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Horror TV

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Crimson Rivers Season 2 showing on More4 Fridays at 9 pm and will end up on All4. "Muti" murders; Relics stolen, priest crucified upside down. Good stuff.
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Crimson Rivers Season 3 showing on More4 Fridays at 9 pm and on All4. Great opening episode.

Series 3 Episode 1​

From Walter Presents comes a breathtaking French crime drama, with old-school police detective Pierre Niemans and his ex-student Camille Delaunay tackling brutal cases involving unsettling rituals

The bodies of two German tourists are found amid the wreckage of a fire. This horrific double murder leads the duo into a sinister world of leather tanning and neo-paganism.
https://www.channel4.com/programmes/the-crimson-rivers
 
Silent Witness, Season 15 ep 9, Fear. Leo is contacted by an old psychiatrist friend (Adrian Dunbar) who has suspicions about the death of a teen girl patient he was treating. Possession, exorcisms, family secrets and hereditary diseases all play a part in this dark episode. On Drama channel. 8/10.
 
The Rising: Neve Kelly (Clara Rugaard) realises she is dead when her family and friends can't see or hear her. She eventually encounters a select few who are still able to communicate with her. It's soon clear that she has been murdered and Neve plays a part in working out what happened, she has a amnesia regarding the events leading up to her death though and only sees flashes of the incidents. Dark, with may red herrings thrown in, a story of love ,betrayal, secrets and murder, enlivened by the supernatural twist. Dealing with your own death is traumatic whn you have to observe how your loved ones react. Created by Bert Van Dael and Sanne Nuyens based on thier Belgian TV series (Hotel) Beau Séjour. Eight episodes on Sky. 7.5/10.
 
Diablero: Mexican Horror TV series, there's a lot going on here. Demons, possession, demon fighters, a demon who abducts children on behalf of a mysterious stranger. The RCC is also involved in supernatural conspiracies while also covering up for priests who have fathered children. One of those priests is now seeking his abducted daughter and enlists a Diablero )Demon Hunter) to join his quest. The Diablero's sister is also involved, her son was also kidnapped by a demon. Some good monsters and demons, even zombies put in an appearance. A fine line of humour runs through the show. Created by Pablo Tébar and José Manuel Cravioto. The series is based on the book by Mexican writer Francisco Haghenbeck entitled El Diablo me obligó. Two seasons on Netflix. After season 1 I give it 8/10.
 
From: Horror (might be SF as well) series, people arrive in a town from which there id no escape. Often the arrivals are involved in car crashes after they arrive in the town but try to leave, every road they take circles back ti the settlement. But that's the least of their worries, monsters who pass as human come out at night and attack the residents, trying to trick their way into homes. We get some of the back story but many mysteries remain. Quite gruesome and disturbing in parts, people are ripped a[art and eaten, their remains left strewn about. Plenty of interesting and quirky characters. This is good adult horror and it has been renewed for a second season. Difficult to say more without igiving important plot points away. Created and co-written by John Griffin. Ten episodes on Sky Sci-Fi. 8/10.
 
ramonmercado said:
From: Horror (might be SF as well) series, people arrive in a town from which there id no escape. Often the arrivals are involved in car crashes after they arrive in the town but try to leave, every road they take circles back ti the settlement. But that's the least of their worries, monsters who pass as human come out at night and attack the residents, trying to trick their way into homes. We get some of the back story but many mysteries remain. Quite gruesome and disturbing in parts, people are ripped a[art and eaten, their remains left strewn about. Plenty of interesting and quirky characters. This is good adult horror and it has been renewed for a second season. Difficult to say more without igiving important plot points away. Created and co-written by John Griffin. Ten episodes on Sky Sci-Fi. 8/10.
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I've watched 2 episodes of this tonight. I can confirm it seems good so far, but I'm not sure how well I'll sleep tonight... :hahazebs:
 
ramonmercado said:
From: Horror (might be SF as well) series, people arrive in a town from which there id no escape. Often the arrivals are involved in car crashes after they arrive in the town but try to leave, every road they take circles back ti the settlement. But that's the least of their worries, monsters who pass as human come out at night and attack the residents, trying to trick their way into homes. We get some of the back story but many mysteries remain. Quite gruesome and disturbing in parts, people are ripped a[art and eaten, their remains left strewn about. Plenty of interesting and quirky characters. This is good adult horror and it has been renewed for a second season. Difficult to say more without igiving important plot points away. Created and co-written by John Griffin. Ten episodes on Sky Sci-Fi. 8/10.
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Watched episode 1, but it didn't really grab me.
The old "impossible to leave" theme is a horror cliché as old as the hills and the overall look and feel reminded me of M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, with hints of Let The Right One In.
Will stick with it for a bit, in the hope that it bucks up but, for now, FROM just feels like yet another unoriginal and formulaic made-for-streaming pulp thriller.
 
blessmycottonsocks said:
Watched episode 1, but it didn't really grab me.
The old "impossible to leave" theme is a horror cliché as old as the hills and the overall look and feel reminded me of M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, with hints of Let The Right One In.
Will stick with it for a bit, in the hope that it bucks up but, for now, FROM just feels like yet another unoriginal and formulaic made-for-streaming pulp thriller.
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Did you think it improved as you watched further episodes?
 
