My Favorite Horror Film Finds So Far..

Most of the movies I list down here are watchable on Netflix, and there's no real timeline whether they are my favorite horror films for this year or something. Just favorite horror films so far..

Veronica

I am not a big fan of movies about possession mostly because they tend to, generally, be the same. The girl gets possessed, somebody tries to get them exorcised, they either get well or they die.

Why Veronica? Aside from the impeccable acting of Sandra Escacena, this possession movie is truly horrifying. It's common for horror movies to leave out its audience in the dark to establish that suspense and fear of not knowing, but Veronica places horror in your face. You don't want to look at it anymore, it's unsettling - but it's there and you can't seem to escape it.

I read somewhere that the movie is based on a true story of an unsolved case of a young girl in Madrid, back in 1992. It's even scarier isn't it, when horror movies are based on real life? This is one of them, but going back to the film; it adds to the horror when you're putting the lens on the life of a teenaged girl experiencing possession who tries to battle it while being surrounded by her younger siblings. Harm, not just on herself, but others is an uneasy risk that you end up watching through.

Blood Red Sky

Horror is multiplied when there's a child involved, that is given. There's another level of horror when it involves compromise of the relationship between mother and child. There's always something sad and unfair about stories that aim to break the bonds of this relationship.

Blood red sky does not immediately tell you what kind of movie it is, and while it's letting you guess, real-life horror happens in the scene. I mean, the movie takes place in an airplane. It's bad enough, scary enough, to be on a plane with flaky weather - and then you add terrorists. For fuck's sake, right?

It's a tense movie, that's all I can say. There's a lot of uncertainty happening, for the protagonist, for her son, and especially for the bad guys. It's not scary scary but it gives you enough horror to mull about what it must be like if you were in this position, or just in this plane.

Errementari

A Spanish - well, actually, a Basque-language period fantasy horror - Errementari is a true gem. True, truuuueee gem. It's about the Blacksmith and the Devil. I don't know where I got this notion that the devil is afraid of the blacksmith, probably from old fairy tales and folklore I munched through back in college. Accurately enough, it is basically where it's based on - some Basque folktale called the Smith and the Devil.

It's the classic fool the devil story and the production quality is just auuughhhmazing. My thirst for fantasy was satiated 100x over. It's set in the late 1800s and I think they hardly used any special effects and definitely no CGI for the demon. It's nostalgic, because it gives you the same feel of how fantasy movies were made back in the 90s when everything was done by hand, from costume to props to environment - although it released in 2018.

If you're into old school kind of fantasy movies like me, just go - go watch it.

The Babysitter & The Babysitter: Killer Queen

Can't seem to list down the first movie without the sequel, I just really enjoyed them both. So we're on the hack-and-slash kind of horror, the killing type of scary. It's no Friday the 13th or Halloween, and yes it is your typical murder horror - but with a side of comedy.

More entertainment than horror, but it's a still cringe-fest and gory, the Babysitter is something you can enjoy with a popcorn or snacks with friends. If you're into violent things and at the same time into teen-flicks? this could be a nice ride. The plot isn't all that bad either, especially the sequel. It's written with some good twists and the script writing is good enough to remember some lines. There are some touching moments too, though not that heartwarming, just alright. It's highly entertaining. If there's a word for it. It really puts you on a wild ride.

I'll be updating for a part 2, when I've watched enough horror, since I don't usually do that anymore and this could be a nice excuse to get me going again. Toodles!