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Their fault. These assholes are making a VHS of Romulus, first time in 18 years if I'm to believe some bullshit Facebook post.
Society let us down. Alien is of significant cultural importance and we let this shit fly ? What kind of society do we live in. Truly.
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Terrifier 3 is fucking hilarious!
Unfortunately we don't get the back story about Art that we were promised but from what the producer said in a recent interview Hollywood money bought a Christmas slasher movie and Terrifier 4 is now going to give us the back story.
Art is such a cool character. Not sure which specific scenes had UK premiere audiences walking out and one throwing up, but there is some great scenes in it.
Unfortunately we don't get the back story about Art that we were promised but from what the producer said in a recent interview Hollywood money bought a Christmas slasher movie and Terrifier 4 is now going to give us the back story.
Art is such a cool character. Not sure which specific scenes had UK premiere audiences walking out and one throwing up, but there is some great scenes in it.
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I almost didn't complete the October challenge this year. Fuck knows how some people manage to watch more than the 31 minimum.
This year I didn't do any rewatches. Here's the first 10:
Tennessee Gothic (2019) Weird fucking movie, especially in tone. Kinda like a trashy 90's Troma redneck sex comedy, and then in the final act it shifts sharply into an erotic thriller. Lead actress is awesome (and nude a lot).
Humanoids from the Deep (1980) Subverting the classic monster movie (and ripping off Alien & Jaws a bit) by turning it into a socio-political anti-racist environmentalist film is already an interesting idea, but then because of Corman's involvement, it also includes a lot of gore and rape!
The practical effects, atmosphere and charmingly working class setting carry this film, because the acting, editing and script are mediocre even by B-movie standards. Predictable but shitloads of fun. The world needs more slimy seaside horror.
I Blame Society (2020) "Of course I've thought it through, I'm a murderer! Not some frenzied spree killer you dumb cunt."
This was an oddball movie. It's about a weirdo woman struggling in Hollywood, who films everything and wants to record herself becoming a murderer to prove she has what it takes to be a filmmaker.
Somewhat misadvertised as a horror comedy, the horror elements are very slight and mostly in the third act, but I don't regret watching it at all. A creative entry into the mockumentary subgenre.
Der Samurai (2014) A German psychological horror about a small town cop trying to stop a wolf that's been attacking pets and livestock, as a mysterious man in a dress and katana simultaneously arrives to terrorise the locals.
Pretty fucking out there, pretty violent too, with a lot of striking imagery. Pit Bukowski is incredible as the cross-dressing killer. A true character actor.
Talk to Me (2022) Decently well made but also pretty predictable. The visual effects were cool though and I liked the lead a lot. She basically carried the whole thing for me, which is impressive for a film debut. That foot scene was gross!
Pyewacket (2017) Canadian folk horror that, like The Babadook or The Monster, is a family drama about grief masquerading as a horror. It's surprisingly great.
The lead is really convincing in the role and Andrea from The Walking Dead plays her mother, which was a treat.
The ending is one of the best horror endings of recent memory. Really well done for what I can only assume was a lower budget production.
Human Resources (2021) Apparently the director and most of the crew who made this were under the age of 20 at the time. Kinda crazy.
Basically a dude lands a job at a hardware store, but there's some weird stuff going on and he starts to snoop around. I have a soft spot for workplace horror and this one does it really well.
My only real complaint is how bloated it felt. This should've been trimmed down from 108 minutes to somewhere between 70 and 90 to keep it feeling energetic.
Bounty (2009) A mockumentary about a team of bail enforcement agents that are being followed around by a camera crew on a routine week of arrests, until things get very weird and the movie slowly shifts into a found footage horror.
“Dog the Bounty Hunter meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”
Pretty spot on, with a pinch of Cops and The Thing. Surprisingly entertaining.
Smile (2022) Not bad by any means, especially the cinematography, but a bit too sleek for it to really resonate with me. Everybody's upper class, it's nonstop jumpscares, it's a bit cliché and predictable etc but I didn't hate it. Average psychological horror I guess.
V/H/S/Beyond (2024) I'm not fanatical about this series like a lot of others seem to be (I've only seen the first 2) but this entry's production value seems better across the board. Also very gory.
Every segment was pretty creative, even "Fur Babies" which was my least favourite had some cool ideas and gore, but Jordan Downey's action splatter segment "Stork" was fucking amazing and for me blew the rest away.
