Sangre, cuchillos, y tetas --- Horror Film Discussion

[Rowland]

I really hope The Road is better. It certainly has been loved by MC'ers.I don't know about that. I really liked the movie and made a thread for it in the 2012 forum, which has only had one other vote (a NAY from wigwam). DaMU liked it, Spun hated it, and I think someone else has maybe seen it. In any case, go in expecting a divisive film, one that I'm more than willing to defend as a pretty terrific example of atmospheric horror on a budget, that almost plays like an omnibus film (like Amer), in that it's divided into three chapters that have their own unique vibe but wind up connecting together via framing story.

[Spun Lepton]

I don't know about that. I really liked the movie and made a thread for it in the 2012 forum, which has only had one other vote (a NAY from wigwam). DaMU liked it, Spun hated it, and I think someone else has maybe seen it. In any case, go in expecting a divisive film, one that I'm more than willing to defend as a pretty terrific example of atmospheric horror on a budget, that almost plays like an omnibus film (like Amer), in that it's divided into three chapters that have their own unique vibe but wind up connecting together via framing story.

I didn't hate it. I didn't like it, either.

[Yxklyx]

Was unimpressed by The Devil Rides Out, but it may be time to rewatch it. Quatermass and the Pit is quite good, and I just confirmed it was a Hammer production. For some reason I always throught it was Amicus.

I liked The Devil Rides Out a lot - but I view it as Christopher Lee doing a Doctor Who episode.

[Mr. Pink]

I think the Tall Man might be a little gay.

In the opening scene of Phantasm, a couple are having sex in the cemetary. Once the guy finishes, the lady changes into the Tall Man and kills the guy. The Tall Man lets the guy finish inside of him, and then kills him. Maybe he was just being considerate, but you've got to assume the Tall Man could have killed the guy at any point after geting to the cemetary.


Re-watched Lord of Illusions last night, too. Even though there's not a ton of competition, it still easily makes my top 10 of '90s horror.

Also, I loved The Devil Rides Out. I was never big on Hammer until I saw that.

[Skitch]

Re-watched Lord of Illusions last night, too. Even though there's not a ton of competition, it still easily makes my top 10 of '90s horror.


That movie still freaks me the fuck out.

[MadMan]

I like Lord of Illusions. Good freaky horror film.

[megladon8]

The Road or Lake Mungo tonight?


EDIT: And I will echo the love for Lord of Illusions. Very clever and creepy.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I'd vote Lake Mungo.

[Skitch]

I'd vote Lake Mungo.

Me too. It did the found footage thing well enough that I began questioning if it was real towards the end. Didn't really terrify me, but it was solid creepy.

[MadMan]

I really liked The Plague of the Zombies. Review to come eventually. Its kind of fun to watch horror movies this time of year. I think I'll finally try and view Silent Night, Deadly Night.

[Skitch]

I think I'll finally try and view Silent Night, Deadly Night.

Its a blast, and immediately became an annual event for me and my buddy.

[Dukefrukem]

http://media.aintitcool.com/media/uploads/2013/horrorella/devil's_due_international_post er_large.jpg

[Dukefrukem]

And follow up trailer.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oz6dib5HDU0

[D_Davis]

I really liked The Plague of the Zombies. Review to come eventually. Its kind of fun to watch horror movies this time of year. I think I'll finally try and view Silent Night, Deadly Night.

PoZ is fantastic. So atmospheric.

[MadMan]

I loved the look of the zombies.

[megladon8]

The Road was disappointing, but certainly an improvement over The Echo. It uses many of the same themes and twists, so it's very much like The Echo was just a warm-up for telling this story.

Some fine acting and beautifully, atmospherically shot scenes. But I found the movie a bit of a slog, and too much was given away too soon, so that the final twist was not as shocking as it could have/should have been.

[Irish]

Any interest in Here Comes the Devil?

[D_Davis]

Watched Insidious and The Conjuring today, both are very good. I love how weird Insidious gets, and that it really embraced the premise and went all in. The Conjuring surprised me, too, in how confident it was shot. Wan has a great sense of style, and his practical effects and sets add a lot of charm to the productions.

[Ezee E]

Is Insidious 2 more like the last half of the movie or more like the first half? I get the sense it's more like the last half, and Conjuring is all about the first half.

[D_Davis]

Is Insidious 2 more like the last half of the movie or more like the first half? I get the sense it's more like the last half, and Conjuring is all about the first half.

That's what I think, and why I think I'll like 2 even more.

[Spun Lepton]

Insidious loses its teeth the moment Wilson travels into The After or whatever ridiculous name they gave it. It just spirals into silliness at that point.

[D_Davis]

That's when it got really good and weird. Before that it was a standard haunted-kid/house movie, but the second half moves the story into new territory with some really cool genre inventiveness, and I appreciate how they committed they were to the premise. In this way I was reminded of all the far-out genre films from Hong Kong in the '90s. It got totally supernatural and weird, and I love that kind of stuff.

[Spun Lepton]

Wait, was it The Further? My specific complaints about the ending were about showing us too much of the demon/ghosts. The moment we got a good look at the demon it suddenly ceased to be scary. I also thought Wilson's possession at the end was completely unneccesary.

[Spun Lepton]

Any interest in Here Comes the Devil?

I don't even know what this is.

EDIT: Just read the synopsis on IMDb. Doesn't sound like anything special. What's the buzz?

[Irish]

I don't even know what this is.

EDIT: Just read the synopsis on IMDb. Doesn't sound like anything special. What's the buzz?

Not sure of buzz. I've only seen a poster & read a few things that piqued my interest: Spanish Lang, slow, 70s horror vibe, non traditional style/ narrative.

I've seen notices that praised and panned it, which raised my interest further.

It's in limited and on VOD now too.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I thought the Further was a dispiriting take on a promising idea - it felt like a diluted version of Silent Hill. Not out of place for the story, but not terribly weird. And with the second film, the Further angle just becomes ridiculously contrived, as its lack of rules allow the plot to resolve itself as cheaply and quickly as possible.

And Ezee E, that description is spot-on.

[Ezee E]

That's when it got really good and weird. Before that it was a standard haunted-kid/house movie, but the second half moves the story into new territory with some really cool genre inventiveness, and I appreciate how they committed they were to the premise. In this way I was reminded of all the far-out genre films from Hong Kong in the '90s. It got totally supernatural and weird, and I love that kind of stuff.

It did get supernatural and weird. But, for me, in the silliest of ways. As Spun mentioned, it ceased to be scary. The thing is, the intention was for it to remain scary too. It looked like Darth Maul. I laughed.

The haunted kid and house was directed so well, that despite following genre protocols, it remained effective. I loved the use of the burglar alarms. We can agree to disagree, but if this is what #2 is about, I'm going to avoid it.

[Rowland]

I'm interested in Here Comes the Devil, it's the latest by Adrián GarcÃ*a Bogliano, who seems to be quite the overlooked horror auteur, judging by his IMDb page. I cautiously recommended his last film Penumbra last year, a flawed but worthwhile effort that may still be streaming on Netflix. As far as I know, only DaMu took the bait with that one. He also directed one of the more forgettable shorts in The ABCs of Death (B for Bigfoot).

[Irish]

http://vimeo.com/77804150


77804150

http://vimeo.com/77804150

^ Just won the ABCs of Death 2 "26th Director" contest.

Edit: Do Vimeo embeds no longer work, or ... ?

[Bosco B Thug]

Anyone still into Wes Craven's weirdo quirky horror/magical-realism stylings? Cuz My Soul To Take is charmingly funky. Secondly, Craven's weird tap into the emotional lives and societies of tweendom is so encompassing and strangely literate. Plus he's gathered the most convincing set of actors-as-16-year-olds, so it's kind of like his Suspiria, in which we're watching children getting butchered. But before you recoil from such an idea, such spectacle is actually part of a positive theme: MSTT is about the courage of teenagers, flaws and all, the teens' dooming to brutal death essentially the ultimate act of bravery.

[dreamdead]

One best of 2013 horror (http://www.fearnet.com/news/list/best-2013-top-twelve-horror-movies) list. Thoughts?

Only seen Park's film, so commentary on the others is welcomed...

[Dukefrukem]

Wow. I've only seen one of those. Adding all to my queue immediately.

Also, I want to point out that I am playing Outlast, and it's the scariest fucking game I've ever played.

[Spun Lepton]

Most of the horror crew here know I'm not a fan of Craven's. Outside of Nightmare on Elm Street and People Under the Stairs his films are mostly terrible. I don't count Scream since he didn't write the script. I think he has a bad sense of how to integrate humor into his movies, the most egregious example being Last House on the Left which juxtaposed horrible people doing horrible things to other people with a WACKY BUMBLING SHERIFF complete with shitty banjo music.

[Irish]

One best of 2013 horror (http://www.fearnet.com/news/list/best-2013-top-twelve-horror-movies) list. Thoughts?

Only seen Park's film, so commentary on the others is welcomed...

It's a pretty good list, but putting Stoker at #1 and pointedly ignoring studio releases is the kind of pretentious, toolish bullshit I'd only expect from Scott Weinberg.

I gagged at his first sentence -- this wasn't a good year for horror? When major releases garnered huge audiences, there were a ton of great indie and foreign films, and quite a few strong releases on VOD? What the hell is he talking about?

