NOVEMBER 30TH - NIGHTMARES - HOUSE OF DUST

IMDB Summary: College students exploring an abandoned insane asylum accidentally shatter canisters holding the cremains of former mental patients. Inhaling the dusty ash filling the air, they're soon possessed by the souls once held within them. One is a convicted serial killer from 1950. IMDB

  

Tonight's special was an old movie that I had the DVD of since.. maybe this summer and have never watched. Since I have an obsession with scary movies, I love going to places like Disc Replay or even a Family Video and see what movies they are selling for cheap. So this movie was one of those pickups and I hadn't watched it yet. I would put this movie in the paranormal thriller category.

This story is an interesting plot line of a girl who used to be in a mental institution who goes off to college. Shes on medication for her crazy thoughts and hallucinations but no one really knows about it. So she makes friends and they all go to the abandoned mental hospital and they all come out different. They are trying to make themselves normal again.

Honestly, even though I expected it, this movie was super cheesy. I would've placed it lower with my ratings but the plot line is unique, original, and entertaining and that;s why I kept watching. Probably wouldn't recommend unless you're a big fan like me!

My Rating: 6/10

NOVEMBER 23RD - NIGHTMARES - THE INVITATION

IMDB Summary: While attending a dinner party at his former home, a man thinks his ex-wife and her new husband have sinister intentions for their guests. IMDB

Tonight's special was a movie I found after doing research on some good scary movies that are on Netflix. I found this one called The Invitation that I would put in the thriller category.

This movie is about a couple (Will & Kira) who get invitations to a dinner party from friends they haven't seen in years.  The friends happens to be Will's ex-wife. When they arrive they realize that these people have invited a ton of people they are close to who have all experienced something tragic such as the loss of a loved one. Throughout the party Will catches onto the fact that something really isn't right with this group of people and talks of a cult keep coming up. He's battling the embarrassment of worrying about the party and the inner feeling telling him something is wrong and has to figure out what to do before the night unfolds.

This movie was quite interesting to watch, however, super predictable. The movie could've honestly been 15 minutes long but it dragged out and kept repeating itself over and over again every scene. The ending was expected and I wasn't really shocked with any of the "plot twists". I will say though I think some of the people in this movie were spectacular actors. Although the plot line was a bit amateur the acting wasn't. I probably wouldn't watch it again and wouldn't recommend it to anyone.

My Rating: 4/10

NOVEMBER 16TH - NIGHTMARES - ARRIVAL

IMDB Summary:A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications. IMDB

Tonight's special was a movie that I've  been looking forward to seeing for awhile. I would put Arrival in the scyfy thriller category. Normally I'm not super into scyfy/fantasy stuff but I saw a lot of trailers and I got excited and interested to see it. 

Arrival stars Amy Adams as a college professor who teaches about linguistics. She's familiar with every language, even those dating back before English was developed. One morning, during her class she finds out that there is a worldwide panic because 12 unidentified ships of some sort have landed in random places across the globe. While every one goes into a panic, a general of the army shows up at her office to recruit her to talk to these "aliens". They fly her there and have her interact with the aliens trying to figure out their purpose on earth. There's a lot of plot twists and the final twist will either leave you extremely confused or sum it all up and make perfect sense. You gotta pay attention close to figure it out.

I LOVED THIS MOVIE. Seriously one of the best scyfy movies I've seen. They did an excellent job of making it realistic, scaring the crap out of you, confusing you throughout, while also having you leave in wonder of what you just watched. I definitely recommend.

My Rating: 10/10

NOVEMBER 9TH - NIGHTMARES - INFERNO

When Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks, and together they must race across Europe against the clock to foil a deadly global plot.IMDB

Tonight the boyfriend and I went to go see the new movie Inferno. This movie is a third installment of a popular written novel series. The first movie was The Da Vinci Code and the second movie was Angels & Demons. Both of those films were very well done so I was interested to see if this one was as good.

This movie stars Tom Hanks as the Professor Robert Langdon who was also the main character in the two other films. Langdon wakes up in a hospital and meets a young woman named Sienna. He slowly starts to figure out something is wrong when the police arrive to "talk to him" and immediately start shooting at him. The whole movie is based on a man who bioengineered a deadly plague that if released would kill 95% of the worlds population in a matter of a month. The creator of the virus wanted to create a new world order where we could start over again and get rid of all the problems caused by overpopulation. Langdon has to figure out who is most truthful and who to trust as he tries to stop the virus from getting released.

All I can say is WOW. Such a good movie. Tom Hanks is obviously excellent as always which helps. However this movie's plot line is what really made it great. The amount of crazy twists and turns keep you on the edge of your seat in suspense. It is quite confusing but for someone who loves movies you really have to figure out it was great. My boyfriend on the other hand spent most of the movie asking "okay wait I'm confused whats happening now? who are the good guys?" which was quite hilarious. This movie also made me think about the incredible reality of a mass plague killing off the world. The amount of shows they have created off this idea really make you wonder.

