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Jennifer Tilly in Bride of Chucky (1998)

#Jennifer Tilly #bride of chucky #chucky #American black comedy slasher film #black comedy slasher film #1998 #90s #90's

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schlock-luster-video · 1 month

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On April 14, 2000, American Psycho debuted in Canada and the United States.

Here's some new Christian Bale art!

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xperimento626 · 2 years

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#bodies bodies bodies #Halina Reijn #usa #2022 #horror #black comedy #slasher #film #still #movie #american #cinema #myha'la herrold #rachel sennott

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goryhorroor · 10 months

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masterpost of horror lists

here are all my horror lists in one place to make it easier to find! enjoy!

sub-genres

action horror

analog horror

animal horror

animated horror

anthology horror

aquatic horror

apocalyptic horror

backwoods horror

bubblegum horror

campy horror

cannibal horror

children’s horror

comedy horror

coming-of-age horror

corporate/work place horror

cult horror

dance horror

dark comedy horror

daylight horror

death games

domestic horror

ecological horror

erotic horror

experimental horror

fairytale horror

folk horror

found footage horror

giallo horror

gothic horror

grief horror

historical horror

holiday horror

home invasion horror

house horror

indie horror

isolation horror

insect horror

lgbtqia+ horror

lovecraftian/cosmic horror

medical horror

meta horror

monster horror

musical horror

mythological horror

neo-monster horror

new french extremity horror

paranormal horror

political horror

psychedelic horror

psychological horror

religious horror

revenge horror

romantic horror

dramatic horror

science fiction horror

slasher

southern gothic horror

splatter/body horror

survival horror

techno-horror

vampire horror

virus horror

werewolf horror

western horror

witch horror

zombie horror

horror plots/settings

road trip horror

summer camp horror

cave horror

doll horror

cinema horror

cabin horror

clown horror

plot devices

storm horror

from a child’s perspective

final girl/guy (this is slasher horror trope)

last guy/girl (this is different than final girl/guy)

reality-bending horror

slow burn horror

foreign horror or non-american horror

african horror

spanish horror

middle eastern horror

korean horror

japanese horror

british horror

german horror

indian horror

thai horror

irish horror

scottish horror

slavic horror (kinda combined a bunch of countries for this)

chinese horror

french horror

australian horror

canadian horror

decades

silent era

30s horror

40s horror

50s horror

60s horror

70s horror

80s horror

90s horror

2000s horror

2010s horror

2020s horror

companies/services

blumhouse horror

a24 horror

ghosthouse horror

shudder horror

other lists

horror literature to movies

techno-color horror movies

video game to horror movie adaption

video nasties

female directed horror

my 130 favorite horror movies

horror movies critics hated because they’re stupid

horror remakes/sequels that weren’t bad

female villains in horror

horror movies so bad they’re good

non-horror movies that feel like horror movies

directors + their favorite horror movies + directors in the notes

tumblr’s favorite horror movie (based off my poll)

horror movie plot twists

cult classic horror movies

essential underrated horror films

worst horror movie husbands

religious horror that isn’t christianity

black horror movies

extreme horror (maybe use this as an avoid list)

#horror #horror movies #here you go the masterpost #enjoy

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i-drop-level-one-loot · 7 months

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You watch slasher movies? I haven't done so in years (much to my disappointment), got any recommendations, classics, popular, underrated, anything really?

I knew I hadn't watched them in a long time, but it wasn't till I had to try and write something based on classic slashers, that I realized how long its been since I consumed that kind of content.

My only plan so far is that I need to watch The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Alright, Pandora, it depends on your tastes, and what you look for in a "slasher" ❤️

As you may remember, I fucking love the OG the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and when I got pretty bad last month emotionally I watched it on repeat for two weeks straight. However, if you go in for a regular slasher film you will be disappointed. The first movie is incredible, focusing on amazing shots and atmosphere for nearly the entire first half. It's less of a slasher as we would come to know the genre, and more of an artistic film centered around the horrors of humanity. The series is a wonderful mess of multiple timelines and little continuity, but the sequels better fit the slasher archetype. The best sequel (imo) is the one directly after the first, and it's a black comedy slasher, focusing more on the kills.

Now, slashers ❤️

If you're a nerd and want to experience the slasher history, then before Halloween (which still holds up) there was Black Christmas, and before that the Town that Dreaded Sundown.

The Town that Dreaded Sundown is based off a true serial killer, and unlike TCM which is loosely inspired by Ed Gein, a lot of the kills (except the trombone scene) are based on actual murders, with his mask accurate to the only real world survivor's testimony of her assault. It's very slow pace, and with how desensitized we are as a society you might find it boring, but if you ever get a phonecall from Ghostface, then you have to know the Town that Dreaded Sundown. Fun fact, his mask also inspired Jason's mask from Friday the 13th part 2!

Black Christmas is awesome! I'd recommend it more than Sundown, because of pacing, characters, acting, and overall atmosphere. I love my second wave feminism horror (Stepford Wives (mwah)), and it did a lot better with it's feminist themes than the loose remake from 2019 that tried to be intentionally feminist (ignore the 2006 remake entirely, so bad, so lame, so gross). It did the first person perspective of the killer nearly four years before Halloween's iconic opening. It introduced the idea of the final girl, but she wouldn't become a sexually repressed younger woman until Halloween solidified the trope. It has some great kills that still hold up, and Billy is iconic. I really feel the only reason why he isn't more well known in non-horror spaces is because he doesn't have a mask or outfit that can be replicated and sold in Spirit.

