Horrorfest 2022 Presents The Munsters (2022, Rob Zombie)

Is Rob Zombie’s latest a good movie? I donno, it made me laugh quite a bit, I wasn’t bored by most of it and the cast makes up for some clearly lesser aspects. I think a solid 7/10 sounds about right, and Zombie doing a TV series revival of the TV series instead of a movie probably would have been a much better idea. Oh well, I’ll take what is offered to me, I guess. I’m not sure this movie deserves the hate it’s getting considering the source material. It’s The Munsters, not The Twilight Zone, people.

Sheri Moon Zombie (of course) and Jeff Daniel Phillips are two monsters who fall in love while her father, played by Daniel Roebuck, shakes his head in disapproval. You also have Sylvester McCoy as the loyal butler, Catherine Schell as the count’s disgruntled ex-wife and even Cassandra Peterson in a nice small part. Richard Brake and Jorge Garcia made me laugh, with Blake as a mad scientist and Garcia as his dimwitted assistant.

Are there some jokes that fall flat? Sure, yet most land well enough and the movie has this odd sense of humor and entertainment that works. It’s very goofy and not particularly high brow. I was amused regardless, which does remind me of the original show from what I recall, so perhaps Zombie channeled it well enough. Netflix picking this up and acting it seems oddly on brand for them, I suppose.

October 27, 2022 0

Dead People Aren’t Much Fun: Horrorfest 2022

Whew it took me a few months after October but I finished all the reviews. I’m not doing this many movies next year haha or this many months either. Thanks for reading, see you all next year for Horrorfest 2023!

I’ve run out of title ideas. That or I’m just tired these days. Yet I press on to another Horrorfest even though at some point I’ve got to be getting too old for this sort of thing. Anyways on with the show!

July (Monsters Oh My!):

August (Things Aren’t What They Seem):

September (Murder, and Lots of It):

Always bring a flashlight in case you lose your phone

October (Forever Haunted):

Please remain seated until the plane has finished crashing.

Coda (Can’t Stop Won’t Stop):

Top 10:

1. The Cremator (1969)
2. Nope (2022)
3. The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
4. Häxan (1922)
5. Barbarian (2022)
6. Sole Survivor (1984)
7. The Raven (1963)
8. Pearl (2022)
9. Onibaba (1964)
10. Storm of the Century (1999)

HM: The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)

July 2, 2022 1

Movie Log 2022

You know the drill.

January:

Return of the Street Fighter (1974, Ozawa)-82, Tubi
Santa Sangre (1989, Jodorowsky)-91, Tubi
The Guns of Navarone (1961, Thompson)-94, Netflix Instant Viewing
The Witch Who Came From the Sea (1976, Cimber)-94, Shudder/Tubi
Ichi The Killer (2001, Miike)-91, Shudder
Dream No Evil (1970, Hayes)-60, Shudder
Malatesta’s Carnival of Blood (1973, Speeth)-70, Shudder
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979, Wise)-75, Hulu
The Matrix Resurrections (2021, Wachowski)-86, Theater Viewing
Dark August (1976, Goldman)-80, Shudder
Winterbeast (1991, Thies)-83, Shudder
Fatal Exam (1990, Snyder)-71, Shudder
The French Dispatch (2021, Anderson)-100, RedBox
Beyond Dream’s Door (1989, Woelfel)-83, Shudder
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009, Sommers)-54, Netflix Instant Viewing
Carlito’s Way (1993, De Palma)-96, Tubi
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021, Watts)-93, Theater Viewing
Eternals (2021, Zhao)-60, Disney+
Encanto (2021, Howard, Bush)-80, Disney+
Massacre In Dinosaur Valley (1985, Tarantini)-70, Tubi
Luca (2021, Casarosa)-92, Disney+
Coco (2017, Molina, Unkrich)-98, Disney+
Scream (2022, Bettinelli-Olpin, Gillett)-85, Theater Viewing

February:

(24) Leptirica (1973, Kadijević)-85, Shudder
(25) The Child (1977, Voskanian)-55, Shudder
(26) Son of Frankenstein (1939, Lee)-88, Shudder
(27) House of Frankenstein (1944, Kenton)-60, Shudder
(28) The Black Cat (1934, Ulmer)-92, Shudder
(29) The Most Dangerous Game (1932, Pichel, Schoedsack)-84, Tubi
(30) And Then There Were None (1945, René Clair)-85, Tubi
(31) Cherry Falls (2000, Wright)-40, Shudder
(32) Licorice Pizza (2021, Anderson)-100, Theater Viewing
(33) Algiers (1938, Cromwell)-80, Tubi
(34) Valentine (2001, Blanks)-70, Shudder
(35) Eyes Of Fire (1983, Crounse)-90, Shudder
(36) Clearcut (1991, Bugajski)-91, Shudder
(37) De dødes tjern (1958, Bergstrøm)-93, Shudder
(38) Il Demonio (1963, Brunello Rondi)-94, Shudder
(39) The King’s Man (2021, Vaughn)-45, Hulu
(40) The Premonition (1976, Allen)-55, Shudder
(41) Alison’s Birthday (1981, Coughlan)-83, Shudder
(42) The Harder They Fall (2021, Samuel)-91, Netflix Instant Viewing
(43) Sonic the Hedgehog (2020, Fowler)-88, Hulu
(44) Free Guy (2021, Levy)-90, Disney+

March:

