Horror Bites - Love and Death

DELLAMORTE DELLAMORE (1994)

At this point in history there are few surprises to be found in the annals of zombie cinema. But watching something like Michel Soavi's horror comedy, also known as Cemetery Man, is a reminder that it doesn't have to be such a predictable genre. In fact it can be completely off the wall if things are done a creative way. Falling somewhere between Lucio Fulci's City of the Living Dead and Peter Jackson's Braindead in terms of the overall tone and content it's a pretty madcap experience to say the least. But these shorthand comparisons don't really do it justice since the film is more than the sum of its parts. And what a grotesque and yet beautiful assortment of parts they are.

Horror Bites - Bugging out

THE MIST (2007) 

Frank Darabont's third Stephen King adaptation brings to the screen something truly unsettling - being stuck at the local store during the busy hours. Though I guess there are a few other horror elements involved. Part siege movie, part monster mash; it handles some great set pieces and a few fun characters even if there is more splatter than atmosphere in places, and not all the effects are totally convincing to say the least. It's solid entertainment although it's never really that harrowing, but at least it's fun to see how things unfold as it mixes predictable tropes with unexpected jolts of imagination.

HCF Review - Payback

WADE IN THE WATER (2019)

Revenge is a dish best eaten cold as they say. That is if unknown authors (or cooks) are to be believed of course. But in reality this idea and the concept of dealing out justice to evil-doers is a complex issue, and this is a story which attempts to examine just how nebulous things can get. Drawing inspiration from the likes of Blue Ruin, Calvary and perhaps You Were Never Really Here, this is another story balancing dark themes with black comedy and eccentric characters in an attempt to tell a thought provoking and disturbing story. There are moments of both humour, tragedy, and stomach churning drama, but just how balanced this meal is needs further examination.

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Scorecard

SEPTEMBER 

FILM OF THE MONTH: Alien ☆☆☆☆