A Quiet Place, but a big buzz

Today was the last day "A Quiet Place" is playing at my theater, so I gave it a go. I tried once before, to no avail, as I had to leave because the audience wouldn't shut the fuck up, but no worries. Not like I'm paying for this shit anyway...

So I went to see what the big deal was, and what do you know... overhyped! Now, it ain't a bad movie. For Hollywood/PG-13 standards, it's pretty decent, but I still don't get why it lasted so long in theaters. Bitch lasted a month and a half, which is good for horror movies.

I don't know... it's okay. Some characters were making dumb decisions, and it tried to be a deep and emotional movie. It kinda works, but it kinda seems like it's trying too hard.

The creature design was nice. I liked how his head and sensors were. Kinda reminded me of the Shriekers from Tremors, but on a larger, more humanoid body. The grainery scene was decent, and it made me think of Dark Night of the Scarecrow. Rural/farm settings are underutilized in horror these days, but we get plenty of it in this movie.

Maybe I'm being biased because I don't want to jump on the Hollywood PG-13 bandwagon, but I still think the movie was a little overhyped. They've already got a sequel lined up, and everybody's raving about John Krazinski's directing, so will we have a franchise?

Stepfather 2

Just saw this for the first time, oddly enough. Not too shabby. It's definitely more "by the numbers" than the first, riding that post-Freddy '80s horror bandwagon turning the killer equal parts unstoppable and totally quippable. The Stepfather is truly a real creep and weirdo. These movies probably wouldn't be nearly as entertaining without Terry O'Quinn's acting chops, though. And it's always nice to see the lovely Caroline Williams. Didn't she get the memo that the nosy friend always dies?!

Whatchu guys think?

Creepshow RAW: The Abandoned Creepshow Series

As mentioned by @Box earlier, Creepshow is set to return as a TV series. I hope it's good, because the idea of a Creepshow TV series interests me more than the no longer happening Tales from the Crypt reboot. But does anyone remember Creepshow RAW?

The Creepshow franchise went through some bad times during the 2000s. In 2006, there was the poorly received Creepshow 3, which featured zero involvement from George Romero or Stephen King. Around the same time, there was the rumor of a remake, but there hasn't been any word on that in a long time.

Then in 2009, there was Creepshow RAW, which was meant to be a web series. I say "meant" because there was a single eight-minute episode released and then it was canceled. Titled Insomnia, it's somewhat inspired by the original Creepshow's wraparound segment, except instead of Tom Atkins as the pissed off (step)father, it's Michael Madsen.

It'd be wrong of me to pretend that Insomnia is some lost gem. The best part of it is Michael Madsen. The design of the monster appears to be decent, but it's not easy to tell any specific details thanks to the camera/editing and the low quality of the only YouTube upload. Still, it's a strange relic of what might've been the first Creepshow show. If you have eight minutes to spare, it's worth one look.

The beginning scene of The Twilight Zone: The Movie

Damn, that scene chills me to the bone. I'll try to elaborate

1. It starts off with that terribly depressing song, "The Midnight Special." I like plenty of CCR songs, but this definitely isn't one of them. It's depressing in a way that I find the MASH theme song depressing, except this one gives me the willies too.

2. Two recognizable faces in Dan Aykroyd and Albert Brooks. Something about seeing two very well-known actors not normally recognized for horror lulls me into a false sense of security.

3. They begin playing TV trivia humming theme songs to well-known, instantly recognizable television shows, which I think also lulls me into some kinda false sense of security. These are just two guys having a good time, much in the way I've seen myself act numerous times. There's this sense of realism. When the Twilight Zone theme comes up, there's this sorta sinister presence that slowly begins to emerge, like "oh, fuck. Now you did it."

4. "Wanna see something really scary?" No, I don't! Lol. First of all, no way in hell would I pull over in the middle of nowhere like that in the dead of night. I just wouldn't.

5. When Dan Aykroyd makes this exaggerated face and holds his finger up with this wicked sense of glee like "now you're gonna get it," it just freaks me out.

6. The fact that not only does he turn into a monster and now you're face to face with this hideous thing in the middle of fucking nowhere, but the idea that he turns into one so damn quickly. There's no metamorphosis or painful body horror transformations. He just turns his head and "bam!" It just freaks me the hell out.

7. The fact that, for no good reason, he's a monster and that what if, Albert Brooks' character said he DIDN'T want to see something scary...would he have been spared?

I don't know. What do you all think? Do you find this scene scary? What movie scenes, if any, have that sorta creepy impending doom type feeling that never fail to have an effect on you? The thing behind the dumpster in Mulholland Drive has a similar vibe, I think. Where things just feel "wrong."

Bobcat Goldthwait's Misfits & Monsters

The first episode just aired of this new horror comedy anthology series on Tru TV. Goldthwait writes and directs. I really liked the first episode. Seth Green played a voice actor, whose cartoon bear character came to life and threatened him and his family. It's Roger Rabbit meets Cape Fear. It's definitely something I'm going to keep watching.

