HoopTober 8.0 (Film 5 of 34)
- From 1981 (1 of 4)
- Decades: 1980s (2 of 8)
A haiku review:
Boy, they got shafted
Some miner difficulties
Life ore death struggles
Can confirm that I am indeed a dad, so I am licensed to make puns like that. Regarding this film, I had low expectations since the only way i had ever heard of it was on a Trailer Trauma compilation a couple years ago. Never pinged my radar…
The Podcast Macabre 2021 Horror Challenge (Film 49 of 52)
#21 - From Edgar Wright’s 100 Favorite Horror Films of All Time list.
Second viewing of this, and it holds up just as strong. I can’t top my first review and the fact that Edgar Wright asked me how I liked it after mentioning on Twitter I had watched it because of his list. (You can find my original review here.)
(On blu-ray)
100 Horror Movies In 92 Days - #64
Letterboxd challenges and an obsessive need to complete lists of films featured in documentaries will always be pushing me to watch stuff I normally wouldn't think twice about. Case in point: The only reason I watched this is because it was the only film in In Search of Darkness: Part 1 that I hadn't seen. Achievement Unlocked!
Seriously, though. This was a worthy sequel, and Terry O'Quinn plays a damn good psychopath. But now my obsessive need to push me to watch Stepfather 3 so I can complete the franchise. *sigh*
(On Arrow)
100 Horror Movies In 92 Days - #63
Full disclosure? All these years I thought Adam Arkin and Alan Arkin were brothers, not father and son. It takes a big person to admit their errors.
As for this film, it’s one that I probably would never have watched unless I was trying to complete the Larry Cohen catalog. But it was also discussed in In Search of Darkness: Part 1, and I’m ticking off all of the films from that.…
This is a great lesson in atmospheric horror. Nice, slow building tension with mysterious happenings. Frequent moments of "did you just see that thing move?" and "Behind you, Harry Potter!!" spookiness. I jumped a few times and had goosebumps at least once. I know it was based on a stage play per other people's posts, and I'd love to see it. All in all, an excellent return of Hammer Studios.
