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Wow, they made a third one. Jesus it WOULD be shit.
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Wow, they made a third one. Jesus it WOULD be shit.
plagiarize
Banned
It was. It really was.
Saw Warm Bodies today. Not really a horror film, but a romantic film some of the horror fans around here might enjoy.
Or to put it another way, it's not just for teenage girls.
Melchiah
Member
Ugh, remakes. I think I'll pass if I can't find the original with subtitles.
I liked it, it was a fun game to try to guess the word, i think i won. F was funny as hell and would make some nice gifs, i liked D and Q and a few others i don´t remember the letter of. x was quite good too.
here are the nominees for the Bram Stoker Novel of the Year Award for 2013:
The Trouble with Harry - Hal Bodner
14 - Peter Clines
Bottled Abyss - Benjamin Kane Ethridge
Nightwhere - John Everson
Cemetery Club - JG Faherty
Coronation - Lee F. Jordan
The Drowning Girl - Caitlin R. Kiernan
The Haunted - Bentley Little
Inheritance - Joe McKinney
I am going to make sure to read them, hopefully before june when the award is given.
The Trouble with Harry - Hal Bodner
14 - Peter Clines
Bottled Abyss - Benjamin Kane Ethridge
Nightwhere - John Everson
Cemetery Club - JG Faherty
Coronation - Lee F. Jordan
The Drowning Girl - Caitlin R. Kiernan
The Haunted - Bentley Little
Inheritance - Joe McKinney
I am going to make sure to read them, hopefully before june when the award is given.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Watched Theater Bizarre last night. Overall, pretty bad. I skipped the first film too after reading others' reviews of it. But there was one bit that made it worthwhile. "The Accident" was really beautiful. As another said, it didn't seem like it fit in with the others.
Silent House was bad. Although I must say that Olsen's performance in it was really good. The setting felt really claustrophobic and creepy, but I don't think it delivered for me in the end.
I love the horror genre, but sometimes it feels like 95% of it is pure garbage.
Silent House was bad. Although I must say that Olsen's performance in it was really good. The setting felt really claustrophobic and creepy, but I don't think it delivered for me in the end.
I love the horror genre, but sometimes it feels like 95% of it is pure garbage.
Oh it absolutely is. That is what makes finding a gem so rewarding! Not to mention after a while you can appreciate them on single aspect that might make the movie or book worthwhile even though, objectively it was not good.
plagiarize
Banned
I pre-ordered my From Beyond and Phantasm 2 blu-rays. Hopefully the From Beyond transfer is the same as the one on the UK version that's been getting all the praise.
ThirstyFly
Member
I checked out The ABCs of Death today. There's some highs and some lows, but overall I really enjoyed it and I think I'll be picking up the Blu-ray upon release. Definitely worth a rent if you are curious and in the mood for something batshit insane.
Since everything is so short there isn't really much time to get bored but it did drag a bit towards the end. Not because of the quality of the shorts, but because it's a 2 hour movie and you never really get too invested in anything since the stories are so short. It's probably a good idea to watch the movie over a period of 2 or 3 sittings.
Here's a quick breakdown on what I thought of each one:
A is for
- Pretty clever idea. I wouldn't mind this one being expanded into a slightly longer short.
B is for
- Not bad, but not really much to it.
C is for
- Interesting idea. Definitely would have worked better if it was expanded a bit.
D is for
- My personal favourite. Very stylish and effective. I had seen the director's previous movie
and while I did like it, I thought it was too conflicted with what it wanted to be. I'm definitely going to keep an eye out on whatever his next project is now.
E is for
- Decent but predictable. The director should probably stick with working with Lucky McKee.
F is for
- Funny, disgusting and insanely bizarre, but honestly I expected a little more from this director.
G is for
- Just dumb. Easily the worst of the bunch (except for M). Thankfully it was probably the shortest.
H is for
- Pure insanity and creative as hell. I loved it. My 2nd favourite after D. I'd love a whole movie of this.
I is for
- One of the more bleak and serious stories. Very disturbing and it was made even more effective by the two silly entries that book-ended it.
J is for
- Pretty simple gag, but it was funny. I liked it.
K is for
- I didn't expect to see anything like this. It reminded me of the classic Canadian film board shorts I used to watch growing up, like The Cat Came Back. Pretty fun.
L is for
- This one was REALLY messed up. I don't even know what to say about it.
