October/Halloween/Horror Recommendations

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120405624#Comment_120405624

The Development almost had me but when things went to shít the script make a couple of such grown inducing leaps I just stopped buying the peril.

But the setup was fabulous, and would bat for it. Not least for a really good grasp of spacial geography - a depressingly rare talent in cinema.

Fysh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120407306#Comment_120407306

Yeah, agreed that it did a really good job of both conveying the layout of the house well and framing shots effectively for narrative purpose. It's a pity to see that kind of effort wasted on such a two-flusher of a narrative development - I can't help wonder if it's one of those "great idea for a short film that gets inevitably mangled by stretching it to feature length".

polysteamtoken

Has anyone watched "the den" or know of anything similar? I've looked a few times and found two others but they were total rubbish. Unfortunately 99% of horror movies are utter nonesense. Most horror movies are not very scary or disturbing the more disturbing thing is the unrealistic approach to many and even more disturbing is the way the victim's often behave. As if they want to die and I often find myself rooting for the killer because none of the main characters are decent people or incredibly stupid and the world wouldn't miss them. It's hard to be afraid or fear for a victims life when you honestly hate them.

Potatoeman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120406891#Comment_120406891

I thought it was hilarious. The tape measure bit and the ‘I’m a nice guy’ bit made the movie for me.

Potatoeman

The empty man 2020. Starts as a supernatural horror then turns into a detective story investigating a cult and ends weird.

mrcheez

Willy's Wonderland on Shudder at the moment... John Wick meets Five Nights At Freddies.

Nicholas Cage being Nicholas Cage and beating up on possessed animatronics... and if that doesn't sell it to you...

Fysh

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120444859#Comment_120444859

I thought that was a fantastic setup and casting choice let down by a pretty dull execution; I really wanted it to be fun, but thought it fell a bit short. Oddly enough part of the issue is that Cage is quiet and reserved almost to a fault - it could have done with some of that Cage bonkersness a la the crying-and-screaming-and-swigging-vodka scene in Mandy...

mrcheez

yeah, agree a few Cage one-liners would have probably amped it up a lot!

Thought the caffeine addiction thing was hilarious though

I've been wired on caffeine sports drinks a few times so can relate to the feeling of euphoria you get (before the inevitable crash)

Man Vs ManUre

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120446042#Comment_120446042

Have not seen that film, but his other film made around the same time, ‘Mandy’ is a bit slow for its first hour but he goes full bonkers for the last bit, and it’s a good enough film too. His later film ‘Prisoners of the ghost land’ I have also not seen but it looks like it could be good and silly.

Potatoeman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120446921#Comment_120446921

Mandy might be too gory for some but it’s escalating madness is great. The same director made beyond the black rainbow, it’s more weird than violet/gory. Not as good though.

dubstepper

Watched 'The deep house' on Netflix. Haunted house under water. Fairly cr*p

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120447413#Comment_120447413

Along kinda similar lines, but less gore, ‘Color out of Space’ is pretty fun too. An alpaca farmer version of Cage, going increasingly nuts.

rtron

Just watched "the Tank", simple "there's something lurking out" there mystery flick.

Man Vs ManUre

I watched Terrifier 2 last night. It’s pretty out there, good not great, very gory in parts but not especially scary, and probably I prefer the first film as it’s more ‘normal’. There is a fantasy element to 2 which puts it down a similar theme to other good films like ‘Mandy’. Overall I’d say it’s a 7/10.

rtron

Watching last voyage of the Demeter - based on Dracula's journey to the england. Very good.

.Donegal.

Dolly dearest (1991) haven’t seen it in a long long time. Not sure how it would stand up watching it today.

Mr Crispy

Any recent recommendations for creature features/monster movies? It's a genre I have a soft spot for, but nobody seems to be doing it justice these days.

silliussoddius

The Ritual, four English friends go hiking in Sweden.

rtron

last voyage of the Demeter

mrcheez

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121132254#Comment_121132254

yeah that's a classic I reckon.

Also the old faithful "Autopsy of Jane Doe" is on Shudder (US/Canada) at the moment

Any recommendations on Netflix? Recently got gifted a subscription. "Haunting of Hill House" is brilliant I recall

Mr Crispy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121132254#Comment_121132254

Thanks. Saw it, liked it.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121132451#Comment_121132451

Thanks. Saw it, didn't like it all that much I'm afraid.

Homelander

I liked The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Fairly formulaic but entertaining.

Four I watched recently that I enjoyed.

Hellbender, The Dark and the Wicked, Deadstream and The Ruins (Unrated)

Had seen The Ruins in 2008 but it was better than I remembered. One of those movies that's more psychological, people trying to deal with an impossible situation.

Deadstream is super fun while just being a tiny bit creepy.

Potatoeman

The void (2016) Lovecraftian body horror.

The Empty Man (2020) starts off as a slasher, then turns into a detective move then into a cult movie. Very strange and unique.

If you like Mandy, the same director made beyond the black rainbow and is currently in post production with Nekrokosm.

mrcheez

Thought "Fall" on Netflix was rather effective if you have even the slightest fear of heights

Man Vs ManUre

Vivarium is an Irish movie I liked. Not especially scary or gory, but very original and psychological. The ‘baddie’ in it is very disturbing.

silliussoddius

Caliber, it's not really a horror film but a very solid psychological thriller set in Scotland. It's not about Billy Connolly and non alcoholic lager.

silliussoddius

Silver Bullet, adapted from Stephen King's Cycle of the Werewolf: 80'stastic.

There is an old English short film called Whistle and I will come to you, haven't seen it but it's supposed to be a very good ghost story.

Sugarlumps

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121145438#Comment_121145438

Silver Bullet is class.