After that we have our most well known slashers, and they're popular for good reason ❤️

A Nightmare on Elm St, Friday the 13th, and Halloween spawned sequels that spiraled off into varying degrees of madness, but still have fun moments.

After the success of Friday the 13th (and the realization of the franchise-ability of slashers) there were a lot of slashers that tried to capture the money magic of the first few success stories. Not all of them were great, but a few notable slashers imo are My Bloody Valentine and the Dentist.

Although Candyman is often lumped in with slashers, like the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the first movie is more than a traditional slasher. I recommend the first one as a beautiful love story about the horrors of American racism. It's score is still incredible, the behind the scenes are so interesting, and Tony Todd is absolutely beautiful. Such an amazing actor. (Not so) Fun fact: Tony Todd said in the behind the scenes that there originally was a romantic scene where Helen proclaimed her love for Candyman, but they were forced to cut it, because "they were okay with a tall, black man covered in bees.. but, mm, when it came to a kiss, or something like that, it was a little bit too risque..." ( :/ )

(Please please please watch Candyman)

Then the best, or worst (depending on your views), thing happened to the genre; Scream.

One of the best slashers there is, it isn't the first self referential, meta horror (see Wes Craven's New Nightmare), but it did change the slasher genre for a very long time. It was a revival for the genre, since it was declining in popularity by the early 90s. However, post Scream horror was very meta. See Chucky's personality changing from the occasional funny quip, to Bride of Chucky levels of silly (still love him tho). Of the terrible horror trying to copy Scream, I'd recommend Urban Legend over I Know What You Did Last Summer. It was a shame, just how silly a lot of scary movies got back then, trying to be as smart and self aware as Scream was.

But my favorite (outside of Scream) meta horror slasher film is Behind the Mask: the Rise of Leslie Vernon ❤️ took meta to a whole new level, mockumentary style, a camera crew follows a wannabe slasher killer explaining how to be a slasher icon.

I've watched too many slashers to remember all of them right now, but if you want really meta black comedies, Tucker and Dale vs Evil isn't a slasher but a loving joke on the genre, and the Final Girls made me laugh and cry like a little bitch.

A lot of slashers since the late 90s have drifted closer to the black comedy sub genre. Killers that kill for the sake of killing are often B-rated blood fests, that can be great for mindless fun but not so great for box office gains, especially in our current horror renaissance. Slashers don't fit in to the current horror culture. Serial killers aren't scary for desensitized audiences, and the mindless gore expectations set by older slasher films have created a pretty specific genre setup and pay off (dumb people who only exist to die get brutally murdered). It either has to be B-rated mindless fun (Laid to Rest 1 and 2 had terrible camera work and directing, making even incredible actors like Lena Headey feel lackluster, but the practical effects are so impressive I'd recommend it just for the blood and guts (and bewbs)), or comedic (the Hatchet series has great cameos, genuine laughs, and more impressive practical effects, but with good cinematography and directing (still bewbs)). Slashers that don't lean in to how ridiculous the concept of slashers are and try to take themselves seriously often end up falling short, either creating boring killers with no personality or trying to force a plot into a generic slasher shaped hole.

This does include most remakes of slasher movies, as a lot of slashers were remade in the early 2000's with less interesting characters to be killed off by the slashers. The remake of Candyman was an exception, because even though it wasn't as good as the original, it did go back to it's non slasher roots, learning from the mistake that was the third Candyman.

TLDR:

Non slashers that are considered slashers because of the slasher sequels/iconic murderers:

the Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Candyman

Child's Play

Best Precursor to the genre:

Black Christmas

Popular Classics:

Halloween

Friday the 13th

a Nightmare on Elm St

Pre 90's Slashers that I recommend:

The Dentist

Sleepaway Camp (it's divided on whether it's problematic or interesting representation)

Alice, Sweet Alice

My Bloody Valentine

Post 90's meta commentary/black comedy:

Scream

Behind the Mask: the Rise of Leslie Vernon

Hatchet

The Final Girls

Tucker and Dale vs Evil

There are obviously a lot more, but these are a few off the top of my head ❤️

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It's spooky season, friendo! Tell me, what are each of the housewardens, from Twisted Wonderland, favourite horror movie and why?

Hello hello! Thank you for this very fun ask! I am excited to answer; I love horror and I love Halloween!!!!!!!!

Riddle - I don't think Riddle would be a huge horror-movie person, but I do think he'd watch some to get into the spirit for Halloween. I think he'd like something lighthearted, like a horror comedy, but that still makes sense. I think he'd enjoy Beetlejuice. The scares are more comedic than anything, the story has a happy ending, and there are Rules. Listen, I don't think Riddle *loves* rules in that he enjoys them, but I think they are a source of comfort for him because they are familiar. He is used to the concept "follow the rules and all will be ok". The ghosts have rules about how the afterlife works, and they even have a guidebook to follow (Riddle wishes this was a reality because then he wouldn't have to fear death and could simply study for it). Even Beetlejuice, the big troublemaker in the movie, cannot disobey rules and must obey when his name is uttered three times consecutively. I think Riddle would find this movie both fun for Halloween and a comfort.

Leona - Perfect Blue. This is a wonderful psychological horror anime. I think Leona would like the plot. MC has to deal with losing time, having an impostor and a stalker, trying to branch out in work but feeling like there's someone opposing that without having any proof and thinking she's going insane...it's a fun ride. I don't think he'd be the one to enjoy something like a slasher or possession movie, but he would like one with an interesting plot and complex emotions for the character. There are even times when I (while watching the movie) lost track of what was actually happening to the main character and what was in her head. It was intense and I think he'd really enjoy that.

