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Soul Eater
I had a gnawing sense that I wasn’t in my body, but it was quickly swallowed up by fear and biological needs. I needed to pee, but the air was eerily silent and still. There was an electric charge to it that prickled at my skin.
By E. J. Strange5 years ago in Horror
What makes a great movie? Some essential elements you must know
Every movie is supposed to be created to send a message to as many audiences as possible. To create a great movie that can be considered as a blockbuster, there are many things that need to be focused on. Perhaps every expert in the film industry will agree on two main things: it can provoke thought and it has the ability to incite emotion. However, those factors are not enough. So what makes a great movie to attract a lot of people? Let gogoanime.mom share it with you.
By Laurel5 years ago in Horror
A Quiet Place Review
This review comes from my Letterboxd profile, where I write movie reviews like this for every movie I see. A Quiet Place is a concept film, through and through. If the concept is executed inadequately, the film is going to fail. The idea behind this film is genius -- a family needing to stay quiet in order to prevent themselves from being attacked by merciless creatures in the woods. The kicker is whether or not the screenplay delivers on the potential of that premise. In my opinion, it absolutely does. This film is an hour and a half thrill ride from start to finish, recognizing that while there isn't necessarily a lot of character depth to be built from this story, there is just enough to make you care about the characters while being entertained. The best part of this film is the sound editing, simply because it draws your attention to whatever sound is present in the moment. A good 85% or so of this film is completely silent, making whatever sound is heard narratively important. Whether it's the background noise of the environment this family lives in or Marco Beltrami's intense score or actual noises made by the family, intentionally or not intentionally, every single sound in this film has a narrative purpose, and that requires meticulous attention to detail.
By Jamie Lammers5 years ago in Horror
Green Thumb
Green Thumb By Charlie Jolliffe The house sat in the end lot in the deepest cul-de-sac in a long, winding subdivision. It was bordered by an impossibly thick forest that had somehow survived all attempts the surrounding city had made to steal away its land. It was a quaint cottage style home, not enough to impress the country club types, but with the right landscaping it would certainly impress the ladies at the Garden Club. That is all Sharon cared about anyway.
By Charlie Jolliffe5 years ago in Horror
The Witch Review
This review comes from my Letterboxd profile, where I write reviews like this for every movie I see. So, funny story before I get into this review, in order to watch The Lobster, I had to sign up for a 7-day free trial of Showtime through Amazon Prime. You better believe I'm utilizing those 7 free days to the best of my ability, so you're gonna be seeing a spike in reviews from me over the next couple of days as I skim through Showtime's catalog to see what I've been wanting to watch for a long time and now can because of this free trial. Man, to think all of this started because of my confusion over a Dua Lipa music video (check my previous review if you want to read what I'm talking about). Okay, enough funny business, on with the serious review.
By Jamie Lammers5 years ago in Horror
"A way to Horror Fiction"
Horror is a peculiar genre. If it’s meant purely to scare, then some of the heftier books on this list would have wracked up a body count, terrifying readers to death over 700 pages or more. And what is scary? What might shock one reader is laughable to another. Ghosts, serial killers, great heaving monsters, the loss of self-control, plagues, impossible physics and a creepy clown all figure into our countdown, with entries spanning from the 1800s to the last few years. One (obvious) author makes five(!) appearances, and easily could have qualified for a few more; another has written just one novel during his decades-long career. We narrowed our focus to prose novels, so please don’t ask after The Books of Blood or Uzumaki. And while we kept an eye on the diversity of our featured authors, the inclusion of women, authors of color and queer creators came naturally as we gathered the best of the best. We’re prepared for you to question our choices, we ask only that you leave the chainsaw at home before doing so. Without further ado, we present our choices for the best horror novels of all time.
By shyam sapkota5 years ago in Horror
6 Mystery Movies That You Wouldn't Miss
“Invasion of the Body Snatchers” (Philip Kaufman, 1978) Philip Kaufman’s 1978 spin on “Invasion of the Body Snatchers” abandons the B-movie armature of Don Siegel’s 1956 original (as glorious as that film may too be) to wade in the waters of oozing 1970s paranoia. With a script from W.D. Richter, this one fits snugly alongside the films of Alan J. Pakula like “The Parallax View” and “Klute” as a ‘70s slice of Cold War chilliness. It’s rounded out by a terrific cast including Donald Sutherland as a cooly collected scientist, Jeff Goldblum as his dweeby pal, plus Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, and Veronica Cartwright. The gelatinous set pieces and alien pod bodies that seem to bloom are an icky delight, but the film also evocatively captures the Bay Area, as a rare reminder of how great a 1970s movie set in San Francisco could look. —RL
By kingkart5 years ago in Horror
Infinity Wheel: Chapter 5
Inez sat on the piano bench gripping the sides. She had done all her warm-ups and practice exercises. The music sheet for “Carnival of the Animals” lay open in front of her, but she could not get past the first few stanzas. Her hands cramped and curled rigid. Her heart went quiet like a whisper.
By Hollye B. Green5 years ago in Horror
Shadow people
Do you ever get the feeling you are being watched? I do. But is it just my mind playing tricks on me or is it something else?
By Jupiterclaw Theface5 years ago in Horror
The Stranger in the Woods
For a family of eight, moving from the suburbs of Chicago to Northern Minnesota was like finding a whole new world. The lush green forests and beautiful blue lakes were like paradise, and I spent every minute I could in the woods, always with my best friend Chena. She was a beautiful Malamute Husky and one quarter Timberwolf, who loved being out there as much as I did. We spent countless hours exploring the area around our new house near the Canadian border, with Chena always in the lead, investigating every tree, bush, and new smell she came across. We were on a portage trail a couple miles from the house the first time I became aware that we weren't alone in those woods.
By Lon Salerno5 years ago in Horror
The Candyman...But Way Worse
This true crime story is my own, and I hope you enjoy...or more, are as unsettled by it as I am. For the context of the story I am AFAB non-binary and use they/them pronouns, this takes place when I was in 7th grade (2010), before I was out.
By Theo Randall5 years ago in Horror
Un-deadly Love.
The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a candle burned in the window. The sudden presence of that innocent-looking flame was enough to send my exhausted body back into flight mode, and I ran away as far as I could until my legs failed under me, my chest and face hitting the ground hard. In that miserable state I gave into the emotions clogging my brain and sobbed. The months and months of wandering alone, desperately trying to find my grandfather’s old hunting lodge, were all for nothing. When I finally found the once familiar building where I hoped to hide for a while, I realized it was already colonized. There’s no point in trying to find out who is in there. In these God-forsaken times, you trust no one. Resigned, I stood up, climbed a nearby tree, and after settling as well as I could, cried myself to sleep.
By Adriana M5 years ago in Horror