Paramount 
1.78:1
Colour
35mm
18

WORKPRINT

“That is not appropriate babysitter behavior!”

64/64 Days of Horror - Hoop-Tober VII [2024]  

It’ll come as little shock to no one but Zombies’ Workprint of his infamous Halloween (2007) remake is a feature that is something akin to being between the theatrical and directors cut. The largest difference is that Zombie spends a larger amount of time with Michael. This is Zombie’s intention to not necessarily unmask but explore Myers more deeply and richly…

Scream Factory
2:35:1
Colour
35mm
18

35mm SCAN

“You're talking about him as if he were a human being. That part of him died years ago”

63/64 Days of Horror - Hoop-Tober VII [2024]

A blatant remake of its 1978 predecessor, Halloween 4 has so much potential to something akin to what DGG and McBride achieved in showcasing the devastating trauma and resulting tragedy of Michael Myers in Halloween (2018). The entire project skims achieving due to the sensational performance of…

KINO
1.37:1
Monochrome
35mm
PG

“Treat all supernatural beings with respect but keep aloof from them”

62/64 Days of Horror - Hoop-Tober VII [2024]

Supernatural is a superb ghoulish gothic tale. A feature that explores the evil and hope within the world and evokes terrific tone and execution. Undoubtedly elevated due to the performance of Carole Lombard (known for screwball comedies) excels in a more dramatic grief-stricken performance in a character ripped apart due to death finding hope and ultimately manipulation…

Shudder
1.37:1
Colour
16mm
12

61/64 Days of Horror - Hoop-Tober VII [2024]

The once long-lost The Amusement Park by George A. Romero might ironically be his most venomous, evil and striking. The best word to describe Romero’s PSA is distressing. A venture to showcase the haunting impact of elderly loneliness plays more so a frightening incite into something akin to Alzheimer’s disease both in visual and audible form. A constant dreamscape of confusion in flow and rhythm with minimal narrative and therefore understanding…

Columbia 
1.37:1
Monochrome
35mm
PG

“Someday, somehow, medical science will find a way to end the needless, ghastly suffering caused by the ravages of age!”

59/64 Days of Horror - Hoop-Tober VII [2024]

Before I Hang is a terrific gothic horror b-movie that Karloff laps up with great enthusiasm and output. Granted, it fails to further elevate itself within the genre or its thematic output within external, via both performance and genre, partly due to the construction of its narrative as…

Warner Bros
1.37:1
Monochrome
35mm
PG

“I felt her deadly cold breath on my throat. I must have fainted. I knew no more”

58/64 Days of Horror - Hoop-Tober VII [2024]

Browning’s Mark of the Vampire is rather impressive for its time. It ultimately starts with the strong impression of desperately trying to evoke aesthetic and narrative sentiments from both Dracula and primarily Legosi for Warner Bros to craft its horror spectacle, utilising provocative genre filmmaking by Todd Browning to give this…

Shudder
2.39:1
Colour
Codex
15

57/64 Days of Horror - Hoop-Tober VII [2024]

The best word to describe Black Cab would be underwhelming. It’s a feature that is far too lite and restrictive in depth and arcs for its own good. Following two sub-genres of thriller and supernatural, it is the former in which this venture shows promise but sadly chooses to gravitate towards the enigmatic and unforgettable, as well as lifeless, latter with little impression. When it hits as a…

Odeon
1.37:1
Monochrome 
35mm
PG

"It is through error that man tries and rises. It is through tragedy he learns. All the roads of learning begin in darkness and go out into the light"

56/64 Days of Horror - Hoop-Tober VII [2024]

Perverse and even banned in its time yet almost eighty years later Robert Wise’s film The Body Snatcher still packs a remarkable punch of gothic horror and uncomfortable harrowing thematic mood. Partly due to the terrific performance of Karloff who…

AMC+
2.39:1
Color
Codex
15

55/64 Days of Horror - Hoop-Tober VII [2024]

Dark Glasses finds Giallo director Dario Argento crafting a nasty, simple and ever-so-effective as well as entertaining horror romp. The set-up and instigation for this narrative is classic Giallo silliness and pulp but its execution and tone are brillianly produced with immersive and efficacious results. Primarily due to the central performance of Ilenia Pastorelli who nails the emotive tenderness yet empowering screen presence in a fabulous concoction of…

20th Century Fox
1.85:1
Color
35mm
18

“You think that you have killed me. But I will be with you forever. I am unbound”

54/64 Days of Horror - Hoop-Tober VII [2024]

UNCUT JAPANESE LASERDISC

Credit where credit is due, Corman’s Frankenstein Unbound takes swings and risks within its narrative for both positive and negative reactions thus results. The positives are predominantly the cast with the classy and consistently charming Raul Julia and John Hurt bringing a terrific degree of Shakespearean theatrical…

Signature 
2.39:1
Colour
Codex
18

53/64 Days of Horror - Hoop-Tober VII [2024]

Without sounding like a backhanded compliment, Azrael will grow into a cult/hidden classic once Samara Weaving’s career begins to flourish. As of now, it’s a somewhat lite and enigmatic venture (figuratively and narratively) but will indeed (and does so) showcase the talent and depth Weaving can muster; be it purely external emotive or creative endeavour. She is undoubtedly the jewel in an often vague, brutal and consistently engaging…