Ghost Story (1981)

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The Uninvited (2009)

  Some good ghost-out-of-the-shadows creeps, but otherwise nothing special.
  The teenage lead actress was dull.

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Moloch (2022)

🎃 Horrorthon 2023 #6

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Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)

🎃 Horrorthon 2023 #3.3

This was very disappointing.
Not scary; boring; seemed more like a Scary Movie spoof than the original version of one of my favorite horror movies. Maybe I didn't give it enough of a chance: I couldn't even finish it, only got about 1/3 of the way through. From what I did watch, it appears the 2004 American remake used the original storyline and structure, just made it 1000-times more scary and interesting.

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The Frighteners (1996)

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House (1977)

  WTF KIND OF WILLY WONKA PORNO PSYCHOSIS IS THIS MOVIE?!

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Post Mortem (2020)

This movie has probably the most mixed reviews ever, but I really enjoyed it. The English overdub on the DVD was awful so I turned it off in lieu of subtitles and I'm glad I did, much better.

There are creepy corpses doing very undead things, and people being snatched into the air and tossed about like ragdolls. Maybe the acting isn't great, but I can deal with that just fine for some good haunts.

One definitely noticeable issue, tho, is the "questionable intentions" of the man with this 10yo girl who ends up being his sidekick -- it's low-key cringey FOR SURE, but doesn't seem malicious. They're connected by death and resurrection, and end up being a paranormal team.

I think maybe a lot of people who don't get what's overall happening in this film just have never heard of a psychopomp. That would explain a lot of confusion/complaints I've seen like "this-and-that is ridiculous and doesn't make any sense at all", well it does make sense if you know about psychopomps.

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Dead Birds (2005)

This could have been much better if they didn't put in so much of the generic "demon face" CGI that was all-the-rage in the early 2000's horror industry. You know the face: razor-sharp teeth, black-hole eyes, streaky pallid skin, growling hiss (see photo). There's an excessive amount of that in this movie. Really detracted from an otherwise creepy haunting premise.

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Lady in White (1988)

I never watched this as a kid, so I don't have any nostalgic connection to it at all. That being said: it was hard to sit through the incredibly cheesy Hallmark-channel-level 80's heartfelt treacle that comprised a good 50% of the movie. Almost made me quit a couple times. But then there are some genuinely frightening scenes, like a little girl getting strangled to death by an invisible assailant. There was also a surprising amount of heavy content relating to race relations (was this a "kid's" movie?!). In the end, I made it through the whole thing, the guy I figured was the killer from the beginning turned out to be the killer, and I'll probably never watch this again.

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Ghostbusters (1984)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #38

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Slice (2018)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #29

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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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Stir of Echoes (1999)

🎃 Horrorthon 2022 #6

I haven't watched this for probably two decades. Held up very nicely! Excellent nostalgic, verge-of-the-millennium flick. Kevin Bacon: great, as always!

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Kwaidan (1965)

Stories of ghosts and demons; visually stunning -- as restored 1960's Japanese folk films are wont to be -- but nooooot very horrifying, by modern standards.

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Ghosts of War (2020)

Really great concept, initial mysterious happenings were intriguing, but otherwise, unfortunately, film was very poorly executed. CGI effects were sub-par, acting left much to be desired, sci-fi reveal was desperately over-the-top.

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Pulse (2006)

Why was I avoiding this?! I could've watched this so long ago! Fantastic concept (remake of 2001 Japanese film Kairo) and top-notch execution.

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Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)

This was really fun, well done, great cast!
Although they really missed a nostalgic opportunity to play Mick Smiley's "Magic" when the mountain erupted with ghosts, IMHO.

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No One Gets Out Alive (2021)

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1922 (2017)

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Ghost Stories (2017)

🎃 Horrorthon 2020 #22

So glad I decided to watch this one tonight -- it was really good! Much suspense. Very creeps. Great twist(s) that might even give you an unexpected surprise. 😱

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