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All the good horror movies got bumped to next year

You get remakes of CANDYMAN and REBECCA this October and that's about it.

Honestly, I was more looking forward to HALLOWEEN KILLS, QUIET PLACE 2, SAW 9 and CONJURING 8.

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by Anonymousreply 137October 27, 2020 2:47 PM

The Conjuring, I love the Warrens. The original Candyman is one of my favourites, it's underrated, but I think the remake won't be able to recapture that vibe.

by Anonymousreply 1September 13, 2020 7:59 PM

I've seen Saint Maud. I like it, didn't LOVE it, but not my personal subgenre of horror. There was a preview screening of Quiet Place 2 about 2 weeks before the world went to hell. I skipped it because "it'll be out in a few weeks". Ha, fuck me, right?

Relic is out. Run will be on VOD. The only 2 movies that could get me to risk a theater in 2020 are Halloween and Candyman.

by Anonymousreply 2September 13, 2020 8:07 PM

Maybe they can combine them. REBECCA VS. CANDYMAN.

(My money's on Rebecca.)

by Anonymousreply 3September 13, 2020 8:15 PM

LOL I'm going to have to watch the Hitchcock REBECCA finally before I see the remake. But I'll have time since most new movies have been postponed!

TRAIN TO BUSAN 2 is also out already -- that one I'm looking forward to as much as the 2021 flicks.

by Anonymousreply 4September 13, 2020 8:32 PM

Why do people want to see CANDYMAN the most? Seriously, the original was mediocre.

by Anonymousreply 5September 13, 2020 8:33 PM

St. Maud looks really good; so other than "you liked it", what did you think of the movie R2?

by Anonymousreply 6September 13, 2020 8:36 PM

The sequel of Netflix's horror comedy The Babysitter is out. I'm good.

by Anonymousreply 7September 13, 2020 8:36 PM

R6 I saw it last September at a film festival so I don't really remember specifics. It's well-made, very thematic. Religious horror isn't my fave subgenre, so I was more or less "one and done". Missing my summer of horror fests this year.

by Anonymousreply 8September 13, 2020 8:53 PM

Synchronic is supposed to hit theaters in October, but the creators of the film issued a statement recently discouraging people from seeing their movie in a theater. They also mentioned it will be available on VOD in "the coming months", which I hope doesn't push it out to next year.

It's driving me nuts because it screened last year overseas and at film festivals. I'm a huge fan of their work.

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by Anonymousreply 9September 13, 2020 9:15 PM

All I remember about the 1992 'Candyman' is Virginia Madsen going on and on in interviews about how she smoked clove cigarettes to look like she was smoking real cigarettes because she was pregnant while filming the movie.

Dull movie which had the characters saying the words "Cabrini Green" OVER AND OVER AND OVER way too many times.

by Anonymousreply 10September 13, 2020 9:21 PM

R10- AGREED. That original film is extremely overrated. Boring as fuck. I did enjoy Virginia's performance and that's it.

However, this new Candyman looks EXCELLENT. Which surprises me.

by Anonymousreply 11September 13, 2020 9:23 PM

R5, regarding the Candyman remake, Jordan Peele is behind it and he's made a name for himself in the horror field in recent years. I'm personally interested in his take on it considering the original was filmed at the Cabrini Green projects in Chicago. In addition, considering all the racial unrest going on and the BLM movement, I'd love to see his take on it.

by Anonymousreply 12September 13, 2020 9:23 PM

And now, Candyman has even been moved off the slate for release. This really sucks.

by Anonymousreply 13September 13, 2020 9:26 PM

Cabrini Green

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by Anonymousreply 14September 13, 2020 9:27 PM

Exorcist reboot

by Anonymousreply 15September 13, 2020 9:32 PM

I'm still wondering what the fuck ANYONE saw in "Quiet, Please". There were so many plotholes (I KNOW IT'S A MOVIE!) that it was just impossible to take seriously.

by Anonymousreply 16September 13, 2020 9:36 PM

I guess it makes sense for them to move all the good horror movies.

