Board 8 > All Purpose Horror Topic 2021: Living Through Our Own Horror Stories

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It's not quite 2021 but you get the gist.

Movie Essentials Guide (Updated to include 2020 films)
https://letterboxd.com/crossbonesgt/list/horror-movie-essentials-2020-updated/

Ultimate List of Horror Games (constantly updated)
https://www.grouvee.com/user/CrossbonesGT/shelves/522941-horror-games/?num=50&sort_by=date&dir=

Horror TV Shows (a bit outdated at this point)
https://www.listal.com/list/horror-tv-shows-punishernoir


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I guess this still works

#bump#

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I need to watch Possessor. I might try to do that this weekend

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Yeah it's pretty great! A little abstract at times but it's worth the trip.

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So I DID watch Possessor, and honestly I was REALLY impressed. I liked it a lot, honestly I'm not sure what else to say because I just really really liked it lol. Definitely gave me a little bit of Inception vibes, but this is obviously its own thing. The story definitely didn't go where I was expecting it to, which was a good thing in this case.

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Yeah it was extremely unpredictable, which can be a rarity nowadays.

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I'm now in two years and counting on an annual tradition I'm hoping to keep up as long as possible, watching The Lighthouse as the clock hits 12 AM to ring out the old year and ring in the new one.

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MetalmindStats posted...

I'm now in two years and counting on an annual tradition I'm hoping to keep up as long as possible, watching The Lighthouse as the clock hits 12 AM to ring out the old year and ring in the new one.

That's a really good New Years tradition

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GANON1025 posted...

So I DID watch Possessor, and honestly I was REALLY impressed. I liked it a lot, honestly I'm not sure what else to say because I just really really liked it lol. Definitely gave me a little bit of Inception vibes, but this is obviously its own thing. The story definitely didn't go where I was expecting it to, which was a good thing in this case.

Possessor definitely isn't a perfect movie but it IS one of the most interesting movies of the year, easily. Really great thriller that I wouldn't be surprised to see inspire others down the line

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Oh I also watched The Lodge. That was a very frustrating movie. I mean the movie itself was well-done enough, it was just that those damn idiot shit kids were literally the WORST.

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Some RE4 Remake screenshots:-

https://youtu.be/1a5mv7XZeIo

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Just watched Tragedy Girls (2017)

definitely recommend it for anyone who's a fan of horror comedy. It takes a lot of inspiration from stuff like Scream and Final Destination, and is just a lot of fun all around, and the two leading girls are great (one of the leads, Brianna Hildebrand, also played Negasonic Teenage Warhead in Deadpool, and she's just fantastic througout)

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https://youtu.be/wU9Daiu5XoM

immolation is the current hot horror trend

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Watched the 2020 thriller Promising Young Woman

I have very mixed feelings about the movie and its execution but by far the best thing to come out of it was its orchestral horror cover of Toxic by Britney Spears

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R5s5h_MTCQ

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but im here to find out who's evolving and what peanuts are

watched Vivarium

it was a really interesting premise that maybe could've been executed a little better. Everything was super creepy the whole way through but Jesse Eisenberg didn't completely sell me.

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tag, pushing myself to watch these episodes, depression be damned

Meteor shower but no celeste where are you

Did the other one purge or fill up? Either way I'm sorry I wasn't around for the end of it. Last year was a stressful mess and I kind of forgot this topic series existed for a while. The last horror related media vcharon and I watched were the Haunting of Hill House and His House. I'll give my full thoughts on them on Monday (if I don't forget again), but for now I will highly recommend both if you have Netflix. We're a bit reluctant to check out the Haunting of Bly Manor because it seems like it didn't quite live up to its predecessor, but we'll get around to it eventually. Also while far from a horror, Promising Young Woman does feature elements of it along with lots of suspense and some fabulous twists. The last fifteen minutes in particular are a thrill ride I didn't want to come off of. Char didn't watch this one with me, but I recommend it as well.

All in all this is shaping up to be a much better year for horror. Can't wait for Resident Evil VIII (feet tall). Biding the time by watching playthroughs of At Dead of Night which I will hopefully get the chance to play myself soon. I've had almost everything spoiled on it aside from the ending which the developer has apparently asked streamers not to share in it's full capacity so I'll just have to see it for myself.

