Horror

Thanksgiving has regularly been given the short end of the horror stick. While other holidays are abounding with horrific takes on annual traditions, Thanksgiving offerings—despite the innate horror of both its origins and practices (family dinner…)— remain sparse. There’s the perennial slasher Blood Rage, and last year’s Thanksgiving was refreshingly fun. But other than some cryptic indies and made-for-television shorts, Thanksgiving doesn’t yield the horror buffet something like, say, Christmas does. Every year, the lists of horror watches are the same, and I pretty much skip straight to Black Christmas on Thanksgiving night. Until I rediscovered Madman. I rewatched it for the messy, endearing slasher nonsense, and wouldn’t you know? Madman is technically a Thanksgiving horror movie. Better still, the film is now streaming for free.

I have to say The Substance. It was really a joy seeing it. I was very exited that Coralie Fargeatwas made another movie since Revenge was a fun but painful watch. The ending was a mixed bag while I do see where it was coming from.

What is your favorite horror so far?

This is one of the most fucked up movie I've seen. I love it! It's so grotesque. The message of the movie is not to be misunderstood.

What do you guys think about it?

I've got to collect myself to write more. 🤣

Movie on Vimeo

A man and his dog traverse a cold, barren climate and discover some disturbing things along the way.

Dir Jonathan Van Tulleken

Prod: Jacob Jaffke

Editor: Joe Randall-Cutler

https://letterboxd.com/film/off-season-2009/

I've now watched both. I didn't know the 2024 version was a remake, or I'd have watched that second, but I actually think that watching them in 'reverse' order is a better experience. If you've already seen both, maybe you can sympathise with that view.

Both films are excellent, don't get me wrong. But there are subtle (and some not-so-subtle) differences that really, really make the overall experience very different, including the impressions and understandings you come away with. The newer film is almost insultingly Hollywoodised, as it waterboards you with exposition that the original has no problem risking you not figuring out on your own.

Please do yourself a favour and don't read up on either film before watching them. I've been reading reviews of the newer film that completely spoil scenes in the original that were different. It's unreal how cavalier people are with that sort of thing 😒

So, my recommendation is to watch James MacAvoy absolutely demolishing the scenery with his chompers (I mean that in the best possible way), and then grab a cuppa and a blanket and watch the original.

Step into the dark and unsettling "Terror Tunnels," a spine-chilling found footage horror film. Witness hair-raising moments as unseen horrors lurk in the shadows, bringing a new level of terror. Brace yourself for a journey through the most disturbing scenes ever captured.

// CREDITS // Director & Editor - Alexander Gabrielli Producers - Aaron Michnowski & Alexander Gabrielli VFX & Post Production - MΘNSTRΘ LABS Darcelyne - Katie Carlyle Greg - Ricky Faust

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqu4sIxlgJg

Two teenage boys dare each other to ride the NYC subway through a ghost station in the dead of night.

https://letterboxd.com/film/night-train-2024/

Starring Cairo Zion and Daniel Girdo Written, Produced, & Directed by A.J. Serrano Produced by Hailey Choi Cinematography by Eric Schleicher Music by Brett St. James

Movie on YT | Second Link

Don’t Blink. Don’t Speak. And Whatever you do… Don’t Move!

Set on one fateful night, six friends gather for their monthly ‘games night’… and accidentally unleash a demonic force that might tear them - and their friendships - to pieces.

https://letterboxd.com/film/dont-move-2013/

Film on YT | Link on Invidious

A man wakes up in the night beneath a lone streetlight. Soon, he realizes that this light is the only visible illumination in the endless darkness. One by one, strange and cryptic chalk markings reveal themselves on the pavement and prove to be his only hope for safety in the increasingly dangerous environment.

A Skeleton Crew Production Starring Lace Williamson and featuring Ryan Peterson as the “Thingamajig” Produced by Kenan Leslie Written and Directed by Andrew Alan K.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20239534

Written and executive produced by Matthew Scott Kane, Hysteria! will be exploring America’s dark history of mass hysteria through the shocking story of the teenage Satanic Panic. The series follows a group of 1980s high school misfits as they exploit the growing hysteria around teen occult activity. Here’s the full official synopsis: When a beloved varsity quarterback disappears during the “Satanic Panic” of the late 1980s, a struggling high school heavy metal band of outcasts realize they can capitalize on the town’s sudden interest in the occult by building a reputation as a Satanic metal band, until a bizarre series of murders, kidnappings, and reported “supernatural activity” triggers a leather-studded witch hunt that leads directly back to them.

