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My past week of my Halloween 2024 scary movie countdown was packed pinch supernatural scary movies connected nan best streaming services. I had a satisfactory acquisition with sci-fi scary movies moreover though I wouldn't needfully telephone myself a fan, but erstwhile it came to supernatural scary movies, I felt much astatine location conscionable arsenic I did pinch psychological horrors and slasher movies.
This week's roundup features a assortment of different supernatural horrors featuring ghosts, vampires, and precocious schoolhouse students pinch telekinetic abilities concluding nan last week of my countdown to Halloween 2024. Focussing connected this small task for nan full period of October has been a incredibly nosy experience, and 1 that has not only expanded my knowledge connected nan best scary movies but has opened my eyes to its different subgenres. This is conscionable nan opening of galore breathtaking streaming projects to come, and you stake that I person a Christmas movie situation successful nan pipeline.
Day 22: Paranormal Activity
Director: Oren Peli
Running time: 86 minutes
Where to stream: Max (US), Prime Video (UK) Paramount Plus (AU)
When I was approaching my teenage years and started getting into scary to beryllium that I was badass, I retrieve Paranormal Activity being 1 of nan first scary movies I watched.
Like Creep (2014), recovered footage movies and I person a very analyzable relationship. I can't watch 1 without being connected separator nan full clip but for immoderate logic that's what draws maine in, and arsenic for Paranormal Activity, it's not arsenic unsettling arsenic I retrieve it being arsenic an 11-year-old.
Though nan movie isn't arsenic thrilling arsenic I'd dream it'd beryllium for a location footage horror, it scores points for really it flows. Unlike a fewer horrors that I've watched recently, nan action and climax is preserved until later connected successful nan film. The night-time footage segments springiness you doses that gradually build arsenic nan movie goes on, preparing you for thing bigger to happen.
Day 23: Buffy nan Vampire Slayer
Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui
Running time: 86 minutes
Where to stream: Fubo, Paramount Plus (US), Disney Plus (UK & AU)
When I watched I Saw nan TV Glow (2024) successful cinemas, it made maine revisit my favourite TV of each clip connected Hulu - Buffy nan Vampire Slayer. For immoderate logic I've ne'er sewage astir to watching nan original movie contempt nan truth it its TV adjustment is my favorite, truthful naturally, it was astatine nan apical of my database for supernatural scary week.
Going into it, I knew that it wasn't going to beryllium an incredibly polished movie, but that's nan beauty astir it. Compared to nan TV show, nan vampires successful nan movie are a small half-baked and don't person nan fright factor. Not that nan vampires successful nan TV show are peculiarly 'scary', but their prosthetics and characterizations springiness them a batch much extent arsenic supernatural antagonists. But David Arquette was a very beautiful astonishment indeed.
Yes, it's not nan champion movie, but it's a cleanable illustration of an 'if you get it, you get it, and if you don't, you don't' movie.
Day 24: The Babadook
Director: Tyler Gillett & Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Running time: 95 minutes
Where to stream: Netflix (US), Prime Video (UK & AU)
When I deliberation of this movie, nan 1 point that comes to mind is really it became a cheery icon successful nan mid-2010s and had a very short-lived net fame. This was my return to The Babadook since failing to decorativeness it erstwhile it first came out, and it's a very enjoyable watch.
Aside from a screaming kid and immoderate very questionable parenting choices, this movie is simply a deeper commentary of azygous genitor life arsenic good arsenic nan terrors of childhood. When this movie was adopted into nan queer organization aft its release, it gained a caller mentation that nan characteristic of nan Babadook itself represents a repressed queer identity. While watching nan movie, some themes had a beautiful balanced presence, and were presented successful rather a acheronian mode which I thought was not only engaging but gave nan movie a purpose.
Day 25: Carrie
Director: Tyler Gillett & Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
Running time: 95 minutes
Where to stream: AMC+ (US), Prime Video (UK), Stan (AU)
Carrie isn't conscionable a supernatural scary movie, it's an relationship that chronicles coming-of-age, abuse, and belief torment. Easily 1 of nan champion written scary characters, you can't thief but guidelines for her and nan demise she brings everyone to - Sissy Spacek was nan cleanable prime for Carrie White, arsenic was Piper Laurie arsenic her controlling mother.
Even though this was my 2nd clip watching since I was a teenager, watching it again successful my twenties felt for illustration a first-time watch. Out of al nan movies I ticked disconnected this week, I'd spell arsenic acold to opportunity that Carrie is nan only 1 I'll revisit again successful nan future.
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- Heretic is simply a caller scary deed but moreover eerie Hugh Grant couldn't make it my favourite A24 movie of nan year
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