M is for
- Yet another piece of crap from this director. It felt like something he did during his lunch break, while drunk and sleepwalking. I have no idea how this guy has a fanbase or even continues to get work. Thank God it was short.
N is for
- Predictable, but pretty fun in execution.
O is for
- Really cool visuals, but it feels more like an art project or a music video without the music.
P is for
- Terrible. I hated everything about this one. If G and M weren't so lazy this one would be the worst.
Q is for
- I liked the meta concept and thought it was pretty funny, even if the end was very predictable. Much better than this director's work in
.
R is for
- I have no idea what was going on in this one, but it was so bizarre and the visuals were so striking that it held my interest.
S is for
- Pretty cool idea. Not bad.
T is for
- Like K, I really didn't expect anything like this. Very fun.
U is for
- This was a great idea and well shot. Definitely one of the best ones.
V is for
- Pretty cool and looked surprisingly slick for what I assume was a miniscule budget. I wasn't a fan of the director's previous work
, but I'd be interested in seeing a longer version of this.
W is for
- Lives up to the title. Would have had more impact if it wasn't the 2nd meta short in the movie, but still pretty good just for the absurdity of it.
X is for
- Crazy and disturbing as hell (that music!). One of the better ones.
Y is for
- This is the director I was waiting for but I ended up being fairly disappointed by it. The director's style was all there, it looked great and the music was amazing but the story didn't work for me. I wish he did something a little crazier like his other shorts,
Z is for
- Another winner from this director. Completely insane and over-the-top. Fans of the
are in for a treat with this one.
Since everything is so short there isn't really much time to get bored but it did drag a bit towards the end. Not because of the quality of the shorts, but because it's a 2 hour movie and you never really get too invested in anything since the stories are so short. It's probably a good idea to watch the movie over a period of 2 or 3 sittings.
Here's a quick breakdown on what I thought of each one:
A is for
Apocalypse
B is for
Bigfoot
C is for
Cycle
D is for
Dogfight
(Dead Girl)
E is for
Exterminate
F is for
Fart
G is for
Gravity
H is for
Hydro-Electric Diffusion
I is for
Ingrown
J is for
Jidai-geki
K is for
Klutz
L is for
Libido
M is for
Miscarriage
N is for
Nuptials
O is for
Orgasm
P is for
Pressure
Q is for
Quack
V/H/S
R is for
Removed
S is for
Speed
T is for
Toilet
U is for
Unearthed
V is for
Vagitus
(Altitude)
W is for
WTF
X is for
XXL
Y is for
Youngbuck
Z is for
Zetsumetsu
naked woman machine gun/rocket launcher in Yakuza Weapon
Count Dookkake
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ThirstyFly
Member
That's pretty damn impressive what some of the directors pulled off then.
Meanwhile
Ti West
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
lol pretty much. i still love house of the devil though, i don't care!
Hematocryal
Banned
That scene in sentinel
STILL makes my skin crawl. That movie is fucking freaky.
when the old man is butt naked and just walks out of the darkness(THAT'S ALL HE DOES)
triplestation
Member
i wish alfonso cuaron would write and direct a horror film
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
For that matter, I wish Alfonso Ribiero would direct a horror movie.
The Culture Vulture
Member
Put me in the camp that liked V/H/S. Yes they completely blew the main storyline and none of the segments were great (except possibly the first one with the googly eyed girl) but they all had something I liked about them and were well worth watching.
I watched this several times a few weeks back, largely to lament my inability to grow a mustache similar to Chris Sarandon's. It's got some good unsettling nudity in general.
also mostly liked VHS. Keeping expectations reasonable, I was entertained--there aren't many anthology flicks with a better than 50% decent content rate.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Ugh, watched a bit of vhs. I don't know if I can bother with more.
Melchiah
Member
Hmm, I might watch it then, as I didn't really like the first, although it got a bit better towards the end.
I thought it was OK, it tries to go all meta, which is kind of an old hat at this point, and at the beginning of the movie you want to scream at your TV: "GET TO THE GODDAMN ASYLUM!" But I did enjoy it after a bit.
WHAT
this is the complete opposite of what's true... are you sure you didn't mix those up?
ge1 was a really fun, well paced, horror flick. ge2 is a mess of a movie, with a bunch of unlikable characters and a dumb "meta" theme.
