I love when you go into a horror film expecting it to be one thing but it completely blindsides you with something ever cooler. Cabin in the Woods does exactly that. I'm not going to spoil anything for you if you haven't seen it yet but just know that if you are expecting your typical slasher in the woods scenario you are in for a real treat. Okay so technically the film debuted at the Butt-Numb-A-Thon Film Festival in late 2011 but it didn't truly release in theaters until 2012 otherwise it would have topped yesterday's list. Next up is Ethan Hawke as a true crime writer living into a house where horrible murders happened to "get into the murdery feel" for his new book. Screw that nonsense! Why would you do that? You're just asking for scary haunting bullshit. That's a bad choice Ethan Hawke. Next thing you know there's a creepy looking goth dude slinking around your attic. Also, creepy children are creepy. Then we have the return of UK horror juggernaut Hammer Films!!! We have Daniel Radcliffe in one of his first non-magic wand wielding roles since "Harry-you-know-what". (see also: fuck that transphobic dirtbag lady of a festering moldy scab-eater who wrote the books) So yeah, it's good spooky fun and brings back that eerie period piece gothic horror that we all know and love from Hammer Studios.
2012
1. Cabin in the Woods (Directed by Drew Goddard)
IMDB plot: Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin, where they get more than they bargained for, discovering the truth behind the cabin in the woods.
2. Sinister (Directed by Scott Derrickson)
IMDB plot: Washed-up true crime writer Ellison Oswalt finds a box of super 8 home movies in his new home that suggest the murder that he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose work dates back to the 1960s.
3. The Woman in Black (Directed by James Watkins)
IMDB plot: A young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals.
Bonus film!!! The Italian Giallo genre pretty much died out in the early 80s. No more murder gloves, no more screaming bombshells with perfect big hair and no more moody prog synth/jazz freakout soundtracks. Then along comes this beauty of a giallo love letter from the UK.
Berberian Sound Studio (Directed by Peter Strickland)
IMDB plot: A sound engineer's work for an Italian horror studio becomes a terrifying case of life imitating art.
That's all for now creeps. See you tomorrow for 2013. xoxo
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