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Mister Ecks
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Re: 31 Days of Horror October 1: The Witch (2016)
October 2: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
October 3: The Pack (1977)
October 4: The Stepford Wives (1975) / The Babadook (2014)
October 5: Dolls (1987)
October 6: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) / The Vanishing (1988)
October 7: Poltergeist (2015)
October 8: Nosferatu (1922)
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Re: 31 Days of Horror I recommend Dead End (2003), It Follows and In the Mouth of Madness.
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Re: 31 Days of Horror Some not so well known recommendations: Proxy, We Are Still Here, Starry Eyes or The Butterfly Room.
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Re: 31 Days of Horror I'll add:
John Carpenters Vampires
From Dusk Til Dawn
Waxwork
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The Mist
The Descent
Tremors
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
Freaks
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Re: 31 Days of Horror I recommend Paranormal Activity, Scream and Halloween.
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Re: 31 Days of Horror October 1: The Witch (2016)
October 2: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
October 3: The Pack (1977)
October 4: The Stepford Wives (1975) / The Babadook (2014)
October 5: Dolls (1987)
October 6: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) / The Vanishing (1988)
October 7: Poltergeist (2015)
October 8: Nosferatu (1922)
October 11: Slither (2006)
Went away for Thanksgiving in Canada, then came home to the remnants of Hurricane Matthew being a dick. Hope to get back on track today. Thanks everyone for the suggestions, I'll squeeze in as many of those as I can!
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Re: 31 Days of Horror October 1: The Witch (2016) October 2: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) October 3: The Pack (1977) October 4: The Stepford Wives (1975) / The Babadook (2014) October 5: Dolls (1987) October 6: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) / The Vanishing (1988) October 7: Poltergeist (2015) October 8: Nosferatu (1922) October 11: Slither (2006) October 12: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) The Town That Dreaded Sundown There's no denying the relevance of The Town That Dreaded Sundown, as it's one of the first slasher flicks featuring a masked killer (and it's even loosely based on fact), but for much of its running time, I was largely bored. It straddles the line between typical crime drama and slasher flick. The actual slasher scenes are well-done and tense, but the crime drama aspects did not rouse my interest in the least. On top of that, there's really bad comic relief sprinkled in and a horrifying voiceover that derails the movie when it sporadically pops up. I'd recommend to those that love slasher flicks and want to see an early example, but beyond that, I don't have any attachment to it. Grade: C
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Re: 31 Days of Horror October 1: The Witch (2016) October 2: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) October 3: The Pack (1977) October 4: The Stepford Wives (1975) / The Babadook (2014) October 5: Dolls (1987) October 6: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) / The Vanishing (1988) October 7: Poltergeist (2015) October 8: Nosferatu (1922) October 11: Slither (2006) October 12: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) October 13: Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) Haxan If ever there was a movie in which I had no idea what to expect, Haxan is it. It is presented as a quasi-documentary, unfolding in seven parts and explaining the detailed history of witchcraft through the ages. The first part is simply told with words and pictures. It wasn't much different from cracking open a book. From Part 2 onward, the history is told primarily through filmed scenes, all silent (1922 after all), with the director's words sporadically popping up to set up each scene.
What struck me most about this epic 1922 picture (it is very epic in scope, even by today's standards) is how dark, unsettling and scary it can be for the time period. Depictions of the devil and his demons are frequent fixtures, as are supposed witches as they're punished and tortured for their crimes. It's never gratuitous or gory, but the implication are nonetheless disturbing. The makeup and design (and especially the characterizations) of the devils and demons walk a thin line between menacing and laughable, but often stays on the side of the former, as the lighting and subject matter allows them to be creepy rather than silly.
The final part of the film tries to tie in the accusations of witchcraft into modern day times of those with mental health issues (presented as hysteria). The comparisons become blunt and forced rather than subtle, but it's still interesting. Silent films are a different breed and must be viewed as such, although I think it's fair that the best silent movies could still hold up today, and I believe Haxan does. It does get a tad overlong towards the end, but it's still an interesting (fictionalized) retelling of witchcraft in history. Grade: B+
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Re: 31 Days of Horror October 1: The Witch (2016) October 2: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) October 3: The Pack (1977) October 4: The Stepford Wives (1975) / The Babadook (2014) October 5: Dolls (1987) October 6: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) / The Vanishing (1988) October 7: Poltergeist (2015) October 8: Nosferatu (1922) October 11: Slither (2006) October 12: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) October 13: Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) October 15: Hausu aka House (1977) October 16: Dead End (2003) / Freaks (1932) I'll review later, but man. Great pick Lecter  Really good, low budget flick. Felt like a strong episode of Tales from the Crypt or Twilight Zone.
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Re: 31 Days of Horror October 1: The Witch (2016)
October 2: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
October 3: The Pack (1977)
October 4: The Stepford Wives (1975) / The Babadook (2014)
October 5: Dolls (1987)
October 6: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) / The Vanishing (1988)
October 7: Poltergeist (2015)
October 8: Nosferatu (1922)
October 11: Slither (2006)
October 12: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
October 13: Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)
October 15: Hausu aka House (1977)
October 16: Dead End (2003) / Freaks (1932)
October 17: It Follows (2015)
Wow. Not since Insidious have I found a film to be so unnerving. It Follows is excellent. There's something so unbelievably creepy and disturbing to me about someone walking towards you at just a steady pace. And I had only known two things about the movie before watching: the basic synopsis and the great reviews. But man, it's so good. One of those movies I want to watch again right away.
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Re: 31 Days of Horror It Follows is indeed good.
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Re: 31 Days of Horror Glad you liked my picks.  _________________The greatest thing on earth is to love and to be loved in return!