They think COVID will be over or people will be used to going to theaters again so they can make more money.

But I don't see a change in the pandemic or economy a year from now, other than more people will have finally accepted that COVID life is going to be around for a minimum of 3 years, so they had better just carry on with normal activities as safely as possible.

by Anonymousreply 17September 13, 2020 9:36 PM

Since when is Rebecca horror? Or is it A horror because we are having Armie crammed down our throats again?

by Anonymousreply 18September 13, 2020 9:39 PM

This is the only RELIC that matters.

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by Anonymousreply 19September 13, 2020 9:44 PM

REBECCA is a psychological thriller and classic Hitchcock.

Hitchcock described his movies as "nightmares." They were scary because they all have or could happen in real life.

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by Anonymousreply 20September 13, 2020 9:47 PM

Yep....

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by Anonymousreply 21September 13, 2020 9:51 PM

Pisces or Pisces Rising or 1st House Neptune can't watch horror films. I wish I could but they get to me too much, even though I know they're just movies.

by Anonymousreply 22September 13, 2020 10:02 PM

I wanna see that twisted flick coming to Apple TV next Friday - Antebellum.

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by Anonymousreply 23September 13, 2020 10:16 PM

[quote] Pisces or Pisces Rising or 1st House Neptune can't watch horror films.

Like hell we can't.

I'm Pisces and more than half of my planets are in Pisces, including my moon. I love horror films.

by Anonymousreply 24September 13, 2020 10:52 PM

R23- The reviews I have read have been HORRIBLE. Its sounds REALLY weak.

I was very much looking forward to that one...

by Anonymousreply 25September 13, 2020 10:55 PM

No one cares, Tarot Card Queens.

by Anonymousreply 26September 13, 2020 11:10 PM

Has anyone seen Relic or Amulet? Those two look promising.

by Anonymousreply 27September 13, 2020 11:15 PM

R23 what reviews?

by Anonymousreply 28September 13, 2020 11:54 PM

Of course horror movies are scarier if you're superstitious.

by Anonymousreply 29September 14, 2020 3:13 AM

I'm looking forward to this. It's like a horror version of The Hot Chick.

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by Anonymousreply 30September 14, 2020 3:32 PM

There are no good horror movies being made anymore.

by Anonymousreply 31September 14, 2020 3:37 PM

Jordan Peele sure does love remaking white art. At least Antebellum looks original.

by Anonymousreply 32September 14, 2020 3:43 PM

LOL

Those people did an awesome job with the HAPPY DEATH DAY movies, r30, so I expect good things from FREAKY.

It doesn't help that it contains Donald Trump suckup Vince Vaughn, however.

by Anonymousreply 33September 14, 2020 4:18 PM

CANDYMAN was black as fuck.

by Anonymousreply 34September 14, 2020 4:19 PM

R33 i'm not a huge Vince Vaughn fan. But it's been a long time since he did a horror movie. And he's usually good in comedies, so it's a good fit. I cackled at the [italic] i'm gay, you're black [/italic] part.

by Anonymousreply 35September 14, 2020 4:41 PM

There are no good horror movies being made anymore.

It would be hard to make a horror movie when real life is like a mash up of "The Purge/28 Days Later/The Man In the High Castle", however, aside from the old Hammer movies that are campy good fun, I like the Mike Flanagan-style horror movie where the "horror is rooted in some kind of psychological trauma. I'm glad that torture porn crap seems to be going out of style

by Anonymousreply 36September 14, 2020 5:00 PM

Vince Vuaghn should have played more dads in sitcoms. He's a natural for that kind of low-key sentimental humor.

by Anonymousreply 37September 14, 2020 5:24 PM

Who wants to watch sitcoms?

by Anonymousreply 38September 14, 2020 5:36 PM

I appreciate what you're saying, r36 and I laughed at your comments.

But I think you're an eldergay frozen in your ways.

