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October 31, 2014
Halloween Movie List 2 #1 (18+)
#1
Release Date: October 12th, 2012
Genre: Horror/Thriller/Mystery/Supernatural
**WARNING: This movie contains blood, language, alcohol abuse, depictions of graphic murder, and intense horror. Viewer discretion is advised.**
Summary:
True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt moves himself and his family into a house where a horrific crime took place, but his family doesn’t know. He is trying to find out more about the crime so he can write a new book about it to help his flailing career. He uses some “snuff” film footage he finds in the house to help in his research, but he soon finds more than he bargained for. There is a figure in each of the films, but who or what is it? As a result, his family start to suffer (as does he), and things take a turn for the worse. Will they survive?
Sinister was a movie I had heard about, but hadn’t gone to see due to lack of time. When it came out on DVD, I still hadn’t gone to pick it up. My sister though had gone to see it in theaters, and when we got back together to hang out it was the first thing she said I needed to do. We went and rented the movie to watch for the night, and I swear to God the next day I was running to the store to BUY the DVD so I could own this masterpiece of a movie!
Ellison (Ethan Hawke) is a true-crime author chasing the high that he experienced with his first novel that was a New York Times Bestseller. After having published a book that hurt his career, he’s trying to make up for it with a brand new novel about a brutal murder that occurred in the very house he and his family are moving in to. His family doesn’t know about the house’s past, and he intends to keep it that way. But, after finding a collection of snuff films – one of which is the murder of the previous family in the house – it becomes harder and harder to keep it all a secret. Ellison begins to suspect that maybe, despite his beliefs, that there’s something supernatural going on around him and his family.
My description of the movie is very basic, but in reality this is a very complex film. The plot has many twists and turns that excite and terrify. There’s apparitions, sacrifices, snuff films, and an ancient God demanding death. I was more than once sent hiding behind a pillow during this movie, as some of the scenes were unexpectedly horrifying – which is a good thing! This movie has perfected the “jump scare” in all its entirety.
Another aspect of the film that I’d like to focus on is the acting. Actor Ethan Hawke does a magnificent job as the lead of this horror film, playing desperate author Ellison Oswalt who just wants to have his fifteen minutes back. As an author myself, I can relate to that on a personal level. It was extremely fascinating to see his descent into near madness throughout the film, his desire to write the next best thing keeping him from running at the first sign of trouble. He doesn’t even warn his family until it’s too late.
Topping off my Halloween Movie List 2 at #1, I greatly enjoyed Sinister. Out of all the movies I’ve mentioned here on this list, this is the one you want to watch on Halloween night, or at least once in your lifetime. In my personal opinion, you’re not a true horror-ist until you’ve added this film to your collection!
Happy Halloween!
-Michael
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October 30, 2014
Halloween Movie List 2 #2 (18+)
#2
Release Date: July 19th, 2013
Genre: Horror/Supernatural
**WARNING: This movie contains light language, blood, strong Christian overtones, and depictions of intense horror. Viewer discretion is advised.**
Summary:
In 1971, Carolyn and Roger Perron move their family into a dilapidated Rhode Island farm house and soon strange things start happening around it with escalating nightmarish terror. In desperation, Carolyn contacts the noted paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, to examine the house. What the Warrens discover is a whole area steeped in a satanic haunting that is now targeting the Perron family wherever they go. To stop this evil, the Warrens will have to call upon all their skills and spiritual strength to defeat this spectral menace at its source that threatens to destroy everyone involved.
The Conjuring is one of those “Based On True Events” movies that has you shivering before it has even started. The chill factor increases because this movie is about people that a lot of people actually know. Ed and Lorraine Warren were famous paranormal investigators, being the first ones to have a chance to study the Amityville Horror house after the murders. Ed Warren has passed (R.I.P.), but Lorraine is still out there kicking paranormal ass!
This movie spotlights one of their most prolific and terrifying cases: the haunting of the Perron family farmhouse. After moving in to their new home, the Perron family, Roger (Ron Livingston), Carolyn (Lili Taylor), and their five daughters, begin experiencing signs of a haunting. At first it’s harmless stuff – odd smells, birds flying into the side of the house, and strange noises. But it quickly escalates after their dog is killed, and thereafter it’s abundantly clear what is doing the haunting. A demon.
