On Halloween night in 1963, police were called to the quiet family home in Haddonfield and found 15-year-old Judith Myers stabbed to death by her 6-year-old brother Michael. Fifteen years later, on the eve of Halloween, Michael escapes from the psychiatric hospital where he was being held and returns to his hometown to resume his previous murder spree. What a great premise for a horror movie! it’s little wonder halloween It became an iconic addition to the genre.
Apart from sealing Jamie Lee Curtis’ status as the queen of horror moviesthe success of halloween A number of sequels and similarly styled films were made, some of which weren’t that bad, and some of which were downright awful. Here are some of the worst offenders who have tried to recreate that spooky atmosphere and failed miserably. john carpenter Classic.
10 “Alone in the Dark” (1982)
Directed by Jack Holder
A psychiatric hospital, an escaped patient, a teenager stabbed and strangled to death after an illicit sexual act, and a murderer wearing a white mask. It all sounds very familiar. There are many other similarities halloween and Alone in the Darkincluding Dear Donald Pleasencebut in this case his character, like the movie itself, is unnecessarily weird. The story is very basic. Dr. Bain (Pleasance) is overseeing the maximum-security transfer of a group of patients to Shinmachi psychiatrist Dr. Potter (Dwight Schultz), but an unexpected power outage forces them to An opportunity for escape and danger was presented. Great confusion.
“The most shocking thing about this movie is that the filmmakers were able to include such talented actors in the cast…”
The motivations that drive a group of psycho killers is where things get a little flimsy. The reason they invade Dr. Potter’s house and terrorize his family is because they believe, without any evidence or conspiracy, that he murdered the former doctor. No wonder their murderous efforts were so ineffective. The most shocking thing about this film is that the filmmakers managed to attract extremely talented actors to join the cast. jack palance and martin landauthat’s the only salvation.
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9 “Trick” (2019)
Directed by Patrick Lucier
While playing games at a Halloween costume party, high school senior Patrick ‘Trick’ Weaver (tom nieman) attacked and killed several classmates. Weaver was shot five times as he tried to flee and fell out of a window, by which time Sheriff Lisa Jayne (Ellen Adair) and Detective Mike Denver (Omar Epps) When they arrived downstairs, his body was gone. It’s a lot like the ending of another movie, but it doesn’t need to be mentioned or surprising. The killer returns every Halloween.
“…full of plot holes and some parts of the story are completely nonsensical.”
trick Starts promising, with plenty of brutal kills slasher movie It’s great for fans, but it’s full of story holes and some parts of the story just don’t make any sense. Releasing the movie just before Halloween was a smart marketing strategy, but unfortunately it’s more of a trick than a treat.
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8 “Valentine” (2001)
Directed by Jamie Blanks
Halloween is now Valentine’s Day, and the cheesy but arguably scarier William Shatner mask has been replaced by a creepy Cupid, but young women are still brutally murdered by ghosts from their pasts. The only thing missing here is some sort of mystery or suspense, and a very easily recognizable murderer comes along, and they’re wearing signs that say, “It was me.” It could be the same, and the lackluster attempt at a plot twist ending is clearly setting up the possibility of a sequel that’s just a no-brainer.
movie Valentine Probably loosely based on the novel by tom savagebut there’s more to this book than that. The real crime here was killing a good story with clichés and trying to cover it up with beautiful people. along with many wonderful things valentine’s day horror movies If you choose among these, it won’t be a big loss if you miss this one.
7 “Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan” (2006)
Directed by Rob Hedden
Even if it doesn’t exist, I can’t deny it halloweenprobably not. friday the 13thbut to be fair, this franchise has produced some truly entertaining gems and built its own loyal fandom. However, this odor is harmful to both families, so it is worth mentioning here. After Jason Voorhees accidentally wakes up from his watery grave,kane hodder) Stowaway on a ship carrying high school graduates bound for Manhattan, hack their unsuspecting victims, then track them through the streets of New York.
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan It had the worst box office revenue of any other film in the series. And rightly so. Other than a good laugh when Jason reveals the face behind his mask and scares the bejesus out of a few street punks, the film offers little in the way of entertainment value. The site is shallower than a puddle and about as scary as a box full of kittens.
