inferno
16. Friday the 13th
17. Friday the 13th Part 2
18. Friday the 13th Part III
19. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
20. Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
21. Friday the 13th: Jason Lives
22. Friday the 13th (2009)
Surely not everybody was kung fu fighting