As a side note: I think he would watch movies with a lot of gore and blood with Ruggie specifically, just so that he can hold Ruggie when Ruggie inevitably gets squeamish or scared. Because he can't outright admit he wants to hold Ruggie but if Ruggie squirms his way into Leona's arms for comfort, well who is he to say no? lol. (they watch Terrifier - that's the one I told you about with the clown painted in black and white make up who kills silently while pantomiming laughter - one(1) time and Ruggie has to sleep in Leona's bed for A Month)

Azul - Ringu (1998), the Japanese horror film (the American version is called The Ring; but quite frankly I find it falls very short in comparison to the original Japanese film and I think Azul would be much more interested in Ringu). It's a story about abuse, murder, revenge, and a mother's desperation to protect her child. I really liked this movie (so much so that I included Sadako in my Blue Exorcist haunted convenience store fic). I think Azul would like the plot and the interactions between characters. I think he would be able to identify with the mother at the end of the movie; when she realizes the way to keep her son, who watched the film, from dying, she has no hesitation in asking her father to help her even though she knows it will put him in harm's way. I think Azul is the kind of person who can respect someone being willing to exploit even their family for the sake of the person they care most about in the world. (Do I think Azul would exploit anyone and everyone to protect/help Jade and Floyd if he had to? Yes. Yes, I do.)

Kalim - Recently, a coworker told me the scariest movie she could possibly watch was Hocus Pocus. Not as in she was scared of it, but as in that's the level of horror she can handle. I can respect that; everyone has different preferences, and I totally think that's a Kalim vibe. He doesn't strike me as the person to enjoy watching something scary, and he definitely strikes me as the type of person to easily get nightmares. So, I think Kalim's favourite horror movie would be Hocus Pocus; a lighthearted comedy horror that is not scary enough to keep him from sleeping at night but still gives a good Halloween vibe. I also think he'd have fun seeing the different character designs, as each Sanderson sister is very dramatic with exaggerated costume/hair. One of them rides a vacuum instead of a broom. It's pretty fun that way. It's a movie he can watch as a child, and as he gets older, he understands more of the jokes and innuendos and it will continue to be entertaining.

Vil - Crimson Peak. Previously, we discussed favourite movies in general of the Housewardens, and Crimson Peak was the one I listed for Vil. It would be his favourite horror film as well. It's just so pretty. I really love red and it's use in the horror genre, and I thought it was just used so beautifully in this film. I think he'd like the subtle hints of what is actually going on between the brother and sister as part of the storytelling (that in itself is an art in my opinion. I could see it coming but it was always in the back of my mind rather than the forefront and I wasn't even sure they were going to go there...and then they WENT THERE and it made so much sense with the plot) and I think he'd enjoy the gorgeous setting. I just find this film so bewitching and I think Vil would absolutely love that about it.

Idia - Sinister. I think Idia probably would watch a lot of horror and would enjoy many horror films. But, I think Sinister would absolutely be at least one of his faves. I've seen it 3-4 times myself and it never fails to scare me at least once. I also think it's an interesting plot. I liked how, for once, doing what seems to be the "right" option was actually the thing that doomed the main character and his family. The demon in the film haunts a family and works through one of the children to murder the rest of the family. When the author, who moved his family into the house the demon possessed, discovers this, he moves them out immediately. Unfortunately, he didn't put together the fact that all the families that died prior to them had moved houses right before dying (or rather, he didn't see that fact. It was a cop who was helping him that found that pattern, and he found it too late). Moving houses is what triggers the demon to kill. I found that to be actually a rather fascinating part of the plot because it's like a natural defense by the demon; if he continues to move houses like that with the families he kills, and then attaches himself to the next family to move in, it's harder for humans to make the connection or avoid him and it's easier to find new prey. I think Idia would like the plot for that reason. I also think he would want something that gives him a bit of a thrill, and I definitely think this movie would do that. There's jumpscares, subtle scares, psychological scares, and even found footage.

Malleus - The Platform. I think Malleus would find it interesting. It's a commentary on how there is enough food/money/resources in the world, but it is other people's greed that is keeping it from being equally distributed. In the prison, there are two prisoners to a level and 333 levels with a hole all through the center of them that allow a platform to travel through. It carries food and drink to all prisoners, but stops at each level. Every month the prisoners are knocked out and moved to a different level; they have no idea if they move up or down and it is completely random. It's terrifying because the lower you are in levels, the more you must rely on someone else's mercy. But no one at the top wants to save for those at the bottom. (also you cannot keep food from the platform; the room will become an unlivable temperature if you do so). I think Malleus would find this an interesting commentary on humans and society. I think he would also find the ending interesting; the child being the symbol of humanity's hope, protected by adults but unable to be accompanied by them because they've all been tainted by the cruel system in place. A system designed by humans for humans, with a way humans could totally survive easily, that they cannot seem to escape.

Thanks for the question friend. I had so much fun answering!!! I know you're not really into watching horror yourself, but feel free to let me know your thoughts on the choices, and ask me if you have any questions about the above movies!

#twisted wonderland #nrc housewardens #housewarden headcanons #favourite horror movies #horror #horror movies

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Cognito Watch Party:

Warnings: sfw, movie genres and references to thrillers, horror films, trashy tv and shows

Content: sfw, television and movie choices, various themes and genres of television and film

Reagan Ridley:

- Movies: unironically loves cult classic “bad films” that’re more popular but lower in quality. Also loves some psychological thrillers, animation, & sci-if stuff and watches them like comfort movies. Reagan watches: Space Jam + the sequel, Silence of the Lambs, The Shining, Grown Ups + Grown Ups 2, Inception, Don’t Look Up, All Dogs Go To Heaven, The Usual Suspects, Ghostbusters I-III, Austin Powers Saga, Harry Potter franchise, and War Dogs.

