Badmovies.org's Annual October Horror Movie Watching Thread

[AndyC]

Watched Isolation (2005) this afternoon. Kind of an interesting little monster movie, very atmospheric and well acted. Genetically altered livestock mutate horribly. Familiar Alien/Thing-style plot on an Irish dairy farm with spiky, deformed and extremely nasty bovine slugs running amuck. About the only complaint I have is that I never got a really good look at the monsters.  In some ways, that made them more effective, but I came away without a really good idea of what they looked like as a whole, which was a little unsatisfying.


Got part of the way into "1408" this evening. Looking forward to the rest. Based on a Stephen King story. John Cusack is a skeptical writer staying in a haunted hotel room with a history of chewing up guests and spitting them out. Things were just starting to happen when I had to shut it off. Can't wait to see more.

[indianasmith]

I watched a VERY gruesome slasher flick called SWEATSHOP tonight.  Actually, it's more of a smasher than a slasher - "The Beast's" preferred weapon is a truly monstrous hammer that knocks heads off and smashes bodies into jelly!

This movie is set at a rave which is taking place in an old grain silo/warehouse - it does mention that the film is set in Texas, I haven't looked up the IMDB page yet, but I think I have driven by that silo before!  It is full of thrashing punk metal music, fairly attractive goth/punk girls, a fair amount of nudity, and some of the most gruesome kills I have ever seen!  (The lower jaw removal is impressively filmed, I'll tell you that!)

Anyway, if you like boobs, gore, blood, and thrashing punk metal music, this one is for you.

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10/15 #20



Dagon (2001)

Boat trip ends in a struggle for survival as a young couple discovers horrible secrets in a small Spanish coastal town.
Fantastic Euro-Horror with great creepy and gory f/x. 4/5

[Jack]

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) - Tom Atkins stars as a doctor investigating strange goings-on at the Silver Shamrock Halloween mask factory.  "Eight more days to Halloween, Halloween, Halloween.  Eight more days to Halloween, Silver Shamrock!"  Another old favorite of mine, with Dan O'Herlihy doing a great job as the creepy and menacing president of Silver Shamrock.  Utterly bizarre plot, wonderful '80s atmosphere, just a fun time all around.  4.25/5.

[Rev. Powell]

PRIVATE PARTS (1972): A sexually curious teenage runaway negotiates the deviant scumbags in her crazy aunt's creaky boarding house.  Director Paul Bartel slathers on the spooky, sleazy psychosexual atmosphere in this tastefully depraved debut film.  3.5/5.

[JaseSF]

The Fog (1980): John Carpenter's original eerie spookfest that blends mystery with suspense as an old ghostly yarn of murder and revenge comes to haunt a hundred year old seaside town. On board is a great cast including Adrienne Barbeau, Jamie Lee Curtis, John Houseman, Janet Leigh, Hal Holbrook and Nancy Loomis. It's a tad slow establishing the story background and history but if you can be a bit patient, I think it delivers in the end making the fog more villainous than any other film I think I've ever seen. **** out of ***** stars.

Village of the Damned (1960): Creepy and effective little thriller based on John Wyndham's The Midwich Cuckoos. A mysterioys unexplained event happens in Midwich, England that inexpicably leaves every child-bearing women in town pregnant. When these kids are born, they don't seem to be quite usual in fact they are far more advanced that normal from an early age and soon start to develop a group mind between them as well as other mysterious power and menacing glowing eyes if you happen to cross them could mean your doom. This was very well done and featured a great cast including George Sanders, Barbara Shelley, Martin Stephens and Michael Gwynn. It builds up slowly but there's never a dull moment here as something interesting always seemed to be happening and the performances of the actors are captivating. The eye effect is quite effectively done too and I wouldn't be surprised if those eyes weren't in a few nightmares back in the day. ****1/2 out of *****

Children of the Damned (1963): Sequel of Village is much more clearly in the realm of Science Fiction than its predecessor, although both are certainly of the Sci-Fi genre, at least in terms of style. This film plays arguably like an hard SF style film very slowly building its story, characters and the conflicts and challenges they face as several nations of the world each learn they each possess an unique special child far more advanced than any other person in the country but when they are brought together and learn of each other, these kids seek each other out learning they are more powerful together than separate.  Eventually humanity comes to see them as different and a threat but one man points out that these kids who use their special powers in defense of themselves although when they do, it is brutally efficient in dispatching those who oppose them. In many ways, this story is actually more challenging and interesting than its predecessor but those wanting simple and effective horror chills and thrills may be disappointed and may well find this more than a bit dull. This is a more challenging sci-fi story that isn't for everyone but for those who can appreciate, they will probably think of it pretty highly. ***1/2 out of ***** stars.

