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Der Goldene Handschuh (2019)

In diesem bizarren, dennoch geistreichen deutschen Film begleitet man als Zuschauer einen merkwürdigen, alleinstehenden Kauz mit entstelltem Gesicht, riesiger Brille und Sprachfehler, wie er in seiner Stammkneipe ältere Frauen aufreißt und mit nachhause nimmt.

Nachdem sie mit ihm geschlafen haben, nimmt er ihnen das Leben und lagert ihre Leichen in seiner schimmeligen Hamburger Kiezmilieu-Wohnung. Definitiv eine 10/10

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[thescariestcut]

How many Skullys would you rate The Amnityville Horror?

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre:The Beginning Review.

A walkthrough for the first prequel in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series. It was pretty hard to talk about this movie and it's scenes but we conquered it.

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[manmelonhead]

"Wounds" proves that an interesting premise, a good cast and good budget don't necessarily result in a good movie. The proof of the pudding is in the writing which unfortunately is the most flawed aspect of this movie. The story of a lifeless guy with no direction in life descending into dark spiral is delivered in what feels like a series of stitched segments rather than cohevise thread. The acting is also inconsistent in spite of the competent cast. This is by far the worst work from Armie Hammer who can't find a good balance between portraying demotivation and acting wooden. It starts interesting enough with a brewing sense of tension developing over a long continuous scene in a bar. That first scene is a prime example of how good direction can offset bad writing and keep things interesting - albeit poorly managing the audience's expectation by consequence since you think you're in for a different kind of ride. The horror premise of open wounds being portals to something more sinister is pretty original but then badly developed and surprisingly barely featured in the movie. It ends up more like a plot device to justify cheap graphic scares and empty meaningless mysterious scenes backed by clichéd music as opposed to a clever central theme. All in all, it's not boring, but it's definitely a niche film. If you love horrors like myself and are entertained even by any spin of the genre then this could be a good pick for a rainy Sunday afternoon. Anyone else, keep scrolling. There's plenty more fish in that Netflix sea. #horrormovies #horrorreviews #netflixhorror #horrornetflix #horrorfilms2019 #horrorfilmreviews #horrorjunkies #horrorjunk #moviereviews #moviereview https://www.instagram.com/p/B7YEpLjHXDB/?igshid=1bw4z3taybu0b

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Welcome to the official Tumblr of Horror Sweet Horror!

We wanted to make a Tumblr for HSH in order to share horror or autumn/Halloween-related things we like, to be able connect with our readers more, and to be easier to message about things that you’d like to see on our blog! We hope you enjoy!

If you don’t already know who we are, we’re Kylie and Lee, and our blog is dedicated to all things horror. We rate/review horror films and books, share scary stories (true crime, paranormal, and even ones that you send in), and so much more! If you want to know more about us or want to send in a scary story of your own, you can check out our website, follow us on Instagram (in the bio), or email us at: [email protected]

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Photo: Maïwenn in High tension (IMDb)

High Tension (2003)

Director: Alexandre Aja Alexandre Films

Unavailable to stream // Available on Amazon Prime to rent for $3.99

Spoiler Warning: I highly recommend watching this film before reading the review, because a lot of the kills are just too good not to describe and there’s really no getting around it. You’ve been warned!

                                              — Summary —

High Tension is a french film from 2003 that tells the story of two friends: Alex (Maïwenn) and Marie (Cécile De France). The film begins with Marie sitting in what appears to be a hospital room, repeating the words “I’ll never let anyone come between us again.”  The scene then cuts to the two women traveling by car to visit Alex’s family in the french county side, and on the car ride over we learn little quirks about the them. Alex comes off as  level-headed, responsible and caring where Marie appears to be more reckless and has a bit of an edge to her.

Once they arrive at Alex’s family home, we notice that the house is surrounded by corn fields, and that her family is eager to meet Marie. However, before we follow the women into the house, we see a total creep (aka Le Teur / Philippe Nahon) in a rusty, old van pleasuring himself with a decapitated head, then, chucking it out the window.

Alex then gives Marie a tour of the home and shows her the guest room. The family all goes to sleep and Alex is alone in her room. We watch her touch herself while everyone sleeps because what’s a horror film without a little over sexualization? The man (from the truck scene earlier) comes to the house, ringing the doorbell and waking the father. The man proceeds to enter the house and sticks the father’s head in between the banisters that line the stair case and pushes a dresser towards him—popping his head right off. He then searches around the house, going up into Marie’s room. Marie, however, is great at hiding and made sure she left no trace of her exisiting in the room. She wipes off any moisture from the sink, makes the bed and hides her belongings. The man enters the room, and is unsuccessful at finding Marie, although she’s only hiding under the bed. Once he leaves her room, he finds Alex’s mother, cutting off her hands and slitting her throat and chains Alex up and gags her. Alex’s little brother, Tom, (who is about 5 years old) runs out of the house and the man follows, eventually killing him in the corn field by shooting him. (I definitely cried).

