For every moment that sparks the recall function
of horror buffs, there's another that may provoke, for some portion of the audience, a much less pleasant twinge of recognition.
One could call The Bye Bye Man inoffensive and even occasionally hilarious in its awfulness, but the truth is that it wasn't fit for theaters; even the most indiscriminate
of horror buffs deserve a little competence with their schlock.
Not exact matches
Horror film
buffs may chafe at the selection criteria, the truncated clips, and other scholarly points — non-specialists will still get an overview
of aspects
of the genre.
Everyone's back, though I promise you no one cares as retired reporter Gail (Courteney Cox), now married to ineffectual Deputy Dewey (David Arquette), welcomes the return
of weepy Final Girl Sidney (Neve Campbell) to beleaguered Woodsboro on the anniversary (
horror buffs, take note: an anniversary film!)
As a veteran
of both huge production and micro-budget indies, leading man Anton Yelchin — who plays a
horror buff who's freed from under the thumb
of his sexy but controlling girlfriend (Ashely Greene) when she dies, only to find himself still at her mercy when she's revived as one
of the walking dead — was impressed by the blend
of Dante's vision and efficiency.
A second track has writers Nathaniel Thompson from Mondo Digital and Ryan Turek, now a development exec at Blumhouse Productions, bringing a sophisticated fan's perspective to the BD, talking about what it was like for budding
horror buffs to discover low - budget
horror movies on the shelves
of Blockbuster Video stores around the country or during broadcasts
of USA Network's «Up All Night» program blocks back in the 1980s.
Noel's Take: When Stanley Kubrick's adaptation
of Stephen King's The Shining was released in 1980, it baffled many film
buffs, who couldn't figure out why the man who'd made some
of the most challenging, brainy, and beautiful movies
of the previous 20 years would spend his precious time and talent on a hammy, heavy B -
horror flick.
Writer / director Michael Dougherty has given movie
buffs everywhere a gift, not just in terms
of crafting an excellent film (one that's assuredly destined for cult classic status), but in granting us the opportunity to surprise the hell out
of all
of our friends on Halloween night with a trippy little
horror flick that they know nothing about.
Ask
horror - movie
buffs to name their favorite decade for the genre, and you'll likely receive a variety
of answers.
Ti West's The House
of the Devil was a huge sleeper hit with
horror buffs when it came out in 2009, so everyone was greatly anticipating his follow up.
Even so, Italian -
horror buffs may feel a flush
of nostalgia watching this bewitching genre whatsit, which manages to evoke the crimson - splashed shockers
of the 1970s without so much as a single frame
of actual carnage.
In each Scream,
horror film
buff Randy (Jamie Kennedy, Enemy
of the State) appears to tell the rules
of the movie.
Human 1980s anecdote machine Frank Henenlotter returns with Chasing Banksy, a comedic art heist caper film, while
BUFF honors special guest and indie
horror stalwart Larry Fessenden with a special presentation
of his cult classic Wendigo, which will be screened in a glorious 35 mm print.
A must - have for the shelves
of any
horror lover, film
buff or teenager wondering where on earth the idea for the slasher genre could have been born and what cultural landscape could have fostered such ideas.
Turns out Jordan Peele (co-creator and co-star
of Key & Peele) is a
horror buff, and that's just all kinds
of awesome.
Of course, horror has since the beginning of time been looked down upon by film buffs, and «torture porn» is just another way to slam the genre for being the bastard stepchild of the entertainment industr
Of course,
horror has since the beginning
of time been looked down upon by film buffs, and «torture porn» is just another way to slam the genre for being the bastard stepchild of the entertainment industr
of time been looked down upon by film
buffs, and «torture porn» is just another way to slam the genre for being the bastard stepchild
of the entertainment industr
of the entertainment industry.
Classic
horror buffs will race through this novel that blends historical fiction with uncanny elements
of the gothic.
While
horror game
buffs know what games and developers are worth checking out, many players found out about the team and their games due to hundreds
of videos showing Youtube personalities losing their minds playing Amnesia: The Dark Descent ¸ one
of the scariest indie games around.