Monday, October 5
Freddy vs Jason
(USA, horror/thriller, 2003)
MA15+
Director: Ronny Yu
Starring: Robert Englund, Ken Kirzinger, Kelly Rowland
What's it about?
The two biggest icons of the slasher genre finally meet in Freddy vs Jason (aka A Nightmare on Friday the 13th). Banished for eternity, Freddy Krueger (played for the last time by Robert Englund) devises a plan to manipulate Jason into continuing his work, terrorising the teenagers of Elm Street. All goes well until Freddy realises that Jason won't oblige, and so begins a frightening showdown between Evil and Evil.
The two biggest icons of the slasher genre finally meet in Freddy vs Jason (aka A Nightmare on Friday the 13th). Banished for eternity, Freddy Krueger (played for the last time by Robert Englund) devises a plan to manipulate Jason into continuing his work, terrorising the teenagers of Elm Street. All goes well until Freddy realises that Jason won't oblige, and so begins a frightening showdown between Evil and Evil.
The Devil's Rejects
(USA, crime/drama/horror, 2005)
MA15+
Director: Rob Zombie
Starring: Sid Haig, Sheri Moon Zombie, Bill Moseley
What's it about?
Join the members of the psychopathic Firefly family as they try to outrun the cops (no angels themselves) - and leave a trail of dead bodies in their wake. This sequel to heavy metal star Rob Zombie’s The House of 1000 Corpses boasts a body count that rivals the original. Gruesome, funny and nasty.
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Monday October 12
The Last House on The Left
(USA, horror/thriller, 2009)
MA15+
Director: Dennis Iliadis
Starring: Garret Dillahunt, Monica Potter, Tony Goldwyn
What's it about?
This remake of late, great Wes Craven's [1] 1972 original follows a teenage girl Mari, who is kidnapped and assaulted by a prison escapee and his crew (which includes /Breaking Bad/ star Aaron Paul). Terrified and left for dead, Mari’s only hope is to make it back to her parents' remote lake house. Unfortunately, that's also where her attackers are headed. [1] http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2015/09/04/how-wes-craven-redefined-horror
This remake of late, great Wes Craven's [1] 1972 original follows a teenage girl Mari, who is kidnapped and assaulted by a prison escapee and his crew (which includes /Breaking Bad/ star Aaron Paul). Terrified and left for dead, Mari’s only hope is to make it back to her parents' remote lake house. Unfortunately, that's also where her attackers are headed. [1] http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/article/2015/09/04/how-wes-craven-redefined-horror
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Cabin Fever
(USA, comedy/horror, 2002)
MA15+
Director: Eli Roth
Starring: Jordan Ladd, Rider Strong, James DeBello
What's it about?
New generation horror master Eli Roth takes us on a bucolic excursion, which as it turns out has nothing rejuvenating about it. To celebrate spring break, a group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.
New generation horror master Eli Roth takes us on a bucolic excursion, which as it turns out has nothing rejuvenating about it. To celebrate spring break, a group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.
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Monday October 19
The Ruins
(USA/Germany/Australia, horror/thriller, 2008)
MA15+
Director: Carter Smith
Starring: Shawn Ashmore, Jena Malone, Jonathan Tucker
What's it about?
This horror flick based on the eponymous book by Scott Smith is not for the faint of heart. A group of American friends on a boozy Mexican holiday embark on a remote archaeological dig of a Mayan ruin. Once there, hostile locals are the least of their worries, as they need to defeat an evil creature that lives among the ruins - either that, or die on the vine.
This horror flick based on the eponymous book by Scott Smith is not for the faint of heart. A group of American friends on a boozy Mexican holiday embark on a remote archaeological dig of a Mayan ruin. Once there, hostile locals are the least of their worries, as they need to defeat an evil creature that lives among the ruins - either that, or die on the vine.
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Afterparty
(Spain, horror, 2013)
MA15+
Director: Miguel Larraya
Starring: Luis Fernández, Alicia Sanz, Rocío León
What's it about?
This afterparty is sure to leave a few sore heads, as what starts as an unbridled celebration soon turns into a horror show. TV star and teen idol Carlos is invited to a wild party packed with girls and good times. The morning after, he wakes up trapped in a sinister house with three of his new acquaintances, and no way to escape - or communicate with the outside world.
This afterparty is sure to leave a few sore heads, as what starts as an unbridled celebration soon turns into a horror show. TV star and teen idol Carlos is invited to a wild party packed with girls and good times. The morning after, he wakes up trapped in a sinister house with three of his new acquaintances, and no way to escape - or communicate with the outside world.
Source: SBS Movies
Monday October 26
Saw
Available after broadcast at SBS On Demand
(USA/Australia, horror/mystery, 2004)
MA15+
Director: James Wan
Starring: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover
What's it about?
This cult gore movie almost never came to fruition, as it wasn't until Melbourne-based Leigh Whannell and James Wan turned to America to pitch their script, that it became the successful franchise that we know. The plot is terrifying in its simplicity: with a dead body lying between them, two men wake up in the secure lair of a serial killer who's been nicknamed 'Jigsaw'. The men must play a series of gut-wrenching games in order to stand a chance of surviving.
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Rabies
Available after broadcast at SBS On Demand
(Israel, horror, 2010)
MA15+
Directors: Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado
Starring: Lior Ashkenazi, Ania Bukstein, Danny Geva
What's it about?
Billed as the first Israli slasher movie, the dark, unpredictable, and at times very funny Rabies follows a runaway brother and sister who find temporary refuge in a deserted nature reserve. When the sister falls into a hunting trap set by a psychotic killer, the brother sets out in a race against time to rescue her. In the process, he meets a group of lost young tennis players (just go with it), and a forest ranger and his dog, who sense that something is not quite right.
Billed as the first Israli slasher movie, the dark, unpredictable, and at times very funny Rabies follows a runaway brother and sister who find temporary refuge in a deserted nature reserve. When the sister falls into a hunting trap set by a psychotic killer, the brother sets out in a race against time to rescue her. In the process, he meets a group of lost young tennis players (just go with it), and a forest ranger and his dog, who sense that something is not quite right.
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