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2020 SKMB October Horror Movie Marathon!

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  • cat said:
    7. Within 2016 A man moves into a new house with his new wife and teen daughter, they quickly find things are not right. Michael Vartan, Erin Moriarty, Nadine Velazquez and JoBeth Williams has a small role as a neighbor. 

    Ok. This one creeped me right out. I started watching it last night, but was tired, I turned it off only about 20 min in. But, had I kept watching last night, I would have ended up turning it off anyway because it is night shift time so was here alone with the kids and it scared me watching it this morning, in the sunshine! 

    If anyone else has seen this, I am still not 100% sure what the heck...I read some reviews after I finished it and first of all, hardly anyone liked it. (What? I was seriously freaked out!) And two, it only made a little over $10000 at the box office. Anyway, usually, spoilers are difficult to avoid, but in this case, when I am searching for answers, there are no spoilers! 

    I will put my questions behind a spoilers, in case anyone else wants to catch the movie. 

    Who is the killer??? The guy, David who used to live there, I get that. I get he had agoraphobia. But is he a ghost or real? Some of the things that happen suggest he is a ghost. But the reviews I read seem to suggest he was real, secretly living in the walls, a la The Boy. Also one review said there was a direct lift of a scene from Silence of the Lambs. I know which scene, but even that is confusing...the way I took that was the boyfriend was the one shot, the cops and everyone assumed it was David...which sets up the ending of the movie.  


    Help!! 😄 

    Where did you see this Cat? Netflix I hope.   :D
    catGNTLGNTFlakeNoirspideyman
  • cat said:
    7. Within 2016 A man moves into a new house with his new wife and teen daughter, they quickly find things are not right. Michael Vartan, Erin Moriarty, Nadine Velazquez and JoBeth Williams has a small role as a neighbor. 

    Ok. This one creeped me right out. I started watching it last night, but was tired, I turned it off only about 20 min in. But, had I kept watching last night, I would have ended up turning it off anyway because it is night shift time so was here alone with the kids and it scared me watching it this morning, in the sunshine! 

    If anyone else has seen this, I am still not 100% sure what the heck...I read some reviews after I finished it and first of all, hardly anyone liked it. (What? I was seriously freaked out!) And two, it only made a little over $10000 at the box office. Anyway, usually, spoilers are difficult to avoid, but in this case, when I am searching for answers, there are no spoilers! 

    I will put my questions behind a spoilers, in case anyone else wants to catch the movie. 

    Who is the killer??? The guy, David who used to live there, I get that. I get he had agoraphobia. But is he a ghost or real? Some of the things that happen suggest he is a ghost. But the reviews I read seem to suggest he was real, secretly living in the walls, a la The Boy. Also one review said there was a direct lift of a scene from Silence of the Lambs. I know which scene, but even that is confusing...the way I took that was the boyfriend was the one shot, the cops and everyone assumed it was David...which sets up the ending of the movie.  


    Help!! 😄 

    Where did you see this Cat? Netflix I hope.   :D
    I recorded it on Cinemax. But internet says it is available on Hulu and Amazon prime. 
    GNTLGNTFlakeNoirspideyman
  • Oh, I have hulu.  I'll watch it and get back to you.
    catGNTLGNTFlakeNoirspideyman
  • 6. The Kiss of the Vampire (FTV)

    A newlywed couple stranded in turn of the century Bavaria find hospitality at a lavish but worn-down estate, not realizing the new bride is being groomed for initiation into their vampire cult.  

    This 1963 Hammer Films effort is their first vampire film without Christopher Lee or Peter Cushing, but it still manages to kindle some of the old vampire magic.  The movie is bursting with color, especially reds, and there's a great opening sequence involving a staking at a funeral service.  Hammer films always have great music and atmosphere, and this film is no exception, and although the plot is thin and familiar, the film never really drags.  The acting is excellent and the women are lovely, although the head vampire is pretty lightweight and had me wishing they could have gotten Christopher Lee.  

    Comparisons to previous superior Hammer vampire films kept this from being a 4-star movie, as well as a ridiculous and unintentionally hilarious finale featuring a mass attack of flimsy paper and string bats that looked like they were purchased off the shelf at Woolworth.  My guess is that funding had run out by the time they filmed the climactic scene, or it was tacked on by a studio head who should have known better.  Ruinous ending aside, I enjoyed the movie.

    3 out of 5 stars.