Seeking help, the Perrons enlist Ed (Patrick Wilson) and Lorraine (Vera Farmiga) Warren to fight the evil spirit plaguing their family. After some research, they discover the demonic spirit is that of a witch who escaped the Salem trials, Bathsheba, who has cursed their land and wishes to inflict death and despair on any family that lives on it. Including the Perrons.
There has never been a movie about a haunting this intense and character driven. Most movies about a haunting is usually all about the jump scares and visuals, but The Conjuring takes all of that a step further – it makes you emotionally attached to the characters being tormented. With attachment comes affection, and with affection comes the fear of seeing these people get hurt.
This is a movie to be viewed again and again. The visuals are truly terrifying, and the storyline is emotionally charged, as are the characters. In most haunting movies the characters always seem exactly as they are: actors pretending to be scared. But in The Conjuring you are drawn in to the way the characters interact, how they react to the horrors surrounding them, and how they fight back.
At the penultimate spot of my Halloween Movie List 2, The Conjuring is a truly horrific movie that does what others movies don’t. It makes you care if these people die, which makes it so much worse as the demon attempts to take their lives.
And if this movie is only #2, then the next movie is sure to blow your mind!
-Michael
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October 29, 2014
Halloween Movie List 2 #3 (18+)
#3
Release Date: April 4th, 2014
Genre: Horror/Thriller
**WARNING: This movie contains language, blood, gore, felony, animal abuse, and depictions of horror. Viewer discretion is advised.**
Summary:
Best friends Derek and Clif set out on a trip of lifetime. Their plan: travel to the ends of the earth, see the world, and live life to the fullest. But the trip soon takes a dark and bloody turn. Just days in, one of the men shows signs of a mysterious affliction which gradually takes over his entire body and being. Now, thousands of miles from home, in a foreign land, they must race to uncover the source before it consumes him completely. Footage meant to be travel memories may now become evidence of one of the most shocking discoveries ever captured on film…and perhaps will be their only postcard home.
When I previously posted this movie at #2 on my Found Footage Movie List, I had only just recently seen it and was caught up in the excitement of having found a new, good movie. Now that I’ve had time to reflect, I can honestly say… I still fucking love this movie!
Following two adventurous young adults seeking to get film to create a travel blog, Afflicted is about how one of the two characters, Derek, is infected with a strange new ailment that, at first, seems to be nothing but good. Super speed, strength, healing, senses, it seems as if Derek is a superhero. But as time passes, Clif notices how Derek is changing – physically. He doesn’t eat, he sleeps all day, and he keeps passing out. Eventually they discover there’s only one thing he needs, and it isn’t exactly easy to come by, and without it Derek’s metamorphosis continues in the worst possible way. Monstrous repercussions occur when Derek doesn’t eat, and the whole world comes to witness what happens through the camera strapped to his chest.
I wasn’t sure what I was expecting when I discovered this movie, but I certainly didn’t see coming the sheer awesomeness that is Afflicted. Already in love with the found footage format, I found this film to be extremely well done with its camera quality and handling of angles. One of the two main characters is a film student who has brought all the right equipment to film everything in the best way possible, and it shows throughout the film as the action picks up how it was worth it to bring the extensive items. In most found footage movies, there’s no explanation why the characters have so many cameras on hand, or how they know how to use them all so proficiently, but this movie gives the perfect back story to answer both questions.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a movie that left me in such a state of awe, and Afflicted did that and more. From the first second I was hooked, and just as I feared the movie would end, it kept bringing the pain. It could have easily left off on a few points, which would have been a little disappointing, but they kept going until they were done with the story. A very admirable thing to do, and it was definitely worth it. I was left wanting nothing more after it was over. I was happy with every single thing this movie did, which really is a rarity as I’m always left thinking about how I would have rather something different happen at some point or another.
At #3 on my Halloween Movie List 2, Afflicted is a deeply terrifying, morbidly fascinating film with terrific acting and humble special effects that deserves to be viewed at least once during this Halloween season!
-Michael
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October 28, 2014
Halloween Movie List 2 #4 (18+)
#4
Release Date: December 26th, 2012
Genre: Crime/Horror/Thriller
**WARNING: This movie contains blood, gore, graphic violence, language, sexual content, nudity, and depictions of intense horror. Viewer discretion is advised.**
Summary:
Just when the streets seemed safe, a serial killer with a fetish for scalps is back and on the hunt. Frank is the withdrawn owner of a mannequin store, but his life changes when young artist Anna appears asking for his help with her new exhibition. As their friendship develops and Frank’s obsession escalates, it becomes clear that she has unleashed a long-repressed compulsion to stalk and kill.