HEREDITARY, MIDSOMMAR, GET OUT; A QUIET PLACE — they're all great horror flicks.

by Anonymousreply 39September 14, 2020 5:38 PM

R1 I love everything about the first "Candyman". Even the Philip Glass score became an iconic in the world of horror. I'll see the new one, but I'm going in with no expectations.

by Anonymousreply 40September 14, 2020 5:54 PM

After the first "Saw" film, I was done. I've always felt it's too similar to "Se7en" to warrant the praise & following it developed.

I'm looking forward to "Halloween Kills".

R36 I can appreciate the painstaking skilled work that goes into making the realistic practical effects used in those torture porn films, but it's never been my thing, either. As someone who read "Doctor Sleep", I saw Flanagan's film adaptation last year, and enjoyed it. It wasn't exactly like the book (particularly the ending), but films rarely are. It was really satisfying, and thoroughly enjoyable.

by Anonymousreply 41September 14, 2020 6:01 PM

R36, I would say that Flanagan's Hear No Evil was almost torture porn. The rest of his work isn't, to be sure.

I want to like his films more but he's not a very good director of actors. The performances in his movies are always variable. For example, both Ewan McGregor and the kid Kyliegh Curran did mediocre to poor work in Doctor Sleep, which really hurt the film. Brendan Thwaites was terrible in the otherwise intriguing Oculus.

by Anonymousreply 42September 14, 2020 6:36 PM

The last Halloween movie was so terrible I don’t care if they never release another one.

by Anonymousreply 43September 14, 2020 6:58 PM

I appreciate what you're saying, [R36] and I laughed at your comments.

But I think you're an eldergay frozen in your ways.

HEREDITARY, MIDSOMMAR, GET OUT; A QUIET PLACE — they're all great horror flicks.

Oh, that's definitely true that I'm frozen in my ways (for better or worse!) and I agree with all the comments above EXCEPT for "A Quiet Place" - I honestly that that was overrated crap.

by Anonymousreply 44September 14, 2020 7:01 PM

I want to see this one badly, horrorgays. It looks like a finished product but why will it be released next February????? Why why why!!!!

Antlers (2021)

imdb.com/title/tt7740510/

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by Anonymousreply 45September 14, 2020 8:08 PM

The Teen horror comedy Spontaneous looks like fun. It stars 13 Reasons Why star Katherine Langford.

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by Anonymousreply 46September 14, 2020 8:12 PM

I was looking forward to Candyman. My brother and I watched it a lot growing up. He even had a weird obsession with Cabrini Green and would say he wanted to live there when he grew up. We both thought this sounded like it had potential - baby Anthony held a special place in our hearts because we loved to laugh at his mom pronouncing it Anfony.

by Anonymousreply 47September 14, 2020 8:20 PM

My favorite horror film is Jeepers Creepers II. I find the flying monster scary as hell. The story is simple and not too graphic; the stillness of the fields and night add to the tension, along with not knowing who is going to be picked off next.

by Anonymousreply 48September 14, 2020 8:36 PM

From everything I'd heard from test screening responses, Halloween Kills sounded a million times better than the last one which I wasn't a bad fan of. I can't understand why so many people said it was the scariest and most suspenseful film since the original. It wasn't suspenseful at all and it certainly wasn't scary. Even worse, this new Laurie made no sense. At least H20 showed us a Laurie who was trying to keep it together and she actually had a reason to believe he'd come back for her since that film kept the brother/sister angle.

I was sort of happy they dropped the siblings angle, but I didn't buy this new Laurie at all. She was too much of an action movie cliche.

by Anonymousreply 49September 14, 2020 9:55 PM

[Quote] HEREDITARY, MIDSOMMAR, GET OUT; A QUIET PLACE — they're all great horror flicks.

A Quiet Place has too many plot holes. I didn't mind Hereditary, but it fell apart for me towards end. Seeing Toni float around just made me laugh.

[Quote] After the first "Saw" film, I was done. I've always felt it's too similar to "Se7en" to warrant the praise & following it developed.

