About a third of the way through Seed of Chucky, Glen (occasionally Glenda) sees their parents, murderous dolls Chucky and Tiffany, brutally murder someone. Later that night, they asks their parents why do they kill. The two dolls look at each other flabbergasted. It’s framed as the awkward question a parent isn’t ready to explain to their child. However, it also seems like a question … Continue reading Hooptober 2022 #27: Seed of Chucky (2004)
Being Film #28 for Hooptober 2022 I’m as shocked as you are that I am reviewing Deadstream. Found footage is not my thing, and yet here we are, not only reviewing a found footage film but sheepishly admitting it worked like gangbusters on me. All credit to Joseph Winter, who along with his wife Vanessa Winter wrote and directed a film that manages to simultaneously … Continue reading Hooptober 9.0 – Deadstream (2022)
Being Film #27 for Hooptober 2022 There are a lot of folks saying that Dark Glasses, the first film from Dario Argento in a decade and his return to giallo in even longer is a return to form. Certainly it’s his best film in over 20 years, but if you look at those film (and please, don’t) that’s a pretty low bar to clear. So … Continue reading Hooptober 9.0 – Dark Glasses (2022)
Something that rarely works is the “prestige” horror film. Before elevated horror was a thing, studios occasionally tried to legitimize horror films by casting with A-list stars instead of genre stalwarts, getting well known directors, and making the films variations on classic stories. The idea being they would make the “good” horror film. These films tend to generally be period pieces with the air of … Continue reading Hooptober 2022 #26: The Bride (1985)
Being Film #26 for Hooptober 2022 I don’t know if Troll 2 is the absolutely worst horror sequel from the 90s per the Hooptober guidelines, not do I know if the documentary about the film is correct in labeling it the “Best Worst Movie”. What I do know is the film has gained enough notoriety and schlock fans that when I saw it was available … Continue reading Hooptober 9.0 – Troll 2 (1990)
One of the toughest criteria for Hooptober this year was the Lon Chaney requirement. I originally read it thinking his son and planned to watch Spider Baby again until a friend pointed out my mistake. When I started looking for a replacement and one that was Phantom of the Opera, that proved difficult since 102 of the 157 films Chaney starred in are now lost. … Continue reading Hooptober 2022 #25: The Unknown (1927)
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