First of all, everyone go read shadow-345's posts about this movie. I wouldn't have watched it if not for his posts. I'm gonna try to watch it again soon, by the way, because it was very late in my time zone when I watched it and I was dozing off by the end.

Having said that, I basically liked it. The monster (supposed to be an ancient pagan deity actually, if I got that right) seems to be intended to represent a sort of combination of berserker barbarian fury and sheer (raw?) animal power... Continue »

Hey cunts. Rather than clog up the Oct challenge thread with reviews, I'd thought I'd post my Fulci month here. My goal is to watch every Lucio Fulci horror movie over the course of the month. Will I achieve this? Probably not. And that's fine. Because perhaps the real massive fucking splinter in the eyeball is the friends we made along the way...

Let's do this!

Well it soon comes around. You all know the drill but for any newbies, here are the rules:

> At least 31 horror films must be watched during the month of October. 16 of these must be FTVs (first time viewings).
> You get 1 "point" per movie watched.
> Runtime is 1 hour minimum (fuck the 45 minutes nonsense).
> Kiddy-friendly "Halloween themed" movies wil... Continue »

An Aussie horror about a girl who asks a guy to the prom, but he says no. Not to be a dick, but he's already going with his girlfriend, so no hard feelings, okay?

He should have said yes. With help from her equally demented father, this girl kidnaps the guy and makes him regret ever rejecting her. The fuckery in this movie is actually sticking with me, so I guess that means it gets the job done. The torture and stuff is quite gross, made worse by how the victims don't die from it. Particularly... Continue »

The so-called "finale" of Ti West's 'X' trilogy finds our survivor in Hollywood to make a name for herself. It's hard when you get your start in porn, because no one takes you seriously. Set in the backdrop the Night Stalker killings in the mid-80s, this is a jab at Hollywood. I think the moral of the story is to suck that dick, or you'll never work in this town again!

I was wondering how the story would connect to the first film, and Kevin Bacon is there as the sleazy PI to act a... Continue »

Naomi Scott goes insane in this infectious psychdrama sequel. She does a good job with the material, but it's a lot of jump scares and more of the same. Most of the movie is a delusion, and we use that excuse to have a disjointed plot that plunges our doomed protagonist forward in time to speed up the inevitable deadline that is her life.

There are at least a few decently unsettling moments, but they're borderline hilarious. Like the group of smiling folk in her apartment who keep smiling and p... Continue »

A quick shout-out to this Aussie FX show starring Scott Ryan as Ray Shoesmith, a hitman trying to balance his work life and his home life with his young daughter.

The main actor hasn't done anything outside of this show and the movie it's spun-off from, The Magician, but he's dope. The series showcases his various jobs, as well as him helping his friends out of various jams.

For instance, a prominent side character friend Ga... Continue »

Set 5 years after part 2, Art the Clown comes back from the dead after growing a new head that his mangled victim grew and vomited up for him. Meanwhile, Sienna is trying to move on and move in with some family. Her nerdy brother Steve Smith^Jonathan is also trying to move on and do some schoolin'. Art finds a Santa Claus and, much like Nightmare Before Christmas, he thinks he can do it better, but seriously m... Continue »

I was trying to think of horror movies set in the midst of massive hurricanes, for no particular reason.

Crawl isn't bad at all. It has Kaya Scodelario and Barry Pepper, stuck in a house in the middle of a huge hurricane, with (the plot thickens!) a bunch of gigantic alligators. Kaya and Barry both took it seriously, and did a solid job. There are also a bunch of extra characters, mostly just to add to the body count.

There should be... maybe a horror comedy, in which they show multiple Wea... Continue »

This past weekend while vacationing in San Antonio, me and the gal went into the mall on the River Walk, to take a look at the Sea Life aquarium. Oddly, while making our way through, we came across a couple of tables set up with a silent auction. None of the stuff had anything to do with aquatics, it was mostly just signed memorabilia, pertaining to movies or sports. There was just one thing that caught my eye.




A framed Friday the 13th... Continue »

Teacup is a new show, I have not seen it. I just wanted to mention that apparently it is based on the novel Stinger, by Robert McCammon. I have rambled on about his books before, I'm pretty sure. I'm a big fan of his book They Thirst, about vampires taking over L.A.

Anyway, I hope they did a good job with it. Had to share.

This movie was based on a simple idea. What if an undead slasher was told through the perspective of the villain? So that's our movie. We follow some wronged "slow" person who revives when his bling is taken from his grave site. So, he pulls himself out of hell or wherever and goes on a search for his good luck charm.

The curiosity keeps it interesting for a while. I like seeing what he does and where he goes and how he kills. I had read reviews calling it shallow, but it is what it is. A halfw... Continue »

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Directed by some weird German guy, this movie is all over the place. It feels like it's trying to rip-off a lot of things, but it doesn't know quite which one to focus on. I thought it was Italian at first, but it wasn't dubbed enough.

