Patchwork (2015)

Starring: Tory Stopler, Tracey Fairaway, Maria Blasucci, Eric Edelstein, James Phelps
Director: Tyler MacIntyre


Premise:
Three woman awaken from a night of partying to find out they have been patched together to create one "perfect" woman. Now they want revenge on the person who did this for them.

My Take:
A somewhat entertaining twist on the Frankenstein theme.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix Instant

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Yanggaw (2008)

AKA: Afflicted

Starring: Ronnie Lazaro, Joel Torre, Tetchie Agbayani, Aleera Montalla
Director: Ricahrd Somes


Premise:
A young girl develops an infection which causes her to turn into an aswang.

My Take:
A version of the aswang lore which I have never heard before makes for an interesting movie.

Rating: In the middle




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It: Chapter 1 (2017)

Starring: Bill Skarsgard, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Chosen Jackobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff
Director: Andy Muschietti


Premise:
In a small town New England town, children are disappearing. A group of friends decide to take on a supernatural beast that is at the core of the nightmares and the thing responsible.

My Take:
The movie does a great job at connecting with the characters and feeling for the kids in their individual situations. And when the terror comes, it comes fast. It's well done adaptation of the beloved source material.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Amazon Purchase

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A Monster Calls (2016)

Starring: Lewis MacDougall, Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell
Director: J.A. Boyana


Premise:
A young boy creates a monster as a way to help him deal with his mother's illness.

My Take:
A poignant movie about a kid coping with the death of his mother.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: HBO

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The Ogre (1988)

AKA: Demons III: The Ogre

Starring:Virginia Bryant, Sabrina Ferrilli
Director: Lamberto Bava


Premise:
A family moves into an Italian mansion where the mother is haunted by nightmares from her childhood.

My Take:
Well the movie has nothing to do with the Demons franchise. I'm fairly sure it was tacked on as a marketing tool for Italian television. The story is decent and so is the monster.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: DVD Purchase

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Monster In the Closet (1986)

Starring: Donald Grant, Denise DuBarry, Donal Moffat, Paul Dooley, Claud Akins, Henry Gibson, la Stella Stevens
Director: Bob Dahlin


Premise:
A reporter tries to find out why monsters keep popping in the closets and killing the people in a small town.

My Take:
Troma greatness that takes nothing seriously. It's absurd and over the top and not for everyone's taste.

Rating: Warning (but entertaining)

Watched: Amazon Prime

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The Last Buck Hunt (2014)

Starring: Zack Gold, Briana Chicha, Cathan Bordyn
Director: Becky Sayers, Nicholas Sayers


Premise:
A crew of a hunting show may have gotten more then they bargained for on their latest exception into the Pacific Northwest to track a large, legendary deer.

My Take:
The movie plays a bit to much to comedy at times and takes way too long to get where it's going. Yet it kept me engaged enough to keep watching and the pay off is worth it.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Creature Lake (2015)

Starring:Ivan Simanic, Mike Kekich, Brandon Dhue, Jonathan Mathews
Director: Drazen Baric


Premise:
Five male friends head to a secluded lake for a weekend of drinking and stupidity. To bad for them the lake is on sacred Indian grounds and may harbor a creature of death.

My Take:
This movie is filled with annoying characters that after five minutes they couldn't die quick enough for me. Plus it's another found footage movie where nothing happens until the last thirty minutes.

Rating: Steaming Pile

Watched: Amazon Prime

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The Monster (2016)

Starring: Zoe Kazan, Ella Ballentine, Aaron Douglas
Director: Bryan Bertino


Premise:
A mother and her daughter are stranded on a rural back road when an unknown creature comes out to attack them.

My Take:
The movie plays hard on the dramatic with the alcoholic mother struggling to raise her young daughter storyline. It does help feel for the characters when the shit hits the fan. The creature is unique and mysterious which plays right into the suspense.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Amazon Prime

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Victor Frankenstein (2015)

Starring: Danielle Radcliffe, James McAvoy
Director: Paul McGuigan


Premise:
The tale of Frankenstein as told by his assistant Igor.

My Take:
While an interesting concept the main thing the movie has going for it our the performances by the lead actors.

Rating: In the middle (barely)

Watched: Cinemax

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Animal (2014)

Starring: Joey Lauren Adams, Thorsten Kaye, Amaury Nolasco
Director: Brett Simmons


Premise:
A group of kids go into the woods and discover a creature which starts hunting them down.

My Take:
Combine many of the cliches from a standard "cabin in the woods" movie with that of "creature attack" movie and ones comes up with this flick.

Rating: Warning


Watched: Netlix Instant

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Beasterday: Here Comes Peter Cottontail (2015)

Starring: John Paul Fedele
Director: Snygg Brothers


Premise:
A giant, mutated rabbit attacks a small town and it's up to a mental dog catcher to save the day.

My Take:
It's a very bad, extremely campy, Z grade flick full of bad acting (mostly), gratuitous nudity, dumb characters, and horrible special effects. But in all fairness it did manage to make me laugh a few times.

Rating: Steaming Pile (but could end up being a cult masterpiece)


Watched: Hulu

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The Babadook (2014)

Starring: Essie Davis
Director: Jennifer Kent


Premise:
A mysterious book causes a child with an overactive imagination and an exhausted, single mother to deal with a unwanted presence.

My Take:
A suspenseful, slow burn tale which lets the view decide what is may be real and what is not. An original tale that had me on the edge of my seat.

Rating: Instant Classic


Watched: Netflix Instant

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Terror Is A Man (1959)

Starring: Fracnis Lederer, Great Thyssen, Richard Derr
Director: Gerardo de Leon


Premise:
A scientist plays with genetics and slowly turns a man into a panther.

My Take:
The movie is really boring and when the big reveal happens, it is a disappointment. Grant it, the flick is over fifty years old but there is no excuse for poor writing.

Rating: Warning


Watched: Youtube

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The Item (1999)

Starring: Dawn Marie Ferrera, Dave Pressler, Dan Clark, Ron Lake, Judy Jean Kwon
Director: Dan Clark


Premise:
A group of seedy characters are contracted to pick up a mysterious case and hold it for 24 hours until it can be picked up. The case contains a creature and havoc soon ensues.

My Take:
This silly ass movie is full of outlandish moments and over the top madness. The cast plays it well. The special effects look far better than its budget. Overall this was a pleasant surprise to watch.

Rating: In the middle


Watched: Netflix DVD

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The Barrens (2012)

Starring: Stephen Moyer, Mia Kirshner
Director: Darren Lynn Bousman


Premise:
A family goes camping in the Pine Barrens in hopes of bringing their family together. Instead the father suffers from delusions of the legendary Jersey Devil and murders seem to be happening around the camping site.

My Take:
The story was intriguing as the majority of the movie the viewer isn't certain is the monster is real or just in the mind of the father because he is infected with rabies and could be a murder. For me it kind of feel apart in the last fifteen minutes. I think it would have been more powerful to leave it open ended and guessing.

Rating: Warning


Watched: Netflix DVD rental

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Rites of Spring (2011)

Starring: AJ Bowen, Anessa Ramsey, Katherine Randolph
Director: Padraig Reynolds


Premise:
A group of people kidnap the daughter of wealthy couple for a ransom. They hide out in an abandoned building waiting for the payout. What they dont know is the farm next door in the process of a yearly sacrifice to the monster who watches over their crops.

My Take:
Two fairly thought out story lines (kidnapping for ransom and a kidnapping for a sacrifice) meet up in the third act of complete chaos. It's interesting and watchable.

Rating: In the middle

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