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FFA Official Horror Movie Thread Catching up on Shudder and Various Streaming Platforms (3 Viewers)

1st - Night of the Reaper (AMC+) Grade B-

2nd - Weapons (theater) Fortunately this is still showing in theaters. I went into this pretty blind, only knowing that it was pretty well-received, and after the fact I was glad I did. In that vein, I won't provide spoilers. The setup is that several school children go missing on the same night and it turns out they all were students in the same classroom. It takes awhile to set up, which I didn't mind, and then it gets pretty crazy. Extremely unique story with a lot of visuals you won't forget. More than worthy of the theatrical experience. Grade A-
 
foxco said:
JB Breakfast Club said:
Brightburn is available on Peacock. Really underrated flick from 2019, imo. Great October 1 choice-lots of Kansas cornfield ambiance.
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Totally off topic but the writer of Brightburn just gave me a terrific testimonial for a horror script I'm going out with, so I fully support watching this film!!
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Congrats! I'd like to hear more about this - please PM me any details you're comfortable sharing
 
Keith R said:
1st - Night of the Reaper (AMC+) Grade B-

2nd - Weapons (theater) Fortunately this is still showing in theaters. I went into this pretty blind, only knowing that it was pretty well-received, and after the fact I was glad I did. In that vein, I won't provide spoilers. The setup is that several school children go missing on the same night and it turns out they all were students in the same classroom. It takes awhile to set up, which I didn't mind, and then it gets pretty crazy. Extremely unique story with a lot of visuals you won't forget. More than worthy of the theatrical experience. Grade A-
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Weapons is the best of 2025 for me by far. I even got the T shirt.
 
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Nosferatu - Very “artsy” horror movie that is creepy in parts but also comes across as a wannabe period drama. Some of the oddness seemed a little forced and while there’s a few jump scares it’s more silly than scary for the most part. It was also dull in parts and William Defoe was pretty awful.

It as very similar in storyline and style to Copolla’s Dracula - but I much preferred that movie.

As far as Egger’s goes, I’ve only seen “The Witch” which I really liked and would watch again. I would not watch this one again.
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I'm a big Eggers fan and a fan of the original so I was really psyched for this. It's the first movie I saw in a theater in probably 15 years.
I left disappointed.
 
Today is the 12-hour Horror Movie marathon at the local cinema.

11:15am HORROR EXPRESS (1972, 1hr 30m)

1:45pm POPCORN (1991, 1hr 31m)

3:15pm DEMONS (1985, 1hr 28m)

5pm SHIVERS (1975, 1hr 27m)

7:45pm JENNIFER’S BODY (2009, 1hr 45m)

9:30pm AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000, 1hr 42m)

11:15pm SURPRISE MOVIE
 
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Just watched M Night Shamalan’s movie Trap. It serves as a vehicle to further his daughter’s music career, which isn’t my style but decent nonetheless.

As for the movie, I did find it entertaining but the plot holes are wide enough to drive a tank through and well beyond the realm of possibility. It isn’t scary in the least but I guess it could be classified as a thriller.

I would rate it 2.5/5
 
V/H/S Halloween: Another annual installment in this series that has been a bit inconsistent. This year's group of shorts aren't bad, but nothing groundbreaking here. They are pretty much all more about the gore this year than scaring you. Some are downright comedic. If you like this series, it's worth a watch, but this isnt going to win you over if you haven't liked them so far. 6.5/10.
 
Godsbrother said:
Just watched M Night Shamalan’s movie Trap. It serves as a vehicle to further his daughter’s music career, which isn’t my style but decent nonetheless.

As for the movie, I did find it entertaining but the plot holes are wide enough to drive a tank through and well beyond the realm of possibility. It isn’t scary in the least but I guess it could be classified as a thriller.

I would rate it 2.5/5
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That’s a fair rating. It was meh at best
 
BroncoFreak_2K3 said:
Today is the 12-hour Horror Movie marathon at the local cinema.

11:15am HORROR EXPRESS (1972, 1hr 30m)

1:45pm POPCORN (1991, 1hr 31m)

3:15pm DEMONS (1985, 1hr 28m)

5pm SHIVERS (1975, 1hr 27m)

7:45pm JENNIFER’S BODY (2009, 1hr 45m)

9:30pm AMERICAN PSYCHO (2000, 1hr 42m)

11:15pm SURPRISE MOVIE
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Did you do this??
 
My last wave was: Exhuma, Final Destination: Bloodlines, Blood Bath ('66), The Last Man on Earth ('64), and Bride of Frankenstein. I think I missed something and I am at 10 for the month total. Of that pile, the only one I really liked was Exhuma - another new foreign language movie. I tend to go to bat a bit for the Final Destination movies as a series, but I thought this newer one was a bit dull and overly long. For the first hour it's basically the opening accident and one death fake out. I like but don't love the 60s movies on the list - horror of that era tend to lean on the music way too much and I tend to get distracted and grumbly about it.
 
