Scream. It's not that long since I watched this - January 2020 in fact - but for some reason I was just in the exact right mood and went for it, and I'm glad I did. Thoroughly enjoyed it all over again, even more than the most recent time. Great scary fun. :nod: |
1 Attachment(s) The Wasp Woman. 1959. Janice Starlin is the head of a major cosmetic company and loosing her young looks, she decides to try e experiment on herself with royal jelly from wasps that has dire consequences. Did this film inspire the story for Roald Dahl with the episode from Tales Of The Unexpected? A year earlier we were given The Fly so why not do a female version of another insect and we see the film's budget put to use with a strange mask. This isn't Roger Corman's best film's with just over a hour it does seem a bit rushed and could have made it a bit longer, i'm not complaining as I did enjoy it. Attachment 237170 |
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But i didn't find Evil dead comedic the first time I watched it, but the more I see it the more i find it funny. I think a lot of these type of films, once you get over the scare factor it becomes funnier. And yes the last time i watched The Exorcist i found it quite amusing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8x8xqZzD8w |
I think American Werewolf is exemplary as a modern horror comedy, It's scary but also very funny in places, same as Re-animator and Return of the living dead as in it sets out to be horrifying but also has a lot of tongue in cheek throw away lines that make it funny. |
1 Attachment(s) The Werewolf Of Washington. 1973. A reporter sent to Hungary is bitten by a wolf and is transferred back to Washington to be a aid for the president and turns into a werewolf. This is somewhat tongue in cheek horror mixed with some comical dialogue, Dean Stockwell plays the reporter Jack and finds himself turning into a creature when the full moon is out. The way the make-up is done it looks like a homage to I was A Teenage Werewolf and the false teeth look very uncomfortable. It does go back and forth to being bad then actually quite good, with some bits being overally stupid. Who would go on a plane with people who don't understand English very well, see a man called jack and say "Hi Jack"? Attachment 237171 |
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FRANKIE'S HALLOWEEN SPECTACULAR #9 21/10/21 ASYLUM OF DARKNESS – Guy escapes from an asylum and finds himself in a slightly wooden version of ‘Lost Highway’, in which faceless spectres and various rubbery monstrosities pursue him whilst he struggles to figure out the mystery of a blind man’s painting. ‘Asylum Of Darkness’ offers sporadic bursts of cheap prosthetic gore and very much keeps with the sozzled surrealism of the director’s other notable work (‘Beyond Dream’s Door’). Ultimately it fails to come to terms with its long run time (a highly tangible two hours, at least some of which is dominated by some very confusing conversations), but still I liked the heartfelt weirdness of this indie oddity. 22/10/21 BLOODY MOON – The reason I like ‘Bloody Moon’ is that it really does answer the question “what would it be like if Jess Franco did a cheap American-style slasher, and would it be amazing?” – well, a film this outrageously dumb has to fall a little short of ‘amazing’, but watching him dally with the mainstream with something quite linear but still steeped in his trademark seedy expressionism is quite gratifying. ‘Bloody Moon’ may be atypical Franco in a way, but is also a good introduction for those who can’t necessarily be arsed with his excesses (if you want those there’s plenty to choose from, see below). KILLER BARBYS – This is Jess Franco being Jess Franco – rampant atmosphere, doesn’t make sense at all, attempts at eroticism that are just dull or slimy, and absolutely no f*cks given. The ‘Killer Barbys’ (sic) are a punk band who end up stranded in the crumbling mansion of a Princess Bathory type; various gothic goings-on ensue, along with bits of really cheap, rubbish gore. One line goes that most of this, from the lame humour to the overlong scenes of not-even-very-visible people shagging in the back of a Winnebago, is abysmal. But somehow Franco’s morbid poetry shines through it all. Somehow, he is able to weave a threadbare tapestry of decaying opulence, shots of grotesque little objects, and mist-shrouded exteriors, and make it seem far more alluring than anything else put out in 1996. Many others won’t share that view, but this is definitely one for the fans. |
Maybe i should watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre again. I've seen it once on dvd and once on vhs. It seemed very dull for an hour. All i recall is kids driving around basically doing nothing. Give me House of 1000 Corpses any day. Now that is wickedly funny. |