My picks:

1) The Conjuring
2) American Mary
3) Contracted
4) Evil Dead

HM: All the Boys Love Mandy Lane

(I do want to see We Are What We Are now & am still waiting on You're Next)

[Irish]

Most of the horror crew here know I'm not a fan of Craven's. Outside of Nightmare on Elm Street and People Under the Stairs his films are mostly terrible. I don't count Scream since he didn't write the script. I think he has a bad sense of how to integrate humor into his movies, the most egregious example being Last House on the Left which juxtaposed horrible people doing horrible things to other people with a WACKY BUMBLING SHERIFF complete with shitty banjo music.

Craven strikes me as a kind of Francis Ford Coppola of horror movies -- a supremely talented guy who had an amazing ~10 year run before his talent became completely exhausted.

I will never understand how the same person who made something as inventive as Elm Street could also make Cursed.

[Spun Lepton]

I will never understand how the same person who made something as inventive as Elm Street could also make Cursed.

In Craven's defense, Cursed was CURSED (bwaahahaha) by serious studio interference. Originally intended to be a hard-R with some serious violence, the studio forced them into a complete re-write during filming in order to receive a PG-13 rating. At the time of its release, PG-13 horror was en vogue.

[D_Davis]

Craven strikes me as a kind of Francis Ford Coppola of horror movies -- a supremely talented guy who had an amazing ~10 year run before his talent became completely exhausted.


Most artists have about 10 years of true relevancy and artistic vision. Some are able to coast more gracefully after their ten years are up, some crash and burn, and some actually continue to improve. But on average any given artist will have about 10 years of their best stuff.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Most artists have about 10 years of true relevancy and artistic vision. Some are able to coast more gracefully after their ten years are up, some crash and burn, and some actually continue to improve. But on average any given artist will have about 10 years of their best stuff.

How'd you get to that number?

[D_Davis]

How'd you get to that number?

I've read it multiple times and discussed it with many artists. It is especially true with musicians.

[Raiders]

Craven strikes me as a kind of Francis Ford Coppola of horror movies -- a supremely talented guy who had an amazing ~10 year run before his talent became completely exhausted.

Wow that makes my head hurt. Agree to disagree on Coppola, but to place them in the same context is just so... wrong. Coppola is among the most talented American filmmakers of all time with an immense formal capacity. Craven is a guy who has some good ideas and they occasionally gel into a clever, interesting film. Yeah, I'll give you he was pretty crafty on Elm Street, though I think he was even moreso on New Nightmare, but rarely can he ever "wow" me.

I will say I am a bigger fan of his than most though. I am probably the site's biggest supporter of Last House on the Left, and have respect for a good number of his film, even something like Shocker which is probably the most crystalline example of Craven the idea-man being squashed by Craven the filmmaker.

[Irish]

Wow that makes my head hurt. Agree to disagree on Coppola, but to place them in the same context is just so... wrong. Coppola is among the most talented American filmmakers of all time with an immense formal capacity. Craven is a guy who has some good ideas and they occasionally gel into a clever, interesting film. Yeah, I'll give you he was pretty crafty on Elm Street, though I think he was even moreso on New Nightmare, but rarely can he ever "wow" me.

I used Coppola as an example because his 10 year run is more pronounced than others. Everything he touched in the 70s turned into filmic gold. Afterwards, not so much. If you look at the arc of his filmography, it's tough to understand how the guy who made Apocalypse Now also made Jack.

I wasn't trying to make a 1:1 comparison, or imply Craven was some kind of technical master.

Craven's movies have a clarity, focus and energy from about 1984-96, roughly Elm Street to Scream, that the rest of his career lacks. If I have any problem with him, it's that he never delivered on the promise of that first Freddie film. It's a horror movie made in the middle of the 80s slasher craze that ties its violence back into the story and themes, and does so in an imaginative way.

The image of a dozing Nancy in the bath tub alone is worth a dozen slashers from that period. How many other guys can you say that about?

[Bosco B Thug]

Irish doesn't seem to be comparing them in terms of height of quality or anything. Heck, I'd take it further - I totally see Craven as kind of the Coppola of the horror genre: quirky, weird, driven by innovation, a strange youth sensibility.

As another relative Craven supporter, I just want to thank him for calling him "supremely talented." Because he is. Even when his films suck, he's a better, more interesting horror filmmaker than most.

[megladon8]

I feel the opposite on Craven - a hack who lucked out once or twice.

[Bosco B Thug]

Craven's movies have a clarity, focus and energy from about 1984-96, roughly Elm Street to Scream, that the rest of his career lacks. If I have any problem with him, it's that he never delivered on the promise of that first Freddie film. It's a horror movie made in the middle of the 80s slasher craze that ties its violence back into the story and themes, and does so in an imaginative way.

The image of a dozing Nancy in the bath tub alone is worth a dozen slashers from that period. How many other guys can you say that about? I mean, 84 to 96, that's essentially his career. So that's a pretty impressive thing to say for the man. Post-96, his career was Scream sequels, his attempt at a drama, and the 2000s, which he's survived valiantly against with commercially relevant things like Red Eye, compared to other idiosyncratic veteran filmmakers such as Coppola who drop off the face of relevancy.

If anything, I admire Craven's ability to meld his ability for commerciality with his strangeness of sensibility.

He's got weirdo inspiration, exactly.

[Irish]

I mean, 84 to 96, that's essentially his career. So that's a pretty impressive thing to say for the man. Post-96, his career was Scream sequels, his attempt at a drama, and the 2000s, which he's survived valiantly against with commercially relevant things like Red Eye, compared to other idiosyncratic veteran filmmakers such as Coppola who drop off the face of relevancy.

Gah, I forgot about Red Eye! Great movie, for what it was. Also really like that "strange youth sensibility" line; going to steal that for future use. :D

Agree about his career. Post '96, Craven became all about the Scream movies, which is a shame.

[Bosco B Thug]

Gah, I forgot about Red Eye! Great movie, for what it was. Also really like that "strange youth sensibility" line; going to steal that for future use. :D

Agree about his career. Post '96, Craven became all about the Scream movies, which is a shame.

Feel free and I'm honored, especially if it accompanies Craven sort-of-support. :D


Most of you will not like My Soul To Take, though. Just to cover my bases.

[D_Davis]

Scream and Red Eye are among his best.

Scream is too often judged by the shit it spawned; it's fucking fantastic.

[Irish]

Most of you will not like My Soul To Take, though. Just to cover my bases.

I haven't liked a lot of what he's done post-Scream, but since you talked about it My Soul to Take is on my short list of films-to-see-soonest.

[Ezee E]

One best of 2013 horror (http://www.fearnet.com/news/list/best-2013-top-twelve-horror-movies) list. Thoughts?

Only seen Park's film, so commentary on the others is welcomed...

We are What We Are and Contracted will both be making my Worst of the Year list, so....

Where the heck is The Conjuring?

[Bosco B Thug]

Final disclaimer: My Soul To Take - I jibed with its sensibility, it is not, I repeat not, particularly well-made. I think it's alright, but it's certainly no Scream with the panache.

[Irish]

Final disclaimer: My Soul To Take - I jibed with its sensibility, it is not, I repeat not, particularly well-made. I think it's alright, but it's certainly no Scream with the panache.

Boy, you really don't want this to come back on ya, do ya? :P

Edit: it's on Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, and YouTube. I'm totally watching this tonight!

[Bosco B Thug]

Boy, you really don't want this to come back on ya, do ya? :P

Edit: it's on Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, and YouTube. I'm totally watching this tonight! That, and I really dodged any at all sort of straightforward qualitative judgment in my initial post. I totally see where the universal view of this as a turkey comes from. So, in other words, yes, more backpedaling coming at ya.

[megladon8]

Really had some fun with Maniac Cop. Though jeez, Campbell was awful in it.

And after watching the special features, it seems apparent that Robert Z'Dar is a very, very strange man.

[Spun Lepton]

Really had some fun with Maniac Cop. Though jeez, Campbell was awful in it.

And after watching the special features, it seems apparent that Robert Z'Dar is a very, very strange man.

I don't recall Campbell being in the first one. Was it Part 2?

[Grouchy]

And after watching the special features, it seems apparent that Robert Z'Dar is a very, very strange man.
I would be too if I had that face!

They say the sequel is even better, but I've never seen it.

[megladon8]

I don't recall Campbell being in the first one. Was it Part 2?


Nope, number one. He plays the cop that was originally suspected as being the maniac.

[Spun Lepton]

I would be too if I had that face!

They say the sequel is even better, but I've never seen it.

It has to be better than the first. A ninety-minute static shot of a pile of cow poop would be better than the first.

[Grouchy]

It has to be better than the first. A ninety-minute static shot of a pile of cow poop would be better than the first.
?

Nah, it's a pretty good, fun movie.

[Spun Lepton]

Sorry, Grouchy. I was bored senseless by the first Maniac Cop.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Amehrican Mehry. That's all the cleverness I can muster for what I watched last night.

[Scar]

Darth Maul done lost his shit.

[megladon8]

I found Lake Mungo pretty haunting.

A few questions/ponderings for those who have seen it...

-was her sex with the neighbours consensual? In one of her psychic readings she mentions waking up from sleep feeling "drugged", but that feeling didn't leave her. Am I reading too much into it, or was that not a sex tape but a rape tape?

-do you think she knew she was going to die that day at the quarry? Did she just let it happen? Was it a self-fulfilling prophecy of sorts?

[Skitch]

I found Lake Mungo pretty haunting.

A few questions/ponderings for those who have seen it...