Every so while I find a movie that’s deserving to be on more than one list, and the 2012 remake of the 1980 horror classic, Maniac, is one of them. Previously featured at #4 on my Underrated Movie List, Maniac is too good a movie to only mention once.
One of the most darkly unique movies I’ve ever seen, Maniac is a movie set in first person POV – something I’ve never seen done before. At first I felt a little apprehensive about this plot device, but after a few moments of deep breathing and creepy mutters, followed by the first kill, I knew it worked!
Frank (Elijah Wood) is a psychotic serial killer who scalps the women he kills and places the hair on the mannequins he makes in his shop. When a new girl, Anna (Nora Arnezeder) comes into his life he tries to ignore his dark impulses, only to have them intensify.
Elijah Wood practically makes this movie with his fantastic performance. He’s come a long way from being the hero of Lord of the Rings. With his wide, usually innocent eyes, you can actually see the madness in them. It’s very eerie, making the scenes when he looks in the mirror all the more intense. Chills run down your spine more than once during the duration of watching this movie!
At #4 on my Halloween Movie List 2, Elijah Wood plays, in my opinion, one of the best performances of his career as Frank – the psychotic murderer with severe mommy issues. This is a must-see for the Halloween season!
-Michael
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October 27, 2014
Halloween Movie List 2 #5 (18+)
#5
Release Date: April 11th, 2014
Genre: Horror
**WARNING: This movie contains blood, language, and depictions of murder. Viewer discretion is advised.**
Summary:
The twenty-one year-old Timothy “Tim” Allen Russell is discharged from a mental institution by his psychiatrist after being deemed completely healed from a childhood trauma. His sister Kaylie welcomes him in the parking area and brings him home. Then she tells that they need to destroy an ancient mirror that she has just bought in an auction. The reluctant Tim follows his sister and has fragmented recollections from his childhood, when his mother Marie buys a mirror for the home office of his father Alan. Kaylie and Tim see a woman with their father in his office and the behaviors of Alan and Marie change, ending in a family tragedy. Kaylie blames the mirror and now she wants to destroy it with Tim. Will they succeed?
Despite what everyone may think, I was interested in this movie before I discovered Karen Gillan (Amy Pond from Doctor Who) was the lead actress. When I found out, my interest was merely increased.
The movie tells the story from two viewpoints: from the POV of siblings Kaylie (Karen Gillan/Annalise Basso) and Tim (Brenton Thwaites/Garrett Ryan) as adults and through flashbacks as children. Oculus is about their experiences with a demonic mirror that is (supposedly) responsible for the deaths of their parents, for which Tim has been accused of and incarcerated for.
After being released from a mental hospital, Tim meets with Kaylie to discover she’s found the mirror and plans to prove once and for all that it’s possessed by an evil spirit, Reluctantly following her into their childhood home where their parents were murdered, Tim begins to experience flashbacks to when they first moved in, and how it all started. Their mother (Katee Sackhoff) and father (Rory Cochrane) were manipulated by the mirror to do horrible things to each other, and their children. Or were they?
The thing I love most about this movie is that it’s got an element of “is it real?” It’s a psychological horror, where you can’t really tell if it’s truly supernatural like they perceive it to be, or if it’s all just in their heads. The whole movie plays on this vibe, and it does it fantastically, leaving it up to the viewer’s interpretation. And nothing is scarier than one’s own imagination.
The horror in this film is subtle. There’s no need for constant jump scares or gratuitous amount of blood and gore. The fear stems from what could possibly happen next, and what is the mirror they’re trying to study. Unable to tell from reality and hallucinations, Kaylie and Tim are plagued by visions of horror and possible deaths – including their own.
Settling in at #5 on my Halloween Movie List 2, Oculus is a truly terrifying psychological horror piece that is way more than deserving of the halfway point of my measly list.
