“I noticed an interesting directorial choice throughout [The Silence of the Lambs] in that this movie LOVES the tight, claustrophobic close-up on the actor’s face. It’s all over the place in the film. Not quite sure why.” – internet comment Those close-ups are actually the …
Killtoberfest 1 – #38: The Reptile
Killtoberfest #39 was The Reptile. Oh, what a sad time that was. Normally I would never choose a picture of the creature make-up reveal. But The Reptile is the only Hammer horror to ever disappoint me completely. It’s just boring: an English countryside murder mystery with …
Killtoberfest 1 – #37: The Entity
Sex and horror mix well. Maybe because sex can be scary, especially to the teenagers in a horror movie audience; maybe because sex and murder can both be acts of disturbing intimacy; maybe because sex and horror movies are all about the special circumstances in …
Killtoberfest 1 – #36: Hellraiser V: Inferno
Today’s Killtoberfest entry is the last Hellraiser movie I watched this year, Hellraiser V: Inferno. One side of the concept for this movie, how it interacts with the Hellraiser mythology, I completely understand why they would go in that direction. It makes sense and it’s not a bad idea. …
Killtoberfest 1 – #35: Eden Lake
One review of today’s Killtoberfest film, Lake Eden, called it “hopelessly nihilistic.” I don’t think that’s quite accurate. The film doesn’t suggest that everything is as terrible as the events it depicts; but it does put the lie to the idea that even a horror film should …