The Booritos' Horror Movie Watching Thread - "We have such sights to show you."

[chronovore]

I did find Session 9 mildly spooky and would love recommendations for mildly similar stuff.

I saw Session 9 just recently and quite liked it.  I also like that "mildly spooky" category, some I've seen recently that are at least "good" were:

Lake Mungo (very cool I thought)
Skeleton Key
Mirrors
The Uninvited
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (Blair Witch-style)
Dark Water (Jap)

Session 9 is very enjoyable, and creepy.

There's a remake of it, called Sucker Punch, where the main character is replaced by a set of hot chicks, and the mental institution is a dragon.

More similar to Session 9, in what way? Suspenseful? Not gory?

[Bloodwake]

So far, this october:

Paranormal Activity 3: BY FAR the best one in the franchise. Takes the subtlety of the first film, throws in some of the jump scares of the second, and improves over both. I love the 80's setting (and also willfully ignored the fact I am watching VHS tapes in crystal clear Digital Projection). The characters are more likable, the ending, while predictable, is very, very well done, and the film just has this building tension to it that Paranormal Activity 2 lacked by having the ghost do crazy shit way too early in the film. AWESOMENESS and a definite for a fan of the first movie in the series.

Funhouse (dir. by Tobe Hooper of Texas Chain Saw Massacre fame): A big bunch of meh. Not that creepy.

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the villain is a inbred distinguished mentally-challenged guy in a Frankenstein mask. His first kill is (no joke) him killing the big titted psychic at a carnival after she had just jerked him off.

[close]

Friday the 13th (the original, just rewatched it for the first time in several years): Not as clever as slasher films before or after it. I guess the appeal is that it was Jason's middle-aged mother carving up the camp, but still, nothing overly creepy and LOTS of bad acting.  Of course, it then spawned 10 sequels. I think I will stick to the original Halloween for a truly good slasher film.

I have finally tracked down a copy of Halloween III and I have several horror movies on Netflix still to watch, including a few directed by Michael Mann and a few directed by Guillermo Del Toro. I will probably check out Maniac Cop now that I know about that film.

[D3RANG3D]

I did find Session 9 mildly spooky and would love recommendations for mildly similar stuff.

I saw Session 9 just recently and quite liked it.  I also like that "mildly spooky" category, some I've seen recently that are at least "good" were:

Lake Mungo (very cool I thought)
Skeleton Key
Mirrors
The Uninvited
Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County (Blair Witch-style)
Dark Water (Jap)

I also have two movies in my "to see" list which I think are similar - Shutter and The Echo.

Xtro 

That also reminded me of It's Alive.  I might watch both again, haven't seen them since I was a kid.

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Swedish and US versions are both awesome.

Watched its alive, it's poop!

[Eric P]

got tickets to see Ti West's new movie, The Inkeepers tomorrow.  Loved House of the Devil.  Very excited for this.

[Bildi]

Watched its alive, it's poop!

I can believe that!  I saw it when I was maybe 10.  The buddy I watched it with had nightmares for months afterwards.

[Enl]

Been trying to do a horror movie each night this month. Here's what I've done so far:

Rewatches:
Night of the Living Dead- original and 90s remake. tried to watch 3D remake but couldn't make it 20 min.
Company of Wolves
Nightmare on Elm Street 2 & 3 - 2 gets gayer everytime I see it. 3's weird to watch on BluRay since you can see all the strings for stunts and effects.
The Ruins
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Halloween I and II
Critters - Kill Crites!
Hellraiser Deader - Still shit after watching 9, but more tolerable shit.
Madman - Watching Madman Marz run around, growling like a bear is so adorable.
Basket Case 2 and 3
Friday the 13th I, II, III, V
House of the Devil - Always a good rewatch. I really need to find my copy of The Roost to watch again.
Evil Dead



First Time Watches:
Rare Exports - Decent but underdelivers. Becomes a kids' movie at the end.
The Woman - Loved it. Makes a great companion piece to May.
Rubber - Not really what I expected. But then again, I didn't know what to expect from a killer tire movie.
Hitch-Hike - Wanted to watch this after David Hess died. Probably my favorite thing he's been in now.
Hellraiser 9: Revelations - Utter shit. 
Howling Reborn- Combine Twilight, Spiderman and a tiny dash of Howling and this is what you get. At least the werewolves weren't CG.
The Burning - I cannot believe I haven't seen this until now. This,  Friday the 13th, and Sleepaway Camp will make a nice triple feature one day.
Creature - Fun little Alien ripoff with Klaus Kinski
Wrong Turn 4 - Honestly... I had a lot of fun with this. The prequel aspect feels forced but it plays the camp factor right.
Dread - Pretty good adaptation of the Clive Barker short. I'm surprised at how under the radar this film became.
Race Against the Devil - Great killer cult movie with a badass Mad Max style roadchase at the end. Ending was a big WTF? 
Vampire Girl vs Frankenstein Girl - Crazy Japanese gorefest.
 

What's left this month:
Night of the Demons
Trick or Treat
Then partying for the last two nights!

[Eric P]

Company of Wolves

fucking love Company of Wolves

more people should watch this film.

[D3RANG3D]

Watched its alive, it's poop!

I can believe that!  I saw it when I was maybe 10.  The buddy I watched it with had nightmares for months afterwards.

It would have probably helped if it wasn't the first time I watched it lol.

[Mupepe]

I didn't know there was a wrong turn 2 or 3, much less 4!

[Eric P]

Ti West's new movie is fucking amazing.

