For this Friday Movie Night, boo! It’s a triple feature, It’s all horror, and we’re starting early, at 7PM EST, to make room for all of it. First up is The Grudge (2004), the American remake of the Japanese spooker about a ghost girl who literally scares her victims to death. It’s a camp classic. After that is The Wailing (2016), one of the best-regarded Korean horror films of all time, concerning a detective who investigates a mysterious plague in a small town that leads to a series of grisly deaths. This is, to date, the best-known and best-reviewed film of director Na Hong-jin, who specializes in disturbing thrillers. Third is the magnum opus of auteur Ken Russell, The Devils (1971), one of the most-acclaimed horror films of the 1970s; it tells the story of a moral panic in a 17th-century town when some Catholic nuns find themselves accused of witchcraft. Guess how well this goes.
We’ll start at 7PM EST on Hextube, right here: https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies
Be there, comrades!
Letterboxd:
- The Grudge: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-grudge/
- The Wailing: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-wailing/
- The Devils: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-devils/
Doesthedogdie.com links:
- The Grudge: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/11821
- The Wailing: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/12722
- The Devils: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/48874
CWs for The Grudge:
- Stalking.
- Domestic violence.
- Child abuse.
- Animal abuse.
- Dead animal.
- Death of cat.
- Death of pet.
- Someone is held underwater.
- Someone struggles to breathe.
- Body horror.
- Hanging.
- Asphyxiation.
- Tooth damage.
- Broken bones.
- Someone falls to their death.
- Death of child.
- Death of parent.
- Cheating.
- Possession.
- Ghosts.
- Jump scares.
- Shower scene.
- Audio gore.
- Hospital scene.
- Suicide.
- Sad ending.
- Honking car horn.
- Drowning.
- Blood and gore.
CWs for The Wailing:
- Death of dog.
- Stalking.
- Gaslighting.
- Child abuse.
- Drug use.
- Smoking.
- Deaths of animals.
- Animal abuse.
- Death of pet.
- Bugs.
- Sexual assault of woman by villain; the lead-up to the act is shown (i.e., she is shoved to the ground), but the scene cuts away before the deed actually happens.
- Discussion of sexual assault.
- Shaving.
- Cutting of flesh.
- Someone struggles to breathe.
- Cannibalism.
- Body horror.
- Squashed head.
- Hanging.
- Unconsciousness.
- Broken bones.
- Seizure.
- Torture.
- Death by falling.
- Blood and gore.
- Death of parent.
- Possession.
- Ghosts.
- Jump scares.
- Vomiting.
- Farting.
- Spitting.
- Audio gore.
- Needles.
- Hospital scene.
- Body dysmorphia.
- Violent mentally-ill person.
- Misophonia.
- Suicide.
- Claustrophobia.
- Obscene language.
- Sudden loud noises.
- Crying baby.
- Flashing lights.
- Someone is watched without their knowledge.
- Hate speech against Japanese people.
- Sex.
- Nudity.
- Man ridiculed for crying.
- Homelessness.
- Sad ending.
- Car crash.
- Honking car horn.
- Someone is hit by a car.
CWs for The Devils:
- Stalking.
- Domestic violence.
- Gaslighting.
- Dead animals.
- Bugs.
- Sexual assault of nun by demon about 40 minutes in. The scene, which is under a minute long, occurs in quick cuts and the exact nature of the act is not quite clear, but it is still a scary scene.
- Shaving.
- Someone struggles to breathe.
- Someone is burned alive.
- Hanging.
- Broken bones.
- Seizure.
- Genital trauma.
- Torture.
- Death of parent.
- Cheating.
- Possession.
- Ghosts.
- Jump scares.
- Vomiting.
- Spitting.
- Audio gore.
- Enema.
- Self-harm.
- Violent mentally-ill person.
- Attempted suicide.
- Anxiety attacks.
- Claustrophobia.
- Shaky cam.
- Babies.
- Misogyny.
- Sex.
- Sad ending.
- Blood and gore.
- Gun violence.
Links to movies:
- The Grudge: https://vimeo.com/764590774
- The Wailing: https://vimeo.com/878840284
- The Devils: https://vimeo.com/878837852
The wailing is so good!