storyteller
Superstar
No, but I just learned about the Cryptid the Loveland Frogman and it's one of the strangest cryptid stories I've heard in a while.
Essential The Official Coli Horror Film Thread: Discussion, Recommendations And Murder.
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Where did you learn about it?
storyteller
Superstar
Ironically, I clicked on this video because I saw a sandworm in the thumbnail and wanted to know where that whole thing originated. But the Loveland Frog got my attention because of recent sightings and a picture.
Pull Up the Roots
I have a good time when I go out of my mind..
Has anyone watched Shivers (1975) or the 1973 version of The Crazies and can recommend other movies like that?
Just watched "You'll Never FInd Me" on Shudder. Pretty good. Extreme tension throughout this movie.
MenacingMonk
Tranquilo
VHS85 is pretty solid. Techno God was boring, but the gore was all right. I just need to watch part 2 and Viral from the series.
Ngl Viral was forgettable.
storyteller
Superstar
I got this on deck to watch later.
I rate Viral the worst of the series, with the only competition for bottom being '99. Part 2 has my favorite short-story of the entire series.
storyteller
Superstar
Shudder is funny fam...I'll watch one movie that frustrates me to no end, and think Shudder's wasting my money; but then they'll drop something I really enjoy to restore the feeling. So let's start with the bad, then jump to the good.
A History of Evil:
4/10
You'll Never Find Me:
7/10
A History of Evil:
In a dystopian future where it looks like the South seceded again, a fugitive hides with her family in an old plantation-style house. But the house has a dark past that seems to be messing with the people in the present.
The premise has a ton of potential directions it can go in, and they picked the most boring possible version. They allude to a lot of meaningful issues but don't actually explore any of them. It seems set in a dystopian future, but we don't actually see any of the tech besides some advanced drones and a Ipad version of the Bible. Instead, it's mostly a ghost story where each character interacts with a similarly positioned counterpart from the house's sordid history.
That could still be good...but it's all flat. There are some nice one-off scenes, even a couple of creepy moments. But it all feels shallow. It's like they wanted to hit a whole bunch of points, so they rushed each crumb in and never gave us something deeper. The end winds up being abrupt and feeling unearned.
The premise has a ton of potential directions it can go in, and they picked the most boring possible version. They allude to a lot of meaningful issues but don't actually explore any of them. It seems set in a dystopian future, but we don't actually see any of the tech besides some advanced drones and a Ipad version of the Bible. Instead, it's mostly a ghost story where each character interacts with a similarly positioned counterpart from the house's sordid history.
That could still be good...but it's all flat. There are some nice one-off scenes, even a couple of creepy moments. But it all feels shallow. It's like they wanted to hit a whole bunch of points, so they rushed each crumb in and never gave us something deeper. The end winds up being abrupt and feeling unearned.
4/10
You'll Never Find Me:
I love going into a movie blind and being pleasantly surprised. A girl knocks on a man's trailer door during an incredibly bad storm. Now they're stuck riding the storm out and trying to figure out who the stranger really is. It's claustrophobic, shot in creative ways, and turns a bunch of awkward conversations into a deep sense of foreboding. The ending is an absolute trip that turns it from a creepy into a trippy, chaotic nightmare.
The cinematography is elite. The camera pans are great, the blocking is really well done, and there are a lot of great shots. The acting is on point, which is crucial because this is mostly two people talking in a closed environment. It's only problem is being a bit slow, but that does help build things into a CRAZY final act. I could see the ambiguity bothering certain types of horror fans, but I'll be fishing for quality analysis for a while because I really enjoyed it.
The cinematography is elite. The camera pans are great, the blocking is really well done, and there are a lot of great shots. The acting is on point, which is crucial because this is mostly two people talking in a closed environment. It's only problem is being a bit slow, but that does help build things into a CRAZY final act. I could see the ambiguity bothering certain types of horror fans, but I'll be fishing for quality analysis for a while because I really enjoyed it.
7/10
daemonova
hit it, & I didn't go Erykah Badu crazy, #yallmad
I couldn't watch history of evil, I couldn't get over the fact they made jackie cruz wear that hot ass t shirt, no showers, changing shirts or nothing.
In Monolith, homegirl took showers all the time, didn't stop her hair from being matted af
MenacingMonk
Tranquilo
Watched The Grudge (OG remake) for the First time since it dropped in theaters. I didn’t really care for it back then since it’s slow, but I thought it was decent. I never knew this and Ring were Japanese remakes. The Ring is the better film tho.
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Cronenberg early flicks
MenacingMonk
Tranquilo
I picked up quite a few horror DVDs yesterday for very cheap. One was a Wes Craven film called My Soul To Take. Never heard of it, but synopsis was interesting. Looking forward to watching them.
storyteller
Superstar
I feel like My Soul to Take got dogged because people compared it to Craven's best projects, and it definitely can't hold up to that standard. But it had some really interesting ideas, maybe too many to fit into the run time. It ends up a bit disjointed and rushed at the end.
I think the entire story could be expanded and made into a really good Netflix series-style show. It had too many characters and too much backstory to fit into its already kinda long runtime. But at the same time, I think it's better than it gets credit for...it was ambitious.