Day 1

Technically, last night was the 1^st day, but let’s not split hairs.  The movie I watched was Tales From the Darkside: The Movie.

Tales From the Darkside: The Movie is, obviously, based on the Tales From the Darkside tv series.  Although I have seen the series, and thought some of the episodes were ok, the movie is much, much better.   It reminds me of Tales From the Crypt or even the Creepshow films.  A boy, kidnapped by a witch/crazy lady/cultist, reads to her from a book of scary stories.  The stories are adaptations of short stories by various authors.  The only one I’ve previously read is The Cat From Hell, a Stephen King short.  If not for any other reason, watch this movie for one in particular scene in The Cat From Hell.  You’ll know it when you see it, and comment below when you see it.

I also watched Wishmaster.  This was fun.  I think I may have seen it before, but I’m not sure.  I know I watched a clip once of a scene near the end, but some of it looked familiar.  Anyway, Alexandra acquires a giant red gemstone at her auction house.  The stone is a prison for an evil djin.  The djin awakens and spends the movie stalking her.  The djin’s power is dependent on wishes, he can only harm you if you make a wish.  The one who awakens him, has 3 wishes.  Once the 3^rd wish is made, his power is limitless, or something.  Or maybe his world opens into ours..I don’t know.  Something like that.  There is plenty of gore, but they’re really creative kills.  Some of them.  A couple were just cheesy.

At the end of Day 1ish, and I realize that I have no idea how to write a blog about horror movies.  I don’t want it to be a straight up review, but I don’t know how to write about movies without it being a review.  And I’m trying not to put spoilers in, but if I do, I want a way to keep them easy for people to skip.  I don’t know.  I guess it just takes practice.  Anywho, for Day 2, I have a few movies I’m deciding to watch.

-Deadtime Stories

-Tales From the Crypt Bordello of Blood

-Wishmaster 2

-Dead Snow

I may go with Wishmaster 2, since this is the FearNet choice, and we all know how hit and miss FearNet is.  Who knows when I’ll get another chance.  Netflix has 3 and 4, but not 1 or 2.  So..Wishmaster 2, it is.