The Exorcist (1973) | 31 Nights of Horror Challenge
For this year’s 31 Nights of Horror Challenge, the Day 10 prompt was For the Kids. Since I watched the new Firestarter last night, I could not go wrong with one of my favorites of all day, The Exorcist (1973). A visiting actress in Washington, D.C., notices dramatic and dangerous changes in the behavior and […]
Thirteen Ghosts | 31 Nights of Horror Challenge
For this year’s 31 Nights of Horror Challenge, the Day 5 prompt was Ghostly. I am not a big fan of ghost movies, except Ghostbusters (1984) of course, so this was a hard prompt for me. I choose Thir13en Ghosts (2001). [bctt tweet=”#31nightsofhorrorchallenge Thir13en Ghosts (2001). ” username=”robertforto”] Storyline Arthur and his two children, Kathy […]
Lake Mungo (2008) | 31 Nights of Horror Challenge
For this year’s 31 Nights of Horror Challenge day four prompt, it was an Australian film. We chose Lake Mungo (2008). Sixteen-year-old Alice Palmer drowns while swimming in the local dam. Her grieving family buries her when her body is recovered, and a verdict of accidental death is returned. The family then experiences a series […]
The Babadook (2014) | 31 Nights of Horror Challenge
For this year’s 31 Nights of Horror Challenge, the Day 3 prompt was Darkness Dwellers. We choose a true gem, The Babadook (2014), an Australian horror flick that we could have easily used in a latter day’s prompt but thought it was more fitting here. Amelia, who lost her husband in a car crash on […]
The Thing (1982) | 31 Nights of Horror Challenge
A US research station, Antarctica, early-winter 1982. The base is suddenly buzzed by a helicopter from the nearby Norwegian research station. They are trying to kill a dog that has escaped from their base. After the destruction of the Norwegian chopper, the members of the US team fly to the Norwegian base, only to discover […]