The Midnight Club: Mike Flanagan delivers yet another horror series for Netflix; this time it's based on a Young Adult novel by Christopher Pike. The protagonists are mostly teens but the horror is very much of an adult variety. 1997. Eight terminally ill teenagers are patients in a progressive hospice, they can (mostly) do their own thing and die with dignity. This is no ordinary building though, it was once the home of a strange religious cult and in 1969, when it had become a hospice, a patient was cured after a ritual was performed. The "Midnight Club" takes place every night when the teens gather in the library to tell horror stories. Even leaving aside the horror the subject matter of the series is disturbing: young people facing death, with no real chance of reprieve. The inmates of the hospice act in different ways, expressing anger, denial, praying, magical thinking, fall in love, experience the death of their new friends. The possibility of a rite which if performed properly will cure the teens is pursued by more than one of the patients. There are also ghosts in the house, seen by some as male, others as female. a couple see both. The doctor who runs the hospice is enigmatic in her behaviour, she feuds with a woman who runs a co-operative community in the woods nearby. But if you came to this show for horror then you get more than a few jump scares in the day to day life (and death) at the hospice. There is even darker horror in the stories told at the club ranging from hitchhiker, serial killer, possession to time travel. A dream sequence by one teen provides a synthesis of the stories with an ending which will turn yiur blood cold. A tale of life, death, cults, hope and loss. Mike Flanagan is the Showrunner and directs 2 of the 10 episodes as well as co-writing 9 of them. On Netflix. 8.5/10.
 
ramonmercado said:
The Midnight Club: Mike Flanagan delivers yet another horror series for Netflix; this time it's based on a Young Adult novel by Christopher Pike. The protagonists are mostly teens but the horror is very much of an adult variety. 1997. Eight terminally ill teenagers are patients in a progressive hospice, they can (mostly) do their own thing and die with dignity. This is no ordinary building though, it was once the home of a strange religious cult and in 1969, when it had become a hospice, a patient was cured after a ritual was performed. The "Midnight Club" takes place every night when the teens gather in the library to tell horror stories. Even leaving aside the horror the subject matter of the series is disturbing: young people facing death, with no real chance of reprieve. The inmates of the hospice act in different ways, expressing anger, denial, praying, magical thinking, fall in love, experience the death of their new friends. The possibility of a rite which if performed properly will cure the teens is pursued by more than one of the patients. There are also ghosts in the house, seen by some as male, others as female. a couple see both. The doctor who runs the hospice is enigmatic in her behaviour, she feuds with a woman who runs a co-operative community in the woods nearby. But if you came to this show for horror then you get more than a few jump scares in the day to day life (and death) at the hospice. There is even darker horror in the stories told at the club ranging from hitchhiker, serial killer, possession to time travel. A dream sequence by one teen provides a synthesis of the stories with an ending which will turn yiur blood cold. A tale of life, death, cults, hope and loss. Mike Flanagan is the Showrunner and directs 2 of the 10 episodes as well as co-writing 9 of them. On Netflix. 8.5/10.
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Yes I'm in the middle of this series. I love that Heather Langenkamp is in it. Wonderful.
 
Endless Night: A group of teens are treated at a clinic which deals with sleeping disorders. Unknown to the doctors the out-patients are taking an experimental drug outside of the clinic resulting in them dreaming while awake. An odd state where they seem to be able to affect reality. There is also a patient who has been asleep for ten years, his dreams now seem to contaminate those of others. The group then realise that another dimension exists, a dreamland which they visit but can also be physically trapped in. An interesting French SF/Horror adventure with conspiracies, untold stories and dark creatures. Well imagined dream within dream sequences, trying to figure out where reality lies. Maybe life in dreamland is more attractive. Directed by David Perrault who co-wrote the screenplay with Emmanuel Voisin. Six episodes on Netflix. 7/10.
 