Camp Slasher Challenge - Progress Thread

Celebrate your favorite summer camp slashers with a 2-week binge!

Sunday, July 8th ...to... Saturday, July 21st


Then, we'll jump right into Shark Week. I might get lazy and use this same thread for that one too, so people wont need to make new spots. Hopefully, it shouldn't be too confusing.


Camp Slasher Rules:

+1 pt per camp slasher watched
+1 pt per FTV
+1 pt per victim (killed by the killer, ie not accidentally)
+1 pt for each F13 movie watched on F13


Mark your spot!

Most beautiful horror movies you have seen?

What are the most beautiful horror movies you have seen? I, mean, in terms of horror films that are beautifully shot in your opinion.

For me, it would be:

Long Weekend (1978)
The Territory (1981)
Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
The Dead (2010)
Duel (1971 TV Movie)
The Dead 2: India (2013)
The Reflecting Skin (1990)
The Grapes of Death (1978)
Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)
And Soon the Darkness (1970)
Where Have All the People Gone (1974 TV Movie)
Race with the Devil (1975)
Mirage (1990)
Project Nightmare (1987)
Savages (1974 TV Movie)
It Stains the Sands Red (2016)

Let's talk about the classic shark movie - Shark Attack 3: Megalodon

There are many of these bad shark movies out there these days. But this is one of the earlier ones and one that I remember watching a while ago.

Pretty funny actually, especially John Barrowman's infamous take you home and eat your pussy line. In addition to those composite shots of the shark eating people, most hilarious of which is the guy on the jetski driving straight into the shark's mouth.

Bloody Murder 2 - Early-2000s slasher sequel

I watched the first one, so why not? Again, this is DTV slasher shit from a relatively bad era for slasher flicks, so you have to go in with a few reservations. Doesn't mean you can't enjoy it for what it is, though. Right?

As the subtitle suggests, the movie is set when the counselors are closing the camp up for the end of summer. They're still up to their usual antics, and decide to play a game of Bloody Murder. This is a vague sequel to the previous film's events, which left off on a kind of weird ending, where our main girl's brother disappeared.

This event was said to have happened "5 years ago", even though the movie is made only 3 years later. I guess "5" years makes for a better anniversary. Even the events of Friday the 13th part 2 were set 5 years after the first, despite that movie coming out only 1 year later. Who cares though, right? It's all about people getting killed, and the stories for these kinds of movies are never that great to begin with. The killers always have stupid and/or contrived motives, so we'll move past it.

The kills are more gnarly this time around. The killer is more sadistic, but for some reason, the kills only get more generic as the film goes on. Whereas the first film had a lot of scenes with the killer during the day time (which was kinda cool, actually), this one is mostly at night, and the shitty youtube quality makes it hard to make out what's going on sometimes, but it still had it's charm. In a way... a very small and vague way... some of the scenes kind of reminded of Madman for some reason. Maybe the lighting? That's always a good thing, because Madman was a fantastic slasher flick.

Our primary villain, which we're all left to assume is Trevor Moorhouse, is a bit different this time around. He's covered all the way in a black outfit with overalls and a new mask. That's right... he doesn't even have the hockey mask like on the cover of the movie. This just tells you that the distributors sometimes don't watch the movies they distribute, and that's always a sign that you're in for a great horror movie. 🙄 So yeah, he wears a mask that looks more like Bukethead, only without the KFC bucket.

Of course, you also have Tiffany Shepis in this movie, showing her tits a lot. I feel that she could be a decent actress if given the right material, but she tends to get stuck in a lot of these lesser roles, and her talent often goes to waste, it seems.

Like the first film had a character named Jason, this one has a character named Angela. Also like the first film had a theme of technology, where it used emails/messaging, this high-tech sequel utilizes... pagers.

As far as shitty DTV horror sequels go, it's not so bad. Just about on par with the first movie, which obviously isn't saying much, but you could do a lot worse. If I can find the third film "The Graveyard", I'll watch it.

Hey, shitforbrains! You forgot the Animation Challenge results!

Yeah, that was a while ago, but for anyone who cares, here's how it went down. I, personally, didn't do nearly as good at that as I had wanted due to distractions from some medical issues, but I watched some Fat Albert for the first time in years. That show was pretty awesome. I love the one where they all beat the shit out of the retard cuz Rudy's sister claimed he raped her. She was just trying to get attention, but Fat Albert set the little ho straight. I love how he always does that without raising his voice, no matter how whack they actin'. I also watched some Herculoids for the first time in a whole lot of years. Good shit! So, congratulations to Der_Tables for racking up some serious points.


Der - 6,450

Baphomet - 1,244

Ballz - 1,229

Box - 1118 Points

CPA - 840

Tromy - 813

Foz - 500

Shitforbrains - 451

Jimby - 252

Markus - 186

Ice - ?

And here's the Documentary results. Fuck all of us except Balls. That was sad.

Ballz - 120 Points

Tromy - 65 Points

OnyxHades - 22 Points

Zed - 18 Points

Foz - 16 Points

Nicko - 15 Points

Ice - 14 Points

Box - 13 Points