Session 9 (2001)
I am not sure where I came across this movie, whether I read about it on Ain't It Cool or if I just stumbled upon it on Netflix. At any rate, I am glad I did - I really enjoyed this film. It is a nice psychological horror film about 5 men (including David Caruso just prior to taking on his starring role in CSI: Miami) working on removing the asbestos from an incredibly creepy old insane asylum. The place begins to affect the workers in different ways leading to a very bloody and creepy finale. The setting goes along way towards building the atmosphere of the film. My advice is - no matter how good the money, maybe its not a good idea to work in an old asylum.
Subspecies (1991)
This is an incredibly bland vampire film that has nothing to recommend it other than that it was shot on location on Romania. The sets are incredibly cool looking and give the film an authentic look and adds some creepiness to the film that might otherwise be lacking. Unfortunately, the plot is pedestrian, the acting is not very good, and i found the voice of the main vampire, Radu, to be incredibly annoying. There is nothing to really recommend this film.
It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958)
This is just a good old fashioned 50's rubber suit monster movie. Its a pretty basic story - a mission to space accidentally picks up an alien creature that proceeds to pick off the crew 1 by 1 as all attempts to kill the creature prove futile. Wikipedia says that this film was a big influence on Ridley Scott's Alien. While you have to take any thing you read on Wikipedia with a grain of salt, I can definitely see a lot of similarities, right down to the way they actually dispatch with the alien at the end. While definitely no where near being in Alien's class when it comes to terror, its still an enjoyable movie for fans of those old, slightly cheesy, creature films.
Demonic Toys (1992)
This film is pretty much a ripoff of Puppet Master - it was even made by the same producer, so there isn't a whole lot to say about it. The main difference is that in this film, the possessed toys are accidentally brought to life, rather than being controlled by someone else. It's pretty bad. It was enjoyable to watch in "OMG, this is SUCH a bad movie" fun kind of way, but it wasn't scary or suspenseful at all. A good choice to check out if you are ever having a Bad Movie Night.
The Uninvited (1944)
The Uninvited is a good old-fashioned tale of a ghost that won't leave the earthly plane that I liked, but didn't necessarily love. I think I would have liked it a lot more if they didn't play up the romance part between Ray Milland and Gail Russell so much, as it wasn't very believable (there was WAY too much of an age difference between them). Milland and his sister purchase a house possessed by spirits that have a terrible effect on Russell (the granddaughter of the man who previously owned the house). The film does a nice job setting up a creepy atmosphere at the haunted beach house and there is a real sense of dread whenever Russell is being menaced.
I am not sure where I came across this movie, whether I read about it on Ain't It Cool or if I just stumbled upon it on Netflix. At any rate, I am glad I did - I really enjoyed this film. It is a nice psychological horror film about 5 men (including David Caruso just prior to taking on his starring role in CSI: Miami) working on removing the asbestos from an incredibly creepy old insane asylum. The place begins to affect the workers in different ways leading to a very bloody and creepy finale. The setting goes along way towards building the atmosphere of the film. My advice is - no matter how good the money, maybe its not a good idea to work in an old asylum.
Subspecies (1991)
This is an incredibly bland vampire film that has nothing to recommend it other than that it was shot on location on Romania. The sets are incredibly cool looking and give the film an authentic look and adds some creepiness to the film that might otherwise be lacking. Unfortunately, the plot is pedestrian, the acting is not very good, and i found the voice of the main vampire, Radu, to be incredibly annoying. There is nothing to really recommend this film.
It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958)
This is just a good old fashioned 50's rubber suit monster movie. Its a pretty basic story - a mission to space accidentally picks up an alien creature that proceeds to pick off the crew 1 by 1 as all attempts to kill the creature prove futile. Wikipedia says that this film was a big influence on Ridley Scott's Alien. While you have to take any thing you read on Wikipedia with a grain of salt, I can definitely see a lot of similarities, right down to the way they actually dispatch with the alien at the end. While definitely no where near being in Alien's class when it comes to terror, its still an enjoyable movie for fans of those old, slightly cheesy, creature films.
Demonic Toys (1992)
This film is pretty much a ripoff of Puppet Master - it was even made by the same producer, so there isn't a whole lot to say about it. The main difference is that in this film, the possessed toys are accidentally brought to life, rather than being controlled by someone else. It's pretty bad. It was enjoyable to watch in "OMG, this is SUCH a bad movie" fun kind of way, but it wasn't scary or suspenseful at all. A good choice to check out if you are ever having a Bad Movie Night.
The Uninvited (1944)
The Uninvited is a good old-fashioned tale of a ghost that won't leave the earthly plane that I liked, but didn't necessarily love. I think I would have liked it a lot more if they didn't play up the romance part between Ray Milland and Gail Russell so much, as it wasn't very believable (there was WAY too much of an age difference between them). Milland and his sister purchase a house possessed by spirits that have a terrible effect on Russell (the granddaughter of the man who previously owned the house). The film does a nice job setting up a creepy atmosphere at the haunted beach house and there is a real sense of dread whenever Russell is being menaced.
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