Horror

cross-posted from: https://piefed.blahaj.zone/post/250396

As The Life of Chuck hits cinemas, here's a look at the finest movies to emerge from the books of the horror maestro

So I only watched Episode 01; I wasn't impressed at all, I am debating whether to watch episode 02.

I don't at all mind writers/authors developing new directions/concepts based on an existing franchise base. I really enjoyed Aliens: Phalanx, even thought it had massive flaws, but the world building was engaging and the pace was good.

That being said E01 comes off as a somewhat generic, "made for streaming" series adaption of the Alien world. Alien: Romulus on the other hand combined "modern sensibilities" with the classical retro-futuristic canon of the alien universe.

Perhaps it's too early to judge, but I feel there is going to be a large YA-focus to this series (kids in adult bodies). Aliens: Phalanx was also very heavy on YA tropes, but IMO it had other things going for it to compensate.

I didn't feel any tension or dread in the first episode. Some stuff was happening I didn't feel like caring.

I will probably watch E02 to see if it gets better, but I am not getting my hopes up.

EDIT: E01 is 7.8 on and E02 is 8.0 on IMDB; no wonder I always got the feeling that series rating are always heavily inflated.

A man moves into a new home that has supernatural forces lurking in the shadows. As dark entities start to threaten him, his brave dog comes to the rescue.

cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/post/1143683

‘Exit 8’ – NEON picks up Toho’s movie adaptation of Liminal walking simulator

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What's your favorite?

Days, Weeks or Years?

Personally I love horror comedy. I just find it so re watchable. Other then that I really enjoy zombie movies and find paranormal likely the spookiest. I bet you can guess how many times I've seen return of the living dead, lol.

Least favorite is likely revenge films or anything shocky just to shock (like the terrifier films). I also really don't like nic cage. He's ostensibly too over the top for me.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/33548449

I interviewed Mike Flanagan after his first film Absentia came out. It’s been a while, but I wanted to remind people that it’s out there. It’s one of my favorite Lovecraftian films.

Read the interview here.

Flanagan told me that he’s a huge Lovecraft fan. And it’s really quite interesting how the movie came to be. He wrote: “I live(d) across the street from the tunnel that would eventually become the backdrop for the film, so I knew I wanted to do something involving that creepy tunnel. But I didn’t have a storyline in mind.”

If you have not yet seen the movie, skip the trailer and go in cold. Trust me. It’s a slow burn, but very much worth your time.

TRAILER - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN1kyOUm8uk

cross-posted from: https://piefed.blahaj.zone/post/174035