”The man proceeds to enter the house and sticks the father’s head in between the banisters that line the stair case and pushes a dresser towards him—popping his head right off.”  

All the while, we see Marie trying to find help.  All of the phones are disconnected, and the only thing she can do is climb into the truck and go with the man and Alex to an unknown destination. They stop at a gas station, and Marie escapes inside the shop, seeking help from the clerk and hiding from the man. He follows in shortly after, unaware that she’s inside. We see him intimidating the clerk and eventually killing him, hunting down anyone else that could possibly be in the gas station. After an intense cat & mouse moment in the bathroom, the man leaves with Alex in the truck and Marie tries to call the police. Marie is unsuccessful with her phone call, so she takes matters into her own hands by stealing a car from the gas station and snatching up a gun that was under the counter. She then follows the man onto a wooded road where things get hectic.

Marie eventually loses sight of the truck while she’s following him, and to her surprise, she looks in her rear-view mirror and sees that he’s right behind her. He is constantly pushing against her car with the truck, eventually causing her to go off of the road and flip her car. This scene is full of build up, as Marie is trying to hunt the man down on foot and kill him. There’s plenty of twists and turns in this scene, and I honestly won’t go into it, but all you need to really know is that Marie finds him and they fight. She ends up beating the shit out of him with a wooden post strung with barbed wire.

Alex runs back to the truck to free Alex, as she’s still chained up in the back. However, (*MAJOR SPOILER ALERT) Alex refuses Marie’s help. Marie is unsure why, as she has been trying to save her this entire time and tries to explain that everything is okay now and that the man is dead. It’s then revealed that Marie had been “the man” the entire time, and that “the man” that we saw as the killer never really existed. He was a persona that Marie imagined due to her split personality disorder. We then see footage from the gas station’s security cameras that Marie was the one that killed the clerk, and it all becomes clear. Marie killed Alex’s family and kidnapped her. The movie ends with Alex trying to escape from Marie by getting into a stranger’s car. The car doesn’t start and Marie kills the driver by tearing him up with a saw through the windshield, shooting and splattering blood all over Alex. The final scene is the same as the opening: Marie in the hospital, but we see Alex there checking her.

                                            — Thoughts —

Like the title suggests, this movie had me stressing out from beginning to end with no remorse. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. How could I not love this film? Not only was the plot and overall idea for the film captivating and easy to follow, but it explored a unique avenue of story-telling that was unexpected and refreshing. I loved the characters, specifically Alex and Marie. Their friendship seemed very pure and loving, and was presented in a way that was convincing without being too by-the-book. The way Marie’s character was portrayed by Cécile De France was believable and I found it easy to feel empathy for her. The creators did a great job of making me want to be on her side, and I feared for her and Alex throughout the duration of the film.

That plot twist was shocking and brutal, and it wasn’t something that I was expecting at all. I think that the twist was extremely necessary, because while they could have kept with the creepy-guy-in-the-truck character, it would have been just another predetorial slasher. By twisting the ending to make Marie the antagonist, the film gained depth and meaning. While it may present split-personality disorder in a not-so-textbook manor, it ultimately made the film stand out and made it better. Because we only see Marie’s perspective throughout the entire film, the twist is surprising and raises a lot of questions. I remember trying to piece it together after my first viewing and being confused about certain scenes.

“However, I think to truly understand the message of this film and enjoy it, the viewer must get over the literal scene by scene breakdown of this movie and change their viewing experience to be more general.”

However, I think to truly understand the message of this film and enjoy it, the viewer must get over the literal scene by scene breakdown of this movie and change their viewing experience to be more general. It’s easy to get confused, especially when there are scenes that depict the man and Marie in the same room. But, it’s in these scenes that we’re actually witnessing Marie’s struggle with herself. She is constantly battling the evil inside her throughout this movie, whether we knew about it or not. The man was just Marie projecting and personifying her own demons all along. So, when we see Alex cry and run away from her, I want to be upset that she isn’t excied to be free, but in all actuality, Marie was the predetor the entire time.