    Bob's October 2020 Horror Movie List

    *FTV denotes first-time viewings

    1. Viy (1967) 4/5 (FTV)

    2. Night Visitor 3/5 (FTV)

    3. Tigers Are Not Afraid 5/5 (FTV)

    4. I Trapped the Devil 4/5 (FTV)

    5. Vivarium 3/5 (FTV)

    6. The Kiss of the Vampire 3/5 (FTV)

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  • GNTLGNT said:
    ....Imogen POOTS????.....sounds like a real fart of a name......
    Yeah, that name made me giggle when I saw it in the credits!

    cat said:
    7. Within 2016 A man moves into a new house with his new wife and teen daughter, they quickly find things are not right. Michael Vartan, Erin Moriarty, Nadine Velazquez and JoBeth Williams has a small role as a neighbor. 

    Ok. This one creeped me right out. I started watching it last night, but was tired, I turned it off only about 20 min in. But, had I kept watching last night, I would have ended up turning it off anyway because it is night shift time so was here alone with the kids and it scared me watching it this morning, in the sunshine! 

    If anyone else has seen this, I am still not 100% sure what the heck...I read some reviews after I finished it and first of all, hardly anyone liked it. (What? I was seriously freaked out!) And two, it only made a little over $10000 at the box office. Anyway, usually, spoilers are difficult to avoid, but in this case, when I am searching for answers, there are no spoilers! 

    I will put my questions behind a spoilers, in case anyone else wants to catch the movie. 


    I haven't seen the movie but you have me intrigued.  I'll have to seek this out.
    catGNTLGNTHedda GablerFlakeNoirspideyman
  • I have been thinking about the movie. I had a light bulb moment but it still does not work with the rest of the story, just brings up more questions. (Maybe that's why so many negative reviews?)  I am going to watch parts of it again. Can't wait to hear what you guys think! 
    GNTLGNTHedda GablerFlakeNoirNeesyspideyman
  • ....looked up some stills Cat, from Candy Corn, and I see what you mean....I think it's just a poorly executed(pun intended)latex grotesquerie though....however, the one dude's make-up looks like a Captain Spaulding rip-off......
    Captain Spaulding Rob Zombie character - Wikipedia
    Hedda GablercatFlakeNoirfushingfeefNeesyspideyman
  • cat said:
    I have been thinking about the movie. I had a light bulb moment but it still does not work with the rest of the story, just brings up more questions. (Maybe that's why so many negative reviews?)  I am going to watch parts of it again. Can't wait to hear what you guys think! 
    Aw cat, i have to pay extra for that movie with Hulu but... i watch the dogs again this coming weekend and they have amazon so will see if i can catch it on their tv.
    GNTLGNTcatFlakeNoirspideyman
  • edited October 2020
    Please forgive my memory, someone here has seen the movie, We need to talk about kevin. Whomever you are, could  you come back and give me your thoughts on it?
    catFlakeNoirGNTLGNTspideyman
  • I'm starting off with all the original and sequel "Halloween" movies. This last weekend, I got thru Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween III, and Halloween IV. I've been trying to finish up another one during the week, but that happy crappy just ain't happenin'...too busy but I am going to get thru all the Halloween movies at least before Halloween, I very much still enjoy them. John Carpenter is a genius....

    Michael Myers   Michael myers halloween Michael myers Halloween film

    Hedda GablerNotaroFlakeNoirGNTLGNTcatfushingfeefNeesyspideyman
  • ghost19 said:
    I'm starting off with all the original and sequel "Halloween" movies. This last weekend, I got thru Halloween, Halloween II, Halloween III, and Halloween IV. I've been trying to finish up another one during the week, but that happy crappy just ain't happenin'...too busy but I am going to get thru all the Halloween movies at least before Halloween, I very much still enjoy them. John Carpenter is a genius....

    Michael Myers   Michael myers halloween Michael myers Halloween film

    ....and the mask has more emotion than Shatner could ever summon.....
    Hedda Gablerghost19catFlakeNoirNotarospideyman
  • edited October 2020
    10.  Fiend Without a Face*-- 1958

    Oh man. This is exactly what you expect from 1958.  Every movie afraid of the bomb and radiation.  And this time, people are dying around an air base that is nuclear powered. Of course, this all started with some damn scientist d*ckin' around with science.

    When they get to the bodies of the people dying in the neighborhood, the brains and spinal cords are missing.  The whole movie, the creatures are invisible. We don't know what they are until about the last 10 minutes.  After taking over the nuclear reactor, the creatures dial up the power and become visible. And they are the missing brains and spinal cords of all the dead people.  I loved these brain guys!  And when they were in the final battle and the brains got shot, they oozed and dripped some of the best ooze/drip in the biz.  