My segment ranking:
1. Stork
2. Stowaway
3. Live and Let Dive
4. Dream Girl
5. Fur Babies
This year I didn't do any rewatches. Here's the first 10:
Tennessee Gothic (2019) Weird fucking movie, especially in tone. Kinda like a trashy 90's Troma redneck sex comedy, and then in the final act it shifts sharply into an erotic thriller. Lead actress is awesome (and nude a lot).
Humanoids from the Deep (1980) Subverting the classic monster movie (and ripping off Alien & Jaws a bit) by turning it into a socio-political anti-racist environmentalist film is already an interesting idea, but then because of Corman's involvement, it also includes a lot of gore and rape!
The practical effects, atmosphere and charmingly working class setting carry this film, because the acting, editing and script are mediocre even by B-movie standards. Predictable but shitloads of fun. The world needs more slimy seaside horror.
I Blame Society (2020) "Of course I've thought it through, I'm a murderer! Not some frenzied spree killer you dumb cunt."
This was an oddball movie. It's about a weirdo woman struggling in Hollywood, who films everything and wants to record herself becoming a murderer to prove she has what it takes to be a filmmaker.
Somewhat misadvertised as a horror comedy, the horror elements are very slight and mostly in the third act, but I don't regret watching it at all. A creative entry into the mockumentary subgenre.
Der Samurai (2014) A German psychological horror about a small town cop trying to stop a wolf that's been attacking pets and livestock, as a mysterious man in a dress and katana simultaneously arrives to terrorise the locals.
Pretty fucking out there, pretty violent too, with a lot of striking imagery. Pit Bukowski is incredible as the cross-dressing killer. A true character actor.
Talk to Me (2022) Decently well made but also pretty predictable. The visual effects were cool though and I liked the lead a lot. She basically carried the whole thing for me, which is impressive for a film debut. That foot scene was gross!
Pyewacket (2017) Canadian folk horror that, like The Babadook or The Monster, is a family drama about grief masquerading as a horror. It's surprisingly great.
The lead is really convincing in the role and Andrea from The Walking Dead plays her mother, which was a treat.
The ending is one of the best horror endings of recent memory. Really well done for what I can only assume was a lower budget production.
Human Resources (2021) Apparently the director and most of the crew who made this were under the age of 20 at the time. Kinda crazy.
Basically a dude lands a job at a hardware store, but there's some weird stuff going on and he starts to snoop around. I have a soft spot for workplace horror and this one does it really well.
My only real complaint is how bloated it felt. This should've been trimmed down from 108 minutes to somewhere between 70 and 90 to keep it feeling energetic.
Bounty (2009) A mockumentary about a team of bail enforcement agents that are being followed around by a camera crew on a routine week of arrests, until things get very weird and the movie slowly shifts into a found footage horror.
“Dog the Bounty Hunter meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”
Pretty spot on, with a pinch of Cops and The Thing. Surprisingly entertaining.
Smile (2022) Not bad by any means, especially the cinematography, but a bit too sleek for it to really resonate with me. Everybody's upper class, it's nonstop jumpscares, it's a bit cliché and predictable etc but I didn't hate it. Average psychological horror I guess.
V/H/S/Beyond (2024) I'm not fanatical about this series like a lot of others seem to be (I've only seen the first 2) but this entry's production value seems better across the board. Also very gory.
Every segment was pretty creative, even "Fur Babies" which was my least favourite had some cool ideas and gore, but Jordan Downey's action splatter segment "Stork" was fucking amazing and for me blew the rest away.
My segment ranking:
1. Stork
2. Stowaway
3. Live and Let Dive
4. Dream Girl
5. Fur Babies
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Now also watched on there: Running on Empty (lol) and Angel Mine (Kiwi art film from the late 70s punk era).
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The next 10 horror movies watched for October:
The Crazies (2010) Damn this was a surprisingly awesome remake. Wasn't expecting that! It does kinda fall apart in the final act with some sloppy editing and effects during the action, but it's still very solid. Not as good as the original obviously and it drops all of Romero's social satire, but man was I engaged the whole time. Good casting too.
Azrael (2024) Holy shit this is one of those 'we put the lead actor through a gauntlet' movies. Samara Weaving is constantly running, hiding or fighting, constantly covered in blood and dirt, and she has no lines. There's almost no dialogue in this movie, and it's almost all filmed in the woods of Northern Europe. She's incredible in this, and now I need to see Ready or Not. It's also as much an action movie as it is a horror, so right up my alley.
Boys from County Hell (2020) Pretty cool Irish folklore twist on vampires, but also funny in that dry British style. The supporting cast is everything here for me, lots of familiar faces if you've been keeping up with Irish movies lately, like Nigel O'Neill. Good to know stuff like this still gets made in the 2020's.
