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

[Osaurus]

Your Host - it’s like someone asked AI to write a horror film that was a cross between Saw and Squid Games, but then the producer realized how terrible it was and crumpled up the script and threw it in the trash, yet somehow it gets found and made anyway. Starring Jackie Earl Hayley

And yes I let my wife pick and surprise! It was a TikTok recommendation

Between your write up and the trailer, hard pass for me. Thanks.

 

[Keith R]

What should I watch next? Haven't seen any of these and I'm running out of good stuff to watch.

Smile 1/2
Black Phone
Best Wishes to All
Under the Skin

Some of these have come up recently so I added them, not sure if any of these really stand out or not.

I will carefully consider all recommendations before deciding on which awful found footage movie to watch tonight.

I'd rate them Under the Skin, Black Phone, Smile, Smile 2 ( haven't seen Best Wishes). Under the Skin is pretty unconventional and polarizing, so Black Phone is the safer play. The 1970s setting adds a lot to the story

 

[KarmaPolice]

What should I watch next? Haven't seen any of these and I'm running out of good stuff to watch.

Smile 1/2
Black Phone
Best Wishes to All
Under the Skin

Some of these have come up recently so I added them, not sure if any of these really stand out or not.

I will carefully consider all recommendations before deciding on which awful found footage movie to watch tonight.

I'd rate them Under the Skin, Black Phone, Smile, Smile 2 ( haven't seen Best Wishes). Under the Skin is pretty unconventional and polarizing, so Black Phone is the safer play. The 1970s setting adds a lot to the story

Lol - in other words, watch all 5 Scoresman - you will probably get 4 different answers as the rest of us post. None that I have seen on the list were bad, so you can't go wrong with any of the first 4. I still haven't gotten to Under the Skin - it was one I wanted to watch before our 21st century list, but didn't get to.

 

[KarmaPolice]

As for the actual movie of Stage Fright ('87), I liked it a lot and embraced the wildness. As I thought about it in context of what else was around in 1987 and I would give it around an 8/10 rating. It had an interesting and unique environment for the movie, and I tend to like the "one location" type of movies. Kills and characters were good, and most importantly it showed that you can make a slasher movie that actually looks good. Some of the shots like the stage scene at the end looked great and were well shot. My favorites of the month have been a couple of the newer foreign ones, but right behind are Stage Fright, Deer Camp, and I Madman. I guess I like a good slasher and would easily watch any of them over the Saw movies or the pre-70s ones I watched.

That put me at 33 for the month. I didn't get to one last night, and instead watched a different type of horror: Seattle @ Toronto.