Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2012. Show all posts

11 January 2013

Gore Whore's Best and Worst of 2012

2012 is done and over with and, in all honesty, not a great year for horror. Not for me anyway. Choosing five films to add to my "worst" list was a piece of cake but since I'm not a big Hollywood horror person, I didn't see a lot of great ones to add to my "best" list. That said, after much (and I mean MUCH) consideration, I was able to come up with what I think is a pretty solid list.

**Best**

The Cabin in the Woods: Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth and Anna Hutchison


Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.



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The Loved Ones: Starring Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy and Victoria Thaine


When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge. 

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A family man is trapped and tortured by an unknown assailant (known only as Brutal). As the story unfolds, we find that neither man is who they claim to be.


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A woman steals her abusive boyfriend's drug money for her three teenage daughters to seek better lives for themselves and a bloody pursuit ensues. 


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Children of Sorrow: Starring Bill Oberst Jr., Hannah Levien and Whitney Nielsen

  
Children of Sorrow, a young woman embeds herself in a cult looking for answers to her sister's disappearance, only to find a dark secret within the cult.


**Worst**

The Innkeepers: Starring Sara Paxton, Pat Healy and Kelly McGillis


During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay. 


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As a killer named Cinderhella stalks the student body at the high school in Grizzly Lake, a group of co-eds band together to survive while they're all serving detention.


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 ATM: Starring Alice Eve, Josh Peck and Brian Geraghty

  
On a late night visit to an ATM, three co-workers end up in a desperate fight for their lives when they become trapped by an unknown man. 


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A cop investigates the case of a missing local teen, though he discovers a dark secret that has been unleashed in his town, and an evil spirit that will stop at nothing to find its heir. 


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Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines: Starring Doug Bradley, Camilla Arfwedson and Simon Ginty


A small West Virginia town is hosting the legendary Mountain Man Festival on Halloween, where throngs of costumed party goers gather for a wild night of music and mischief. But an inbred family of hillbilly cannibals kill the fun when they trick and treat themselves to a group of visiting college students.

 

03 January 2013

J.R.'s Best and Worst of 2012


Well we've made it through another year! We lived through the Mayan Apocalypse, survived a cut throat election and managed to avoid being swept off the face of the earth by tornadoes, hurricanes and wild fires. So, what's left to do except nail down our best and worst horror films of 2012!

**Best** 

The Raven: Starring John CusakAlice Eve and Luke Evans


When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe to stop him from making his stories a reality.



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Piranha DD: Starring Danielle PanabakerDavid Hasselhoff and Matt Bush


After the events at Lake Victoria, the pre-historic school of blood-thirsty piranhas make their way into a newly opened waterpark.


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Sinister: Starring Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance and James Ransome


A true-crime writer finds a cache of 8mm "snuff" films that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose career dates back to the 1960s.


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Mother's Day: Starring Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King and Shawn Ashmore

The sadistic members of a villainous family return to their childhood home to terrorize the new home owners and their guests.


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Silent Night: Starring Malcolm McDowell, Jaime King and Donal Logue


The police force of a remote Midwestern town search for a killer Santa Claus who is picking off citizens on Christmas Eve.



**Worst**

Cabin in the Woods: Starring Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth and Anna Hutchison


Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for. Together, they must discover the truth behind the cabin in the woods.


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A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.


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The Innkeepers: Starring Sara Paxton, Pat Healy and Kelly McGillis


During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel's haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.


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Dark Shadows: Starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer and Eva Green


An imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.


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The Devil Inside: Starring Fernanda Andrade, Simon Quarterman and Evan Helmuth


In Italy, a woman becomes involved in a series of unauthorized exorcisms during her mission to discover what happened to her mother, who allegedly murdered three people during her own exorcism.