Melchiah
Member
I got Sinister Blu-Ray today in the mail, and just watched it. Unlike some of my friends, and some people over here, I liked the movie, and had no problem with its ending. Although, it was pretty foreseeable, but I guess that goes for many modern movies, so in that sense it didn't differ from the pack in good or bad. The atmosphere was absolutely marvelous during the first half, but went a bit down later on due to the
. That being said, it didn't prevent me from enjoying the movie, and it's excellent soundtrack, which proved that sometimes sound alone is enough to disturb the viewer. The tapes brought some good Session 9 memories to my mind.
I dunno if anyone else noticed it, but there seemed to be a tiny little reference to The Evil Dead, as the main character wore moccasins just like Ash. =)
From the soundtrack: Aghast Manor - Waking Cthulhu
http://youtu.be/prNmQlCFGw0
EDIT: Just ordered the soundtrack from Play.com. It's that good.
overabundance of spook tactics and rather comical ghosts
I dunno if anyone else noticed it, but there seemed to be a tiny little reference to The Evil Dead, as the main character wore moccasins just like Ash. =)
From the soundtrack: Aghast Manor - Waking Cthulhu
http://youtu.be/prNmQlCFGw0
EDIT: Just ordered the soundtrack from Play.com. It's that good.
Lumpy Onion
Member
Wow, Sinister was really pretty good overall. Very nicely shot, and the soundtrack was unnervingly strange (in a good way). Glad they went the route they did for the ending as well. Makes me happy to see a well-done horror film because it certainly doesn't happen very often. Highly recommend this one.
And it made me creeped-out enough to be weary of turning off all the lights when I went to bed last night. That for me is the sign that the horror has delivered.
And it made me creeped-out enough to be weary of turning off all the lights when I went to bed last night. That for me is the sign that the horror has delivered.
Melchiah
Member
The soundtrack surprised me the most, as it included some quite unknown underground artists, like Aghast, who released only one album in 1995; Hexerei Im Zwielicht Der Finsternis.
It's the best and most haunting dark ambient album ever made, as far as I'm concerned, and I still own the very limited picture vinyl of it.
There's some rather intriguing anecdotes involving the project... the girls took their artistic names, Nacht & Nebel, from Alain Resnais' concentration camp documentary, Nuit et brouillard (AKA Night and Fog, 1955), and for the recordings they used the microphones of MayheM's old vocalist Dead, who killed himself in 1991.
Here's one of their works, that wasn't in the movie; Enter the Hall of Ice:
http://youtu.be/8FvGkbyBjJ0
Lumpy Onion
Member
Thanks for that music info! I will certainly be checking Hexerei Im Zwielicht Der Finsternis out. Really creepy stuff.
Lionel Mandrake
Member
I saw Mama yesterday. I really liked it. Interesting story and very creepy. The guy who plays Mama is on a whole 'nother level of freaky. Such an odd looking body.
I saw Mama yesterday. I really liked it. Interesting story and very creepy. The guy who plays Mama is on a whole 'nother level of freaky. Such an odd looking body.
Nice!
Dying to see the movie! Unfortunately it will take awhile to premiere at my country.
Have you seen the original short? Good stuff.
Melchiah
Member
EDIT:
I think it's still available on CD.
EDIT.2: Both of the ladies dwell on occult matters in their private lives as well, and IIRC one of them (Nebel?) was a some kind of advisor for Cradle of Filth during their early days. Nebel is married to Emperor's Samoth by the way, and Nacht used to do artwork for Norwegian black metal bands during the 90's.
He's been in quite many horror films, including REC. I love his freaky body.
QFS
I think it's still available on CD.
EDIT.2: Both of the ladies dwell on occult matters in their private lives as well, and IIRC one of them (Nebel?) was a some kind of advisor for Cradle of Filth during their early days. Nebel is married to Emperor's Samoth by the way, and Nacht used to do artwork for Norwegian black metal bands during the 90's.
I saw Mama yesterday. I really liked it. Interesting story and very creepy. The guy who plays Mama is on a whole 'nother level of freaky. Such an odd looking body.
He's been in quite many horror films, including REC. I love his freaky body.
QFS
ThirstyFly
Member
plagiarize
Banned
Rewatched Cabin in the Woods for the third time last night. It's such a good movie, and knowing Heather Langenkamp worked on some of the monsters just makes it all the better. Heather is an absolute sweetheart.
