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The Call of Cthulhu

Horror Thursday: The Call of Cthulhu

I love it when my interests and needs can actually cross over. I watched The Call of Cthulhu as the last piece of my Lovecraft on the Silver Screen panel (this Saturday at ConnectiCon, come say hi) and knew it would also work for Horror Thursday. It’s the first (and probably only) time I’ve reviewed a short for the column. To be fair, at 45 minutes long, it is structured and feels like an actual feature film. It’s also surprisingly good.

Horror Thursday: The Call of Cthulhu

Horror Thursday: Diabolique

Horror Thursday: Diabolique

Next summer, I need to also consider what has been covered at Man, I Love Films for my Cinefessions viewing schedule. I had to go back in my notes a couple weeks for the new Horror Thursday subject. I was glad to cover it. Diabolique is one of my favorite noir films and just falls outside my top 10 horror films of all time. It’s just so smart, beautiful, and well-executed.

Horror Thursday: Diabolique

Horror Thursday: Curse of the Cat People

Horror Thursday: Curse of the Cat People

I had to break my trend of reviewing the weekly theme film for the Cinefessions Summer Screams Challenge this week. I just don’t see eXistenZ as a horror film.

Now Curse of the Cat People. That’s a great horror film. Such nuance. Such life. Such beauty. Such a terrifying recitation of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.”

Horror Thursday: Curse of the Cat People

Horror Thursday: The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

Horror Thursday: The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

One of my crutches in reviews is pointing out I’d rather watch something ambitious that fails than something safe that’s boring. Well, The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh is the epitome of that kind of film. I applaud its ambition. I love the style, the mood, and the refusal to follow the traditional standards of film. However, it doesn’t quite come together as the narrative film it’s trying to be. It’s art, is what it is.

Horror Thursday: The Last Will and Testament of Rosalind Leigh

Horror Thursday: After Death

Horror Thursday: After Death

Also known simply as Death. This week’s Horror Thursday column over at Man, I Love Films is the first mumblecore horror film I’ve ever seen. Technically it’s not mumblecore since it’s a British film and that’s an American movement, but it’s the clearest description I can think of for it.

Sorry for the lack of updates. I’m proctoring AP tests and in tech on the spring revue/cabaret show at the same time. I come home, go to sleep, and roll out of bed to start all over again the next day. Today’s the last day of testing and tomorrow is the show, so the posting schedule should be back to normal soon. AniMAY will go out with a bang, not a whimper, always fighting against the dying light.

So for now, enjoy Horror Thursday: After Death.