Yes I know... I'm neglecting my duties here, but inspiration these days is fleeting and the urge to just lay on the couch watching YouTube reaction videos is just too great. However, I did promise to watch 13 movies this year and feel obligated to at least update you on that.
The first three were the most anticipated of the year.
They Follow did not materialize so either I misread the release year, or it got pushed back. No matter, add it to the growing list of anticipated titles for 2025. MaXXXine was good, but not great and definitely my least favourite of the trilogy. Goth was of course solid, as was the 1980s aesthetic, but it seemed to have less direction than the other two. Nosferatu, I watched so recently I can still smell the popcorn on my fingers. I enjoyed Eggers' vision, but like Lomglegs I feel the lone weakness was the performance of the title character.
Next up were the festival favourites. Stopmotion was terrific, Robert Morgan blended his signature style with live-action to give us something really unique. Late Night with the Devil is awesomely authentic and surely would have been near the top of my 2023 list had I seen it at TAD. The Man in the White Van was another title that didn't come out (Imdb says it was released last week, but not here so I wait nonetheless).
I'm afraid I biffed on two of these three. I did not find time for The Dead Pit or Xtro, but I did pick up Flowers in the Attic at Vinegar Syndrome. It was aight. Peeps made it sound a lot more disturbing than it actually was, but I know how things hit differently when you watch them as a child. Plus, I'll never say no to Baby K Swanson.
Oh yes, the First Saturday in October movies. I did track down Part V early on the year. I appreciated the gag, but it didn't pull me in enough to seek out the other one. And to be honest, I completely forgot I put Dawn of the Mummy on this list. Oops.
And last, but not least; In A Violent Nature. Well, I saw it four times in a theatre and then another two on Blu-ray so that should give you an idea of how I feel about this one. Chris Nash is just one of the unique voices we heard from this year.
I don't know if I'll do another one of these for 2025, but do check back for a round-up because I thought 2024 was an exceptional year for horror so it's worth a post.
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