So, Longlegs was our pick for the second movie of this year’s Halloween eve, AND WE HATED IT!!!
It was praised by so many people, just as Hereditary or Smile were. But these movie are exactly what WE HATE (yes, caps!) in the new wave of horror. It’s heavy, slow, psychological, dramatic and artsy. If you read my past horror movies reviews, you will know that this is exactly what makes me downgrade a movie.
When I hear people say that this is the best serial killer movie since Silence of the Lambs, it makes me want to punch them in the face! They aren’t even in the same registry. One is a real FBI investigation, the other is a psychological circus of boring scenes.
I could have written something about the actors or the synopsis but even Nicolas Cage can’t make me wanna write another word about this movie.
In a few hours, we’ll be celebrating our favourite time of the year. As I’m writing this post, Soforah is cooking our traditional Pumpkin Pastas and a delicious Tiramisu to keep us going through our horror movie night. The apartment is decorated, the tree leaves have the right colour and The Headless Horseman is once more riding the skies of Azeroth, all is good… So here’s our program for this year’s celebration:
We’ll first be collecting as many Tricky Treats from the Candy Buckets of The Dragon Isles and Khaz Algar. Then we’ll be watching the Family Guy’s Halloween Special and the latest Simpson’s Tree house of Horror (from season 35, do you believe that?!) while the Gratin will be in the oven. During the dinner, we’ll watch the original Halloween movie then we’ll be stuffing ourselves with the dessert while watching Longlegs.
While coming back from groceries shopping this morning, I found this flyer in our mailbox and it made us incredibly happy to see that Halloween is still kicking, even in our neighbourhood.
If you wonder why I’m using this illustration of Brand New’s album cover for the Halloween post… Well, it’s because The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me is probably the most iconic album for this season. Since the day we first heard it at Caroline music (Liège) many years ago, this album has been the embodiment of all we love in this season, from the album cover to the excellent “You won’t know”.
Finally, I’ll leave you with this timeless gem from internet:
I am a glorious delver! If you play The War Within, you probably already know that in order to complete this meta achievement, you must kill Zekvir all on your lonesome.
I’m a Beast Mastery Hunter using the Open World / Delves Pack Leader build from Wowhead, my ilvl at the moment of the kill was 605. Brann was level 32, he was specced as healer with Unbreakable Iron Idol and Relic of Sentience. It took me between around 20 attempts to complete it.
I used Deadly Boss Mods to warn me of the different phases, a Weak Aura alert to interrupt Enfible Spittle and a macro to counter shot the target of my focus, so I don’t have to swap targets:
Interrupt Enfeebling Spittle. Its cast time is 1.5 seconds, so you must practice to use your Counter Shot macro really fast;
You must, in absolute priority, destroy the cocoon that Zekvir creates when he casts Call Web Terror. If you let it hatch, you’ll be incapacitated and probably die from Zekvir’s other spells;
Don’t stand in the shit! Whether it’s Zekvir’s frontal attack or its AOE Fear, run away!
So the whole fight consists in DPSing Zekvir while interrupting its DOT and switching to the cocoons when he summons them. Don’t forget to heal your pets, stay out of his attacks and use your CDs on the cocoons, because they need to be destroyed in priority.
I start the fight by applying Hunter’s Mark, marking Zekvir as target of my /focus, using Misdirect on my pets and already using Mend Pet before pulling.
My greatest advice is to do it again and again until you get comfortable with the mechanics. The amount of attempt isn’t limited and, beside the repair bill, it’s free. Oh, and don’t do like me during my first 10 pulls, make sure that Growl is on!
Slasher trilogy with a ’90s vibe. These words are enough for me. If you need more, the future of our friendship seems compromised and I don’t really know how you ended up on this blog. However, I’ll write a little something, for those who would need an extra push.
Teenagers accidentally cross path with an ancient witch responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for centuries. This trilogy crosses time and takes place in the 90s (first movie), the 70s (second movie) and 1666 (third movie).
Fear street is a great blend of ocult mystery, slasher and ’90s nostalgia. It’s well filmed, stylish, and very entertaining! The cast is near perfect and the soundtrack is on spot.
Even if the movies often feel like an homage to classics slashers like Friday the 13th or Scream, it it manages to get its own flavor by adding supernatural elements for flavor and it all works!
I was pleasantly surprised by this Netflix Original trilogy and I would strongly recommend it to the fans of the genre.
A mother of two who inherits a house is confronted with murderous intruders on the first night in their new home and fights for her daughters’ lives. Sixteen years later when the daughters reunite at the house, things get really strange. (IMDB)
I was afraid to watch another psychological drama masqueraded as an horror movie. While there is definitely a psychological dimension to Incident in a Ghostland, it manages to stay on track instead of flooding our screens with slow scenes of crying faces on background of violin music.
The violence in this movie is sordid and it isn’t until the end that we can fully mesure what horror befell the two girls. This movie isn’t for everyone and should come with a warning for the recovering victims of abuse.