Oh yeah, the one I forgot on the list was : Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project. I think I gave that one a 6-7/10 rating. I liked the idea of it and it had some good laughs at the start, but it tailed off a little at the end, and the mythology of the what was going on didn't land with me. IMO it tried to do a little too much at the end and got a bit jumbled.

Could be worse - I could be watching stuff like Trap and Heart Eyes Killer. ;)
 
So far my favorites have been Best Wishes to All, Deer Camp '86, and Exhuma. 2 foreign language and 1 horror/comedy - sounds about right, and basically what my 21st century list and ratings looked like. I have a pile of newer folk horror I was going to try to get to this week.
 
1st - Night of the Reaper (AMC+) Grade B-
2nd - Weapons (theater) Grade A-

3rd -The Devil's Candy (AMC+) Chose this one on a whim. A family moves into an old house where the previous owners had recently passed away. Those owner's unusual son (an actor horror aficionados will recognize) returns and stakes a claim to the house. The last I'll give away about this is that the father of the new family (Ethan Embry aka Rusty Griswold from Vegas Vacation) shares a link with the previous owner's son. That last wrinkle adds to what could have been a movie based on a frequent trope. For what it is, it's well done. Not a must-watch but entertaining enough. Bonus points for the soundtrack if you like death metal. Grade B-

4th -The Sacrament (AMC+) Saw this one to get some found footage representation. The main guy's sister has joined a religious group and the group's members have collectively relocated to another country. He doesn't know where but she has gotten permission to invite him for a visit, and he brings a reporter and cameraman along. It takes a long while for the horror elements to manifest, which is surprising given that it's directed by Ti West, but I appreciated the patience in world-building. Many things that take place will be familiar to those who know their history, but the found footage angle freshened this up quite well. Dinged just a bit for not being that "horror-y", still a very solid watch. Grade B

I also saw Soylent Green for the first time, which I though was outstanding but misrepresented as a horror film - it isn't - so I won't count it here. That knocked me off pace so I'll have to make it up.
 
I watched Terrifier Uno for the first time a couple weeks back (had to prepare for Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando).

No spoiler from me but how did that fool survive at the end?
 
Poo on the people that categorized Gerald's Game as "horror". I bailed half way through that snoozefest.

Barbarian - Nice thriller. It very much felt like a cat and mouse game between the film maker and the viewer. Always trying to fake us out and keep us on our toes.
 
Chris B. said:
Poo on the people that categorized Gerald's Game as "horror". I bailed half way through that snoozefest.
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Much better book than movie, and I'm far from a book snob. Reason being -
So much of what happens in the book takes place in her mind. Very hard to convey that in a movie that is limited to sight and sound. The only way around that is endless narration, which usually detracts more than it adds.
 
1st - Night of the Reaper (AMC+) Grade B-
2nd - Weapons (theater) Grade A-
3rd -The Devil's Candy (AMC+) Grade B-
4th -The Sacrament (AMC+) Grade B

5th -Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1941) (HBO MAX) I started watching this on TCM on Saturday but was too busy to sit and watch, but fortunately found it on MAX. This features Spencer Tracy in the feature dual role with some faces that classic film fans will recognize. It's a little hard for 2025 eyes to find a 1941 film truly scary but it definitely succeeds in achieving creepiness. While far from explicit, there are things that are alluded to that would have shocked viewers at the time. Quite different narratively from the novella, which is more an observation than a criticism, it measures up well with the standards of the era. Grade B+

6th - House of Darkness (Hulu) I cancelled Hulu and it runs out tomorrow, so I snuck this one one in. Kind of ironic that I watched this almost right after Dr. Jekyll, as they both feature lecherous men. I generally don't mind a slow burn, but this one was too slow and didn't really use it's time well in terms of world building. It eventually develops but unfortunately in a pretty predictable way. This didn't bring anything original and was my first miss of the month. Nothing to see here. Grade D
 
Keith R said:
Chris B. said:
Poo on the people that categorized Gerald's Game as "horror". I bailed half way through that snoozefest.
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Much better book than movie, and I'm far from a book snob. Reason being -
So much of what happens in the book takes place in her mind. Very hard to convey that in a movie that is limited to sight and sound. The only way around that is endless narration, which usually detracts more than it adds.
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That make a lot of sense. The concept of time is warped when the dialogue plays out between her own mind and her husband.
 
