Monster Squad (1987)

For my return after a 3-year absence from blogging, I decided to select this year's movies by dice roll. 2 24 sided dice were thrown to choose a Style of Horror-movie, and a "scare" type. This is adapted from an idea shamelessly stolen from Random Number Generator Horror Podcast Number 9.

For today's movie, I threw a 5 for PG/PG-13, and a 2 for Werewolf

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For one day every 100 years, a long-forgotten and usually indestructible amulet, capable of banishing Evil from the world, becomes venerable.

That day is fast approaching, and Dracula has put together a band of monsters (Himself, The Mummy, The Wolfman, Gillman, and Frankenstein's Creature) to seek and destroy The Amulet.

Unfortunately for the monsters, a group of horror-movie loving kids have just got hold of Van Helsing's diary, and learned of the amulet themselves... and now find themselves standing against the forces of evil.      

 

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Warwolves (2009)

After being cornered and attacked by a 'dog man' while on manoeuvres in the Middle East, a squad of 3 men and women of the Army started experiencing changes; Heightened senses, increase strength and agility... And blood lust.
One of the men kills himself, while another, Jake Gabriel, gives himself a change of name, and starts a new life as a mini-mart worker, suppressing the changes, and the memory, with a cocktail of drink and drugs.
Unfortunately for Jake, the rest if his pack aren't ready to give up on him. 

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First of all, if you are a werewolf on the run, do not change your name to Lawrence Talbot. It's not clever, and in the real world, it would probably make you easy to find. 

Secondly, if you are writing a low-budget SyFy original about wear wolves, do not invoke the name Lawrence Talbot. It is not wise to remind your viewers of a better movie. 

Monster Brawl.

For the first time ever, 8 monsters are brought together to wrestle to the death, and determine the undisputed 'Monster Brawl Heavyweight Champion'.

Wrestling! Monsters! Jimmy 'The Mouth of the South' Heart... As himself!

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Trick 'r Treat

Okay, so this is a bit different from the rest of the 2010 picks - unlike the other films I've shared my thoughts on this month, I've seen Trick 'R Treat before - in fact it was one of 2009s recommendations!

So why am I banging on about it today? Coz it's Halloween, that's why!

Trick 'r Treat

In 2009, I didn't review movies, so much as briefly recomend a few via my Facebook account, This was one of them...
None too gory and suitable for horror-wimps, Trick 'r Treat is a collection of short stories, connected by intertwining timelines (think "Creepshow" meets "Pulp Fiction"). The stories are sufficiently different that there's something for you here however you like your horror (well, except torture porn - but for that there's a new Saw movie EVERY FRIKKIN' YEAR!!!)