-was her sex with the neighbours consensual? In one of her psychic readings she mentions waking up from sleep feeling "drugged", but that feeling didn't leave her. Am I reading too much into it, or was that not a sex tape but a rape tape?

-do you think she knew she was going to die that day at the quarry? Did she just let it happen? Was it a self-fulfilling prophecy of sorts?

Whoa, good questions. I need to rewatch this.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I found Lake Mungo pretty haunting.

A few questions/ponderings for those who have seen it...

-was her sex with the neighbours consensual? In one of her psychic readings she mentions waking up from sleep feeling "drugged", but that feeling didn't leave her. Am I reading too much into it, or was that not a sex tape but a rape tape?

-do you think she knew she was going to die that day at the quarry? Did she just let it happen? Was it a self-fulfilling prophecy of sorts?

I figured she "agreed," but it was likely coerced in some fashion, given how it affected her emotionally.

I think she knew she was going to die soon. I don't remember if she recognizes the circumstance/location.

Glad you enjoyed it. It's really stayed on my mind since I saw it this past summer.

[MadMan]

I'm ringing in the new year by watching Dressed To Kill from De Palma. So far I think its great.

[megladon8]

Man, The Pact was something pretty special. Takes well-worn horror tropes and turns them on their heads. Creepy throughout, with an all-out horrifying finale.

And, holy crap, strong female characters!

Also loved the final implication (hinted at right from the very opening shot, with a continuing eye colour motif through the movie) that the girls' father was actually their uncle.

Really great stuff. Movies like this are why I watch horror.

[Spun Lepton]

Man, The Pact was something pretty special. Takes well-worn horror tropes and turns them on their heads. Creepy throughout, with an all-out horrifying finale.

And, holy crap, strong female characters!

Also loved the final implication (hinted at right from the very opening shot, with a continuing eye colour motif through the movie) that the girls' father was actually their uncle.

Really great stuff. Movies like this are why I watch horror.

Yeah, 'twas a solid movie, though and through. My review for it:
http://matchcut.artboiled.com/showthread.php?4586-Wait-It-s-Not-Halloween-Netflix-Horror-Movie-Marathon-2013&p=471068&viewfull=1#post471068

[megladon8]

Yeah, 'twas a solid movie, though and through. My review for it:
http://matchcut.artboiled.com/showthread.php?4586-Wait-It-s-Not-Halloween-Netflix-Horror-Movie-Marathon-2013&p=471068&viewfull=1#post471068


Very cool. I didn't read it when you first posted it because I hadn't seen the movie yet - I try to do as little spoiling for myself as possible! But I did see your final rating and took it as a recommendation. You and DaMU are the reason Jen and I sought it out!

So, thanks! :D

[Yxklyx]

Morrissey's Blood for Dracula, starring Udo Kier, Vittorio De Sica (the director), and Joe Dallesandro was a lot of fun! One of the better vampire flicks I've seen.

[Dead & Messed Up]

So I posted a list of the horror movies I saw in 2013 on my blog, and this is how it ended up looking:

The Conjuring
Stoker
V/H/S 2
Maniac
The Lords of Salem
Grabbers
World War Z
Berberian Sound Studio
John Dies At the End
Mama
Evil Dead
Carrie
Insidious Chapter Two
American Mary
Fin
The ABCs of Death
Sharknado
Loss of Life

I was really hoping that something this year would knock my socks off of my feet and onto my bedroom floor, along with the rest of my clothes, but that never really happened. Bummer.

[Dukefrukem]

Good list. We both have the same #1.

[Dukefrukem]

Actually I take that back. Here would be my list. Bolded are question mark horrors.

1 John Dies at the End
2 The Conjuring
3 Insidious 2
4 The Colony
5 Dark Skies
6 Riddick
7 Antiviral
8 Escape from Tomorrow
9 World War Z
10 Mama
11 The Lords of Salem
12 Warm Bodies
13 V/H/S/2
14 The ABCs of Death
15 Evil Dead
16 Europa Report
17 Zombie Hunter

[Yxklyx]

Aw man, Polanski's The Fearless Vampire Killers is awful - like some bad 60s TV movie. The only thing it has going for it is the best Day for Night shooting I've ever seen.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Fessenden's TV-movie Beneath was a nasty good time. Story: kids trapped on a boat in a lake harassed by a big fish. The perpetually hungry fish looks like a Corman puppet, which I'm perfectly fine with. The monster looks like something out of the early 80s instead of the latest off-the-CG-assembly-line SyFy creation. Fessenden stages the death so that they're sad moments instead of silly gags. The group dynamics feel a little thin at times, but I suspect that's part of the point. As the fish knocks into their boat and picks off survivors, they learn that they're hardly the best of friends.

Has none of the attempts at elegance you'll find in movies like Wendigo or The Last Winter, but it's charmingly lo-fi, fast-paced, and a fine alternative to cable tele-horror's usual condescending trash.

[Mr. Pink]

Saw Memories of Murder the other night. Wow. What an amazing movie. It didn't really blow me away once it was over, but then it sort of gradually sunk in that it was, in fact, amazing. Typically the police angle in these kinds of movies are the least interesting for me, but this sucks you in pretty easily. The situation the cops are in is so frustrating, and this movie is pretty much about exactly how frustrating it is for them.

Initially, it was the lack of resolution that annoyed me. I wasn't sure if the "ordinary" looking man from the final scene was referring to their last suspect or not, but once I got over that/realized not knowing was kinda the point of the movie, I started appreciating it more and more.

Cracking my top 5 of the sub-genre isn't easy, but this easily ranks right up there with The Vanishing, Zodiac, M, and Henry.


So, has anyone who missed it in theaters rented You're Next yet?

[Irish]

Saw Memories of Murder the other night. Wow. What an amazing movie. It didn't really blow me away once it was over, but then it sort of gradually sunk in that it was, in fact, amazing. Typically the police angle in these kinds of movies are the least interesting for me, but this sucks you in pretty easily. The situation the cops are in is so frustrating, and this movie is pretty much about exactly how frustrating it is for them.

Initially, it was the lack of resolution that annoyed me. I wasn't sure if the "ordinary" looking man from the final scene was referring to their last suspect or not, but once I got over that/realized not knowing was kinda the point of the movie, I started appreciating it more and more.

It's a fantastic movie. One of the best from the last decade.

I knew beforehand that it was based on a real-life unsolved case, so that changed my perception a bit. Always interesting to get the reaction from people who went in cold.


So, has anyone who missed it in theaters rented You're Next yet?

Yes.

I was impressed how they did the opening, set up the weekend visit, the dinner, and established the characters. I thought it hilarious that Ti West gets shot in the head right off the bat, and Joe Swanberg gets shot in the back.

I wish there had been more black humor, eg: When the one brother doesn't want to have sex next to his mother's corpse, his girlfriend complains, "You never want to do anything interesting." Later, that same guy murders his brother and when his victim won't go down, he says, "Would you just die already? This is hard enough on me as it is!"

Great stuff.

I liked the inversion they were going for -- kinda a slasher version of Home Alone or Diehard. My only complaint is that the survivalist "final girl" is waaaaay too competent and takes out her enemies pretty easily. I was never afraid for her after that first encounter. She was too powerful, and that made the entire story less interesting.

[MadMan]

I enjoyed Frankenstein Created Woman. Good Hammer Studios sequel. Peter Cushing really had fun playing the mad scientist.

[Rowland]

You know what I turned on tonight for background noise and found myself unexpectedly drawn into? Nispel's Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake. Yeah yeah, I know, I know, but it's really kinda badass.

[Rowland]

I've been catching up with 2013 genre releases, and while I haven't yet discovered anything I'd label as definitively great, I've come up with a ranked list (some of these can only be very loosely defined as horror):

Very Good
1. Room 237 (a cheat, I know)
2. Byzantium
3. Stoker
4. We Are What We Are

Good
5. The Lords of Salem
6. Evil Dead
7. Only God Forgives
8. +1
9. V/H/S 2
10. Europa Report
11. The Conjuring

Fine
12. Curse of Chucky
13. Here Comes the Devil
14. Berberian Sound Studio
15. Magic Magic
16. The Call
17. Riddick
18. Insidious Chapter 2
19. The ABCs of Death

On the Fence
20. The Rambler
21. Maniac
22. Resolution
23. Jugface
24. Frankenstein's Army
25. Dark Skies
26. Carrie
27. Come Out and Play
28. You're Next
29. The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
30. No One Lives
31. Kiss of the Damned

Meh
32. Black Rock
33. Devil's Pass
34. World War Z
35. Texas Chainsaw 3D
36. Mama
37. 6 Souls
38. Vanishing Waves
39. Grabbers

Feh
40. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
41. The Last Exorcism Part II
42. Beneath
43. Crawlspace
44. Escape From Tomorrow
45. Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan
46. Aftershock

Blech
47. Absence
48. John Dies at the End
49. Dracula 3D
50. Cockneys vs. Zombies

[MadMan]

I really enjoyed John Dies At The End so bah I say. Bah. Then again I don't consider Only God Forgives to be a horror movie, either.

[Dukefrukem]

You know what I turned on tonight for background noise and found myself unexpectedly drawn into? Nispel's Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake. Yeah yeah, I know, I know, but it's really kinda badass.

Except for the jump scare at the end. And of course Jessica Biel in low rise jeans set in the 70s.