The Descent: Part 2 (2009) I'd been lead to believe this was terrible, the worst sequel ever etc. What a load of dross. I liked it a lot. Was it much more mindless compared to the first? Sure. It's basically half jumpscares and half popcorn splatter. But because it was directed by Jon Harris who edited the first one, with most of the cast and crew returning, the continuity feels correct. If anything this feels like a fun encore after the more slow-burning and tense original. There's a lot of gushing, squirting blood in this!
Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024) This is a version of Hellboy that, unlike Perlman's more dumb/action version, is actually quite intelligent. He's wise, he's very knowledgeable about the occult, but he's still sarcastic and grumpy. Kind of a 1950's meets Clint Eastwood version which I actually prefer over Perlman's, just in terms of personality.
The aesthetic is really great, the visuals are super ambitious, but that's also where the under-funding is most obvious, with the CGI looking a decade out of date at times.
It will probably flop and produce no sequels, which is a shame because this has the potential to be the most gritty and faithful to the source material of any Hellboy so far.
The Substance (2024) This feels to me like Demi Moore's career defining performance. Kinda strange to consider this a horror movie because so much of it takes place in daylight and is poppy and upbeat, with constant glamour shots of nude bodies and Margaret Qualley's butt! It's a testament to the director's ability that this feels as horrific and uneasy as it does, even before we get into all the crazy and disgusting Cronenberg worship body horror stuff. If this film doesn't convince directors to start using practical effects again, I don't know what will. Truly a feast for the eyes, especially that unhinged Henenlotter-esque final act.
The Demon Disorder (2024) This was pretty cool! The biggest issue though is that it awkwardly exists between a serious family drama and an Aussie comedy. I thought it was at its best when it was leaning into the horror comedy stuff, especially because one of the main characters is the hilarious cop from Undead. The practical effects in this are great too, with old school creature mutations and weird body horror growths and shit. Lots of fun, I just wish it went full comedy instead.
Pandemic (2016) Totally surprised by how low rated this was on the sites, did we watch the same movie? Pretty relentlessly bleak and gritty. The tone kinda reminds me of the early seasons of The Walking Dead, but most of the movie is shot POV-style via two cameras set into biohazard suit helmets, so the action feels like a first-person shooter. Very well done. It's also insanely violent. If you like survival horror and shoot 'em up action, you should like this. Basically it's Hardcore Henry meets 28 Weeks Later.
Cat Sick Blues (2015) Aussie bizarro slasher! Definitely one of the weirdest fever dream films I've seen in some time. I really wish I'd watched this years ago but I just kept putting it off. For a film that is so obviously wacky and comical, not only is it extremely graphic with impressive practical effects, but the kills and the killer himself are surprisingly creepy. The director somehow does this balancing act with the tones that I can't really compare to anything I've seen. Maybe Bag Boy Lover Boy comes close. I really loved everything at play here, especially the soundtrack, and the Cat Man himself seems like such an authentic weirdo.
Subject (2022) Another Aussie movie and another one of those cool horrors where the monster/creature symbolises some kind of family-based guilt or grief. This one is quite creative on what I assume is a low budget, mostly taking place in a one room, interspersed with old camera footage showing the lead's past with his family, as he's interrogated in the present. Very mysterious. Also very short at 77 minutes.
I didn't include Alien: Romulus here because enough has been said about it.
The Crazies (2010) Damn this was a surprisingly awesome remake. Wasn't expecting that! It does kinda fall apart in the final act with some sloppy editing and effects during the action, but it's still very solid. Not as good as the original obviously and it drops all of Romero's social satire, but man was I engaged the whole time. Good casting too.
Azrael (2024) Holy shit this is one of those 'we put the lead actor through a gauntlet' movies. Samara Weaving is constantly running, hiding or fighting, constantly covered in blood and dirt, and she has no lines. There's almost no dialogue in this movie, and it's almost all filmed in the woods of Northern Europe. She's incredible in this, and now I need to see Ready or Not. It's also as much an action movie as it is a horror, so right up my alley.
Boys from County Hell (2020) Pretty cool Irish folklore twist on vampires, but also funny in that dry British style. The supporting cast is everything here for me, lots of familiar faces if you've been keeping up with Irish movies lately, like Nigel O'Neill. Good to know stuff like this still gets made in the 2020's.
