As promised, here’s the wrap-up post for Killtoberfest 2: Kill Me Twice, Shame On Me. This year was much more successful than last year, even if I didn’t meet my overall (highly ridiculous) goal of 61 movies. There’s always next time. Here are my awards: …
Killtoberfest 2 – #28: Let the Right One In
For my final piece in Killtoberfest 2: Kill Me Twice, Shame On Me, I’m going to cap things off with another in-depth look at the visual strategies of a great horror film. Last year it was The Silence of the Lambs; this year, I’ve chosen …
Killtoberfest 2 – #27: Stoker / The Ring (2002)
The last double feature in Killtoberfest 2: Kill Me Twice, Shame On Me is a pair of movies that have absolutely nothing to do with one another… except maybe that both are about what happens when families go wrong. First up, Chan-Wook Park’s Stoker (2013). It’s a tale …
Killtoberfest 2 – #26: The Bad Seed / Man Bites Dog
Today on Killtoberfest 2, a couple of serial killer movies with a twist. Both succeed or fail based not on their stories but the way those stories are told. First up, The Bad Seed (1956). “You have just seen a motion picture whose theme dares …
Killtoberfest 2 – #25: Scream 4 / Hellraiser IX: Revelations
Today on Killtoberfest 2, the last entries in two long-running horror franchises. For the last three years, I’ve worked into my horror marathons a complete watching of one particular series. The first year it was The Grudge; the second, I chose two, doing roughly half …