- TV: Reagan watches documentaries/docuseries, thrillers, clever and dark comedies, and animated shows, and series that get a little therapeutic for her. Therapy seems a bit of a stretch but seeing the family bullshit of others through Fleabag and Shameless help her lots. Reagan Watches: Ozark, Manhunt: Unabomber, The Legend of Korra, Arrested Development, Fleabag, Schitt’s Creek, Drunk History, History of Swear Words, Love Death + Robots, Forged In Fire, Shameless, Arcane, Black Mirror, Mindhunter, Community, and Russian Doll.

Brett Hand:

- Movies: I see this man loving 80’s feel-good flicks and Adam Sandler films. Like mindless, kitschy comedy and classics. Also watches trashy romcoms. Brett watches: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Breakfast Club, The Outsiders, The Goonies, Stand By Me, The Sandlot, Top Gun & Maverick, Happy Gilmore, Grown Ups, The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, Star Wars (original trilogy), Spaceballs, Die Hard, and Ghostbusters I-III.

- TV: hes a feel-good show person, avoiding spooky or stress-inducing shows and tv that could freak him out. He goes for mindless comedy that’s more domestic, preferring sitcom. Especially family centric ones! Brett watches: Modern Family, The Office, F.R.I.E.N.D.S., Cheers, The Umbrella Academy, and Stranger Things. Also watches Parks and Rec, The Good Place, New Girl, King Of the Hill, M.A.D. tv, Bob’s Burgers, Robot Chicken, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and Gravity Falls.

JR Scheimpough:

- Movies: Watches the classics™️ + organized crime films + white men movies. I don’t see him as a movie watcher like frequently but they’re some of the films he’d choose on a flight or commuting. JR watches: The Godfather part I & II, Casino, Goodfellas, Wolf of Wallstreet, American Psycho, Legally Blonde, Fight Club, The Usual Suspects, Scarface, Heat, The Longest Yard, Silence of the Lambs. He’s also got a soft spot for Finding Nemo, The Devil Wears Prada, Monty Python movies, and Sabrina (both the black & white film and the 90s one)

- TV: This man watches docuseries, drama shows, period dramas, and some business comedies. It’s a blend of boss-workplace dramatics and humor, historical drama, period pieces, and just little bits and pieces that get him laughing and forgetting about his day a bit. JR watches: Suits, Billions, Peaky Blinders, Ozark, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Succession, The Pentaverate, The Crown, The Wire, Ted Lasso, Barry, Fleabag, and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.

Gigi Thompson:

- Movies: She’s got the wildest blend of gory slashers and feel-good chick flicks. Unsettlingly funny and ironic. Gigi’s just as giddy and smiley when watching the slashers as she is with seeing Elle Woods pass the LSAT. Movie night truly do be wild with this babe. Gigi watches: Legally Blonde, Carrie, Cujo, Mean Girls, Clueless, The Shining, Silence of the Lambs, Hush, The Exorcist, The Omen, Pretty Woman, When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, Sabrina (the 90s version), New York Minute, To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, The Ring, The Conjuring, Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Halloweeen, Insidious, Sweet Home Alabama, and Candyman.

- TV: Similar taste in shows as she had with movies but sprinkles in boss bitch shows and avoids thriller or scary shows. She prefers the drama ones and avoids reality tv after the whole K*rdashian fiasco, preferring to keep celebrities far away from her and seen only on a screen. Gigi watches: Gossip Girl, Succession, Billions, Suits, 30 Rock, Veep, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Fleabag, Bridgerton, Disenchantment, First Kill, Dynasty, Ginny and Georgia, You, Insatiable, Villanelle, Inventing Anna, The Queen’s Gambit, and The Chair.

Andre Lee:

- Movies: Silly comedies, romcoms, and comedic coming of age stories. It’s a big ass blend of movies and films that he likes and watches, from spooky to silly and sexy to childish. Andre watches: Monty Python, Jackass, Fantastic Fungi, Osmosis Jones, The Wolf of Wallstreet, Shrek Saga, When Harry Met Sally, Steel Magnolias, Wayne’s World, Caddyshack, Animal House, Hush, The Boy, Fifty Shades of Grey, Ferngully, The Princess and the Frog, and Die Hard.

- TV: Andre watches Euphoria while getting high as blatant irony to the plot line. He thinks he’s hilarious. He also has variating taste of genres, kitschy comedy, animated shows, mindless shit. Half the time it’s stuff to get high to and other times it’s stuff he leaves on in the background. Andre watches: Disenchantment, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gossip Girl, The Midnight Gospel, Narcos, Gilmore Girls, Total Drama, Tear Along the Dotted Line, Disjointed, The Simpsons, Saiki K, Grace and Frankie, M*A*S*H*, Kim’s Convenience, and Euphoria.