[Dukefrukem]

I've been catching up with 2013 genre releases, and while I haven't yet discovered anything I'd label as definitively great, I've come up with a ranked list (some of these can only be very loosely defined as horror):

Very Good
1. Room 237 (a cheat, I know)
2. Byzantium
3. Stoker
4. We Are What We Are

Good
5. The Lords of Salem
6. Evil Dead
7. Only God Forgives
8. +1
9. V/H/S 2
10. Europa Report
11. The Conjuring

Fine
12. Curse of Chucky
13. Here Comes the Devil
14. Berberian Sound Studio
15. Magic Magic
16. The Call
17. Riddick
18. Insidious Chapter 2
19. The ABCs of Death

On the Fence
20. The Rambler
21. Maniac
22. Resolution
23. Jugface
24. Frankenstein's Army
25. Dark Skies
26. Carrie
27. Come Out and Play
28. You're Next
29. The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh
30. No One Lives
31. Kiss of the Damned

Meh
32. Black Rock
33. Devil's Pass
34. World War Z
35. Texas Chainsaw 3D
36. Mama
37. 6 Souls
38. Vanishing Waves
39. Grabbers

Feh
40. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
41. The Last Exorcism Part II
42. Beneath
43. Crawlspace
44. Escape From Tomorrow
45. Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan
46. Aftershock

Blech
47. Absence
48. John Dies at the End
49. Dracula 3D
50. Cockneys vs. Zombies

Your list is solid, with the exception of the three bolded.

1. John Dies at the End is a riot. Fucking meat monster man. How can you not be entertained by that!?
2. You didn't like Dark Skies too much? Man I thought that was an alien movie we were in desperate need for.
3. The Conjuring I liked a lot. My only quibble would be putting in the very good category.

[dreamdead]

Finally watched the original version of Godzilla. While some of the special effects lack the budget to properly convey the terror, the film's last thirty minutes--unsurprisingly linked to the fact that the monster doesn't appear in them at all--really ratchet up the narrative and national commentary on nuclear weapons. It's apparent where films like Pacific Rim take their inspiration in the ocean finale, but the film generates a permeating, irrevocable sense of loss--with characters assuming kamikazi bandannas and deploring the scientific invention of modern warfare. Those moments totally overpower less impressive effects by actually situating this film in a useful cultural context.

Really good stuff.

[Mr. Pink]

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(1982)

Saw this the other night and enjoyed it quite a bit. It's almost like a 1982 slasher version of The Conjuring in some ways. The premise is cliché but still a classic: a new family moves into an old house with a violent history, including the death of a witch 400 years ago. Turns out the witch isn't quite dead, and quickly begins to murder everything in sight.

If you can get past the slower bits you've already seen before in other movies, this has some nice surprises. Okay, so it's not anything too surprising, but this is pretty fast-paced, and especially violent for a movie from '82. The familiar premise is my guess for the reason this hasn't stood out much, because otherwise it's a perfectly solid, early-eighties supernatural/gore flick. It's perfect for lovers of the decade running slim on things to watch.

[Mr. Pink]

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(1987)


It's probably no surprise I enjoyed this one too. It had been on my to-see list for a while, and there really wasn't much shame in finally crossing it off.

A bunch of hot chicks in spandex show their boobs and work their buns. I think other things happen, too, but I'm not positive. No, I'm just kidding -- I remember. People get killed in between hot chicks showing their boobs and working their buns. It really is quality stuff.

What makes this one a winner for me - aside from what I already mentioned above - is the reveal of the killer. Sure, it's relatively standard up until then, and it is quite possibly the single most eighties slasher movie from the eighties ever made -- but the ending alone kicks it up a notch above at least 60% of the field, which isn't too bad. You could even argue the ending was a scathing social commentary of the decade if you wanted to, but mostly I just thought about spandex and boobs.

It's hard to find, but it's plenty of fun.

[Spun Lepton]

You're Next -- I really enjoyed how they played the Final Girl for laughs rather than tension, although I think this is also the point where the movie starts to go off the rails. It's almost as if it changes into "hurry up and get it over with" mode. The blender was the worst idea in the whole thing, as it played too far against the tone they'd already set. The reveals at the end were also a little too predicable.

Carrie -- It's been forever since I've read the book, but from what I remember, this plays pretty closely to it. More cohesive than De Palma's version, but lacking in style, so the Prom scene lacks a visceral punch that De Palma's had. This is despite the fact the new film is more violent. Julianne Moore stole the show.

[megladon8]

Picked up a copy of Banshee Chapter. Read a few decent reviews for it, and it's based on Lovecraft...so I was sold!

[Skitch]

Stitches was pretty fun.

[Grouchy]

I don't remember most things about Superstition but I do remember really loving it... That was a period of my life when I watched too many Horror movies, all in a row.

[Spun Lepton]

Botched -- A misfire of epic proportions. It wants to be a goofy, irrevernt horror/dramedy, but all the drama fails big time. Let's just say this: If you are going to have a rat running around in your horror/dramedy that looks LESS REALISTIC than the gopher in Caddyshack, you're going to have a helluva time convincing me to take ANYTHING in your movie seriously.

The story arbitrarily takes place in Russia, thus all the Russian characters (99% of the cast) speak in English w/ an accent, some better than others. There's also a weird culture-mash-up as if the story was original set in the States, but later rewritten to take place in Russia. Russian characters speak English when they're hanging out only with other Russians, which is a major pet peeve of mine, it always drags me out of the movie. The antagonists are borderline nonsensical and given no motivation outside of, "they're crazy!!" There's one character whose rallying cry was "alpha male!" who I really, really wanted to die, but no, he lives right up until the end. And just for good measure, there's a clunky love-story subplot that goes nowhere.

[Spun Lepton]

Oh, I should mention, the rat wasn't merely a bad effect, it was a choice. It was a stuffed toy they would wiggle around when it was supposed to be moving. It also made "comical rat noises."

[megladon8]

Banshee Chapter was a huge disappointment. Competent acting didn't save it from "been here, done that" found footage formula.

I also feel like I watched a completely different movie from the glowingly positive reviews I read which made me purchase it in the first place. Where was all of this "genuinely disturbing monster make-up/effects"? What was the great twist at the end of the film?

Ted Levine competently plays a caricature of Hunter S. Thompson, and there are some creepy moments in the first half of the film. But its resolution leaves a lot to be desired.

H.P. Lovecraft's From Meh-ond is more like it.

[Spun Lepton]

What's the word on Kill List? I've seen it mentioned. I stumbled across it on Amazon a few nights ago.

[Skitch]

What's the word on Kill List? I've seen it mentioned. I stumbled across it on Amazon a few nights ago.

This was sold to me as a thriller, so when [spoiler withheld] happened, [spoiler withheld] was extremely freaky and effective. You should definitely watch this. Got high marks from me.

[MadMan]

Here's a review I posted about Kill List on my blog:

http://vulturehound.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/kill-list.jpg

A strong feeling of harsh gloom lingers, as gray clouds overcast the sky. That feeling that something terrible is about to happen enters your mind like a parasite burrowing its way into your brain. There is no escape, only fear and loathing, misery and slow loss of sanity. Strange men have given you and your partner a job-a "Kill List"-which must be completed at all costs. Regret over agreeing to murder for profit again begins to quietly wash over you, damaging the mind and the body. Only when the two of you encounter the truth do you realize the true horror of the situation. Darkness has taken over and revealed to thyself thy true form. Monster is thee.

Sinister purposes, odd symbols and rituals and the thought that none of this makes sense pervade this tale of murder and gore-crimes committed by well dressed men in tailored suits. Is what happens to Jay and Gal fate? Cosmic karma? Even with the final, haunting frame we the viewer are never quite sure. I have questions and I admire the film as it does not give any easy answers. Jay and Gal embody lies that obscure the truth. They pretend to be gentlemen when they are really professional thugs. Jay carries on the false pretense that he is a family man. Its odd and funny how easily we adopt falsehoods, especially when they serve our own twisted ends. Yet we never question the why. Even when its too late and the bloody answer was starring us right in the face.

After I finally get to watch A Field In England I plan on covering Ben Wheatley in my Director's Thread, seeing as by then I'll have watched all of his full length releases as far as I know.

Oh and The Abominable Snowman (1957) was rather disappointing and wastes a good performance from Peter Cushing. Also come on man only having the Yetis pop up at the end? Really? Lame. There is trying to avoid over using the monster and then there is grossly underusing the monster.

[megladon8]

Jen and I had a great time last night getting hammered and watching the horrendous Prophecy starring Talia Shire in a role that could have been completely eliminated from the film and wouldn't have changed a single thing.

It's terrible, but we had fun with it. It also has a sleeping bag death scene that gives Jason Voorhees' a run for their money.

[Rowland]

Jen and I had a great time last night getting hammered and watching the horrendous Prophecy starring Talia Shire in a role that could have been completely eliminated from the film and wouldn't have changed a single thing.

It's terrible, but we had fun with it. It also has a sleeping bag death scene that gives Jason Voorhees' a run for their money.So it wasn't Frankenheimer's finest hour, I take it?

[megladon8]

So it wasn't Frankenheimer's finest hour, I take it?


Absolutely not. I'm actually quite a big fan of Ronin, not sure how others around here feel about it. I thought it was a great action flick.

I got the feeling while watching Prophecy that the filmmakers themselves were not happy with the way the creature looked. They seemed very reluctant to show it in full, and it never appears for more than a second or two in a shot. And it wasn't an attempt to make it more mysterious and suspenseful - it was awkwardly lit to make it harder to see because it looked so bad.

