'ERNSTHAFT, WAS IST DAS "F" FALSCH MIT DEUTSCHEN LEUTE?' CONTEMPORARY HORROR IN GERMAN CINEMA QUINTET! Why?
NO REASON (2010, PLEX) for the first time. [WARNING: GRAPHIC SEXUAL/VIOLENT CONTENT. Even by Junesploitation! and Scary Movie Month standards, VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!]
Pinching, jabbing, shocking, lasering, falling. Zero chopping.
Also, seeing this within a month after rewatching Rock 'N' Roll High School, I was really struck by the adult cast crossover. Makes me wonder if there was supposed to be a Ramones killer robot semi-musical set at a school and mall that got split into two movies.
'ERNSTHAFT, WAS IST DAS "F" FALSCH MIT DEUTSCHEN LEUTE?' CONTEMPORARY HORROR IN GERMAN CINEMA QUINTET! Why?
ReplyDeleteNO REASON (2010, PLEX) for the first time. [WARNING: GRAPHIC SEXUAL/VIOLENT CONTENT. Even by Junesploitation! and Scary Movie Month standards, VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED!]
'Olaf Ittenbach,' German for "A Serbian Film."
OR
'Jesus wept' too when mailman used bathroom.
Eckhart Schmidt's DER FAN, aka THE FAN (1982, Mondo Macabro Blu-ray).
ReplyDeleteDelicate. Detached. Determined. Demented. Deliberate. Delicious. Defiant.
Nikias Chryssos' THE BUNKER (2015, TUBI) for the first time.
ReplyDelete"Burial Ground," the "heartwarming" German sitcom version.
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Is 'Heinrich' the German nickname for 'Kuato'?
Gerald Kargl's ANGST (1983, Blu-ray). Also streaming on TUBI and AMC+.
ReplyDeleteSmooth unreliable narrator scarier than home invasion.
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Drone/GoPro-style camera angles impressive, then/now.
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Gaspar Noé's all-time favorite movie. Enough said.
Jörg Buttgereit's SCHRAMM (1993, TUBI) for the first time. [WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT]
ReplyDeleteChubby Jason Statham-lookalike fails at life, painting.
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Because "Nekromantik" left too much to imagination.
Halloween (2007) dir. Rob Zombie
ReplyDelete“Deserve’s got nothin’ to do with it.”
In the Mouth of Madness (1994, dir. John Carpenter) (with John Carpenter & Sandy King's commentary)
ReplyDeleteCommentary's highlight: Sandy's snark towards Bob Shaye.
ReplyDeleteThe Faculty
Dir. Robert Rodriguez 1998
The scariest part is Josh Hartnett's hair.
Wrong Turn (2021)
ReplyDeleteIt’s 4am and I like this movie.
The Thing (1982, Dir. John Carpenter)
ReplyDeleteHumans are underdogs while alien is innadog.
The Witches (1966)
ReplyDeleteThat African mask thing is seriously freaky.
The Thing (2011)
ReplyDeleteLook what they did to my boy!
Freddy vs Jason, dir Ronny Yu, 2003
ReplyDeleteQuestion, how did Jason get a ukulele?
Second question: does he take victim requests?
THE BIRDS II: LAND’S END (1994)
ReplyDeleteHow’d that pigeon get an electrician’s license?
HALLOWEEN 2 (1981):
ReplyDeleteLacks a firm timetable for evil’s demise.
ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT SCARY (1979)
ReplyDeleteSeemed great as a child...it isn’t
WHITE ZOMBIE (1932)
ReplyDeleteSurprised painted widow’s peaks never caught on
Blade (1998)
ReplyDeleteWhat motherfucker made this uphill ice rink?!
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
ReplyDeleteGoing… going… going… spider… gone. Not gone.
Blade 2 (2002)
ReplyDeletePretty vampire ladies for smooching! Not reapering!
Or
Want to wedgie the dork word "Reaper"
Blade Trinity (2004)
ReplyDeleteDorff ennui. Whence one misses Stephen Dorff.
The Pit (1981)
ReplyDeleteRelease trolls because “they’re alive like me.”
The Haunted House of Horror (1969)
ReplyDeleteThere’s Frankie Avalon, but not enough beach.
TERROR IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE (1958)
ReplyDeleteWhy aren’t more movies filmed in Psych-o-Rama?
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
ReplyDeleteGreat movie. Wouldn’t really recommend at 6am.
Happy Death Day 2U (2019)
ReplyDeleteTree makes parents, Shrub and Bush, proud.
