Day 22: Female-Helmed Horror Movies For October The Countess Starring and Written, Composed and Directed by Julie Delpy 2009 1 hour, 38 minutes I watched it on DVD, borrowed from the library. (Use your library, folks! The resources are amazing. They have the entire Criterion Collection, for example.) The Countess Elizabeth Bathory (Julie Delpy) was an infamous Hungarian countess and serial killer who lived from 1560-1614. After being separated…
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Day 21: Female-Helmed Horror Movies For October Mirror, Mirror Directed and Co-Written by Marina Sargenti 1990 1 hour, 44 minutes I watched it on Amazon Prime with my husband, John. (Lovingly restored in glorious 4:3 pan and scan with all the original scratches and film tears left intact for historical relevance.) This was delightful. It felt absolutely made by women. The main relationship of the movie is between two…
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Day 19: Female-Helmed Horror Movies For October After.Life Directed and Co-Written By Agnieszka Wojtowicz-Vosloo 2009 1 hour, 44 minutes I watched it on Shudder. Christina Ricci stars as Anna in “After.Life.” (Not sure why that period in the middle of the title but I swear it’s there.) Anna is restless and unhappy in her life, even though she seems to like being a teacher and has a sweet boyfriend…
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Day 18: Female-Helmed Horror Movies For October Surveillance Directed and Co-Written by Jennifer Lynch 2008 1 hour, 38 minutes I watched it on Shudder. This was a rich one. Not only is it a twisty road, it’s so full of social issues and harsh realities, it’s almost weighed down by them. But Jennifer Lynch keeps her high wire act going. This thing is a major ensemble; there are something like…
Read MoreDay 17: The Bye Bye Man
Day 17: Female-Helmed Horror Movies For October The Bye Bye Man Directed by Stacy Title 2017 1 hour, 36 minutes I watched it on iTunes. I had a lot of fun watching “The Bye Bye Man.” I was spooked. I was having major ‘90s slasher movie vibes. But then I went online and read about the movie and found its terrible reviews. And I’m talking vicious. I was so…
Read MoreDay 16: Blood and Donuts
Day 16: Female-Helmed Horror Movies For October Blood and Donuts Directed by Holly Dale 1995 1 hour, 29 minutes I watched it on Shudder (a horror movie and TV streaming service). There’s something endearing about the misfit group of friends in “Blood and Donuts.” But I can see why I hadn’t heard of this movie before this project. There’s something about it that doesn’t quite hit all the way….
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Day 15: Female-Helmed Horror Movies For October The Hitch-Hiker Directed and Co-Written by Ida Lupino 1953 1 hour, 10 minutes I suspect this movie just hasn’t aged well, but I was bored. Like fell asleep on two separate occasions to get through it bored. Now, granted, I’m a mom and once that parent happens, sleep gets entirely more erratic. But even with that lens on this viewing experience, I can…
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Day 14: Female-Helmed Horror Movies For October Ravenous Directed by Antonia Bird 1999 1 hour, 40 minutes I watched it on iTunes. Right away, “Ravenous” lets you know exactly what you’re in for. It’s 1846-ish, the Mexican-American War. Captain John Boyd (Guy Pearce) is being celebrated for being a war hero, but he can’t stomach sitting through the meat-filled dinner. It reminds him of his bloody time on the…
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Day 13: Female-Helmed Horror Movies For October Dark Touch Written and Directed by Marina de Van 2013 1 hour, 31 minutes I watched it on iTunes. Set in a small town in the Irish countryside, “Dark Touch” follows the mystery of Naïmh (Missy Keating), a little girl who may or may not have profound psychic abilities that she uses to channel her anger. It has a real attention-grabbing opening….
Read MoreDay 11: Humanoids From the Deep
Day 11: Female-Helmed Horror Movies For October Humanoids From the Deep (AKA, “Monster”) Directed by Barbara Peeters 1980 1 hour, 20 minutes I watched it on Amazon Prime. I spared others from watching it with me. The story of this movie is more interesting than the story inthis movie. Ya see, “Humanoids From The Deep” (AKA the laziest title ever: “Monster”) was a New World Pictures movie, which meant…
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