I hope this trend
of quality horror continues and a new age of brilliantly dramatic, well - acted, perfectly paced horror becomes the new normal.
Little Nightmares: Complete Edition significantly enriches the small catalog
of quality horror experiences on Switch.
2016 has come and — thankfully — gone, taking with it a slew
of quality horror flicks.
Written by Josh Brewer, January 1, 2017, at 4:30 p.m. Tweet to: @theJWBrewer The Top Ten of 2016 2016 has come and - thankfully - gone, taking with it a slew
of quality horror flicks.
Not exact matches
The
quality is pretty bad, but you don't really need the images to get the...
horror of it... Not the
horror of hell, but the
horror that Christians would use such tactics to try to scare people into heaven.
One mother quoted, in effect, Margaretha Ribble's statement that «the parents who shrink in
horror from the «animal» side
of life make it impossible for the child to develop the very
qualities of intelligence and spirituality that they think they stand for.»
Firstly I totally accept the
quality strike
of the Swansea equalizing goal but beyond that I watched in
horror as our «Plan B» consisted
of Wenger throwing on attackers in a sort
of desperate hit and hope fashion.
But it doesn't take long for the Da Vinci masterpiece to quickly turn into an Alfred Hitchcock
horror show, and Newcastle have shown enough Jekyll & Hyde
qualities this season to suggest they are more than capable
of reversing their promising start to the campaign.
At a time when commuting
horrors erode our
quality of life, it's unfathomable that our elected officials are more concerned with their personal agendas.
List your selected results in case, to your
horror, you find that you don't yet have them all in, or that the
quality of your data, images, or statistical analyses is not up to snuff.
The cost
of making
quality horror films has never been high, so a more modest box office is acceptable if you're still pulling in ten bucks for every dollar spent.
More an action blockbuster than a
horror squelcher, it contains spectacular crowd scenes that have an Hieronymus Bosch
quality, but the film lacks strong meat —
of the emotional and bloody zombie - cannibal sort.
That Anne's mental and physical degradation unfurls with the severity
of serious
horror was perhaps a sly aesthetic decision, but it also feels intensely, in fact almost perversely, overdetermined; one can never shake the feeling that by magnifying death's ugliest
qualities from a «measured» emotional remove, Amour is simply following the path
of least resistance to achieving its desired visceral effect.
But positively on the other hand, I am a gorehound, and if you love watching Josh Hartnett chop vampire's heads
of with axes and slasher
horror with an artistic
quality to it, you'll enjoy it probably as much as I did.
(It also helps that the only men in the film are relegated quite conspicuously to the sidelines, reduced despite their bravado to the role
of bit players; one
of the film's most interesting
qualities is that it is, in a way, a feminist
horror film.)
And so we're tweaking our «Best
of the 21st Century» formula (check out our
Horror Films, Animated and Music Documentary features) to look instead at the top - grossing films
of the century to date, and seeing how, in this season
of bottom lines and billions and box office bombs, the 25 reigning champions
of the century stack up against each other in terms
of quality.
The thing about
horror is that there are tons
of different subgenres, each offering amazing,
quality entries.
We devour film after film, most
of them admittedly poor in
quality, in the hopes
of finding the diamond in the
horror rough — the one film that manages to...
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No matter what kind
of games you play — racing games, e-sports, stealth and strategy games,
horror or survival games, role - playing, fantasy, or anything else — the best thing you can do to improve your performance is to invest in a durable, high -
quality, maximum - support gaming chair.
Critic Consensus: Sleek and stylish, but those
qualities are wasted on a dull, derivative blend
of sci - fi, action, and
horror.
While some
of the side characters could have used some work, the main characters were likable and sensible (A rare
quality in a
horror movie).
Larry Fessenden's Wendigo is the third in the New York filmmaker's trilogy
of intimate
horror films and his most emotionally affecting by far — judging by the
quality of his other work, that's a statement dangerously approaching hyperbole.
«Our goal is to make each sequel better than the last, unlike any
horror franchise ever,» Brad told me via text adding «We know that's a bold and nearly impossible task, but we're trying our best to deliver
quality horror that we can be proud
of.»
At times, the music is fast and adrenaline - fueled but at other times, the sound has an undeniably haunting
quality to it, capturing the
horrors of this situation.
While the film
quality isn't the greatest due to the use
of digital film, the lack
of stars and its classic throwback to the early zombie movies creates a great genre film for both
horror fans and those looking for something different.