The kills in this film are extravagent and unnerving. Whoever wrote them was very creative and it was nice to see some outlandish kills in a predetorial, looming and ultimately, depressing film. The first of the kills in the home-invasion scene was, indeed, the most comical, but it still made my skin crawl. There were a lot of hard to watch visuals in this film, and while the viewer doesn’t see the death of Alex’s little brother the implied action is just as effective as it being right in my face. I would have to say that, really, showing him in the corn field was an unnecessary scene, but having that confirmation that—yes—he really did die, was a gut-punch.

This movie was an unexpected, gorey, uncomfortable abduction/slasher-thriller film and I really loved it. I couldn’t stop thinking about the plot for a while after viewing and I think that with another watch, the plot twist will feel smoother and less confusing. However, even with it’s minor faults, I was still impressed and in a fucked up way, enchanted by this film. I love the creative direction this film went in to give audiences a different perspective on killers. I definitely wasn’t expecting it.

#High Tension #HorrorFilmReview #Slash&Splatter

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[triforcevillains]

Sweeney Todd (2007)

Der US-amerikanische Filmregisseur Tim Burton verfilmte das Broadway-Musical ,,Sweeney Todd" mit Johnny Depp und Helena Bonham Carter in den Hauptrollen. Das Musical spielt in London, in dem ein frischgebackener Vater, der Barbier Benjamin, gemeinsam mit seiner kleinen Familie lebt. Ein Richter namens Turpin beneidet Benjamin um seine bezaubernde Ehefrau. Turpin nutzt seine hohe juristische Position, um Benjamin ins Exil zu schicken, damit jener sich um die nun alleinstehende Mutter kümmern kann.

Nach fünfzehn Jahren kehrt Benjamin, der sich nun Sweeney Todd nennt, aus dem Exil - auf nichts anderes als Rache aus. Er lernt Mrs. Lovett kennen, die Besitzerin des Fleischpastetenladens, die ihm Einlass in den Dachboden ihres Ladens gewährt. In seinen neuen Räumlichkeiten übt er seine damalige Tätigkeit als Barbier aus, während er sich nebenbei auf die Suche nach Turpin macht. (10/10)

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[eminemloverwave-blog]

The Slasher Club reviews this remade story of a couple of teenagers driving through the back roads of Texas, which leads to them getting involved with a crazy family of cannibals and just trying to survive.

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[manmelonhead]

Cam - 8/10 another Netflix horror gem. Roughly every decade, horror spawns a new subgenre. From monsters to slashers to found footage to torture, the 10s have treated us to the birth of my latest fav: internet horror. "Cam" fits the genre perfectly while evolving it beyond the low-budget b-horror stigma and delivering a great edgy script which keeps you hooked on the brewing mystery as you try to understand what's going on. In spite of its cleverness, the movie would be a dud had they got the casting wrong. And boy they got it right! Madeline Brewer is absolutely superb. She showcases her versatility with infectious energy and lights up the screen with her character(s). I personally cannot get enough of internet horror and this was an exciting surprise which I hope spurs the subgenre further. Netflix does it again. #horrormovies #horrorreviews #netflixhorror #horrornetflix #horrorfilms2018 #horrorfilmreviews https://www.instagram.com/p/B7KBdD8nFwR/?igshid=1idcn7ssv0cab

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Film Review: Frankenweenie (1984/2012)

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Our third post is out now! We’re throwing it back to our middle school days in this one and talking about the iconic book series we all loved and rate/reviewing the film based off of them that just came out. 🕷

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(Center) Isabelle Grill. Photo by Csaba Aknay, Courtesy of A24

Midsommar

Director: Ari Aster

A24

In Theaters: 07.03

-This review was originally published by SLUGMag.com. Thank you, SLUG Magazine for giving me the opportunity.-

Midsommar director Ari Aster is the mind behind 2011 short film The Strange Thing About The Johnsons and last year’s talk-of-the-town, Hereditary. He has established himself as a director that delivers striking visuals as well as writes captivating stories that twist hearts just as much as they wrench guts. Midsommar, his second full-length feature film, delivers exactly that with a deranged elegance.

Midsommar begins with a focus on Dani (Florence Pugh) and her less-than-adoring partner, Christian (Jack Reynor). We see that their long-term relationship is on the rocks, and Dani is dealing with a family-related tragedy on top of it. Christian’s friends Mark (Will Poulter), Josh (William Jackson Harper) and Pelle (Vilhelm Blomgren) are planning a trip to Sweden for the summer, to visit Pelle’s family for their Midsommar celebrations. However, once they arrive, they quickly learn that this wasn’t the retreat they were expecting. It isn’t long until the group realizes that Pelle is a part of a pagan cult, this celebration only occurs once every 90 years, and that they will experience excruciatingly gruesome encounters throughout their stay. These encounters consist of many graphic rituals that are enveloped in a disorienting atmosphere, making me feel just as out-of-place as Dani did. Throughout the story, there’s a divide that grows between the group of friends, separating them as they are individually plucked from the group leading to a satisfying and fulfilling conclusion.