Carnival of Souls (1962)
ReplyDeleteProfessional organist takes unlimited baths. No fuss.
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
ReplyDeleteI skipped this episode of the podcast.
Resurrection (1999 Dir. Russell Mulcahy)
ReplyDeletePet Semetary child death? Devastating. Resurrection's? Hillarious!
Bride of Chucky (1998) Dir. Ronny Yu
ReplyDeleteThere's no doll parts, only doll actors.
Nightbooks (2021, dir. David Yarovesky)
ReplyDeleteCan't understand why this wasn't an anthology.
House of 1,000 Corpses (2003, dir. Rob Zombie)
ReplyDeleteWould let Baby make me corpse 1,001.
Halloween Kills (2021)
ReplyDeletePete Rose respects legacy more than HK.
Bad Dreams (1988)
ReplyDelete“With the Bad Dreams Warrrrrriorrrrrs.” Or something.
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ReplyDeleteChopping Mall (1986)
ReplyDeletePinching, jabbing, shocking, lasering, falling. Zero chopping.
Also, seeing this within a month after rewatching Rock 'N' Roll High School, I was really struck by the adult cast crossover. Makes me wonder if there was supposed to be a Ramones killer robot semi-musical set at a school and mall that got split into two movies.
MARTYRS (2008) on Tubi
ReplyDeleteA special kind of vengeance is unleashed.
Or
Wanted to look away on many occasions.
BONES (2001)on Tubi
ReplyDeleteSpirit as a dog? Makes sense here.
The Craft (1996)
ReplyDeleteTunney of fun. Nothing to Balk at.
The Banana Splits Movie (2019)
ReplyDeleteI thought this was about ice cream.
The Devil's Rain (1975)
ReplyDeleteCool William Shatner mask could've been iconic.
Messiah of Evil (1973)
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I just blue myself. Phrasing.
Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968, dir.
ReplyDeleteVernon Sewell)
Satanists so frightfully polite in the daylight
Scooby-Doo (2002)
ReplyDeleteEnd of 24 hours! I made it!
Cinemadrome Halloween Special double feature:
ReplyDeleteMausoleum (1983, dir. Michael Dugan)
Nothing suspicious about "Nomed", perfectly normal name.
Cemetery of Terror (Cementerio del terror) (1985, dir. Rubén Galindo Jr.)
ReplyDeleteSound designer followed the maximalism art movement.
Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)
ReplyDeleteReally fun prequel to 'A Quiet Place'
Night Teeth(2021 Dir:Adam Randall)
ReplyDeleteGlam vamp Collateral riff entertaining not amazing
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Pro? Real Vamps! Not pointy teeth zombies.
The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
ReplyDeleteCan’t stop picturing Mark Jones slow-clapping.
THE WOLFMAN (2010)
ReplyDeleteDelToro's great but this movie fails him.
or
I didn't know VanHelsing was in this.
Bad Taste (1987)
ReplyDeleteMore like this from Peter Jackson please!
Starry eyes
ReplyDeleteAlex Essoe joins the Cult of Adjani
Hellraiser (1987)
ReplyDeleteIt's like a Rubik's Cube for Slipknot fans.
Phantasm (1979)
ReplyDeleteWatchout for that old man's balls, seriously!
Chopping mall
ReplyDeleteSexy Crampton and electric Miller meet Wynowski
Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985) Dir. Danny Steinmann
ReplyDeleteNEED a prequel about Roy abandoning Joey.
Hatchet II (2010)
ReplyDeleteDanielle Harris giving this franchise a boost.
The Mummy's Curse (1944)
ReplyDeleteThe Mummy must be so sleep deprived.
Impossible. Karis got to sleep through the 20 minute flashback sequence of a 62 minute movie.
DeleteHouse 3 (1989)
ReplyDeleteHorror Show? This should be called GAZMO!
Xtro (1983)
ReplyDeleteNot another magic clown alien birth movie!
DEVILS RAIN (1975)
ReplyDeleteEarnest Bourgnine is the real true G.O.A.T.
The Man Who Laughs (1928)
ReplyDeleteBut Doctor, I Am The Great Gwynplaine.
The Visit (2015, dir. M Night Shyamalan)
ReplyDeleteWhat’s scarier than relatives? Complete fucking strangers.
Child's Play 2 (1990)
ReplyDeleteUp there with Aliens, T2, Godfather 2.
Misery (1990)
ReplyDeleteWow, this movie's fantastic. Kathy Bates! Wow!
One of my favorite movies, period (scary or not)!
DeleteCREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)
ReplyDeleteTruly, a classic... BLARING HORNS! BLARING HORNS!
The House by the Cemetery (1981)
ReplyDeleteThis what people mean by deep cuts?
Final Destination 5 (2011)
ReplyDeleteIt's the bridge between the two groups.
Nightwatch (1997)
ReplyDeleteMcGregor and Brolin enter a new Dimension.
Broadcast Signal Intrusion
ReplyDeleteGentry's (The Signal, Synchronicity) new film. Great!
The Prophecy 5: Foresaken (2005)
ReplyDeleteI chose this AND I can vote?
Chopping Mall (1986)
ReplyDeleteIt's certainly not all in the title!
Cruel Jaws (1995)
ReplyDeleteThis shark movie bites other shark movies!
Killer Workout (1987)
ReplyDeleteEvery yoga move is my lament configuration.
Strait-Jacket (1964)
ReplyDeleteThe guy with the milk was funny.
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)
ReplyDeleteYup! I really like William Crain movies.
The Hands of Orlac (1924)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely feels like a movie from 1924.
Halloween Kills (2021)
ReplyDeleteAt least John Carpenter got a check.
Becky (2020)
ReplyDeleteMakes Kevin McCallister look like a bitch.
Venom: Let There be Carnage (2021) by Andy Serkis
ReplyDeleteChocolate, Brains, Symbiotes: The Ultimate Food Movie
Mortuary (1983) Dir. Howard Avedis
ReplyDeleteStingy with mortuaries, wildly generous with lingerie.
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The killer's mask is his own face?
Wishmaster (1997)
ReplyDeleteTaking faces before Verotika made it cool
VIDEO DEMONS DO PSYCHOTOWN (1989)
ReplyDeleteBesmirches Troma’s good name, if that’s possible.
The Addams Family (2019)
ReplyDeleteAllison Janney makes a perfect Addams villain.
A Bucket of Blood (1959)
ReplyDeleteShould've put another cat in the wall
Night Teeth (dir. Hype Williams)
ReplyDeleteShiny, awful music, the modern vampire "Belly".
Strait-Jacket (1964)
ReplyDeleteJust saw Strait-Jacket, axe me anything.
Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde (1976)
ReplyDelete“White folk: the monster’s YOU!!” “…fair call.”
The Hands of Orlac (1924)
ReplyDeleteGerman acting’s dramatic; murder hands are traumatic.
Straight Jacket (1964)
ReplyDeleteFilm asks what’s scarier: axes, chickens, or Joan?
Dr. Black & Mr. Hyde (1976)
ReplyDeleteFrom Stevenson adaptation to King Kong remake!
Hands of Orlac (1924)
ReplyDeleteTaught me how to “seduce someone’s hands.”
Ghostwatch (1992)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite discovery of Scary Movie Month.
PALE RIDER (1985)
ReplyDeleteClint’s maybe a ghost so maybe counts?
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde 1976
ReplyDeleteStan Winston made-up Casey like
Solomon Grundy!
Swear I wasn't watching at Music Box!
DeleteDon't Fuck in the Woods (2016)
ReplyDeleteSpoilers: Several people fuck in the woods.
THE SHINING (1980)
ReplyDeleteHallorann has quite interesting taste in art
Annabelle Creation (2017, dir. David Sandberg)
ReplyDeleteDon't like how this one conjures scares.
The Devil's Rejects (2005, dir. Rob Zombie)
ReplyDeleteCould go for some tutti fuckin' frutti.
The Happenning (2008) w/ F This Movie Commentary!
ReplyDeleteMovie should have been called uneducated observers.
The Blair Witch (1999)
ReplyDeleteRuined sending kids to the corner, forever!
The Day The Earth Stood Still 1951
ReplyDeleteClosed-captioners don't know "barada nikto"???? Dafuq?
The Thing From Another World 1951
ReplyDeleteProf. Carrington's much saner in this cut.
The Thing 1982
ReplyDeleteFrom The "Prometheus" School of Rational Scientists...
The Corpse Bride (2005)
ReplyDeleteCorpse or not, that brides pretty hot.
Old (2021)
ReplyDeleteDoctor was overdue for his tetanus shot.
The Dead Don’t Die (2019, dir. Jim Jarmusch)
ReplyDeleteIt’s the night of the living deadpan.
The House of the Devil (2009)
ReplyDeleteAt least the devil supports affordable housing.
The Thing (1982)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a career high for flame throwers
Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
ReplyDeleteWasn't sure if horror.
The result: iunno...
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