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Plaguers (2008)
Bringing back the real horror/sci-fi
A fuel transport vessel answers a distress call from a ship carrying 4 female space pirates. Unknown to the hijackers an alien virus called thanatos is among the cargo on the fuel transport. In the process of hijacking the crew, the object carrying the virus is damaged and begins infecting members of the ship. Now the crew members and the space pirates have to work together to survive and stop the virus from making it back to earth.
This film has it all. It is oozing in both horror and eerie sci-fi! The thanatos object reminds me of the green ball in the movie "heavy metal" because it is so ominous and evil. Causing grotesque mutations in its surroundings and emitting this creepy green light. it also reminded me of the prince of darkness film with the evil glow and the biological nature of this demonic force from space. Those infected by this evil become terrifying monsters! Candid to the great italian demons film series from the 1980's. Even a transformation moment with sharp teeth reminded me of those graphic italian cinema effects. which i could not be happier about. These are not zombies and its something scarier. The settings look amazing and are very much like the alien films. There is even an android among the crew played by legendary steve railsback who does an absolutely amazing job capturing that character right up there with lance henriksen And i mean that! The space pirates have an old school 60's sci fi type of look which is a nice head nod to those older classics. And brings some underlined fun to a rather scary film.
The ships are shot beautifully not looking like cg but actually looking like they are really in space. this film is shot super well with dramatic lighting and such a fitting score! The voices of the demons are very disturbing and really give that extra layer to an already well executed film. Its like a mix of everything i enjoy in a movie. From roger corman classics to italian horror and john carpenter. I will be holding this film among my favorites. Thanks Brad Sykes for knowing how to bring back that practical feel and really bringing your vision to light.
Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo (1995)
The wind whispers... wendigo.
A wendigo is released after a hunter shoots and kills an old man that was keeping the evil contained within a protective circle. Soon after many deaths fall upon the other hunters and people in the area. This film is jam packed with different styles of practical fx. Its cheezy and totally fun! But still delivers with some great scenes of monsters and gore! There is a plane crash scene that is entirely miniatures. also there is some stop motion fx which is like truffle oil to the recipe of horror. Its a classic evil dead homage flick. which to me is a genre all its own. but that doesn't define this movie. It is frostbiter one of a kind awesome low budget horror that looks as fun to have made, as it was to watch!
The Night Sitter (2018)
Witches
A baby sitter who ends up watching the kid of a self proclaimed paranormal investigator. whom is in possession of a rare witchcraft book that contains the ability to conjure forth 3 witches known as the 3 mothers. This movie is beautifully lit with so much color it is satisfying just on that level. But the story holds up better than i would have expected. Its darkly comedic with some decent gorey parts and the soundtrack is synthy and cool. There is a fair ammount of build up before anything remarkably supernatural occurs but its suspenseful and interesting the whole time! Getting to know the characters is a real treat. The witches looked cool and i really liked the neighbor "vincent". I am glad i took a chance buying this. I can see how some might feel that this film a bit uneventful. Enough atmosphere to genuinely capture my interest. The 80's aesthetic found in this film was tasteful and not just masking the the contents of the story. This is a good movie in my opinion.