History of Horror: Houses of Hell ; Eli Roth's (2020)

Made for AMC,  airing October 10th in the US.

Season 2. Episode 1.

The story: There is no safer place than your home...

But a house can be a prison, you never can tell by looking at the outside just what's happening inside.

When your home becomes your enemy it's terrifying...

In horror movies, houses have personalities just as powerful as their residents.

What kinds of people live in a house that contains a portal to hell, which is thirsty for blood?

If you think you have problems those problems will only get worse if you move into a haunted house.

Houses can be supernatural, realistic, and also mimic comfort and safety, which is a brutal reminder that life is so very short.

Movies mentioned and/or seen in this episode ; 

Scott Derrickson's Sinister (2012)

Stuart Rosenberg's The Amityville Horror (1979)

John Hough's The Legend of Hell House (1973)

Rob Zombie's House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
Steve Miner's House (1985)

Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs (1991)

Wes Craven's Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Rob Reiner's Misery (1990)

Kevin Kolsch & Dennis Widmyer's Pet Sematary (2019)

James Whale's The Old Dark House (1932)

Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960)

Robert Wise's The Haunting (1963)

Lucio Fulci's The Beyond (1981)
David Lynch's Lost Highway (1997)

Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

Jim Sharman's The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects (2005)

Nobuhiko Obayashi's Hausu (1977)

Takashi Shimizu's Ju-on: The Grudge (2002)

Drew Goddard's The Cabin in the Woods (2011)

Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead (1981)

Sam Raimi's Evil Dead II (1987)

Eli Roth's Cabin Fever (2002)

Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left (1972)

Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring (1960)

Roger Watkin's The Last House on Dead End Street (1973)

Andrew Jones' The Last House on Cemetery Lane (2015)

Francesco Prosper's The Last House on the Beach (1978)

Stars Chris Hardwick, Stephen King, Rob Zombie, Bill Hader, Greg Nicotero, Mick Garris, Eli Roth, Joe Hill, Ryan Turek, Scott Derrickson, Tony Timpone, Bill Moseley, James Brolin, Andrew Douglas, Fran Kranz, Sean Cunningham

Directed by (& story written) Kurt Sayenga

Rated TVMA

DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY/SERIES

"Watching horror can be a dangerous business."

Tomka and His Friends AKA Tomka dhe shoket e tij (1977)

Not released in the US...

Filmed in Albania.

The story: Tomka is a young boy who loves playing with his friends in the small village where they live.

One day, while out exploring Tomka and friends see German's invading their village.

This doesn't settle well with the boys but they know the partisan will take care of things.

The next day, when the boys return to the field where all the kids in the village gather to play, they find the Germans have set up camp,  invading their playground.

This does not stop the boys but does cause them some trouble with the Germans.

Determined to get rid of the enemies for good, Tomka and his friends work with the local partisan to save their village.

Stars Enea Zhegu , Herion Mustafaraj , Genci Mosho , Flurans Ilia , Artan Puto , Selma Sotillari , Sotiraq Cili , Pavlina Oca , Zehrudin Dokie , Xhelal Tafaj

Directed by Xhanfize Keko

B& W

Albanian W/English subtitles
Not Rated 

DRAMA

"Freedom to the people."

Swallow (2019)

Released June 5, 2020, in the US.

Filmed entirely in New York.

The story: Hunter and Richie are newlyweds but they really don't know much about each other...

Hunter spends her days hanging around their multi-million dollar home while Richie is out, making the money.

Hunter isn't exactly bored but she isn't exactly happy either.

Soon she finds that she is with child and Richie cannot be happier, which makes Hunter happy.

But things become a bit uncomfortable when Hunter is caught eating things that are not meant to eat...

Stars Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, David Rasche, Elizabeth Marvel, Babak Tafti, Laith Nakli, Nicole Kang, Zabryna Guevara, Luna Lauren Velez, Denis O Hare

Directed by ( & story written) Carlo Mirabella Davis

Rated R
DRAMA/MYSTERY

Brain Damage (1988)

Released April 22nd in the US.

Filmed in New York.

The story: Brian is a typical guy.

But one night when he has plans to go to a show with his girlfriend Barbara he takes a quick nap struggles to wake up.
Barbara calls but can't get him out of bed so she shows up.

But Brian isn't feeling well and he just cannot make the show. He tells Barbara to just take his brother in his place.

While they are out Brian wakes to find himself in a bed of blood.

This freaks him out and while trying to figure out what's going on, he realizes he's not alone.

That's when Brian's whole life changes.

Stars Theo Barnes, Lucille Saint Peter, Beverly Bonner, Rick Hearst, Jennifer Lowry, Gordon MacDonald, Vicki Darnell, Kevin Van Hentenryck, (voice) John Zacherle

Directed by Frank Henelotter

Rated R

COMEDY/HORROR

"Things are getting really weird around here..."

Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)

Released October 17, 1945, in the US.

Filmed in California.

The story: A woman returns home and falls asleep.

While she is sleeping she has a wildly vivid dream where she sees the mirrored face of death and then, her own death.

But is it all a dream? Or, has she awakened?

Stars Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid

Directed by Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid

B&W

Not Rated

MYSTERY/FANTASY

Daisies (1966)

Released October 25, 1967, in the US.

Filmed entirely in Prague.

The story: Marie I and Marie II are two young women who are bored in what they believe is a spoiled world...

They also believe they are spoiled and do everything they can to continue on with their spoiled lifestyle.

The girls love to eat and be in the place where something is happening so they spend their time thinking of ways to get free meals and going out of the house for some self-made entertainment.

Stars Ivana Karbanova , Jitka Cerhova , Marie Ceskova , Jirina Myskova , Marcela Brezinova , Julius Albert , Oldrich Hora , Jan Klusak , Vaclav Chochola , Josef Konicek , Jaromir Vomacka

Directed by Vera Chytilova

Not Rated

Czech W/English subtitles

COMEDY

"This film is dedicated to those who get upset only over a stomped upon bed of lettuce."

Cameraperson (2016)

Released September 9th in the US.

Filmed in Alabama, New York, Bosnia, Nigeria, Washington DC, and Afganistan.

The story: For over 25 years, documentarian/cameraperson Kirsten Johnson has been making films.

Here is a memoir of those 25 years, which shows many moments during shooting.

All outtakes from documentaries Kirsten has made, this is the first time any of these moments have been released for public viewing, which includes some intimate moments with her children and her parents.

Stars Kirsten Johnson, Roger Derrida, Roger Phenix

Directed by Kristen Johnson

Not Rated

DOCUMENTARY/HISTORY