There's some backstory that traumatizes two kids, who resume the rest of the movie as young adults in the "present". Basically, there's a slasher who appears through reflective surfaces. However, John Carradine advises the heroine on how to progress this story, w... Continue »

A happy cruise ship experiences technical difficulties. Probably because it was piloted by that dumb fuck George Kennedy. Only a handful of survivors are left to crawl aboard some abandoned Nazi torture ship from decades ago. And guess what? This ship is haunted!

As the merry band of heroes navigate the ship, it randomly kills them in dumb, psychic ways. It threw Saul Rubinek overboard before he could ever make his war epic Comi... Continue »

The first original Omen from 1976 is a classic. Very ominous and unsettling all the way through, so where do you go next? The second film was a rehash that bears a mild charm, and the third one confused everyone with its disregard for any relevant timeframe. How is Damien born in 1976 an adult in 1981?

Honestly, forget the sequels. Although part 4 is mildly amusing and apparently a heavy influence on a plot thread of this movie, but ask most people and they'll agree, "... Continue »

Welcome to this year's Sci-Fi/Fantasy Challenge.

You get one point per minute watched of any sci-fi or fantasy movie or TV series. The challenge starts at 12:00 AM September 1st and ends at 11:59 PM September 30th.

Make your SPOT below!



2017 - https://trashepics.com/post/7/11/
2018 - https://trashepics.com/post/9/211/
2019 - https://trashepics.com/post/8/73/
2020 - https://trashepics.com/post/1/74... Continue »

I find that as I get closer to a mid-life crisis, the more juvenile I seem to be getting. All I've been doing this month is watching kiddie cartoons like TMNT '87 and thinking about costumes and action figures.

I think the NECA toys are really cool. A lot of attention to detail. So far, I have: Phantom of the Opera, Frankenstein, Gill-Man, H2 Michael Myers, Dr. Loomis, and Ghostface. I shouldn't waste my money on these things,... Continue »

I haven't posted in a while, but here is my latest useless contribution. I watched Reign. It was like someone took the dragons, etc... and excitement out of Game of Thrones and replaced it with feminism. I don't know why I finished the series, but I did and it was not good, but I for some reason liked it.

I was skeptical about this one. Not only was I not impressed with the character in Fury Road, but 2.5 hours long? Sheesh. Theaters booted it quickly for some damn reason, so it's probably rubbish, right?

Honestly... it was pretty damn good. The wasteland has never looked better. A visual feast with loads of action that somehow doesn't get boring. Seriously, how can a movie about constant car chases stay entertaining? I don't know, but it does.

I was surprised that Anya Taylor-Joy d... Continue »

This remake is just like the 1990 movie, except there aren't any mutants and it isn't set on Mars.

Wait, what? So instead, we're on Earth and there's a lot of robots and some conspiracy going on. I zoned out a lot in the later half, but I still don't know what the cover-up was. It was much more clear in the original movie, in which Arnold gives one of his most sincere and emotional lines ever:

Come on, Cohaagen! You've got what you want. Give doz people ay-uh!

They wanted to tax p... Continue »

You don't hear about this one much. The original is a classic of its era and sets a high standard. Apparently, the 80s version was good enough to last 3 seasons. Then we have a 2002 version hosted by Forest Whitaker. This only lasted 1 season, 22 episodes, 2 segments (20ish minutes each) per episode. They canceled it.

Honestly, this was such a pleasant surprise, though. Most anthology shows have plenty of dud episodes, but I really enjoyed most all of these episodes. And so many guest stars, to... Continue »

Who thought this was ever going to happen? They were talking about it for years and years, I wrote it off as a pipe dream. But here we are, 36 years later, and they finally did it. They made Tim Burton great again.

The first movie is great. Weird as hell, original, and a promising start for Tim Burton. He channeled his filmmaking process at that time to make a very practical effects oriented movie. Finally, a Tim Burton movie with very little CGI. The story is a lot of fun, too.

Beetlejuic... Continue »

Starring Bruce Campbell and Angus Scrimm! With KNB effects! When I saw that cast and crew, I didn't even read the synopsis. I simply turned it on, thinking I would be in for a good time, but...

This movie was so unengaging. It didn't get me invested at all. There are a few good effects moments, but otherwise, this movie was a big letdown. At least Bruce Campbell screams a lot. It's always fun hearing him in pain.

I was getting desperate for a 'Y' movie, so I settled on the first one I could find. I've been on a Chazz Palminteri kick, and this one places him as a gambler trying to scam the casinos for a big win with the help from his wife.

Now things take a more personal/domestic turn when Chazz's son drops by, having been kicked out of his group home because he's a down syndrome guy with violent/inappropriate tendencies. So the movie is Chazz trying to reconcile things with this son of his, who can ra... Continue »