    Really terrible film, but I did get a kick out of the last 10 minutes.  I wish the brains won.  I'd like to see what exactly their goal was.  Continue the lives they had when they were in a body?  Mainlining radiation and socializing, maybe getting married and having baby brains?  Going to work, standing around the water cooler to talk about the latest episode of Gunsmoke?  Where's that movie?  I want to see that movie.





    1.  Ghost Stories*
    2. American Murder*
    3. Christmas Evil*
    4.  Vault of Horror
    5. The Green Slime*
    6.  The Blue Elephant 2*
    7. Theatre of Blood
    8.  Ghost Ship
    9.  Deathdream*
    10. Fiend Without a Face*
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  • edited October 2020
    Maniac* -- 1934

    I thought this was the Maniac that Eli Roth talks to Stephen King about in his AMC's History of Horror.  He gave Stephen some Maniac mask. 

    Well, that's a big no. There must be another Maniac movie.

    This one was about a mad scientist who is trying to raise the dead.  His ding dong lab helper kills him and then assumes the doc's identity because he just happened to be a vaudeville impersonator before getting steady employment in medicine. 

    He starts treating people, shoots up some poor slob with drugs and the guy goes insane, kidnaps a girl and rapes her.  The guy's wife who brought him in for treatment discovers the real doc's body and blackmails impersonator doc.  There is a cat-breeder named Goof who breeds cats for their fur.  And there's a showgirl ex-wife of the vaudeville/new doc guy who comes looking for him because he's inherited a fortune.   A girl fight happens between ex-wife and blackmail broad and it all gets wrapped up with a very Poe ending. 

    While all of this is happening, we would get periodic scrolling placards to read about insanity and mania and phobias and, sheesh, I don't know, probably yeast infections.  I sort of lost focus.

     Confused? Yeah. Me too.  Oh my lord. There was everything in this.  They just threw everything in.  And it was only 51 minutes long and had a budget of 5,000.  

    In looking for the trailer for this, I found like 4 other movies titled Maniac.  Which Maniac did Stephen and Eli like?  Click on link if you want to see the trailer.  



    https://www.imdb.com/video/vi380371225?playlistId=tt0025465&ref_=tt_ov_vi


    1.  Ghost Stories*
    2. American Murder*
    3. Christmas Evil*
    4.  Vault of Horror
    5. The Green Slime*
    6.  The Blue Elephant 2*
    7. Theatre of Blood
    8.  Ghost Ship
    9.  Deathdream*
    10. Fiend Without a Face*
    11. Maniac* 1934
    GNTLGNTcatfushingfeefspideyman
  • Hedda I think it's probably this Maniac that SK and Eli Roth were discussing , directed by William Lustig and starring Joe Spinell, it's a classic. It was remade in 2012 and had Elijah Wood in the Spinell role. 


    FlakeNoirGNTLGNTcatfushingfeefNeesyspideyman
  • ...."Cat Breeder Named Goof"....hell, I'd pay to see THAT movie.......

    Waffles  Disney Wiki  Fandom
    catHedda GablerNotarofushingfeefFlakeNoirspideyman
  • 8. The Lost Boys 1987 

    Classic! Still love this movie. 
    Hedda GablerNotarofushingfeefNeesyFlakeNoirGNTLGNTspideyman
  • Notaro said:
    Hedda I think it's probably this Maniac that SK and Eli Roth were discussing , directed by William Lustig and starring Joe Spinell, it's a classic. It was remade in 2012 and had Elijah Wood in the Spinell role. 


    Yes, this looks familiar. I think this was the film they were discussing now that I see this.  I couldn't remember, I just remembered the name.

    And, I see a season two of History of Horror is going to drop on AMC this weekend!  I have my recorder set!
    catNotarofushingfeefFlakeNoirGNTLGNT
  • 7. The Invisible Man  (2020) (FTV)

    Modern retelling of the Universal Studios classic is told from the perspective of a wife trying to escape an abusive relationship with the titular character.

    As much as I love the original 1933 Invisible Man character, he never could quite stack up against true monsters like Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon.  He seemed more like a demented prankster than something to be feared.  I'm pleased to say this modern adaptation brings the fear back--I've never seen a scarier version of The Invisible Man.

