May (2002)

Movie Summary: Psychological horror about a lonely young woman traumatized by a difficult childhood, and her increasingly desperate attempts to connect with the people around her. (imdb.com)

If you've ever asked me to suggest a movie for you to watch, chances are I've suggested this one. This movie is written and directed by one of my favorites, Lucky McKee. It stars the lovely and talented Angela Bettis, who is my ultimate scream queen. This movie goes deeper than a lot of horror movies. Focusing on a lonely young woman, and what that has done to her psyche. When that psyche is tested, it culminates into something gruesome at the end. This movie is just brilliant. There is a reason why this is one of my favorite movies of all time. I could watch it over and over again, and will probably watch it again tonight. I really suggest you take the time out to watch it. It's definitely worth a watch. I feel like some of us may have a little bit of May in all of us.

After you've seen this movie, let me know what you think of it. I'd really love to hear others opinions on this film. 

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The ABCs of Death (2012)

This is a huge anthology film. 26 directors, each assigned a letter, given total creative freedom, must come up with a short that goes with the letter.  

This was definitely a very interesting, weird, and twisted movie. That being said, I really enjoyed it. It was definitely an ambitious take on not only horror films, but on anthology films as well. Some of the letters are really amazing. E, R, N, Q, S, T are a few that stand out in my mind. When you watch them you will see what I mean. Some were down right horrible. Some were just WTF. When you see letter F, you'll know what I mean by that. Definitely don't get put off by some of the more weirder and horrible letters. There were only a few of those in the midst of some great ones. This is definitely a must watch for any horror fan out there. 

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Would You Rather (2012)

 

 Movie Summary: Desperate to help her ailing brother, a young woman agrees to compete in a deadly game of "Would You Rather," hosted by a sadistic aristocrat.(Picture and summary courtesy of imdb.com)

I decided to watch this movie on a whim. Saturday afternoon, not feeling well, might as well pick a random horror movie. Plus I am a fan of Jeffrey Combs. Basically what you have in this movie is a rich man, who promises to help whoever is the last man standing at the end of the night. At first you think it will be harmless. He gives two people a large sum of money for breaking things in their lifestyles. No big deal. However, we find the game to be a lot more sadistic than that. The game is called Would You Rather, and instead of stupid and funny things, they have to chose between two horrific choices. Sounds like a good concept right? Wrong. This movie sucked. I found it to be rather boring and drag on. The things they were supposed to do, though they sounded gruesome, didn't really end up that way while watching. I couldn't wait for this movie to be over and done with. I can't believe I watched the entire thing, though I did pause it for a long time while I went and did other things. This is usually a sign of how horrible a movie really is for me. Then the ending. You knew right from the start who was going to win. No surprise there. The events that took place after that were also very predictable. Sorry Brittany Snow, but this movie is a big fat fail. Do yourselves a favor and skip over this. 

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iMurders (2008)

Summary: A mysterious love triangle leads to a tragic shooting. Months later, eight members of a MySpace-esque chat room are being gruesomely murdered in the privacy of their own homes. (imdb.com) 

This movie was another typical type slasher movie, using an internet twist. I watched this awhile ago, so bear with me. It was simple enough to remember it though, and remember it not being too interesting.  You get a few people, who meet in a chat room on a social network site, who keep dying off. The supposed twist ending, wasn't a twist at all. You will see it coming a mile away. It's not much of a twist. Anyways, this movie is okay for a one time watch. If you are into the whole, be careful of who you meet on the internet (made popular by Catfish), then this is something you can add to your watch list. Don't expect it to be that interesting though. 

Also, be careful who you meet online (insert creepy laugh here). 

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Dead Inside (2011)

Summary: Sarah, a mentally-disturbed teen, has a jarring premonition of her friends' impending deaths one night at a sleepover. As her house guests begin to turn murderously against each other, Sarah must determine whether her visions represent the preventable or the inevitable... or something entirely more sinister (imdb.com)

I watched this movie on a whim. There's a lack of good horror movies out right now that catch my attention, so I just randomly picked one. This movie really wasn't that original from a ton of teen horror movies out there. It was really slow and really didn't pick up too much towards the end. The deaths were lack luster, and happened quickly after the other. There was no build up, except for a few visions. It would have been better had their been more things that bought into the whole premonition, creepy things. I will say, the main character was very good. She was weird and creepy, which helped the movie out. Other than her, it wasn't that good. The twist ending wasn't really too shocking. Watching it, you could probably guess what is going to happen. Anyways, it's okay for a one time watch. If you're bored and can't find anything better to watch. It's very typical, which doesn't make it bad, but it's not that interesting either. 

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Slit-Mouthed Woman (2007)

Summary: This movie is about a real life Japanese Urban legend involving a woman with a horribly disfigured mouth. As the legend goes, this woman was slit by her samurai husband, and now roams the streets wearing a surgical mask. If you encounter her, she will ask, "Am I Pretty?" Answer wrong and you will be meet with horrible consequences. So they took this legend, and turned it into a movie. However, in this movie the slit mouthed prays on children. She will kidnap children and take them to her home before she murders them. 

I haven't really watched a Japanese horror movie in awhile. I always felt that they were all similar. However, I had heard of this one and had been putting off watching it for awhile. I'm glad I finally watched it. It really was interesting and a bit creepy. It kept me watching through the entire thing, which is really hard to do. I'm also pausing a movie and coming back to it later. The Slit-Mouth Woman was also very creepy looking with her mouth and the large pair of sheers she carried around. The only problem I have with this movie, is the scenes depicting child abuse. I turned away. I can not sit there and watch it. In my opinion, watch this movie. It is one of the better Japanese horror movies I have seen in awhile, not to mention it is creepy. Be aware, it is subtitled. So if that's not your thing, too bad.

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Wrong Turn 5 (2012)

Summary (imdb.com): A small West Virginia town is hosting the legendary Mountain Man Festival on Halloween, where throngs of costumed party goers gather for a wild night of music and mischief. But an inbred family of hillbilly cannibals kill the fun when they trick and treat themselves to a group of visiting college students.   

I was really excited to see this film when it came out. I am a huge fan on the Wrong Turn series for some reason (the third one being favorite). They came out when the whole back woods cannibals was popular, and I latched onto it. Finding it a lot better than most films in the same sub genre. That being said, I was severely disappointed with this one. It wasn't nearly as good as the other four. My thoughts are that after four movies, they just ran out of imagination. It was sort of boring, I didn't feel anything for the characters, and the cannibal dudes weren't as cool as they usually are. My advice, skip over this movie. If you're a fan of the series like I am, you'll really be disappointed. 

Apparently there is going to be three more movies. Though I can not find any news of it on legitimate horror sites. Plus, if you look at the cast listing for the supposed 6th movie, it seems very unlikely that some of those actors would appear in a film like this. Maybe I'm wrong though.

Anyways, like I said before, skip over this film. Save your time and watch something else instead. 

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