The Horror Thread 2U • Page 818

It was indeed extremely fine, that's a good way to put it. Some parts are genuinely tense, but others are just so over the top, and not in the good way. There were a lot of what I feel were unintentionally funny moments that really took me out of it. The performances are generally quite good. I read beforehand that this ending wasn't as bleak. I'm glad. I wouldn't have gone to see it otherwise. The og sounds dreadful

 

Oh shit does this count for trapped in a suburban home? I'm knocking out Gore Us categories without even planning to

 

Watched Demon Disorder which was not great, such cool effects wasted on a boring story.

one of my biggest pet peeves with modern horror is just sound. From big booming sound effects covering up mediocre scares, to every monster making the same squelching / neck cracking noises, it’s all done to death.

 

Just a reminder that this finally releases on digital next Friday 10/4, good buddy

 

Speak No Evil was alright. There was a woman sat a couple of seats away from me in the cinema who kept laughing at all the violent bits.

 

me and my friend were laughing a lot too, to be fair the movie basically sets you up to a lot. like the you blew my car up line? very weird tonally

 

“He did not deliver” lmao

 

My new favourite Letterboxd account.

 

His review of Blue Chips is just “basketball”

 

It's why he's the KING.

 

Lol that can't be real, right?

Also, he's wrong about Halloween II!

 

Anyways, The People Under the Stairs is still cuckoo bananas in a mostly great way, incredibly based movie for Wes to make and the performances are amazing. It's a liiiittle overstuffed, but hard to fault when you consider just how bonkers and bold and unique the film is. Definitely a must-watch for those who haven't seen it, especially Craven fans or those interested in black horror.

 

LET’S MOTHERFUCKING GO

 

Always down for a Maika movie!

 

Sounds cool. I still don't know why they can't just make an adult erotic thriller and call it something new instead of throwing the name of a classic on something that you know is only going to be thematically related. Like how much juice are you really getting out of the title The Hand That Rocks the Cradle in the year 2025? Not saying the original is some sacred text, we just should be over this trend by now, it's been like decades.

 

I do love The Hand That Rocks the Cradle

 

It is pretty great.

 

Never seen it tbh

 

I am also very much a sucker for (specifically 90s) erotic thrillers

 

Gore-Us list in text form for copy-pasting

1. a film you've never seen by ANY Cronenberg, or the one you've seen the least
2. a horror film with at least two cuts (director's cut, unrated cut, etc.) you must watch one but bonus if you watch them all
3. a horror film by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
4. a horror film starring an actress born in 1994 (i.e. someone who turns 30 in 2024)
5. a film with <2k logs from this list: https://boxd.it/suXa (the lower the better, bonus if <1k)
6. a foreign horror film directed by a woman
7. a horror film with people being trapped in a suburban home
8. a horror film from the month and year you were born
9. an 80's cult classic horror film
10. a pre-Hays Code horror film with a queer theme
11. a road trip horror film

extra credit:
watch a Friday the 13th movie on Friday the 13th of Septembner
watch a movie set in or filmed in your hometown
watch your favorite Halloween tv special or episode
watch one of your picks either hosted or riffed (MST3K, The Last Drive-In, Elvira, etc.)

so far I've got
4. The Substance (Margaret Qualley)
5. The Jester Chapters 1-3
7. Speak No Evil
11. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil

planned
1. Possessor (Brandon Cronenberg)
3. The Endless
6. Titane (Julia Ducournau)

 

the best kind of thrillers

 

I love your avatar btw