31 Days of Horror 2023
Movies watched during the month of October 2023. I try to watch as much horror as I can during the month. This is a complete list.
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- DirectorSamuel BodinStarsLizzy CaplanAntony StarrCleopatra ColemanAn eight-year-old boy tries to investigate the mysterious knocking sounds that are coming from inside the walls of his house, unveiling a dark secret that his sinister parents have kept hidden from him.6/10 - Predictable and not scary, but still decent. Liked the climax.
- DirectorRob SavageStarsSophie ThatcherChris MessinaVivien Lyra BlairTwo sisters grieving the recent death of their mother without receiving much support from their father, a therapist who is dealing with his own grief, must face a supernatural entity that feeds on the suffering of its victims.LOW 6/10 - Didn't really care for the look of the Boogeyman. It's entertaining, but that's about it.
- DirectorMichael Patrick JannStarsZoé De Grand MaisonMather ZickelLisa LoCiceroA young Abigale Archer alone in the Montana winter during the 1870s who fights for her survival and to retrieve her one earthly possession, a family horse, from a gang of bloodthirsty bandits.5/10 - Competently filmed, especially for an indie flick, but it's just too long and terribly paced.
- DirectorJohn HyamsStarsGideon AdlonBethlehem MillionDylan SprayberryDue to the pandemic, Parker and her best friend decide to quarantine at the family lake house alone - or so they think.6/10 - Decent slasher, even if it has a low body count. Dumb climax though.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsMichelle MonaghanSkeet UlrichFinlay Wojtak-HissongJess, a separated mother and nurse, moves with her daughter and young son Owen back into her old farmhouse. Shortly after settling in, Owen is bitten by the dog, resulting in a mysterious infection from the bite.5/10 - A bit derivative, predictable and a little too slow at times.
- DirectorJon WrightStarsHannah John-KamenDouglas BoothColm MeaneyMarried couple Maya and Jamie escape their urban nightmare to the tranquility of rural Ireland only to discover malevolent and murderous goblins lurking in the gnarled, ancient wood at the foot of their new garden.5/10 - Takes over an hour for it to get interesting and showcase the creatures, but once it does it's decent. It's just too bad you have to sit through so much nonsense to get there.
- DirectorEren CelebogluAri CostaStarsAsa ButterfieldNatalia DyerBenjamin Evan AinsworthA group of Salem teens discover a cursed knife that unleashes a demon that forces them to play gruesome, deadly versions of childhood games where there can be no winners, only survivors.4/10 - Unoriginal cliched story with a bunch of unlikable characters.
- DirectorPatrick LussierStarsBailee MadisonJerry O'ConnellAnthony TurpelChloe fakes her own death to steal evidence from a morgue. The Coroner uses the morgue as a front for a sick and twisted business. A scary game of cat and mouse ensues as Chloe learns more about the dead than she bargains for.5/10 - Dumb story, but some semi-tense moments here and there.
- DirectorStig SvendsenStarsArthur HakalahtiLiv MjönesSjur Vatne BreanSeventeen-year-old Thale has just moved to a small town after her mother got a new job at the local police station. After a student is brutally killed at a party Thale attends, she becomes a key witness. Was the killer an animal? A wolf?5/10 - Werewolf was just a big wolf and there's no action until the last 20 mins. At least the blood and violence towards the end was decent.
- DirectorTom DeLongeStarsJack SamsonJack LancasterJared ScottTeenager Dallas Edwards, and his derelict friends on a quest for the meaning behind a series of mysterious, paranormal events in Southern California.6/10 - Light on horror, but a decent movie nonetheless. Good pacing with a nice sense of adventure.
- DirectorJulius AveryStarsRussell CroweDaniel ZovattoAlexandra EssoeIn 1987, Gabriel Amorth, the Vatican's leading exorcist, investigates the demonic possession of an American boy in Spain, and discovers a secret the Vatican has tried to keep buried for centuries.6/10 - Russell Crowe was great, everything else was fairly standard. Some cool stuff towards the end though.