The Descent: Part 2 (2009) I'd been lead to believe this was terrible, the worst sequel ever etc. What a load of dross. I liked it a lot. Was it much more mindless compared to the first? Sure. It's basically half jumpscares and half popcorn splatter. But because it was directed by Jon Harris who edited the first one, with most of the cast and crew returning, the continuity feels correct. If anything this feels like a fun encore after the more slow-burning and tense original. There's a lot of gushing, squirting blood in this!
Hellboy: The Crooked Man (2024) This is a version of Hellboy that, unlike Perlman's more dumb/action version, is actually quite intelligent. He's wise, he's very knowledgeable about the occult, but he's still sarcastic and grumpy. Kind of a 1950's meets Clint Eastwood version which I actually prefer over Perlman's, just in terms of personality.
The aesthetic is really great, the visuals are super ambitious, but that's also where the under-funding is most obvious, with the CGI looking a decade out of date at times.
It will probably flop and produce no sequels, which is a shame because this has the potential to be the most gritty and faithful to the source material of any Hellboy so far.
The Substance (2024) This feels to me like Demi Moore's career defining performance. Kinda strange to consider this a horror movie because so much of it takes place in daylight and is poppy and upbeat, with constant glamour shots of nude bodies and Margaret Qualley's butt! It's a testament to the director's ability that this feels as horrific and uneasy as it does, even before we get into all the crazy and disgusting Cronenberg worship body horror stuff. If this film doesn't convince directors to start using practical effects again, I don't know what will. Truly a feast for the eyes, especially that unhinged Henenlotter-esque final act.
The Demon Disorder (2024) This was pretty cool! The biggest issue though is that it awkwardly exists between a serious family drama and an Aussie comedy. I thought it was at its best when it was leaning into the horror comedy stuff, especially because one of the main characters is the hilarious cop from Undead. The practical effects in this are great too, with old school creature mutations and weird body horror growths and shit. Lots of fun, I just wish it went full comedy instead.
Pandemic (2016) Totally surprised by how low rated this was on the sites, did we watch the same movie? Pretty relentlessly bleak and gritty. The tone kinda reminds me of the early seasons of The Walking Dead, but most of the movie is shot POV-style via two cameras set into biohazard suit helmets, so the action feels like a first-person shooter. Very well done. It's also insanely violent. If you like survival horror and shoot 'em up action, you should like this. Basically it's Hardcore Henry meets 28 Weeks Later.
Cat Sick Blues (2015) Aussie bizarro slasher! Definitely one of the weirdest fever dream films I've seen in some time. I really wish I'd watched this years ago but I just kept putting it off. For a film that is so obviously wacky and comical, not only is it extremely graphic with impressive practical effects, but the kills and the killer himself are surprisingly creepy. The director somehow does this balancing act with the tones that I can't really compare to anything I've seen. Maybe Bag Boy Lover Boy comes close. I really loved everything at play here, especially the soundtrack, and the Cat Man himself seems like such an authentic weirdo.
Subject (2022) Another Aussie movie and another one of those cool horrors where the monster/creature symbolises some kind of family-based guilt or grief. This one is quite creative on what I assume is a low budget, mostly taking place in a one room, interspersed with old camera footage showing the lead's past with his family, as he's interrogated in the present. Very mysterious. Also very short at 77 minutes.
I didn't include Alien: Romulus here because enough has been said about it.
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Last of my October horror bullshit:
Def by Temptation (1990) Any of the weak writing or amateurish acting is easily made up for by how insanely atmospheric and creative it is. Especially considering it's a debut. The visual effects and cinematography are amazing. It's genuinely a feast for the eyes.
The Devil's Tomb (2009) What a mixed bag. Ultimately I enjoyed it as a mindless horror movie with big guns, especially because most of the effects are practical, but a lot of the acting is truly bizarre. Cuba's attempt at stoicism falls flat and Henry Rollins is truly bad. In more competent hands this could've been like Outpost for the 'war in Iraq' era.
Housebound (2014) Kiwi humour is like a less sweary version of Aussie humour, so of course I loved this, and the country seems to be a hotspot for good horror comedies. Black Sheep, Peter Jackson's earliest stuff, What We Do in the Shadows etc. This film fits right in there comfortably. Also this is the closest I've seen to a fem-slacker!
Terrifier 3 (2024) Definitely my favourite entry into the franchise so far. It was so much fun with some of the greatest practical effects gore I've seen in years, maybe ever? I just love Art's shenanigans so much and in this movie he's sculpted even more into a kind of classic comic relief icon. He urinates several times in this movie! What the fuck? It's like if Bad Santa were a gore movie. I can't wait for part 4!