-Michael
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October 26, 2014
Halloween Movie List 2 #6 (18+)
#6
Release Date: December 16th, 2000
Genre: Horror/Thriller/Drama
Language: Japanese
**WARNING: This movie contains language, blood, gore, light sexual content, violence, and depictions of teenagers murdering each other. Viewer discretion is advised.**
Summary:
In the beginning of the 21st Century, the economy of Japan is near a total collapse, with high rates of unemployment and students boycotting their classes. The government approves the Battle Royale Act, where one class is randomly selected and the students are sent to an island wearing necklaces with few supplies and one weapon. After three days, they have to kill each other and the survivor wins his or her own life as a prize. The 42 students of a ninth-grade class are selected to participate in the survival game and abducted while traveling in their bus. Under the command of their former teacher Kitano, they have to eliminate each other following the rules of the sadistic game where only one wins.
I originally discovered Battle Royale after hearing about the small dispute over copyright infringement between it and the Hunger Games. Interested in a “darker, more sadistic version of the Hunger Games” I couldn’t help but sit and watch this movie. I hadn’t really gotten into the whole hype over the Suzanne Collins novel/movie series, so I had high hopes for a more brutal version.
And it did not disappoint.
Set in the early 21st century, Japan has issued a new law – the Battle Royale Act. Once a year a class of students is selected to be taken to an island where they must compete for their lives. This is not a spectator sport. It’s a reminder to the people who is in charge. Given only a duffel bag with limited supplies and one weapon (the weapon can range from a fully loaded shotgun to a paper fan) the students are set loose onto an unfamiliar island and given three days to win the game, or else the band around their neck will kill them all.
The movie focuses loosely on all of the students, chronically how they react to their new predicament, how they cope, and how they fight to survive. Although following them all, the story favors students Shuya Nanahara (Tatsuya Fujiwara), Noriko Nakagawa (Aki Maeda), and Shogo Kawada (Taro Yamamoto). The three, armed with nothing more than a pot lid, binoculars, and a sawed off shotgun, fight their way through the island with the hope of escaping the cruel game intact.
Blunt and brutal, Battle Royale is an example of a government gone mad. You get a chance to connect with each and every one of these teens during their struggle to survive their harsh new reality. Friends become foes, and foes become allies. Mixed in is the typical high school drama you’d find in a non-horror film. These are just boys and girls here, and it’s difficult to push aside the hardcore crush you’ve been harboring for years when faced with mutilation. At least, that’s how the characters in this film perceive it.
At #6 on my Halloween Movie List 2, Battle Royale is a violent story of survival, sacrifice, and civil rights. These teenagers aren’t just going to roll over and accept their fate. They plan to fight.
-Michael
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October 25, 2014
Halloween Movie List 2 #7 (18+)
#7
Release Date: January 3rd, 2014
Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller
**WARNING: This movie contains language, blood, gore, violence, and depictions of zombie horror. Viewer discretion is advised.**
Summary:
A man wakes up in a pit of dead bodies with no memory of who he is or how he got there. Fleeing the scene, he breaks into a nearby house and is met at gunpoint by a group of terrified strangers, all suffering from memory loss. Suspicion gives way to violence as the group starts to piece together clues about their identities, but when they uncover a threat that’s more vicious – and hungry – than each other, they are forced to figure out what brought them all together – before it’s too late.
I’ve expressed on all of my social media sites how much of a fan I am of actor Sharlto Copley. I’ve seen every movie he’s done so far, from District 9 to Maleficent. Open Grave is definitely one of my favorites!
An amnesiac man (Sharlto Copley) wakes up in a pit full of dead, mutilated bodies. Finding nothing on him but a lighter, a gun, and no I.D. to help him remember his identity, the man fights his way out of the pit with the help of a strange woman. Making his way through the dark forest, he finds himself in a house full of people who also have amnesia, but who all have I.D. to help them learn their names. Being the only one without identification, the others are suspicious of him and blame him for their current predicament. Wandering outside in an attempt to seek out help, they discover a horrible truth that has ravaged their world and now threatens to devour them all.
The thing I enjoyed most about this movie was the atmosphere. The horror doesn’t just come from the monsters that chase the main characters, but also from the mystery of who these people really are and what they might have done before losing their memories. You don’t know which of them is the bad guy, or if any of them are actually any good at all. Not until the end does everything become clear, meaning you better wait and watch the whole thing!
This was a magnificent movie, in my honest opinion. I sought it out mainly because Sharlto Copley was in it, but by the end I was in love with the entire cast and the overall plot. I admit I am a bit biased, but not so much so that I could be called opinionated. I found the movie as a whole a terrific experience. It’s definitely earned its place on this list!
