Halloween (2018):

And we end this year's run appropriately with the new Halloween movie. Best movie since the original and it replicated the original atmosphere and horror perfectly, if not without some plot and character issues.

8/10

Alien - I saved the best for last. 10/10.

Oh, and I watched the BTAS episode Moon of the Wolf.

Carrie (2013): Heard this version wasn't too bad, and honestly I think the same. The characters aren't as obnoxiously jerky as the original and are a tad more likable. Even Margaret was shown to be more caring than the original movie but still a religious fanatic. However, I think the movie went downhill the moment Carrie decided to attack and lock her mother before she leaves. I know in the original she yelled at her, but I think this was excessive. Even during the rampage, Carries was portrayed like a straight up murderer waving her arms at everyone and killing them instead of just staring at them or make many of her kills seems like they were accidental. This just didn't sit well with me. 6.5/10

Zombieland - One of the best comedy horror films out there as it is so fun and poor Bill Murray.  That is all.  A nice 9/10.

Saw (2004):

Knowing this franchise is famous for horrific gore and death games, this movie was way tamer than how I thought it was. That doesn't mean it's not suspenseful or not well written. It still holds up.

8/10

The Sixth Sense:

When I first watched it many years ago the only thing I remembered was the opening and nothing else. Watching it now it reminds me a lot of Jacob's Ladder, but that one was way more disturbing

8/10

The Blair Witch Project: You liked it? Great. I didn't. I had zero interest in anything going on and cared little to none about the characters and it's simply boring. And when a horror movie is boring to me then it fails miserably 2/10

Edward Scissorhands:

Yeah, it's another Tim Burton movie in a row, but man is it a very beautiful and emotional one.

9/10

Beetlejuice:

People were right. Michael Keaton as Batman was a mistake. He should've been the Joker instead. But yeah, this was great.

8.5/10

The Mummy (Hammer version) - It's a well done film that takes the basis from the four Karis films Universal did and combines them all into one solid experience. On the downside, I feel the movie lacks a lot of atmosphere and the soundtrack leaves a lot to be desired. Still, it is enjoyable and watching Lee be bandaged up as Karis is pretty cool. I just wish there was more in the substance category. I give it a 7/10.

Young Frankenstein - Perhaps the greatest comedy horror movie ever.  It nails every joke perfectly and the fact that they put it in B&W makes it feel authentic as if it really could be part of Universal's Frankenstein franchise.  If there are any nitpicks I have with the film it is that I feel like the last act drags on just a tad.  Nevertheless, this film is just brilliance all around.  10/10.

Also finished my run of Simpsons THoHs that I have on DVD and watched the first disc to Tales from the Crypt Season 3.

Psycho II:

If it wasn't for Alison's review of the movie from a year ago I may had not been interested to watch it. It's a really good sequel and you would think it'll blow since it's a sequel for such an iconic movie from 20 years ago, but instead of doing a repeat of that one it moved the story further and gave more depth to Norman's character and you feel for him wanting to be normal but everything around him just wouldn't let that happen.

8.5/10

An American Werewolf in London:

Strange that I have seen many types of monster movies, but I think werewolf movies are the least ones I get to see. I think all the werewolf parodies and references everywhere ruined it for me since it's always the same. Guy turns to a werewolf, causes death and havoc, dies by the end. Not much in variety to get from it. The most "creative" werewolf movie I've seen is still Teen Wolf because it put a different spin on the genre.

This movie however, I understand it has fans and I did like the comedy approach here, but I think it needed more akin to Evil Dead style of comedy and go over the top with the concept.

7.5/10

The Invasion - By far the worst of the three adaptations to Body Snatchers I have seen thus far.  Nicole Kidman was perfect though in having to act like an emotionless bot since that is pretty much her MO.  The whole virus aspect was just stupid and beyond gross since it required the aliens to throw up on the people.  Utterly disgusting and unnecessary.  I did find it funny that the lady from the 78 film made a cameo here since the 78 film had the actor from the 50s version in it.  That was a nice nod.  Still, the movie lacked any sort of suspense or thrilling scenes and came off as just mediocrely boring.  A generous 5/10.

The Elephant Man:

Knowing this is a David Lynch movie I was expecting the same kind of movie as Eraserhead, but instead I got one of the saddest movies I've ever seen in my life.

9/10

Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1950s version - This was intriguing though I do prefer the 78 film over it. It was interesting to see some similarities with that film in how everything is executed, though you could tell they couldn't do what they wanted with it at all times due to the stupid censorship laws of the 50s. Still, it was enjoyable even if there were only a couple of suspenseful moments and I like how you could connect this film and the 78 one as being set in the same universe due to that scene of him running into Donald Sutherland's car. I'm going to give this version a 7/10.

Nosferatu the Vampyre:

It's Dracula once again, and they got the names right this time. They used Dracula, Mina, Van Helsing and so on. But it's mostly a bland movie save for the music and cinematography. This Orlok/Dracula didn't feel scary and didn't show much creepiness as the 1922 version.

5/10

Friday the 13th Part 3 - Not a bad follow up, though there's only one likable character to be found here as the movie relies too much on its garbage 3D gimmicks rather than story telling. It does give Jason his iconic mask though and there are a couple of cool death scenes. I give it a 7/10.

Friday the 13th Part 4 - A fantastic follow up that ends up being the best of the franchise thanks to the interesting kills, the good pacing, and it has some of the most interesting characters of the franchise, especially the Jarvis family, the brother to Sandra from 2, and of course, Crispin Glover's dance. A 9/10.

Planet of the Dinosaurs:

The only thing about it is the stopmotion scenes, the rest is worse than a Roger Corman's production. The acting is terrible, the dialogue is laughable, and the overall cheapness of this movie. They even had the balls to kill off the Rhedosaurus. Seriously.

3/10

Close Encounters of the Third Kind:

So from my understandings, this movie revolutionized Aline Encounter movies and influenced the Schi-Fi genre to this day. I can where they're coming from. A lot of moments do seem familiar from other alien encounter movies I've seen, most prominently the humans getting mental links to the aliens.

8/10

Alice, Sweet Alice: Wow, does this movie keeps throwing curve balls at you. I didn't find it overly scary, but the suspense and the psychological atmosphere makes up for it. Again, this movie keeps fooling you in determining what's going on or who the murderer is, but you get surprised on several occasions. 8/10