Deadly Theremin

Dirigido por Damien Rugna, que também é o guitarrista da banda Pasco 637 da Argentina, Aterrados é um daqueles filmes que você termina de assistir e tenta lembrar qual foi a última vez que um longa de ficção te fez sentir tanto medo assim. Definitivamente recomendo assistir com alguém do seu lado. A narrativa segue uma linha de suspense investigativo até o por-do-sol, e depois é só atividade maligna demoníaca de universos paralelos. É um episódio com muito spoiler, então cuidado.

Dirigido pelo diretor guatemalteca Jayro Bustamante, esse filme vai se utilizar da lingua franca do terror-ficção-folclore pra abordar o terror-real sofrido por milhares de povos indígenas durante a ditadura militar na Guatemala na segunda metade do século XX. Essa narrativa envolve fantasmas de vítimas do Holocausto Silencioso buscando vingança sob a forma de uma das lendas folclóricas mais antigas e mais conhecidas na America Central e America Latina que é o conto da La Llorona. É um filme intenso, mas maior que isso, é um filme necessário.

I hope my non-Brazilian fans will forgive me, but this season will be a Brazilian Version, Herbert Richards.

Lançado em 1967 e dirigido, produzido, editado e protagonizado por José Mojica Marins, Esta Noite Reencanarei no Teu Cadáver traz vários elementos contemporâneos e técnicas impressionantes de efeitos especiais para o cenário nacional. É a sequencia do primeiro longa do Mojica Marins e conta a nefasta historia da lendária personagem do Zé do Caixão - que traz uma critica bem contemporânea à sociedade brasileira cristã e suas crenças -, junto claro, de muito grito, morte e o melhor do gore da década de 60. A trilogia mesmo só vai terminar em 2008, com o lançamento da Encarnação do Demônio que marca o fim de uma longa carreira de participações do Zé do Caixão em longas, curtas, programas de televisão etc.

Esse episodio é repleto de spoilers então eu recomendo que deixem toda a esperanca, vós que entrais! E boa noite.

R.I.P

A missing girl in a strange Scottish village, with uncomfortably happy folk songs, naked dancing and rituals, The Wicker Man is one of those classic films that you can't stop thinking about. It's an extremely unsettling murder mystery with amazing plot twists and a breathtaking climax. This bonus episode was an amazing recommendation from a friend, and I analyzed while having a Guinness, just like the villagers at the landlord's bar. I hope you enjoy it, or not. It's your funeral.

Four Londoner men decide to go on a hike in memoriam of their friend in Sweden. What could go wrong, you think? Ancient woods are a commonplace for Ancient pagan religions, their followers, and sometimes even the bloodthirsty gods they worship. The cinematography will remind of The Blair Witch Project (which I previously analyzed), and the god behaves like the Lovecraftian Shub-Niggurath taking sacrifices and never leaving the woods. The novel is equally awesome and I definetely recommend it! It pairs really well with a vodka sour, the adventurous drink you put raw egg whites in. Give it a try: on the movie, the novel and the drink. Or not. Whatever. Rest in Peace.

[SPOILER ALERT] Loosely based on a Stephen King's novel with the same name, Children of the Corn explores a corn-god cult led and worshiped by cute little murderous children from the countryside of the United States. This low-budget feature draws a parallel between religious fanaticism, with hints of the Old Testament and some corn farming. The first one gives no room for a sequel, but they just kept popping. Like corn. It eventually turned into an awfully stretched franchise that doesn't even give you crazy gory deaths (except for maybe one or two). You probably won't enjoy this movie sober, so fill up your cup and come praise He Who Walks Behind the Rows with me. Or not. It's your funeral.

The jewel of Mexican Horror, Santa Sangre explores Life and Death using Symbolism to the bone . It's the story of the child magician Fenix and his way to adulthood while dealing with traumas, imaginary snakes and an armless bloodthirst vengeful mother devout to a strange cult that worships Santa Sangre. It's a full experience, you will want to look away, look closer, laugh, cry, and get a little scared - or least minimaly grossed out- by the gory deaths.

Jodorowsky is one of my favorite directors, so consider this my offering to the Winter Solstice.

R.I.P

Released in 2018 by studio A24, Hereditary invites you to discover what's behind a series of strange dark events that surround the Graham Family and their History of secrecy, death and madness. The atmosphere is very unsettling and you will most definetely hold your breath for the remaining 10 minutes of the movie. The director Ari Aster mentions in an interview that despite the suffering present in every single one of the characters, you feel like you're supposed to like them, in opposite to other unsettling crazy-transition films such as"the cook, the thief, his wife and her lover". But that's a story for another night. If you're alone, get a drink to keep you company for this one.

Hereditary is not for the faint of heart. This is not a movie I enjoyed watching a second time, mostly because of the extremely agonizying atmosphere and painfully long slow-burn ending. It's still a masterpiece that you need to watch. You've been warned.

R.I.P

This is not my average alone-in-the-dark episode. The idea was to debut season 2 by simulating those weird conversations you wanna eavesdrop at a dive bar after work between two old friends. So grab a beer, and pretend Lloyd's polishing glasses in front of you.

[SPOILER ALERT] Mandy was released in 2018 and it has one of the most beautiful color palettes I've ever seen in a gore movie. Directed by Panos Cosmatos and with Nicholas Cage as a broken man seeking revenge in the classic Cage style, with an atmospheric-psychedelic-doom-metal soundtrack connecting it all to create this amazing contemporary rock opera. Honorary mentions to the Cheddar Goblin and Bill Duke who didn't make the editing cuts. I hope you're able to keep up with our references. Or not. Whatever.

[SPOILER ALERT] A season finale asks for Italian horror. Directed by Mario Bava, Black Sunday is a classic referenced by directors such as Coppola and Tim Burton. A vampire witch princess is murdered by her own brother and swears revenge upon him and all future generations. There's an usual number of gruesome deaths for 1960, making this a movie difficult to find (It was prohibited in the UK until 1982 and even then, heavily censored), but pleasing to watch. I hope you enjoyed The Witch's Brew as much as I did. Subscribe for updates on the upcoming season. Or not. It's your funeral. Rest in Peace