I can understand why some people love it, but I just didn't feel it. It's not scary at all.
It's a good, fun movie IMO, but a forgettable one.
Caught The Devil's Business a few nights back. Pretty low budget movie I would say. There had to have been only 4 or 5 different sets throughout the movie. The run time was just under 70 minutes and the movie opens with a dialogue between two characters that's nearly 20 minutes long. I don't even know if it's considered horror though, maybe a thriller? Things slowly build up towards the end which is to be expected with the short run time.
A few King, and especially Lynch, vibes sprinkled in.
A few King, and especially Lynch, vibes sprinkled in.
Lumpy Onion
Member
The Hidden Face (2011) was a really good Spanish thriller/horror movie. I would be spoiling the shit out of it if I said what it was about, but it was pretty much a perfect movie imo. Available on Netflix streaming. Wish I could say more, but going in blind made this one so much better. Cannot recommend this one enough.
plagiarize
Banned
I've got The Evil Dead, Evil Dead 2 and Re-Animator showing up on Blu-Ray today. And yes, that isn't the shitty Anchor Bay version of Evil Dead 2. I already got stung by that when it first came out. I've kept the case though. Much nicer artwork than the 25th anniversary cover. It'll be this new disc, in the Anchor Bay case, that ends up on my shelves.
I've watched all the Evil Dead movies a stupid number of times, but with the remake incoming and having just rewatched Cabin, I've got that itch for the first time in years. And Re-Animator is just a great film. I love Gordon and Yuzna.
I've watched all the Evil Dead movies a stupid number of times, but with the remake incoming and having just rewatched Cabin, I've got that itch for the first time in years. And Re-Animator is just a great film. I love Gordon and Yuzna.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
just finished watching sinister (thanks for the $10 free credit sony!), and i feel that it was a real missed opportunity. the first half is pretty great. really creepy and some good horror. but the 2nd half just devolves into mediocre territory. it was never bad-bad, but just kind of whatever. a real shame because if it could've sealed the deal in the 2nd half of the movie it'd really be one of the new classics. as it is, it's good and worth watching but nothing special 
I just read this book:
And I fucking loved it. Seriously I thought it was great. A direct sequel to Lovecraft's At The Mountains of Madness, and I thought it was a great one at that. It nailed the cold feeling of the south pole, and has some excellent visual moments. Unlike 14 earlier, it did not discuss lovecraft as a person, but rather took place in his world, with Miskatonic University mentioned, and even better, small references to Kadath and Leng inserted innocuously into conversations. It was scary, exciting, and communicated well the idea of a horror that crosses vast realms of time and space...I love it. I am thinking of getting an actual physical copy.
Really really reminiscent of The Thing in parts.
(This thread seems mostly about horror movies, is anyone interested in having a horror book focused thread?)
And I fucking loved it. Seriously I thought it was great. A direct sequel to Lovecraft's At The Mountains of Madness, and I thought it was a great one at that. It nailed the cold feeling of the south pole, and has some excellent visual moments. Unlike 14 earlier, it did not discuss lovecraft as a person, but rather took place in his world, with Miskatonic University mentioned, and even better, small references to Kadath and Leng inserted innocuously into conversations. It was scary, exciting, and communicated well the idea of a horror that crosses vast realms of time and space...I love it. I am thinking of getting an actual physical copy.
Really really reminiscent of The Thing in parts.
(This thread seems mostly about horror movies, is anyone interested in having a horror book focused thread?)
ThirstyFly
Member
I checked out Mimesis: Night of the Living Dead a few days ago.
For those unfamiliar, from imdb: A group of horror fans find themselves unwilling participants in a nightmarish role playing game that pays homage to a classic horror film.
First off, I LOVE the premise. It's a fresh and smart way to pay homage to NotLD without doing yet another remake. Unfortunately, the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
It's obviously very low budget (imdb lists it as $500,000) but I'm still left wondering where a lot of that money went.
paychecks, probably. The main cast range from decent to fairly bad, but that's hardly surprising for this type of movie.
The script is also disappointing. If there was ever a movie that needed Scream-level self awareness, this is it. Sadly, it does not. Even once the curtain in the movie is pulled back, it never feels referential enough. The character transplanted into the Ben role is also a complete asshole and remains unlikeable throughout the movie.
