V/H/S 99 (2022) from Shudder
Trigger Warning:
This film shows/discusses death, blood/gore, violence, and religious/spiritual beliefs.
Genre:
Found footage horror anthology
My Opinion:
This anthology was really a mixed bag of films. None were top-tier (in my opinion), but some were definitely better than others. My personal ranking of the segments are Ozzy's Dungeon, Suicide Bid, Shredding, The Gawkers, and To Hell and Back. Shredding was a poor opening with the monsters not being very scary, but the other characters having a certain charm. Suicide Bid brought my attention back with a more interesting and anxiety-inducing story. Ozzy's Dungeon started strong, but had a bit of a weird ending. The Gawkers and To Hell and Back were just kind of forgettable to me. 5/10.
Summary:
Shredding- A grungy teen band decide to go to the site where a the band Bitch Cat was killed by a stampede of their fans. They prank their drummer, and in the end are killed by the zombified/demon versions of the members of Bitch Cat.
Suicide Bid- Lily applies to a sorority and their hazing task for her is to survive a night buried alive. Before she goes into the grave, they warn her of a past pledge who disappeared from her coffin before and now seeks others to take to the world of the dead with her. The sisters bury Lily and start pranking her. When a cop shows up, they run off as to not get into trouble. When it starts raining, Lily panics because her coffin fills with water and the demon pledge shows up to take her. When the sorority sisters return in the morning, the grave is filled with water, but Lily isn't there. Suddenly, the girls wake up in their own graves, a demon Lily telling them that she was spared by the past pledge for agreeing to bring her more sisters to take.
Ozzy's Dungeon- Two young children are competing on a 90s game show (like Double Dare or a tame version of Wipeout) when the girl contestant, Donna, seriously injures her leg. It cuts to a scene where the family of the now grown up Donna have the host of the show trapped in a cage in their garage. They torture him by making him go through a twisted version of the show's obstacle course. When they are about to kill him, he agrees to take them back to the set and grant Donna her wish. They go to the cave in the abandoned set where they reveal a gross monster who Donna whispers her wish to. Then a demon monster bursts out of the original monster's chest and begins killing everyone.
The Gawkers- A group of teen boys begin filming and spying on their attractive female neighbor. When the main boy's younger brother gets friendly with the woman, she asks him to help her set up her new computer and webcam. The older brother convinces him to install spyware on her computer, so that they can watch her through her webcam. He does so and they begin watching her, though they witness her turning into a gorgon (Medusa, not Stranger Things). After seeing her true form, she busts into their house to kill the boys and turn the younger brother into stone.
To Hell and Back- Two filmmakers are recording a group of witches(?) summon a demon. The summoning goes wrong and the filmmakers are transported into hell instead. A woman guide leads them to a point where they are returned to Earth, but then are killed by the summoners.
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my mum asked "isn't polyamory basically just cheating?". common misconception! polyamory is not about cheating on ur partners. polyamory is about gathering enough people to have a dnd party.
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Roll an intimidation check. Nat 20
Roll a charisma check. Nat 20
Roll to see if your sick burn lands.
Nat 20
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I love D&D worldbuilding with friends. Oh, there's an overarching theme of death and peace with it? Cool, here's the funeral rites for every single species and co-habitated communities. Drow are embalmed and mummified. Elves are planted with trees in their hearts. Gnoll consume the dead to inherit their memories and carry their bones with them to see things they might have never seen while alive. Tieflings are cremated and their ashes are turned into family heirlooms, which often ends with disowned tieflings being terrified of dying because no one will take them when they die. Dwarves are buried under the night sky, a gem in their hands as payment to join the stars. I'm going to fucking cry
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GUESS WHO’S STILL ALIVE! Happy babygirl Tuesday everyone and welcome back to Only Brooches. Mild gore warning for this one: contains blood and broken bones.
Eat up - this chapter is 12k words! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I’m fine. It also has D&D in it - I’d say sorry but I had fun writing it so *insert shrug here*. When will I return? Who knows!
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Dare we go on our rant about how so many horror creators will create something genuinely creepy and unsettling and then ruin it by shoving a Creature in there in a need to not just be creepy but Scary
We call it the Ozzy's Dungeon problem
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The Schlocktoberfest - Day 8: It Chapter One
The Schlocktoberfest – Day 8: It Chapter One
It Chapter One (2017)
I guess I’m gonna have to review the old one now.
Trailer:
*Spoilers Throughout*
What’s This About: It. Stupid.
Here are some of my observations as I watched the film:
A movie about children being killed almost always has to start with a creepy rendition of a lullaby.
It worked in the book and in the 90’s series since it was in the 60’s – but I don’t think any kids played…
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NEW CDM PODCAST EPISODE OUT NOW!!!
We sit down with Peter Scartabello, owner of Yuggoth Records and the mind behind numerous projects on the label. We discuss running an underground label, Lovecraftian/cosmic horror, new albums from Seer and Chris Bozzone and Peter's work creating the film score for the animated fantasy epic The Spine of Night and the horror film The Bunnyman Massacre. We also talk about Ozzy Osbourne's new podcast and spinal injury, Rhode Island food and NE regional cuisine. We also dig deep into our favourite horror films, our love of 70s prog rock and much more.
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