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Didn't get as much watched as I would've liked, but still had a fun October!
15 Cameras The Blob (1988) Brain Damage Creepshow : Season 4 Dark Harvest Demons 2 The Exorcist : Believer Friday the 13th : The Final Chapter Halloween : The Curse of Michael Myers Hellraiser Last Shift A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 : Dream Warriors Night of the Demons 2 Pet Semetary : Bloodlines It Lives Inside The Texas Chainsaw Massacre : The Beginning Totally Killer V/H/S/85

Release date is 11/05 and they’ve posted actual photos (no mockups) so hopefully the NFG store orders ship soon!

Yeah, it's true.  He also wanted to go to a haunted house for the first time this year - problematic because he is definitely afraid of the dark - so I made plans with my friend and his daughter and we all went out to a local place that has five different haunted house (all of which are actually pretty good) and I'll be damned if he didn't love every one of them.  Hopefully he'll have a thirst for more horror, but I'm slow rolling it for now.

Her name is Toni Tiller and this is what she looks like 20 years later:
 




But I imagined something like this (AI generated)

 

I didn't grow up Catholic, but I was raised Evangelical, so the religious themes of this show still felt sinister to me in a very deep way. To me, Bev Keane is 100% the villain in this story, and reminds me of I don't know how many people I was raised by/went to church with/am related to, with that infuriating level of sanctimonious judgement and self-righteousness. I actually really felt for Fr. Paul, he seemed like someone with a sincere heart trying to do right but in a bad way. Bev was just completely fucking reprehensible (but PHENOMENAL acting by the actress who played her, no criticism there!)

RIP Strange Ranger
go buy all the records while you still can.

When Evil Lurks was nuts.  Some pretty crazy visuals and what an overall beautiful looking film for such a dark theme.

Spent the weekend binging Midnight Mass. I know it's supposed to be horror or at least horror-adjacent, but I mostly found it beautiful & sad, which is about the same experience as I got with Hill House. I think I prefer Mike Flanagan's brand of horror to more jump-scares or gorefest type. 

This is actually exciting, because the original pressing of this record is one of the most dogshit-sounding records I've ever owned. I finally sold it to someone else this year for waaaay too fuckin' much money (even after disclosing just how terrible it sounded), so I'm looking forward to picking up a reissue, assuming it's been re-cut into a double LP.

When Evil Lurks was nuts.  Some pretty crazy visuals and what an overall beautiful looking film for such a dark theme.

Teasing RX Bandits - The Resignation for tomorrow

Teasing RX Bandits - The Resignation for tomorrow

Will they release any of it?

Probably gonna wait a couple more months to do my list because there’s a few more releases I’m anticipating but man.  There were so many great releases this year.  Gonna be hard to narrow it down to even a top 10

My list, in rough order:
Skrillex - Quest for Fire LIES - s/t Slow Pulp - Yard Andy Shauf - Norm Vacationer - Cherish Bombay Bicycle Club - My Big Day M83 - Fantasy Tyler the Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You Skrillex - Don't Get Too Close Sufjan Stevens - Javelin Sunbears! - ENJOY! Ben Folds - What Matters Most Chris Farren - Doom Singer

In the announcement post for the MGS repress, they said “more Metal Gear coming in 2024,” so hopefully we finally see them then.

In the announcement post for the MGS repress, they said “more Metal Gear coming in 2024,” so hopefully we finally see them then.

Finished The Fall of the House of Usher last night.
 
It was good. I'd put it above Midnight Club and Bly Manor but below Hill House and Midnight Mass.
 
Generally good acting and I liked how each episode focused on one of the kids which gave it a bit of an anthology feel. The eight episode length was just right for pacing.
 
What did you guys think of it?
 
I'm planning to start on the new season of Creepshow tonight.

That’s a whole lotta’ forgettable music.

Update for anyone interested in my string tape. After a week they got back to me and issued me a refund because in the week it took to respond the tapes sold out. A quick Google search led to a record store that had some, for like five dollars cheaper. So I didn't end up completely burned. Probably never going to touch sandbag again after this though. Not that anyone gives a shit lol

Totally Killer was a great movie. Thanks for the recs!

Had never heard of that, but will definitely look out for it. 

Got shipping email for That Thing You Do!

If you haven’t, give his first one - Terrified - a try. It’s also really really good. He’s stupid talented.

Now I definitely need to check it out because Final Girls was also awesome.  Looks like this will probably be one of our weekend movies this week!