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10/16 #24




Cam-Horror Marathon

Quarantine (2008) BD

Solid remake. 4/5

The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Modern Classic. 5/5

Paranormal Activity (2007) BD

Still creepy. 5/5

Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) BD

Decent. 4/5

[AndyC]

Watched RUBBER last night. Pretty funny horror spoof about a sentient tire that rolls around blowing things up with its mind. Maybe a bit long, but I got a kick out of the audience watching through binoculars, and the attempts to avoid having to go anywhere with the silly premise. It mocks some cliches pretty effectively, and the constant breaking of the fourth wall is funny, and done in an interesting way.

[Trevor]

Watched RUBBER last night. Pretty funny horror spoof about a sentient tire that rolls around blowing things up with its mind. Maybe a bit long, but I got a kick out of the audience watching through binoculars, and the attempts to avoid having to go anywhere with the silly premise. It mocks some cliches pretty effectively, and the constant breaking of the fourth wall is funny, and done in an interesting way.

I see Wings Hauser's name on that poster. 

[AndyC]

Watched RUBBER last night. Pretty funny horror spoof about a sentient tire that rolls around blowing things up with its mind. Maybe a bit long, but I got a kick out of the audience watching through binoculars, and the attempts to avoid having to go anywhere with the silly premise. It mocks some cliches pretty effectively, and the constant breaking of the fourth wall is funny, and done in an interesting way.

I see Wings Hauser's name on that poster. 

He's probably the best character in the movie.

[Raffine]

Cam-Horror Marathon

Have you seen INVSION aka INFECTION (2005)?

It pretty much takes the 'cam-horror' genre to the extreme - except for a couple of framing bits with a reporter the entire film about a mysterious alien virus turning good county people into mind-controlled drones capable of faking normality and bent on taking over the world is done in one continuous take supposedly from a patrol car's dash camera.

I'm sure there's some editing in there somewhere but it's neatly masked by meteor flashes and the such.  The few effects, such as something briefly being 'wrong' with a character's face, are simple but quite effective.

I know lots of folks would find this brief film (it's about 60 minutes of film and almost 30 minutes of credits. Even the florist who supplied the teen girl with her corsage gets a big full screen credit!) very tedious but I thought it was very cleverly done, and anyone familiar with driving around lost on a country road on a dark night will feel some eerie familiarity. Particularly effective are shots where you (and the main character) think you see something walking around just out of range of the car lights.

Again: there's a lot of hatred out there for this but it gave me some genuine creeps. I enjoyed it.  



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir8L_3vQsxI

[Kaseykockroach]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrg73BUxJLI

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10/17 #25



Doom Asylum (1987)

Silly but entertaining slasher comedy with decent blood letting. Filmed in the abandoned Essex Mountain Sanatorium which makes for a perfect location. 4.5/5

[claws]

Cam-Horror Marathon

Have you seen INVSION aka INFECTION (2005)?

It pretty much takes the 'cam-horror' genre to the extreme - except for a couple of framing bits with a reporter the entire film about a mysterious alien virus turning good county people into mind-controlled drones capable of faking normality and bent on taking over the world is done in one continuous take supposedly from a patrol car's dash camera.

I'm sure there's some editing in there somewhere but it's neatly masked by meteor flashes and the such.  The few effects, such as something briefly being 'wrong' with a character's face, are simple but quite effective.

I know lots of folks would find this brief film (it's about 60 minutes of film and almost 30 minutes of credits. Even the florist who supplied the teen girl with her corsage gets a big full screen credit!) very tedious but I thought it was very cleverly done, and anyone familiar with driving around lost on a country road on a dark night will feel some eerie familiarity. Particularly effective are shots where you (and the main character) think you see something walking around just out of range of the car lights.

Again: there's a lot of hatred out there for this but it gave me some genuine creeps. I enjoyed it.  



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir8L_3vQsxI

Never heard or seen but it looks interesting. Thanks for the tip!

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10/18 #26



Next of Kin (1984)

Creepy happenings, murder and dark secrets in an elderly home. Yep, this one still sends chills down my spine. Great film, amazing soundtrack. 4.5/5