FFA Official Horror Movie Thread Catching up on Shudder and Various Streaming Platforms (5 Viewers)

[KarmaPolice]

Today was an interesting double feature of:

Pumpkinhead (1988) - I've been focusing a bit on folk horror this month, and this is one I kept putting off through the years assuming it was low budget cheese. In an ironic twist, I ended up liking this one more for the story and emotion than I did the f/x since it's directed by Stan Winston. It stars a surprisingly buff Lance Henriksen as a shop owner who summons an entity to seek revenge on a group of teens after an accident. This was surprisingly good and even the teens weren't the typical cookie cutter teens of other horror movies. 7/10

Pet Sematary II (1992) - This one, on the other hand I found to be quite bad. The PCP pod doesn't get everything right of course, and this was one they were talking about in an episode I relistened to this month. I saw it when it came out, but thought it was worth a revisit with fresh eyes. I was wrong, and I will admit that I started skimming through stuff because I was not having a good time with it. 3/10. Edward Furlong didn't help the cause, but I thought maybe Goose and Mr. Krabs would help a little.

According to my letterboxd, that was #36 and #37.

 

[Keith R]

Not a horror movie, but when the wife and I can't get in a whole movie we've been enjoying a rewatch of The Haunting of Hill house. So well done

I saw the original for the first time earlier this month and was very impressed. So much better than the remake

 

[KarmaPolice]

I thought Hill House (the show) tailed off a bit at the end and started to use unearned jump scares too much. Overall good, but for me was another example of why I think movies > shows.

 

[KarmaPolice]

The Loved Ones (2009) was better than I remembered. Sure, I remember the basic plot and a couple of the messed up parts, but I had forgotten some of the good emotional hits and how good the acting was in this. Certainly the gore and themes aren't for everybody, so I am not going to sugarcoat that part. I stumbled across some info about the movie and that the director had the idea of a movie that mixed Carrie and The Evil Dead. Splash in Misery and as I said earlier the dinner scene of TCM and that about sums up the tone here. I hate the term so much, but I'd guess it gets lumped into the "torture porn" category but for me most of those movies aren't about watching for that, it's that they don't shy away from realistic gore and consequences of messed up situations. It would make a great, WTF capper for an all-nighter. 8/10, and cuts to the chase with an 84min runtime.

An Australian movie, and the director wrote/directed another short movie - The Devil's Candy. That is another I know I watched, but don't remember. The other one he directed is 2025's Dangerous Animals, which has been sitting in my queue since I saw the title and premise, so I might give that one a go this weekend.

 

[Scoresman]

My hot take is that I preferred Midnight Mass to the Hill House/Bly Manor series. I feel like it was a more original concept.

 

[Osaurus]

My hot take is that I preferred Midnight Mass to the Hill House/Bly Manor series. I feel like it was a more original concept.

Same

 

[Keith R]

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) Grade A+
11th - The Fall of the House of Usher (1960) (Prime) Grade B
12th - Beneath (2007) (Paramount +) Grade C-
13th - House on Haunted Hill (1959) (TCM) Grade A-
14th - Deep Red (Pluto) Grade C+
15th - Bring Her Back (HBO Max) Grade A+
16th - Henry; Portrait of a Serial Killer (Prime) Grade B
17th - M3GAN 2.0 (Peacock) Grade C+.
18th - Interview with the Vampire (HBO) Grade A.
19th - Phantoms (Paramount +) Grade D+
20th - Sinners (HBO Max) - Grade A+

21st - Slither (Peacock) - The wife wanted to see this, which was a rewatch for me but not for her. Clearly inspired in part by one of my guilty pleasures Night of the Creeps, this begins with an alien being discovered by a small town couple messing around in the woods. Although I had seen this when it hit theaters, I had forgotten how fun it was. The deliberately campy tone suits this alien creature feature perfectly, while hitting high tension at just the right points. An entertaining one to watch, especially in a group. Grade B+

 

[Keith R]

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) Grade A+
11th - The Fall of the House of Usher (1960) (Prime) Grade B
12th - Beneath (2007) (Paramount +) Grade C-
13th - House on Haunted Hill (1959) (TCM) Grade A-
14th - Deep Red (Pluto) Grade C+
15th - Bring Her Back (HBO Max) Grade A+
16th - Henry; Portrait of a Serial Killer (Prime) Grade B
17th - M3GAN 2.0 (Peacock) Grade C+.
18th - Interview with the Vampire (HBO) Grade A.
19th - Phantoms (Paramount +) Grade D+
20th - Sinners (HBO Max) - Grade A+
21st - Slither (Peacock) Grade B+

22nd - Burnt Offerings (Prime) - Another wife pick, this one from the 1970s and it shows, in good ways and not-so-good. A family looking for a summer retreat finds an offer they can't refuse in leasing a huge and secluded, albeit somewhat aged, mansion... with a catch; they must also care for the owners' mother while they're there. Starring Karen Black and of all people Bette Davis, it's good at establishing the setting and an eerie mood, but this progresses a little too slowly for my taste. This is also the rare PG rated horror, though that doesn't really compromise the story being told. The ending sequence elevates this to borderline. Grade C+

 

[KarmaPolice]

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) Grade A+
11th - The Fall of the House of Usher (1960) (Prime) Grade B
12th - Beneath (2007) (Paramount +) Grade C-
13th - House on Haunted Hill (1959) (TCM) Grade A-
14th - Deep Red (Pluto) Grade C+
15th - Bring Her Back (HBO Max) Grade A+
16th - Henry; Portrait of a Serial Killer (Prime) Grade B
17th - M3GAN 2.0 (Peacock) Grade C+.
18th - Interview with the Vampire (HBO) Grade A.
19th - Phantoms (Paramount +) Grade D+
20th - Sinners (HBO Max) - Grade A+

21st - Slither (Peacock) - The wife wanted to see this, which was a rewatch for me but not for her. Clearly inspired in part by one of my guilty pleasures Night of the Creeps, this begins with an alien being discovered by a small town couple messing around in the woods. Although I had seen this when it hit theaters, I had forgotten how fun it was. The deliberately campy tone suits this alien creature feature perfectly, while hitting high tension at just the right points. An entertaining one to watch, especially in a group. Grade B+

Love Slither. Did your wife like it?

