Brilliant piece! I love your engaging writing style. This movie gave me so many nightmares as a kid, so I don't know that I can face rewatching it 🤣. This is going to sound ridiculous, but even your brief mention of Mars Attacks was triggering -- the alien from that film was a regular feature in my nightmares as an 8-year-old kid 😂. Having said that, I'm more resilient when it comes to creepy movies these days. The 2021 version of Candyman is my new favourite (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9347730/)... I'm looking forward to having an excuse to rewatch that in the next two weeks 🥳.
Especially the one who dresses up as a person - she was the main feature of my nightmares😭. I also checked the release date, which was 1996, so I must have been at least 9 or 10 by the time I watched it on VHS. That's a bit more embarrassing than 8 😂. The latest Candyman movie is really good. Jordan Peele was involved in the production, so the film has similar vibes to Get Out and Us (my second and third favourite creepy films, respectively 😃)
I loved Beetlejuice at the time it came out and enjoyed seeing clips of it since, although I crushed on Geena Davies. I did find Michael Keaton slightly creepy which I guess was the point, and delighted in the crazy family who moved in - especially the brilliant Catherine O'Hara and the iconic "Day-oh" lipsync scene.
I'm not sure I have a favourite scary movie, although I have watched 'The Haunting of Hill House' Netflix series more than 4 times as well as the very recent adaptation of 'Dracula' with Claes Bang who is sublime - and recently re-watched 'Midnight Mass' which was even better second time around. I like a longer-than-movie-length scare!
I've heard the Haunting of Hill House is amazing but not sure I can cope with the ghosts, even though I know it's really all about the people. As a vampire obsessive, I must check out the new Dracula because I always find myself going back to the super-campy Coppola version, another Winona flick!
Thanks Joe! I haven't seen '9' don't know how I missed that one but I'll definitely check it out. And yes, 28 days later, that movie is so good and so goddamn scary!
Thanks for reading Andrea! It has not aged well, to the point where you'd wonder why they would make a sequel? But yes Winona and Catherine O'Hara make this movie, what a pair!
Brilliant piece! I love your engaging writing style. This movie gave me so many nightmares as a kid, so I don't know that I can face rewatching it 🤣. This is going to sound ridiculous, but even your brief mention of Mars Attacks was triggering -- the alien from that film was a regular feature in my nightmares as an 8-year-old kid 😂. Having said that, I'm more resilient when it comes to creepy movies these days. The 2021 version of Candyman is my new favourite (https://m.imdb.com/title/tt9347730/)... I'm looking forward to having an excuse to rewatch that in the next two weeks 🥳.
Keep up the great work!
Those Mars Attacks aliens are soooo creepy! I will definitely check out Candyman!
Especially the one who dresses up as a person - she was the main feature of my nightmares😭. I also checked the release date, which was 1996, so I must have been at least 9 or 10 by the time I watched it on VHS. That's a bit more embarrassing than 8 😂. The latest Candyman movie is really good. Jordan Peele was involved in the production, so the film has similar vibes to Get Out and Us (my second and third favourite creepy films, respectively 😃)
The Alien woman was super creepy, the sway, the chewing gum, the silence....
I will watch anything Jordan Peele is involved in, US was one of the most disturbing but powerful movies I've ever seen!
I loved Beetlejuice at the time it came out and enjoyed seeing clips of it since, although I crushed on Geena Davies. I did find Michael Keaton slightly creepy which I guess was the point, and delighted in the crazy family who moved in - especially the brilliant Catherine O'Hara and the iconic "Day-oh" lipsync scene.
I'm not sure I have a favourite scary movie, although I have watched 'The Haunting of Hill House' Netflix series more than 4 times as well as the very recent adaptation of 'Dracula' with Claes Bang who is sublime - and recently re-watched 'Midnight Mass' which was even better second time around. I like a longer-than-movie-length scare!
I've heard the Haunting of Hill House is amazing but not sure I can cope with the ghosts, even though I know it's really all about the people. As a vampire obsessive, I must check out the new Dracula because I always find myself going back to the super-campy Coppola version, another Winona flick!
Thanks Joe! I haven't seen '9' don't know how I missed that one but I'll definitely check it out. And yes, 28 days later, that movie is so good and so goddamn scary!
Thanks for reading Andrea! It has not aged well, to the point where you'd wonder why they would make a sequel? But yes Winona and Catherine O'Hara make this movie, what a pair!