It doesn't hold up. The dialogue is terrible most of the time. I think 1 to 3 are fine. I almost 🤢 during Saw 5.

[Quote] I was sort of happy they dropped the siblings angle, but I didn't buy this new Laurie at all. She was too much of an action movie cliche.

I preferred the Laurie from H20 as well. Didn't really care for Judy and the granddaughter. Halloween isn't really made for a franchise the same way NOES or Friday is.

by Anonymousreply 50September 14, 2020 11:58 PM

The one thing that bugged me about the last Halloween movie was that Laurie fortified her whole house with booby-traps, etc., but has a front door with glass on either side. Dumb, dumb, dumb.

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by Anonymousreply 51September 15, 2020 6:15 AM

Maybe she wanted to lure Michael in ...

by Anonymousreply 52September 15, 2020 6:19 AM

I've already seen Relic (and it is an absolute piece of shit).

I picked Rebecca because I think it should provide some much needed laughter.

by Anonymousreply 53September 15, 2020 6:23 AM

[quote] HEREDITARY, MIDSOMMAR, GET OUT; A QUIET PLACE — they're all great horror flicks.

Get Out is a fine picture, but the Ari Aster movies are not. We’ve discussed him at length here. He does not make great movies. He’s style over substance, he cobbles together storylines from older thrillers, and he does not know how to write (his endings are particularly hamfisted). His excruciatingly slow zooms, preoccupation with “grief” and “trauma”, and sudden, violent shock scenes have fooled people into thinking he’s some kind of auteur who deserves to be taken seriously. He isn’t.

He isn’t even as good as Brian De Palma.

by Anonymousreply 54September 15, 2020 6:39 AM

Hereditary really won me over after a second viewing. I could still do without Collette's headless body floating into the treehouse, but her performance is so extraordinary. The surprise death 30 minutes in shocked me more than just about any other film has in recent memory and I found the whole thing fairly chilling. Really called back to movies like Burnt Offerings or The Innocents.

Midsommar was entirely too long for what it eventually turned out to be, but I enjoyed it. I'd say the ending of that film is the best part whereas the ending of Hereditary was probably its least effective moment.

I'm really liking this more 70's style of slow burn horror these days. It really works for me.

by Anonymousreply 55September 15, 2020 6:13 PM

Well, at least there's going to be a theatrical re-release of the original FRIDAY THE 13TH to celebrate its 40th Anniversary.

Fandango and Paramount are doing a couple of standalone nights. They have a remastered version.

But now that every new horror flick has been pulled from October, I hope some theaters book FRIDAY THE 13TH for full runs of a week or more.

This is the climate to do full-run revivals of horror classics or classic film festivals.

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by Anonymousreply 56September 15, 2020 7:23 PM

I wonder how much longer before a Friday reboot comes out?? I know at the moment it's tied up in lawsuit drama.

by Anonymousreply 57September 16, 2020 2:28 AM

R57- I predict 4-5 years..

by Anonymousreply 58September 16, 2020 2:29 AM

Nothing will ever beat the slashers of the late '70s, early '80s. Just great atmosphere.

I'm surprised the huge success of Halloween 2018 didn't spur a mini-slasher revival.

The positive reaction to Shout's Friday the 13th set proves the slasher is still beloved.

I admit Candyman looks great. Very atmospheric.

by Anonymousreply 59September 16, 2020 2:39 AM

[Quote] Nothing will ever beat the slashers of the late '70s, early '80s. Just great atmosphere.

Which is why whenever the next Friday movie comes out it should be set in the 80s. It didn't really work in the 90s with Jason Goes To Hell.

by Anonymousreply 60September 16, 2020 3:08 AM

Wrong, r59.

HALLOWEEN 2018 isn't really a true slasher with thrills. It was fan service with light comedy, which I gave 3/4 stars. But nobody was scared by that movie! It was largely predictable and conversational.

