An Eyelyd Halloween
An EyeLyd Halloween. The Craft: Legacy [Review]
If it ain’t broke…don’t fix it. I’m not even sure where to start here. I kind of what to go back in time to when just, The Craft existed. Its ‘legacy’ was so disappointing. I tried to consider if I’d like it if it wasn’t connected with The Craft and no, I still wouldn’t. It…
Read MoreAn EyeLyd Halloween: Week 4 – J-Horror and Remake Culture – The Ring
The Ring film series is based on the Japanese novel written by Kôji Suzuki and was originally adapted into the J-Horror classic Ringu, 1988 directed by Hideo Nakata then later remade in America into three films. On the topic of J-Horror, this film is considered is a classic of the western remake trend. It’s an iconic film…
Read MoreAn Eyelyd Halloween: Week 3 – Night of the Living Dead, 1968
It’s a strange time to watch a zombie film, during a pandemic. A zombie apocalypse is a little too close to a globally spreading virus for my liking. But it’s October and I’m a thrill-seeker, OK? If you stop to think about it for a while, it’s bloody terrifying. The similarities are frighteningly homogenous. The human reactionary…
Read MoreAn EyeLyd Halloween. Week 2: Animation – Coraline, 2009.
Coraline is the dark fantasy novella written by Neil Gaiman, published in 2002 for kids made into a stop motion animation film in 2009 by Laika studios, directed by Henry Selick. Well, let me tell you, this is indeed a children’s film – for all ages. It’ll put the hairs on adults skin when they…
Read MoreAn EyeLyd Halloween. Week 1: Exploitation Cinema – Ms. 45
So the first film of An EyeLyd Halloween is a trip back to the 80’s. Ms. 45, Abel Ferrera. 1981 This film belongs to the exploitation genre, which was developed in the 60’s/70’s. A genre that pushed the boundaries of the MPAA system which restricted viewing of films through the age rating system. Exploitation cinema approaches typically taboo…
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