A rather varied chunk o' list coming at you today, so let's get to it! The following films received one vote each.
647. Sick of Myself -- 2022, Kristoffer Borgli
646. Shock (aka Beyond the Door II) -- 1977, Mario Bava and Lamberto Bava
645. Shivers -- 1975, David Cronenberg
644. The She-Creature -- 1956, Edward L. Cahn
643. Shadow in the Cloud -- 2020, Roseanne Liang
642. Séance -- 2000, Kiyoshi Kurosawa
641. Scream and Scream Again -- 1970, Gordon Hessler
640. Scream VI -- 2023, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett
639. Scream 3 -- 2000, Wes Craven
638. Scared Stiff -- 1987, Richard Friedman
637. Scarecrows -- 1988, William Wesley
636. Scare Me -- 2020, Josh Ruben
635. Saw -- 2004, James Wan
634. Saw II -- 2005, Darren Lynn Bousman
633. Satanic Panic -- 2019, Chelsea Stardust
632. Satan's School for Girls -- 1973, David Lowell Rich
631. Satan's Cheerleaders -- 1977, Greydon Clark
630. Saloum -- 2021, Jean Luc Herbulot
629. Saint Drogo -- 2023, Ahern, Miller, Perras-Sanchez, Dalpe, Gonsalves, and Jensen
628. Safe -- 1995, Todd Haynes
627. Ricky 6 -- 2000, Peter Filardi
626. Return to Oz -- 1985, Walter Murch
625. [REC] 2 -- 2009, Jaume Balagueró and Paco Plaza
624. Rear Window -- 1954, Alfred Hitchcock
623. R-Point -- 2004, Su-chang Kong
622. The Queen of Black Magic -- 2019, Kimo Stamboel
621. Quatermass and the Pit -- 1967, Roy Ward Baker
- Heck yeah, Safe! Love seeing it here. This kinda showing is why this list is the best and Final Girl readers rule.
- YES Saint Drogo had six directors!
- I love Shock so much. A li'l possession, a li'l haunted house, a li'l mystery, a lotta Daria Nicolodi, and that incredible jump scare.
- It occurs to me that I've never actually seen Scream and Scream Again. But I have seen And Now the Screaming Starts. Not that that matters, I'm just saying because my mind sort of conflates and/or confuses the two.
- Speaking of scream(ing)...we go from Scream 3 to Scream VI. The series swaps between Arabic and Roman numerals, just like the Friday the 13th series does. Wow, Scream really is meta!
- A reader on Return to Oz: "I genuinely think seeing this as a child was my gateway into horror." They may be the lone voter, but I bet they're not the only one who feels that way about this movie.
- R-Point kinda got lost in amongst all the other great Korean offerings during the mid-aughties "Tartan Asia Extreme" wave, which is too bad because it's so good.
- A reader on [REC] 2: "The first one is obviously better but this one doesn't get enough love because it's sillier (but just as fun)." You know what? I agree. I think this would have been better received if it didn't have the burden of following The Adventures of Pulitzer-Prize-Winning-Reporter and All-Around Hero Ángela Vidal. And yes, that is [REC]'s Christian name. Heck, I'll even go to bat for [REC] 3: Genesis, which is also a lot of fun. [REC] 4: Apocalypse though...(Mariah Carey voice) I don't know her. Although now that I say that, I kind of want to revisit it...? That's the power of Ángela Vidal, baby!
My mileage on Chloe Moretz varies, but SHADOW IN THE CLOUD was a righteous hoot.
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame a lot of people may not want to watch it because it was written by Max Landis.
Shadow in the Cloud was indeed hysterical. I don't really think it was meant to be so ridiculous, but I laughed my butt off while watching it.
DeleteI concur: SAFE! It's so brilliant and I love that someone out there recognized that it is indeed at least horror adjacent.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see a vote for Seance, I wish now that I had added that to my list. Cure and Pulse seem to get all the love, but I've probably watched Seance as many times. I'm still surprised a lot these picks have only received one vote -- it just goes to show the range and depth of horror as a genre.
ReplyDeleteI really need to see it! I love Kurosawa.
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