Tag: Creepy
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The Uninvited Guest (2004) Review
Original Title: “El Habitante Incierto” Synopsis: (from IMDb) What if … you let a stranger into your house to use your phone, but while you’ve been patiently waiting in the kitchen, he just disappears … or does he? My Quick Review: What a weird movie. The uninvited Guest can’t really be classified as a “horror movie”…
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Body Double (1984) Review
Synopsis: A young actor’s obsession with spying on a beautiful woman who lives nearby leads to a baffling series of events with drastic consequences. My Quick Review: I have recently decided to revisit some Brian de Palma’s horror/thriller movies that I haven’t watched since I was a kid/teenager. Most of the time as you grow up,…
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Naboer (2005) Review
English Title: Next Door Synopsis (from IMDb): John has just been left by his girlfriend Ingrid. That day he allows himself to be seduced into a mystical and scary world, where it is impossible to separate truth from the lies My Quick Review: I have to admit that on second viewings, Naboer left me perplexed. I…
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A Horrible Way to Die
Synopsis: An escaped murderer is in pursuit of his ex-girlfriend, who has fled to start a new life in a small town. My Quick Review: I’ve seen reviews using the title of the movie to do bad puns such as “A horrible way to shoot a movie”. Unfortunately I have to agree with them. What starts…
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Devil’s Pass (2013) Review
Original Title: The Dyatlov Pass Incident Synopsis: Five young filmmakers retrace the steps of a doomed group of hikers in pursuit of an unsolvable mystery. My Quick Review: What a surprise to see Renny Harlin, a director who made such action movies as Die Hard 2 and The Long Kiss Goodnight at the helm of a…
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Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) Review
Synopsis: The haunted Lambert family seeks to uncover the mysterious childhood secret that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world. Guest Review (Mel): I have been waiting for this movie since I saw the first Insidious. Once again I was greatly entertained with James Wan and Leigh Whannell who I fell in love with after…
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The Call of Cthulhu (2005) Review
Synopsis: (from IMDb) While sorting the affairs of his late Uncle, a man accidentally stumbles across a series of dark secrets connected to an ancient horror waiting to be freed My Quick Review: The Call of Cthulhu is an interesting take on H.P Lovecraft’s beloved short story. Indeed, by using the B&W style of early 20’s…
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Kuntilanak (2006) Review
Synopsis: A young college student moves to a new boarding house in a very haunted area. Rumours had it that a Kuntilanak (the she-demon) lived up in a hundreds of years old tree near the house. Soon, people around her died one by one tragically…. My Quick Review: Kuntilanak, based on a local urban legend, is…