Robotus Alpha Beta:

- Movies: not going to lie, he doesn’t seem like a movie man? Like he’s one to watch them half-heartedly if it’s with you or a group, but he won’t go out of his way to watch a movie. Televisions a bit different for him. I think Ro can be lured into certain movies and he may watch some of your favorites on his own time to better understand you, but personally? Not for him. But if it came to it, Robotus watches: your favorites

- TV: he likes semi-mindless comedies and sitcoms??? He’s seen the foils of man in milliseconds and tries to avoid all the stuff he’s encountered. In turn, he goes to things that’re funny or dramatic that can remind him subtly of those he’s, ugh, friends with, and how they’ve made humanity more bearable. Robotus watches: The Umbrella Academy, Seinfeld, F.R.I.E.N.D.S., Frasier, Succession, Modern Family, Fleabag, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Boys, and Derry Girls.

Glenn Dolphman:

- Movies: Watches history documentaries, war films, military propaganda films, and period dramas. Also watches southern films too, for some nostalgia and comfort. Reminds him of his mumma’. Glenn watches: Steel Magnolias, A Few Good Men, Saving Private Ryan, Forrest Gump, Fried Green Tomatoes, The Help, The Notebook, Smokey and the Bandit, Jaws, Hacksaw Ridge, The Shawshank Redemption, Dunkirk, Jackie, Spencer.

- TV: mix of history shows, docuseries, military and law enforcement shows, and silly comedies. Some shows are for the similar dynamics to work, to his military life, and etc. others he just enjoys. Strange silly man. Glenn watches: Law and Order NCIS, The Sons of Liberty, Turn: Washington’s Spies, Downtown Abbey, Young Sheldon, Community, Space Force, The Pentaverate, Will and Grace, The Lincoln Lawyer, Bridgerton, Squid Game, and unironically, everything during shark week. And of course, M*A*S*H*

Magic Myc:

- Movies: a Blend of truly random shit that’s somewhat nostalgic but also a crackpot of dumb bullshittery that fits his persona wholly and completely. It’s funny and stupid and clever and smarmy. Just like him!! Myc watches: Animal House, Fantastic Fungi, Grown Ups, Don’t Look Up, Monty Python and the Holy Grail + The Life of Brian, The Usual Suspects, Harry Potter franchise, When Harry Met Sally, 10 Things I Hate About You, The Omen, The Birds, Casablanca, and Chucky.

- TV: i feel that he and Andre hang out and watch shit together but mainly talk shit, like get high or just sit around on a couch and absolutely pick apart whatever stupid shitbirds are running around on the screen. They’ll also make rituals of watching certain shows together and if they tv-cheat they get PISSED. Myc watches: Forged In Fire, The Umbrella Academy, Love It Or List It, Stranger Things, Total Drama, The Midnight Gospel, Bob’s Burgers, Master Chef, Chopped, Cutthroat Kitchen, House Hunters, Cowboy Bebop, Clone High, Amphibia, Gravity Falls, Robot Chicken, Love Death + Robots, America Ninja Warrior, Arrested Development, The Voice, America’s Got Talent, and Squid Game.

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Halloween 2023 marathon: 9-11

The Slumber Party Massacre (dir. Amy Holden Jones, 1982)

A serial killer breaks free from jail, but the local high school population could not care less. There's sex to be had and joints to be smoked at the latest slumber party. Anyone not invited to the party either aims to crash it (the horny high school boys) or stay at home trying not to think about how uncool they are (the new girl who's better at basketball than her catty peers). All will be drawn together once the killer makes his way into town with a handy power drill that totally won't be used inappropriately.

I saw this movie for the first time earlier this year and immediately fell in love with its goofy charm. Apparently, it was written to be a parody of slasher tropes. The movie isn't played for broad comedy, but the humor is ever present in both overt and subtle ways. There's also a blend of cattiness and affection between the female characters that reminds me of the sorority house dynamics of Black Christmas, and the dialogue is often hilarious.

However, for all the humor, there are some creepy moments. The Driller Killer's "love" monologue is skin-crawling-- even if it is followed by a glorious parody of "the killer should be dead but isn't" trope.

This is one I love showing to other people. Everyone usually falls over laughing by the end, so it's a great group movie, but even alone, it's a fabulous time. You can currently catch it on Tubi for free.

Eyes of Laura Mars (dir. Irvin Kershner, 1978)

Controversial fashion photographer Laura Mars starts having psychic visions of the murders of her associates right as the crimes are being committed. She and everyone she knows become suspects of the slayings. The police find it particularly interesting that Laura's photos, which pair high fashion with images of murder and violence, resemble the subsequent crime scenes. Confused and feeling guilty, Laura teams up with cynical investigator John Neville, hoping to track down the killer before she or anyone else she loves becomes the next target.

This is a new-to-me horror film I caught on Tubi. All I knew about Eyes of Laura Mars is that it was directed by Irvin Kershner, a journeyman filmmaker best known for The Empire Strikes Back, and written by John Carpenter (though tampered with by many before shooting began). The movie is essentially an American spin on the Italian giallo genre. You have the familiar setting of the fashion world, sexy models who become murder victims, a hapless protagonist drawn into the mystery, and some very nasty kills.

There's a lot I like about this film, but in the end it didn't completely work for me. Maybe it's because unlike the best giallo, the movie doesn't have that otherworldly, psychedelic vibe that makes an audience able to swallow the sillier parts of the story. This is a very grounded, gritty presentation of New York City, making the more outrageous things in the film (like the unexplained psychic powers) stand out and not in a good way. Faye Dunaway's performance also verges into unintentional camp, with her wailing like she's in a 1940s melodrama much of the time. And I love melodramatic 1940s movies with appropriately overheated performances, but when the rest of your story is trying to be more realistic, that approach just takes me out of it because it doesn't gel. (Don't even get me started on the final twist, which I can't decide if I find laughable or clever.)

