SEPTEMBER 28TH - NOURISHMENT & NIGHTMARES - ICE CREAM & CONJURING 2

Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a malicious spirit. IMDB

For tonight's choice of movie I went with something I've actually watched once or twice before, Conjuring 2. My snack of choice was, my favorite, the Toll House brand chocolate chip cookie sandwich. These are my FAVORITE ice cream choice. Alright now back to the movie... for those of you who are scary movie lovers, I'm sure you saw the first Conjuring, because of its extreme popularity. The first movie was right up my alley, exactly the kind of scary movie I like because it kept you terrified throughout, then had you leaving worrying about if you were going to sleep that night.

As for this movie, it stars the same couple from the first movie Lorraine and Ed Warren. They travel overseas to a house in London where they are claiming a child is being possessed. The family has been experiencing really weird things and they want answers. When the Warren couple get there they find out that the resident before this family was an old man who died in the house. This is the spirit that's haunting the family. There are a few twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat and make you think a bit.

For my personal opinion, the story line went in wayyyyy too many directions. First the spirit was the old man, then it was "the crooked man", then after that it was a nun. Overall it was too much to handle. I felt like the writers didn't really know what direction to go in so they incorporated all three. Besides the weird plot line, the scares in the movie are terrifying. The nun is something that a lot of people are still talking about, because of her creepy look and horrifying scenes. The problem again for me, is that since the movie really wrapped up all the answers in the end, I didn't leave freaked out. It was a super entertaining movie then I went home and just thought.. "okay.. thats it?" In my opinion, they could've ended it a few other ways that would've been freakier. 

My Rating: 8/10

SEPTEMBER 21ST - NOURISHMENT & NIGHTMARES - MCDONS & 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE

IMDB Summary: After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter with two men, who claim the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack. IMDB

Today I chose McDonald's with an excellent syfy scary movie. Although me eating McDonald's is completely normal, watching syfy movies usually aren't common for me. Usually I find them to be unrealistic and therefore they don't really "haunt" me. However, this movie did a great job of being realistic and believable.

This movie starts off with the main character, Michelle, leaving her fiancé and getting into a car crash. She wakes up in a cell with two other people in this underground bunker. The owner of the bunker (and the guy who caused her crash) is named Howard. He is a typical "prepper", you know, those people who spend their time preparing for the end of the world. He builds this insane bunker with running water, electricity, and more food than I even have in my kitchen (broke college student problems). In this bunker is Howard, Michelle and then another random character Emmett. You end up getting pretty attached to Emmett even though they fail at giving information on his background. Howard explains there was an attack and that they can't go outside, everyone is dead, and the air is toxic. Michelle and Emmett start questioning this Howard guy. The rest of the movie consists of these two trying to escape outside and see what's going on.

There are quite a few jumpy scares that keep you entertained, along with the constant curiosity of what the heck is going on outside that keeps them in this bunker. On top of that, another fear would be, is this Howard guy really who he says he is? All in all, I thought it was a pretty creepy movie. It was realistic as far as story line. The "monsters" on the outside aren't unrealistic and the plot of them cutting off power and making the air toxic is probably pretty accurate to what would happen if we were actually attacked by an alien force.

My Rating: 7/10

SEPTEMBER 14TH - NIGHTMARES - AMERICAN HORROR STORY 6

IMDB Summary: An anthology series that centers on different characters and locations, including a house with a murderous past, an insane asylum, a witch coven, a freak show, and an enigmatic hotel. IMDB


Today of course, I had to watch the Season 6 premiere of American Horror Story (AHS). This is an extremely popular TV series with each season being a completely new story/plot. Personally, my favorite seasons were the first two and I think they have fallen off since then. However, this season and its theme have been kept a complete secret, and frankly, even after watching I'm still unsure of the theme.


This season seems to be a replica of a ghost hunters type TV show where the "victims" of the attack/haunting narrate the story while they have "actors" reenact what happened. The theme seems to be "My Roanoke Nightmare". If you don't know anything about Roanoke and "The Lost Colony" here's a blurb on it and the link below to learn more:


"The Roanoke Colony, also known as the Lost Colony, was established on Roanoke Island in what is today's Dare County, North Carolina, United States. It was a late 16th-century attempt by Queen Elizabeth I to establish a permanent English settlement. The colony was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh. The colonists disappeared during the Anglo-Spanish War, three years after the last shipment of supplies from England. Their disappearance gave rise to the nickname "The Lost Colony." There has been no conclusive evidence as to what happened to the colonists." WIKI


This is based off of true events and the story has always terrified me. They made a scary movie in 2010 based off of this idea and putting it in modern times.. it was so creepy. 2010 Movie So I'm guessing they are using this theme and doing a "this colony was never lost" kind of thing. I'm pretty excited for this, I think its different and it a little bit scarier knowing it was based on the true events of the Roanoke stories. I felt like throughout the premiere I was definitely jumping and scared. Along with that, I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.. which is just the kind of thing I like.



Although I don't know what the rest of this season is like, I'll rate the premiere.


My Rating: 9/10

SEPTEMBER 7TH - NIGHTMARES - DON'T BREATHE

IMBD Summary:  Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems. IMDB

Today I chose the movie Don't Breathe. This movie has been extremely well advertised and has become very popular, so I was excited to see it. Once again, I would put this movie in the "Thriller" category because its not quite horror and not quite action, its got a bit of both. This movie is full of outward jumps and the story line makes you leave sick to your stomach.

The movie is about three teenagers who spend their time stealing from the rich and selling items for money. They find out there's a old man in a house in a deserted neighborhood (of course its deserted), who was a war veteran. This man is sitting on about $300k from a settlement over a young girl killing his daughter in a motor accident. The three teens (Alex, Money, and Rocky) watched over his house for a few days and learned that he had a pretty vicious dog and duh duh duh.. hes blind. They decide to go for it one night and they didn't expect what happens next. The old man spends the night hunting them throughout the house and they find out some very screwed up secrets.

Overall, I really liked the movie. I was terrified and on edge throughout and had no idea what was going to happen next. I found myself thinking about what I would do in the situation and was basically yelling at the screen (yeah I'm that person). Although this won't continue to haunt me I found myself analyzing the movie in my head. Normally in horror movies you know exactly who the villian is and why they are the way they are, but not this movie. In the beginning, I was rooting for the old man cause he's a blind veteran and why would someone ever want to steal from him. But throughout the movie I changed back and forth on who is worse the old man or the teens. Definitely worth the watch.

My Rating: 8/10