Horrifying Birthday Wishes

Everyone gets a heaping pile of facebook messages on their birthday, I decided to make mine a little more interesting by asking people to share with me their favourite horror movie and why it is their favourite, so here are their anonymous responses (I will update it throughout the day as more come in):

-My favorite horror is house of the devil because it is retro styled, well paced, has a cult, is a devil baby movie, and is low budget but high value!

-House on Haunted Hill was a fun one just because it was simple, uncomplicated ghost stuff. Behind the Mask and Dogsoldiers were also awesome, for reasons you know.

-I don't have a favorite horror movie and you know that. You know I have to always cover my eyes, even when watch the B list ones.

-Insidious (the first one) had the ability to make me jump whilst I was watching it on a plane on a tiny screen. Not baaad I'd say! I also thought that The Children was fabulous... although I doubt you'll have seen that as it's British.  (Ariel here, I actually own a copy of The Children)

-Evil Dead. Such a unique and well crafted blend of jump scares, gore, unsettling vibes and humor. Plus it was made on a shoestring budget.

The ABCs... OF DEATH!

On the 14th I had a great time watching The ABCs of Death at the Rio Theatre's first screening of the film. Incase you don't know the concept behind it The ABCs of Death is 26 short films made by filmmakers around the world, each one with a different letter of the alphabet and a word starting with that letter. So as you can expect the film was a VERY varied bunch. Now because I don't want to give away what the shorts are about, or what the word for each letter is I'll just reveal what letters were some of my favourites.

The letter D was nearly silent and great!

I would definitely rank D, R, S, V & X as some of the best. There were a few in the bunch that didn't seem very horror like and some such as O, W and Z that had me scratching my head and may induce seizures in some (the end credits could also have the same effect). Then there were the segments that made me squirm, so be prepared when you watch L, X(yes it was also one of my favourites) and Y. I also found Ti West's contribution a little disappointing considering how much I enjoyed some of his features.

If you base what the word for R is on this shot, you would probably be wrong.

This movie may have been two hours long but I can only think of one point where it felt like it was dragging on and on, mostly because it was an uncomfortable short to watch. While there were a few exceptions, overall the shorts were great quality with some awesome effects and make-up. The only thing that disappointed me was that not many of the segments had supernatural or occult elements. Yes this has been another short article, I forgot to take notes... so just watch it yourself and form your own opinion!

2012: Some of it was Awesome and Some of it Sucked

Well Now that there is officially no more time for me to watch any 2012 horror films in 2012 I have compiled my list of the best I saw, and the worst. I actually made an effort this year to watch horror movies that came out this year, wish I'd seen more, but hey that's what 2013 is for. Both lists are in no particular order.

Abraham Lincoln, You Slay My Heart

An awesome book that I completely endorse.

Last week I got myself out to see Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. I had already read the book so my standards were set pretty high. Unfortunately due to plot changes it didn't quite live up to my expectations. Below you will find a play by play of what I thought of the film as I watched it.