Better than House of the Devil by miles.  Better characters, better story, better pacing (more stuff happens but it's still a really slow burn film) and the ending is a huge fucking downer.

they gave us all keychains from the haunted hotel.  I thought that was a neat promo gimmick.

[fistfulofmetal]

The Innkeepers?

I've been wanting to see it for ages ever since I saw House of the Devil. Waiting for a screener or something to come out


edit: and i think i just found it....

[Enl]

I didn't know there was a wrong turn 2 or 3, much less 4!

2 was pretty bad up until the last quarter where it goes so over the top that it was almost worth slogging through the rest of the movie for. I still haven't seen 3, which is strange because I have somewhat of a weakness for bad horror sequels (I'll probably end up watching it pretty soon now). 4 interested me mainly due to the cheesy setup of inbred cannibals in an insane asylum during a snowstorm. If you can get past the awful first 20 minutes it becomes one of those stupid fun horrors that you can easily turn your brain off to.

Ti West's new movie is fucking amazing.

You lucky bastard.

[Eric P]

So basically Eric P is a guy who

- Goes to every live music event in his city
- Watches every movie ever
- Listens to every album ever

That's pretty cool. I should do more of those things.

I miss so much stuff. :\

Currently watching the blu ray release of Lucio Fulci's The House by the Cemetery.  lol @ dubbing.

[Joe Molotov]

B ( o ) ( o ) B S



Pretty awesome movie. I'm always down for a good "dark comedy w/ironic comeuppances" style horror anthology.

[Eric P]

No Way To Treat A Lady.  I can't decide if this is a boost to gay rights in the 70s or horrifically homophobic.  Fun little thriller.

[Enl]

Added a new horror to my list this month:

Offspring (2008) - Prequel to Lucky McKee's The Woman.  Really low budget (it was shot on digital video) with some incredibly bland characters and one slightly bad child actor (who thankfully isn't onscreen all that much).  Story-wise it's about a  family that is attacked by a by a group of wild feral kids along with The Woman as their leader (played by the same actress).  It doesn't  get much deeper than that. It's pretty high on the gore factor.  The effects are very well done and quite disgusting at times with lots cannibally goodness. I did like how the attacks from the feral kids come out of nowhere and  that characters can die on the fly.  It can also be a little ballsy and mean spirited at times by not reframing from killing a kid or baby every once and a while. The film not nearly as good as The Woman film and is not required to watch before seeing it.  It's not a terrible watch if you're curious, can stomach its low budgetness, and are absolutely starved for a horror you probably haven't seen. 

[Eric P]

Have you read the Ketchum books that make up Off Season / Off Spring etc?  I'd read the books, but not seen the movies.  The books were really really nasty little things.

I watched What Have You Done to Solange?, an excellent Gaillo.  A Teacher is having an affair with a student.  While they are together, the student sees a murder but not the murderer.  In order to keep their affair a secret, neither speaks about the crime, but the teacher becomes the primary suspect who must clear his name, etc etc etc.  The plot isn't great, but everything around is really good.  The acting, the characters, the central conceit which makes up the mystery (though the villain reveal and motivation was pretty goofy and ultimately shallow).  Lots of nudity, not much (any?) gore, good sound track, and again, good acting from everyone.  If you're a fan of gaillo and haven't seen this one, don't miss it. If you have no idea what gaillo is, you could do worse than to start with this film.

[Enl]

Have you read the Ketchum books that make up Off Season / Off Spring etc?  I'd read the books, but not seen the movies.  The books were really really nasty little things.

I haven't had a chance to read them yet. I actually didn't know about the books until I started doing some research on the series. I'll probably swing the bookstore before work tomorrow and see if they have a copy of Off Season.

[Phoenix Dark]

Just watched The Crazies. It was surprisingly entertaining

[chronovore]

Have you read the Ketchum books that make up Off Season / Off Spring etc?  I'd read the books, but not seen the movies.  The books were really really nasty little things.

I haven't had a chance to read them yet. I actually didn't know about the books until I started doing some research on the series. I'll probably swing the bookstore before work tomorrow and see if they have a copy of Off Season.

I've only read Red, by Ketchum. That, and a couple other short stories which may have been part of the same book. I liked them; they were unsettling, in that they seem all too believable. The Girl Next Door is largely based on a true story which is just insanely horrific. Can either of you recommend other Ketchum books which you enjoyed, or any I should particularly avoid?

[Eric P]

The Offspring and Girl Next Door immediately leap to mind.

[Stoney Mason]

I just watched the first Paranormal Activity movie. I've never seen any of them before. I'm a pretty big horror fan and I just felt like I got trolled. Why the hell was that movie such a big deal. I thought it was laughably bad in places and mostly just boring and mediocre in others. Not trying to diss anybody but somebody who liked it explain to me why you like it. I'm honestly baffled.

[Great Rumbler]

Willco annihilated.

[chronovore]

I just watched the first Paranormal Activity movie. I've never seen any of them before. I'm a pretty big horror fan and I just felt like I got trolled. Why the hell was that movie such a big deal. I thought it was laughably bad in places and mostly just boring and mediocre in others. Not trying to diss anybody but somebody who liked it explain to me why you like it. I'm honestly baffled.

It was more overblown than The Blair Witch Project, which was pretty overblown but still very fresh and original feeling. PA was exciting in a few scenes, and the parts where the spiritual expert shows up and won't even enter the house, as well as the crap where the boyfriend is actively taunting the spirit were both pretty effective in increasing tension. It wasn't perfect by any means, but I liked it for the things it did right.