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Re: 31 Days of Horror Mister Ecks wrote:
Wow. Not since Insidious have I found a film to be so unnerving. It Follows is excellent. There's something so unbelievably creepy and disturbing to me about someone walking towards you at just a steady pace. And I had only known two things about the movie before watching: the basic synopsis and the great reviews. But man, it's so good. One of those movies I want to watch again right away.
You captured my thoughts on it exactly. I have seen it twice during the same festival and I usually never do that. But I was just so blown away the first time. And, yes, the creepiness of someone simply walking towards you is unbelievable. Never would have thought, but yeah. Talk about achieving something effective with such simple means. _________________The greatest thing on earth is to love and to be loved in return!
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Re: 31 Days of Horror Dr. Lecter wrote: Mister Ecks wrote:
Wow. Not since Insidious have I found a film to be so unnerving. It Follows is excellent. There's something so unbelievably creepy and disturbing to me about someone walking towards you at just a steady pace. And I had only known two things about the movie before watching: the basic synopsis and the great reviews. But man, it's so good. One of those movies I want to watch again right away.
You captured my thoughts on it exactly. I have seen it twice during the same festival and I usually never do that. But I was just so blown away the first time. And, yes, the creepiness of someone simply walking towards you is unbelievable. Never would have thought, but yeah. Talk about achieving something effective with such simple means. Oh man, it was so good. Once Halloween is over, I'm watching it again. I just want to devote as much as I can to other scary films. Free time is hard to come by. But thanks again for the picks. I had It Follows on Bluray but hadn't watched it, and I ordered Dead End on Amazon to have my own copy. Still have to watch In the Mouth of Madness.
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Re: 31 Days of Horror October 1: The Witch (2016) October 2: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970) October 3: The Pack (1977) October 4: The Stepford Wives (1975) / The Babadook (2014) October 5: Dolls (1987) October 6: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) / The Vanishing (1988) October 7: Poltergeist (2015) October 8: Nosferatu (1922) October 11: Slither (2006) October 12: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) October 13: Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) October 15: Hausu aka House (1977) October 16: Dead End (2003) / Freaks (1932) October 17: It Follows (2015) October 18: The Return of the Living Dead (1985) October 19: Kwaidan (1965) October 20: The Phantom of the Opera (1925) Thanks tree and a half for the pick of Kwaidan. Excellent anthology flick. The second story was my favorite, but they're all good. Very Tales from the Crypt-esque, even though the original stories of Kwaidan predate the original Tales from the Crypt comics.
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Re: 31 Days of Horror I would recommend Eden Lake, May, High Tension and Inside if you haven't seen them.
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Re: 31 Days of Horror Ecks, what did you think of Hausu?
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Re: 31 Days of Horror I'm really disappointed you haven't watched my suggestions.
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Re: 31 Days of Horror Algren wrote: I'm really disappointed you haven't watched my suggestions. Full disclosure: I have not seen any of the Halloween movies (excluding Zombie's), except the first. And I was fortunate enough to find the big Blu-ray box set that Scream Factory released two years ago, and I fully plan to watch them all before Halloween, preferably in a marathon sitting. And I do want to watch the Paranormal Activity movies as well. Scream I'm not sure, I'm trying to fit in so many first-timers, and I've seen all the Scream movies.
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Re: 31 Days of Horror Never felt fear before? Watch Paranormal Activity 1-3 alone in the evening with the lights off. That's fear. You'll know you're still alive.
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Re: 31 Days of Horror I really really don't find the PA films scary. Only the third is actually suspenseful...
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Re: 31 Days of Horror October 1: The Witch (2016)
October 2: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
October 3: The Pack (1977)
October 4: The Stepford Wives (1975) / The Babadook (2014)
October 5: Dolls (1987)
October 6: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) / The Vanishing (1988)
October 7: Poltergeist (2015)
October 8: Nosferatu (1922)
October 11: Slither (2006)
October 12: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
October 13: Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)
October 15: Hausu aka House (1977)
October 16: Dead End (2003) / Freaks (1932)
October 17: It Follows (2015)
October 18: The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
October 19: Kwaidan (1965)
October 20: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
October 21: Ghoulies (1984) / Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) / Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
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Re: 31 Days of Horror October 1: The Witch (2016)
October 2: Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970)
October 3: The Pack (1977)
October 4: The Stepford Wives (1975) / The Babadook (2014)
October 5: Dolls (1987)
October 6: The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) / The Vanishing (1988)
October 7: Poltergeist (2015)
October 8: Nosferatu (1922)
October 11: Slither (2006)
October 12: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
October 13: Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)
October 15: Hausu aka House (1977)
October 16: Dead End (2003) / Freaks (1932)
October 17: It Follows (2015)
October 18: The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
October 19: Kwaidan (1965)
October 20: The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
October 21: Ghoulies (1984) / Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) / Paranormal Activity 3 (2011)
October 22: The Final Girls (2015)
I'll do some reviews tomorrow, but has anyone seen The Final Girls? I really loved it. I expected to enjoy it as a fun sendup of the slasher genre but it actually boasted more heart than I expected, thanks to a really sweet, genuine performance from Taissa Farmiga. I'm almost inclined to say it does for the slasher genre what Shaun of the Dead did for the zombie genre, and that's a big compliment considering Shaun of the Dead is my favorite movie. It's not in the same level as Shaun, but then again, I don't love slashers as much as I love zombie flicks.
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Re: 31 Days of Horror Mister Ecks wrote: October 19: Kwaidan (1965). Hooray! I hope you enjoyed it. Although it's not jump-scare horror, Kwaidan haunts me still. 
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