Secondly, the INVISIBLE MAN remake is a slasher and it beats most of the slashers in the '70s, early '80s. There is nothing about 1980 that prevents new filmmakers from making slashers just as good. Your problem is simply with the tone that filmmakers take. If the director and writer takes the threat seriously, and puts the right music and craftsmanship to it, a slasher will be just as good as HALLOWEEN or PSYCHO.

I strongly encourage all the other eldergays stuck in 1980 to watch INVISIBLE MAN 2020, the first BOY, WOLF'S CREEK, THE COLLECTOR/COLLECTION; etc. They still make good slashers.

by Anonymousreply 61September 16, 2020 3:35 AM

One thing I will admit, however, is that it's tougher to set a slasher in the era of smart phones and internet, where the victims can easily call for help.

This is a reason real serial killers are rarer these days, too.

Showmakers have to constantly contrive situations where there's no cell phone reception, which puts a serious strain on the credibility of all genres.

Fortunately, there are still 200,000 years of human history and any number of sci-fi scenarios where writers can eliminate cell phones without resorting to cliches or implausibilities.

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by Anonymousreply 62September 16, 2020 3:40 AM

Schitt's Creek was scarier that Wolf Creek, R61.

by Anonymousreply 63September 16, 2020 3:51 AM

R61 The Boy was fine until the reveal. That plot twist didn't work.

by Anonymousreply 64September 16, 2020 4:03 AM

Get Out seemed to be a rip off of The Skeleton Key

by Anonymousreply 65September 16, 2020 4:04 AM

But R62, mobile signal can be shitty at times and in some godforsaken towns there may not be signal at all. Smart screenwriters should know how to twist the knife though, it's just that people these days lack imagination and a little bit of perversion.

by Anonymousreply 66September 16, 2020 4:06 AM

R59 should try French horror films of the 2000s before claiming so and so.

by Anonymousreply 67September 16, 2020 4:08 AM

The Skeleton Key is a great film. One of Kate Hudson's few good star vehicles. Gena Rowlands was fantastic.

by Anonymousreply 68September 16, 2020 4:45 AM

I still haven't seen The Skeleton Key. Is Gothika worth checking out as well?

by Anonymousreply 69September 16, 2020 5:46 AM

Gothika is a snooze fest. Avoid at all costs. The artwork poster is gorgeous though.

by Anonymousreply 70September 16, 2020 6:16 AM

I still like Limp Bizkit's version of Behind Blue Eyes. Although i could do without seeing Fred trying to swallow Halle's tongue.

by Anonymousreply 71September 16, 2020 6:44 AM

R68 Another here to recommend The Skelton Key. Kate Hudson is one of the most boring actresses around but does career best work in the film - she is great. Needless to say so is Gena Rowlands.

by Anonymousreply 72September 16, 2020 1:36 PM

The trailer for "Synchronic" just finally came out today.

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by Anonymousreply 73September 17, 2020 1:44 AM

I love The Skeleton Key. I routinely quote Gena Rowlands’ character. She was a great bitch.

by Anonymousreply 74September 17, 2020 2:06 AM

Gena should have been nominated for The Skeleton Key. She is always great but she was particularly strong here.

Also love the New Orleans atmosphere.

by Anonymousreply 75September 17, 2020 2:19 AM

The Skeleton Key reminded me of, "The Mephisto Waltz". I've read the book, but haven't seen the movie. Thoughts?

by Anonymousreply 76September 17, 2020 2:39 AM

I can’t believe Candyman is about to take our poll!

Honestly, I bet I will find it more interesting and original than HALLOWEEN KILLS.

I love Michael and Laurie, but I hate Danny McBride and I don’t think DG Green is suited to the franchise or genre.

by Anonymousreply 77September 17, 2020 2:47 AM

A word of caution this Halloween. There's going to be a full moon on Halloween this year for the first time since 1944.

This is especially powerful, and potentially dangerous, as power will be increased 10-fold for those practicing witchcraft and other dark arts. Please be careful and protect yourself!

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by Anonymousreply 78September 17, 2020 3:58 AM

[Quote] This is especially powerful, and potentially dangerous, as power will be increased 10-fold for those practicing witchcraft and other dark arts. Please be careful and protect yourself!

