Mother of Tears, Deadly Blessing, Cooties, From Dusk Till Dawn and Deep Rising

October Horror Movie Challenge Day 2

Mother of Tears (2007)

Why I Watched:

Udo Kier
Sergio Stivaletti
Cannibalism
Revenge
Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious
Released in the 2000s

What I Learned:

• Wow, this gets violently disgusting fast.
• Random bare ass. Surprise.
• In a horror movie, if you're ever told your parents died in a car crash when you were little, it's a lie. Always.
• Being a priest is a really dangerous career choice.
• Random monkey strolling around, cloaks that cover everything except the boobs, and vaginal impalement. So, yeah.

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Deadly Blessing (1981)

Why I Watched:

James Horner
Wes Craven
Distributed by Arrow Video
Ghost / Haunting
Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac

What I Learned:

• When you feel bad for the Peeping Tom, things are getting weird.
• Oh, hey, horse and buggies. I seem to have stumbled into the little known Amish horror genre
• Kids, stay away from the woman in shorts. She's the devil. Didn't you see her shorts? Those are devil woman shorts.
• When Ernest Borgnine calls you a serpent, you best recognize. Mermaid Man ain't screwing around with likes of you.
•  Young woman in a tub in a horror movie = legs spread wide. Always. Who bathes like that?
•  "Go to thy whore" Um thanks, dad.
•  Attack chickens. That was unexpected.

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Cooties (2014)

Why I Watched:

Zombie

What I Learned:

• What is with my viewings today and chickens. Ick. 
• Kids are bastards
• "Oh look, carnage" 
• "Follow me, I do Crossfit" This movie is so perfectly quotable.
• Perhaps hiding in a Chuck E Cheese-like establishment isn't the best choice in a town full of zombie children.

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From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

Why I Watched:

Released in the 1990s
Rewatch

What I Learned:

• I didn't appreciate how closely the show followed the beginning of the movie. Wow, nice.
• You're driving an RV. Why are you even going to a motel?
• Since when do hotels have twin beds? Was that a thing?
• Hard to believe this came out almost 20 years ago, until you see how young Danny Trejo looks.
• Sex Machine is a very complex character. Seriously.
• If you interrupt a minister praying, he'll shoot you in the face. Good to know. 
• The often under-appreciated disco ball of death
• That very last scene, perfect.

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Deep Rising (1998)

Why I Watched:

Jerry Goldsmith
Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla
 Nation of Origin: Canada
Takes Place on or Under the Sea

What I Learned:

• Being attacked from inside the toilet. Everyone's worst nightmare.
• "You're not the boss of me." Doesn't work for toddlers, definitely doesn't work for grown ass men.
• I like Treat Williams. I like Famke Janssen. But, god help me, I don't care about this movie at all.
• Why isn't this over yet? What could they possibly need another half hour for? They've already killed me with boredom. 

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