ramonmercado said:
Endless Night: A group of teens are treated at a clinic which deals with sleeping disorders. Unknown to the doctors the out-patients are taking an experimental drug outside of the clinic resulting in them dreaming while awake. An odd state where they seem to be able to affect reality. There is also a patient who has been asleep for ten years, his dreams now seem to contaminate those of others. The group then realise that another dimension exists, a dreamland which they visit but can also be physically trapped in. An interesting French SF/Horror adventure with conspiracies, untold stories and dark creatures. Well imagined dream within dream sequences, trying to figure out where reality lies. Maybe life in dreamland is more attractive. Directed by David Perrault who co-wrote the screenplay with Emmanuel Voisin. Six episodes on Netflix. 7/10.
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These last two film reviews both sound heavily influenced by A Nightmare On Elm Street 3 - Dream Warriors .. ? .., also starring Heather Lagenkamp, Nancy from Elm St 1 & 3, not a bad thing I suppose .. Wes Craven A-Go-Go ..

"Welcome to prime time bitch!."
 
ramonmercado said:
Chucky: A glorious eight episode series. Chucky is as savage as ever, perhaps the best scene is when Chucky is under the seats during a charity screening of James Whale's Frankenstein, stabbing away gleefully. A great cast of young teen actors who combat Chucky, faced with unbelieving adults until some Chucky hunters arrive (fresh from Cult of Chucky). This is very much an adult series with Chucky dispatching people by electrocution, decapitation, defenestration and throat slashing. We also get flashbacks of the past of both chucky, his human progenitor and his sidekicks. Hoping for a second season! Created, Co-directed & Co-Written by Don Mancini. On Sky TV in RoI & UK. 8/10.
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Season 2! The meddling kids who thwarted Chucky have been set up by him and are sent to a reformatory school run by nuns and priests. Naturally these clerical clowns think Chucky is just imaginary and he soon starts to slay them. A great episode "Death on Denial" features Jennifer Tilly and friends/family in a Murder Mystery Night where the murders are all too real. Glorious gory fun. Created, Co-directed & Co-Written by Don Mancini. On Sky SyFy TV in RoI & UK. 8/10.
 
ramonmercado said:
Season 2! The meddling kids who thwarted Chucky have been set up by him and are sent to a reformatory school run by nuns and priests. Naturally these clerical clowns think Chucky is just imaginary and he soon starts to slay them. A great episode "Death on Denial" features Jennifer Tilly and friends/family in a Murder Mystery Night where the murders are all too real. Glorious gory fun. Created, Co-directed & Co-Written by Don Mancini. On Sky SyFy TV in RoI & UK. 8/10.
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Ooh love Jen Tilly
 
Santo: A Noir drama which fits into the slipstream of horror. Two detectives are pursuing Santo. a drug lord named Santo, no one knows what he looks like. He is behind occult style killings in both Brazil and Spain (as well as drug trafficking). The Brazilian cop, Cardona, manages to infiltrate Samto's organisation but is discovered. His subsequent escape to Spain with Santo's former mistress, Barbara, brings him into contact with Spanish detective Millán. Both cops are dealing with their own demons even before they are drawn into the crazed world of Santo. extremely disturbing themes like child sacrifice dominate from the outset, some scenes of the rituals of Santo's religion remind me of the Turkish horror film Baskin. The cop on gangster on gangster on cop violence is gory and shocking. machetes are used as often as guns. It's a compex tale with many (non-linear) flashbacks to varying timelines, the story is all there and is revealed as the narrative unfolds but you will have to pay close attention. Santo with the hold he has over his followers and even those who escape him seems more demonic than human. Created/Co=Written by Carlos López, Directed by Vicente Amorim. Six episodes on Netflix. 8/10.
 
Copenhagen Cowboy: A grim, dark tale begins with human trafficking, a young woman, Miu (Angela Bundalovic) is delivered to a brothel. But the madam wants Miu for her ESP talents, the belief that she is lucky. Miu is lucky at times but it doesn't always favour those who seek to exploit her. Her ESP talents puts her in a mind link with a serial killer, a member of an old family who themselves have superhuman powers. Miu gets involved with gangsters, gets caught up in battles, shows that she is no mean fighter as well as revealing some of her powers, But there is a mystery about who she really is and where she originally came from. She takes revenge on some of those who have harmed her and her friends. Her enemies are even more brutal. There are many disturbing scenes as people are slaughtered, eaten alive by pigs and burned to death. Perhaps some of the scenes are overlong as the camera dwells on the stony faced Miu and takes 360 degree pans of the action or lack of same. maybe 30 minutes in total could have been shaved off the running time but this is an intriguing noir horror thriller. created and Directed by Nicolas Wing Rehn. Six episodes on Netflix. 7.5/10.
 