The power of 3 will set me free! 🧙🏽‍♂️

by Anonymousreply 79September 17, 2020 4:03 AM

LOL, R78.

Should look pretty, though, weather permitting.

by Anonymousreply 80September 17, 2020 4:03 AM

I wish they would just stream them. They think that everybody is just going to go back to the show next year.

by Anonymousreply 81September 17, 2020 4:03 AM

Well that is some apocalyptic shit to take the cake, R78.

On top of the pandemic, forest fires creating alien hellscapes, earthquakes and hurricanes in weird places, Trump and other Horsemen, we have a full moon at Halloween.

Did you notice the coronavirus shut down America the weekend that Friday the 13th and the Ides of March occurred together?

In my city, all the shopping hysteria started on Friday, March 13th. That’s when everything started to sell out.

Two days later, on the Ides of March, my state/county announced the COViD quarantine.

I want to think I’m a man of science, but all these signs are FREAKY, hunny.

Just FREAKY.

by Anonymousreply 82September 17, 2020 6:33 AM

There have been meteors coming close to Earth as well, and another one is coming:

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by Anonymousreply 83September 18, 2020 10:35 PM

Can't wait to watch this on Amazon this weekend. It's now streaming.

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by Anonymousreply 84September 19, 2020 3:16 AM

Deadline doesn't give it much love though, r84:

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by Anonymousreply 85September 19, 2020 5:11 AM

R84 let us know what you think.

by Anonymousreply 86September 19, 2020 6:07 AM

I will. They rarely give good reviews to horror movies.

by Anonymousreply 87September 19, 2020 12:37 PM

I said upthread the reviews are ABYSMAL. The film sounds very weak on every level.. I was psyched for it- but it sounds like a PG-13 film.

The subject matter should have made for a supremely effective film.

And horror films often get good reviews. And if any horror film should have, it would be Antebellum.

by Anonymousreply 88September 19, 2020 1:53 PM

Woke Horror is overdone right now. I prefer to see it well done, so maybe I'll just wait for Jordan Peele.

Also, I'm getting to much political divisiveness from everywhere else in the culture right now. I don't want more of it when I sit down to escape with a show.

by Anonymousreply 89September 19, 2020 6:41 PM

The movie of Mephisto Waltz is mediocre, though Barbara Parkins is fun. It would have been better with a different leading man than Alan Alfa

by Anonymousreply 90September 19, 2020 7:43 PM

Alan Alda that is.

by Anonymousreply 91September 19, 2020 7:43 PM

I watched Antebellum and thought it was pretty powerful especially given the current climate. It’s not a perfect movie but definitely better than what reviewers are saying.

by Anonymousreply 92September 20, 2020 12:08 AM

Hmmmm R92, now I am tempted...

by Anonymousreply 93September 20, 2020 12:10 AM

Well, if R92 recommends it...

by Anonymousreply 94September 20, 2020 12:38 AM

Jordon Peele totally destroyed Twilight Zone. Both seasons are terrible. I was so disappointed. And I loved Us and Get Out.

by Anonymousreply 95September 20, 2020 2:07 AM

SyFy is starting another FRIDAY THE 13TH marathon tonight to celebrate Jason's 40th anniversary and "13 days until October."

But it looks like it's only available on the Eastern U.S. feed.

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by Anonymousreply 96September 20, 2020 6:22 AM

Looks like AMC has the best TV film festival of classics if we can't get much new content.

Their FearFest has marathons of every, major slasher franchise: Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy and Chucky.

Unfortunately, the only ELM STREET their showing is the 2009 remake. 🤢🤢🤮🤮

I prefer no commercial interruptions or censorship, however. So I'll probably be curling up to my new Shout Factory box set of Friday the 13th features!

