Since this year's Scary Movie Month smoothly transitions into a Saturday, why don't we talk about our favorite finds and/or standout horror movies we watched in October? I'm as anxious as everybody to talk about the non-horror stuff we've watched, but so much great stuff we watched the past 31 days deserves a second look. In no particular order:
--DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE ('31): lives up to the hype. Dark, atmospheric, disturbing. Fredric March's da man. --SLEDGEHAMMER ('83): a SOV slasher that starts so slow, yet the final act goes so crazy it's amazing. David A. Prior's nuts! --70's INSECT DISASTER MOVIES: Bees disturbing Mardi Gras, tarantulas messing orange crops... and kids aren't safe. The 70's really didn't give a fuck. --MYSTICS OF BALI ('81): Indonesia's wildest cinematic export ever. Flying head dragging her inner guts around was nuts!
A few more SMM '25 since l jumped the gun posting at 3am ET. Apologies in advance for misspellings, not used to posting on the phone in a subway train on my way to work. 🙄
--ELVES ('89): As batshit insane as Christmas-themed PG-13 movies can get. I knew of Dan Haggerty from pop culture, but watching his sad puppy eyes as a destitute mall Santa that kicks butt made me fall on love with the man. 😍
--TOM SAVINI'S NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: UNCENSORED CUT ('90): watched on the big screen with an appreciative Brooklyn Horror Festival crowd. It doesn't get better than this to make the seconds of long-repressed gore shine. 🤩
--Tina Romero's QUEENS OF THE DEAD ('25): speaking of Savini, his cameo here is embarrassing. But while the movie as a whole isn't great, there's joy in seeing George's daughter carry on the tradition of zombie gore (not that graphic or impressive) and social commentary (LGBQT). A 2nd viewing might improve standing.
--MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM ('33): l miss Vincent Price's cheese from the 50's version. But watching a Michael Curtiz-helmed Fay Wray flick more interested in the reporter hijinks than the mad, revenge-driven killer and his wax statues was quirky fun. Pre-code early Hollywood never fails to deliver. 😃
Since this year's Scary Movie Month smoothly transitions into a Saturday, why don't we talk about our favorite finds and/or standout horror movies we watched in October? I'm as anxious as everybody to talk about the non-horror stuff we've watched, but so much great stuff we watched the past 31 days deserves a second look. In no particular order:
ReplyDelete--DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE ('31): lives up to the hype. Dark, atmospheric, disturbing. Fredric March's da man.
--SLEDGEHAMMER ('83): a SOV slasher that starts so slow, yet the final act goes so crazy it's amazing. David A. Prior's nuts!
--70's INSECT DISASTER MOVIES: Bees disturbing Mardi Gras, tarantulas messing orange crops... and kids aren't safe. The 70's really didn't give a fuck.
--MYSTICS OF BALI ('81): Indonesia's wildest cinematic export ever. Flying head dragging her inner guts around was nuts!
A few more SMM '25 since l jumped the gun posting at 3am ET. Apologies in advance for misspellings, not used to posting on the phone in a subway train on my way to work. 🙄
Delete--ELVES ('89): As batshit insane as Christmas-themed PG-13 movies can get. I knew of Dan Haggerty from pop culture, but watching his sad puppy eyes as a destitute mall Santa that kicks butt made me fall on love with the man. 😍
--TOM SAVINI'S NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: UNCENSORED CUT ('90): watched on the big screen with an appreciative Brooklyn Horror Festival crowd. It doesn't get better than this to make the seconds of long-repressed gore shine. 🤩
--Tina Romero's QUEENS OF THE DEAD ('25): speaking of Savini, his cameo here is embarrassing. But while the movie as a whole isn't great, there's joy in seeing George's daughter carry on the tradition of zombie gore (not that graphic or impressive) and social commentary (LGBQT). A 2nd viewing might improve standing.
--MYSTERY OF THE WAX MUSEUM ('33): l miss Vincent Price's cheese from the 50's version. But watching a Michael Curtiz-helmed Fay Wray flick more interested in the reporter hijinks than the mad, revenge-driven killer and his wax statues was quirky fun. Pre-code early Hollywood never fails to deliver. 😃