#31in31 2018 – “Indigenous”

“Panama baby – WOOOO!”

Story: A group of recent college grads go to Panama to celebrate and talk about their plans to adult. But the tourist area is so played. Let’s go into this totally restricted jungle area that’s known for lots of missing tourists! It’ll be fun, we’re so rebel! What’s that noise y’all? Y’all?

Scares: Bless its heart, this film tries. But with the sheer stupidity of these characters, even the jump scares made me giggle.

Splat factor: Discovering bodies, finding bloody friends, characters getting attacked. So, yeah there’s some. Continue reading

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#31in31 2018 – “Demonic”

“Hey Jules, I think this room might actually be…”

Story: Back in the 80s, a group of young people went inside an old, supposedly haunted house to perform a seance. Only one person survived. Now, the son of a woman who knew the victims heads back to the house with a group of eager paranormal investigators. And now the police want to know what happened to them. I’m sure everything will turn out okay.

Scares: Just jump ones.

Splat factor: Eh. Black “blood”, found footage night vision murders, and someone who’s missing a tongue. Continue reading

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“First Man” crashes and burns

Nutshell: Shakeycam, choker-shots and Dutch angles rule the day in this dispassionate biopic. Director Damien Chazelle tries to shove Importance down viewers throats, but only manages greatness during the awe-inspiring moon landing. I came away with a headache, and the thought that Buzz Aldren and Neil Armstrong must have been real dicks. Grade: D-

“Your daddy’s going to the moon.”
“Okay. Can I go play now?”

Story: If you believe…they put a man on the moon (MAAAAN ON THA MOOOOON)…

Genre I’d Put It In: Historical Biopics That Give Me A Headache Continue reading

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#31in31 2018 – “Zoombies”

“This is strange.”

Story: Small monkeys become infected with a virus that turns them into…wait for it… ZOOMBIES! (badum-tish) I sure hope they don’t get out and infect the entire zoo. What would the small crew of pre-opening staff do if that happened? *cue deaths*

Scares: Zero. Unless you count how incredibly bad this movie is.

Splat factor: Lots of CGI blood, and some cheesy Halloween store gore FX. Continue reading

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#31in31 2018 – “Stuff Mom Never Told You” discusses being a Final Girl

 

I love the podcast Stuff Mom Never Told You. So when Anney and B came up an episodes on the Final Girl? I had to share in time for Halloween. So enjoy! And who knows, you may just learn something…

How To Be The Final Girl In A Horror Movie
http://podplayer.net/#/?id=49064198

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#31in31 2018: “Hell Fest”

“You’re the one who’s been following me around all night, aren’t you?”

Story: A college gal who’s more study than stupor heads back home to spend Halloween with her BFF. But BFF and her in-town pals have tickets to Hell Fest, a traveling spooky show. A few years ago some girl got slaughtered in one, and it took days to find her body. But I’m sure this one’s peachy keen. Who’s that rando in the mask that’s following us?

Scares: Lots of fun “what’s gonna happen next” chills. Continue reading

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#31in31 2018 – “Bedeviled” (2016)

“What the fuck?

Story: Some random chick dies in a cut to black, and her random friends get “invited” to download an app…from their dead friend. Whoooo! But naturally these idiots download the app anyway. Will they all die one by one (save for the Final Girl, naturally)? Of course they will!

Scares: None, mostly because you never get a chance to care about any of the characters. But the movie’s so bad I was too busy bemoaning how it sucked to focus on the tired jump scares.

Splat factor: Zero. Everything happens off camera. Bodies are never shown, only reactions. Continue reading

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#31in31 2018 – “Starve”

“I’m a fucking brown belt, bitch!”

Story: I’m a writer! I need to experience things in order to write about them! So, girlfriend and bro, let’s go check out a Florida sinkhole in the middle of nowhere, and search for feral children living in them! I’m sure we won’t be ambushed by crazies ready to see what we’ll do for food once we’re really hungry…

Scares: A few chills, mostly of the gotcha variety.

Splat factor: Surprisingly little, considering the story. But there is red here and there. Continue reading

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#31in31 2018 – “Prom Night” (1980)

“Kill! The killer’s gonna get you!”

Story: Six years ago, a young girl was killed in a horrible accident. The kids that inadvertently caused her fall vow to never tell anyone what happened… Time for Alexander Hamilton High’s senior prom! (#WERK) I’m sure nobody will show up looking for bloody revenge. Cue the disco music!

Scares: Zero. This is just for the throwback giggles.

Splat factor: Zero. Everything happens off camera, and the results only show small bits of red.

Closing scene “shocker”?: 80s slasher movie? You’d think so, but nope. Not that that matters in this clunker. Continue reading

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#31in31 2018 -“Slasher: Guilty Party” (Slasher Season 2)

Bee Tee Dub: that was 10/17/2017. You can watch the hell out of it now.

“Good luck pretending it didn’t happen.”

Story: After accidentally(?) killing a fellow camp counselor five years ago, a group of former friends go back to the scene of the crime. Now it’s a commune filled with peace loving vegans (probably.) Oh, and maybe that dead counselor ain’t dead. But soon a whole lot of other people will be.

Scares: Tons of chills as they drop one by one, along with “no way to escape or get help” tension.

Splat factor: The killer decorates a snowman with guts and human limbs early on. So…yeah. Gore-palooza. Continue reading

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