    Much of the appeal of the original classic came from the impressive (for their time) visual effects, but this modern adaptation wisely avoids shoving tons of CGI-laden effects down our throats and instead does a lot with sound and camera movement, putting the audience into the movie and making us imagine what might be there.  We don't get bogged down in the science but the emotional experience.  This is also the rare modern horror film that gives us characters we feel for, thanks to an amazing performance by Elisabeth Moss, which is fortunate because she's in nearly every frame of the film.  By cleverly combining the Invisible Man story with a spousal abuse story, the stakes are much higher and the tension more palpable.  In addition, the film explores less outré notions, such as whether one can truly ever escape an abusive past, even when the abuser is no longer around. 

    This film's run at the box office was unfortunately cut short by the pandemic, keeping it from getting much buzz from the general public, but even if you don't like horror, it is a quite accessible and very entertaining thriller.  Just be prepared for some serious tension.

    4 out of 5 stars.

    Bob's October 2020 Horror Movie List

    *FTV denotes first-time viewings

    1. Viy (1967) 4/5 (FTV)

    2. Night Visitor 3/5 (FTV)

    3. Tigers Are Not Afraid 5/5 (FTV)

    4. I Trapped the Devil 4/5 (FTV)

    5. Vivarium 3/5 (FTV)

    6. The Kiss of the Vampire 3/5 (FTV)

    7. The Invisible Man (2020) 4/5 (FTV)

    NeesyFlakeNoirHedda GablerNotaroGNTLGNTcat
  • 7. The Invisible Man  (2020) (FTV)

    Modern retelling of the Universal Studios classic is told from the perspective of a wife trying to escape an abusive relationship with the titular character.

    As much as I love the original 1933 Invisible Man character, he never could quite stack up against true monsters like Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon.  He seemed more like a demented prankster than something to be feared.  I'm pleased to say this modern adaptation brings the fear back--I've never seen a scarier version of The Invisible Man.

    Much of the appeal of the original classic came from the impressive (for their time) visual effects, but this modern adaptation wisely avoids shoving tons of CGI-laden effects down our throats and instead does a lot with sound and camera movement, putting the audience into the movie and making us imagine what might be there.  We don't get bogged down in the science but the emotional experience.  This is also the rare modern horror film that gives us characters we feel for, thanks to an amazing performance by Elisabeth Moss, which is fortunate because she's in nearly every frame of the film.  By cleverly combining the Invisible Man story with a spousal abuse story, the stakes are much higher and the tension more palpable.  In addition, the film explores less outré notions, such as whether one can truly ever escape an abusive past, even when the abuser is no longer around. 

    This film's run at the box office was unfortunately cut short by the pandemic, keeping it from getting much buzz from the general public, but even if you don't like horror, it is a quite accessible and very entertaining thriller.  Just be prepared for some serious tension.

    4 out of 5 stars.

    Bob's October 2020 Horror Movie List

    *FTV denotes first-time viewings

    1. Viy (1967) 4/5 (FTV)

    2. Night Visitor 3/5 (FTV)

    3. Tigers Are Not Afraid 5/5 (FTV)

    4. I Trapped the Devil 4/5 (FTV)

    5. Vivarium 3/5 (FTV)

    6. The Kiss of the Vampire 3/5 (FTV)

    7. The Invisible Man (2020) 4/5 (FTV)

    I've seen the original.  I've seen the Kevin Bacon one.  I wasn't that interested in this one, but your write-up has me rethinking that.  Might have to give it a go.
    FlakeNoirfushingfeefNotaroGNTLGNTcatspideymanNeesy
  • edited October 2020
    12.  Books of Blood* -- 2020 

    This is a Hulu entry starring a good cast but most notably for me is Anna Friel, Marcella.

    Very slick looking, nicely done.  It was pretty good.  I like anthology type horror stories and all the stories were intertwined in a believable way.




    1.  Ghost Stories*
    2. American Murder*
    3. Christmas Evil*
    4.  Vault of Horror
    5. The Green Slime*
    6.  The Blue Elephant 2*
    7. Theatre of Blood
    8.  Ghost Ship
    9.  Deathdream*
    10. Fiend Without a Face*
    11. Maniac* 1934
    12.  Books of Blood*
    FlakeNoirNotaroGNTLGNTcatspideymanfushingfeefNeesy
  • 13. Escape Room* -- 2019

    One of those locked room movies.  Which I love. 

    It's pretty typical figure-things-out-before-you-die! stuff,  but I still enjoyed this one even though I have seen other similar movies.  



