Dedicated Horror Nerd Thread

by **shacky** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 10:37 am

well, first she receives Mysterious Letter from the dead dude's brother even though nobody knows where she lives. she's suspicious for about 1.5 seconds and it's never mentioned again.

second, if i was convinced someone had broken into and was still inside my house and then i heard and saw the front door open with the chain still swinging, i might mention that to somebody instead of going back to bed. and also if there then was clearly a ghost/invisible man in my bedroom, i might wake up the other person in the bed with me so that they could see what was up

then the ridiculous email confrontation with her sister, then the incident where she strikes the kid while standing halfway across the room. all her loved ones magically become assholes slamming doors in her face after 15 seconds without even listening. and it doesn't help that she only ever tries to explain things by screaming hysterically. i get she has ptsd but she's alternately lucid and capable/completely unhinged and irrational depending on what the script needs her to be

maybe nitpicky for a horror movie but the pulpiness really undermined the potential heft of the subtext and was totally at odds with the clinical visual tone

if nothing else though id watch the shit out of The Invisible Woman w elisabeth moss doing an old school explotation revenge flick taking out a bunch of creepsToggle Spoiler

by **aububs** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:18 pm

i think u spoilered the wrong part of that post lol

but yeah none of that stuff really bothers me

by **shacky** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 12:32 pm

i didnt wanna ruin the ending!! but also yea probly nobody read any of that

by **shacky** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:49 pm

on the plus side happy death day rocked

by **BlackSugar** » Fri Mar 20, 2020 2:52 pm

my son and I watched the new version of the grudge last night. its often real dumb with plenty of wtf moments, but we were entertained throughout. I've never seen the earlier u.s. grudge or its japanese source material

by **smelts** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 3:18 pm

Over the past couple years of Spooktober I've just started logging all my horror watches semi-seasonally. Oct/Nov/Dec all get their own categories, New Year's Winter Watchlist is from Jan 1 til March 21. Probably gonna kick off Spring with finally watching Nick Cage Wicker Man, but damn pretty good Winter

1. The Grudge (earlier US, I liked it!)
2. Zombieland: Double Tap
3. Pontypool
4. The Shining
5. Possession
6. The Shining (1997)
7. The Lighthouse
8. Doctor Sleep
9. Hellbound: Hellraiser 2
10. Hardware (M.A.R.K. 13)
11. From Beyond
12. Phantasm
13. Ravenous
14. Phantasm II
15. Dust Devil
16. Nightbreed
17. Audition
18. Rosemary’s Baby
19. The Island Of Dr. Moreau
20. Color Out Of Space
21. 28 Days Later
22. Cabin In The Woods
23. An American Werewolf In London
24. Ginger Snaps
25. From Dusk Til Dawn

by **smelts** » Sat Mar 21, 2020 3:22 pm

I think I can say I either loved or like all of them at least to some level except for Zombieland: Double Tap which might be one of the dumbest nothing movies I've ever seen

by **shacky** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 4:28 pm

shacky wrote:on the plus side happy death day rocked

and happy death day 2U was this weird sorta sentimental addendum but still a lot more fun and clever than most blumhouse stuff

by **odilon redon** » Mon Mar 23, 2020 5:14 pm

the invisible man was super disappointing

by **futurist** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 1:59 am

by **futurist** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:01 am

oh dang. RIP Stuart Gordon. killin my killjoy vibes over here...

by **loaf angel** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:54 am

by **brian dennehy fan** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 3:47 am

by **landspeedrecord** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 8:54 am

damn.

rest in power

by **nosebleeds** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 8:56 am

landspeedrecord wrote:damn.

rest in power

Gonna throw on Castle Freak and From Beyond during today's quarantine

by **Bob511** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:00 am

Shit, he was 72?

by **odilon redon** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:07 am

rip his legacy is eternal

by **odilon redon** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:07 am

seriously, this dude made some of my favorite films ever

by **emotional fascism** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:18 am

yeah this is a bummer but definitely going to rewatch Reanimator/From Beyond tonight

by **Dennis Moore** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:24 am

shacky wrote:well, first she receives Mysterious Letter from the dead dude's brother even though nobody knows where she lives. she's suspicious for about 1.5 seconds and it's never mentioned again.

second, if i was convinced someone had broken into and was still inside my house and then i heard and saw the front door open with the chain still swinging, i might mention that to somebody instead of going back to bed. and also if there then was clearly a ghost/invisible man in my bedroom, i might wake up the other person in the bed with me so that they could see what was up

then the ridiculous email confrontation with her sister, then the incident where she strikes the kid while standing halfway across the room. all her loved ones magically become assholes slamming doors in her face after 15 seconds without even listening. and it doesn't help that she only ever tries to explain things by screaming hysterically. i get she has ptsd but she's alternately lucid and capable/completely unhinged and irrational depending on what the script needs her to be

maybe nitpicky for a horror movie but the pulpiness really undermined the potential heft of the subtext and was totally at odds with the clinical visual tone

if nothing else though id watch the shit out of The Invisible Woman w elisabeth moss doing an old school explotation revenge flick taking out a bunch of creepsToggle Spoiler

Yeah it's the dumbest movie I've seen this century, probably.

I wish I'd seen it in the theater, though, because I laughed so loudly when the knife cuts her sister's throat and then magically flies into her hand, and she catches it like a lightsaberToggle Spoiler.

by **landspeedrecord** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:35 am

nosebleeds wrote:
landspeedrecord wrote:damn.

rest in power

Gonna throw on Castle Freak and From Beyond during today's quarantine

I had my annual rewatch of re-animator a few months back, so yeah, I think this is my plan as well

by **goofjan** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 9:51 am

goddamn. rip.

I know it has its flaws but the first 1/3rd or so of Dagon is fucking perfect.

by **abominog** » Wed Mar 25, 2020 1:01 pm

On top of all he made, Stuart Gordon was a good fucking guy, too. Dude made a ton of money from Honey I Shrunk and continued making cool stuff and supporting other people doing cool stuff. That is to say, he remained accessible and seemed to genuinely enjoy helping other people achieve their dreams.

by **shacky** » Sat Mar 28, 2020 8:03 pm

i watched psycho ii, classic 'poster is better than the movie' 80's horror, it tries harder than you'd expect, perkins is obv really good, kinda distractingly good in this context tbh, but it's balmy and fun seeing the same sets again

i liked the parts where dennis franz is like EY PSYCHO CUMMAWN WATAYA GONNA DO KILL ME YA PSYCHO CUMMAWN YA FREAKIN PSYCHO EY GET A LOAD OF THIS PSYCHO OVA HEAR AH...sick of these freaking psychos...

by **jalapeño ranch** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:17 am

Stumbled upon Primal Rage. Loved this.

by **Ampersand** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:55 am

jalapeño ranch wrote:Stumbled upon Primal Rage. Loved this.

Yeah! I recorded a podcast about it last week!

And it was announced a couple days ago that it’s hitting blu this summer.

A good time to be ragin’.

by **jalapeño ranch** » Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:49 pm

Oh nice! I’ll have to look out for the blu ray. What’s your podcast?

by **shacky** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 3:21 am

oh shit oz perkins has adapted hansel and gretel and it just leaked!!

by **shacky** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 6:57 am

this is fucking siiiiiiiick and it's gonna get ignored because it's an a24 film without the logo on the poster

strong jodorowsky and tarkovsky vibes (by which i mean it has triangles and the sound of trickling water)

by **futurist** » Tue Apr 07, 2020 7:40 am

is castle rock season 2 any good? i never finished the first one. i can never get enough annie wilkes though.

Dedicated Horror Nerd Thread

Who is online