The direction is also bizarre. They're constantly speeding up/slowing down footage for no real stylistic reason at all (for example, sped up to have a character walk down a hall faster) and while the majority of effects are practical, they're all "enhanced" by awful CG blood spurts. And the zombies? Well, there's a goth one and a Juggalo one. And yes, they look as ridiculous and as out of place as you'd expect.
Oh, and note to the filmmakers, if you're going to have a surprise cameo from
, you don't need to name the character
. Anyone familiar enough with the source to know who he is will get it to begin with. Naming him that just pulled me out out of movie. Not something you want to do to your viewers during the ending...
Edit: Oh, and they even mispronounce "mimesis" in the film itself. If you're going to try to be clever and use such an obscure word for your title, please learn how to pronounce it before you have a character explain it for your audience.
For those unfamiliar, from imdb: A group of horror fans find themselves unwilling participants in a nightmarish role playing game that pays homage to a classic horror film.
First off, I LOVE the premise. It's a fresh and smart way to pay homage to NotLD without doing yet another remake. Unfortunately, the execution leaves a lot to be desired.
It's obviously very low budget (imdb lists it as $500,000) but I'm still left wondering where a lot of that money went.
Sid Haig and Courtney Gains's
The script is also disappointing. If there was ever a movie that needed Scream-level self awareness, this is it. Sadly, it does not. Even once the curtain in the movie is pulled back, it never feels referential enough. The character transplanted into the Ben role is also a complete asshole and remains unlikeable throughout the movie.
The direction is also bizarre. They're constantly speeding up/slowing down footage for no real stylistic reason at all (for example, sped up to have a character walk down a hall faster) and while the majority of effects are practical, they're all "enhanced" by awful CG blood spurts. And the zombies? Well, there's a goth one and a Juggalo one. And yes, they look as ridiculous and as out of place as you'd expect.
Oh, and note to the filmmakers, if you're going to have a surprise cameo from
Bill Hinzman
"Lieutenant Bill Hinzman"
Edit: Oh, and they even mispronounce "mimesis" in the film itself. If you're going to try to be clever and use such an obscure word for your title, please learn how to pronounce it before you have a character explain it for your audience.
This sounds extremely promising. I'm always on the lookout for Lovecraft-inspired writing, and though I rarely care for most authors' takes on his mythology this appears too interesting pass up. Thanks for the review.
My thoughts on the book-focused thread: I'd be very happy to see this become a catch-all horror culture thread, as the title suggests. It's not like it moves fast enough that adding some book discussion is going to cause a significant derailment, and I'm always happy to see it bumped up my subscription list with new posts even if I rarely have time to contribute.
Speaking of which, I (finally) managed to see Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters a couple of nights ago. It was a lot of fun, and I'm glad I didn't wait for the BD release.
It had a distinctly Van Helsing vibe, though perhaps a shade less meat in terms of characters and plot. There are some great kill scenes and some fun gags, and if you enjoy horror flavoured action-comedy, it's a no-brainer. It's light on the horror though, so don't expect Army of Darkness; the film is really just an excellent excuse to let Hawkeye and Gemma Arterton team up and kill a bunch of super-powered monster women. That said, the film does an excellent job of laying the foundation for a rich mythology, and I hope there are sequels which build on the idea.
The 3D was decent. Handful of amusing effects, otherwise easy to forget. I didn't feel like it obscured the action, so while not impressive it wasn't the least bit obtrusive. This is the first 3D movie I've seen since the HFR version of The Hobbit, and while watching that film converted me from a 3D skeptic to a zealous believer in the effect as a legitimate cinematic tool, Hansel and Gretel reminded me why I can take it or leave it the rest of the time.
How tolerant are you of lovecraftian fiction? I read a LOT of horror, if you are interested I am sure I can come up with some suggestions.
A large part of the reason I enjoy Lovecraft is his writing style and the philosophy behind his horror, so I find modern mythos stories often miss the point when they focus solely on the monsters.
I have a decent sized backlog of books at the moment, but while I'm not in need of suggestions I'm always happy to cherry-pick when they pop up. I've been meaning to sample Thomas Ligotti's stuff for ages so that's next on my list; still trying to get into Clark Ashton Smith although his work isn't clicking with me like I thought it would, and I have a ridiculous amount of material courtesy of Project Gutenburg.
So it's just the original score? That's a shame. Would have been great for Aghast to get more exposure.
Melchiah
Member
Yep, and it would have been nice to get those Accurst tracks.