Opinion as a Movie-freak: Horror

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Summary
XX is a new horror anthology with a gender twist - all segments will be helmed by female directors and will star female leads. The directors have been given free creative rein within budget and time constraints, but all of the segments themselves will involve the horror genre.

Genre : Horror
Country : USA/Canada

Cast :
Natalie Brown : Susan ("The Box")

Melanie Lynskey : Mary ("The Birthday party")
Breeda Wool : Gretchen ("Don't fall")
Christina Kirk : Cora ("Her only living Son")

Director :

Jovanka Vuckovic : "The Box"
Annie Clark : "The Birthday Party"
Roxanne Benjamin : "Don't Fall"
Karyn Kusama : "Her only living Son"

4/10 Horror

Havenhurst (2016)

dinsdag, april 11, 2017

Summary
A troubled young woman takes up residence in a gothic apartment building where she must confront a terrifying evil.

Genre : Horror
Country : USA

Cast :
Julie Benz : Jackie

Fionnula Flanagan : Eleanor
Belle Shouse : Sarah

Director : Andrew C. Erin

7/10 Horror

The Devil's Candy (2015)

dinsdag, maart 28, 2017

Summary
A struggling painter is possessed by satanic forces after he and his young family move into their dream home in rural Texas, in this creepy haunted-house tale.

Genre : Horror
Country : USA

Cast :
Ethan Embry : Jesse Hellman

Kiara Glasco : Zooey Hellman
Pruitt Taylor Vince : Ray Smilie

Director : Sean Byrne

6/10 Horror

The girl with all the gifts (2016)

donderdag, februari 23, 2017

Summary
A scientist and a teacher living in a dystopian future embark on a journey of survival with a special young girl named Melanie.

Genre : Horror
Country : UK/USA

Cast :
Sennia Nanua : Melanie

Gemma Arterton : Helen Justineau
Glenn Close : Dr. Caroline Caldwell

Director : Colm McCarthy

6/10 Comedy Horror

Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies (2016)

dinsdag, februari 14, 2017

Summary
Steve, a young professional snowboarder, ruins a high-paying photoshoot with a silly prank, causing him, his girlfriend Branka and fellow snowboarder Josh to be left behind on the mountain. They seek shelter in a garish, loud aprés-ski tavern that is hosting an all-night party for the last night of the season. Things go from bad to worse when a scientific experiment conducted by a local entrepreneur unleashes an epidemic of zombies and mutant wildlife, but this is mostly lost on the local drunkards as they themselves are not always so easy to distinguish from zombies. Steve, Branka and Josh have to find a way to survive this hellish night.

Genre : Comedy/Horror
Country : Austria

Cast :
Laurie Calvert : Steve

Gabriela Marcinkova : Branka
Oscar Dyekjaer Giese : Josh

Director : Dominik Hartl

5/10 Horror

Hush (2016)

donderdag, februari 09, 2017

Summary
A deaf writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life must fight for her life in silence when a masked killer appears at her window.

Genre : Horror
Country : USA

Cast :
Kate Siegel : Maddie

John Gallagher Jr. : Man

Director : Mike "Oculus" Flanagan

3/10 Horror

The Hoarder (2015)

vrijdag, januari 20, 2017

Summary
When Ella discovers her Wall Street banker boyfriend is renting a secret storage unit, she suspects he's using it to hide an affair. Enlisting the help of her best friend Molly she breaks into the facility only to discover something more terrifying instead. Now trapped in a darkened building with a group of neurotic strangers who start disappearing one by one, Ella soon uncovers even worse horror in the dank depths.

Genre : Horror
Country : UK

Cast :
Mischa Barton : Ella

Robert Knepper : Vince
Andrew Buckley : Stephen

Director : Matt Winn

5/10 Horror

Lights out (2016)

donderdag, januari 12, 2017

Summary
When her little brother, Martin, experiences the same events that once tested her sanity, Rebecca works to unlock the truth behind the terror, which brings her face to face with an entity that has an attachment to their mother, Sophie.

Genre : Horror
Country : USA

Cast :
Teresa Palmer : Rebecca

Gabriel Bateman : Martin
Maria Bello : Sophie

Director : David Sandberg

5/10 Horror

The other side of the Door (2016)

maandag, januari 02, 2017

Summary
A family lives an idyllic existence abroad until a tragic accident takes the life of their young son. The inconsolable mother learns of an ancient ritual that will bring him back to say a final goodbye. She travels to an ancient temple, where a door serves as a mysterious portal between two worlds. But when she disobeys a sacred warning to never open that door, she upsets the balance between life and death.

Genre : Horror
Country : India/USA

Cast :
Sarah Wayne Callies : Maria

Jeremy Sisto : Michael
Sofia Rosinsky : Lucy

Director : Johannes Roberts

6/10 Horror

Howl (2015)

maandag, december 19, 2016

Summary
When passengers on a train are attacked by a creature, they must band together in order to survive until morning.

Genre : Horror
Country : UK

Cast :
Ed Speleers : Joe

Holly Weston : Ellen
Shauna Macdonald : Kate

Director : Paul Hyett

7/10 Horror Mystery

Come back to me (2014)

dinsdag, november 29, 2016

Summary
Sarah and Josh are married suburbanites. After a car accident, Sarah suffers blackouts. As her life spirals she hides a camera in her home and unlocks a horrific secret with far-reaching consequences.