Word on the street is that Krazinski and (somewhat surprising to see) producer Michael Bay are already embarked upon their next joint venture and while their partnership may seem odd, if it works well enough to deliver something else
of this
quality and something that delivers a fresh slant on the
horror genre, then for the first time in my life I say «go Bay, go!»
Marvel is said to like Gunn's sensibility and his ability to mix comedy elements with action and
horror, a
quality he shares with The Avengersdirector Joss Whedon, who, with his exclusive contract with Marvel, is now a major architect
of the company's expanding universe.
In recent years, Trick or Treat Studios has quickly established itself as the best producers
of high
quality yet affordable Halloween masks for fans and collectors, including the many looks
of Michael Myers over the years and dozens more
of your favorite
horror icons, in addition to hundreds
of stunning orignal designs.
Well, Lifeforce endures, not as a
quality picture on the order
of Hammer
horror, but as a cheeseball classic.
Level /
quality of kills: Say what you want about the rock star - turned - retro
horror filmmaker: The dude does sadism well, and the murders he stages here are long and painful to watch — in, er, a good way.
But similarly, after Scream, the
quality of music in
horror movies seems to have nosedived.
By the time, Autopsy rocks to its chilling close, you will be forced to admit: the
quality of horror movies has definitely gone up.
In a year made
of horror films that have delivered more unintentional laughter than genuine scares, As Above, So Below fits the bill as exactly the kind
of low - budget, lower -
quality flick you'd see released on the big screen for the Labor Day weekend.
Director James Wan's THE CONJURING 2 fits that list
of qualities, and then some — even improving significantly upon its predecessor (which played like a mash - up
of classic
horror masterpieces).
What we are worried about: While the Insidious franchise is better than most
horror franchises, there has been a definitive decline in
quality over the course
of the series.
Much
of the footage varies in
quality - the soft - focus Handycam material really stands out - but it's still a rare glimpse at the recording
of a full - blooded
horror score, with the director making editorial decisions so the final music score fits into the «Blade II» soundscape.
Debuting as a 3DS exclusive in 2012, it stood as an impressive, console -
quality survival
horror game with the portability
of the handheld.
There have been plenty
of mediocre films and a hefty collection
of turds, but
horror fans were shortchanged this year when it came to high -
quality horror films.
This isn't to detract from its
quality, but more to suggest that it perhaps has a more fitting place outside
of the genre it is marketed toward, particularly given the rather specific (and misleading)
horror - centered focus
of its trailer.
Instead, the off button is flicked on the whole body
horror aspect with such flagrant disregard for anything that had come before it that there is no hope
of tonal consistency, no dream for
quality as the movie runs itself into the ground.
From the lackluster scares
of Resident Evil 5 to looping dread
of P.T., fluctuations in the
quality of horror games have made the genre a notoriously unreliable venture.
But it's an objectionable turn
of phrase, implying a certain intrinsically lowly or shameful status to genre film - making in itself: there are good
horror movies and bad ones, smart
horror movies and stupid ones, and the critical distinction seems clear enough without needing to delineate and elevate a separate subgenre on the basis
of class and
quality alone.
Radius and Dimension must have a bit
of all
of those
qualities, because they're expanding «It Follows,» their well - reviewed teen
horror film, into 1,605 theaters for this weekend, its fourth in release.
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We want to make this Ti's first mainstream movie, without sacrificing the
quality and unflinching
horror of the subject matter.
That it succeeds in capturing the essence
of the hokey adventure and
horror films
of the 1930s, I'll grant you, so long as you grant me the fact that its source material isn't exactly
quality filmmaking either.
Release date: January 5 Cast: Lin Shaye, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson Director: Adam Robitel (The Taking
of Deborah Logan) Why it's great: Not every
horror franchise can squeeze legitimate jolts from its audience on a fourth movie, but there's always been a low - key sense
of quality to the Insidious series.
There were flashes
of quality in his two efforts after the Bruce Willis
horror - drama, Signs and Unbreakable, though both suffered from sequences that bordered on the ridiculous.
That's partly because the film stars actual teenagers, most
of them wearing fashions that probably came right off the rack at Kmart, and not only do they make Sleepaway Camp largely unique in the annals
of summer - camp
horror (which normally focuses exclusively on the older, more nubile camp counsellors), they give the proceedings an almost Lord
of the Flies
quality that sells the concept.