October 7, 2025: The Horrorfest continues with The Monkey, Exit 8, and Sinners!

Movie #4: The Monkey

When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths follow.

This one gets off to a tremendous gloriously gruesome and darkly humorous start before running out of gas and sputtering to its not wholly surprising conclusion.

My rating: 3.5/5

Movie #5: Exit 8

A man becomes increasingly desperate when he realizes he is trapped in a subway station, needing to complete a mission to get out.

This movie’s video game roots are apparent but, so far as adaptations goes, it’s probably one of the better ones in its exploration of free will and fatherhood – but it can’t escape its all-too-repetitive game play narrative.

My rating: 3/5

Movie #6: Sinners

Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.

I’m in the minority here given that this film has made many Best Of lists, but I found the first 45 minutes of set-up interminable and the various song and dance sequences equally so.  Once the action finally kicks in, it doesn’t really add anything to vampire lore beyond its unique setting.  Meh.

My rating: 2.5/5

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