(45) Black Sunday (1977, Frankenheimer)-71, Hulu
(46) Darkman (1990, Raimi)-90, Shudder
(47) Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995, May)-70, Shudder
(48) Contagion (2011, Soderbergh)-87, Netflix Instant Viewing
(49) Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1996, May)-35, Shudder
(50) From Hell It Came (1957, Milner)-63, Tubi
(51) The Eagle Has Landed (1976, Sturges)-90, Tubi
(52) Stalag 17 (1953, Wilder)-100, Tubi
(53) Wilcyca (1983, Piestrak)-85, Shudder
(54) Spencer (2021, Larraín)-90, Hulu
(55) Paddington 2 (2017, King)-95, Tubi
(56) The King of Comedy (1983, Scorsese)-85, Hulu
(57) In a Valley of Violence (2016, West)-83, Netflix Instant Viewing
(58) Nightmare Alley (2021, del Toro)-88, Hulu
(59) X (2021, West)-93, Theater Viewing
(60) Death On The Nile (2022, Branagh)-77, Theater Viewing
(61) Massacre Mafia Style (1974, Mitchell)-81, Tubi
(62) The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974, Sargent)-100, Tubi
(63) Don’t Look Up (2021, McKay)-80, Netflix Instant Viewing
(64) Cutter’s Way (1981, Passer)-95, Tubi
(65) The Insider (1999, Mann)-97, Hulu
(66) Hudson Hawk (1991, Lehmann)-55, Netflix Instant Viewing
(67) Trouble Every Day (2001, Denis)-91, Shudder
(68) High Tension (2003, Aja)-87, Shudder
(69) Way Down East (1920, Griffith)-90, Tubi

April:

(70) Rome, Armed to the Teeth/The Tough Ones (1976, Lenzi)-85, Tubi
(71) Man On Fire (1987, Chouraqui)-80, Hulu
(72) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990, Barron)-71, Netflix Instant Viewing
(73) The January Man (1989, O’Connor)-45, Tubi
(74) À l’intérieur (2007, Paradis and Dalle)-92, Shudder
(75) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991, Pressman)-40, Netflix Instant Viewing
(76) Hackers (1995, Softley)-75, Tubi
(77) Double Team (1997, Hark)-75, Netflix Instant Viewing
(78) Geronimo: An American Legend (1993, Hill)-90, Netflix Instant Viewing
(79) Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022, Kwan and Scheinert)-100, Theater Viewing
(80) Roxanne (1987, Schepisi)-90, Hulu
(81) The Addams Family (1991, Sonnenfeld)-88, Netflix Instant Viewing
(82) The Net (1995, Winkler)-65, Netflix Instant Viewing
(83) The General’s Daughter (1999, West)-85, Netflix Instant Viewing
(84) Rush (2013, Howard)-81, Netflix Instant Viewing
(85) The Imitation Game (2014, Tyldum)-86, Netflix Instant Viewing
(86) Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988, De Bello)-83, Tubi
(87) Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. (1990, Kaufman)-75, Tubi
(88) Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016, Flanagan)-92, Netflix Instant Viewing
(89) Army of the Dead (2021, Snyder)-80, Netflix Instant Viewing
(90) Frontier(s) (2007, Gens)-75, Shudder
(91) The Northman (2022, Eggers)-94, Theater Viewing
(92) The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022, Gormican)-87, Theater Viewing
(93) Martyrs (2008, Laugier)-91, Shudder
(94) Antropophagus (1980, D’Amato)-35, Shudder

May:

(95) Easy A (2010, Gluck)-90, Hulu
(96) The Devils (1971, Russell)-90, Shudder
(97) Blade: Trinity (2004, Goyer)-45, Netflix Instant Viewing
(98) Blackhat (2015, Mann)-81, Netflix Instant Viewing
(99) Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (2022, Fowler)-92, Theater Viewing
(100) The Devil’s Own (1997, Pakula)-57, Netflix Instant Viewing
(101) Eaten Alive (1976, Hooper)-73, Shudder
(102) A Beautiful Mind (2001, Howard)-60, Hulu
(103) The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976, Gessner)-90, Shudder
(104) Invasion U.S.A. (1985, Zito)-83, Tubi
(105) Fatal Beauty (1987, Holland)-81, Tubi
(106) Brannigan (1975, Hickox)-70, Tubi
(107) Cat Ballou (1965, Silverstein)-95, Plex
(108) The Good Dinosaur (2015, Sohn)-86, Disney+
(109) Pig (2021, Sarnoski)-93, Hulu
(110) Suburban Gothic (2014, Bates Jr.)-55, Hulu
(111) Logan Lucky (2017, Soderbergh)-81, Hulu
(112) The House That Jack Built (2018, von Trier)-80, Hulu
(113) Splash (1984, Howard)-75, Disney+
(114) The English Patient (1996, Minghella)-95, Pluto TV
(115) Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (2017, Shizuno and Seshita)-70, Netflix Instant Viewing

June:

