How about some catch up from the last several days?
October 21st. Slice. I loved this wacky werewolf-ghosts-witches horror comedy. A24 continues to make movies from all genres I enjoy.
October 22nd. Dressed to Kill. I haven't seen this in maybe 25 years and it still holds up as a very good psychological Hitchcockian thriller. Watched this one with a ghost(s) I know, who found a quote from Hithcock upon being asked if he knew this was an homage to him "You mean frommage?"Oh, that Hitch.
October 23rd. The Howling. Got to share another favorite with the Dr. that she had never seen. I know many people say An American Werewolf in London is THE werewolf movie, but not for me. I will always say The Howling. It shows werewolves not just as monsters, but as monsters within all of us. Any of us. Plus, those transformation effects are bananas.
October 24th. The Skeleton Key. I saw this in the theater back when it first came out and thought it was so so and pretty formulaic. I still think it's a bit formulaic, but much better than I remember with some good scares and that twist is pretty nifty. However, the scariest thing is Peter Sarsgaard's NOLA accent.
October 25th. Another Evil. I missed this at Ithaca Fantastik a year or so ago, and thought it was just a run of the mill horror comedy about a haunted home. Wow, was I wrong. This comedy is a pitch black take on loneliness and mental instability, with some ghosts tossed in.
October 26th. Lace Crater. Last year I joked about this one, as Shudder's synopsis explained it was about a woman experiencing strange changes to her body after having sex with a ghost. That synopsis was accurate, but only the tip of the iceberg. Original and very dark comedy about, Ruth, a woman wanting romance and/or a connection who finds it with a ghost she meets in her friends pool house in the Hamptons. After the hook up, she is left to deal with her feelings (and the effects of the supernatual STD) alone.
October 27th. The Devil's Doorway. I saw this one months ago on the big screen, but was excited to share it with the Dr. I didn't get a chance to write about it the first time around, but Aislinn Clarke's found footage film is terrifying in more ways than one. Give women filmmakers more movies to direct, please! One of my favorite films of the year, hands down.
October 28th. Mega Time Squad. More a time travel action comedy with some horror elements, I saw this silly one at this year's Ithaca Fantastik. I'm sure to see more from that festival.
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