1st - Night of the Reaper (AMC+) Grade B-
2nd - Weapons (theater) Grade A-
3rd -The Devil's Candy (AMC+) Grade B-
4th -The Sacrament (AMC+) Grade B
5th -Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1941) (HBO MAX) Grade B+
6th - House of Darkness (Hulu) Grade D

7th -Tales from the Darkside - The Movie (BBC America) My first rewatch of the season, this anthology features a lot of famous actors; the first portion alone has Christian Slater and then relative unknowns Steve Buscemi and Julianne Moore. Not as tongue-in-cheek as Tales from the Crypt episodes, it still channels that era and style well, with some surprising pathos in one episode. Witches, mythical creatures and a mummy are represented here but the best villain of all is a house cat. Nostalgic fun for those that like this format. Grade B
 
Bring Her Back, from the brothers who brought us Talk to Me

Reallly enjoyed this. Slow burn of dread and unease until the third act. Very good imo B+


ETA, i think the acting in this was excellent asswell
 
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Was thinking Nick Frost in a horror movie (non-comedy type) would be interesting. He certainly comes across as terrifying, but the story is pretty weak imo. 2.5/5
 
1st - Night of the Reaper (AMC+) Grade B-
2nd - Weapons (theater) Grade A-
3rd -The Devil's Candy (AMC+) Grade B-
4th -The Sacrament (AMC+) Grade B
5th -Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1941) (HBO MAX) Grade B+
6th - House of Darkness (Hulu) Grade D
7th -Tales from the Darkside - The Movie (BBC America) Grade B

8th -Forgive Us All (Prime) Stumbled upon this one pretty randomly. I can best describe this as a dystopian neo-western with some zombies thrown in. That's how it comes across, a western first and a horror movie second. The story is decent, albeit slow to develop, but outside of some flashbacks and the very beginning, the zombies don't make their presence felt until the end. A movie can be both a good western and a good horror film, but this one is no Bone Tomahawk. If you miss it, you won't miss much. Grade C

9th -Good Boy (theater) An entire horror movie experienced from a dog's point of view. Story wise, this can best be described as a ghost or demonic possession movie that borrows from The Ring, but the uniqueness and heart is in the presentation. It managed to suck me in as it went along. Bear in mind this is PG-13 and also very short at 73 minutes, which I didn't mind but I heard some around me complaining about that. If you stick around post-credits, there's some making of discussion, which I didn't count for grading but I liked seeing. Not one that needs to be seen in a theater but the most sympathetic protagonist in recent memory earns points as well. Grade B
 
Another (y) for Good Boy. A little hard to tell what is going on in some scenes with just the way it is shot. There were some genuine scares. Really enjoyed this movie and must say it got a little dusty in the theater in spots. The making of at the end was really eye-opening how they pulled this movie off.

I think we are planning on seeing Shelby Oaks and Dream Eater in the theater later this month. Both seem to be getting quite the internet buzz.
 
Bring Her Back - One of the best of the year. Great performance by Sally Hawkins. Grade A
Strange Harvest - Found Footage style mockumentary. Amateur acting but really creepy and creative murders. Great if you like found footage, but this won't convert you if you don't like the subgenre. Surprised to see this has 91% on RT. Found footage films never rate that high. Grade B
V/H/S: Halloween - This series has been stuck in mediocrity for a while now. More of the same if you like the series. This one is campier and gorier than previous entries. Grade C+.
Watcher - Nice suspense horror from 2022. Stars Maika Monroe who is becoming a modern scream queen. Slow burn with lots of tense scenes. Well made. Grade B+

28 Years Later - Rewatched this already because I just love it so much. Return to form for the series. A little bit of a slower burn than the previous two, but I love the worldbuilding of post infection Great Britain, and how the zombies have "evolved" after 28 years. Grade A.
 
Osaurus said:
I watched I Spit on Your Grave (the original 1978 version) for the first time today. Dayum! This movie is pretty brutal and graphic even for today’s standards imo. 3.5/5
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Wasn't that movie banned? I watched it at a sleepover when I was 12 or 13. Can't believe the parents allowed us to watch it.
 
1st - Night of the Reaper (AMC+) Grade B-
2nd - Weapons (theater) Grade A-
3rd -The Devil's Candy (AMC+) Grade B-
4th -The Sacrament (AMC+) Grade B
5th -Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1941) (HBO Max) Grade B+
6th - House of Darkness (Hulu) Grade D
7th -Tales from the Darkside - The Movie (BBC America) Grade B
8th -Forgive Us All (Prime) Grade C
9th -Good Boy (theater) Grade B

10th -Hereditary (HBO Max) The wife wanted to revisit this new classic and I wasn't going to fight that! I think everyone reading this thread has seen it, so I'll just remark upon what made an impression this time. I really felt for the father, who must be wondering what kind of family he married into, first regarding his mother-in-law, then his wife, who morphs into the same type of person. The wife's supposed friend, while not acting alone, uses the wife's misery to her absolute advantage practically flawlessly. Of course, there's a lot more to the film than that. Suffice to say this film deserves its lofty reputation and then some. Grade A+
 
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