    1.  Ghost Stories*
    2. American Murder*
    3. Christmas Evil*
    4.  Vault of Horror
    5. The Green Slime*
    6.  The Blue Elephant 2*
    7. Theatre of Blood
    8.  Ghost Ship
    9.  Deathdream*
    10. Fiend Without a Face*
    11. Maniac* 1934
    12.  Books of Blood*
    13. Escape Room*
    FlakeNoirNotaroGNTLGNTcatspideymanfushingfeefNeesy
  • 13. Escape Room* -- 2019

    One of those locked room movies.  Which I love. 

    It's pretty typical figure-things-out-before-you-die! stuff,  but I still enjoyed this one even though I have seen other similar movies.  



    1.  Ghost Stories*
    2. American Murder*
    3. Christmas Evil*
    4.  Vault of Horror
    5. The Green Slime*
    6.  The Blue Elephant 2*
    7. Theatre of Blood
    8.  Ghost Ship
    9.  Deathdream*
    10. Fiend Without a Face*
    11. Maniac* 1934
    12.  Books of Blood*
    13. Escape Room*
    Was this on Netflix girl? I might be able to do this one. (I know... stop laughing... :p )
    NotaroGNTLGNTcatspideymanNeesy
  • FlakeNoir said:
    13. Escape Room* -- 2019

    One of those locked room movies.  Which I love. 

    It's pretty typical figure-things-out-before-you-die! stuff,  but I still enjoyed this one even though I have seen other similar movies.  



    1.  Ghost Stories*
    2. American Murder*
    3. Christmas Evil*
    4.  Vault of Horror
    5. The Green Slime*
    6.  The Blue Elephant 2*
    7. Theatre of Blood
    8.  Ghost Ship
    9.  Deathdream*
    10. Fiend Without a Face*
    11. Maniac* 1934
    12.  Books of Blood*
    13. Escape Room*
    Was this on Netflix girl? I might be able to do this one. (I know... stop laughing... :p )
    I can't remember if this was Hulu or a cable channel recording.  I think I watched it Hulu.
    FlakeNoirNotaroGNTLGNTcatspideymanNeesy
  • edited October 2020
    14.  The Severed Arm* -- 1973

    I'm going to label this a new view, but the ending sort of tugged at me like I had seen it before.  But I had to get clear to the ending to feel that. Maybe I've seen something similar that gave me déjà vu. 

    Totally 1970s fare, it's about a group of men who go into an old mine and guess what happens?  Yep. Someone's arm gets eaten.

    When a cave-in traps them, 2 weeks go by and they are hungry.  So they draw straws and the loser has to give up his arm.  Not without a lot of argument and crying.  One of the men just happens to be a doctor, so the loser at least has the skill of an actual doctor sawing his arm off.

    No sooner had they said bon appétit, they get rescued.  The explanation was that the doctor had to amputate his arm after the cave-in crushed it. 

     Of course, one-armed Ted is unhappy, and hospitalized.  The whiny bastard should count his blessings, it was a fair straw draw and he could've ended up like Timothy. I mean, where on earth did he go?  God why don't we know? We do know! He got all 'et up.  Ted just lost an arm.  Man up, Ted!

    Well, time passes and the mine guys one by one start getting their arms chopped off.  Some of the men live, some die -- and they can't go to the police and rat out Ted who they believe is getting revenge. 

    It's really not a bad little story.  Horribly bad 70s movie, but I think they could remake this and it could be chilling.



    1.  Ghost Stories*
    2. American Murder*
    3. Christmas Evil*
    4.  Vault of Horror
    5. The Green Slime*
    6.  The Blue Elephant 2*
    7. Theatre of Blood
    8.  Ghost Ship
    9.  Deathdream*
    10. Fiend Without a Face*
    11. Maniac* 1934
    12.  Books of Blood*
    13. Escape Room*
    14. The Severed Arm*
    FlakeNoirNotaroGNTLGNTcatspideymanfushingfeefNeesy
  • 12.  Books of Blood* -- 2020 

    This is a Hulu entry starring a good cast but most notably for me is Anna Friel, Marcella.

    Very slick looking, nicely done.  It was pretty good.  I like anthology type horror stories and all the stories were intertwined in a believable way.




    1.  Ghost Stories*
    2. American Murder*
    3. Christmas Evil*
    4.  Vault of Horror
    5. The Green Slime*
    6.  The Blue Elephant 2*
    7. Theatre of Blood
    8.  Ghost Ship
    9.  Deathdream*
    10. Fiend Without a Face*
    11. Maniac* 1934
    12.  Books of Blood*
    ....is this Clive Barker material?......
    catNotaroHedda GablerspideymanfushingfeefNeesy
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