Masters of Horror: Cigarette Burns (2005) <-- Click Me 4 Movie!

SUNDAY-  September 1st, 2013
"Holy Cow..."

Master of Horror-Cigarette Burns: Trust, It's Still Around...:
(Title LINK is in English)
2005/USA/R/Horror

"With a torrid past that haunts him, a movie-theater director is hired to hunt for the only known print of a film so notorious that its single screening caused the viewers to become homicidically insane."~ Masters of Horror- Cigarette Burns (2005)

 

HQ Thoughts: "Classic Carpenter. This film is based on one of his many short stories and luckily was turned into a visually aesthetic horror masterpiece. I absolutely love this.

Kirby is a researcher/theater owner who does small programmer jobs for money to help pay back his debts. He gets a lead to a film collector who is looking for a one of a kind film titled "Le Fin Absolue du Monde" which roughly translates to "The Absolute End of the World" where I can't even begin to tell you what is on it and what happens when you watch it but I assure you, Mr. Carpenter didn't fall short with the creepiness.

Considering this is a 55 minute story, the twists and turns takes you down a spiral that makes you feel like you are watching a full length film. Not only that, it's superbly done and the ending is to die for! Did I mention that I absolutely LOVE THIS?!"

Fear Itself- Spooked (2008)<----Click Me 4 Movie!!!

TUESDAY- July 30th, 2013
"Creepster McWeepster."

*TUESDAY SHORT*
Fear Itself: Spooked!- The Past Catches Up!:
(Title LINK is English)
2008/Canada/R/Horror 

"Harry Seigal is a private investigator who, several years earlier, was dismissed from the police force after accidentally killing a suspect during interrogation." ~ Fear Itself- Spooked (2008)

HQ Thoughts: "Regardless of what the masses say, this has to easily be one of my favorite shorts from the "Fear Itself" series. I was ecstatic when it came out because I am a HUGE fan of short horror stories of any kind and this was short lived but fun while it lasted.

"Spooked" tells the story of a former police officer named Harry, who had a history of aggression and violence that lead to the eventual killing of a suspect while in his custody. He loses everything including his job and fast forward 15yrs, he is now a private investigator who was put to task by a woman who is trying to see if her husband is cheating while she is gone. A far cry from normal police work.

The house that he has to stake out in is old and dilapidated and he sets up in the upstairs room, in the dark. The madness starts soon after. We find out what makes him tick, what makes him squirm and go crazy as he revisits the core of everything that is causing his ultimate issue. Pretty screwed up.

I don't think this episode disappoints at all and there was some pretty good acting as well. Eric Roberts owned this role.

The Caller (2011)<----Click Me 4 Movie!!!

WEDNESDAY- July 23rd, 2013
"Hump on you day."


The Caller: What exactly is happening here?!:
(Title LINK is English)
2011/Puerto Rico/R/Horror 

"Troubled divorcee Mary Kee is tormented by a series of sinister phone calls from a mysterious woman. When the stranger reveals she's calling from the past, Mary tries to break off contact. But the caller doesn't like being ignored, and looks for revenge in a unique and terrifying way... " ~ The Caller (2011)




HQ Thoughts: "Well, what a pleasant surprise. You probably won't find this movie online with the best ratings because I'm guaranteeing that they probably didn't understand what they just saw therefore passing it off as a "bad" film. Hell, even I had to think about it for about an hour after watching it, it's just that cerebral with a fair bit of blood and fright.

Mary is in the middle of a divorce from a nasty, abusive husband and she moves back to Puerto Rico (the entire film was shot there) to start a new life. She manages to go back to school, meet a new male friend and oh yea, can't forget the crazy lady that calls constantly!!!

The calls turn out to be a lot more than expected when whatever directives Rose (the caller) gives over the phone apparently affects the current future, which seems to work in Mary's favor a little later on. Mary does whatever she can not to make her mad but once you learn the back story, you will understand how it all ties in.

This movie is one hell of an ingenious trip, just because it didn't get mass promotion and theater play, I would still agree that this director did a hell of a job making a simple concept as deep and scary as he managed to do with this. I love dark movies about psychosis. Good watch."