Sentences with phrase «from other horror films»

XX stands apart from other horror films because it invites its audience to feel a range of emotions aside from just fright.

The film does use elements from other horror films, and director George Bowers steadily builds up the tension to a surprise final.

Not exact matches

Other horror films, like The Exorcist, come at this point from a different angle, demonstrating that purely scientific means are not adequate to explain spiritual events.

It twists and turns multiple times throughout its short running time, borrowing heavily from a variety of films in the horror genre (and other genres as well), but under the sure direction and

I didn't expect much from this movie, in fact I expected to hate it, but Spiders is a much better movie than many other horror films that has been released this year.

Too many horror films today re-use ideas from other movies.

To anyone new to Stranger Things Imagine ET, Aliens, The Goonies, The Thing, IT and many other 80's -90's Science Fiction / Horror films books mixed together that was infused of so many pop culture references from the same time that they become hard to keep track of at times well THAT is pretty much Stranger Things in a Nutshell!

Vastly inferior to the other Karloff - Lugosi vehicles from Universal, but it's actually a pretty sharp little horror film — and of some note historically.

Comedy, sci - fi, horror, romance, adventure, action, drama, and thriller, it covers quite a lot of territory in a short amount of time, and does so with its own sense of style that makes it different from any other film, even if it is an homage film at its core.

As different as it is from Craven's vision, it is still marred by being derivative of other horror films, especially in The Amityville Horror, The Exorcist and Chorror films, especially in The Amityville Horror, The Exorcist and CHorror, The Exorcist and Carrie.

Other horror films this season have ranged from arty to schlocky, but the scales tip to the latter — and that seems to be what the majority of horror fans like; they consider films such as Clive Barker's «Lord of Illusions» and even a work such as «Species» as essentially «party movies.»

Aquaman will also feature a strikingly different world from that of other superhero films - something that also extends to other upcoming superhero movies, such as Marvel Studios» Doctor Strange (which dabbles in supernatural horror) or even 20th Century Fox's Wolverine 3 (an R - Rated film with a modern - western vibe).

The film starts off rather promisingly with an engaging performance from Fabian, but eventually degenerates in style and content to a pastiche of other horror films such as The Blair Witch Project, The Exorcist, Children of the Corn, and so on.

Aside from the opening scene — during which you can hear all your fellow patrons unwrapping candy and chewing popcorn with their mouths open — it's about as noisy as any other horror film.

Other feature directing credits include Janeane From Des Moines, set during the 2012 presidential campaign, which premiered at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival as well as American Zombie, a personal horror film, which premiered at Slamdance and is distributed by Cinema Libre.

WES CRAVEN»S «THEY» Though the alternate title is «Wes Craven Presents «They,»» Craven neither wrote, directed nor produced this middling horror film about a young woman who becomes the target of unspecified demon forces from the other side.

Shot (with one exception) in black and white by Florian Ballhaus (son of Michael), the film is set to a score that is more industrial sound than music; yet, it is the combination of the clinically clean black - and - white cinematography, the disturbing score, and the narrative's single - minded focus on the protagonist's actions (there is no moment when the film seeks to psychologise him) by which the film manages to simultaneously solicit, on the one hand, our fascination with and, increasingly, horror about the events depicted — even long after Herold has proven how scarily easy it is for him to order mass murder (and, whenever necessary, to set an example by killing himself)-- and, on the other hand, to ensure that we keep some intellectual distance from the diegetic events.

In «Horror 101: The Exclusive Seminar» (10:27), director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell separately discuss their philosophies for the film, putting new spins on the haunted house and possession genres and doing certain things differently from other modern movies.

Today, we have a new clip from British - Indian supernatural horror film The other Side of the Door, which is written and directed by indie filmmaker Johannes...

Other credits include the indie horror film Central Park, from Justin Reinsilber and the upcoming The Wilde Wedding with Glenn Close, Patrick Stewart, and Minnie Driver.

Other highlights in this strand include: the World Premiere of Thierry Poiraud's DO N'T GROW UP, a stylish and inventive film about a group of teens on an unnamed island who wake up to find their youth facility eerily abandoned; the World Premiere of Jon Spira's affectionate documentary ELSTREE 1976 about the bit performers who appeared in George Lucas» box office behemoth Star Wars; GHOST THEATER, the latest film from director Hideo Nakata, the forerunner of J - horror; GREEN ROOM, Jeremy Saulnier's latest exercise in edge of the seat suspense, starring Patrick Stewart, Imogen Poots and Anton Yelchin; returning for the third year running, Sion Sono screens LOVE AND PEACE, his tale of punk rock and talking turtles; and the fantastically prolific Takashi Miike's riotous, unruly gangster vampire concoction YAKUZA APOCALYPSE.

