rsmurphy wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 11:31 pm First class spookfest of a tour of a traditional Japanese home which appears to be caught in a time loop. Narration appears in subtitles and with each walkthrough the decay grows as photographs and stains grow more unnatural. Super eerie and uncomfortable viewing. I'm on my third watch and each time you catch something new. Perfect on a stormy night like tonight. A+++ slow burn.

That’s cool and feels heavily influenced or even a remake of Hideo Kojimas technically unreleased silent hill follow up demo

TylerDeadPine wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 11:32 pm That’s cool and feels heavily influenced or even a remake of Hideo Kojimas technically unreleased silent hill follow up demo

Christ, just a bit.

PT is still peak modern horror.

Bluegum LaBloat wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 7:14 pm Found Oddity stagey and airless, which is weird because Caveat had a terrific mood, even though it had an equally pedestrian, though less fussy, 'Tales of the Unexpected' type story. I suppose in general I don't like classic/corny horror cliches, or filmmakers who say they enjoy 'playing' with them [vomit], but at least something like 'Inside Number 9', which this reminded me of, is funny. Musty stuff.

Not the biggest fan of using this descriptor in this instance, but Oddity is more fun. Caveat oozes haunted house vibes in spades so much that the the mystery at the heart of the story is set aside in order to terrorize you. McCarthy used the same room for Oddity that he used for Caveat but without the set pieces, which to me is weird because if I didn't read that fact I would've never guessed it. To my own eyes without the wooden mannequin the room would have been insanely less spooky whereas the room in Caveat just shouted spooky from every space and every corner. All that said I'm keeping my eye on Damian McCarthy. He has a solid grasp on crafting suspense along with chilling vibes. He has a few shorts collected on YouTube. He Dies at the End has always been my favorite, but I can understand how its ending is divisive. Up until that very last second, though, is a master class in creating dread.



I watched Fun House again over this past weekend after not seeing it in decades, and though it's not set in the Halloween season it still creates that nostalgic seasonal vibe. Dare I say I like it better than The Texas Chainsaw Massacre? I dare say.

Põrgu (Hell) is an Estonian short by Rein Raamat. Created in 1983 it animates three engravings by Eduard Wiiralt: Cabaret, Inferno, and Preacher. It all gets very obscene and surreal and comes highly recommended.

i had a day off a while ago and watched The Owners from 2020. Had a good time, satisfyingly nasty action - "let's break into this mansion belonging to a doctor, what's the worst that could happen?" - would like to read the source comic book. The senior leads, one of whom used to be (my favourite) Doctor Who, do great things with what they're given, and the whole thing bowls along with a sort of sharp hysteria. Not perfect - they try to shade in a backstory and it sort of muddles it - but I forgave it that. Horrible score, but in a good way.

Not lesser known, but I thoroughly enjoyed The Substance. Writing, acting, direction, music, SOUND DESIGN: all tops! Most fun I've had at the theater in a long while.

kmc wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2024 11:02 am Not lesser known, but I thoroughly enjoyed The Substance. Writing, acting, direction, music, SOUND DESIGN: all tops! Most fun I've had at the theater in a long while.

Plus one. What a great movie. And - it feels quite weird to say this, actually - Demi Moore just kills it.

rsmurphy wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2024 12:29 pm

Põrgu (Hell) is an Estonian short by Rein Raamat. Created in 1983 it animates three engravings by Eduard Wiiralt: Cabaret, Inferno, and Preacher. It all gets very obscene and surreal and comes highly recommended.

Thanks for this, it was cool.

gaetano dimita wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2024 3:06 pm

kmc wrote: Sun Sep 22, 2024 11:02 am Not lesser known, but I thoroughly enjoyed The Substance. Writing, acting, direction, music, SOUND DESIGN: all tops! Most fun I've had at the theater in a long while.

Plus one. What a great movie. And - it feels quite weird to say this, actually - Demi Moore just kills it.

This, on the other hand...

rsmurphy wrote: Mon Sep 16, 2024 12:29 pm

Põrgu (Hell) is an Estonian short by Rein Raamat. Created in 1983 it animates three engravings by Eduard Wiiralt: Cabaret, Inferno, and Preacher. It all gets very obscene and surreal and comes highly recommended.

Yes.

mrcancelled wrote: Sun Jan 21, 2024 7:29 pm

rsmurphy wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:47 pm Currently Joko Anwar is one of my favorite directors. He does creepy real good with no pussyfooting around, you know? Just genuine creepy horror meant to freak you out. His next movie, Grave Torture, is based on his short from years ago and I am excite. He seems to have a predilection for putting young'uns through their paces.

Same here, he's fantastic. Your post was the catalyst for us re-watching Impetigore and The Queen of Black Magic this weekend, planning on rewatching the Satan's Slaves movies one night next week. I think Impetigore is my favorite so far but they've all been good.

Finally watched Grave Torture and it was a total bummer. He took a terrifying short about a sinner's eternal punishment in the grave and built a drama about family, grief and religious dogma around it. Normally this sounds like a good time and I just cannot understand how he missed the mark. The performances are excellent but they are all working with an overstuffed and tangled plot frugally sprinkled with scares until the third act which explodes in an orgy of CGI violence. Also, religious horror walks such a fine line that when crossed often feels like moralizing. I'll always have time for Joko Anwar but this one was a letdown.

Took Late Night with the Devil, and The Cleansing Hour for a repeated spin. Both deal with possessions that are broadcast but they couldn't be more different. I like the latter more than the former which is CRAZY since The Cleansing Hour has more faults, but in all of its fun, popcorn-esque, bad-CGI Zoom treatment of exorcisms there are a couple of creepy sequences and a menacing quality missing in Late Night with the Devil. If LNwtD had no rizz it'd be a wet blanket.

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finally watched Immaculate. That movie squandered any enjoyment I received from the first half with a ridiculous second half. Also, show me the baby. I didn't sit through 30 minutes of mad doctor shit not to see the goddamn baby. Bite me, Michael Mohan