I select a thematically appropriate horror movie for each day of the year and tell you about it.
Why?
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
How do you get to decide what qualifies as a horror movie and where each one goes on the calendar?
I am the Mayor of Horror Movies.
Are all these movies good?
Oh gosh no. But I recommend all of them to the adventurous viewer.
What’s with the CWs?
In horror movies, disturbing material is part of the entertainment package. But for some viewers, elements like sexual violence or bigotry ruin the fun. For those folks, I include content warnings. That said, the warnings are based on my personal reactions and should not be expected to cover all potential cinematic skeeviness, so proceed with caution.
Who are you, aside from the mayor?
I’m Shaenon K. Garrity. I’m mostly a cartoonist. I watch a lot of scary movies while I draw cartoons.
A phenomenal movie. The underwater shot – everyone who’s seen it knows the one I mean – has got to be one of the best long single shots in the history of cinema.
I strongly recommend the book too, to those who haven’t read it – it goes some places the movie didn’t touch at all and has some very memorably dark scenes. It’s one of the rare cases where the book and movie are both outstanding but in different ways.
The underwater shot – everyone who’s seen it knows the one I mean
I can’t say that I do, actually.
The only scene I can really recall is where Eli almost collapses/falls apart because, I think, Oskar made her come in without an invitation. (And as everyone knows, vampires need to be invited before they can come in, or this happens.)
A phenomenal movie. The underwater shot – everyone who’s seen it knows the one I mean – has got to be one of the best long single shots in the history of cinema.
I strongly recommend the book too, to those who haven’t read it – it goes some places the movie didn’t touch at all and has some very memorably dark scenes. It’s one of the rare cases where the book and movie are both outstanding but in different ways.
I can’t say that I do, actually.
The only scene I can really recall is where Eli almost collapses/falls apart because, I think, Oskar made her come in without an invitation. (And as everyone knows, vampires need to be invited before they can come in, or this happens.)
English-language remake in 2010, also well regarded.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_Me_In_(film)