[Skitch]

Absolutely not. I'm actually quite a big fan of Ronin, not sure how others around here feel about it. I thought it was a great action flick.


I freaking love that movie.

"I never left. I NEVER LEFT."

[Spun Lepton]

Jen and I had a great time last night getting hammered and watching the horrendous Prophecy starring Talia Shire in a role that could have been completely eliminated from the film and wouldn't have changed a single thing.

It's terrible, but we had fun with it. It also has a sleeping bag death scene that gives Jason Voorhees' a run for their money.

Is that the one about the mutant bear?

[Scar]

Is that the one about the mutant bear?

Yessir.

[Skitch]

Tickets booked for a showing of RETURN TO NUKE 'EM HIGH with Lloyd Kaufman in attendance. :)

[Spun Lepton]

Tickets booked for a showing of RETURN TO NUKE 'EM HIGH with Lloyd Kaufman in attendance. :)

That sounds like fun.

[MadMan]

Night Creatures technically isn't a horror movie but it was still entertaining. Peter Cushing as a pirate would have been wicked.

The Evil of Frankenstein is disappointing and even a tad dull. Too bad since it has some decent visuals and Hans is a great sidekick.

[EvilShoe]

I'm watching Cursed because I wanted to see how bad it was.

It's very boring and stupid. Yeah.

[Skitch]

I'm watching Cursed because I wanted to see how bad it was.

It's very boring and stupid. Yeah.

The werewolf movie with Christina Ricci? I think its so bad its hilariously fun.

[Scar]

The Others (2001) ​ Still great, even knowing the outcome. I need to work this into my rotation more often, it has been several years.

[Skitch]

I seriously haven't seen that since it was released on dvd (I own it), and I swear, in the last month 3 of my friends have rewatched it and said the same. I really need to watch it again.

[EvilShoe]

The werewolf movie with Christina Ricci? I think its so bad its hilariously fun.
I'd rather see a movie about the behind the scenes stuff, to be honest.

[MadMan]

Finally I get to see The Revenge of Frankenstein. Also I did view Twin Peaks Fire Walk With Me. Great, nasty and creepy film. A fine coda to one of the best short lived shows ever made.

[Dukefrukem]

The werewolf movie with Christina Ricci? I think its so bad its hilariously fun.

I was on the "this is so boring" bad. I can't imagine ever sitting through that movie again. It's one of the lowest rated movies i ever watched.

[Mr. Pink]

Not really a horror movie, but I highly recommend Cheap Thrills to everyone here. I was hooked from beginning to end, and it will easily make my top ten of the year (and probably a spot on my all-time list).

Pat Healy David Koechner (guy in the cowboy hat from Anchorman) shines here as a degenerate gambler/betting man that meets two broke saps and pays them to do stuff (slap a stripper's ass, for example). In his words, it's like a "reality game show," which is accurate, but it's really a twisted social experiment that plays out pretty realistically all the way through.

It delivers on the premise and doesn't take any lame plot twists. Highly, highly recommended.

[Winston*]

Pat Healy (guy in the cowboy hat from Anchorman) shines here as a degenerate gambler/betting man that meets two broke saps and pays them to do stuff (slap a stripper's ass, for example). d.

That's David Koechner. Been meaning to see that one.

[Mr. Pink]

Oh, shit. Pat Healy had top billing on imdb so I thought that was him. Pretty sad Koechner is one of my favorite comedic actors and I'm just now learning his name (he really should be even more famous than he is). My respect level for him shot through the roof after seeing this.

It's a real guys movie, and you can see traces of Tarantino in there, but it never feels like a derivative knock-off of anything. It's almost the type of movie you don't really expect to come from the U.S. I loved it.

[Skitch]

I thought the trailer for Cheap Thrills looks like a lot of fun.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I really want to see this. I feel bad for not realizing that meek lovestruck puppy-dog Pat Healy from The Innkeepers was perverted prankster Pat Healy from Compliance.

[MadMan]

I'm continuing to enjoy Hammer Studios movies. Revenge of Frankenstein was a great sequel, equal to the first film.

[Spun Lepton]

Berberian Sound Studio maintained my interest, mostly because it seemed like it was building to something inrteresting, but it wasn't. It just kind of ended, which, unfortunately, was what I began to suspect would happen right around the 1-hour mark. It looks good, it's well acted, and -- as expected -- it has stellar sound design. 5/10

[Skitch]

Frankenstein's Army (a.k.a. Wolfenstein: The Movie): this movie rocked so hard. Its on Netflix, watch immediately. Not really scary, but oh so fun.

[Spun Lepton]

Frankenstein's Army (a.k.a. Wolfenstsin: The Movie): this movie rocked so hard. Its on Netflix, watch immediately. Not really scary, but oh so fun.

I didn't much care for this. It was marketed on bizarre monster design, and it does deliver in that respect, but the movie as a whole is extremely repetitious. Walking, talking, is that a monster?, RUN!!! Rinse and repeat ad nauseum. By the end it got pretty tiring. Also, any time a character would acknowledge the camera it practically destroyed my suspension of disbelief.

[Spun Lepton]

I didn't much care for this. It was marketed on bizarre monster design, and it does deliver in that respect, but the movie as a whole is extremely repetitious. Walking, talking, is that a monster?, RUN!!! Rinse and repeat ad nauseum. By the end it got pretty tiring. Also, any time a character would acknowledge the camera it practically destroyed my suspension of disbelief.

All that said, it is worth checking out on Netflix. I just put it in my queue. I'm a little annoyed it never popped up anywhere on my feed. I had to search for it.

[Skitch]

All that said, it is worth checking out on Netflix. I just put it in my queue. I'm a little annoyed it never popped up anywhere on my feed. I had to search for it.

I love Netflix, but they're terrible about informing of new additions.

http://instantwatcher.com/titles/new

[Skitch]

...but the movie as a whole is extremely repetitious. Walking, talking, is that a monster?, RUN!!! Rinse and repeat ad nauseum.

But I SAID...


(a.k.a. Wolfenstein: The Movie)

:D

[Dukefrukem]

What I would really like is an R-Rated Dark Skies. I don't think will be very good but there's some decent imagery.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIQRMRQkW1Q

[Dukefrukem]

Ok, who here recommended Grabbers?

[megladon8]

Ok, who here recommended Grabbers?


DaMU and I.

[Spun Lepton]

DaMU and I.

And me.

[Skitch]

And me.

[Irish]

Did anyone watch the Penny Dreadful premiere? Any good?

[Rowland]

Ok, who here recommended Grabbers?I didn't like it.

What's the reputation of Children of the Corn around here? I watched it for the first time recently and thought it sucked pretty hard, though it has a certain analog charm to it. He Who Walks Behind the Rows being visualized as a Tremors-like mound burrowing about is a clever special effect, the badly composited orange cloud it later manifests as less so, and talk about some of the most insultingly redundant voice-over I've ever heard.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Yeah, I though Grabbers was diverting.

I didn't like Children of the Corn at all. I respect the effort at daylit horror and there's camp pleasure with the whole "Outlandah!" bit. But you're right about the end special effect, and I just don't think the kids were presented in a way that made them threatening. Through narrative, through camera and editing. I certainly felt nothing from the little dope with the oversized hat.

The TV remake is even worse. It's a repulsive sack of garbage.

[MadMan]

I love Children of the Corn (1984), and yes I have read the short story its based on. "OUTLANDER!" :lol:

My review of Children, taken from my old blog, before I read the short story:

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This movie has what could be the creepiest musical score ever for a horror movie. Okay, so maybe its not creepier than the classic Halloween (1978) theme, but its still up there. This along with Halloween and The Omen (1976) are horror movies where the music sets the film's mood, and give it an additional atmosphere that works incredibly well. In the case of Children of the Corn, though, the movie doesn't waste any time giving us a nightmarish world where kids, worshiping some sinister god, murder every adult in town and form their own demented Amish community. Complete with chastity belts, no use of electronics, and human sacrifices when needed, as no one is allowed to grow up. Reminds me of a demented, violent cult version of Peter Pan.

Into this whacked out land of corn wander two adults. The guy isn't important, but his wife is played by Linda Hamilton back when she was really hot. I have no idea if she made this movie before or after The Terminator, or if the latter film came out at around the same time, but she's great in both movies. From what I hear the Stephen King short story is different from the movie in some ways, but I haven't read it so I have no idea what's different and what's not. I'm guessing that the two main characters, who encounter the cult and are forced to fight against a deranged ginger child screaming "Outlander!" throughout most of the movie and his tiny child boss who heads the whole thing, weren't changed for the movie. And that the story has to have the famous "He Who Walks Between the Rows" creature/god/monster whatever the hell it is that the children so eagerly obey and fear.

As far as 80s horror movies go, this one is essential if not only because of the score, then due to the fact that crappy and dated CGI aside its a well made horror movie. Its not incredibly scary, but its really creepy. I've never seen the sequels, and I have no intention of doing so considering I hear how bad most of them are. But the first movie is quite good, and probably lead to everyone thinking we Midwesterners are demented corn worshippers. Well, I'm here to tell you that's only, um, half true :shifty: 85

Tonight I took a break from viewing Hammer Studios movies and watched The Lair of the White Worm (1988) on Netflix. I remember Ebert bashing the hell out of it in one of his reviews, but I really dug this film a lot and was entertained throughout. Plus you have a young Peter Capaldi and Hugh Grant in a bizarre 80s horror movie.