And yet, this is hardly a bad film. What frustrates me so much about it is that there's a lot that's pretty great. The supporting characters aren't the deepest in the world, but they are likable, so when they got picked off, I actually felt something. The movie also has an appealing time capsule element in its presentation of NYC during the height of the disco era. The fashions and the music are dated in the best way.

Despite my complaint about Dunaway's campy moments, Laura Mars is an interesting protagonist. She takes her art very seriously despite the derision she receives from her critics. She doesn't allow anyone to push her around, be it her boozy ex-husband, hostile reporters, or the police. She clearly loves the models, make-up artists, and other associates who work with her, and Dunaway does well lending a genuine sense of bereavement to the character as her social circle gets picked off one by one. However, I feel like the movie doesn't do much with her and she doesn't really have an arc.

I just really wish this film were a better version of itself. However, I can definitely see myself rewatching it someday, so maybe knowing the twists will make me better appreciate what is there. I don't know.

The Curse of Frankenstein (dir. Terence Fisher, 1957)

From adolescence, Baron Victor Frankenstein has had one dream: to cheat death. He and his research partner Paul Krempe delve into the mysteries of life, managing to reanimate a dead dog. Paul is satisfied with this achievement, but like a Disney Princess, Victor wants more. Like, creating a superbeing from bits and pieces of corpses more. This does not end well. At all.

It isn't spooky season without some Hammer Horror. I really have a hard time picking a favorite Hammer film, but The Curse of Frankenstein is definitely up there. Peter Cushing is so perfectly amoral and charming as Victor Frankenstein. I love Colin Clive in the Universal movies, but Cushing is my favorite in the part.

I've always admired how this movie sets itself apart from the Universal series without overdoing the opposition. The Universal movies were influenced by 1920s German expressionism, whereas the Hammer films go for more of a Victorian gothic meets explicit (by 1950s standards) sex and gore vibe. The sets and costumes are always wonderful in these films. I really love Cushing's glorious jackets, particularly the emerald green one.

Curse is also interesting for its frame narrative with Frankenstein telling the story from prison the hour before he is to be guillotined for his crimes. No one believes there was ever a creature and Victor wants everyone to know that, hey, he didn't commit ALL the murders. What's most fascinating about the frame story is the way it presents Paul, Victor's former tutor and research partner. Throughout the story, Paul is an unheeded voice of conscience tormented by the crimes Victor commits to achieve his goals. It's also implied Paul is in love with Victor's fiancee Elizabeth, and that this passion ignites further resentment against Victor on Paul's part because Victor clearly does not care about Elizabeth at all but is going to marry her anyway.

The film ends with Victor begging Paul to tell the authorities about the Creature, but Paul acts as though Victor is insane or just making it all up. He doesn't want to save Victor-- but is that because he wants to see justice done? Or is he also tight-lipped because he wants to secure Elizabeth for himself and knows she'll feel too duty-bound toward Victor (who supported her and her destitute aunt during Elizabeth's childhood) to break off the engagement unless the groom-to-be is, well, headless? It's a wonderfully ambiguous touch and it makes Paul more than just a nagging moral center.

Anyways, this is a perfect Halloween movie. Don't miss it if you've never seen it!

#the curse of frankenstein #slumber party massacre #eyes of laura mars #thoughts #halloween 2023 marathon

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THE BLACKENING (2022)

Starring Grace Byers, Jermaine Fowler, Melvin Gregg, X Mayo, Dewayne Perkins, Antoinette Robertson, Sinqua Walls, Jay Pharoah, Yvonne Orji, Diedrich Bader and James Preston Rogers.

Screenplay by Tracy Oliver & Dewayne Perkins.

Directed by Tim Story.

Distributed by Lionsgate. 97 minutes. Rated R.

The Blackening starts with a fun and somewhat subversive premise. In horror films, the first person to be killed is almost always the Black person (usually quickly followed by the nerd and the slut.) But if the Black person is going to be the first victim, what will happen when all of the potential victims are Black?

Hmm, strange that Hollywood has never thought of that.

Does the killer try to figure out who is the “Blackest” person there? Or does he (or she, or they, or it) just kill in random order? Or does he take on the other aspects as his order, moving down the list looking for the male virgin, the girl who loves to party and the homosexual and building up to the sensitive jock and gorgeous-but-abstinent girl-next-door?

The Blackening is essentially in the format of a slasher film, but in general it’s not all that scary. (Even the killer’s weapon of choice – a crossbow – while unique for this type of film, has the tendency to neuter the grisliness of the killings.)

However, The Blackening is not really a horror film at all. It’s a comedy, one that is surprisingly smart, often much funnier than you would expect, pop-culture savvy and very, very comfortable in its own Blackness. This film is made for a Black audience, daring the Caucasians in the audience to just figure out some of the references for themselves – like, for example, the rules of the card game “Spades” and the lyrics to the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing.”

Despite the fact that The Blackening refuses to patronize for a larger audience – or perhaps because of it – this film is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in a long time.

And that is coming from one of the Caucasians who is not really the film’s target audience. I’m sure I probably missed some of the references and in-jokes, but it doesn’t matter. So many of them hit squarely that knowing there are more in there which I may not have gotten just makes me even fonder of the film.

The storyline is pretty standard horror movie fare, although given an African American flare. Seven friends get together for a Juneteenth weekend outing at a remote cabin, looking forward to a weekend of drinking, partying and playing games.

The game that they are greeted by is the not-at-all subtly racist looking “The Blackening” – a board game that has a very old-fashioned racist image of a Black man at its center and asks such vaguely racial questions as “Name five Black actors who had a guest role on Friends.” And it says that if you get the answer incorrect, you will die.

