#jamesherbert

[kingbookcollector]

Let me introduce you please, to a lump of cheddar cheese….

[itshouseofwarpeddesire]

#jamesherbert

[lioneljeans]

[adamwatchesmovies]

The Unholy (2021)

The Unholy has ideas that would serve as primo material for a good horror film. Unfortunately, they’re buried under a septic tank’s worth of bad special effects, sloppy writing, and obvious developments. Worse, you aren’t given a shovel. Getting to the worthwhile stuff, means digging with your hands, and trust me, it's not worth it.

On a bogus assignment for a trashy publication, disgraced journalist Gerry Fenn (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) discovers Alice Pagett (Cricket Brown) praying out loud. A former deaf-mute, Alice has been seeing and hearing the Virgin Mary and now speaks on her behalf. The story catches the world by storm but Alice’s adoptive uncle, Father Hagan (William Sadler), is skeptical of all this divine intervention.

If you know this is a bad movie, you’ll spot why immediately. The pre-title sequence tells you EXACTLY what’s going on, which robs the film of all suspense. If you’re giving The Unholy the benefit of the doubt, you’ll be too enchanted by what the movie could do - at first. If you were a deeply religious person but you felt your faith wavering, you'd latch onto any sign. What if a sinister force took advantage of that desire? If you suspected the miracles being performed were all part of a sinister agenda… how would you prove it? Would you even realize it in time with the necessary period of skepticism? If we assume it’s the Devil doing all this, what’s the end game? What if - and this isn’t the case in this movie but it could’ve been if it were good - someone who believed in God wanted to prove his existence so badly they were willing to sell their soul to perform miracles? I bet your mind’s racing with ideas now!

The issues with The Unholy are numerous. There are obvious ones anyone would spot, like the special effects. They’re awful. Whether it’s flames, the demonic force behind Mary’s visions, or ominous dreams, they all look like something from thirty years ago when computer effects were just getting started. Less easy to spot but more damning is the lack of ambiguity. Once "Mary" senses an investigation, she appears in evil form and begins attacking. We're told her strength depends on the faith people place in her, so you can forgive that she doesn’t just kill all of her enemies immediately. The question is, why does she reveal herself as evil? You know what’s not going to deter a skeptic? Proving to them that you’re a fraud! Then there are revelations about the past that will make your eyes roll, extra villains introduced for no reason, and at the end, several events make you wonder what the headline the next day would be.

There are many cheap scares - some of which don’t match the rest of the film - and a couple of good ones that will keep hopeful viewers wondering if things will turn around. They don't. Any hope you have for The Unholy will vanish completely by the third act, which is big, and loud, and dumb. (July 4, 2021)

[thejenglobook]

In Rachael’s magic cottage #obscure #JamesHerbert #reference #sorry #notsorry #derbyshire #themagiccottage #fujifilm (at Hollington, Derby, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CE41Pb3jei5/?igshid=sahyedk6ewfl

[llpodcast]

Season 5 : Episode 258 - KINGS OF HORROR : The Rats (J Herbert)/Deadly Eyes (1982)

[parollojr]

Diário de um acadêmico paulista no Rio... Primeiro capítulo: no canto direito, pesando muito pouco, a estreia do Brasil na Copa 2018. No canto esquerdo, pesando muito mais, o artigo sobre a direção dos clipes da banda R.E.M. pelo diretor James Herbert. E que venha o III JISMA. #academico #futebol #copadomundo #brasil #realidade #estudo #estudos #artigo #congresso #jisma #leblon #riodejaneiro #educacao #rem #musica #rock #videoclipe #audiovisual #copa #paulistanorio #jamesherbert #videoclip #tv #televisao #laptop (em Leblon, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)

[cabinetofoldsecretloves]

The Magic Cottage - an oldie Inspired by the novel ‘The Magic Cottage’by James Herbert “Desirable Property secluded position adjoining woodland , needs renovation, but excel. potential. 2 beds, reception, kitchen, bathroom, 1/2 acre garden, offers invited. Cantrip 612. “ Now , isn’t this what so many of us dream of? # mabsdrawlloweenclub #day27 #lagoon #themagiccottage#jamesherbert #book #artober #artober2020 #witchyart #witchy #witchart #inktober #inktober2020 #painting #ink #spookyseason #darkartist #drawtober #witchtober #witchtober2020 #drawtober2020 #spooktober #halloween2020 #drawing #witchyvibes🔮 #illustration #landscape #instartist_ #cuteartwork #hauntedhouses (at Ottawa, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CG2VjQknfoc/?igshid=14aqh2or2k25j

[kingbookcollector]

The Survivor by James Herbert. This actual book was the first horror book I read (a long time ago). This made me a big James Herbert fan, then horror fan and eventually a Stephen King fan. It has been great to see a lot of James Herbert posts recently and if you haven’t tried him before I would highly recommend him. He moved more into ghost stories in his later novels but his earlier ones are very horror focussed (apart from Fluke, which is very good btw). @b_for_book @d.a.butcher_author @benjaminpritchard.reads are having a June read along of this book, if you are interested then contact one of them. The book was far better than the film, even Jenny Agutter couldn’t save it. It was released in the same year as another of her film appearances, the fantastic An American Werewolf in London. #jamesherbert #readalong #stephenkingbooks #bibliophile #bookaholic #booknerd #bookish #booklover #books #bookshelf #book #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookworm #horror #horrorbooks #read #reading #shelfie #booksofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/COiEvOirztt/?igshid=iml2g3yrzltg

[itshouseofwarpeddesire]

#jamesherbert #therats

[vicsage2005]

""You've seen the gates of Hell, Mr. Keller. You survived." - The Survivor (1981) #josephcotten #robertpowell #jennyagutter #saturdayfrights #horrorpodcast #jamesherbert #davidhemmings #horrorcommunity #ilovehorror #horrorgeek https://www.instagram.com/p/CCLWNDcllBO/?igshid=bfvyuxrtnee1

[soundfackery]

Horror’s not dead, you’re dead. If you think horror’s dead, then you’re dead inside. Both my Macs are in for surgery today, so I’m using alternative methods of rotting my brain. #horror #thesurvivor #jamesherbert

[meg-louise-giry]

Today's Audiobook: Once... By James Herbert #once... #once #jamesherbert #author #Audiobook #robertpowell #narrator https://www.instagram.com/p/B8dwEPxn-8s/?igshid=13sjg1h4ghj5b

[galleryantiques]

Stephen King #books have been a popular seller in the shop yesterday and today, 11 sold, more empty spaces to fill 😉 with another #horror #mystery writer James Herbert (my favourite). #stephenking #stephenkingbooks #horrorbooks #jamesherbert https://www.instagram.com/p/B8BYbOEleDf/?igshid=1pr5fydq3bkg3