It was a good watch and while it was darker than I had expected, Pascal Laugier (the director of Martyrs) managed to avoid unnecessary drama and deliver a cold and uncomfortable horror film.
Also, I was very surprised to see Mylène Farmer playing a role in an horror movie. She was convincing and I only wish that we could see her more often.
Trivia : Actress Taylor Hickson suffered a gruesome facial injury when she crashed through a glass door while filming, resulting in 70 stitches. She later sued the film’s production company for the accident. (IMDB)
The graduating class at Osborne High is being targeted by a masked assailant, intent on exposing the darkest secret of each victim, and only a group of misfit outsiders can stop the killings. (IMDB)
The movie is pretty decent, with a vibe of 90s films like Scream and I Know What You Did Last Summer. There are a few great kill scenes, featuring well-executed gore and blood splatter. While it gets predictable, it’s still a fun watch for slasher fans.
The plot was nothing new but it had some fun twists, the killer wearing a 3D printed mask of their victim was a great idea. I just don’t get why they picked up that title as many of the killings happen outside people’s houses…
I’d suggest checking it out at least once. While it won’t become a classic, it’ll probably entertain your evening, just like many Netflix original horror flicks.
A few days ago, it felt like Christmas… We’ve received our 20th anniversary collector’s edition of The War Within and, oh boy, we haven’t been disappointed!
The Collector’s edition in itself is the same as any other expansion, a beautiful big box with a few goodies inside, including the art book of The War Within. However, the 20th anniversary statue is absolutely gorgeous (and huge). The whole thing was very well wrapped and protected, you can see the details in the gallery below.
We’ve just been playing the entire week-end and we continue to enjoy the expansion very much. We’ve unlocked the world quests and we’ve both completed the Pathfinder achievement to unlock Steady Flight in Khaz Algar. All the zones are fantastic to explore, even if we both have a little preference for Hallowfall which is one of the most gorgeous place in the entire World of Warcraft.
That’s what hundreds of players look like when they’re all gathered in the same room, minutes away from accessing a brand new expansion. There’s just nothing like that moment, believe me.
We played the entire starting scenario during the night of Thursday to Friday and we went on to game on Friday evening and the entire week-end. This launch was the smoothest that we’ve ever seen, there was no lag, no crash and no bug. Big kudos to Blizzard for making it happen.
It is now Sunday evening and we’ve both reached max level a few minutes ago. We’ve completed most quests (if not all) of the two first zones and all I can say is that The War Within is shaping to become one of my favourite expansions. The zones are gorgeous and there’s a great variety in the quests. The main quest line is absolutely Magni-ficent (pun intended) and I can’t wait to see more, Xal’athat is already a better protagonist than Fyrakk ever was. Delving is very well done and we had a lot of fun running each of them (some more than once).
Below is a small screenshot gallery of this week-end.
Fantastic landscapesDornogal is beautifulKobolds are awesome!The Kaja Cola vending machine
If you purchase drinks in the right order at the Kaja Cola vending machine located in The Ringing Deeps, you’ll be rewarded a 34 slots bag 😉
How can a 20 years old video game still manage to have people countdown until the next time they can log in? I don’t know, but I can’t wait to be tomorrow to continue my adventures.
We’re only a few hours from The War Within‘s early access and we’re still discovering great stuff from Dragonflight. Last Monday evening, we’ve completed what we’ll remember as our favourite quest chain in the expansion. Learning the Furbolgs’ language to be able to quest and gain their trust was awesome! Also, SNOW! It felt so good to play in the snowy landscapes during this hell season.
My apologies for the small post and the eventual typos, but I’m typing this while watching the one on one interview with Chris Metzen and I just love that dude! I’m so glad he came back to work on WoW.
I can’t believe that WoW is already turning 20 in November. I’m so incredibly proud that we’ve both been part of it for so many years (decades). Long live Azeroth!
October 31st, 1977, Jack Delroy tries desperately to get the numbers of his talk show “Night Owls” up by hosting a Halloween special like no other.
A lot of TV-shows and movies royally fail capturing the 70’s vibe. Late Night with the Devil, however, successfully integrated the amazing 70’s aesthetics with the grainy, multi camera look and excellent costumes. The decor reminds me a lot of my dad’s paintings, and brought some nostalgia of my early childhood.
The movie was excellent, exceeding my expectations. It was original, part found footage, faux-documentary with tones of the Exorcist and a good use of the Halloween theme.
Good movies and a great casting go hand in hand. David Dastmalchian is a great lead for the role of Jack Delroy. The directors cast him after having read an article written by him about regional horror TV hosts for ‘Fangoria’ magazine. It’s a small world. The possessed little girl, Lilly, portrayed by Ingrid Morelli, was genuinely creepy, and reminded me a lot of Regan in the Exorcist.
Late Night with the Devil is entertaining to the end and well worth staying up for. I absolutely recommend this to anyone who wants to watch an original horror movie with a compelling story and amazing aesthetics.
