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I had two different lists of possible second films for this Roundtable: one of bad-place-but-not-a-haunted-house films, one of potential Resurrected Reviews that fit the profile…
…only then, having waded through the entire cinematic Amityville oeuvre* – and I think waded is the right word – I got curious about how The Murder House trope might operate away from the Amityville framework.
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…in which a struggling true-crime writer, in an attempt to reboot his career, moves himself and his family into the site of a notorious, unsolved mass murder and child abduction…
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(*Yes, yes: I’m aware that there’s one more to go and at least one more on the way. Sigh.)
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Liz Kingsley is the insane genius behind And You Call Yourself a Scientist!
#1 by lyzard on February 29, 2016 - 3:02 am
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…and by the way, Will, that banner turned out to be a bit more creepily appropriate than I’m comfortable with! š
#2 by Braineater on February 29, 2016 - 5:05 pm
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If it helps any, that’s actually a photograph of the place I used to take my dogs for a run.
#3 by lyzard on March 1, 2016 - 4:34 am
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And your dogs didn’t turn tail and run!?
#4 by Braineater on March 1, 2016 - 8:25 am
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Well, the abandoned house in the other banner? That’s roughly across the street from my house. So I guess we were used to it.
#5 by The Rev. on March 10, 2016 - 12:53 am
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What a delight to see something so recent reviewed by you! I recall generally positive word-of-mouth on this one, but it never really caught my attention. Admittedly, I had no idea what the premise was; had I, I’d have probably seen it by now as it definitely catches my interest. However, it sounds like it has enough issues to put it on my own Stuff Iām Going To Get Around To Watching Someday list, rather than getting bumped up to Stuff I’m Going to Watch Now Dammit. Of course, even that doesn’t guarantee anything; I’ve been trying for years to get a good, decently-priced copy of A Chinese Ghost Story.
And then I decided to check again, and lo and behold…looks like I’m finally using that Amazon gift card I got for Christmas.
#6 by lyzard on March 11, 2016 - 1:24 am
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It was a surprise for me too! š
I’m terribly out of the loop when it comes to recent stuff, though at the same time delighted to discover that there are so many interesting and better yet good horror films being made; even more delighted to find out that there’s a subset of film-makers who just want to scare you, dammit!
#7 by The Rev. on March 11, 2016 - 11:57 am
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Any really good ones you’ve seen from recent years? The Descent, for example?
I wouldn’t call it “really good,” more like “pretty good, and fun,” but if you haven’t, I’d suggest Zombeavers to you, if for no other reason than I’m certain you’d squeal at the beaver puppets. I know I loved them. Also, with your love of a good Final Girl, you might want to check out You’re Next. Bit of a twist on the slasher formula, and plenty gory. I quite liked it, and it also played well with my friends who were not nearly as slasher-conversant.
#8 by The Rev. on March 11, 2016 - 11:57 am
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Whoops. It’s actually been a while since I did something like that.
#9 by lyzard on March 11, 2016 - 3:13 pm
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I’ve missed it. š
No, I’m not in any position at the moment to be making recommendations, though I hope to be able to rectify that before too much longr. (Still working on the escape plan.)
Zombeavers is playing cable here at the moment, however…
#10 by The Rev. on March 11, 2016 - 11:34 pm
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Aww, you’re sweet. š
It occurs to me, I should warn you: the opening of Zombeavers may well make you think twice about watching the rest. I know I was cringing at the prospect of the whole movie following that tone. Happily, that is not the case; just grit your teeth and imagine how happy the beaver puppets will make you when they arrive.
Also, if you have yet to see The Descent (I assume all horror fans have by now, but I was unsure from your response), you should really make that a priority. Like a “this weekend” level priority.