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PSA: All of David Lynch's features have just dropped at archive dot org, including Industrial Symphony No 1, Hotel Room, and the Duran Duran concert

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Just rewatched the first season of Severance before starting season 2. Love this show.

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The Thing (2011) prequel really ought to have been called something else to differentiate from the original, it’s not bad. Although no way near as good as the Carpenter’s remake, there’s enough in this to make it worth watching.

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Wild at Heart (1990) Picked tho up for £1 and the first time I’ve watched it for decades. It’s amazing how many iconic scenes were hard etched into my memory. What a movie.

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“A naked American man stole my balloons”. American Werewolf in London (1981)

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I’ve discontinued my streaming subscriptions and going to spend the money on physical media from now on. I’ve a lot of catching up to do. My latest second hand DVD bargains. £1.99 each.

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Good to see a horror movie get an Oscar nomination. Although we all know The Substance will never win, at least it’s been recognised.

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Every now and again a scene from a David Lynch movie pops into my head like a remembered dream. Lynch’s films had the power to linger in the imagination of the viewer, few directors have the ability to conjure imagery that felt as lucid, he connected our minds to each other. Thank you David. RIP

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The House of the Devil (2009) It’s been a while since I’ve watched this so giving it a rewatch. An authentic love letter to 70s cult horror and the first Ti West movie I ever saw. Well worth a watch if you haven’t seen it.

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My new favourite thing is pre-ordering blue ray dvds and completely forgetting I’ve preordered them. It’s like a nice surprise to my future self!

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It’s What’s Inside (2024) The problem with this movie is that everyone is so dislikable I couldn’t care less what happened to them. A social media inspired partner swapping party that inevitably goes wrong. An interesting concept but I lost interest very quickly.

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Hell Hole (2024) I usually speak highly of everything the Adams family have done but this, quite frankly, isn’t very good. It’s like the entire movie was shot on an iPhone 11 while they were visiting relatives in Serbia. Check out literally everything the Adams have done apart from thi

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Sting (2024) They really ought to have called this Killer Space spider in New York as I kept thinking of the lead singer from The Police every time a character referred to Sting. It’s an ok bit of light Lovecraftian B-monster movie silliness. Watchable but won’t win many awards for originality.

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Chime (2024) Kiyoshi Kurosawa returns with a slice of social isolation, possession and moments of profound horror. Matsuoka is a teacher whose already disjointed life takes a surreal turn when one of his students commits suicide in his class, claiming to be plagued by a constant chiming sound.

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Black Cab (2024) For anyone who’s taken a late night taxi ride across London, the idea of a lucid nightmarish metaphysical journey at the hands of a psychologically imbalanced sociopath is probably a lot more familiar than the makers of this film realised.

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You are living in a new golden age of horror. In 20 years time people will asking you what was it like to see these movies for the first time when everything was so good. Enjoy the moment. This is a great time to be a horror fan

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Destroy all Neighbours (2024) My first 2024 movie of the year. There are a lot of people saying nice things about this one but I thought it was awful. At least things can only get better.

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Eileen (2023) Further cementing my love and respect for Thomasin McKenzie who effortlessly shifts her character from vulnerable waif through controlling and dominant to full on psycho killer. The plot deals with several levels of abuse which is occasionally difficult to watch.

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Going through a few of the movies I missed from last year starting with the wonderful The Holdovers. An endearing, beautiful study of loneliness and loss. Superbly directed with a wonderful soundtrack.

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Halloween (1978) I wasn’t going to do many rewatches for 78 but caved and did Halloween again. It’s a masterpiece.

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It’s my birthday so treating myself to my favourite film of all time.

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Empire of Passion (1978) Seki has an affair with a younger man and together they kill her husband dumping his body in a well.  What follows is a sexually dark ghost tale. The vengeful Yurei is a mainstay of Japanese horror but here it’s impossible to ignore the Poe influence.

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Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978) No doubt this movies has its fans but it hasn’t aged well. A Monty Python inspired sketch stretched out for an hour and 20 minutes. Did they really crash a helicopter in this? Lots of jokes which were probably funny at the time but just don’t land anymore.

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I haven’t posted on here for a while because I was frustrated by the character limit. I intend to rectify this situation. I’ll produce shorter posts. I’m so clever.

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The Woman in Black (1989) In a decade dominated by #Horror classics of their age, this is a movie better known for its remake. Which is a shame because this is wonderful adaptation. Quietly creepy, it’s a wonderfully well told ghost story.

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The Burbs (1989) To be honest as soon as I realised I was going to watch 1989, I moved The Burbs to the top of my list. I haven’t seen it for years and loved the comedy horror mayhem. Hanks was great job the neurotic bored husband at home. The wonderful Carrie Fisher puts up with his shenanigans

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Communion (1989) The story of a man’s encounter with an event that is life changing, profound and inexplicable. Apparently based on a true story, but it works on a more profound level than alien abduction and conspiracy theory. Walken brings humanity to the extraordinary story.

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As we enter a new year I feel it’s time to hit the much neglected RANDOM YEAR GENERATOR! This week I have been gifted the year of 1989. I will now watch as many random horror movies released in 1989.

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Appendage (2023) Some creepy scenes that make it worthwhile viewing despite a story line that’s very heavy handed with the mental health analogy. While obvious in its intention it’s predictable and barely worth watching. However the story is told well enough.

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Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon (2021) There have been a few psychokenisis movies, The Innocents (2022) for example. Mona has the ability to control people with her mind. Ana Lily Amirpour takes us on a genre defying journey following Mona‘s self discovery and realisation of her potential and power.

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What are your favourite #horrormovies of the 20‘s so far?

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The Eternal Daughter (2023) Reminiscent of 70s #horror like Images or The Innocents. There’s a sense of place, memories associated with the building and people alongside form an irrecoverable sense of grief. A constant low level sound of wind and birdsong which is subconsciously unnerving.

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Saltburn (2023) I managed an hour of this thing which can only be described as irretrievably dull arsewater. I fucking hated this and everyone in it. Literally the worst thing I’ve seen this year. Utter fucking shite.

submitted 434 days ago • 1 comment

Oppenheimer  I’ve been to Nagasaki and the hyperpoint museum.  There’s an exhibit a child’s skeletal hand in glass.  At the moment of the explosion a child had their hand on a window, the heat fused their hand in the glass, it melted around her as her body was vaporised.  It’s fucking horrible.

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Cocaine Bear (2023) Well that was fun. The "Based on a true story" line did some heavy lifting in this feast of comedy #horror gore cartoon violence. I giggled my way through this very silly film. Ray Liotta‘s final movie which was a bit sad but at least he went out on a high. Pun intended.

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Do yourself a favour this Christmas and don’t Watch Christmas horror. Watch The Signalman. It’s all the horror you’ll ever need.

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Raging Grace (2023) I was giving up hope on a smart 2023 independent British #horror, then this pops up. There are echos of recent UK films like Nocebo or His House in terms of social commentary, but this story develops as remarkably sinister tale that builds to an intense conclusion.

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Past Lives (2023) An exquisite, truly wonderful and beautifully crafted story about love and friendship. All the time I was watching this I was reliving all the great moments in my life when I met people I’ve loved, so many I’ve lost touch with but those moment live on in memory. Brilliant film

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