#7 on my Halloween Movie List 2, Open Grave is an original, imaginative story of a mismatched group of people trying to discover who they are and what role they play in their new, chaotic world full of monsters, madmen, and dead bodies.
-Michael
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October 24, 2014
Halloween Movie List 2 #8 (18+)
#8
Release Date: April 19th, 2013
Genre: Horror
**WARNING: This movie contains language, explicit sexual situations, nudity, drug abuse, blood, gore, depictions of Satanism, and blasphemy. Viewer discretion is advised.**
Summary:
From the singular mind of horror maestro Rob Zombie comes a chilling plunge into a nightmare world where evil runs in the blood. The Lords of Salem tells the tale of Heidi (Sheri Moon Zombie), a radio station DJ living in Salem, Massachusetts, who receives a strange wooden box containing a record, a “gift from the Lords.” Heidi listens, and the bizarre sounds within the grooves immediately trigger flashbacks of the town’s violent past. Is Heidi going mad, or are the “Lords of Salem” returning for revenge on modern-day Salem?
I have been a fan of movie maker/singer Rob Zombie for many years. I’ve had Dragula, Superbeast, Living Dead Girl, and Foxy, Foxy on my music track forever. Plus, I own the DVDs of House of a Thousand Corpses, the Halloween series, and The Devil’s Rejects. I’m a very big fan of Mr. Zombie, but that goes without saying at this point.
This movie caught my attention right away when I heard of it. “A coven of witches plague DJ radio host in Salem, MA”? Sign me up! But that’s only the tagline. There’s so much more to this film than just that.
Heidi (Sheri Moon Zombie) is a recovering heroine addict working as a radio DJ in Salem, MA. Her life is finally coming back together after nearly falling to pieces thanks to her drug addiction. One night, while hosting her show, the station receives a strange wooden box from a mysterious band called “The Lords.” Deciding to fulfill their wish, Heidi and her co-stars decide to play one of their songs on air. What happens next is hard to explain.
Plagued by strange visions of Pagan rituals and naked women sacrificing men in the name of Satan, Heidi starts to spiral out of control. She fears that she’s losing her mind, as does her friend Whitey (Jeff Daniel Phillips) who attempts to help. In the end, Heidi learns there’s more to her heritage than she ever realized, and that the visions of blood and death are as real as the heroine she smokes.
Exceptionally brutal, is my first impression of this movie. Not in the violent sense, but in the overall plot. I was floored by the imagination that went into this film, as well as the fantastic performance of the lead actors. They played “druggies plagued by witches” really well, haha!
Oddly enough, I think my favorite part of this whole movie is the soundtrack. The song that’s played throughout the film, The Lords Theme by John 5 and Griffin Boice, was eerily spine-tingling, and stuck with me for days after first seeing the movie. I almost felt as hypnotized by the instrumental as the main character!
Check out the song here:
http://michaelloring.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/John-5-Griffin-Boice-The-Lords-Theme.mp3
Creepy, right?
At #8 on my Halloween Movie List 2, The Lords of Salem is a MUST SEE Halloween fright film. Your collection is not anywhere near complete until you have this film in it. It is, without a single doubt in my mind, one of Rob Zombie’s best!
-Michael
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October 23, 2014
Halloween Movie List 2 #9 (18+)
#9
Release Date: October 1st, 2010
Genre: Horror/Drama/Mystery
**WARNING: This movie contains blood, gore, language, sexual content, depictions of murder, and supernatural horror. Viewer discretion is advised.**
Summary:
In Los Alamos, New Mexico, the twelve year-old Owen is a lonely and outcast boy bullied in school by Kenny and two other classmates; at home, Owen dreams of avenging himself against the trio of bullies. He befriends his twelve-year-old next door neighbor, Abby, who only appears during the night in the playground of their building. Meanwhile, Abby’s father is a wanted serial-killer who drains the blood of his victims to supply Abby, who is actually an ancient vampire. Abby advises Owen to fight Kenny; however, soon he discovers that she is a vampire, and he feels fear and love for the girl. Meanwhile a police officer is investigating the murder cases, believing that it is a satanic cult.