(116) Slaughterhouse (1987, Roessler)-67, Shudder
(117) Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008, Stoller)-90, Hulu
(118) Top Gun: Maverick (2022, Kosinski)-90, Theater Viewing
(119) Married To The Mob (1988, Demme)-85, RedBox
(120) Iron Monkey (1977, Kuan-tai)-90, Tubi
(121) 7 Grandmasters (1978, Kuo)-93, Tubi
(122) The Freakmaker aka The Mutations (1974, Cardiff)-30, Shudder
(123) Coffy (1973, Hill)-84, Tubi
(124) Foxy Brown (1974, Hill)-85, Tubi
(125) The Gunfighter (1950, King)-100, Tubi
(126) The Unforgiven (1960, Huston)-85, Tubi
(127) Texas Across The River (1966, Gordon)-53, Grit TV
(128) Dick (1999, Fleming)-75, Hulu
(129) Alligator II: The Mutation (1990, Hess)-35, Shudder
(130) The Tall T (1957, Boetticher)-90, Tubi
(131) The Beastmaster (1982, Coscarelli)-80, Public Library DVD
(132) Singin’ in the Rain (1952, Kelly, Donen)-100, Public Library DVD
(133) Hellbender (2021, Adams, Poser, Adams)-87, Shudder
(134) Thirst (2019, Steinþórsson, Úlfarsson)-80, Shudder
(135) Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018, Shizuno and Seshita)-71, Netflix Instant Viewing

July:

(136) Creature with the Atom Brain (1955, Cahn)-71, Arrow Films Video Blu-ray
(137) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022, Raimi)-73, Disney+
(138) The Werewolf (1956, Sears)-85, Arrow Films Video Blu-ray
(139) Zombies of Mora Tau (1957, Cahn)-58, Arrow Films Video Blu-ray
(140) The Giant Claw (1957, Sears)-75, Arrow Films Video Blu-ray
(141) Massacre Time (1966, Fulci)-85, Arrow Films Video Blu-ray
(142) My Name Is Pecos (1966, Lucidi)-80, Arrow Films Video Blu-ray
(143) Swing Time (1936, Stevens)-90, Criterion Blu-ray
(144) The Gray Man (2022, Russo Brothers)-82, Movie Theater Viewing
(145) Shaft’s Big Score! (1972, Parks)-75, Criterion Blu-ray
(146) Bandidos (1967, Dallamano)-90, Arrow Films Video Blu-ray
(147) Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975, Moctezuma)-75, Shudder
(148) Who Saw Her Die? (1972, Lado)-80, Shudder
(149) Jason and the Argonauts (1963, Chaffey)-91, Tubi
(150) Le foto proibite di una signora per bene aka Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion (1970, Ercoli)-85, Shudder
(151) Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972, de Ossorio)-87, Shudder
(152) Thor: Love and Thunder (2022, Waititi)-90, Theater Viewing
(153) Eat, Brains, Love (2019, Flender)-75, Shudder
(154) The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973, Hessler)-87, Tubi
(155) Mosquito (1994, Jones)-56, Shudder
(156) Without Warning (1980, Clark)-75, Shudder
(157) Invaders From Mars (1986, Hooper)-80, Shudder
(158) I Come In Peace/Dark Angel (1990, Baxley)-77, Shudder
(159) Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge (1989, Friedman)-83, Shudder

August:

(160) And God Said To Cain (1970, Margheriti)-75, Arrow Films Video
(161) Walker (1987, Cox)-95, Criterion Blu-ray
(162) Nope (2022, Peele)-98, Theater Viewing
(163) Stepfather II (1989, Burr)-40, Crackle
(164) Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957, Corman)-65, Crackle
(165) AVP: Alien vs Predator (2004, Anderson)-70, Hulu
(166) Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959, Kowalski)-45, Crackle
(167) Misery (1990, Reiner)-94, Shudder
(168) Needful Things (1993, Heston)-83, Shudder
(169) Bullet Train (2022, Leitch)-87, Theater Viewing
(170) Head of the Family (1996, Band)-60, Shudder
(171) Uncle Sam (1997, Lustig)-75, Shudder
(172) The Wolfman (2010, Johnston)-81, Tubi
(173) The Toolbox Murders (1978, Donnelly)-75, Shudder
(174) Son of Dracula (1943, Siodmak)-73, Tubi
(175) Color Me Blood Red (1965, Lewis)-65, Tubi
(176) The Predator (2018, Black)-75, Public Library Blu-ray
(177) Blood Suckers from Outer Space (1984, Coburn)-69, Tubi
(178) The Cannibal Man (1972, de la Iglesia)-84, Shudder
(179) Mississippi Masala (1991, Nair)-90, Criterion Blu-ray

September:

(180) Nadie oyó gritar aka No One Heard the Scream (1973, de la Iglesia)-85, Shudder
(181) Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022, Miller)-90, Theater Viewing
(182) Watch Me When I Kill (1977, Bido)-86, Shudder
(183) Meatcleaver Massacre (1977, Lee)-35, Shudder
(184) Mansion of the Doomed (1976, Pataki)-77, Shudder
(185) The Wizard of Gore (1970, Lewis)-78, Tubi
(186) The Oracle (1985, Findlay)-50, Shudder
(187) The Fall of the House of Usher (1928, Jean Epstein)-90, YouTube
(188) Storm of the Century (1999, Baxley)-90, Hulu
(189) Barbarian (2022, Cregger)-93, Theater Viewing
(190) Day Shift (2022, Perry)-75, Netflix Instant Viewing
(191) Blood Hook (1986, Mallon)-35, Tubi
(192) Pearl (2022, West)-90, Theater Viewing
(193) Blades (1989, Rondinella)-75, Peacock
(194) Blood Beach (1981, Bloom)-23, YouTube
(195) Cemetery of Terror (1985, Galindo Jr.)-82, Shudder
(196) Abby (1974, Girdler)-85, YouTube
(197) The Batman (2022, Reeves)-94, RedBox
(198) Fright Night Part 2 (1988, Wallace)-81, YouTube
(199) Grave Robbers (1989, Galindo Jr.)-75, Shudder

