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eldritchhobbit

Halloween Countdown, Day 14 - and a POLL!

Oct 14, 2012 10:01

Every year about this time I think about good Halloween films (not necessarily horror movies, and definitely not lame slasher pictures, but suspenseful, atmospheric films that put a chill up the spine) that are "off the beaten path" -- that is, films that are independent, foreign, direct to DVD, or somehow under promoted, and thus might easily slip ( Read more... )

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seren_ccd October 14 2012, 15:09:35 UTC

I have a very strange love for Dog Soldiers. It's very atmospheric and the cast just seems to be having a blast fighting werewolves. Besides, it has Kevin McKidd and the delicious Ian Cunningham.

agentxpndble October 14 2012, 20:19:19 UTC

I second this motion. I supposed it's a little on the gratuitous side with the gore, it's really a very good film and well acted.

jadepilot October 14 2012, 19:30:48 UTC

Where can we gain access to these?

eldritchhobbit October 18 2012, 18:07:26 UTC

We watched all of them (except for Woman in Black, which I saw in the theater) through Netflix.

agentxpndble October 14 2012, 20:22:02 UTC

I've been trying to get a chance to see Cabin in the Woods in a setting that I can handle. A lot of people I really trust have been recommending it and they showed it at the college theater a few weeks ago (which goes to show the kind of cult following it is already getting), but a theater seemed a little too scary for me. I'll have to wait my number in line at the library. :-)

eldritchhobbit October 18 2012, 18:09:09 UTC

I'd love to hear what you think of it! It had me in the very first couple of minutes when it started playing off of the "You! I learned it from watching you!" public service announcements of yesteryear. Whedon's fingerprints are all over it in the best possible way.

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eldritchhobbit October 18 2012, 18:10:33 UTC

Yay! Glad to hear you liked those, too.

I finally saw Absentia, and it's fantastic. No more gore (and maybe less) than you'd see in your standard network police procedural show, and tons of atmosphere and psychological tension.

ext_1193717 October 15 2012, 00:44:07 UTC

Of the movies you list, the only two I've seen are "Another Earth" and "Cabin in the Woods." Both are excellent for very different reasons (although I think they should've ended "Cabin" just a few seconds sooner for maximum suspensefulness...).

Not sure it's "off the beaten path," and it's probably older than you intended for your poll so I'm sticking it here in the comments, but my go-to movie for getting good and scared is "Event Horizon." The first time I saw it, I was alone, at night, in a strange house. In fact just thinking about it...crap, I probably won't sleep tonight.

Thanks for all the recommendations. I'll have to have to get in as many of these as I can now, because Nov. 1 officially starts the real horror in my house -- Christmas season!

eldritchhobbit October 18 2012, 18:13:31 UTC

I agree with you about Cabin. Good point.

Oooh, thanks for the rec! I'll add that to my list.

I finally saw Absentia, by the way, and I'd put it right after Another Earth as a "must see" film. Really brilliant.

I'll have to have to get in as many of these as I can now, because Nov. 1 officially starts the real horror in my house -- Christmas season!

LOL!!! You know, I was in the drugstore last week, and I walked down the Halloween aisle just for kicks, and I was horrified to see half of it swallowed by Christmas items. Three weeks 'til Halloween, and they were already doing the Christmas thing. AUGH!