Genre : Horror/Mystery
Country : USA

Cast :
Katie Walder : Sarah

Nathan Keyes : Dale
Matt Passmore : Josh

Director : Paul Leyden

6/10 Drama Horror

They look like people (2015)

maandag, november 21, 2016

Summary
Suspecting that people around him are turning into evil creatures, a troubled man questions whether to protect his only friend from an impending war, or from himself.

Genre : Drama/Horror
Country : USA

Cast :
MacLeod Andrews : Wyatt

Evan Demouchel : Christian
Margaret Ying Drake : Mara

Director : Perry Blackshear

6/10 Comedy Horror

Fear Inc. (2016)

donderdag, november 17, 2016

Summary
Fear, Inc. follows a company of degenerates who can be hired for a premium to bring your greatest fears to life. But when horror junkie Joe Foster's customized scare seemingly begins, he and his friends must decide if this company is there to scare them or make them pawns in their own sick game.

Genre : Horror/Comedy
Country : USA

Cast :
Lucas Neff : Joe

Caitlin Stasey : Lindsey
Chris Marquette : Ben
Stephanie Drake : Ashleigh

Director : Vincent Masciale

6/10 Horror

Oculus (2013)

zaterdag, november 12, 2016

Summary
A woman tries to exonerate her brother, who was convicted of murder, by proving that the crime was committed by a supernatural phenomenon.

Genre : Horror
Country : USA

Cast :
Karen Gillan : Kaylie Russell

Brenton Thwaites : Tim Russell
Katee Sackhoff : Marie Russell

Director : Mike Flanagan

7/10 Horror

31 (2016)

vrijdag, oktober 21, 2016

Summary
The day before Halloween, five carnival employees are kidnapped and held hostage in an isolated compound known as "Murderworld". On Halloween, they are thrown into a sadistic game called "31" where they must survive 12 hours against a gang of maniacs dressed like clowns. It's time to play 31.

Genre : Horror
Country : USA

Cast :
Sheri Moon Zombi : Charly

Jeff Daniel Phillips : Roscoe
Richard Brake : Doom-Head

Director : Rob Zombie

6/10 Horror

Bastard (2015)

donderdag, oktober 13, 2016

Summary
Five strangers - newlywed serial killers, a suicidal cop, and two runaways - become suspect and victim when a masked murderer makes its presence known in an isolated mountain town.

Genre : Horror
Country : USA

Cast :
Ellis Greer : Hannah

Dan Creed : West
Tonya Kay : Rachael

Director : Powell Robinson, Patrick Robert Young

3/10 Horror

Kill Game (2015)

donderdag, september 22, 2016

Summary
In the fictional town of Grace Arbor the answers are never clear.Who is underneath the mask? It's the story of a group of high school kids who amuse themselves by pulling pranks on unsuspecting students and teachers. They are all popular, good looking, the kids voted most likely to succeed. But at their core lies a cruelty and shallowness which comes with the territory of privilege. One night, a prank goes horribly wrong and a teenager is killed. The gang covers it up as a drowning accident but five years later, their lives are turned upside down when Jimmy Edwards, is killed by a serial killer wearing a haunting Marilyn Monroe mask.

Genre : Horror
Country : USA

Cast :
Pierson Fode : Ryan

Laura Ashley Samuels : Courtney
Michael Galante : Liam

Director : Robert Mearns

7/10 Horror

The Conjuring 2 (2016)

maandag, september 19, 2016

Summary
In 1977, paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren travel to London, England, where single mother Peggy Hodgson believes that something evil is in her home. When Peggy's youngest daughter starts showing signs of demonic possession, Ed and Lorraine attempt to help the besieged girl, only to find themselves targeted by the malicious spirits.

Genre : Horror
Country : USA/Canada

Cast :
Patrick Wilson : Ed Warren

Vera Farmiga : Lorraine Warren
Madison Wolfe : Janet Hodgson
Bonnie Aarons : Demon Nun

Director : James Wan

6/10 Horror

Viral (2016)

zaterdag, september 10, 2016

Summary
Emma and her sister Stacey are normal teenagers in a small town, when a mysterious infection begins to spread. With the town quarantined, and their parents stuck on the other side of the barrier, the girls have a blast eating junk food and sneaking out to go to parties. But when the disease starts to infect people they know, the girls, together with their neighbor Evan, barricade themselves into their home.

Genre : Horror/SF
Country : USA

Cast :
Sofia Black-D'Elia : Emma

Analeigh Tipton : Stacey
Travis Tope : Evan

Director : Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman

6/10 Horror

Daylight's End (2016)

donderdag, augustus 25, 2016

Summary :
Years after a mysterious plague has devastated the planet and turned most of humanity into blood-hungry creatures, a rogue drifter on a vengeful hunt stumbles across a band of survivors in an abandoned police station and reluctantly agrees to try to help them defend themselves and escape to the sanctuary they so desperately need.

Genre : Horror
Country : USA

Cast :
Johnny Strong : Thomas Rourke

Lance Henriksen : Frank Hill
Louis Mandylor : Ethan Hill

Director : William Kaufman