Wailin

Just finished Evil Dead Rise on Netflix. I actually thoroughly enjoyed it considering I had no expectations for it and being a huge fan of the Bruce Campbell versions. To be honest, I never even knew of its release until I saw it advertised on netflix. Good mindless bloody fun!

B.A._Baracus

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121145438#Comment_121145438

Silver Bullet is great.

You've just reminded me of renting it on VHS with my dad in xtra vision back in the day. Every Halloween you could rent horror movies for 50p.

I miss that.

SheepsClothing

Well it's October again, so it's time for spooky movies. I generally make an effort to watch more horror films around this time of year, so I made a little list that I'm aiming to to see this month:

Saw 10 (2023)

Paranormal Activity (2007)

The Fog (1980)

Smile (2022)

The Ring (2002)

From Beyond (1986)

And a HOST double bill of:

The Host (2006) + Host (2020)

Bonus TV series:

Fall of the House of Usher

Wailin

For anyone who uses shudder, we're do you watch the app? I can't get it on my smart TV or playstion, only smartphone.

El Gato De Negocios

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121186652#Comment_121186652

When i used it it was via my nvidia shield. Can you not cast from your phone to the tv?

mrcheez

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121186652#Comment_121186652

I use a Firestick 4K. Not sure on the latest models, but it seems you can get them in Currys here

https://www.currys.ie/products/amazon-fire-tv-stick-with-alexa-voice-remote-2021-10224471.html

Amazon had originally stopped selling them to Ireland, but perhaps you can now buy them delivered here too

Wailin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121187573#Comment_121187573

I tried that but keeps disconnecting for some reason so bit of a pain.

mrcheez

The Banishing on Shudder is essential horror

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZiAuxBOcHo

Kingp35

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121186652#Comment_121186652

In unsubscribed from shudder for this reason. I could only watch on my phone or on a laptop. I have a firestick and couldn't get it on that either. Very annoying.

Wailin

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121194082#Comment_121194082

Yeah I was subscribed a few years ago and unsubscribed due to the same as you. I ended buying a type C to HDMI cable from amazon and connected the phone direct to the TV. Working very well so I resubscribed, for the month that's in it!

mrcheez

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121194082#Comment_121194082

I think you can only get on Firestick 4K for some bizarre reason

Wrongway1985

Shudder app plays fine on android box (X92 even) however I can't scroll over so using app on phone have what I want to watch in one of first slots on my list. Then can easily select on box to play.

fran38

'The Fog' 1980 & 'The Thing' 1982. Two John Carpenter classics. Do not touch the remakes. Another Carpenter movie 'The Prince of Darkness' 1987. The devil tries to re-enter the world from some dimension. A lot of hokum but extremely fun & is typical Carpenter right down to the film score.

Honourable mention goes to 'Black Mass'. A mini series on vampires with some crackin' Neil Diamond tunes throughout 😀

Wrongway1985

The Thing isn't an original itself it's from 'Who goes There?' a.k.a 'The Thing from Another Planet' which was the title of the original adaption.

Famously enough initially 'The Thing' was panned at the time and deemed by many to be inferior to the original.

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121195942#Comment_121195942

Have a soft spot for The Prince of Darkness, saw it at a screening with John Carpenter doing a Q&A back around 2012, and they also screened the Gangnam Style parody "Lo Pan Style", which he got a kick out of :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xiAbDkXDgg

And since it's also nearly Halloween, I also went to a John Carpenter concert on Halloween night a few years ago, where he performed his music in this cool light box thing - awesome show! (i love John Carpender)

pixelburp

Aside from The Thing which absolutely holds up, I've been reluctant to dip too much back into Carpenter of late, fearful stuff like Prince of Darkness hasn't aged too well.

~Rebel~

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121199243#Comment_121199243

I still get a kick out of Halloween, The Thing, Escape from New York, Christine, Big Trouble in Little China, They Live, and Starman - and even to an extent Assault on Precinct 13, which is ridiculous, but I think always was (with one of the most shocking openings i've ever seen!)... they all look 'of their time', but still hold up in their own way I think. Some of the others have definitely aged more poorly though.

silliussoddius

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121199243#Comment_121199243

I watched The Fog recently, I thought it help up ok. I thought it was a very good ghost story.

El Gato De Negocios

Halloween is the GOAT horror movie for me and easily top of Carpenters pile. Also have alot of love for the Thing and the Fog. PoD, BTILC and They Live are less serious/ bordering on cheese but still alot of fun.

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121199416#Comment_121199416

I watched Escape from New York in the cinema a few years ago and god help me, I was bored. I think I had forgotten just how sedate the film was, the visuals and memorable characters holding up the nostalgia above all. Carpentry was a very makeshift director who succeeded despite constant constraints - and sometimes that shows. Good shout on Starman: that's a good dark horse for Carpenter's best of.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121199743#Comment_121199743

Yeah good ghost story, though very much a mood piece that'd potentially look a bit tepid against what came after.

Potatoeman

The Thing holds up for me mainly due to the animatronics, something about them being physical makes them more believable.

Fysh

I stuck on In The Mouth Of Madness over the weekend and was quite impressed by it - I'd heard a couple of middling reviews, and thus did not have great expectations, which may have helped. I would say it works better as one of Carpenter's Apocalypse films than Prince of Darkness, which I think has a reach that exceeds its grasp.

As it turns out, while I had not seen the full version of ItMoM before, I had seen a short version of it in a fanedit anthology called Lovecraft Actually, which is a very fun anthology presentation combining In The Mouth of Madness, The Mist and Deep Rising - all knitted together through cosmic horror as a theme and the added music of the Beach Boys (which sounds bonkers but actually works really well).