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Movie reviews for horror fans; from gruesome bone-chillers to dark horror thrillers, a showcase for frightful films that seek to entertain and to terrify.
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'The Blood Lands' (2014)
Okay, we get it, the lead male is a total douche. Fuck sake, can we move on? I swear to god, the exposition in the beginning was less about setting up the plot and more about proving what a royal bag of dicks the male lead is. I mean, it's like the typical horror movie faux pas of making the victims completely unrelatable assholes, so you don't feel sorry for them when they finally eat a machete. But I mean, Jesus fucking Christ, even that trope just establishes the character and moves the fuck on. I mean the first full 25 minutes of this movie was really starting to make me worry that it would fail the "30 Minute Rule" because it was too busy just setting up scene after scene after fucking scene of the male lead being a prick to the female lead.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
Hallo-win or Hallo-lose? A 'Halloween' Review
Fear. A natural reaction that most give when faced with something they are afraid of or do not fully understand. Using this emotion a brand of movies was generated. Horror movies are a national phenomenon that have given amusement to millions upon millions. The newest in the long, long path of horror films, Halloween has just aired on October 19, 2018. Who doesn't like to add another movie onto an already somewhat long movie series? In terms of pure scares, it did fall flat. However, when it comes to creeping chills and exciting thrills, it came out on top. From the start we are introduced to Michael Myers, the star of the Halloween films. How many past horror movie icons do people truly remember the names of it a large group setting? Probably not that many. Freddy Kruger, Jason, Michael Myers, etc. are all big horror names that have a permanent place on the horror film hall of fame. There are many other horror films deemed good such as Insidious, Evil Dead, The Conjuring, etc. but none hold the qualities of those top tier films. Most remakes of past, successful movies or franchises have a statistic to bomb more frequently than one would like. However, Halloween takes those statistics and completely kicks it to the curb. Halloween was a genuine horror and wasn’t simply another project thrown out in desperation of new ideas coming to the bottom of the barrel. It felt fresh and reborn. Adults who watched Halloween as a child could watch it again now in the present with the same sense of fear, wonder, excitement, and thrill they remember. Even those of the new generation, especially those who are well versed in the realm of horror movies, can appreciate this movie for its greatness and maybe even revisit the past movies to gain more understanding. Leaning off of that, the true key to this movie was that I don’t believe that you needed to watch the older Halloween movies in order to understand what was happening. Sure, knowing the history of the grandmother and Michael Myers throws some perspective at you but someone who had never seen the Halloweenmovies beforehand would be left with little remaining questions. Viewers watching the new movie did not want to have to wait for him, myself included. But he was delivered right at the start. Michael Myers and his showcase murder weapon, the beloved kitchen knife, summoned enormous amounts of goosebumps. The main selling point of this movie involves its basis. Most horror movies nowadays are based on either a monster of some kind, or aliens, supernatural occurrences, or whatsoever. Halloween’s tale is much more grounded into reality and that… is what makes it as terrifying as it is. People, when faced with something they do not understand or are afraid of, they do everything they can to deny its existence. However, with Halloween and it’s much more grounded setting, people are not faced with the same dilemma. They instead realize that this is something, unfortunately, that can happen in the real world. There are indeed people out there that have mental and psychological problems and, lately, the world is full of serial killers like Michael Myers. And as I’ve said before, this is the main reason as to why people feel such spine-chilling fear from watching Halloween. All in all, Halloween is a powerfully, fearful franchise with a strongly produced remake and to all who wish to watch it, I highly recommend.
By Valen Chrostowski8 years ago in Horror
Movie Review: 'The Fog' - 4K Restoration
John Carpenter had a tough act to follow when he set out to followup his 1978 slasher flick Halloween. I may not be a fan of Halloween, but even I can recognize the impact the film had, becoming a big grossing genre flick and an influential piece of pop genre work. Carpenter became a cult hero overnight, and following that kind of success the first time out was a challenge.
By Sean Patrick8 years ago in Horror
Goriest Movies on Netflix You Can Watch Right Now
The blanket genre of "horror movies" can be broken down into subgenres in many different ways: the horror comedy, like Cabin in the Woods;the psychological thriller, like Hush or Gerald's Game;or the classic slasher flick like Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Across all these standard subgenres, there's a particular kind of film: the gorefest. Whether you watch on the edge of your seat, or hiding behind a blanket, there's a particular thrill to sitting back and enjoying a blood-filled, violent, horror movie. To that end, here are some of the goriest movies on Netflix right now.
By Nicola P. Young8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Hellraiser: Revelations' (2011)
Okay, I knew this was going to be bad. I was actually expecting it to be so bad that I even enjoyed watching it. Not because it was a good-bad movie (it was just flat out bad), but because I knew what I was getting myself into and basically took it for what it was. It was like watching a video loop on 4Chan. How long can you hold out before the brain damage sets in? I'm not proud of myself, but I managed to watch the whole movie. That's why I'm here people, I take the steaming hot shit bath so you don't have to.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Let Us Prey' (2014)
I'm really becoming a huge fan of Pollyanna McIntosh. While White Settlers was a complete flop, her acting easily stood apart from the movie's constant letdowns. Now we find her here in a role she totally deserves in a movie that tried a lot harder to really help her shine as an actress... spit shine, but at least they tried.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
Reed Alexander's Horror Review of 'Sleepaway Camp' (1983)
Jesus fucking Christ, where do I begin? This movie should be ashamed of its own existence. The vortex of suck is so great, it's creates a singularity. It's bad enough that this movie is rapey, anti LGBTQ, and pretty fucking racist, but it's also a showcase of why, as a society, we should look back at the 80s and collectively flagellate ourselves. It's funny how a society that was clearly so uncomfortable with homosexuality invented the sausage shirt and the denim short shorts. We were just as obsessed with our sexuality as we were afraid of of it. That's why so many 80s movies were marketed around killing sexually promiscuous teenagers.
By Reed Alexander8 years ago in Horror