My Rating 10/10

NOVEMBER 2ND - NIGHTMARES - LIGHTS OUT

IMDB Summary: When her little brother, Martin, experiences the same events that once tested her sanity, Rebecca works to unlock the truth behind the terror, which brings her face to face with an entity that has an attachment to their mother, Sophie.

Tonight's movie was one that gained a lot of popularity when it came out on social media for its super creepy trailers, Lights Out. This movie would be in the horror category for sure, with its choice of scares. 

This movie is based around a mother of two children who has some mental issues. Rebecca the older daughter left the house when she started experiencing and seeing things in the house. Rebecca gets a phone call from CPS when her little brother Martin falls asleep in class every day. If an effort to get Martin out of the house Rebecca brings him to her house. They start to realize that the messed up things that are "haunting" their insane mother are just figments of their imagination. It's a real girl named Diana.

This movie started out amazing. They played on such a good fear of whats in the dark. The fact that Diana can only be seen in the dark is honestly a terrifying thing to imagine. She resembles the "Grudge girl" or the "Ring girl", with her dark figure, long black hair over her face. Every person's nightmare of an entity that creeps out from your closet or from under your bed. One that crawls, runs, and stands taller than you when you're side by side. The scares throughout this movie were fantastic. They made you jump, want to stop watching the movie, and look around the room to make sure nothing is watching with you. However, the ending ruined the movie for me. 

With the ending of the movie ending Diana for good, it made me leave the movie pretty bummed and thinking about what the movie could've been. I didn't wonder if she was gonna be in my room, and if she was going to haunt me later. If you keep up with my blog then you know thats my favorite part of scary movies so because of that it definitely bumped my rating down a few points.

My Rating: 7/10

OCTOBER 26TH - NOURISHMENT & NIGHTMARES - QDOBA & AMERICAN HORROR STORY 6

IMDB Summary: An anthology series that centers on different characters and locations, including a murder house, an asylum, a coven, a freak show, a hotel and a sinister farmhouse. IMDB

So tonight I decided to give a review now that I am caught up and am half way through this series. I will give a final thoughts review at the end of the series as well. For my meal tonight, I picked up Qdoba on the way home from work. I am a huge Qdoba fan, Chipotle falls waaaaaay behind. I get nachos with my chips on the side, which is basically a dip. I get queso, ground beef, pico de gallo, cheese, and guacamole.

As for this season so far... I'm shook. I cannot believe how this has gone so far because the plot is so intertwined. At this point half way through it is a show, within a show, within a show. So there's three separate shows that you kind of have to keep up with and try to remember who is who. So far I'm loving it, its extremely intense, kinda screwed up and seriously keeps you on the edge of your seat. It also makes you think a lot. My friends and I could not stop saying "OMG WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THAT WAS YOU", and that's my absolute favorite thing with scary movies.

Overall they have sone a great job with this season so far so I am thrilled to see where they go from here. There's a lot of questions and things to wrap up at the end so I hope they do a great job with the end of it.

My Rating(so far): 9/10

October 19TH - NOURISHMENT & NIGHTMARES - TONTINO'S & THE UNINVITED

IMDB Summary: Anna Ivers returns home to her sister Alex after a stint in a mental hospital, though her recovery is jeopardized thanks to her cruel stepmother. Her dismay quickly turns to horror when she is visited by ghastly visions of her dead mother. IMDB

Tonight's special is an old favorite of mine. The Uninvited was one of the first scary movies I ever saw and tonight I just felt like re-watching it. I would put this into a horror/thriller category. It is your stereotypical horror movie about demonic possession and mental illness. To go along with the movie, I chose a wonderful late night snack, Totino's Sausage pizza. If those pizzas don't scream college.. idk what does.

This movie is one where you will leave going "What the heck? Why didn't I see that coming?". It's a story of a girl named Anna who is in a mental hospital after the loss of her sick mother. The mother became terminally ill and the family moved her to the boat house, just off of the main house. One night, gas leaked into the boat house and it caught on fire, killing the mother. When Anna returns from the hospital, she comes home to her mother's nurse (Rachel), who is now her dad's new girlfriend. She has a hard time grasping this and feels like there's something seriously wrong going on. Anna and her sister Alex go on an investigation of Rachel's past and find out some really weird things. One night, while the father goes away, the situation turns ugly. You'll have to watch to see the twist at the end.. I promise you won't know what's coming.

In my opinion, this is a greaaaat movie. There are plenty of typical jumpy scares throughout. Even though I wouldn't say this movie haunted me later, the twist KILLED ME and I was so shook that I went home thinking about it for awhile. They did a great job with special effects and not making it too cheesy. I also feel as though the plot line is quite realistic and you could think about it happening in your own life.

My Rating: 9/10