Secret Window

"The only thing that matters is the ending."
That phrase is used quite a bit in Secret Window, and let me tell you, it's so true. Now, if you don't already know, Secret Window is based on a novella by Stephen King called Secret Window, Secret Garden. I read the novella before the film came out, and strangely, I was disappointed with the ending. After seeing the film version, I can actually admit to enjoying the movie more than the book. The ending of the film version is a thousand times better than the book's ending. As a rabid, yes I said rabid, fan of Johnny Depp, I was thrilled to see him doing a Stephen King film. Anyway, Secret Window is about a man who discovers his wife is cheating on him and they get divorced. He moves to his cabin on the lake in the middle of the woods to try and start writing again. One day, a man shows up on his doorstep and accuses him of stealing his story. All hell breaks loose as Mort(Johnny's character) tries to figure out who this other man is and why he's accusing him of plagarizing a story. When the truth comes out, it will shock you. I enjoyed this movie immensely and as I stated before, then ending was truly the best part. Much better than the book. If you haven't seen it or read it, you really do need to. I give this one a 5 out of 5. Definitely a must see.

Happy Nightmares, my loves.

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New Horror Site

I recently became friends with a lovely person/group of people/website on Myspace known as When The Freaks Come Out. It's a page dedicated to all things horror, weird, morbid, abnormal, etc. I just wanted to give them a shout out and say I can't wait to see your completed site. If anyone wants to take a peek, check out the When The Freaks Come Out website. Just click those words and you'll be taken to a realm of awesomeness. Enjoy!

The Ruins

The Ruins is a horror film based on the Scott Smith novel. Scott also penned the screenplay to this movie. However, as most people know, the book was better than the film. I'm not saying I didn't like it, because I absolutely loved this movie. Joe Anderson is a personal favorite of mine and watching him as Mathias was great. The film starts with 2 guys and 2 girls vacationing in Mexico. When a German tourist shows up and asks them if they'd like to go to some ruins with him to help find his brother, they agree. They also bring along a Greek tourist. After getting a ride to the jungle and trekking through the trees and bugs, they arrive at the ruins. One of the girls, Amy, begins taking pictures, but stops when horse hooves are heard coming towards them. A bunch of Mayans begin gesturing and yelling at them, and when the Greek tries to move towards them, he's killed. The other five rush up to the top of the ruins, where they end up being quarantined by the Mayans. One by one, each tourist is picked off, slowly, of course, by something sinister. If you haven't seen this, I won't say what it is. Personally, I found the concept quite refreshing compared to all those dumb teens lost in the woods with a serial killer films. It wasn't as good as the book, but Scott did the best with what he had, and I thought it turned out wonderful. Give this one a go.

Happy Nightmares, my loves.

My Bloody Valentine 3D

My Bloody Valentine 3D is just one of those movies you can't help but love. Yes, it is a remake, and yes, I enjoyed it better than the original. It was filmed near my original hometown, which is completely awesome, and it just keeps the thrills coming the entire film. The ending, of course, is the best. MBV is about this guy who now owns the mines his father used to own 10 years prior. There was a massacre there by a miner on Valentine's Day, hence the title. The guy returns to town 10 years after the massacre and wants to sell the mines, causing a lot of anger with the townsfolk. When people start dying, though, they blame him. Then you've got the sheriff, who is also a bit of a suspicious character and is cheating on his wife. Overall, the movie will keep you on the edge until the very end, and once you discover the truth about what's really going on, you'll be pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed this and would recommend it to everyone.

Happy Nightmares, my loves.

The Uninvited

The Uninvited is based on a Korean horror film called A Tale of Two Sisters. The American version, however, is actually quite good, unlike most Asian remakes. It starts out with the main girl being released from a mental hospital after her mother died. She arrives home to find her mother's nurse is now involved with her father and her sister isn't too happy about that. The girls slowly get involved in the mystery of how their mother actually died and start to delve into the nurse's past. What they discover isn't very promising and they begin to try and get rid of her. Their father, of course, doesn't believe them, and when they take matters into their own hands, bad things start to happen. Then ending has an amazing twist and you won't see it coming. Fantastic movie. Would definitely recommend to everyone.

Happy Nightmares, my loves.

Martyrs

Martyrs is a French horror film that can be described in two words: Sick/disturbing. I normally like French horror because it's more deranged than American horror and can get away with so much more. Plus, the blood and gore factors are much higher. Martyrs, however, went above and beyond anything I've ever seen, and it disturbed me more than Hostel and Saw combined. At first I was utterly confused by this movie, but as it progressed, more and more got explained and had a much more horrifying concept behind it. This movie involves brutal abuse against young women and the ending is so outrageously wrong; I almost couldn't handle this film. Two friends go on a mission to exact revenge against the people who abused one of them as a child. What happens after can't even be imagined by even the sickest of minds. I was blown away by how amazingly well written, directed, and acted this was. I just couldn't wrap my mind around the why of what was going on. It just awed me in every way possible. If you like films that make you think and don't mind the fact that it's French, see it and see for yourself just how insane this film really is.

Happy Nightmares, my loves.