 

[Osaurus]

Burnt Offerings is still creepy af to me today. The ending is crazy.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Firing up Terrifier 3

 

[KarmaPolice]

Firing up Terrifier 3

Another of your wife's picks??

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Firing up Terrifier 3

Another of your wife's picks??

Joint pick. It’s not high cinema but for pure gratuitous gore it’s a good series

 

[KarmaPolice]

Firing up Terrifier 3

Another of your wife's picks??

Joint pick. It’s not high cinema but for pure gratuitous gore it’s a good series

I "liked" 3 better than 2, but it's a bit too much for me overall. I thought Art was at his best in the diner scene in the 1st one, then it gets carttoonishly gross from there.

It was one of the few times i paused and wondered what it said that it made almost 100M and became so mainstream.

 

[Keith R]

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) Grade A+
11th - The Fall of the House of Usher (1960) (Prime) Grade B
12th - Beneath (2007) (Paramount +) Grade C-
13th - House on Haunted Hill (1959) (TCM) Grade A-
14th - Deep Red (Pluto) Grade C+
15th - Bring Her Back (HBO Max) Grade A+
16th - Henry; Portrait of a Serial Killer (Prime) Grade B
17th - M3GAN 2.0 (Peacock) Grade C+.
18th - Interview with the Vampire (HBO) Grade A.
19th - Phantoms (Paramount +) Grade D+
20th - Sinners (HBO Max) - Grade A+

21st - Slither (Peacock) - The wife wanted to see this, which was a rewatch for me but not for her. Clearly inspired in part by one of my guilty pleasures Night of the Creeps, this begins with an alien being discovered by a small town couple messing around in the woods. Although I had seen this when it hit theaters, I had forgotten how fun it was. The deliberately campy tone suits this alien creature feature perfectly, while hitting high tension at just the right points. An entertaining one to watch, especially in a group. Grade B+

Love Slither. Did your wife like it?

Yeah, she really loved it, despite generally not liking body horror

 

[KarmaPolice]

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) Grade A+
11th - The Fall of the House of Usher (1960) (Prime) Grade B
12th - Beneath (2007) (Paramount +) Grade C-
13th - House on Haunted Hill (1959) (TCM) Grade A-
14th - Deep Red (Pluto) Grade C+
15th - Bring Her Back (HBO Max) Grade A+
16th - Henry; Portrait of a Serial Killer (Prime) Grade B
17th - M3GAN 2.0 (Peacock) Grade C+.
18th - Interview with the Vampire (HBO) Grade A.
19th - Phantoms (Paramount +) Grade D+
20th - Sinners (HBO Max) - Grade A+

21st - Slither (Peacock) - The wife wanted to see this, which was a rewatch for me but not for her. Clearly inspired in part by one of my guilty pleasures Night of the Creeps, this begins with an alien being discovered by a small town couple messing around in the woods. Although I had seen this when it hit theaters, I had forgotten how fun it was. The deliberately campy tone suits this alien creature feature perfectly, while hitting high tension at just the right points. An entertaining one to watch, especially in a group. Grade B+

Love Slither. Did your wife like it?

Yeah, she really loved it, despite generally not liking body horror

I get that it has that element to it, but I would consider it more horror/comedy overall with it's tone. Nothing like a Cronenberg movie or others usually associated with the subgenre.

 

[Osaurus]

Thinking of firing up Trilogy of Terror today.

 

[KarmaPolice]

The Invisible Man ('33) was a new watch for me, and one of the OG classics I hadn't gotten to. I didn't realize he was already invisible from the first scene, so that was interesting to me and I thought some of the ideas and f/x held up. There is a bit of silliness that I don't remember being in others from the time, but that was also perfect for my daughter. She did actually jump a little when he started taking off some of the bandages to eat and other things and by the end we were both joking around and having fun. She seemed to like it a lot, but I found it to be a bit above average. We might try another one after work today - maybe Frankenstein or Wolf Man. 5.5/10 I would be willing to give it a higher mark or rewatch it again if not for the screeching woman at the Inn he stays at.

Dangerous Animals (2025) is a hard one for me to rate. The acting was surprisingly good, especially Hassie Harrison in the lead. Jai Courtney was also near unrecognizable to me, and also quite good in this. That said, I was pretty bored after awhile and will admit to FF in the middle for 10mins or so. The last 10-15 were also reaaaaaally bad. If I hit the FF on a movie, that usually means the rating is 2/10 from me (so my Pet Sematary 2 rating above is incorrect), but I think the acting is enough to give it another point and a half, so 3.5/10. Still not enough that I would stick out my neck and recommend it. I really needed to be shorter, have a few more kills, and not try to shoehorn in a romance. One of my few whiffs of the month.