October Horror Movie Marathon

[John Matrix]

5/10 No as good as the second one. Nice to see Jason finally get his wee hockey mask but other than that pretty average. The group of Jason fodder aren't as likeable as Part 2 and it misses the proper Crystal Lake setting.

[Dave Boy]

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TALES THAT WITNESS MADNESS (1973)

Average collection of horror stories.
The story involving Joan Collins and the feminine looking tree stump though, is really bizarre. Worth watching just for that. Crazy.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

City of the Dead (1960)

I'm sure you don't need me to tell you how good this British tale of American witchcraft is. Let's just say it's a beautifully atmospheric masterpiece and leave it at that.

Continuing the witch theme with er'

The Witch (2015)

Robert Egger's modern masterpiece of 17th century lore. It's performed with brilliant and authentic use of olde-English language and terrific sound design and an often lingering camera technique which all come together to create the most unnerving, bordering on frightening, horror film of the 21st century.

Five years on the bounce now for this film and i'm still discovering new marvels in it's chilling clutches.

[Frankie Teardrop]

THE MAFU CAGE – The great Carol Kane mesmerises and terrifies in this study of tormented co-dependency, which follows the descent of two sisters living in the shadow of their absent anthropologist father. Kane plays an unstable child-woman whose obsession with her father’s legacy barely masks a great creepiness; Lee Grant is the duo’s other half, an ostensibly cool rationalist who rolls her eyes as she covers up Kane’s habit of murdering baboons. When Grant meets a nice young fellow astronomer and decides she wants a life of her own, Kane is inspired to move on from baboons to humans; she has one in mind in particular. ‘The Mafu’ cage was adapted from a stage play, which comes through in the static, closed interiors and the intense interplay between the two main characters. It’s a great two hander, but Kane really does carry it, with a quicksilver performance that turns from petulance to absolute menace in the blink of an eye. This an eerie film, make no mistake; there’s just something in the air, whether it be the brushes with sapphic incest, the whole metaphor of Kane’s baboon cage and what that might mean, or the hot-house claustrophobia of the menage’s relic-strewn home, with its 24-hour jungle noise soundtrack. Will appeal to anyone who appreciates the side of seventies art-house cinema that shades into more horrific psychosexual territory a la stuff like ‘The Witch That Came In From The Sea’.

[MrBarlow]

The Manitou. 1978.

A psychic's girlfriend discovers a lump on her neck which baffles doctors and slowly reveals as a fetus for a 400 year old Indian spirit growing in her body.

This has always been a entertaining film right up to the daft ending that seemed a way bit too spacey, Tony Curtis plays the psychic Harry Erskine who seems to be a bit comedic then shows his serious side of acting. Susan Strasberg plays Karen who has a tumour which baffles everyone. Michael Ansara plays the medicine man John Singing Rock who faces a evil spirit of a medicine man that all Indians fear. This really isn't a horror movie as such it is more suspenseful chiller, worth a watch as well as the book is worth a read.

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[Justin101]

Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989)



I believe that this was in production mere weeks after wrapping on part 2 and it really does feel like a rush job. It's sloppy, the acting is questionable and worst of all it's a bit boring.

It started well too, Angela driving a truck (wtf??) and running down a girl on her way to camp, but it goes downhill very quickly turning into a non-descript kill count movie. Well I thought 3 of the kills were interesting, flagpole, tied up kink boy and the lawnmower!

Disappointing as I really enjoyed the other two.

[J Harker]

Originally Posted by Nordicdusk

30 Days Of Unseen Horror



Day 20



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Robert Kraft is the new chairman of a small local graveyard a roll he is reluctant to take but he is obliged through family obligation. Within the office of the graveyard is a giant and very detailed map of every plot and name of the owner of each plot. A black pin is put in to mark if the plot is occupied and a white pin if for those who are still empty. When Robert mistakenly put two black pins in a newly bought plot the couple die in a mysterious car crash thinking this was just a coincidence Robert changes the white pin for a black on another plot just to prove it to himself but that person also dies. The power of life or death that he holds in his hands will drive him crazy.



Fantastically eerie and spooky tale mostly set in the dark cold office in the graveyard with the map itself is almost a character in itself. I love watching a character slowly descend into madness it always shows how good an actor is by how realistic they can make it look and Richard Boone does a great job here not acting erratic or outwardly crazy but more like he is slipping further in to shock and he is becoming increasingly numb and separated from the world around him. Outside of the performance and dark atmosphere of the graveyard office the camera work and the soundtrack really work great together creating an even more creepy chilling vibe i also really like how they make the audience almost feel the cold of the office never letting you forget with office furniture getting smashed and set a light for heat and Robert losing his temper with the stove not lighting making you feel what he feels and the lack of heat also contributes to him losing his mind.



A very effective film with a nice little twist at the end. Recommended and would certainly watch again.



7/10

Is there a release of this you could recommend Nord? Sounds right up my street.

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[Nordicdusk]

Originally Posted by J Harker

Is there a release of this you could recommend Nord? Sounds right up my street.

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I watched it on Amazon Prime

[MrBarlow]

Scanners. 1981.

A scientist uses a man with extraordinary psychic abilities to hunt others like him that have formed a underground movement with hopes of world domination.

From the mind of David Cronenberg manages to tap in to telepathy existence that he knows will blow our minds away..or blow them up, this was a time before CGI was even thought of yet the effects are still good and shocking. Stephen Lack plays Cameron who is picked up by scientist Paul Ruth played by Patrick McGoohan to hunt for another psychic like him Darryl Revok played brilliantly by Michael Ironside. The plot i well played out as you think it may drag on and then thrown into a curve ball with some little decent twist with a nice background score by Howard Shore.

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Next up Scanners II.

[MrBarlow]

Scanners II: The New Order. 1991.

A scanner uncovers a plot ordered by another to use their powers for political reasons.

Sometimes sequels don't really work but this one did it's fair share of trying to live up to it's predecessor, even though David Cronenberg name appears as the characters were created by him. The actors do try to make it more entertaining with a bit more suspenseful on how their abilities are slowly surfacing and a connection to the first film with one particular character learning who he really is was done well and the make up effects were a bit low budget and done decently.

Is the third film any better, your thoughts please.

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