This year's quick entry to suggest a few films for those tired of the usual cinematic scares:
As with last year's reccomendations, these choices go best with an open mind and a healthy sugar-buzz. For a mild starter, I think we need to turn to the truly weird and artistically singular French purveyor of somewhat silly, soft-core vampire/torture/art films, Jean Rollin:
1. Requiem for a Vampire, dir. Jean Rollin (1971)
Maybe more disoriented than frightened, you might then be perfectly primed to check out one of the most indelibly terrifying films ever made:
2. Begotten, dir. E. Elias Merhige (1990)
And, if you make it through that, bring on the candy grab bag! This recent horror omnibus has something for all tastes (even those with no taste):
3. The ABC's of Death, featuring a different director for each letter of the alphabet, including Ti West, Yudai Yamaguchi, Angela Bettis, Noboru Iguchi, and Ben Wheatley (2012)
Happy Halloween! Keep it Weird, and Stay Ecstatic!
As with last year's reccomendations, these choices go best with an open mind and a healthy sugar-buzz. For a mild starter, I think we need to turn to the truly weird and artistically singular French purveyor of somewhat silly, soft-core vampire/torture/art films, Jean Rollin:
1. Requiem for a Vampire, dir. Jean Rollin (1971)
Maybe more disoriented than frightened, you might then be perfectly primed to check out one of the most indelibly terrifying films ever made:
2. Begotten, dir. E. Elias Merhige (1990)
And, if you make it through that, bring on the candy grab bag! This recent horror omnibus has something for all tastes (even those with no taste):
3. The ABC's of Death, featuring a different director for each letter of the alphabet, including Ti West, Yudai Yamaguchi, Angela Bettis, Noboru Iguchi, and Ben Wheatley (2012)
Happy Halloween! Keep it Weird, and Stay Ecstatic!