Edit: Oh I forgot to mention we saw Freaky as well in November. It was alright. It was promising enough to get us to venture out to see films in theaters again, but nothing super memorable or genre-defining. As far as subversive meta horror/comedies go it's above average I suppose. Of course that's not my favorite subgenre, and I feel like nothing will ever do it better than Cabin in the Woods did it - go ahead change my mind. We liked it, but I doubt we'd go out of our way to see it again.
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It filled up!Haunting of Bly Manor is definitely different from Hill House but it's still very scary in its own way and has really great pacing.

I liked Promising Young Woman quite a bit though I have to admit it was ultimately a bit clunky in its message, like at a certain point I felt it became less about MeToo and more about glorification of violence.

For more on the horror game front, The Medium (from the developers of Observer and Layers of Fear) came out yesterday and it's incredible. Fixed camera with throwback puzzles, how can you go wrong! It's free if you have game pass on PC or Series X.

And Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson's new film Synchronic finally released on streaming, it's just as superb as their previous three efforts and pretty well cemented their place as my favorite horror directors in the game today if they weren't already.

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Snake5555555555 posted...

I liked Promising Young Woman quite a bit though I have to admit it was ultimately a bit clunky in its message, like at a certain point I felt it became less about MeToo and more about glorification of violence.

THANK YOU

Literally the exact same thought I had, like it had all the pieces there to be excellent but got lost in its message

I really, really want The Medium but I don't have an Xbox or a PC that can handle it. Between that and Hellblade, I'm ALMOST tempted to save up and get both that and PS5 (assuming they ever become available)

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As for horror movies, I recently watched Host. Wasn't really impressed at all tbh, was just kind of Unfriended but somehow less fun

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Johnbobb posted...

As for horror movies, I recently watched Host. Wasn't really impressed at all tbh, was just kind of Unfriended but somehow less fun

I actually can't believe this. lol Host was Unfriended but tapered down and just having a fun time with its nonsense! I loved every second of it.

re: Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor, I think Hill House is the stronger show episode to episode. It's really outstanding in what it does and keeps a constant flow. I think what Bly Manor does better, aside from being a gothic romance more than a horror story, is that it builds up to one hell of a climax. All of the initial pieces just sort of build up that by the time you get to that one moment, Lady in the Lake choking the eff out of the lead, from there on it's just some brilliant stuff that wouldn't be as impactful if the rest of the story wasn't crafted so astoundingly before it. It's just two different sets of pacing between the show, and if you go in expecting non-stop thrills like Hill House, you'll like Bly Manor a lot. I think Bly Manor has the absolute most dreadful moment of either show though.

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Just watched Detention (2019)

watched it, then went back to rewatch the parts I fell asleep for, and am now especially confused about the order of events and the fates of the characters, given that the film already has a very unconventional approach to the timeline, interweaving reality and fantasy.

That being said, I still loved the movie, it was one of the most creative and bizarre horror movies I've seen in the last few years, and I would absolutely recommend it

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Anyone else watching Diminish? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPT85_luGsA
It's a Petscop-esque series where a guy plays the game. But the game seems a bit... weird, and there's a tragic backstory behind its creation. But this isn't a creepypasta/game is haunted deal, at least not yet. This is more character-driven story of overcoming depression. Overall very good stuff I think, I'm caught up and eager to see how it continues.


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Cool I hadn't heard of it and love things like that.

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Yeah I'd say if my description sounds even slightly interesting than definitely give it a shot. There's only about 17 episodes right now, and most of them don't go beyond 10-15 minutes so it isnt hard to get into.

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Come Play tries really hard to be The Babadook, but comes off too amateurish. Some good scares towards the end, but way too half-baked. 4/10

really want to see Saint Maud in theaters but so far the nearest showing is a 3 hour drive, so might just give up and do on-demand

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Ooh is Saint Maud playing? Not sure if I'll be able to see it in theaters at all, plus char doesn't seem very interested in it.
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As best I can tell, it's in literally a dozen theaters

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https://i.imgur.com/039Ldgb.png

I have saved cinema

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Deep-cutting psycho-religious horror. Wooooo boy. 9/10

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reposted from B8 movie Club

Johnbobb posted...