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1 Attachment(s) 30 days of unseen horror Film 17 Attachment 237182 Princess Celeste LaTour is the head of a gypsy tribe she has a hidden secret that is n the verge of being discovered by the owner of a mansion he had turned into a museum of the occult. His new research has led him to the hidden tomb of the lady that once owned the mansion hidden behind a secret passageway underneath the mansion the legend goes that she was a werewolf but no one knows her whereabouts until now. On the night Dr. Charles Morris is about to show his findings to his son on his return from Washington he is mysteriously murdered. Dr. Morris's son carries out is own investigation to find the killer and piece together his father's partially destroyed notes to maybe find out who and why he was killed. Most of the film plays out more like a cop drama rather than a horror. There is some great atmospheric scenes in the mansion the use and lighting and shadows keeps the creepy feel. The best scenes for me are in the gypsy camp every member of the tribe looks sinister even the ones just there to fill out the camp. My favourite scene was when Peter the museum tour guide was discovered emerging from the shadows in a state of shock and madness sadly the rest of the film did not reach the heights of that one scene. The one disappointment is that the werewolf is just an actual wolf but that aside it was an enjoyable film. 7/10 |
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1 Attachment(s) 30 days of unseen horror Film 18 Attachment 237183 Count Dracula has fled Transylvania after his resting place has been discovered by the authorities. While on board the train the count kills an artist on his way to live with his relations in America and steals his identity. The family at first find the counts ways a little odd but they just put it down to his different way of life back in Europe sleeping all day out all night and not eating but soon his behaviour turns to suspicion when an emigration officer shows up after the real artists body is discovered back in Europe and all the passengers are under investigation looking for the mans stolen papers. It's not long before the bodies start piling up in this sleepy town where everyone dies from natural causes but suddenly people are dying violently this attracts the attention of the man trying to trackdown where Count Dracula has disappeared too. Francis Lederer does a great job at looking sinister and intimidating but honestly not looking like a typical vampire more like a 1940s gangster with is quiff hairstyle and mob like suit and overcoat slung over his shoulders. THere are some great effects for the time of people appearing from nowhere and one or two more that will spoil some moments if i described them but i always love what they could do so effectively in these 30s and 40s films. Just like Cry of the Werewolf before this there are only a few glimpses of horror one time showing the count in his coffin and once when he brings one of his victims back to life which are really well done but i would of liked a few more of these scenes. One really odd thing happened and i don't know why but during a stake to the heart scene just as the hammer hits the stake and the blood flows the scene went to colour just for the one impact not sure why someone would splice that in for a film with no blood or violence there isn't even fangs or neck biting in this just the suggestion of it. Good but not great lacked more of the atmospheric scenes which really would of helped still entertaining but it could of been much more. 6/10 |
October 22nd 2 Attachment(s) The Body Snatcher (1945) A moody and very grim Val Lewton produced period piece. Boris Karloff as the deviant in question is simply outstanding in a performance that bounces from kindly to pure evil in the blink of an eye. His showdown with Bela Lugosi two thirds of the way in is one of many a highlight. This too is a great scene as Karloff's Gray, the body snatcher of the title, confronts Dr Macfarlane as played by Henry Daniel. "Could you be a doctor, a healing man with the things those eyes have seen?" The Shout Factory Blu-ray looks and sounds amazing. The Craft (1996) A high school horror movie in which new girl Robin Tunney is initiated into a clique of three black lipstick and nails outcast girls who practice witchcraft, or at least attempt to. Starting off as a black comedy ala Heathers or Jawbreaker, The Craft quickly begins to explore themes of witchcraft and come the end, the karma that goes with it. The four girls are all excellent, especially the Manson like (Marilyn not Charles) Fairuza Balk who lets her powers overcome her in the worst possible way. Leaving most teen movie cliches behind by the midway point, The Craft explores darker themes and by the climactic finale is a full on horror film. The Blu-ray for the most part looks good but i'd still love to double dip this for a new 4K transfer. A cracking double bill beginning to the weekend! |
1 Attachment(s) Was The Return of Dracula another Youtube watch, Nordy? I only ask because i have it as a lovely print as part of an MGM Midnite Movies double bill alongside The Vampire. |
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The Blair Witch Project https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...ch_Project.jpg Only reason I chose to watch this was because I had a hard shift and was too exhausted to pick anything else. Luckily enough it is short which is what I was in the mood for. Still love it. |
