Essential The Official Coli Horror Film Thread: Discussion, Recommendations And Murder.

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classic
the way they set up the first creatur appearance with all the doors opening is wild
they set up something as routine as opening doors and tried to make it stressful as fukk .
I guess for the rime period , its about the best they could do with hte level of FX they could do, but they made the most of it.


my sci fi watches have been almost non existent this year.
i have got to get some back in my rotation

with that being said
i may watrch the Howling series or the phantasm series next.

Been eyeing Phantasm series as well. I am not big on Howling i may have to rewatch it but never got the hype. Heard good things about some sequels

When I was doing series rewatches, I got through a bunch of marathons...Friday the 13th, Halloween, Wrong Turn, TCM, etc....the two series that I couldn't get through were Hellraiser and Phantasm. Hell Raiser because the quality crashes so badly, but Phantasm I just couldn't get into.

The first one is certified, but I had trouble getting into the rest.

 

[Straw Hat Luffy]

The Dead Zone

...Walken Cronenberg King

Cozy Chiller Classic

Anything with Walken in it is a banger

 

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J/K-Horror watchfest continues for me. My weekend watches were:

The vaunted classic - Pulse

Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.

I'm a fan of Pulse, but I also find that most J-Horror fans like it more than I do. It has some excellent scares scattered throughout, but the philosophical stuff leans overdramatic for me, and I feel like the shifts in the world are too abrupt. I know people that LOVE this plot, and I just think it's a cool premise with flawed execution.

That said, Pulse stands out because of those scattered scares I mentioned. It has, bar none, some of the best scares of the era. I don't think The Ring or The Grudge or One Missed Call or any of the other J-Horrors that got bought up by American studios have a moment as good as the first trip into a forbidden room.

Next up a new joint - Sleep

A young, expectant wife must figure out how to stop her husband's nightmarish sleepwalking habits before he harms himself or his family.

This is one hell of a promising debut effort from the writer/director. Sleep has a slow-burn feel that I don't think we get enough of these days. It actually gave me vibes from two POLAR OPPOSITE horrors. But I'll name-drop those in a minute.

Sleep unfolds with each nightly experience. The couple goes to sleep, the husband starts sleepwalking, and his bizarre behavior escalates with each night. Between those moments, we get the couple's reactions during the daytime and their attempts to address it. They go to doctors, safety-proof the house, and consult mediums out of desperation. Meanwhile, each night, the husband's actions become more threatening.

It works really well! This dude starts snoring, and it has the same ominous vibe as when Paranormal Activity's footage would start fast-forwarding. You KNOW that trouble is coming and that it will be worse than the last. Meanwhile, the clash of religion vs science for answers gave me a bit of the old Exorcist vibes. So, this is a fascinating combination, especially since it has a K-horror twist.

This joint does have some flaws. Characters act foolishly at times, and people sleep through some madness. But it never disrupts enough to reduce the tension. I really enjoyed it!