Stage Fright (1987)

Expected a train wreck going into it, but this wasn't half bad as far as Italian slashers go. Never would have suspected.

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Bloody Hell (2021)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #36

HA! This one was fun. Very cool modern-day twisted fairy tale. Don't think I've ever wanted so badly for someone to FINALLY CUT THRU THAT DAMN ROPE!!

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Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #34

Woooooow interpersonal relationships are complicated for young people nowadays.😬
This was better than I had anticipated, tho! One of those Rube Goldberg horror movies, in a very maze-like mansion with the power out, so you're never quite sure where anyBODY's at...😆

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Candyman (1992)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #26 🔥 30th Anniversary

Got to watch this outside with our projector! It was an unseasonably warm autumn evening, we had a group of friends get together, and it was a lot of fun! Still one of my all-time favorite horror flicks, but my son was unimpressed.😆

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Overlord (2018)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #25

How could I resist a movie with an AC/DC song in the trailer?!

OMG this was crazy as BAAAAALLLLLSSSS! I loved it! Always great to see Wyatt Russell in anything (oh and hey there's Joseph Quinn, too).

Combines the general horrors of war with the specific horrors of reanimated super-soldiers in an underground experimental laboratory. Some sketchy CGI in a couple parts, but doesn't detract from otherwise solid digital and practical effects on-point throughout.

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The Wailing (2016)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #21

This one is a significant time and attention investment, at 2-1/2 hours of reading subtitles, but absolutely worth it. Lived up to the hype in a massive way, and the ending was like KAPOW!

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Alone in the Dark (1982)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #19 🔥 40th Anniversary

One of the better horror flicks to come out of 1982, with immensely creepy performances from Jack Palance and Martin Landau.

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The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #17

Another solid werewolf flick for this Horrorthon season!

This was good overall, and in a way I didn't expect -- surprisingly heavy on the feels, at times, so be ready for that. Some very cool and disorienting effects and overlays in the opening credits. Jim Cummings plays neurotic like a master. Sadly, this was apparently Robert Forster's last movie role (RIP).

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Satanic Panic (2019)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #13

They went totally extra with the wealthy-elite Satanism in this one, and it worked. Written by Grady Hendrix of "Final Girl Support Group" fame. Great soundtrack by Wolfmen of Mars, as well.

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Lake Nowhere (2014)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #10

I stumbled on this movie earlier this year while obsessively searching for the best horror soundtracks on vinyl I could get my hands on. Finally watched the actual movie... it was better than I expected! Intense! Much better than the trailer indicates, FYI. With the doofy commercials at the beginning and the vintage style and effects, it's like watching an old VHS tape!

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Dog Soldiers (2002)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #9 🔥 20th Anniversary

My favorite werewolf movie! The practical effects werewolves are so badass! The pace of the action ramps up and up and up until it's absolutely frenetic. Just really great overall.

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Hatching (2022)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #8

This was VERY different, but refreshing -- bizarre, beautiful and interesting, and disturbing in so many ways.

Here's a great article about the movie: The startling story behind Hatching's horrifying puppet-monster

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Antlers (2021)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #1

OH DANG -- This was good. The monster was epic (love the wendigo), and even though it was only fully revealed in about the last quarter of the film, the horror was appreciable throughout (psychological and sociological). Well done.

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Peeping Tom (1960)

  Better than I expected! What a creep job.
  I freakin' love Helen's wise, surly, lurking mother.

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The Cursed (2021)

Interesting presentation of the werewolf concept. Atmospheric and brutal period horror, with an adequate amount of story and absolutely lovely cinematography.

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Lights Out (2016)

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Relic (2020)

  SUPERIORLY CREEPY --- LIKE WHAT EVEN TF?!

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Insidious: The Last Key (2018)

  This was probably my favorite of the series. Great monster, lots of story development.

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Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)

  This third installment is the best so far, better than the first two!

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The Blob (1988)

Went on a monster movie bender: Tremors, Jaws, Rodan... then realized I've never seen The Blob remake, even though I really like the Steve McQueen original (enough to own a DVD copy).

So totally worth watching! Fantastic remake! Really expanded the horror of the organism, and great practical effects.

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