This puts Levine, who started off in the indie world with movies like the long - shelved horror picture All The Boys Love Mandy Lane and the stoner coming - of - age dramedy The Wackness, in the position to differentiate the film from perhaps the best Rogen / Goldberg - written movie, along with plenty of others since then.

Some of the other facts included the manner in which Hitch financed Psycho (mortgaged the house) when no studio would give him the financing for a mere horror film, and the lack of support from Paramount in releasing it (to two theaters, with little to no marketing — that was dreamt up by Hitch).

Not only has Stephen King's IT broken box office records (grossing an insane $ 117 million on opening weekend) and received huge critical acclaim, but it's also left fans obsessing over hidden references from the original book, the»90s miniseries, and other classic horror films.

Much like other horror and thriller films, A Quiet Place has a dominating, droning score that, while fairly good in terms of melodic interest, somewhat undermines the feeling that everything should be utterly silent as our characters hide desperately from the monsters.

This movie suffers from overused slapstick, misfired jokes, largely predictable storyline and the painful mixes of all the horror films and every other movie category possible.

Most festivals try to program films that bring celebrities to town, others try to program every last film they can think of, but Fantastic Fest is all about the people - the movie lovers with real grit, who love to find great films even if they're horror flicks from Spain or hip hop musicals from Japan.

You can tell right away that this is Zombie's most mature film to date and looks just crazy enough to set itself apart from many other horror films.

Couple this with the spectacular voice acting from none other than Peter Weller, and you are part of this psychological thriller / horror film.

Of all the major horror franchises, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre has been pretty poorly served despite being eight films in, and still filmmakers and studios can not move away from trying to give a definitive background on main antagonist Leatherface, a fact given credence by the eponymous title which, in any other franchise, would be seen as being definitive but this being the schizophrenic series that it is, this is the second movie in it to bear this title, the other being 1990s Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III.

The upcoming fantasy horror film Before I Wake looks to be building its otherworldly dread from two of humanity's biggest sources of fear: our own imaginations and other people's children.

It's Got: An impressive Ryan Reynolds doing his best Jack Torrance impression minus the grotesque gurning (no mean feat); the great Philip Baker Hall having his inestimable talents somewhat wasted in the rôle of local priest and would - be exorcist Father Calloway; Lisa (Rachel Nichols) the babysitter from hell - although not literally, unlike several other of the films characters; and a brisk economy that more ponderous, minute - heavy horror films of recent times would do well to emulate.

Best known for horror films like «Sinister» and «Deliver Us from Evil,» Derrickson faced stiff competition for the job, but won out over the others with his clear vision and deep fan appreciation.

Pitch - black Australian horror film «Killing Ground» goes where so many other chillers from the land down under have already gone by pitting two redneck hunters against a pair of doe - eyed lovers.

So when I heard that Dead by Daylight was finally making the transition to consoles I couldn't help but get excited; as a massive Horror Hound the prospect of playing a game that allowed you to take control of Michael Myers, The Shape from the Halloween films, amongst an assortment of other antagonists crafted from different genre archetypes definitely appealed to me and would serve as a nice counterpoint to stalking around Crystal Lake.

While this is apparently an original horror movie, it seems to be borrowing from so many other horror films.

Both films deliver the essential hope we all need right now when faced with everything from climate deniers dismissing record breaking hurricanes to the cruelty of an administration rejecting DACA and threatening to expel thousands of young, productive immigrants, among other daily horrors.

Among other things, the actress discussed how the horror thriller «Fear,» and the horror genre in general, influenced her decision to take on the role of Sylvia; how forming close working relationships with both Johnston and Bota while filming helped develop her character; and how she has already been receiving positive feedback from fans who have seen the movie.

The best horror films of the 1980s might not have all went so far into the ether as Kubrick or Carpenter, but each one clearly came from both a unique point of view and an ambitious, capable artist, surrounded by technical geniuses and other artists who help them out as best they can.

While Jordan Peele's horror film did not receive any other awards, it was within one vote of the screenplay prize and just two away from best picture.

While it doesn't always strike the right tone between comedy and horror, Fright Night still works as a film and separates itself from other vampire movies, says Andrew Payne.

Here you'll find a saga from Paul Thomas Anderson; a dramadey about writer's block; an underrated film from M. Night Shyamalan; a John Carpenter classic; a horror movie unlike any other; a star - studded alien invasion comedy; and more!

The film effortlessly expands the definition of what we should expect horror to be and conjures scares from places other films really struggle too.

Most characters are named after someone connected to horror films, and generally are also connected to each other in some way, either as Vietnam war veterans from the same platoon, or as secret lovers.