1 Attachment(s) Braindead. 1992. A woman who is over bearing to her only son, follows him and his new girl-friend to the zoo and is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey which causes her to die, only to be brought back as a zombie and starts infected the small town. This is one of those movies you can watch over and over without being bored and still have a laugh at it, credited as being one of the bloodiest films ever made I bet Peter Jackson had fun making this. He was given a decent budget and practically created a tongue and cheek comedy horror and created a new weapon to kill the zombie, a lawnmower. The Make-up effects are brilliant and gave us a zombie baby from a nurse and a priest who kicks ass for the lord. Attachment 237189 |
I kick arse for the lord! Funny I was going to watch that tonight but I settled on something else. |
DARK EYES OF LONDON Classic Lugosi film with a creepy henchman. Bela always a more menacing villain than he was a vampire. NIGHT OF THE EAGLE Or as the Yanks christened it,Burn Witch Burn. Great little tale of witchcraft gone wrong. Only prob with the blu ray is you can see the chord on the eagle's foot during the finale!:lol: NIGHT OF THE DEMON Another classic tale black magic and witchcraft. And btw-it's a better film for seeing the demon...... A Black and White pattern here in anticipationof my Universal monsters arriving from America...... |
1 Attachment(s) Bram Stoker's Dracula. 1992. Centuries old Count Dracula travels to England to find his bride who he believes is the reincarnation of his young barrister's fiancee. Bela Lugosi was creepy as Dracula, Christopher Lee was chilling, under Francis Ford Coppola's direction Gary Oldman was both and still able to give us a great character to the film and how he managed to go beyond and create his image for Dracula. I'm still hesitant on Keanu Reeves trying to put on a somewhat aristocrat English accent , had to keep telling myself he isn't gonna say "Whoa or Dude", he is in a horror not a comedy. Anthony Hopkins role as Van Helsing is amazing as you can see how unorthodox and how unpredictable he can be and enjoys telling people in public how he destroyed Lucy. The visual effects are decently done, with Jonathan in the coach and looking down the edge of the cliff is enough to give anyone vertigo, even the outside in the distance of Castle Dracula it's made to look like someone sat on a throne. The theme song by Annie Lennox i'm not quite sure whether to like or hate but Wojciech Kilar score is amazing and is able to blend in greatly with the film. Never realised how many times I have seen this Monica Bellucci was one of Dracula's Bride's. Attachment 237190 I'll add this as well, Gary and Francis having a small argument :lol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-RYlXKle0M |
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1 Attachment(s) A Bay Of Blood. 1971. After a countess dies in a apparent suicide, the motions of her death set of a chain of killings around a bay. Give Mario Bava a idea and a budget and he can create a cinematic masterpiece, it has great acting, perfect setting and brilliant cinematography and his style of perfect killings. All the actors seem to be unlikable and can be a perfect drinking game, one of them dies take a shot of J&B. This is one film that peaks any slasher fan's interest from the start with the first killing right through to the finale twist at the end. Attachment 237194 |
1 Attachment(s) Rawhead Rex. 1986. A ancient creature is awakened and goes on a killing spree in a small Irish village. I will admit this isn't perfect and looks daft, but this is still entertaining from the imagination from Clive Barker. David Dukes takes his family to a small Irish community and all hell breaks loose that his family is targeted and tries to put Rawhead Rex back to his grave. The kills are done off screen but we see the after effects, this looks like it was done on a low budget even with the costume dept of the creature. Attachment 237195 Have a nice relaxing Sunday peeps |
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Last three days worth, a trilogy of (almost) one word film titles! Host (2020) https://www.unilad.co.uk/cdn-cgi/ima...udder-Host.png An ultra low budget British film made during the 1st lockdown (That's the one where we actually followed the rules) and recorded using Zoom, something that you'll be more familiar with now than ever before. Essentially 5 mates do a seance with a spirit guide and things go a bit wrong because one of the girls doesn't take it seriously. Not the ideal film to watch when you live alone, I scared the pants off myself :lol: Not sure that it has replay value but I'm glad I watched it once. Pulse (1988) https://i.gifer.com/Jt8E.gif One of those 80's 'technology is bad' stories (if only they could see us now eh?) only this time it's a sentient pulse of electricity which can get into your home and try to kill you. It does this in some quite inventive set pieces. It's an OK movie, kept me entertained for the entire time but it's not 'great'. I'm keeping it in the collection for now though. The Blob (1988) https://moviesfilmsandflix.files.wor...kic4o2_500.gif This film has no right being as good as it is! I am really surprised how entertaining, horrific and gory it is. It's one for the re-watch library for sure. Non-stop action and disgusting looking practical special effects, the Blob also doesn't have any issues with killing pre-teen kids either, nice one :lol: Kevin Dillon's hair cut though... who'd have thought a curly mullet was a thing?? :rockon: |
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