Of course, the game doesn’t play fair. When they are finally able to come up with the Friends names, the game board insists that the real answer should have been that you were Black and have no idea about what happened on Friends.

They assume that they are in the hands of some white racists, hiding in the dark and wearing Blackface masks, and that’s kind of true, but not quite. In fact, there are only three white characters in The Blackening and they are all killed well before the climax. It turns out that there is something more ominous going on, forcing them to look at the dimensions and subtleties of race relations within the African American community.

Which may make this film seem like it was a philosophical treatise, but The Blackening was smart and funny enough that it never felt like preaching. This is a movie that knows what it is speaking of, and has a hell of a good time doing it.

Jay S. Jacobs

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The Blackening--Eight attractive African-American college friends gather at a fancy cabin in the woods for a Juneteenth reunion. After a short stretch of playing spades and drinking over-sugared vodka Kool-Aid, they quickly find themselves at the mercy of a maniac, forced to play a twisted board game called "The Blackening" with their lives as the stakes.

The game is focused on black identity; the questions involve black history and culture, and the group is forced to single out a victim on the basis of which of them is "the blackest."

The director is Tim Story, who helmed the Ride Along movies. Here he's working with a really well-crafted, intricately funny script by Tracy Oliver and Dewayne Perkins (based on a short by the sketch-comedy group 3Peat) that teases the long and intense love-hate relationship between black audiences and horror movies. It does this less subtly, perhaps, than Jordan Peele's films do, but with a solidly higher ratio of out-loud laughs.

Story generates a fine ensemble buzz with his excellent cast, all of them unknown to me except for SNL veteran Jay Pharoah, and Diedrich Bader as the token "Ranger White." The comedy outweighs the terror here, although the masked, crossbow-wielding killer is a creepy presence. Overall, this movie is the meta-slasher send-up that Scream only thought it was--truly witty, and truly about something.

The Flash--This feature vehicle for the venerable DC superhero has a terrific opening. It involves [spoiler!] a collapsing hospital building, and our harried hero's efforts to corral a maternity ward's worth of newborns plummeting from a window. There's an inventive panache to the multi-tasking gags here that Buster Keaton himself might have appreciated. But the exhilaration of this set piece isn't reflected in what follows.

Launched in 1940 as Jay Garrick with a Mercury-like helmet and rebooted, with the winged cowl, as Barry Allen in the '50s, The Flash can move so fast that he can not only dodge bullets or cross a continent in seconds, he can literally do what Cher only wishes she could do: turn back time. In this story, Barry (a charmingly callow Ezra Miller) decides to go back and prevent the murder of his mother (Maribel Verdú) which of course screws up the space-time continuum. As a result he must team up with a slacker version of himself from a different time-stream to undo the mess he's made, and deal with multiple versions of iconic characters, including Michael Keaton enjoyably returning to the role of a rather Howard Hughes-like Bruce Wayne/Batman.

If all this sounds to you a lot like the "Multiverse" from over at Marvel, I can only tell you it seemed that way to me too, and not to this movie's benefit. Despite some playful uses, the Multiverse's bottomless stockpile of do-overs and variant replacement characters was already getting on my nerves in the Marvel flicks, and this DC spin on it has the same effect: a dilution of the dramatic stakes.

There's some amusement, I suppose, in the many cameos by various versions of the characters, but it's a dorky, narratively inert amusement, more like a Renaissance masque or pageant than an epic. It feels like fan service, of a particularly OCD kind; like Charles V winding and re-winding his clocks, it's a futile effort to synchronize different versions of pop myths that should simply be enjoyed in their wonderfully irreconcilable diversity.

#the flash #ezra miller #jay pharoah #the blackening #tim story #maribel verdú #michael keaton #dc universe #batman #dewayne perkins #tracy oliver #3peat

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ANNE HECHE (1969-Died August 12th 2022,at 53.Injuries sustained from a Car crash).American actress who came to recognition portraying twins Vicky Hudson and Marley Love on the soap opera Another World (1987–1991), winning her a Daytime Emmy Award and two Soap Opera Digest Awards. She came to greater prominence in the late 1990s with roles in the crime drama film Donnie Brasco (1997), the disaster film Volcano (1997), the slasher film I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), the action comedy film Six Days, Seven Nights (1998), and the drama-thriller film Return to Paradise (1998).Following her portrayal of Marion Crane in Gus Van Sant's horror remake film Psycho (1998), which earned her a Saturn Award nomination, Heche went on to have roles in many well-received independent films, such as the drama film Birth (2004), the sex comedy film Spread (2009), Cedar Rapids (2011), the drama film Rampart (2011), and the black comedy film Catfight (2016). She received acclaim for her role in the television film Gracie's Choice, which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and for her work on Broadway, particularly Twentieth Century, for which she received a Tony Award nomination.In addition to her film and stage roles, Heche starred in the comedy drama television series Men in Trees (2006–08), Hung (2009–11), Save Me (2013), Aftermath (2016), and the military drama television series The Brave (2017).She had a brief relationship with American chat show host,Ellen DeGeneres.and during her last few years,frequently battled mental health issues and drug addiction,the lattert of which is suspected to have played a part in her ultimately fatal car accident on August 5th 2022.dying a week later on August 12th. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Heche

#Anne Heche #American Actresses #Actresses #Notable Deaths in August 2022 #Notable Deaths in 2022

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𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝔗𝔢𝔵𝔞𝔰 ℭ𝔥𝔞𝔦𝔫𝔰𝔞𝔴 𝔐𝔞𝔰𝔰𝔞𝔠𝔯𝔢 շ (յգՑճ) 𝔡𝔦𝔯𝔢𝔠𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔟𝔶 𝔗𝔬𝔟𝔢 ℌ𝔬𝔬𝔭𝔢𝔯.