[Dukefrukem]

DaMU and I.


And me.


And me.

Good work being correct! :)

[Dukefrukem]

I didn't like it.

What's the reputation of Children of the Corn around here? I watched it for the first time recently and thought it sucked pretty hard, though it has a certain analog charm to it. He Who Walks Behind the Rows being visualized as a Tremors-like mound burrowing about is a clever special effect, the badly composited orange cloud it later manifests as less so, and talk about some of the most insultingly redundant voice-over I've ever heard.

Village of the Damned > Children of the Corn

[Rowland]

Who Can Kill a Child? > Village of the Damned > Children of the Corn

[MadMan]

I haven't seen Who Can Kill A Child yet but I agree that Village of the Damned is better than Children of the Corn.

[Grouchy]

Who Can Kill a Child? > Village of the Damned > Children of the Corn
That is correct.

[Spun Lepton]

I haven't seen Who Can Kill A Child yet but I agree that Village of the Damned is better than Children of the Corn.

Daresay the CARPENTER version of Village of the Damned is better than Children of the Corn, even maybe.

[Rowland]

I was worried, but despite its numerous flaws, Hellraiser still holds up really well, if taken on its own idiosyncratic terms. The first sequel on the other hand, not quite so much, but those effects! Hellraiser III has some nifty practical effects as well, but its terribleness largely outweighs them.

[Rowland]

Daresay the CARPENTER version of Village of the Damned is better than Children of the Corn, even maybe.Oh hell yeah it is.

[Spun Lepton]

Woof. I remembered Maximum Overdrive was bad, but I hadn't remembered just how bad. A few clever bits of dialogue are buried under piles of hokum. The romance feels forced and the movie dragged every time it came up. Pretty much everything the machines do stretch the boundries of believability, but not in a good way. Yet, at no point was I bored. The sheer level of ridiculousness kept things watchable and I did find myself laughing at some of King's humor.

Highlights:
The truck turning its mirrors to spy on people standing behind it. So, are the mirrors its eyes? I thought the headlights were its eyes. Either device is as believeable an occular device, I suppose.

Esteves's willingness, nay, literal cheering enthusiasm about being forced into slave labor immediately after watching three people die.

Death by headphones. Death by soda machine. Death by remote control car.

First to die? A black guy.

[Dead & Messed Up]

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE MAAAAAAAAAAADE YOUUUUUUUUUU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRuVTDJpVxA)

[D_Davis]

Based on the synopsis and from what I read in reviews, I thought that I would really like Insidious 2. I was almost certain that I would be the only one to like it more than the first, similar to Blair Witch 2. However, I didn't really like it. It has some neat things, like the twisty mobius strip connections with the first film, but in general it's just not very well made. I still like the simple, threadbare aesthetics, and almost complete lack of any kind of special effects work.

[Rowland]

Because I have better things to do but choose to put them off, I decided to watch the entire Hellraiser series. How would you fine folks rank the ones you've seen?

[Spun Lepton]

Because I have better things to do but choose to put them off, I decided to watch the entire Hellraiser series. How would you fine folks rank the ones you've seen?

Hellraiser II
Hellraiser
Hellraiser: Bloodline
Hellraiser: Inferno
Hellraiser: Deader
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
Hellraiser: Hellworld
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Hellraiser: Revelations

(I have not seen Hellraiser: Hellseeker.)

[megladon8]

Hellraiser
Hellraiser: Inferno
Hellraiser 2
Hellraiser 3
Hellraiser: Hellseeker
Hellraiser: Bloodline

[Dead & Messed Up]

Hellraiser - B+
Hellraiser II - C+

After that, I decided to leave well enough alone.

[MadMan]

I've only seen the first one which I liked a lot.

Maximum Overdrive is both the best and worst movie ever. All wrapped up in this bizarre cocaine fueled glorious package. I think it defies ratings.

[megladon8]

Jen and I had two first-time viewings over the last few days:

Tourist Trap was good, and surprisingly creepy. It has an outright startling opening. It does overstay its welcome a tad in the final third, but overall it was an effective horror. Oh ya, and I have to mention...Tanya Roberts in this movie is probably one of the sexiest women I have ever seen.


Then last night we watched You're Next, which was awesome. Audio problems aside (the BR only has a 5.1 surround track, and we just have our TV speakers, so the dialogue is super low and everything else is super loud) we enjoyed the heck out of it.

Sharni Vinson carried the movie wonderfully, and Jen and I commented that it felt like the filmmakers took that horror fan who is always watching these slashers and yelling at the screen "no, don't do that! Don't drop the knife! Yeah, kick his ass!" and dropped that person into a horror movie.

Great stuff.

[Irish]

PSA: Stay far, far away from Vampire Academy. Good God, I don't know what I was thinking ...

[megladon8]

PSA: Stay far, far away from Vampire Academy. Good God, I don't know what I was thinking ...


Yeah, I think you need to have your brain checked for anomalies after subjecting yourself to that one, Irish.

When they revitalize the Twilight franchise, I'm sure you'll be first in line :P

[Irish]

Yeah, I think you need to have your brain checked for anomalies after subjecting yourself to that one, Irish.

When they revitalize the Twilight franchise, I'm sure you'll be first in line :P

:lol: but .. but it was written by the same guy who wrote Heathers!

[megladon8]

:lol: but .. but it was written by the same guy who wrote Heathers!


Have you seen You're Next? I'd love to hear what you think of that one.

Jen and I watched it about a week ago and had a blast.

By the way, it has no connection to Vampire Academy, Heathers or anything you posted about previously. I just pulled that one out of left field.

[MadMan]

Heh page 666.

I really enjoyed Godzilla vs Mothra. Good score and great monster fights.

PS: Huh on the Tapetalk app it made it look as if this was page 666. Weird.

[Dead & Messed Up]

My reaction to You're Next was meh, but I'm not one for home invasion pictures, and I predicted most of the twists before they came, which made a lot of scenes into waiting games. Not a bad picture by any stretch, and any contemporary horror flick that makes use of teh Crampton is impossible to hate.

[Irish]

Have you seen You're Next? I'd love to hear what you think of that one.

I liked it quite a bit, and thought it was one of the strongest horror releases I saw last year. Very good, very dark comedy in it and I loved the way it moved. They tried, more or less successfully, to smash together different tropes.

The highlights: I thought it was funny as hell that the two characters who get shot at the start were both indie directors (Ty West and Joe Swanberg). The bit with the wire across the door, and the girl running into it, made me sick. There was something about that that was really dark and made me wonder "Who the hell wrote this? How the hell did they come up with something that nasty and devious?" Big fan of Wingard and Barrett now and I'm very much looking forward to The Guest.

My only quibble with it is the movie loses some steam once the villain's motivations are revealed. They're scary as hell when they're wearing those freaky masks and writing on the walls with blood, not so much when they take off those masks and they're squabbling over petty bullshit in the living room.

Also, I loved the protagonist -- cheered like hell when she gives that first guy a beatdown -- but she also had no real vulnerability. Past that first scene, it almost seemed too easy for her to do what she needed to do. So the stakes and tension are lower toward the ending than they might have otherwise needed to be.

I think it's exciting that indie horror has so many interesting writers and directors right now, each of whom seems to be sticking with the genre. Ty West, Adam Wingard, Simon Barrett, Scott Derrickson, the Soska sisters, Eric England -- I can't wait to see what each of these people do next.

[MadMan]

I just watched Burt I. Gordon's craptastic epic cheesy cult film Attack of the Puppet People on YouTube, live tweeting during the viewing with some people I follow on Twitter. Good times, especially since the movie is kind of hilarious and yet also rather surprisingly entertaining. The mad scientist in the film is a demented creepy Mr. Rogers wannabe, and this film clearly rips off The Incredible Shrinking Man and other little people films that were made before it. Not a bad choice for a late Sunday night.

[Rowland]

Has anybody seen or at least heard of Xtro? Because holy shit IMO.

[Dukefrukem]

Has anybody seen or at least heard of Xtro? Because holy shit IMO.

Go on...

[dreamdead]

Watched Poltergeist the other day. Surprised by some rational handling of 1970s elements in this film: indifferent demonstration of parents smoking weed, lots of panty shots of the mom, and implicit suggestion that the teenage daughter has been to the local hotel for handsy activities if not sex. And no judgment in any of those scenes. And yet, despite now simplistic effects, a lot of the central fear surrounding technology was quite well done, with the dirty pool and other spots all possessing legitimate dread. Once the whole burial ground angle comes up it's a bit less scary as it starts to conform to genre tropes, but for that first hour especially it's surprisingly effective.

And the only dumb "why did these characters do that?" aspect was having the children stay in the old bedroom after it's believed that they've healed the room with the tiny lady.

[Irish]

Has anybody seen or at least heard of Xtro? Because holy shit IMO.

Yes. :lol:

[Spun Lepton]

Has anybody seen or at least heard of Xtro? Because holy shit IMO.

I keep hoping this pops up on Netflix, because I don't know whether I want to pay for a rental. I did rent it waaaay back when it first hit VHS. I recall being fairly confused by it.

[Rowland]

Go on...It's bugfuck batshit bananas, and I kinda loved it.

[megladon8]

Isn't that the one with that GIF that's kinda viral, of the freaky looking monster receding into the woods while a car drives by?

