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The Haunting of Margam Castle (2020)
Classic ghost story
Nothing particularly original about the premise but the gothic architecture of the location which is well shot ensures the movie is dripping with atmosphere. The addition of several veteran actors gives it a bit of a Hammer/Amicus feeling but the real standout is the castle itself which feels like the most evil character in the story than the ghosts themselves. Some good old school scares.
The Manson Family Massacre (2019)
Different take on the Manson mythology
For a movie with Massacre in the title you expect a lot of violence going in and this delivers on that with a plethora of brutal stabbings. Some are very disturbing because they just go on and on and knowing it really happened to real people makes for grim viewing. For an obviously low budget movie there are pretty solid performances and everyone looks the part but the story does change the known version of the real case and includes a lot of conspiracy theories as part of the plot here. The story is told in two different time periods and there is a lot of new age stuff in both which borders on pretentious at times. But after seeing countless Manson movies playing out the exact same way I welcomed a different take on this subject.