ou Have Been Warned
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.
Hooptober 11 – Cemetery Man
Some connections never die.
Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.
Hooptober 11 – Mr. Harrigan’s Phone
Some connections never die.
Craig, a young boy living in a small town befriends an older, reclusive billionaire, Mr. Harrigan. The two form a bond over books and an iPhone, but when the man passes away the boy discovers that not everything dead is gone.
Hooptober 11 – Piranha
A hideous death lurked unseen in the river…
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidently released into a summer resort’s rivers, the guests become their next meal.
Hooptober 11 – Hold Your Breath
There’s something evil in the air.
In 1930s Oklahoma amid the region’s horrific dust storms, a woman is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family.
Hooptober 11 – Men
What haunts you will find you.
In the aftermath of a personal tragedy, Harper retreats alone to the beautiful English countryside, hoping to find a place to heal. But someone — or something — from the surrounding woods appears to be stalking her, and what begins as simmering dread becomes a fully-formed nightmare, inhabited by her darkest memories and fears.
Hooptober 11 – Frozen (Not the Disney one)
Frozen
No one knows you’re up there.
When three skiers find themselves stranded on a chair lift at a New England ski resort that has closed for the next week, they are forced to make life or death choices that prove to be more perilous than staying put and freezing to death.
Hooptober 11 – Maggie
This month, I’ve been taking part in the Letterboxd Hooptober challenge. The goal is to watch 31 horror films in October, including films that meet specific criteria such as “directed by Wes Craven” or starring a black woman.
We started the challenge late, but at the time of writing this, we’re only three films behind schedule, with a horror film festival coming up at the weekend that will give us another opportunity to catch up.
I’m posting my thoughts on each of the movies here, as and when I get time.
Hooptober 11 – Totally Killer
After the bleakness of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and with two horror comedies a requirement for Hooptober, we decided to try Totally Killer, a film that Prime has been shoving in my face for what feels like years.