The Horror Thread 2U • Page 896

That's the third post I've seen today (the other two being Spy Kids and Social Network)

 

So what’s the actual appeal of Scream beyond the original trilogy? I only ask because people get so damn excited about a new one coming out but it’s never been anything actually special since the 90’s so I don’t understand the appeal beyond that. How many enemies does Sidney and her mom actually have?

 

It reminds me so much of Halloween, in which a cool costume and theme lets it just coast on decades of time stealing movies and people are just fine with trash.

 

I don't know, I think they're all pretty good whodunnit slashers. While they vary in quality like literally every franchise, they don't even come near the lows of Halloween (which I also love).

 

Probably the most consistent horror franchise, but sure.

 

I really like Jenna and Melissa in 5&6, and Emma in 4, and Mikey in 5. tbh 2&3 are my least favorite. Neve wasn't even in 6 and I liked it more than those two. Legacy characters are nice but it's not my main draw anymore

 

it's between Evil Dead and Scream for sure. both are very funny targets for a "who is this for" post

 

In the Horror thread….

 

Sidney hasn't been the main character since the fourth film in 2011 and each film is a whodunit w/r/t who Ghostface is and their motive for killing. Pretty self-explanatory imo

 

Ant Man and Adam Warlock what are you doing here

 

looks great

 

Sweet

 

I feel like Smile 2 should be on that Oscars shortlist for Best Original Song

 

More Maika+Chloe and more Samara

 

i mentioned before i think Melissa Barrera and Ella Purnell kinda give off the same energy and would work really well together. i came up with another hypothetical duo that could be really fun: Margaret Qualley and Rachel Sennott. these match-ups make sense, right? tell me i'm not crazy.

 

have about 45 minutes left of Cuckoo

really liking it

 

Horror films debuting at Sundance 2025 next month

Opus / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Mark Anthony Green, Producers: Collin Creighton, Brad Weston, Poppy Hanks, Jelani Johnson, Josh Bachove)–– A young writer is invited to the remote compound of a legendary pop star who mysteriously disappeared 30 years ago. Surrounded by the star’s cult of sycophants and intoxicated journalists, she finds herself in the middle of his twisted plan. Cast: Ayo Edebiri, John Malkovich, Juliette Lewis, Murray Bartlett, Amber Midthunder

Didn’t Die/ U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Meera Menon, Screenwriter and Producer: Paul Gleason, Producers: Erica Fishman, Joe Camerota, Luke Patton) –– A podcast host desperately clings to an ever-shrinking audience in the zombie apocalypse. Cast: Kiran Deol, George Basil, Samrat Chakrabarti, Katie McCuen, Vishal Vijayakumar. World Premiere. Fiction

Dead Lover / Canada (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Grace Glowicki, Screenwriter and Producer: Ben Petrie, Producer: Yona Strauss) –– A lonely gravedigger who stinks of corpses finally meets her dream man, but their whirlwind affair is cut short when he tragically drowns at sea. Grief-stricken, she goes to morbid lengths to resurrect him through madcap scientific experiments, resulting in grave consequences and unlikely love. Cast: Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie, Leah Doz, Lowen Morrow.

Rabbit Trap/ U.K. (Director and Screenwriter: Bryn Chainey, Producers: Daniel Noah, Lawrence Inglee, Elijah Wood, Elisa Lleras, Adrian Politowski, Martin Metz) –– When a musician and her husband move to a remote house in Wales, the music they make disturbs local ancient folk magic, bringing a nameless child to their door who is intent on infiltrating their lives. Cast: Dev Patel, Rosy McEwen, Jade Croot

Together / Australia, U.S.A. (Director and Screenwriter: Michael Shanks, Producers: Dave Franco, Alison Brie, Mike Cowap, Andrew Mittman, Erik Feig, Max Silva) –– With a move to the countryside already testing the limits of a couple’s relationship, a supernatural encounter begins an extreme transformation of their love, their lives, and their flesh. Cast: Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Damon Herriman
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Touch Me / U.S.A. (Director, Screenwriter, and Producer: Addison Heimann, Producers: John Humber, David Lawson Jr.) –– Two codependent best friends become addicted to the heroin-like touch of an alien narcissist who may or may not be trying to take over the world. Cast: Olivia Taylor Dudley, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jordan Gavaris, Marlene Forte, Paget Brewster

 

DEAD LOVER sounds awesome

 

A podcaster continuing to podcast during the zombie apocalypse sounds like a hilarious concept for a movie