Three More Movies I've Been Watching...

The last week has been a heavy one so I took advantage of the 'Shudder' subscription (yep, it's a subscription now, the free trial ended) to switch off a little and watch some horror. Let me tell you about it.


'The Horde' (2009)

A police raid on a derelict Paris tower block goes wrong in the worst possible way... Now, not only are the police being held hostage, there are zombies outside the flat and it doesn't look too good for the rest of Paris either. Drug dealers and police must work together if anyone is going to survive...

I'm cheating a little bit here as this was a rewatch (not for a long time though), but it's on 'Shudder' and at the time, I was after something that I knew I'd enjoy and... 'The Horde' is still a great movie with some interesting things to say and just constant non-stop zombie action along the way. I couldn't ask for a lot more than that really, it was just what I needed and I won't leave it too long before I watch 'The Horde' again.


'Pin' (1988)

Isolated by his parents, Leon develops a strange fascination with his doctor father's medical anatomy doll. When his parents die in a car crash, the doll begins to take on a greater meaning in his life and that of his sister.

If I see an old horror book on my travels, I'll make sure that I grab it and that is how I came across my copy of Andrew Neiderman's 'Pin'. I still haven't got round to reading it but if the movie is anything to go by, I might have to change my plans.

'Pin' is a really, really creepy movie that shows how sometimes, the real horror is right inside your home; sometimes it's right inside you and there's nothing you can do about it. There's a real element of tragedy here, offset by a creeping tension that I couldn't get enough of. 'Pin' might not be a film I watch again (because what the father did...) but I'm glad I gave it a go.


'The Marshes' (2018)

Deep in remote marshland, three biologists are conducting research but when they encounter a wandering evil, their academic exercise becomes an exercise in survival...

'The Marshes' is beautifully shot but the plot doesn't quite hold up its end of the bargain; just lining up its characters to be killed instead of doing anything more interesting with them. I liked the ambiguity of the ending but the lead up to that was disappointing from where I was sat. 

 

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