Bruce Campbell as Chief Dandridge

In the wake of ten new horror movies releasing last week, this week is bringing even more fresh frights to the table. Today alone, ELEVEN new movies have already been offered up.

Here’s all the new horror that released on Tuesday, September 24, 2024!

With the remake of Speak No Evil out I was thinking about this topic. I can find that there are times where it's OK to make remakes and times where it's not. I like Chris Stuckmann's take on it; if it adds something more to the movie than what was already there to begin with go for it. But if it's just a frame by frame remake what gives? Why should I not just watch the original movie?

Speak No Evil is a really amazing movie that I really have a hard time understanding why they would make a remake of. It really did not need one, the original is really so good and effective that It will scare most people.

What do you guys think about this subject?

Spoiler alert: Do not watch the trailer of the remake if you haven't watched any of them. It's going to totally ruin the movie as it spoils mostly everything involving the plot.

This week brings an eclectic mix of new horror movies, including NEON’s latest in theaters, the return of Terrifier 2‘s Lauren LaVera, and even an unofficial Mickey Mouse slasher movie.

Here’s all the new horror releasing August 5 – August 11, 2024!

• The Mouse Trap

• Ganymede

• Cuckoo

• Duchess

• The Well

“There’s something out there. That… that witch in the cellar is only part of it. It lives… out in those woods, in the dark… something… something that’s come back from the dead.”

While promoting his Peacock series, Hysteria, horror legend Bruce Campbell revealed that they’re developing an Evil Dead animated series and he’ll be returning to voice Ash, according to a report on Entertainment Weekly.

“We are developing an animated version, like a series,” he said. “I’ll do that. I’ll do Ash’s voice all day long, because my voice hasn’t aged as much as I have.”

When speaking about the films, Campbell went on to say “We’re out of the cabin, Sam [Raimi] doesn’t have to direct, I don’t have to star as Ash. The trick is to take the elements that people like, which is innocent people being tortured by a malicious entity, and it’s people who have no skills to stop it.”

A release date for the animated series has yet to be revealed.

I'm bored and want some suggestions! I love extreme cinema so throw it at me!

Filmmaker Osgood Perkins’ eerie, occultist serial-killer horror thriller “Longlegs” opens with a psyche-rattling sequence, barely a minute or two long, in which he crafts a chilling sense of shock, awe and humor simply through shot composition, editing and performance. It unsettles the viewer on a bone-deep level, the tension bursting like a bubble on a bravura music cue.

It is scary — only because of how it is presented formally, not necessarily thanks to any of the basic actions or imagery on screen — and it is thrilling because Perkins announces from the outset his audacious approach to tone as well as his mastery of cinematic technique to create suspense. The tension never lets up throughout “Longlegs,” though it is peppered with a dry, black humor that somehow just makes everything more disturbing. (...)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8745960/

As a child, shy and troubled Luke witnesses the aftermath of a mass shooting at a neighborhood coffee shop. He meets another boy among the onlookers at the scene: cool and confident Daniel, who invites him to play and quickly becomes his friend. Although adults such as Luke's mother Claire cannot see Daniel, he appears physically real to Luke. The boys become close playmates, and their connection helps Luke cope with his parents' divorce. Their friendship develops in an uncanny way with unforeseen consequences.

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/daniel-isnt-real-movie-review-2019

Our Summer Horror Preview 2024 is here! The 2024 slate of summer horror releases looks packed, which is excellent news, considering the year has gotten off to a sluggish start for the genre at the box office. Not only is the release schedule so stacked that it’s guaranteed to keep us distracted while we wait for Halloween, but this summer also brings some of the year’s most anticipated titles from MaXXXine to Alien: Romulus and Longlegs.

This guide covers the highlights of what’s already been announced, but as always, expect a handful of streaming, Digital, and VOD releases to pop up over the next few months as well.

Here are 24 horror movies you don’t want to miss in Summer 2024…