- DirectorRoar UthaugStarsIne Marie WilmannKim FalckMads Sjøgård PettersenDeep in the Dovre mountain, something gigantic wakes up after a thousand years in captivity. The creature destroys everything in its path and quickly approaches Oslo.6/10 - Decent disaster flick, despite being super cliched and predictable.
- DirectorDaina ReidStarsSarah SnookLily LaTorreNeil MelvilleSarah Snook plays a fertility doctor who believes firmly in life and death, but after noticing the strange behavior of her young daughter, she must challenge her own values and confront a ghost from her past.5/10 - Very, very slow.
- DirectorCarlos Alonso OjeaStarsVeki VelillaÁlvaro MelPriscilla DelgadoEight horror-loving friends fight for their lives when a killer clown who seems to know the grim secret they share begins to pick them off, one by one.4/10 - Generic slasher. Decent looking killer though.
- DirectorTomas AlfredsonStarsMichael FassbenderRebecca FergusonCharlotte GainsbourgDetective Harry Hole investigates the disappearance of a woman whose scarf is found wrapped around an ominous-looking snowman.6/10 - I think I've already seen this, but either way it's a decent, albeit, predictable serial killer flick.
- DirectorMichael ChavesStarsTaissa FarmigaJonas BloquetStorm Reid1956 in France, a priest is horribly murdered. An evil is spreading. Once again, Sister Irene comes face-to-face with Valak, the demon nun.6/10 - Better than the first movie in a lot of ways, but that's still not really saying much.
- DirectorRebekah McKendryStarsGino AnaniaMegan BestAlec CarlosSupernatural horror, based on the eponymous online phenomenon, a ritual conducted in an elevator, in which players attempt to travel to another dimension using a set of rules that can be found online.4/10 - Dull, unoriginal, dumb ghost and unlikable characters.
- DirectorJason EisenerStarsDominic MarichePhoebe RexCalem MacDonaldAn all-time rager of a teen house party turns to terror when aliens attack, forcing two warring siblings to band together to survive the night.4/10 - Movie sucked, kids were annoying, aliens were dumb looking and half the movie was nonsense to pad the time.
- DirectorRyan KrugerStarsGary GreenChanelle de JagerBrett WilliamsAn alien takes control of a drug-addicted man's body, leading to debauchery and chaos as the visitor explores humanity through Cape Town's underworld of drugs, sex, and violence.5/10 - Weird flick that goes on a little too long, especially during certain scenes.
- DirectorBrad RegoStarsNicholas BaroudiEllen AdairChopper BernetA small rural town in Maine is shocked as a mysterious animal leaves a local resident brutally ripped apart. Deemed to be a random bear attack by town officials, freelance journalist Max Frome suspects it might be something more.HIGH 5/10 - Better than your average indie creature feature, but too long and too slow for its own good.
- DirectorAssaf BernsteinStarsIndia EisleyJason IsaacsMira SorvinoMaria, an alienated high-school student, has her life turned upside down when she switches places with her sinister mirror image.6/10 - Decent movie despite its cliched plot.
- DirectorLindsey Anderson BeerStarsJackson WhiteNatalie Alyn LindForrest GoodluckIn 1969 a young Jud Crandall and his childhood friends band together to confront an ancient evil that has gripped their hometown of Ludlow.5/10 - Too slow, barely anything happens until the last 30 mins. Pointless movie overall.
- DirectorNahnatchka KhanStarsKiernan ShipkaOlivia HoltCharlie GillespieWhen the infamous "Sweet Sixteen Killer" returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.7/10 - Dumb story, but a fun movie overall.
- DirectorKelly SandefurStarsMegan GallagherEric LutesSofia VassilievaA family dismisses their daughter's claims of "fairies" living in the playhouse in their new home's backyard, until they discover another girl described the same beings in their home, decades before.HIGH 5/10 - Light on horror with a pretty standard story. Reminded me of a random movie I'd rent without knowing anything about it. Was fairly entertaining despite its many flaws.
- DirectorAdrian GrunbergStarsOmar ChaparroBolivar SanchezCarlos SolórzanoStranded on a crumbling rig in Baja, a family faces off against a vengeful megalodon shark.4/10 - Despite what the poster leads you to believe, the movie is less about the shark and more about how we're hurting the environment and they make sure to shove that message in your face.
