Crooked House

N: Old tales erupting in fantastical forms, thus lay claim to a man that discovers an ancient door knocker. Through a series of short haunting-spooky tales we discover a horrifying truth that evil shall thrive age after age. Although this flick was enticing and dramatic the ending left me with questions. Questions that may never be answered.

D: Enter a world children of dark magic, dark secrets, and  a sinister door knocker that creeps the crap out of me!
My cute partner has already bright to light the main storyline, so I'm going to go on to my rant and rave section.
Although some of the effects were ok, they were also pretty cheesy. Though I think that the point was not to inflict fear through gory scenes and such. But to draw up the curiosity of the viewer and suspense. The stories were interesting, and adds to the fact that the house was cursed...but the best and creepiest part of the whole movie was at the last fifteen minutes of it. I'm still freaking out! Final thought...its ok. More of a 'there is nothing else to watch so lets watch this', type of movie. I know that if I find a creepy looking door knocker in a place that I just moved into, and there is some twisted story behind it, I'm moving.

Houe of Vocices

N: House of Voices was a beautiful and eloquent horror flick shot at an Orphanage, no doubt lured me into a mesmerizing trance. The characters such as Anna Jurin (Virginie Ledoyen ) brought forth a wonderful, but terrifying character that not only had a hidden secrete, but would do anything to discover the truth behind the mysterious of this orphanage.

D: Oh my dog! When  I saw that Christophe Gans was a producer for this movie, I all but freaked. I mean this is the man that brought us gems like Brotherhood of the Wolf and Silent Hill the movie. So this has got to be another work of art.
Its the story of a young girl who comes to a closing orphanage to be a cleaning lady. Apparently she isn't the only one who is keeping a little secret. The orphanage is hiding its own.
Now this movie isn't really scary. More like a mystery thriller that keeps you guessing. The only beef I have with this film is that you are left confused. When you are told that there is a horrible secret but you are not told exactly what it is. And when the movie is over you sit back and go...'what was the secret? Tell me!'  Don't get me wrong this was beautifully done. Its just when you don't get what the secret is, its like why bother even saying there is a secret? You know, this was done in English and French. Maybe the answer lies in the French version. My mission is clear. Find the French version, learn the secrets...

Hollow

N: Take a vacation at a old country house. It might be a nice idea until a group of friends encounter some mysterious supernatural circumstances. As this mocumentry captures the unfolding events a bewitched tree becomes the epic center of evil that begins to plague the group.
Some of the footage got me scared enough, frightened enough that I waned to crawl out of my skin. The best footage was shot at night; screams and howls echo in this ebbing darkness as the group races to find safety, but seem to find no way out.

D: Last time it was a bunch of zombie flicks. Now its the infamous "Found Footage". And apparently, trees are killers. Well, cursed trees anyways.
Four friends go on a trip...no its not a joke. They go to a lovely British country side by the sea, documenting their adventures. Like many movies about friends going out on vacation together, they play with fate when they learn of a local legend about a tree that is the center of multiple killings.
I agree with my counter part, that this actually had me a bit freaked out. It ain't no Grave Encounters, but it had its high points. Weird noises are all the more creepy than sudden loud noises. There are a few things that I learned from this movie. One; If something has been said to be cursed for centuries, don't go near it. Two; If one of your friends is a cocky jerk who goes near cursed things, leave 'em. Better them than you who gets chased by some dark spirit. And three; If near cursed trees things start getting weird, people start acting weird, and weirdness never seems to stop. Run! Run for the hills, run for the borders! Run for the exercise.

The Frankenstine Therory

D: It's mockumentary time kiddies. And what 'found' film are we watching this time? A haunted house full of angry ghosts? Possessions that took a turn for the worst? Neither. We are hunting the Frankenstein monster!
We follow a small group of documentary film makers who are interviewing Professor Jonathan Venkenheim, who claims Frankenstein is real and is going to go the frozen artic to find it. The film makers go with him and soon discover that there might be some crazy truth behind the Frankenstein story.
First off, if I may point out...you don't, repeat, don't add music to a mockumentary. This movie did. The point of a 'found footage' movie is that it looks real. That means, no added music or loud noises that distract the illusion. Also you barely get to see the monster. When you do you, its only a minutes worth at most. And the ending...don't get me started on the ending. What they should of done is have them get Frankenstein into the cabin, kick it with him, and have a bowl of mac and cheese. Now there is an ending.


N: The only real time that you see this so called monster is on the front cover, but otherwise this film tries to create a somewhat real perspective of the "Frankensein." Lots of shouting. Complaining. Some jarring of fun. Screams echo into the artic wilderness- from the film crew as they try and survive this ordeal, but in the end we catch a slight glimpse of this monster and before I can understand what has just happened the credits start rolling.

Last Kind Words

D: Ok people, we are entering a new level of weirdness. I don't mean, 'huh that was weird'. I mean, 'my mind, its been juiced', weird.
A family goes to work on the farm of a childhood friend. Their son makes a new friend who seems to be harboring a secret that just make you go, whoa. Not only does she seem to be hiding something, but the woods seem to be as well. Spooky.
This is not your traditional ghost story. It seem like it should be, but it becomes a complete mind bending flick that puts you in over load. And that's putting it politely. I like it because it puts a different spin on the whole ghost story theme we all know and love. Its not a in your face ghost flick tough. Its not scary at all. Its more of a, 'I want to watch a ghost movie but I don't want to be freaked out' type of movie. Myself, I like a action packed ghost story, with detailed information with cryptic meanings that make sense later. All I know though is that if I'm out in the woods and some stranger tells me that I shouldn't go to a certain area with no explanation why, I'm going to turn and run away screaming like the deep fried chicken I am.

N: Well movie fans. This horror-like flick might not be a completely scary ordeal, but does lure you into a strange deeply disturbing story of a young girl that is not quite what she appears to be.  Deep in the woods that surround a small farm she lurks day and night, eventually we are confronted with a horrid fact that Amanda-the girl has is harboring a dark secrete. All in all the eerie music and scenery of the farmland-woods and interaction of the characters brought this movie in full circle....and though we find out that the ending is only just the beginning.