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by Anonymousreply 97September 27, 2020 3:29 AM

[Quote] Unfortunately, the only ELM STREET their showing is the 2009 remake. 🤢🤢🤮🤮

Such blasphemy.

by Anonymousreply 98September 27, 2020 6:07 AM

I love AMC's FearFest even if the films are cut up and censored, etc. I still watch them.

A little disappointed there's no Halloween II or III (or even IV) and the Nightmare on Elm Street version is the remake. I feel like I never see any of the Nightmare films on television.

by Anonymousreply 99September 27, 2020 7:28 AM

I found an interesting movie on the Shudder channel- a French Giallo style film starring Vanessa Paradis as a producer for gay porno movies.

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by Anonymousreply 100September 27, 2020 11:27 AM

Now TERRIFIER 2 got bumped to next year. GODAMMIT!

They're not even done filming it.

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by Anonymousreply 101October 18, 2020 5:32 AM

KNIFE + HEART is boring, avant-garde twaddle.

by Anonymousreply 102October 18, 2020 5:32 AM

This one's more of a thriller than a horror but it's pretty good.

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by Anonymousreply 103October 18, 2020 10:06 AM

I recently caught "Anabelle Comes Home" on cable and was shocked at how good and scary it is. I highly recommend it.

by Anonymousreply 104October 18, 2020 4:11 PM

I find it so strange that the first Annabelle movie was one of the worst things I've ever seen in my life, but both sequels were entertaining and enjoyable.

by Anonymousreply 105October 18, 2020 7:19 PM

The first Annabelle was directed by the Cinematographer of the first Conjuring, the second one by an actual director (who did the excellent, "Lights Out" and went on to "Shazam!"), the third one by the screenwriter of all of them (and he was heavily shepherded by James Wan).

by Anonymousreply 106October 19, 2020 1:45 AM

I'm the opposite. I prefer the first Annabelle movie to the other 2. I thought Creation was silly. But the Nun movie is the worst out of that franchise.

by Anonymousreply 107October 19, 2020 3:29 AM

I finally saw Insidious last night as well as Conjuring 2. Both are decent films but you can tell James Wan is someone who studies horror films and then creates them based on templates.

He is very good at creating tension and I appreciate that he seems more interested in horror than gore, as I would have expected he would have exhausted the torture porn route after the success of Saw, but at least he cares more about creating mood and suspense.

by Anonymousreply 108October 19, 2020 6:51 AM

R108, the Saw franchise was out of his control after the 1st one (he had no input at all), if you watch the first one, almost all the gore is implied. The ones after that are disgusting.

The new horror film that he has coming out next yearish ("Malignant") is based on the Giallo template. Either it's going to be fantastic or ludicrous.

by Anonymousreply 109October 19, 2020 2:03 PM

[Quote] The ones after that are disgusting.

I barely made it through Saw 3 and part five's opening scene almost made me vomit. I wonder how gory Spiral will be.

by Anonymousreply 110October 19, 2020 11:35 PM

They need to bring back final girl Amy Steel for a new Friday the 13th movie. Make her a mom with kids. She would class up the whole endeavor. She's truly loved by the fans.

by Anonymousreply 111October 20, 2020 9:18 PM

2021 is going to be our year!

We deserve it.

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by Anonymousreply 112October 20, 2020 11:34 PM

Nothing original, PASS!

by Anonymousreply 113October 20, 2020 11:45 PM

R112 it bloody better be.

by Anonymousreply 114October 21, 2020 1:11 AM

Is this Halloween 20 now, I’ve lost count.

by Anonymousreply 115October 23, 2020 5:36 AM

And don’t forget we have another Scream to look forward too.

by Anonymousreply 116October 23, 2020 5:37 AM

Unfortunately there's no new Insidious sequel.

by Anonymousreply 117October 23, 2020 5:41 AM

R116 one of the trio has to die. I hope it's Gale.

by Anonymousreply 118October 23, 2020 5:58 AM

Why don’t they just stream them. Horror movies suck going to see at the theaters. I always seen to sit near teenagers screaming at every noise or on their phone. When I saw Godzilla, 3 men in front of me talked though the entire movie. I would much rather see it at room. The audience kills it for me anymore

by Anonymousreply 119October 23, 2020 6:06 AM

Home . Lol

by Anonymousreply 120October 23, 2020 6:07 AM

The billboards for A Quiet Place 2 have been frozen in time and place since the initial shutdown in LA since March. They have just started swapping them out. I didn't know there was going to be a Saw 9. I need to see if there is a trailer for it on youtube. Same with Halloween Kills.

by Anonymousreply 121October 23, 2020 6:09 AM

HALLOWEEN KILLS = HALLOWEEN 12, r115.