October:

(200) Sole Survivor (1983, Eberhardt)-91, Shudder
(201) Lady in White (1988, LaLoggia)-86, Shudder
(202) Lust for a Vampire (1971, Sangster)-65, Tubi
(203) The Vampire Bat (1933, Strayer)-72, Tubi
(204) Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986, Gibson)-69, Tubi
(205) Poltergeist III (1988, Sherman)-65, Tubi
(206) Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965, Francis)-70, Tubi
(207) Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990, Burr)-55, Tubi
(208) I Like Bats (1986, Warchol)-75, Shudder
(209) The Ritual (2017, Bruckner)-80, Netflix Instant Viewing
(210) The Munsters (2022, Zombie)-70, Netflix Instant Viewing
(211) Werewolf by Night (2022, Giacchino)-91, Disney+
(212) The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here! (1972, Milligan)-65, Shudder
(213) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003, Nispel)-80, Tubi
(214) Prey (2022, Trachtenberg)-90, Hulu
(215) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022, Garcia)-50, Netflix Instant Viewing
(216) The Other Side of the Underneath (1972, Arden)-85, Shudder
(217) Footprints on the Moon (1975, Bazzoni, Fanelli)-85, Shudder
(218) Shaun of the Dead (2004, Wright)-95, Movie Theater Viewing, counted cause first time
(219) Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983, Spielberg, Landis, Dante, Miller)-75, Tubi
(220) A Blade in the Dark (1983, Bava)-66, Shudder
(221) Oculus (2013, Flanagan)-90, Hulu
(222) Godzilla vs. Space Godzilla (1994, Yamashitaa)-70, Hulu
(223) Fangs aka Snakes (1974, Names)-70, Shudder
(224) Watcher (2022, Okuno)-86, Shudder
(225) Road Games (1981, Franklin)-88, Tubi
(226) The House of Seven Corpses (1974, Harrison)-60, Tubi
(227) Elvira’s Haunted Hills (2001, Irvin)-70, Shudder
(228) Manhattan Baby (1982, Fulci)-74, Shudder
(229) Aenigma (1987, Fulci)-73, Shudder
(230) The Raven (1963, Corman)-91, Tubi
(231) The Flesh Eaters (1964, Curtis)-77, Tubi
(232) Deathdream (1974, Clark)-84, Tubi
(233) Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922, Christensen)-95, Criterion Blu-ray
(234) Onibaba (1964, Shindô)-91, Criterion Blu-ray
(235) The Cremator (1969, Herz)-99, Criterion Blu-ray

November:

(236) Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II (1993, Okawara)-75, Hulu
(237) Halloween Ends (2022, Gordon)-88, Theater Viewing
(238) Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022, Appel)-93, Roku Channel
(239) Morbius (2022, Espinosa)-50, Netflix Instant Viewing
(240) Godzilla vs. Destroroyah (1995, Okawara)-73, Hulu
(241) American Ultra (2015, Nourizadeh)-85, Netflix Instant Viewing
(242) The Devil’s Backbone (2001, del Toro)-95, Criterion Blu-ray
(243) Godzilla vs Megagurius (2000, Tezuka)-78, Hulu
(244) The Pink Panther (1963, Edwards)-70, Tubi
(245) A Shot In The Dark (1964, Edwards)-95, Tubi
(246) The Return of the Pink Panther (1975, Edwards)-85, Tubi
(247) Chain Reaction (1996, Davis)-66, Tubi
(248) Siege aka Self-Defense (1983, Donovan, O’ Connell)-88, Shudder
(249) Addams Family Values (1993, Sonnefeld)-90, Netflix Instant Viewing
(250) Vigilante (1983, Lustig)-82, Shudder
(251) The Vast of Night (2020, Patterson)-93, Amazon Prime
(252) The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021, Rianda, Rowe)-96, Netflix Instant Viewing
(253) Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (2001, Kaneko)-71, Hulu
(254) The Lost City (2022, Nee Brothers)-70, Amazon Prime
(255) The Menu (2022, Mylod)-86, Theater Viewing
(256) Fire and Ice (1983, Bakshi)-77, Tubi

December:

(257) V/H/S/99 (2022, Flying Lotus)-72, Shudder
(258) Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978, Edwards)-78, Tubi
(259) Deliverance (1972, Boorman)-95, Netflix Instant Viewing
(260) Fireworks (1997, Kitano)-96, Tubi
(261) Boiling Point (1990, Kitano)-85, Tubi
(262) Underwater (2020, Eubank)-76, Hulu
(263) Autopsy (1975, Crispino)-73, Shudder
(264) The Night House (2021, Bruckner)-88, Hulu
(265) Violent Night (2022, Wirkola)-92, Theater Viewing
(266) Murder Mansion (1972, Lazaga, Polop)-20, Shudder
(267) Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022, Begos)-84, Shudder
(268) Elves (1989, Mandel)-68, YouTube
(269) Straight to Hell (1987, Cox)-82, Tubi
(270) Dark Water (2005, Salles)-55, Hulu
(271) The Black Phone (2022, Derrickson)-88, Peacock
(272) The Quatermass Xperiment (1955, Guest)-75, YouTube
(273) The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022, Gunn)-70, Disney+
(274) Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022, Johnson)-96, Netflix Instant Viewing
(275) Strange World (2022, Hall)-75, Disney+
(276) Desperately Seeking Susan (1985, Seidelman)-90, Tubi
(277) Anna and the Apocalypse (2017, McPhail)-85, Shudder

January 3, 2022 0

Horrorfest 2020 Presents: The Living Dead Girl (1982, Jean Rollin)

Ok so now I know what inspired the Rob Zombie song by the same name. I like the song better than the movie, which is solid. The gore factor for this one is nice and heavy, which is good considering the characters are beyond paper thin and I didn’t care what happened to any of them. Perhaps my rating for Living Dead Girl is too high, yet I did like this movie somewhat so maybe not. I think the main woman played by Françoise Blanchard is supposed to be a mix between a zombie, a vampire and a ghoul.

