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The way you described Hereditary and the Witch was so perfect. Couldn’t agree more, lol.
Give me terrifying music, the death of children, parental grief and isolation, or give me… more of that.
 
Give me terrifying music, the death of children, parental grief and isolation, or give me… more of that.

Any time kids die, I'm in.

That's why Face/Off is one of my favorite movies. The cold open is infanticide.
 
Give me terrifying music, the death of children, parental grief and isolation, or give me… more of that.

When did we start talking about Halloween 3: Season of the Witch? :chuckle:


FRT Session 9 is one of my favorites that a lot of people seem not to have heard of. I love slow burn psychological thrillers, and it is one. If you like the idea of sneaking into insane asylums, this one is for you.

I keep reading recs for this movie, gonna have to get to it soon.

On the other end of the spectrum is Mandy. I’ve never taken acid or killed a zombie, but it’s hard not to feel like you’ve done both after watching this. Or any Nic Cage movie TBH.

Watched both Mandy & Color Out of Space this month. Both were great but I think Cage fit into Mandy much better, loved his performance and the LSDemons.

Speaking of tripping, my most recent watch was Midsommar. It was fine. A hole or two, but worth a watch if you like atmospheric horror and movies designed around cults.

I’d describe it as atmospheric and heavy like The Witch and Hereditary. Similar themes. Not as heavy as those though. I felt like I was getting waterboarded with those two, which when I’m watching horror movies is exactly what I’m looking for.

I like heavy, atmospheric stuff that makes me feel like I need to pause and make sure my family hasn’t died halfway through the movie.

Hereditary is my favorite. I went into it blind & high by myself and I was shook for days. I loved Midsommar as well but it felt like a breeze in comparison. That said, I wasn't bored. The opening gut punch is great, I cared about Pugh's character enough to be invested in her story, and their portrayal of mushrooms was very well done.

Both movies use visceral grief to ground you in a pit of despair which elevates the horror that comes later, but it definitely all hit harder in Hereditary.
 
Can anyone get me some shrooms or direct me on where I can get them other than horse shit? I wanna watch some of these with some shrooms in my system ffs.
Realistically, I could teach you to grow your own.
 
When did we start talking about Halloween 3: Season of the Witch? :chuckle:

I may end up checking this out. I’ll take stupid horror.
I keep reading recs for this movie, gonna have to get to it soon.
You won’t regret it.
Watched both Mandy & Color Out of Space this month. Both were great but I think Cage fit into Mandy much better, loved his performance and the LSDemons.
Color didn’t do it for me. Too many holes. The old hippie weirdo that saves newspaper clippings to advance the plot trope is way tired in my eyes at this point. I enjoyed Quiet Place, but it was pushing the envelope with that.

Mandy was fantastic. Psychedelic imagery was excellent. The bikers were some perfect Hellraiser/Hills Have Eyes combo. And the action itself was so over the top Cage.
Hereditary is my favorite. I went into it blind & high by myself and I was shook for days. I loved Midsommar as well but it felt like a breeze in comparison. That said, I wasn't bored. The opening gut punch is great, I cared about Pugh's character enough to be invested in her story, and their portrayal of mushrooms was very well done. Both movies use visceral grief to ground you in a pit of despair which elevates the horror that comes later, but it definitely all hit harder in Hereditary.
Perfect description. I hadn’t recalled movies that used actual grief to suck you into a movie.

Exorcist did a great job of suffocating you and bringing you into the mother’s helpless world, but that wasn’t grief.

The Ring ran me through the wringer too and felt very suffocating. I was ready for it to be over, which is rare for me. I loved it when I saw it, but it scared the fucking piss out of me.
 
You guys gotta check out It Follows. Not sure i would characterize it as “horror” but goddamn what a creepy movie . . .

Definitely horror and a great watch IMO. I can enjoy a trippy movie where you can’t tell what’s real but I really like how It Follows establishes what’s going, gives the audience clear rules, and does so without being focused on the entity’s origins.

@The Oi totally get your take on the hippie trope, tho I like Tommy Chong so much it didn’t even bother me.
 
Definitely horror and a great watch IMO. I can enjoy a trippy movie where you can’t tell what’s real but I really like how It Follows establishes what’s going, gives the audience clear rules, and does so without being focused on the entity’s origins.

@The Oi totally get your take on the hippie trope, tho I like Tommy Chong so much it didn’t even bother me.
I read you. I’m willing to excuse a lot for Nic Cage too, and if certain other people show up in stuff I’d look past bullshit out of pure excitement.

I’m not aware of much of Tommy Chong beyond C&C and never paid attention to them. Any time I see that bit in a movie, it takes me out of the action.

It was in Dark Skies as well, which was an otherwise really entertaining movie.

There are other ways to educate the audience on a character/area’s downward spiral in 2021. It doesn’t have to be via newspaper clippings, which nobody uses anymore anyways, plastered to a damn wall.
 
I read you. I’m willing to excuse a lot for Nic Cage too, and if certain other people show up in stuff I’d look past bullshit out of pure excitement.

Have you seen Pig? Not horror but it was a real good Cage flick.
 
You guys gotta check out It Follows. Not sure i would characterize it as “horror” but goddamn what a creepy movie . . .
Definitely horror and a great watch IMO. I can enjoy a trippy movie where you can’t tell what’s real but I really like how It Follows establishes what’s going, gives the audience clear rules, and does so without being focused on the entity’s origins.
That movie was absolutely horror at its purest sense.

Very disorienting at times and definitely stuck to its rules, so it keeps you in it the whole way through. The concept is pretty cool and a good examination of human will. Very clever concept, good execution.

The pool scene felt a little over the top, but not terrible, and the rest was really good.
 
On the topic of heavy movies, We Need to Talk About Kevin is very good. I’d count it as horror, because it’s not really a thriller.

I can say it’s a particularly excruciating one as a parent. I don’t want to say much more.
 
Have you seen Pig? Not horror but it was a real good Cage flick.

Loved Pig for not going the obvious route they could've with Cage.

The pool scene felt a little over the top, but not terrible, and the rest was really good.

Yeah, the climax is easily the weakest part of the movie. Great concept and execution overall, but it seemed like they didn't quite know where to go at the end.
 
Loved Pig for not going the obvious route they could've with Cage.

Gonna put this in spoilers for anyone who hasn't seen Pig.

It was like John Wick except he solves all of his problems with cooking instead of murder. :chuckle:
 
Watching Spiral compelled me to rewatch a few of the other Saw movies. I can't help but think how hilarious these movies would be if everything didn't always unfold exactly how Jigsaw expected it to.

Like in Saw 3D if the guy hanging in the cage over the spikes slipped and fell to his death, and then Jigsaw had to awkwardly go and let his wife go because he wasn't alive to make it to the part where he could save her.
 
Watching Spiral compelled me to rewatch a few of the other Saw movies. I can't help but think how hilarious these movies would be if everything didn't always unfold exactly how Jigsaw expected it to.

Like in Saw 3D if the guy hanging in the cage over the spikes slipped and fell to his death, and then Jigsaw had to awkwardly go and let his wife go because he wasn't alive to make it to the part where he could save her.
Surprisingly, I'm not really a horror movie guy. Back when Saw 2 was in theaters, I went with an ex to see it. 10 minutes into the movie, I realized Amanda Young was in on it. The writing was that shallow and predictable. Can't imagine anything else in the series of films has been better.
 

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