Kate Spofford, author

Tag: 31 days of halloween

  • 31 Days of Halloween, Days 14-15: Miss Peregrine & Sanctum

    It’s been a busy couple of days!  Last night I went to see Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, which isn’t exactly a horror movie but it has some very creepy elements.  I loved all of the books – unfortunately, I can’t say the same for the movie. If you have read the books, the…

  • 31 Days of Halloween, Day 13: My Bloody Valentine 3D

    I’ve seen this one before, several times, but it was high time in the month to watch one of my favorites!  A few years back I made up a drinking game for this movie that had only 4 rules: Drink when someone dies Drink when someone says the word “Valentine” Drink when someone drops an f-bomb Drink…

  • 31 Days of Halloween, Day 12: We Are Still Here

    Apparently I have watched this movie before, but I’d never rated it on Netflix so I watched it again… which tells you that yes, it’s good enough for a rewatch! This is the story of a grieving couple who, after losing their young son, move into a house in a strange community.  The mother feels…

  • 31 Days of Halloween, Day 10 – Mercy

    I’ve been watching a lot of horror movies with creepy kids, so it was high time for a change and watch some creepy old people.  Mercy (2014) was something I had added to my Netflix queue because Chandler Riggs, who plays Carl on The Walking Dead, was in it.  I didn’t realize this was based…

  • 31 Days of Halloween, Day 9: Rigor Mortis

    A gif on Tumblr reminded me that I’ve had this Chinese movie in my Netflix queue for a long time now – a little “look at how beautifully scary this is, don’t you want to watch me?”  Okay, I’m in! As with many Asian horror movies, the plot left me a little lost.  Basically a…

  • 31 Days of Halloween, Day 8: Prom Night

    Decided to go with a classic tonight: 1980’s Prom Night, which still felt very entrenched in the 70’s, what with the disco prom theme and the unforgettable Jamie Lee Curtis dance number at the film’s midpoint. After the initial hook, with some creepy kids yelling “Kill!  Kill!  Kill!” until a little girl falls to her…

  • 31 Days of Halloween, Day 7: Lights Out

    There’s nothing more universally scary than the dark.  Here we’ve got a crackling shadow woman who is only visible in the darkness, which makes me wonder why THE HELL people are flicking the lights on and off to see her???  I’d turn the lights on, see that the shadow was gone, and LEAVE THE LIGHTS ON.…

  • 31 Days of Halloween, Day 6 – Cell

    I read this book by Stephen King when it came out a few years ago, and was thrilled to have a King novel that didn’t pretend to be anything other than a horror story.  And while in general movies based on Stephen King’s books don’t always turn out great, Cell has John Cusack and Samuel…

  • 31 Days of Halloween, Day 5 – The Exorcist (TV series)

    I didn’t have enough time to watch a full horror movie today, so I settled for the pilot episode of the new Exorcist television series. I wasn’t entirely if this was going to be a prequel, or a continuation – but it seems there is no connection at all to the movie.  You’ve got the…

  • 31 Days of Halloween, Day 4 – Baskin

    Naturally, when I came across a Turkish horror movie, I had to watch it.  I’ve seen a lot of foreign horror movies, but never one from Turkey!  I have not seen any Turkish movies at all, so I really had no idea what to expect. This got a LOT more explicit than I thought it would –…