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ramonmercado said:
The Midnight Club: Mike Flanagan delivers yet another horror series for Netflix; this time it's based on a Young Adult novel by Christopher Pike. The protagonists are mostly teens but the horror is very much of an adult variety. 1997. Eight terminally ill teenagers are patients in a progressive hospice, they can (mostly) do their own thing and die with dignity. This is no ordinary building though, it was once the home of a strange religious cult and in 1969, when it had become a hospice, a patient was cured after a ritual was performed. The "Midnight Club" takes place every night when the teens gather in the library to tell horror stories. Even leaving aside the horror the subject matter of the series is disturbing: young people facing death, with no real chance of reprieve. The inmates of the hospice act in different ways, expressing anger, denial, praying, magical thinking, fall in love, experience the death of their new friends. The possibility of a rite which if performed properly will cure the teens is pursued by more than one of the patients. There are also ghosts in the house, seen by some as male, others as female. a couple see both. The doctor who runs the hospice is enigmatic in her behaviour, she feuds with a woman who runs a co-operative community in the woods nearby. But if you came to this show for horror then you get more than a few jump scares in the day to day life (and death) at the hospice. There is even darker horror in the stories told at the club ranging from hitchhiker, serial killer, possession to time travel. A dream sequence by one teen provides a synthesis of the stories with an ending which will turn yiur blood cold. A tale of life, death, cults, hope and loss. Mike Flanagan is the Showrunner and directs 2 of the 10 episodes as well as co-writing 9 of them. On Netflix. 8.5/10.
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Sorry Ramon. Gave it a try tonight, but thought it was complete bollocks.
 
brownmane said:
To be fair, it is written for YA. It's good when you recognize the audience it was written for. If you want outright horror, no it's not.
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I know. As you and Ramon state, this is obviously teen-read material, so I should have known what to expect.
The early utterly implausible scene with the doctor giving the step-dad the girl's grim diagnosis, clearly within ear-shot of the girl herself, almost made me give up amidst hoots of derision, but I stuck with it through the clumsy, white contact-lensed apparitions, accompanied by loud blares of music, until the end of episode 1. Thought it was so formulaic, generic and well juvenile though, that I doubt I'll watch any more.
 
ramonmercado said:
The Midnight Club: Mike Flanagan delivers yet another horror series for Netflix; this time it's based on a Young Adult novel by Christopher Pike. The protagonists are mostly teens but the horror is very much of an adult variety. 1997. Eight terminally ill teenagers are patients in a progressive hospice, they can (mostly) do their own thing and die with dignity. This is no ordinary building though, it was once the home of a strange religious cult and in 1969, when it had become a hospice, a patient was cured after a ritual was performed. The "Midnight Club" takes place every night when the teens gather in the library to tell horror stories. Even leaving aside the horror the subject matter of the series is disturbing: young people facing death, with no real chance of reprieve. The inmates of the hospice act in different ways, expressing anger, denial, praying, magical thinking, fall in love, experience the death of their new friends. The possibility of a rite which if performed properly will cure the teens is pursued by more than one of the patients. There are also ghosts in the house, seen by some as male, others as female. a couple see both. The doctor who runs the hospice is enigmatic in her behaviour, she feuds with a woman who runs a co-operative community in the woods nearby. But if you came to this show for horror then you get more than a few jump scares in the day to day life (and death) at the hospice. There is even darker horror in the stories told at the club ranging from hitchhiker, serial killer, possession to time travel. A dream sequence by one teen provides a synthesis of the stories with an ending which will turn yiur blood cold. A tale of life, death, cults, hope and loss. Mike Flanagan is the Showrunner and directs 2 of the 10 episodes as well as co-writing 9 of them. On Netflix. 8.5/10.
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We started that. I think Techy carried on to the end as it's more his thing.
 
blessmycottonsocks said:
I know. As you and Ramon state, this is obviously teen-read material, so I should have known what to expect.
The early utterly implausible scene with the doctor giving the step-dad the girl's grim diagnosis, clearly within ear-shot of the girl herself, almost made me give up amidst hoots of derision, but I stuck with it through the clumsy, white contact-lensed apparitions, accompanied by loud blares of music, until the end of episode 1. Thought it was so formulaic, generic and well juvenile though, that I doubt I'll watch any more.
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The jump scares were intentionally orchestrated:

https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/midnight-club-jump-scares-record-mike-flanagan-1235394859/amp/

I did like the stories the teens made up.

Nothing can beat Buffy:).
 
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