There are some lesbian overtones between her and her friend, who instead of running for the hills decides to bring her fresh victims to feed on. The ending is too anticlimactic for me yet there are some good kills and I liked the cinematography well enough. So far I have seen and liked two Jean Rollin movies but he seems to be a poor man’s Mario Bava. He does have some talent, though, and I might check out his other films anyways.

October 14, 2020 0

Horrorfest 2019 Presents: City of the Dead (1960, John Llewellyn Moxey)

Sure City of the Dead has other names, yet I really like that title. It fits the movie really well, and this flick is one of those hidden gems I always seem to find every time I binge horror movies in October. Christopher Lee is the major star in this film and he isn’t even one of the main characters. Perhaps he made City of the Dead inbetween Hammer Studios movies. Oh and Rob Zombie used this movie in one of his songs and it had to have influenced his modern day flick The Lords of Salem-a film I love a lot. Witches seem to pop up quite a bit in horror cinema, only in this case they operate as if fueled by urban legend.

Nan Barlow (Venetia Stevenson) under the guidence of her professor (Lee) decides to investigate a small New England town where witchcraft happened centuries ago. This mission ends up dragging in her boyfriend and her brother, and leads to one Mrs. Newless (Patricia Jessel in a fine performance). Despite being not very quickly paced at times, City of the Dead works as a good slow burn with some very wicked atmosphere and a good closing act.

If anything this film reminds me of Stephen King and I wonder if he saw it as well. The idea of small ancient towns hidding dreadful secrets appeals to me for some reason. I guess I have always wondered if some legends are true, and that maybe I am too afraid or smart to find out. Horror movies have taught me that it is best to leave the searching to others.

December 6, 2019 0

2018 Movie Viewing Log

At this point, I do these simply to recall everything I watch every year. The 100+ movie viewing streak is alive and well, for now anyways.

Top 10 of the Year-

1. Heat (1995, Mann)
2. Requiem For A Dream (2000, Aronofsky)
3. Lady Bird (2017, Gerwig)
4. The Rider (2017, Zhao)
5. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
6. Sorry To Bother You (2018, Riley)
7. The Shape of Water (2017, del Toro)
8. Call Me by Your Name (2017, Guadagnino)
9. Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018, Sollima)
10. Mandy (2018, Cosmatos)

January:

1. Requiem For A Dream (2000, Aronofsky)-100, Netflix Instant Viewing
2. New Year’s Evil (1980, Alston)-75, YouTube
3. The Giant Gila Monster (1959, Kellogg)-5, Netflix Instant Viewing
4. Godzilla vs. Hedorah (1971, Banno)-81, DVD
5. Godzilla vs Gigan (1972, Fukuda)-65, DVD
6. The Post (2017, Speilberg)-96, Theater Viewing
7. The Protector (1985, Glickenhaus)-88, Public Libray Blu Ray
8. Crime Story (1993, Wong)-84, Public Library Blu Ray
9. Darkest Hour (2017, Wright)-87, Theater Viewing

Movie of the Month: Requiem For A Dream (2000, Aronofsky)-100, Netflix Instant Viewing

February:

10. Time Chasers (1994, David Giancola)-50, Netflix Instant Viewing
11. The King’s Speech (2010, Hooper)-83, DVD
12. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017, McDonagh)-97, Theater Viewing
13. The Shape of Water (2017, del Toro)-98, Theater Viewing
14. Call Me by Your Name (2017, Guadagnino)-98, Theater Viewing
15. Phantom Thread (2017, Anderson)-95, Theater Viewing

Movie of the Month: The Shape of Water (2017, Del Toro)-98, Theater Viewing

March:

16. The Florida Project (2017, Baker)-93, RedBox
17. Lady Bird (2017, Gerwig)-100, Theater Viewing
18. Sleeping With Other People (2015, Headland)-85, Netflix Instant Viewing
19. Black Panther (2018, Coogler)-94, Theater Viewing
20. Blood Feast (1963, Lewis)-80, Blu Ray
21. Vertigo (1958, Hitchcock)-100, First Time Theater Viewing
22. Hostiles (2017, Cooper)-84, Theater Viewing
23. Real Genius (1985, Coolidge)-93, DVD

Movie of the Month: Lady Bird (2017, Gerwig)-100, Theater Viewing

April:

24. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017, Kasdan)-86, Theater Viewing
25. A Quiet Place (2018, Krasinski)-95, Theater Viewing
26. Isle of Dogs (2018, Anderson)-96, Theater Viewing
27. Game Night (2018, Daley and Goldstein)-90, Theater Viewing
28. Heat (1995, Mann)-100, Netflix Instant Viewing

Movie of the Month: Heat (1995, Mann)-100, Netflix Instant Viewing

May:

