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Women and children first: Film 93

Women and children first: Film 93

Bird Box, 2018 (Dir: Suzanne Bier)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt/2737304/

‘Under no circumstances are you allowed to take off your blindfold.’

This is a movie that, since its release, there have been many whispers of ‘have you seen it?’. And when I saw it had a female director, I knew it was a must-see for 2019, even though I’m not always Sandra Bullock’s biggest fan.

Based on the…

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On second thoughts: Film 92

On second thoughts: Film 92

Humanoids From The Deep, 1980 (Dir: Barbara Peeters)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080904

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My first pass on Netflix searching for my 2019 horror movies with female directors at the helm wasn’t too bad and I thought starting with a creature feature might be an interesting way to go.

Now, the reason for the title of this post is that I too was definitely dismayed at the…

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What will the future bring?

What will the future bring?

Once upon a time, there was a girl who wanted to be a cowboy. Then she wanted to be a teacher, an actor, a dancer, an anything that would stop her being who she was.

She never became any of those things; instead she grew up, got a job, got married, and had children, only to wake up and wonder where her life was. The girl – who was now a woman – could still remember what it felt like to want…

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The Power of Love

The Power of Love

So, at the start of December, I began watching Christmas movies; not just ‘horror’ movies but also my old faithful batch of films that I watch on a yearly basis to, you know, get me in the mood, as it were.

And how were the Christmas movies? Well, the horror ones were a random selection of things I could find in CEX and online, which made for quite slim pickings – I think I only managed five…

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Holy *$!&: Film 91

Holy *$!&: Film 91

Silent Night, 2012 (Dir: Steven C. Miller)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2347497/1

In 1984, the slasher classic Silent Night, Deadly Night stunned audiences, was banned across America and remains the most notorious Christmas movie in history. Does it though?

I’ve noticed that, no matter how many horror films I’ve seen, I go into them all with a sense of anticipation; a sense of…

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Was alive as he could be: Film 90

Was alive as he could be: Film 90

Jack Frost, 1997 (Dir: Michael Cooney, also writer)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116671/

He’s got ice in his veins and he’s cold blooded, his name is Jack Frost. After five years of terror and 38 bodies in five states, serial killer Jack is on his way to execution. But a freak accident with a truckload of genetic material in the middle of a snowstorm mutates Jack into a killer snowman. Thi…

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I’m Not Okay (I Promise) // My Chemical Romance

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God rest ye merry gentlemen: Film 89

God rest ye merry gentlemen: Film 89

Santa’s Slay, 2005 (Dir: David Steinman, also writer)

‘Twas the night before Christmas: hate to be the bearer of bad news – especially at Christmas but you’ve all been lied to.’ Seems like a good place to start the blog.

This movie likes cameos – not that I recognised all of them, but I did spot James Caan and Fran Drescher as part of a horribly dysfunctional family who all get killed by…

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He knows when you're awake...: Film 88

He knows when you’re awake…: Film 88

Krampus, 2015 (Dir: Michael Dougherty)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3850590/

When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. So far, so Home Alone 🙂

All things Christmas – over-crowded shops; angry consumers; crying children and financial woes – are captured in the opening credits (before blending into my favourite version of A…

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I'm dreaming of a...: Film 87

I’m dreaming of a…: Film 87

Black Christmas, 2006 (Dir: Glen Morgan; also writer and producer)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0454082/

Terror is coming home for the holidays. Crazed killer Billy Lenz has escaped from a psychiatric hospital and is determined to be home for Christmas. Except home isn’t quite what it used to be.

The DVD cover has used the Xmas spelling for Christmas, which I really don’t like; not that I’m…

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Rules are made to be broken: Film 86

Rules are made to be broken: Film 86

Gremlins, 1984 (Dir: Joe Dante)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087363/

Don’t ever get it wet. Keep it away from bright light. And no matter how much it cries, no matter how much it begs…never, ever feed it after midnight. With these instructions, young Billy Peltzer takes possession of his cuddly new pet. Billy will get a whole lot more than he bargained for. Now, that’s a blurb 🙂

‘You got…

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Holidays make people crazy: Film 85

Holidays make people crazy: Film 85

Holidays, 2016 (Dir: various)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4419364/

Eight gleefully grim short tales set on Halloween, Mother’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day and other holidays comprise this chilling horror anthology. Sounds like a good place to start for the Christmas horror.

My local CEX was woefully short of Christmas horror movies, although I did pick up Gremlins (which will be next up on the blog)…

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Hallowe'en Job Lot: Films 79 -84

Hallowe’en Job Lot: Films 79 -84

So, I’m still – comparatively – new to this horror film lark, and when it comes to Hallowe’en I’m quite traditional in my viewing tastes. I have a set stack of films that I watch every year, and this one was no different; if I’m honest, I suspect it’s because I’m still a little afraid of watching an actual horror movie on actual Hallowe’en.

Scooby Doo and The Witch’s Ghost (Dir: Jim Stenstrum )-

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Divorce cakes. I didn’t even know these existed.

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Glasgow Horror Festival 2018

Glasgow Horror Festival 2018

Second horror event for me, and this time Deanne and I ventured to the west of the country and into Glasgow, for – perhaps obviously – Glasgow Horror Festival, hosted by Popcorn Horror.

It was held at the Classic Grand, a small-ish venue on Jamica Street, and while it suited the intimate and friendly feel of the Festival, it has to be said it was absolutely freezing! We were there on the…

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Job Lot: Films 76 - 77

Job Lot: Films 76 – 77

I did it again, I watched a load of movies and couldn’t decide which ones to blog, so this is my second batch of Pick and Mix – not too much though, because it’s nearly Hallowe’en and you don’t want to fill up before then 🙂 And, just like the last time, some of the films outlined below aren’t technically horror but they have enough elements to put them in the alarming category.

Feast, 2005 (Dir:…

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1 Day Til Halloween

1 Day Til Halloween

‘Frankenstein’ is a cracking read.