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Horror Hunt #57 (March 2023)

19. Most famous horror on Letterboxd that I haven't seen yet
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A bunch of pretentious and unlikable morons (and also Anya Taylor-Joy) are booked for dinner at an exclusive restaurant. How exclusive? Well, so exclusive that it is located on a mysterious island that is only reachable by atmospheric boat ride. It's like the Jurassic Park of restaurants basically. Anyhow, it doesn't take long until we learn that this exclusive dining spot is actually…

Horror Hunt #57 (March 2023)

18. Double feature with my #17 (Gremlins ripoff??)
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Well whatever list I got this from was lying to me, because this isn't a Gremlins ripoff at all! Instead, it is a film about a bunch of teenage girls having a sleepover at a mall during Christmas times, and naturally this peaceful act of friendship is interrupted by a monstrous, human-sized elf and the fucking Nazis that apparently want to use him for some evil…

Horror Hunt #57 (March 2023)

17. 2.3 average rating
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If that sleazy cover art makes you believe that Munchies will be remarkably crass and lewd then you are in for one hell of a letdown. Because this is probably the most boring of the Gremlins ripoffs that I've come across so far. Painfully slow, lazy monster effects, and a human portion of the narrative that gives no reason for the viewer to care or engage. Hobgoblins was probably shittier,…

Horror Hunt #57 (March 2023)

16. Written by Josh Stolberg
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In this gritty (but oh so wonderfully shitty) spinoff reboot we get the SAW film that goes full ACAB, and it does so with all the subtlety of a plastic sheet (is that a thing that you englishmen say?) aggressively wrapped around your face. A police department finds itself targeted by a very hostile Jigsaw copycat killer, which naturally prompts detective Chris Rock and his preppy young rookie partner…

Horror Hunt #57 (March 2023)

15. Amazon Prime
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It has been quite a while since I kept up with the Saw-verse. I think I watched Saw 3D back when it came out in 2010 or whatever, and after that I didn't really touch anything else.. until now!

It probably speaks to how much of a pandering nostalgiafest this is when I instantly feel right at home with what it has to offer. Same old game of life and death…

Horror Hunt #57 (March 2023)

14. Rated 4 stars or higher by one of the top reviewers for my #13 pick
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Me: yo pass the aux cord

Friend: u better not play trash

Me: AStrangeGait.mp3

In this horror film we follow a family of honest Americans as they go on vacation in Texas. Eventually they get lost, and after a long while they come across a strange house in the middle of nowhere. The house is inhabited by a…

Horror Hunt #57 (March 2023)

12. Akira Ifukube
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The big problem with Frankenstein Conquers the World is that it treats us to an opening stretch that makes most of what comes after pale in comparison. I would have never guessed that this film would open with Nazi smugglers infiltrating a secret lab during World War II to steal the heart of Frankenstein('s monster), and then ship that heart to Japan for a mad scientist to use it in his…

Horror Hunt #57 (March 2023)

11. Kaiju
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The world would be a much better place if terrible people were occasionally put in their place by a kaiju-sized stone samurai.

The central conflict (mean people who mock vengeful gods vs. nice people who do not mock vengeful gods) of Daimajin is all good and well, but it's the stunning visuals of this thing that seals the deal for me. There are so many scenes that take place in misty mountain…

Horror Hunt #57 (March 2023)

10. Rated 4 stars or higher in the past
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A bit telling that even the grand daddy of the whole kaiju business suffer from the pacing issues that these films so often fall for. Can't have a kaiju film without some bits that make you beg for them to just get on with it, it seems.

But ultimately Godzilla goes hard when it wants to. The scenes of Kaiju-induced destruction carry such a weight…

Horror Hunt #57 (March 2023)

9. Directed by Emilio Miraglia
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An inheritance drama where a creepy painting is said to hold some ominous powers that occasionally demand some murdering to happen. There may be some truth to that, since the death of the frail family patriarch seem to have kickstarted a series of gruesome murders.

I don't find this to be quite as sharp as Miraglia's The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave. This strikes me as one…

Horror Hunt #57 (March 2023)

8. 103 minutes long
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A posh English lord is not what he used to be after his wife's death. His days are now spent sulking around his vast acres of land and seducing women who resemble his wife (only to kill them shortly after). But all of a sudden he finds a women who he actually falls for, and thus he marries her instead of killing her. But this marriage kickstarts a series of…