29. Avengers: Infinity War (2018, Russo Brothers)-95, Theater Viewing
30. Pump Up The Volume (1990, Moyle)-90, DVD
31. Deadpool 2 (2018, Leitch)-92, Theater Viewing
32. Shin Godzilla (2016, Anno and Higuchi)-88, Blu Ray
33. Porco Rosso (1992, Miyazaki)-95, First Time Theater Viewing
34. Guide Dog (2006, Plympton)-88, Theater Viewing
35. Day of Anger (1967, Valerii)-91, Blu Ray

Movie of the Month: Porco Rosso (1992, Miyazaki)-95, First Time Theater Viewing

June:

36. RoboCop 3 (1993, Dekker)-68, Comet TV
37. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018, Howard)-81, Theater Viewing
38. Dark City (1998, Proyas)-90, Blu Ray
39. The Rider (2017, Zhao)-100, Theater Viewing
40. Dead or Alive (1999, Miike)-97, Blu Ray
41. Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961, Edwards)-95, Netflix Instant Viewing

Movie of the Month: The Rider (2017, Zhao)-100, Theater Viewing

July:

42. American Made (2017, Liman)-88, Public Library
43. Blade Runner 2049 (2017, Villeneuve)-90, Blu Ray
44. Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018, Sollima)-98, Theater Viewing
45. Bao (2018, Shi)-83, Theater Viewing
46. Incredibles 2 (2018, Bird)-86, Theater Viewing
47. The Prowler (1981, Zito)-70, Shudder
48. Sorry To Bother You (2018, Riley)-98, Theater Viewing

Movie Of The Month: Sorry To Bother You (2018, Riley)-98, Theater Viewing

August:

49. Tourist Trap (1979, Schmoeller)-84, Shudder
50. Sleepaway Camp (1983, Hiltzik)-75, Shudder
51. Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama (1988, DeCoteau)-53, Shudder
52. Daughters Of Darkness (1971, Kümel)-82, Shudder
53. Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018, McQuarrie)-95, Theater Viewing
54. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018, Reed)-90, Theater Viewing
55. Basket Case (1982, Henenlotter)-79, Shudder
56. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016, Zwick)-88, Hulu
57. The Meg (2018, Turteltaub)-80, Theater Viewing

Movie of the Month: Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018, McQuarrie)-95, Theater Viewing

September:

58. I’m Gonna Git You Sucka (1988, Wayans)-84, Tubi TV
59. The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009, Zombie)-60, Tubi TV
60. The Void (2016, Gillespie and Kostanski)-83, Netflix Instant Viewing
61. Smokey and the Bandit (1977, Hal Needham)-90, Theater Viewing
62. A Simple Favor (2018, Feig)-91, Theater Viewing
63. The Addiction (1995, Ferrara)-92, Public Library
64. Killing Zoe (1994, Avary)-88, Tubi TV

Movie of the Month: The Addiction (1995, Ferrara)-92, Public Library

October:

65. Bad Moon (1996, Red)-70, Tubi TV
66. House by the Cemetery (1981, Fulci)-93, Shudder
67. Don’t Go In The Woods (1981, Bryan)-30, Shudder
68. Curtains (1983, Ciupka)-70, FilmRise TV
69. Magic (1978, Attenborough)-91, Shudder
70. Black Belly of the Tarantula (1971, Cavara)-81, Shudder
71. Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988, Simpson), Tubi TV
72. Smokey and the Bandit (1977, Needham)-90, Theater Viewing
73. Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989, Simpson)-45, Tubi TV
74. Scream Blacula Scream (1973, Kelljan)-70, Tubi TV
75. Split (2017, Shyamalan)-88, Public Library
76. Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (1981, Bianchi)
77. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989, Tsukamoto )-100, Shudder
78. Cannibal Holocaust (1980, Deodato)-90, Shudder
79. The Giant Spider Invasion (1975, Rebane)-31, Tubi TV
80. Teenage Zombies (1959, Warren)-22, Tubi TV
81. Dracula (1973, Curtis)-80, Shuddder
82. Creepshow 2 (1987, Gornick)-85, Shudder
83. Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977,Barry)-35, Shudder
84. Zombie Holocaust (1980, Girolami)-90, Shudder
85. The Gate (1987, Takács)-82, Shudder TV
86. Chopping Mall (1986, Wynorski)-80, Tubi TV
87. Halloween (2018, Green)-87, Theater Viewing
88. Hell of the Living Dead (1980, Mattei)-60, Shudder
89. The Bat (1959, Wilbur)-75, Tubi TV
90. Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994, Coscarelli)-75, Shudder
91. Contamination (1980, Cozzi)-80, Shudder
92. We Always Find Ourselves in the Sea (2017, Hogan)-83, Shudder
93. Madman (1982, Giannone )-87, Tubi TV
94. Willow Creek (2014, Goldthwait)-81, Shudder
95. Ghostwatch (1992, Manning)-92, Shudder
96. The New York Ripper (1982, Fulci)-87, DVD
97. The Deadly Spawn (1983, Douglas McKeown)-66, DVD
98. The Curse of the Werewolf (1961, Fisher)-90, Blu Ray
99. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986, Hooper)-83, Blu Ray

Movie of the Month: Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)-100, Shudder

November:

100. The Wraith (1986, Marvin)-84, Shudder
101. WolfCop (2014, Dean)-77, Shudder
102. Bohemian Rhapsody (2018, Singer)-87, Theater Viewing
103. Overlord (2018, Avery)-92, Theater Viewing
104. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018, Coen Brothers)-80, Netflix

