October Horror Movie Marathon

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Inspector Abberline

Halloween 2...1981...
Just to annoy people further,I'm going on record to say I prefer Rick Rosenthal
sequel more than the first movie, there I said...And I have probably watched it more than the first as well, the old VHS copy back in the day was always on this time of year...And I certainly prefer this film to any of Mr Zombies remakes or subsequent reimaginings ...Oh I know it's not perfect, Laurie Strodes wig is well a fright to say the least, also it's obviously not NHS hospital because no one seems to be at home and shooting Michael in the eyes, without blowing his head off was either down to Very good marksmanship or well who knows ... Also the bit where the mother takes her son to A&E because he has a razor stuck in his teeth is to real for comfort, it's like the scene in The Thing where they slice there thumbs for the blood test, that's the painful bit.....

Where this wins over the first is Pamela Susan Shoop.

[nosferatu42]

I'm guessing that's the hot tub type shenanigans...

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

A Werewolf in England (2020)

An ultra low budget British horror that begins in the style of Hammer Gothics, albeit with tongue lodged firmly in cheek with fun cliche ridden characters and some genuinely laugh out loud dialogue.

Then around the half hour mark the werewolves are introduced, great looking werewolves i might add even if they do wave their arms about in an unconvincing manner, and the film morphs into Hammer Horror goes Peter Jackson's Braindead via Precinct 13.

Despite it's low budget the movie looks great and i found it really quite enjoyable even if those bloody werewolves waved their arms around a bit too much to make it anywhere near a classic.

Oh and in answer to that oft answered question 'Do werewolves shit in the woods?'

No. They shit down the back of a hotel chair beneath which our intrepid hero is hiding.

The Woman in Black (1989)

Super creepy tv version of Susan Hill's terrific ghost story which has some very unnerving scenes. It's stately pace is in keeping with the M.R. James Ghost Stories for Christmas but this is far more chilling. Pauline Moran as the titular woman would frighten the life out of me if she hovered towards me in a graveyard as she does here.

This is neither better nor worse than the 2012 Hammer film. Both are excellent and both utilize different aspects of the novel yet neither is 100% faithful although this keeps the downbeat ending intact.

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

A Werewolf in England (2020)

Great review. Where is it available to watch?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Nosferatu@Cult Labs

Great review. Where is it available to watch?

Dvd in most supermarkets.

[MrBarlow]

The Skeleton Key. 2005.

A young hospice nurse goes to work in a old house to help care for a post-stroke victim and slowly uncovers the house's dark secrets.

What may be a slow start to this film does become a decent horror film, when I first saw this generally I was thinking this will be another haunted house film but changes in to something that actually makes it more errie. Kate Hudson plays the young nurse hired to care for John Hurt who looks terrified at being in the house. The ending to this was something that wasn't expected to the point of "wow phuck me" sort of words, very dark tone atmospheric film that does work.

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[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

Dvd in most supermarkets.

[bleakshaun]

So won't be able to do 31 at least this year due to work commitments so just gonna do one a day now, better luck next year

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[Justin101]

One a day is still worth doing! Work getting in the way is a pain in a neck but if you don't work then you can't buy the discs or pay for the streaming to be able to watch anything!

[bleakshaun]

Originally Posted by Justin101

One a day is still worth doing! Work getting in the way is a pain in a neck but if you don't work then you can't buy the discs or pay for the streaming to be able to watch anything!

If I wasn't doing too much, like helping my boss set up the new shop, or having to start ridiculously early it wouldn't be a problem

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