Let Me In is the 2010 remake of the Swedish 2008 movie, Let The Right One In, which in turn is based on the novel by John Ajvide Lindqvist. It’s an interesting line – a remake of a movie based on a book – but it’s a rather rich one in my opinion. The story is fascinating enough to be spread throughout the world in such a manner!
Set in 1983, the story follows Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee), a bullied 12-year-old boy who has no friends, is neglected by his divorcing parents, and spends his nights fantasizing about revenge against the boys at school who torment him daily. Lonely, Owen befriends his new neighbor: a girl named Abby (Chloe Grace Moretz), who, as it’s revealed early on, is a vampire. In need of sustenance, Abby has her “Father” go out and murder men in the dead of night in order to drain them of their blood. When Owen discovers this, he’s torn between his fear of Abby and his love for her.
Despite being branded a “romance horror” film, I feel this is more of a “dramatic horror.” Although there is an aspect of romance between the two main characters, it’s pushed to the side as the horror and drama take main focus. The budding relationship between these two “children” is anything but romantic.
It’s very hard for me to sincerely love a vampire movie since there are SO MANY of them around nowadays. But, that doesn’t mean I can’t EVER love a vampire film. Let Me In plays with its supernatural element magnificently, not once playing on it too much nor even using the very word “vampire.” This isn’t Twilight, where the vampire goes on a long soliloquy about their long life. In truth, we don’t even learn how old Abby is or how she even became a vampire. What we know is that she is one, she needs blood, and is willing to do anything to get it – except put Owen in harm’s way.
I suppose the romance aspect of the film does play more into it than I’m describing. There’s a genuine connection between Owen and Abby, and as we see throughout the film Abby is very protective of him. It’s actually a pretty sweet story, if you strip away the horror of people being murdered left and right.
Set at #9 on my Halloween Movie List 2, Let Me In is a vampire film that moves beyond the stereotype of vampire flicks and, in its own right, is a true horror film. Full of suspense, drama, romance, and mystery, this is a terrific film to view during the Halloween season!
-Michael
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October 22, 2014
Halloween Movie List 2 #10 (18+)
#10
Release Date: January 16th, 2009
Genre: Horror/Comedy
**WARNING: This movie contains language, desecration of the dead, blood, gore, and supernatural horror. Viewer discretion is advised.**
Summary:
18th century justice catches up with a pair of grave robbers. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, Arthur Blake tells his life story to Father Francis Duffy. Before long, Arthur spills the beans on how he got started in the grim corpse peddling business with seasoned ghoul Willie Grimes.
Starting off the “sequel” (I can use that word, right? This IS about movies…) to my Halloween Movie List is a rather low-budgeted movie that isn’t just a horror flick, it’s also a comedy.
I Sell The Dead is, in my opinion, the best way to start off your Halloween movie marathon. It’s the right amount of scary with a large scoop of comedy throughout as to prepare you for the upcoming holiday, but not exhaust you too much so that you wouldn’t be able to move on to the next film. Most people (myself included, I will shamefully admit) look down on most low-budget films; especially of the horror variety. But, I can guarantee you that this does not adhere to the stereotype. It does NOT suck, not by any stretch of the imagination.
The movie, set in the 1800s, starts off with one of the two protagonists, Arthur (Dominic Monagham), being held in a prison cell while his partner, Willie (Larry Fessenden) is brought up to the guillotine for execution. While waiting for his turn for death, Arthur is visited by Father Duffy (Ron Perlman) and asked to share his story.
Arthur explains his life, from meeting Willie as a young child in order to learn the business of robbing graves to growing up becoming one of the best at the job. Along the way, Arthur and Willie discover the secret underworld of supernatural creatures after exhuming a slumbering vampire from her rest. After having their boss murdered by the same vampire, Arthur and Willie take control of the business and set out to become number one, competing with the House Murphy.
Starting off my Top Ten Halloween Movie List 2 at #10, I loved the setup to this movie. Told through flashbacks, we get a chance to see into the mind and perspective of Arthur Blake. I greatly enjoyed the unique storytelling in this movie, and despite its slightly cheesy appearing monsters, I think it was well done and not over-the-top like in most movies. The problem with low budget horror films is that they attempt to go above and beyond with what little money they have, instead of the subtle, humble approach that I believe I Sell The Dead did terrifically so. There’s a place in this world for low budget horror films, and at the top of that list is I Sell The Dead!
-Michael
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