I'm sure we've all seen our fair share of demonic possession movies to last us a lifetime. What's not so common is a movie that gives us a look into what happens to these people affected by the possession AFTER all is said and done. Writer/director Jordan Galland did just that with Ava's Possessions.
Apparently I'm treating myself this week to movies that indulge my disgusting crushes on random actors. Last review was Jeremy Sisto and today it's the Academy Award-winning Adrien Brody in Australian suspense/thriller Backtrack. The only difference is that Brody is on a totally different level of acting and I didn't walk away from this one feeling bad about my decision to watch it.
Jesus, that's a pretty terrible cover for this one, huh? As is expected with most found footage movies, there's the obligatory "inspired by true events" note to up the spook factor for us (which basically means nothing in the movie actually happened).What Hangman does manage to do, however, with the tired subgenre is give the film an inventive execution and a couple of creepy moments here and there...but that's about it, unfortunately.
Ash and SB decided to do something different and make another segment (Horror Huddle is still very much so a thing) where, at the end of the month, we each pick and discuss movies that wouldn't necessarily be considered straight horror. (Plus it's a great excuse for us to talk more about random movies we enjoy.)
p.s. We discuss it in the video, but we haven't quite nailed down a name for this segment, so any suggestions would be appreciated and rad!
That being said, on this first episode of "Not-Yet-Named", we discuss S-B's pick, 2013's thriller/drama Holy Ghost People, about a woman's search for her sister in a cult of snake handlers. Then we talk about Ash's pick, the classic 1990 thriller, Misery, adapted from the Stephen King novel about a novelist who has been taken in by his "biggest fan" after getting in a car accident.
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Most of us have been there. You’re meeting your partners’ family and friends for the
first time; you’re nervous, skeptical, even worried. Now toss in Bigfoot and you’ve got Dan Riesser and Andrew
Genser’s “Stomping Ground.” Ben
(John Bobeck) and Annie (Tarah DeSpain) leave Chicago to spend Thanksgiving in Annie’s
old hometown, bringing their relationship up the next level. Quick to find out that his girlfriend
might not be the person he thought he knew, “Big City” Ben learns of Annie’s
drinking and partying ways and her love of Bigfoot hunting with Paul (Jeramy
Blackford) and Jed (Justin Giddings).
Immediate tension grows between Paul and Ben over Annie, and drunken
plans turn into reality as the group loads up the next morning to take “Big
City” onto his first Bigfoot hunt.
You can learn a lot about a person by talking to the people
they grew up with, and even more about yourself with how you handle it. “Stomping Ground” takes you on that
awkward journey of insecurity when dealing with your partner’s past, your
future, and, oh, did I mention a SASQUATCH?!? Co-writer and director Riesser takes a thriller and a
rom-com and adds a splash of creature feature to make one of the more enjoyable
Bigfoot stories I’ve seen in a while (“Harry and the Hendersons” and the “Jack
Link’s” commercials are the only other ones on that list). The players and the pacing all play
their parts fantastically against the gorgeous backdrop of the woods of North
Carolina, and I love being so invested into the characters that I almost forget
where the story is heading.
“Stomping Ground” is a love story built on the back of a
smelly, furry, Bigfoot. Maybe it’s
time to go on our own Sasquatch Safari.
On this episode of Horror Huddle, SB and Ash talk about The Hughes Brothers 2001 horror/mystery flick "From Hell". Loosely based on the graphic novel of the same name that follows infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper. Starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham.
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