“The score and soundtrack for Midsommar is enchanting and it supports the story effortlessly.”

Midsommar, in comparison to Aster’s last project, Hereditary, takes on a completely different tone while still following through with extreme visuals. While Hereditary is known for its dark, intense storyline and it’s looming, stick-to-your-ribs cinematography, Midsommar kicks it up a notch by keeping the light on. The brightness of this film creates the feeling like there’s nowhere to escape as every sickening, gore-filled moment is showcased in broad daylight. The cinematography in this film is absolutely breathtaking, and the visual effects used throughout is never “too much.” There’s purpose and intention behind every shot, every cut and every haunting image. I could talk about how beautiful this movie is forever because the lush, green environment and all of the colorful flowers are sweet on the eyes, and the way they are captured is careful and do it every bit of justice. The way the richness of red blood jumps from the ethereal pastel color schemes makes it all that more gruesome. I was expecting more blood, as barbaric as that may seem, but the film’s other terrifying offerings scratched that itch, leaving nothing to be desired on that front.

The score and soundtrack for Midsommar is enchanting and it supports the story effortlessly—so much so that it’s almost hypnotizing when paired with each shot. I would listen to it independently from the film because it is so beautiful and refreshing as it is straying from the usual dark, ambient, horror-score path.  Bobby Krilic (The Haxan Cloak) uses traditional Nordic instruments and non-lyrical, chant-like vocals together to create a dreadfully spellbinding soundscape that hugs the story tight. By using these mediums together, there aren’t traditional jump-scare-packed, violinning shrill sounds from other popular horrors and gifted with a bright, airy soundtrack that still manages to sit heavily on the ears of the viewer.

“No matter what it is on paper, Midsommar is a beautifully unsettling watch.”

This film and Aster truly are gems in the realm of intense, shocking filmmaking. While Midsommar could be considered “horror,” I believe that “horror” doesn’t quite cover all of this film’s bases. There are so many complexities to this film that it can’t be completely pinned down to one thing. Is it a thriller, drama, horror or all three? No matter what it is on paper, Midsommar is a beautifully unsettling watch, and while it may clock in at 140 minutes, its captivating nature makes the time fly. I absolutely love this film and am so excited to see what else Aster has up his sleeve.

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[triforcevillains]

Shadow Of The Vampire (2000)

Im Jahr 1922 drehte der amerikanische Filmregisseur Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau den allseits bekannten Horrorklassiker ,,Nosferatu – Eine Symphonie des Grauens".

Da Murnau die Rechte an Bram Stokers ,,Dracula" nicht erhielt, musste er kreativ werden und schuf auf diese Weise den Trauma-auslösenden, Gänsehaut-erregenden Grafen Orlok, auch bekannt als Nosferatu, der in einem Schloss in den Karpaten sein Unheil treibt. Im Jahr 1925 sollte Murnaus Stummfilm vernichtet werden, da er eine nicht-autorisierte Adaption gewesen ist, der Bram Stoker nie zugestimmt hat. Dennoch steht der Film jedem Horrorliebhaber zur Verfügung, da er noch in Form mehrerer Schnittversionen erhalten geblieben ist. E. Elias Merhige hat im Jahr 2000 den Film ,,Shadow Of The Vampire" gedreht, als Hommage an Murnau.

Der Horrorfilm begleitet Murnaus Weg nach Osteuropa gemeinsam mit den Hauptdarstellern in den 1920er Jahren, um den Film ,,Nosferatu" zu drehen. Die Rolle des Graf Orlok übernimmt eine bizarre Figur, der sich unter dem Namen Max Schreck vorstellt. Jedoch ist den anderen Darstellen nicht bewusst, dass Schreck in auch in Wirklichkeit ein Vampir ist, der seinen Durst nach Blut nicht lange unter Kontrolle halten kann. (10/10)

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[bloodyvixenreviews]

Greetings!

Welcome to my new blog! I will be using this tumblr to post my horror film reviews. My goal is post at least three times a week as much as possible. I am hoping that by doing so, I will improve my writing skills, as well as my critical eye. I will be posting my first review on American Mary shortly. I hope that you will enjoy.

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