8 Films to Die For: 2015 edition

Well I finished the 8 Films to Die For. It was a lot of fun this year, All 8 films kept my interest, and there wasn't one I would have said 'Nah, I could have lived without seeing that'. So lets tackle each movie with a short blurb.

  • Lumberjack Man. Flick flick, a send up of the slasher genre. Rather funny, with a nice amount of gore. You'll never look at pancakes quite the same afterwards. 3.5 out 5 machetes.
  • Re-Kill. Imagine the 'COPS' show after a zombie apocalypse. Between the decent zombie hunting scenes there are amusing TV commercials about life post apocalypse. Sounds goofy, but it worked well. 4 out of 5 brains.
  • The Wicked Within. Demonic possession and dysfunctional family. A little forced in spots, but it was enjoyable enough. 3 out of 5 spewed pea soup.
  • Unnatural. What's worse than a killer polar bear? A genetically modified killer polar bear, who's hungry. Wins for the most epic final kill of the night, and was good all around. 4 out 5 scientists playing god.
  • Suspension. Tortured teen has issues. Wasn't the best movie, paced kind of slow, and too much teen drama. But it gets points for a fairly unique plot, and some inventive gore. 3 out of 5 slaughtered prom queens.
  • Bastard. Weird flick, serial killers on a road trip pick up a pack of people with major issues, and are then killed off by another maniac in a mask. High on the suffering and enough foul language that I even went 'Err, ok?' Probably my least favorite of the night, but even so it had me guessing. 3 out 5 crazed maniacs
  • Wind Walkers. I think the mostly first Native American zombie flick I've ever seen. Slow to get started, but it once it got into gear the gore and inventiveness. 3.5 severed pig heads.
  • Murder in the Dark. Last one I watched, and it became my favorite. A multi-cultural party of medical types in Turkey visit a castle, and become the target of organ legging. Who's the person legging it? Well I guessed wrong, repeatedly. (Oh and extra points for the director and actors revealing that the film was mostly improv) 4.5 harvested kidneys.

    So yeah, we had 2 zombies, 4 slashers, 1 supernatural and 1 monster. I'd have liked some more supernatural and less slashers, but that's just my tastes. All the movies had high production qualities, and as I said, nothing was bad, even my least favorite, 'Bastard' was more a question of tastes verses quality. So yeah, if you're looking for horror this Halloween season, check out the 8 Films to Die For. You'll have a good time.

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