I'm gonna try to find it. But I think that's the movie it's from...

[MadMan]

If Xtro is crazy then I want to see it.

[Dukefrukem]

Isn't that the one with that GIF that's kinda viral, of the freaky looking monster receding into the woods while a car drives by?

I'm gonna try to find it. But I think that's the movie it's from...

http://37.media.tumblr.com/e8b8f9f79a0d88f278004c999dc601 e0/tumblr_mufjxh8qKF1s1vn29o1_400 .gif

[Spun Lepton]

http://37.media.tumblr.com/e8b8f9f79a0d88f278004c999dc601 e0/tumblr_mufjxh8qKF1s1vn29o1_400 .gif

HOLY ... I must see this again.

[Irish]

What the fuck is that???

[Scar]

Oh my.

[Kurosawa Fan]

Yeah, that's from Xtro.

[Skitch]

Please tell me this is on youtube or something. Damn!

[Scar]

Here's the trailer.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbpHhcPCnyE

Uhh, looks, interesting?

[Spun Lepton]

And the only dumb "why did these characters do that?" aspect was having the children stay in the old bedroom after it's believed that they've healed the room with the tiny lady.

As much as I love Poltergeist (and I love it), I can't help but agree with this. It's a minor criticism, but even as a kid I wondered the same thing. I mean, after all they'd been through, no kid would want to go back into that room, regardless of "cleansing."

[Spun Lepton]

Uhh, looks, interesting?

Consider me surprised that it actually is pronounced "Ex-tro." I had always figured I had it wrong.

[MadMan]

"Some extra-terrestrials, aren't friendly." Hah what a tagline.

[Spun Lepton]

I procured a copy of Xtro. Who wants to touch me? I SAID WHO WANTS TO FUCKING TOUCH ME!

[Irish]

Yeah, that's from Xtro.

I need to see this again.

Edit: there are two sequels? Last one made in 1995?!

[Skitch]

I procured a copy of Xtro. Who wants to touch me? I SAID WHO WANTS TO FUCKING TOUCH ME!
I found part 1 and 2 on youtube. So no touchy. :p

[MadMan]

I found part 1 and 2 on youtube. So no touchy. :pWahoo!

[Dukefrukem]

I watched Xtro tonight since everyone was talking about it. IT's awesome. I can't wait for the sequels.

That birth scene!

I also think this movie was one of the first horror movies I ever saw as a kid. There are some scene in that resemble a dream that have stuck with me for years. So I think I saw this when I was little.

[Rowland]

Xtro fever!


I watched Xtro tonight since everyone was talking about it. IT's awesome. I can't wait for the sequels. I'm glad you had a good time with it. They definitely don't make 'em like that anymore, whatever that is. I'm not sure yet if I'll bother with the sequels, since I've heard even from most ardent fans of the original that they're unrelated and pretty bad.

[Spun Lepton]

I found part 1 and 2 on youtube. So no touchy. :p

*touches Skitch*

"Ooohhh ..."

[Dukefrukem]

Xtro fever!

I'm glad you had a good time with it. They definitely don't make 'em like that anymore, whatever that is. I'm not sure yet if I'll bother with the sequels, since I've heard even from most ardent fans of the original that they're unrelated and pretty bad.

Yeh the consensus on the horror forums seems to be the sequels are terrible beyond recognition, but that wouldn't be very fun taking someone else's word for it now would it?

[Skitch]

*touches Skitch*

"Ooohhh ..."

:lol:

I also found a really excellent HD version of Sleepaway Camp, and the Clint Howard Evilspeak. It's gonna be a good week...

[Scar]

While surfing the net, I found a scary movie list that said Creep (2004) was scarier than The Descent.

Yeah, not at all. Its passable entertainment, but not one where I'm going to run out and say WATCH THIS SHIT NOW.

[Dukefrukem]

I would probably recommend Creep. I thought it was freaky and twisted. Better than Decent? No way.

[Scar]

I would probably recommend Creep. I thought it was freaky and twisted. Better than Decent? No way.

Precisely.

[Skitch]

I also echo Dukes review. The net is full of crazies.

[Mr. Pink]

I don't remember much of Xtro but that clip makes me think I should watch it again.

[Skitch]

So I'm a good 30 min into Xtro....and I am loving it.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Creep is to The Descent as restaurant hamburgers are to home-cooked steak.

[Rowland]

Yeh the consensus on the horror forums seems to be the sequels are terrible beyond recognition, but that wouldn't be very fun taking someone else's word for it now would it?I'll watch 'em if you do.

[Rowland]

I just recently watched Creep, mostly on account of how much I liked writer/director Christopher Smith's Black Death (Severance was okay too). It's no Descent, but as far as debut horror features are concerned, it's a commendable effort that reminded me of Gary Sherman's Raw Meat.

[Dukefrukem]

I'll watch 'em if you do.

I'm in. Are we going to live post our reactions?

[megladon8]

I just recently watched Creep, mostly on account of how much I liked writer/director Christopher Smith's Black Death (Severance was okay too). It's no Descent, but as far as debut horror features are concerned, it's a commendable effort that reminded me of Gary Sherman's Raw Meat.


Hey! Black Death is the one with Sean Bean right? It was good??

Was it a horror or just a dark period piece?

I remember reading some positive Amazon and IMDb reviews but I'd hardly trust those. If you're saying it's good, though, I Must check it out - you've rarely steered me wrong! :)

[Dead & Messed Up]

Chris Smith also made the intriguing and clever Triangle. Guy's good.

[megladon8]

Chris Smith also made the intriguing and clever Triangle. Guy's good.


This one took two viewings for me to really appreciate it. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it the second time - and Melissa George carried it quite well.

[Rowland]

Hey! Black Death is the one with Sean Bean right? It was good??

Was it a horror or just a dark period piece?

I remember reading some positive Amazon and IMDb reviews but I'd hardly trust those. If you're saying it's good, though, I Must check it out - you've rarely steered me wrong! :)The critical response was pretty positive as well if I recall correctly, and it had fans around here. It's a dark period piece with horror trappings, with nods to a few horror classics that it could be considered spoilers to reveal. Give it a look, it's quite good.

[Rowland]

I'm in. Are we going to live post our reactions?:lol: Hmm I dunno about that, I'll probably wind up turning them on in the middle of the night when I'm half-asleep and/or mildly intoxicated, so if they wind up sucking I won't feel like I've wasted my time.

[Grouchy]

Yeah, Black Death was great. It's only a Horror film because it's hard to place in any other genre, though.

[MadMan]

I really liked Severance.

[Dead & Messed Up]

Yeah, I dug Black Death quite a bit, but it's a dark drama with some horror influence.

[Skitch]

After watching both, I found Xtro way more entertaining than Evilspeak.

[Dukefrukem]

I do not understand the fucking hype around Eli Roth. What has this guy done to deserve: "From Horror Master Eli Roth" Hostel and fucking Cabin Fever? Give me a break.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7-NFJ-k_Fo

[Spun Lepton]

Creep is to The Descent as restaurant hamburgers are to home-cooked steak.

An undercooked-from-frozen hamburger, specifically.

Also: My copy of Xtro had no audio. *sad face*

[Skitch]

Completely agree, Duke. Roth is so overrated. He irritates me.

Spun I'll post the youtube after work.

[Spun Lepton]

Completely agree, Duke. Roth is so overrated. He irritates me.

Spun I'll post the youtube after work.

Out of respect for number8, let's find a different way.

[Irish]

I liked Hostel quite a bit, but yeah ... Roth is better at making famous friends (Tarantino) and promoting himself than he is at making pictures. He's been in the business 10 years or so and has only directed three movies? On micro budgets?

Also, has the window closed on touching Spun? Seems like it would be a less than special experience now that we know he doesn't have a working copy of X-Tro.

[Dukefrukem]

Out of respect for number8, let's find a different way.

If you tiny URL the link, it's not technically posting piracy.

[Irish]

This is priceless. Siskel & Ebert review Xtro:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nO66D07YvJs

"Garbage is the operative word."

[Spun Lepton]

Don't waste your time with Birth of the Living Dead on Netflix. There's nothing that hasn't already been covered in the myriad of Living Dead documentaries. There's a portion devoted to showing the original Night of the Living Dead to a classroom of elementary school kids, where the kids then recite back things that happened in the movie. It's the perfect metaphor for the docu as a whole.

[megladon8]

I agree about Roth - he's pretty piss-poor. He also comes across as an enormous douche-nozzle.

[Skitch]

I know we shouldn't share illegal download stuff but is it piracy to watch it on youtube? I'll buy Xtro the second I find it.

[Mr. Pink]

I really wanted to like Roth - I still kinda do, actually - but he really hasn't done much. His heart/head are in the right place though, I think.

His bit from Grindhouse was so memorable and fit so well that I doubt I'll ever be able to really bash him much. It might be too early to write him off, but he really needs to get moving.

[Mr. Pink]

Bidding on my VHS copy of Xtro will start at one million. Go.

[megladon8]

I really wanted to like Roth - I still kinda do, actually - but he really hasn't done much. His heart/head are in the right place though, I think.

His bit from Grindhouse was so memorable and fit so well that I doubt I'll ever be able to really bash him much. It might be too early to write him off, but he really needs to get moving.


His love and enthusiasm for the hidden gems in the genre is admirable for sure, but I just find him so unlikable. He's like a Frat Douche who loves horror movies.

