Halloween Horror-Movie-a-Thon! Week 2
Added 2022-10-07 15:00:08 +0000 UTCWeek 2 is fast approaching. Here's what we're watching:
Saturday, October 8th: Hellraiser (2022)
Director — David Bruckner
Subgenre — occult, slasher, body horror
Available on Hulu
Letterboxd — rating TBD
Rotten Tomatoes — rating TBD
A young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites, a group of sadistic supernatural beings from another dimension.
Tuesday, October 11th: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Director — Frances Ford Coppola
Subgenre — vampire, gothic horror
Available to rent
Letterboxd — 3.6
Rotten Tomatoes — 76% critical, 79% audience
When Dracula leaves the captive Jonathan Harker and Transylvania for London in search of Mina Harker—the reincarnation of Dracula’s long-dead wife, Elisabeta—obsessed vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing sets out to end the madness.
Thursday, October 13th: Eyes Without a Face (1960)
Director — Georges Franju
Subgenre — psychological horror, anti-French new wave
Available on HBO Max
Letterboxd — 3.9
Rotten Tomatoes — 98% critical, 87% audience
Dr. Génessier is riddled with guilt after an accident that he caused disfigures the face of his daughter, the once beautiful Christiane, who outsiders believe is dead. Dr. Génessier, along with accomplice and laboratory assistant Louise, kidnaps young women and brings them to the Génessier mansion. After rendering his victims unconscious, Dr. Génessier removes their faces and attempts to graft them on to Christiane’s.
Comments
Overall, I thought it was pretty fun!
2022-10-10 20:04:21 +0000 UTCI love the Hellraiser flicks, so campy and gruesome. Will have to checkout the new one, hope it isn’t too serious and grimdark
Ozzie
2022-10-10 19:26:59 +0000 UTC