Movie of the Month: Overlord (2018, Avery)-92, Theater Viewing

December:

105. Mandy (2018, Cosmatos)-98, Shudder
106. Maniac (1980, Lustig)-80, Shudder
107. Christmas Evil (1980, Jackson)-88, Shudder
108. Christmas Vacation (1989, Chechik)-87, Theater Viewing
109. Blue Sunshine (1977, Lieberman)-90, Shudder
110. Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998, Coscarelli)-83, Shudder
111. Phantasm: Ravager (2016, Hartman)-63, Shudder
112. Amsterdamned (1988, Maas)-80, Shudder
113. The Christmas Chronicles (2018, Kaytis)-82, Netflix
114. Liquid Sky (1982, Tsukerman)-95, Shudder
115. The Last Dragon (1985, Schultz)-83, Netflix Instant Viewing
116. Revenge (2018, Fargeat)-93, Shudder

Movie of the Month: Mandy (2018, Cosmatos)-98, Shudder

January 4, 2018 0

Horrorfest 2017: Dead Can Dance!

Image result for Dead Can Dance gif — Go Zombie Michael, Go!

Okay enough Friday the 13th homage titles. If you have not listened to the band Dead Can Dance, do so. Anyways its time for more horror films, as I have fallen into the old habit of viewing them every year. Plus writing reviews, which I plan to do much faster this time. My public library (three separate branches in town) has enough to get me started, and I am finally making the switch to Blu Ray after years of slumming it with DVD’s. So for my few readers, time to get scared…again.

PS: Long overdue reviews being written now. Also unfortunately this one was a rare bust due to life issues, lack of streaming, etc.

Public Library Edition Planned List (in alphabetical order):

1. Bite (2015, body horror)
2. The Black Torment (1964, gothic horror)
3. Blair Witch (2016, duh)
4. Blood For Dracula (1974, duh again)
5. Bram Stroker’s Dracula (1992, DUH)
6. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935, creature feature)
7. Crawlspace (1986, crazy people)
8. A Cure For Wellness (2016, crazy people)
9. Drag Me To Hell (2009, demons)
10. Flesh For Frankenstein (1973, creature feature)
11. Final Destination 2 (2003, DEATH)
12. Fright Night (2011, vampires)
13. The Girl With All The Gifts (2016, zombies)
14. Green Room (2016, crazy people)
15. The Horror Show (1989, evil spirit)
16. Krampus (2015, duh)
17. Legion (Exorcist III Director’s Cut, 1990, demonic)
18. Leviathan (1989, creature feature)
19. Lights Out (2016, evil spirits)
20. Little Shop of Horrors (1986, creature feature)
21. The Neon Demon (2016, crazy people)
22. Prison (1988, evil spirits)
23. The Quiet Ones (2013, evil spirits)
24. The Ring (2002, pissed off spirit)
25. The Tall Man (2012, urban legends)
26. Wrong Turn (2003, cannibals)
27. 31 (2016, seriously crazy people)

Other:

28. Night Monster (1942, creature feature)
29. Mother! (2017, crazy people)
30. The Manster (1959, creature feature)
31. Raw (2017, cannibals)
32. The Satanic Rights of Dracula (1974, yep)
33. Urban Legend (1998, slasher)
34. It (2017, Pennywise the Dancing Clown!)
35. Pieces (1982, giallo)
36. Alice, Sweet Alice (1976, giallo)

Halloween:

Rewatch: Return of the Living Dead (1985, zombies)

37. Jennifer’s Body (2009, demonic)
38. Salem’s Lot (1979, vampires)

July 24, 2017 0

Horrorfest 2013 Presents: The Lords of Salem (2012, Rob Zombie)

After witnessing a bunch of old witches having a huge devil worshiping orgy in the middle of the woods many things will seem tame after wards. In this case though the film The Lords of Salem decides to up the level of insanity after a slow buildup that establishes the main characters. Rob Zombie effectively channels Dario Argento, Mario Bava, Roman Polanski, and even Stanley Kubrick while managing to make a slightly better and frightening woman targeted by satanists movie than Ti West did with The House of the Devil. I’m impressed, to say the least, although I’ve only viewed his two Halloween films. I much prefer his latest over each of them, and I do plan to go backwards and view his first two movies. Say what you will about his music but Zombie has a knack for camera placement, haunting visuals, and fairly good plots. The problem with the two movies I mentioned have been more of the acting and dialogue variety, coupled with H2 ending up being way too concerned with overly extreme and pointless violence instead of its far more interesting psychological center.

Lords of Salem however lacks most of the issues that plagued his previous works, and has some rather starkly wonderful and creepy moments. Such as the eerie hallway moments, or the inside of Heidi, the main protagonist’s, apartment-there is only dim light in there, and it has the feel and look of a tomb. With a great big amazing poster from the classic A Trip To The Moon inside, also. I read that the moon is involved with fertility, and that makes sense because poor Hedi’s seemingly nice landlord may not be who she actually is. Spooky. Of course we are also left with the possibility that all of Heidi’s troubles are the result of her struggling to stay clean from drugs, which only adds to the dark proceedings. Oh they are dark indeed, bleak and terrifying nightmares that plague Heidi and cause her to question reality. Its bad enough when you are facing normal problems, yet suffering from possible hallucinations is even worse.

