THE HORROR OF IT ALL
Greetings to all my semi-constant readers and fellow horror enthusiasts. It seems we are on the brink of a good horror renaissance this year. Lots of exciting new movies out and few mediocre ones as well but horror is so subjective that everyone can find something they enjoy. Here are my reviews of some recent watches.
1) Dahmer now streaming on Netflix is another Ryan Murphy offering and it does not disappoint. Gruesome, gory and creepy and Even Peters in another horrific role. Not sure how he sleeps at night. We have seen versions of this story before and we know how it plays out but with great actors in the roles like Peters, Niecy Nash and Richard Jensen this sort of transcends those tropes.The first episode builds and builds at a slow pace until that moment we are wondering if this victim will make it out . I am watching these slowly to savor each one.
2) Good Night Mommy a Prime Video Original remake of a 2014 Austrian film. I didn't see that film so I won't be comparing them to each other. The premise of this plot line is that Elias and Lukas, twin boys come to spend their summer visit with their mother in an isolated house in the country. They are met at the door by their once beautiful actress mother (Naomi Watts) , covered in face bandages after a recent facelift. They suspect that something is off because Mommy is exhibiting strange behavior and they find she has ripped up a drawing they did for her and refuses to sing them to sleep as she has all of their life. their horror grows as they start to feel that this woman is not their Mommy at all but something else. A little slow building but that increases the impact of the final scenes. I liked it .
3) Before I watched Orphan:First Kill streaming on Paramount +, I went back to watch the brilliant first film Orphan and really enjoyed watching a classic horror film. First Kill did a risky thing by using the same actress to play the same roll all these years as a prequel, I enjoyed it once I put that aside and I loved the twist. Not as good as the first movie but still a good attempt and this time with a clever twist. No spoilers here. Watch for yourself.