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters (2020) A very interesting and creative entry into the found footage horror subgenre. It's kinda rare for characters in these movies to feel authentic to me, but this one nails it. Mental illness is a hell of a thing.
Wake Up (2024) Started out thinking this might be mediocre but once it got going I was fully on board. I think it's the filmmaking trio's best to date! Just a really good, briskly paced survival horror, except the cast are being hunted inside a closed furniture store by a deranged security guard. Lots of fun.
Krazy House (2024) As the end credits started rolling I actually said out loud "what the fuck did I just watch" haha! I'm a huge fan of the New Kids Turbo/Nitro movies already but this surpasses them! How did they even conjure this ridiculous fucking movie!? Like an 80's sitcom parody meets home invasion horror. Has to be seen to be believed.
Eaten Alive (1976) Checking this one off my list has been a long time coming. I'd always heard about how intense the lighting and colours were, but this shit is like a hotel in another dimension, doesn't even feel like it takes place on earth. Truly and uncomfortably weird. Also William Finley's cameo might be the greatest of all time!
Ready or Not (2019) I don't fully love the filmmaking style of this movie, at times a bit too slick and modern, but I really liked the humour and the violence was refreshingly wincing. Of course it has to be said that Samara Weaving is the ultimate "scream queen" of the modern era and I can't wait to watch her in more stuff.
Father's Day (2012) This is pure degeneracy and it rules. Necrophilia, rape, cannibalism, strippers, action, comedy, vigilantism, male prostitution, sleazy grindhouse production, gore, smut, and a great soundtrack. A total Troma trashfest.
Def by Temptation (1990) Any of the weak writing or amateurish acting is easily made up for by how insanely atmospheric and creative it is. Especially considering it's a debut. The visual effects and cinematography are amazing. It's genuinely a feast for the eyes.
The Devil's Tomb (2009) What a mixed bag. Ultimately I enjoyed it as a mindless horror movie with big guns, especially because most of the effects are practical, but a lot of the acting is truly bizarre. Cuba's attempt at stoicism falls flat and Henry Rollins is truly bad. In more competent hands this could've been like Outpost for the 'war in Iraq' era.
Housebound (2014) Kiwi humour is like a less sweary version of Aussie humour, so of course I loved this, and the country seems to be a hotspot for good horror comedies. Black Sheep, Peter Jackson's earliest stuff, What We Do in the Shadows etc. This film fits right in there comfortably. Also this is the closest I've seen to a fem-slacker!
Terrifier 3 (2024) Definitely my favourite entry into the franchise so far. It was so much fun with some of the greatest practical effects gore I've seen in years, maybe ever? I just love Art's shenanigans so much and in this movie he's sculpted even more into a kind of classic comic relief icon. He urinates several times in this movie! What the fuck? It's like if Bad Santa were a gore movie. I can't wait for part 4!
M.O.M. Mothers of Monsters (2020) A very interesting and creative entry into the found footage horror subgenre. It's kinda rare for characters in these movies to feel authentic to me, but this one nails it. Mental illness is a hell of a thing.
Wake Up (2024) Started out thinking this might be mediocre but once it got going I was fully on board. I think it's the filmmaking trio's best to date! Just a really good, briskly paced survival horror, except the cast are being hunted inside a closed furniture store by a deranged security guard. Lots of fun.
Krazy House (2024) As the end credits started rolling I actually said out loud "what the fuck did I just watch" haha! I'm a huge fan of the New Kids Turbo/Nitro movies already but this surpasses them! How did they even conjure this ridiculous fucking movie!? Like an 80's sitcom parody meets home invasion horror. Has to be seen to be believed.
Eaten Alive (1976) Checking this one off my list has been a long time coming. I'd always heard about how intense the lighting and colours were, but this shit is like a hotel in another dimension, doesn't even feel like it takes place on earth. Truly and uncomfortably weird. Also William Finley's cameo might be the greatest of all time!
Ready or Not (2019) I don't fully love the filmmaking style of this movie, at times a bit too slick and modern, but I really liked the humour and the violence was refreshingly wincing. Of course it has to be said that Samara Weaving is the ultimate "scream queen" of the modern era and I can't wait to watch her in more stuff.
Father's Day (2012) This is pure degeneracy and it rules. Necrophilia, rape, cannibalism, strippers, action, comedy, vigilantism, male prostitution, sleazy grindhouse production, gore, smut, and a great soundtrack. A total Troma trashfest.
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My bad bro I forgot to respond to this! I've been looking forward to this movie since it was announced. Looks fucking awesome. We need to MAKE PUPPETRY GREAT AGAIN.
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