6 “Halloween: Resurrection” (2002)
Directed by Rick Rosenthal
Twenty years after the first film in the series was released, Halloween H20 It put an end to Michael Myers once and for all, and capped off a story that was starting to get boring. But the Hollywood money-making machine couldn’t resist taking another crack at this hideous horror that should have been dead and buried. Laurie Strode (Curtis) appears in the film’s opening, but is quickly dispatched to attend a group of fame-hungry young people who take part in the Dangertainment reality show hosted by Freddie Harris (busta rhymes) Myers (brad laurie) childhood home.
Sequels are rarely as good as the original, especially when it comes to horror, and that’s fine as long as they meet certain expectations, like being true to the story and characters. Halloween: Resurrection, as worst of the franchise, Unfortunately not. There was a whiff of a desperate attempt to appeal to a younger audience to this film, which was just off-putting and annoying.
5 “Prom Night” (2008)
Directed by Nelson McCormick
Crazy high school teacher who murdered his family (Jonathan Scheck) Several years later, a girl (brittany snow) He was hooked. It sounds very promising, and there’s even a hint of the unnatural obsession Michael Myers had with Laurie, with the killers sharing the same penchant for butcher knife murder weapons. However, any fan halloween Horror movies in general would be better off avoiding this PG-13 disaster.
It’s an utter travesty that thousands of great indie horror films struggle to get big screen time even though Sony Pictures is spending $20 million on this one. A mundane, completely predictable pile of garbage. People who try to find this movie will probably come across a movie with the same title. prom night since 1980This is a pretty good way to spend your time for any worthy horror fan.
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4 “Dark Ride” (2006)
Directed by Craig Singer
Psychopath Jonah (dave warden) He brutally murders two teenage girls and is confined in a mental hospital. Ten years later, he went on the run and, quite shockingly, returned to the place of his old killing spree. In this case, it was an old amusement park attraction called “.dark ride‘. A group of six friends on a road trip stumbled across a flyer about the attraction’s reopening and for some reason felt they had to check it out.
“Horror fans should watch a good episode of this movie
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What a haunted amusement park suggests is creepy horror moviebut to give dark ride This tag is an insult to other users of the genre. The movie is poorly conceived, looks very amateurish, and has little entertainment value. Horror fans should watch a good episode of. scooby doo.
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3 “Sorority Massacre” (1986)
Directed by Carol Frank
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When Beth (angela o’neil) is a young girl who hid in the basement while her brother divided up the rest of the family. Therefore, he was placed in an asylum. Years later, Beth goes to college and joins a sorority, but beyond her imagination, a repressed memory reveals that the sorority was actually her childhood home. I don’t remember that. Lo and behold, her brother ran away and returned home to finish his work.
Sorority Clubhouse Massacre I’m trying hard to become halloweenit’s not funny but it’s a shameit doesn’t come close to that. no one expects good slasher movie For a movie to be a masterpiece, it has to have at least some substance, be it a gruesome killer, a compelling plot, or the odd jump scare, and this movie misses the mark on every level.
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2 “Pumpkin Carver” (2006)
Directed by Robert Mann
Many low-budget films became absolute blockbusters.So there’s no excuse to subject unwitting horror fans to a train wreck. pumpkin carver. On Halloween night, Jonathan Starks (michael zara) He stabs to death a man wearing a pumpkin mask who attacked his sister Rin (amy weber), it turned out that her boyfriend was playing a prank. One year later, a brother and sister move to a new town and are chased by a mysterious killer wearing a pumpkin mask.
Adding a K to the word carver doesn’t make the movie any scarier. Lessons to be learned from that Killer Clown from space. At least the ridiculousness of the latter characters is justified because they are clowns. pumpkin carverit just makes them Very annoying.
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1 “The Last Slumber Party” (1988)
Works directed by Steven Tyler
In the words of promoter Chris,Jan Jensen), Tracy (Nancy Meyer) and Linda (joanne whitley) means three high school teens “die to have a good time,” but anyone foolish enough to put themselves in this cinematic disaster will find themselves in the exact opposite situation. Sho. Even the scalpel-wielding killer’s escape does little to spice up this bizarre snoozefest, leaving viewers hoping he’ll get the job done quickly.
“Last Slumber Party”
It can’t even be justified by the “so bad it’s good” rating of a horror movie, it’s just awful. ”
last slumber party cannot be justified in “So Bad, They’re Good” Horror Movie Rank, it’s simply bad. The film was released on Blu-ray earlier this year, and its jacket even boasts “excerpts from Halloween,” which is the worst insult in the history of the horror franchise.
