Category: horror
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Horror Cinema: Sea Fever
The overall feeling that Sea Fever left me with was of humans as prey, and the film did a great job of telling a captivating story of a small group of people facing the challenge of a deep-sea predator. Throughout the movie, I was convinced by the science and the characters’ slow realization of what was happening to them, which made the story believable and more frightening. Add the element of body horror to that with how the creature found its way into the bodies of the crew, and you’ve got a great creepy movie!
My favorite aspect of the narrative was the superstition of the sailors, which provided ominous foreshadowing as the story unfolded. I also loved the deep-sea creature and how it was shown. It certainly put the limited power of the humans into perspective.
Hardiman, Neasa. Sea Fever, Signature Entertainment, 2019.
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Mrs. Doubtfire, Horror Edition
“An unemployed actor undergoes a drastic transformation in a twisted attempt to regain the trust of his estranged family.”
This is amazing! By Peter Javidpour — via YouTube.
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Horror Cinema Trivia: Dracula (1931)
Among the living creatures seen in Dracula’s castle in Transylvania are opossums, armadillos, and an insect known as a Jerusalem cricket (Stenopalmatus Fuscus).
Opposum in Dracula’s castle. The Jerusalem cricket was common in Southern California, which may explain its cameo in the film.
Jerusalem cricket in Dracula’s castle. The inclusion of armadillos was due to the fact that armadillos had occasionally been seen digging in graveyards, which led to the mistaken belief that they would dig their way into coffins and eat the cadavers.
Armadillos in Dracula’s castle. Learn more about 1931’s Dracula at IMDb Trivia: Dracula (1931).
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Two Ghosts
Two Ghosts from the Famous Ghosts Series, Japanese color woodblock print from the mid-19th century, from the Minneapolis Institute of Art -
Horror Cinema: The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch (1968)
I came across The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch while browsing for a horror movie to stream on Apple TV. The image of the little girl with the snake face in the trailer had me interested. When I started it, I had low expectations because it reminded me of Obayashi’s House, which was a major disappointment for me.
The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch turned out to be excellent, and I highly recommend it. The supernatural aspects throughout the movie were clever plays on the protagonist’s childish imagination, and the movie’s narrative was captivating and rewarding in the end.
Yuasa, Noriaki. The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch, Daiei, 1968.
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Horror Cinema Trivia: Nosferatu (1922)
The concept in popular culture that sunlight is lethal to vampires is based on 1922’s Nosferatu, which depicted such a death for the very first time in film history.
Find out more at IMDb Trivia: Nosferatu (1922).
The Devil's Muse 