That photograph of him lying naked with a dick the size of a cricket racket is very telling of his delusional self-image.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I like Roth's genuine enthusiasm for the genre, even if that doesn't always get him too far in his movies. Hostel is the only one of his three films so far that I thought succeeded. At the same time, there are too many interesting things happening in Cabin Fever and Hostel Part II for me to dismiss him entirely. And Thanksgiving is obviously amazing. I'm curious about The Green Inferno mostly in terms of its social awareness - I think Roth might fall into the same trap Deodato fell into with Cannibal Holocaust, where the effort to explore the mutual savagery of cannibals and the "civilized" ends up an unconvincing excuse for thriving in exploitation.

[megladon8]

I found it pretty funny when Roth tried to blame the failure of Hostel Part II on illegal downloading.

[Dead & Messed Up]

I found it pretty funny when Roth tried to blame the failure of Hostel Part II on illegal downloading.

What's silly is that, nine times out of ten, you just blame a movie's failure on bad marketing or a bad release window. Hostel Part II opened against Ocean's 13 and Surf's Up. Just say "It was a family weekend; we miscalculated."

[Irish]

His love and enthusiasm for the hidden gems in the genre is admirable for sure, but I just find him so unlikable. He's like a Frat Douche who loves horror movies.

^ Thiiiiiiiiis.

Didn't he also throw a tantrum on MySpace when Hostel II tanked? He posted some kind if "open letter" demanding that fans "support the genre."

[Irish]

I'm curious about The Green Inferno mostly in terms of its social awareness - I think Roth might fall into the same trap Deodato fell into with Cannibal Holocaust, where the effort to explore the mutual savagery of cannibals and the "civilized" ends up an unconvincing excuse for thriving in exploitation.

I got a strong feeling from the trailer that Inferno will be tonally similar to Hostel, and probably mimic its major plot turns too. Roth seems to write from the place of an ugly American living in a bubble. No doubt this movie will generate complaints from tribal councils & a few harsh letters from lefty organizations.

[Grouchy]

I've actually liked all of Roth's films so far. I think he usually brings an interesting perspective to the genre, even though the title "Horror Master" looms way too large over his head. Never seen that TV series with Famke Janssen, though - that looked awful.

I'm always surprised how many Match-cutters dislike Cannibal Holocaust.

[megladon8]

^ Thiiiiiiiiis.

Didn't he also throw a tantrum on MySpace when Hostel II tanked? He posted some kind if "open letter" demanding that fans "support the genre."


Yeah, and like I mentioned before, he blamed its box office bombing entirely on people downloading it illegally.

[Dukefrukem]

I've actually liked all of Roth's films so far. I think he usually brings an interesting perspective to the genre, even though the title "Horror Master" looms way too large over his head. Never seen that TV series with Famke Janssen, though - that looked awful.

I'm always surprised how many Match-cutters dislike Cannibal Holocaust.

HATE that movie. Cabin Fever is the only movie I hate more than CH.

[Grouchy]

HATE that movie. Cabin Fever is the only movie I hate more than CH.
But why, really? If it's the animal cruelty or the realistic impalement effect I actually understand. Otherwise, I think it's great and so ahead of its time.

[Rowland]

I [redacted] a very good quality [redacted] of Xtro over at [redacted]. I wouldn't recommend such behavior if the film weren't so difficult to find, and I'll be one of the first to pick up a blu-ray release should that ever transpire.

As for Roth, I haven't seen Cabin Fever in probably close to a decade now, but I liked it at the time, and while I was merely indifferent to Hostel, the sequel left a very nasty impression on me. He also co-wrote/produced/starred in a film called Aftershock that was pretty lousy.

[Bosco B Thug]

Roth is contempo horror's one true campmeister. He's the Tarantino of horror, we need him. His biggest problem is a shortage of imperative to make his movies. But with probably two movies out in the next year, hopefully something of an oeuvre develops.

[Dukefrukem]

But why, really? If it's the animal cruelty or the realistic impalement effect I actually understand. Otherwise, I think it's great and so ahead of its time.

http://matchcut.artboiled.com/showthread.php?536-Cannibal-Holocaust&highlight=Cannibal

[Scar]

CH is just a bad movie overall. The animal deaths were unnecessary, but did not bother me. The movie was just a big old pile of bleagh.

[Grouchy]

http://matchcut.artboiled.com/showthread.php?536-Cannibal-Holocaust&highlight=Cannibal
That thread just adds to my confusion.

I would be one of those to call Cannibal Holocaust a masterpiece.

[MadMan]

I have a feeling that just like with the original Funny Games I'm going to see Cannibal Holocaust and then go "That's it? That's what everyone is making such a big fuss about?" Hype is sooo 1990s :P

[Irish]

Didn't see a mention anywhere, so: Night of the Creeps (86) and Carrie (76) are streaming on Netflix Instant now.

[megladon8]

Didn't see a mention anywhere, so: Night of the Creeps (86) and Carrie (76) are streaming on Netflix Instant now.


Two incredible classics.

Night of the Creeps is one of the definitive "campy 80s fun" movies.

It and Killer Klowns From Outer Space would make an awesome double feature.

[MadMan]

Didn't see a mention anywhere, so: Night of the Creeps (86) and Carrie (76) are streaming on Netflix Instant now.I own both on DVD, but its still cool news regardless. Love both films.

[Spun Lepton]

Xtro feels like it would've fit better in the exploitive 70's. There's definitely a sense of misogyny, as the women are all relegated to birthing vessels for the aliens, thus their fates appear to be much MUCH worse than any of the men's. The final scene pretty much drives the mean-spiritedness home, too. That said, for what it is, it's never boring. Its pace is surprisingly brisk. Where it lacks in story (and boy does it lack), it makes up with weirdness and WTF'ery. It also references pretty much every alien movie of its era, especially Alien. 6/10

[Irish]

Pretty sure I'm the last person in the world to know about this, but just in case:

http://www.reddit.com/r/TrueHorror

[Irish]

Also, Jug Face (2013) and Devil's Knot (2013) are both streaming on Netflix now.

[Rowland]

Xtro II was no Xtro, that's for sure.

[Spun Lepton]

Xtro II was no Xtro, that's for sure.

But the mythology is so vibrant! I don't understand how that's even possible.

EDIT:
XTRO is the new C.H.U.D.

As hard as it is to accept, I know, I know, we must accept it.

[Dukefrukem]

C.H.U.D. is way more CHUDier than Xtro is though.

[Spun Lepton]

C.H.U.D. is way more CHUDier than Xtro is though.

That's a given. Obviously, C.H.U.D. will be much more chudly than Xtro. But, would it blow your mind to realize that Xtro is FAR MORE XTASTIC than C.H.U.D.? I'd be surprised if it didn't.

[Skitch]

I really need to get on Xtro 2. Still reeling from the amazing Xtro lol

[Dead & Messed Up]

I should see this X-Tro. I'm rewatching From Beyond right now and enjoying it once again. Gotta give Gordon and Paoli props for sexing up Lovecraft's stories without the sexiness feeling too grafted-on. Instead, it becomes an important motivator for the two scientists (Pretorius and Catherine).

The S&M scene with her just trying on lingerie is pretty tacky and protracted, though. It's three minutes of her making soft eyes and touching fabrics and handjobbing Combs.

Oh, she just said "I don't know who I am anymore." Following up on her own anxiety about her dad being a schizophrenic. Nice touch.

D'oh. Bubba's error with the flashlight is pretty poorly handled. "Let's see, I'll just hold this for a while, then throw it, then make no effort to keep the beam out of my face, which I need to live."

[MadMan]

I really dug From Beyond. Its gory, disgusting, creepy and entertaining. While Re-Animator is better its not by a whole lot, and I dug the ending to From Beyond more than I did the ending to Re-Animator.

In honor of it being Friday the 13th I dug out my 2009 DVD box set and revisited Part II, The Final Chapter and A New Beginning. Up next tonight will be a double bill of Jason Lives and The New Blood. I skipped the first one because I've seen it enough and I don't care for Part III at all. Plus Jason Takes Manhattan really does suck and needs to be remade.

[Dukefrukem]

I remember From Beyond being totally overrated. Is that the one where they are conducting experiments on something that's never explained and there's a bunch of people in a house or warehouse and there's some really weird nudity?

[Dead & Messed Up]

I remember From Beyond being totally overrated. Is that the one where they are conducting experiments on something that's never explained and there's a bunch of people in a house or warehouse and there's some really weird nudity?

Maybe? The resonator is clearly explained as an invention that blurs the boundaries between dimensions, and there are only four people (three protags and a villain) for most of the story, and there's a bit of nudity from Barbara Crampton where's she's assaulted by a nether-beast.

[Irish]

Scream Factory is streaming movies every Friday night this month. Last week, they showed Assault on Precinct 13. This week, it's Night of the Demons. Next week it's Witchboard. Starts at 7pm EDT. (You need a US or Canadian IP address to watch).

http://summeroffear.com/screamfear/scream4.html

[Dukefrukem]

Maybe? The resonator is clearly explained as an invention that blurs the boundaries between dimensions, and there are only four people (three protags and a villain) for most of the story, and there's a bit of nudity from Barbara Crampton where's she's assaulted by a nether-beast.

Yeh that's it.


http://anythinghorror.files.wordpress .com/2011/07/from-beyond-barbara-crampton.jpg

[Spun Lepton]

Duke, please spoiler that image. I'd appreciate it.

[MadMan]

NSFW dawg.