The rest of the film continues to unfold in a suffocating atmospheric manner, growing more and more odd and entering further into the world of the bizarre. Mysteries are answered only resulting in new questions, and by the film’s last act the final connections to reality are completely severed. Rob Zombie has given us a freaky new horror film, an experience in terror that is bold, well crafted, and different. By the time the end credits rolled I was almost glad that the film had ended only so that I could witness something happy to cleanse my thoughts. However the images still lingered on long after the screen had faded to black.

September 18, 2013 0

After Midnight: Horrorfest 2013

Lon Chaney and some creepy woman are so happy that you stopped by for the introduction to this year’s Horrorfest. I’m carrying this over from my last blog, and I’ve been doing Horrorfests ever since 2008. From August until sometime in November I watch as many horror movies as I can, only this year I’m actually planning a theme for October-you’ll see. Just sit down, buckle up, and enjoy the ride. Don’t be alarmed if you scream or if sharp fangs press against your neck. Its all part of the show, see….

The List: (Subject to Change Whenever I Feel Like It)

The Pre-Show: Homecoming (2006, Joe Dante)-Zombies-Netflix DVD-70: https://madman731.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/2013-horrorfest-presents-homecoming-2005-joe-dante/

August-

1.   The House of the Devil (2009, Ti West)-Demonic-Netflix Instant Viewing-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2013/08/01/2013-horrorfest-presents-the-house-of-the-devil-2009-ti-west/=91/100
2.   The Inkeepers (2012, Ti West)-Ghosts-Netflix Instant Viewing-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2013/08/08/horrorfest-2013-presents-the-innkeepers-2012-ti-west/=91/100
3.    The Prophecy (1995, Gregory Widen)-Angels and Demons-Netflix Instead Viewing-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/2013-horrorfest-presents-the-prophecy-1995-gregory-widen/=84/100
4.    The Man Who Laughs (1928, Paul Leni)-Man As Monster-Youtube-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2013/08/18/2013-horrorfest-presents-the-man-who-laughs-1928-leni/=95/100
5.   John Dies at the End (2012, Don Coscarelli), Monsters-Netflix Instant Viewing-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2013/08/21/2013-horrorfest-presents-john-dies-at-the-end-2012-don-coscarelli/=90/100
6.   House of a 1000 Corpses (2003, Rob Zombie)-Slasher-Family Video
7.   The Devil’s Rejects (2005, Rob Zombie)-Slasher-Family Video
8.   The Cabin in the Woods (2011, Drew Goddard)-Slasher/Meta-Netflix Instant Viewing-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2013/09/03/2013-horrorfest-presents-the-cabin-in-the-woods-2012-drew-goddard/=95/100
9.   Wolf Creek (2005, Greg McLean)-Slasher-Family Video
10.   Rouge (2007, Greg McLean)-Killer Animal-Family Video

September-

October-

Hammer Studios Horror Films Edition:

1.   X The Unknown (1956, Leslie Norman)-Creature Feature-Netflix-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2014/03/30/its-hammer-time-x-the-unknown-1956-leslie-norman/=74/100
2.   The Abominable Snowman (1957, Val Guest)-Creature Feature-Netflix-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2014/04/27/its-hammer-time-presents-the-adominable-snowman-1957-val-guest/=60/100
3.   The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958, Terence Fisher)-Creature Feature-Netflix-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2014/05/29/its-hammer-time-presents-the-revenge-of-frankenstein-1958-terence-fisher/=93/100
4.   The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959, Terence Fisher)-Creature Feature-Netflix-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2014/04/01/its-hammer-time-presents-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-1959-terence-fisher/=65/100
5.   The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959, Terence Fisher)-Madmen-Netflix
6.   The Plague of the Zombies (1966, John Gilling)-Zombies-Netflix-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2014/04/07/its-hammer-time-presents-plague-of-the-zombies-1966-john-gilling/=83/100
7.   The Reptile (1966, John Gilling)-Creature Feature-Netflix
8.   The Witches (1967, Cyril Frankel)-Witches-Netflix
9.   Frankenstein Created Woman (1967, Terence Fisher)-Creature Feature-Netflix-https://madman731.wordpress.com/2014/04/12/its-hammer-time-presents-frankenstein-created-woman-1967-terence-fisher/=84/100
10.   The Mummy’s Shroud (1967, John Gilling)-Mummies-Netflix
11.   Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968, Freddie Francis)-Vampires-Netflix
12.   Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969, Terence Fisher)-Creature Feature-Netflix
13.   Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970, Peter Sasdy)-Vampires-Netflix
14.   Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971, Seth Holt)-Mummies-Netflix
15.   Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972, Alan Gibson)-Vampires-Netflix
16.   Dracula: The Satanic Rites (1973, Alan Gibson)-Vampires-Netflix
17.   Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1979, Roy Ward Baker)-Vampires-Netflix

Rest of the Month:

One Night Three Bavas: https://madman731.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/one-night-three-bavas/

28.   5 Dolls for an August Moon (1970, Mario Bava), Slasher-Netflix Instant Viewing=81/100
29.    Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970, Mario Bava)-Slasher-Netflix Instant Viewing=92/100
30.   Bay of Blood (1971, Mario Bava)-Slasher-Netflix Instant Viewing=88/100

Thus ends Horrorfest 2013. I enjoyed watching a ton of movies and being scared and thrilled during a three month period. I can’t wait for Horrorfest 2014. Cheers.

July 31, 2013 2