Willy's Wonderland

I mean everybody else was watching it and I already downloaded it thinking it would likely win, so I figured why not. Still gonna watch Fargo this week but I've already watched it like 5 times before, it's one of my favorite movies.

This was dumb. And, like, I get that it was supposed to be dumb, but this actually kinda made me mad how dumb it was. I can't really explain that feeling. Like, it wasn't scary, but it wasn't really supposed to be? But it also wasn't funny enough to be a proper horror comedy. It fell into really stupid tropes like the one black character acting like a total stereotype and the stupid couple sneaking off to have sex when they literally already knew the things were alive and then SEEING it in the room and waving it off despite already having known it was alive. Seriously, no decision anyone made throughout any of this movie made even a little bit of sense.

I'm all for goofy over-the-top nonsense (I LOVED Cage's other recent film Mandy and was hoping for something on par with that) but there's a limit. There has to be some bit of sense to be made of any of it, because otherwise it's just kind of all just bullshit happening without reason. You can't care about any of the characters because most of them are just blank fodder to be killed off. The only character with a personality is Cage, who is silent and also nonsensical in his actions. Like if you're going to kill the animatronics anyway, why not just do that? Why wait until they're already mid-kill?

Also the sound editing was really wonky; I didn't really dig most of the music and it sounded way louder than scenes called for, often coming across as weirdly jarring. Sound effects were similarly inconsistent volumes. The ending even feels a little icky, with Liz getting in the car and taking the drink offered by the strange old man. Was that a happy ending? What even is that?

also my girlfriend called it the worst movie she'd ever seen.

2/10

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Also today I watched After Midnight, which was a cute, neat little movie. Does the Babadook thing where the creature is kind of a representation of the protagonist's inner struggle (in this case his insistence on keeping things the way they are and not leaving his comfort zone even though it's potentially killing his relationship) only maybe it's NOT??!???!? Not that I mind, I do tend to love movie that play with that idea smartly, which this one mostly does, even if it takes longer than needed to get its point across. Overall I enjoyed it, especially the goofy thrill of its ending, even if I saw it coming.

Horror movies need to stop fucking killing the cats though, goddamn.

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The ending of After Midnight is spectacular! (though I'm surprised you saw it comin') And the long-shot with just Hank and Anna talking, I mean I was hanging on every word though I definitely get it being an agonizing slow burn, which I enjoy that type of thing in the right context.

100% Agreed on the cats thing.

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Snake5555555555 posted...

The ending of After Midnight is spectacular! (though I'm surprised you saw it comin') And the long-shot with just Hank and Anna talking, I mean I was hanging on every word though I definitely get it being an agonizing slow burn, which I enjoy that type of thing in the right context.

I think part of my mind was just thinking the whole time "this is too sweet of a moment, they're not just going to leave the thread of the monster hanging." I'm still torn over whether the monster was actually real or not, but either way I love the way the ending was done. Him killing it with the antlers or his prized 10-point buck was a nice choice (although, are they supposed to come off that easy? I'm no hunter but I was under the impression they didn't just pop off like that lol)

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at least you have enough money for a body pillow

is double xp still goin?
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I meant to write BW, not XY >.>

The Block Island Sound just released on Netflix. 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. Just watched it and it was really, really god damn good. Just a totally gripping film.

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Get ready for 100+ remixes of Don't Think Twice
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MaleB8er posted...

Get ready for 100+ remixes of Don't Think Twice

there's gotta be a way to make this relevant to the horror topic

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correct if i'm wrong. this looks like the arrangement if enough people agree on order by check in time.

* $500 - kateee (#10)
* $150 - Reg (#19)
* $125 - barrel (#21)
* $100 - SupremeZero (#34)
* $80 - Shad (#36)
* $75 - Arti (#37)
* $50
* $1

backups
FD (#8)
Bane (#9)
Nick

so was tyler allowed to cloud that

RIP

my GUT

BLARGH

Although there are other reasons for angelina not being taken seriously, i like that they pointed out the women idols thing, and this echo thing

I think its good if you like Sludgy bands like QOTSA/Alice in Chains or prog moreso than metal tbqh
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It looks cool but I also agree, fuck Facebook.
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MaleB8er posted...

It looks cool but I also agree, fuck Facebook.

I believe this was Snake (or someone's) comment in the Resident Evil 4 VR announcement topic lol

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