#The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 #The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 #The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)#American black comedy slasher film #black comedy slasher film #leatherface #chop top sawyer #chop top #80s movies #80s film

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On October 11, 2000, American Psycho debuted in Venezuela.

Here's some new Patrick Bateman art!

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The main reason I wanted to start using Tumblr was because I wanted to have a space where I could talk about my OCs. As such, I'll introduce one of them today!

Name: Dorian Busher

Species: American

Ages Played: 18-24

Gender: Cisgender Male

Pronouns: He/Him

Ethnicity: Ambiguous

Nationality: American

Height: 5'11 ft, 181 cm

Weight: 162 lb, 73 kg

Blood Type: O-

Public Profile: A very well known director for his works on the horror genre. He's known for a cheerful personality that doesn't match his work at all. Known especially for a long running slasher franchise that is more black comedy than horror which is pretty much used to save funds to finance his serious films. Also known for a pseudo-cult formed around him formed by pretentious movie critics that claim his work was better before he became famous.

Personality: A cheerful guy that wants to have a good time, in more ways than one... A complete horndog, in other words. Very carefree to the degree where one could reasonably think he lacks self preservation instincts at all. A gentle young man that will always try to do what he thinks is right under a moral code that is, to say the least, somewhat questionable.

Occupation/Ultimate Talent: Horror Movie Director

Sexuality: Bisexual with feminine lean and Polyamorous

Moral Alignment: Complicated

Appearance: Dorian has very messy mid length black hair that falls over the middle of his face. He has an ahoge that curves in a way that resembles the shape of a sickle.

He has red (crimson) eyes and a warm skin. On his right ear he wears two gold cartilage piercings, along with a red stud on his earlobe.

He wears a short sleeved red zip up hoodie with a gold colored hood, shoulder pads, bottom, pockets, and pull strings. On the back of his hoodie there's a print. The design of the print is a cartoonish beheaded head of a pig, its eyes are shaped like "X" and part of its spine is visible.

Underneath that he wears a black T-shirt whose sleeves go down to his elbows. His T-Shirt also has a print. The design of his T-Shirt features meat on the bone that has been bitten. The meat has the word "rot" written on top of it. Underneath that he wears an unbuttoned white dress shirt with red patches on the elbows. He wears gray combat fingerless gloves.

He wears grey sweatpants. The cross point and the top sides of his sweatpants are of a lighter tone of grey and are separated by a white line. His sweatpants reach a few inches above his ankles. Speaking of his ankles, he wears burgundy socks that cover them. Though, his socks are not fully visible because they're covered by the leg openings of his pants. He wears mustard yellow sneakers.

He wears a scarf made to look like the roll of film, with each frame alternating between black and yellow. Around his neck and under his scarf he wears a cross necklace, which is snagged on his hoodie so it's sideways. He has a clapperboard hanging on his left shoulder, resting on his right side.

(Art was done as a commission by my friend @laptoparmageddon , You should definitely check him out!)

All of this, however, isn't all there is to Dorian. But for now this public profile would do...

#oc #roleplay #danganronpa #art #original character #creative writing #character design

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Coming Attractions November 2023

As usual, we present monthly previews of new movies being released. These are the movies that will be hitting your local cinemas (and streaming services) this month:

November 5th

The Marsh King's Daughter - Based on a novel of the same name comes this psychological thriller starring Daisy Ridley, Ben Mendelsohn, and Garrett Hedlund.

Priscilla - Sophia Coppola's biopic based on Priscilla Presley's 1985 memoir expands into wide release this week.

Quiz Lady - Awkwafina and Dandra Oh lead this comedy film coming to Hulu this month. Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and Will Ferrell round out the cast.

What Happens Later - Meg Ryan directs and stars in (and co-wrote the screenplay) this romantic comedy alongside David Duchovny.

November 10th

The Marvels - Marvel Studios is back with this sequel to 2019's Captain Marvel (and 2021's WandaVision and 2022's Ms. Marvel) which features the team-up of Carol Danvers, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan.

November 17th

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes - Return to Panem with this prequel to the Hunger Games trilogy (yes, I know there are four movies).

Trolls Band Together - Hey look! The Trolls are back. Again.

Next Goal Wins - Taika Waititi directs this sports comedy-drama based on a documentary of the same name about the American Samoa national football (soccer) team.

Thanksgiving - After being teased (mockingly) in a faux-trailer during 2007's Grindhouse, Eli Roth's Thanksgiving slasher film is finally a reality.

Saltburn - From writer/director Emerald Fennell comes this psychological drama starring Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, and Richard E. Grant. The film expands to wide release on November 22nd.

May December - Coming to Netflix is Todd Haynes' new black comedy-drama starring Natalie Portman and Julianne Moore.

November 22nd

Wish - Disney's newest animated film features the voices of Ariana DeBose, Chris Pine, and Alan Tudyk. Wish is being positioned as the crown jewel of Disney's 100th anniversary.

Napoleon - Ridley Scott directs Joaquin Phoenix as the titular leader in this historical epic.

Good Burger 2 - Dexter and Ed are back in this sequel coming only to Paramount+. Yes, I am excited.

Now for a quick look ahead to December my top picks for next month are Wonka, Ferrari, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.

-MB-

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