I also really liked Netflix's The Ritual, which I've heard a lot of people hated, so who knows.
How could any horror fan hate The Ritual?? The monster is stuck to my brain still.
I am not...I am not the damsel in distress. I am not some case. I have to work this. I've lived in a cave for 5 years in a world where they killed my kind like cattle. I am not going to be cut down by some monster flu. I am better than that. What a wonder...how very scared I am.
Fred ,'A Hole in the World'
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Zenkitty - May 16, 2019 1:34:46 pm PDT #2046 of 3463
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Matt the Bruins fan - May 16, 2019 2:00:11 pm PDT #2047 of 3463
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Vonnie, I'd describe A Dark Song as bleak and unsettling rather than scary. I don't recall much in the way of gotcha moments.
Zenkitty - May 16, 2019 2:43:17 pm PDT #2048 of 3463
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I hate bleak movies. I'm depressed enough without any encouragement.
Connie Neil - May 16, 2019 3:30:39 pm PDT #2049 of 3463
brillig
That's what the news is for.
Amy - May 16, 2019 4:45:38 pm PDT #2050 of 3463
Because books.
Putting The Endless and A Dark Song on my watchlist immediately.
The dreams in The Ritual were the creepiest part, and so well done.
I'm so excited for We Have Always Lived in the Castle! I really hope it's good, because it is one of my all-time favorite books -- Merricat's cool, dreamy narration with the touch of ghoulish smeared over it and the creaking, nook-and-crannied old house in the woods...
Speaking of dreary and depressing, I ended up feeling that way about The Haunting of Hill House (series, not movie). I loved it, it was well-written and the cast was incredible, but the heart of the story was really about grief and love and mental illness, and it overshadowed the scary parts for me.
-t - May 16, 2019 7:12:55 pm PDT #2051 of 3463
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wait wait wait - Sansa Stark is Jean Grey?
That's kind of perfect.
Atropa - May 16, 2019 11:17:33 pm PDT #2052 of 3463
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Amy, if you can, watch The Endless completely unspoiled. I couldn't find any spoilers beforehand, and I'm actually glad about that, even tho' the movie left me uneasy for days.
Tom Scola - May 17, 2019 4:35:24 pm PDT #2053 of 3463
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
Uh, megan walker, [link]
megan walker - May 17, 2019 7:52:51 pm PDT #2054 of 3463
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Uh, megan walker, [link]
Like I haven't already seen that!
I'm using it for rage and stress management.
megan walker - May 17, 2019 8:10:45 pm PDT #2055 of 3463
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
In other news, I finally got a Roku. It was too annoying to do the HDMI computer hookup for Criterion. I hadn't realized how cheap or small they were! And now my Blu-Ray player can go back to just being a DVD player.
Unfortunately, now Amazon, Criterion, Hulu, Kanopy, Mubi, and Netflix are all in the same place and I'm a bit overwhelmed by choice.