Marianne (2013)

Starring: Peter Stormare, Thomas Hedengran, Sandra Larson
Director: Flip Tegstedt


Premise:
A man is left to raise his newborn daughter and teenage daughter after his wife dies in a car accidents. He starts having dreams which may be a curse brought on by his past secrets.

My Take:
I enjoy movies about lore from countries different than mine. This has to do with the Swedish Mare, which is an evil spirit which sucks the life out of people while sleeping. The movie lets you decide if there is a monster or if the problems are caused by the man's guilt. Everything clicked for me in the movie.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Amazon Prime Instant Streaming

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Haste El Veinto Tiene Miedo (2005)

AKA: Even the Wind is Afraid

Starring: Martha Higareda, Vernonica Lager
Director:Gustavo Moheno


Premise:
A teenage girl is sent to a center for troubled youths to be evaluated by a psychiatrist. While there she discovers a spirit which appears when the wind blows.

My Take:
I have never seen the original movie and maybe something was lost in the translation, but this flick was rather boring and mostly fails with creating the suspense this type of story needs. While not completely horrible, it doesn't add much to the ghost genre.

Rating: Warning


Watched: Netflix DVD Rental

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Deliver Us From Evil (2014)

Starring: Eric Bana, Edgar Rameriz, Sean Harris, Joel McHale, Olivia Munn, Chris Coy
Director: Scott Derrickson


Premise:
A series of crimes ends up pointing to a man who may not be what he seems. A detective and a priest team up to take on the terror.

My Take:
Maybe it's my own fault, The movie did not live up to my expectations nor was quite what I thought it would be: a possession story on more of a grand scale. Instead it is rather conventional with fairly standard characters and possessed man creating havoc on the city. It's a watchable movie but very forgettable afterwards. It's also based on a true accounts of a former New York City police detective

Rating: In the middle


Watched: Netflix DVD Rental

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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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Mike Tyson Mysteries, Season 1 (2014)

Starring: Mike Tyson, Norm MacDonald, Jim Rash, Rachel Ramras


Premise:
Mike Tyson, his adopted daughter, a talking alcoholic pigeon (who was once a man turned into a bird by a witch), and the ghost of John Douglass solve mysteries

My Take:
A spoof on Scooby Doo and Mike Tyson himself, The show is hysterical. Plenty of beast and legend lore here too. I hope they make more

Rating: So Good


Watched: Adult Swim

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Ghost of the Needle (2003)

Starring: Brian Avenet-Bradley, Greg Thompson, Cheri Christian, Leigh Higginbotham
Director: Brian Avenet-Bradley


Premise:
A photographer lures woman into his studio, then murders them. His latest victim may or may not have gotten away and may or may not be a ghost.

My Take:
There's a good mystery in this movie. The viewer never quite knows if the photographer is hallucinating or being haunted. And how it ties into his private showing for collectors is rather slick too.

Rating: In the middle

Watched: Netflix DVD Rental

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Enemy (2014)

Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Sarah Gadon, Melinie Laurent
Director: Denis Villeneuve


Premise:
A man spots his exact double in a movie and becomes obsessed with finding him.

My Take:
A movie which may need multiple viewings to grasp because of it's disjointed nature and surreal atmosphere. It's a slow burner that comes to an abrupt end and forces the viewer put the pieces together. Gyllenhaal is fantastic is the role, as is the rest of the cast.

Rating: So Good

Watched: Amazon Prime Instant Stream

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Tim & Eric's Bedtime Stories, Season 1 (2014)

Starring: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, John C. Reilly, Bob Oedenkirk, Zach Galifanikas, Jason Schwartzman, M. Emmet Walsh, Gillian Jacobs, Laurie Metcalf


Premise:
A horror comedy anthology of shorts

My Take:
If you are a fan of Tim and Eric's shows on Adult Swim, this will be no exception. It gets a little more strange at times (if that's possible) and has more gore. The duo does an outstanding job of playing up some horror tropes.

Rating: So Good


Watched: Via Adult Swim

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