But I would argue it's one of only 5 HALLOWEEN films worth seeing.

by Anonymousreply 122October 23, 2020 6:22 AM

Funny you should say that, r119,

i usually hear people talk about how it's best to see horror films in the theater with a crowd so you can get the fun reactions. It makes a very toxic genre more social and healthy.

Even Sean Cunningham, who created FRIDAY THE 13TH, said it's not the healthiest to watch horror films alone.

by Anonymousreply 123October 23, 2020 6:24 AM

But to answer your question, Hollywood is trying to protect both revenue for their exhibition partners and their exclusive theatrical window-business model.

They're fools because the pandemic isn't going to be over next year ‚— they'll have to wait 3 years minimum before America might get COVID-19 under control. Five would be my guess.

So they're going to have a glut of aged-out product to try and release theatrically all at once in an overcrowded market.

They need to just socially distance all the theater seats, bank on small theatrical crowds and/or release everything online with a portion of the proceeds going to theaters if the theatrical window isn't preserved.

Just putting everything off is depreciating their movies' value, too and dragging big swaths of the economy down when everybody is HUNGRY for streaming content!

by Anonymousreply 124October 23, 2020 6:29 AM

A good jumpy horror film is more fun in a group. Now I just watch them alone in my apartment with the lights off. Whatever.

by Anonymousreply 125October 23, 2020 6:34 AM

I just watched the Saw trailer. Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson. Saw is nothing without Tobin Bell.

by Anonymousreply 126October 23, 2020 6:58 AM

Possessor came out earlier this month. Brandon Cronenberg is at the helm of this. Yes he's the son of David.

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by Anonymousreply 127October 23, 2020 8:05 AM

R117, patience. That will happen in 2022/23

Is anybody watching, "La Revolution" on Netflix? It's a supernatural/horror take of the French Revolution.

by Anonymousreply 128October 23, 2020 11:31 AM

R121 the theater in my neighborhood still has (very faded) posters for Invisible Man and Emma hanging up outside.

by Anonymousreply 129October 23, 2020 5:12 PM

Jamie Lee Curtis and Neve Campbell catch up

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by Anonymousreply 130October 23, 2020 5:15 PM

Any reccos for recent scary movies available now? Have already seen Mortuary Collection, Relic, Books of Blood, #Alive & Scare Me - all meh

by Anonymousreply 131October 23, 2020 5:29 PM

Watch The Green Inferno - it's within the last few years. Eli Roth

by Anonymousreply 132October 24, 2020 6:11 AM

You cant possibly think Green Inferno is scary.

by Anonymousreply 133October 24, 2020 6:14 AM

I thought it was something different. I was a little shaken, I'm not going to lie. As compared to what?

by Anonymousreply 134October 24, 2020 6:15 AM

Watch THE INVISIBLE MAN remake, r131.

by Anonymousreply 135October 24, 2020 6:27 AM

Books of Blood was terrible. Lovecraft Country is very good, but very uneven. Make it to the end of the pilot (a lot of people turned off mid-way and missed the good stuff).

Color Out of Space was interesting, but I like Mandy better.

by Anonymousreply 136October 24, 2020 6:54 PM

Monster land isn’t too bad on Hulu. Yeah they really dropped the ball on Books of Blood. Eli Roth, Most of his stuff I avoid. I know to many in the business, that can’t stand him.

by Anonymousreply 137October 27, 2020 2:47 PM
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