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COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY



  




Related:Maika Monroe Discusses ‘Watcher’ and Her Passion for Working with Emerging Voices in the Horror Genre
 
There have been two trailers released for Watcher. The first, a nearly two-minute teaser, was released on March 15, 2022. This was followed by a full-length trailer released on April 28, 2022, which you can check out below:
  What Is Watcher About?
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As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia – a young actress who just moved to town with her boyfriend – notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street in this terrifying thriller.

Director Chloe Okuno gifted horror fans one of their favorite mascots in recent memory in Raatma. Raatma is a subterranean deity in one of the best and creepiest segments for the most recent installment in the V/H/S franchise–hail Raatma. Like Storm DrainOkuno’s filmography consists of shorts, but she’s already got two projects in pre-production (The Dating Game, Rodney & Sheryl) as she awaits Watcher’s theatrical release.


 
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Related:Maika Monroe on Making the Ride Share Horror Quibi Movie ‘The Stranger’
  Who Is in the Cast of Watcher?




As previously described, Maika Monroe stars as Julia. Julia moves to Romania with her husband, Francis. She doesn’t speak the language, she doesn’t know the city, she doesn’t know anyone. Julia notices a shaded figure standing, seemingly always staring, through the window across the street.
Monroe is no stranger to being stalked in cinema. Her breakout performance in It Follows  saw her endlessly pursued by a plodding supernatural being. After starring in The Guest, It Follows, Yes, Villains, The Strangerand Watcherher resume reads in part like a horror fan’s hand-picked list of stylish and scary stories. Collider’s own Perri Nemiroff spoke with Maika Monroe following Watcher’s premiere at Sundance, and she recapped her relationship with the horror genre,


 

I grew up loving old classic horror movies, watching A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Shiningprobably way too young, but there was just something about it. Unlike other movies, you always have such a visceral reaction to the genre. That was very intriguing to me. And then I ended up becoming an actor and ended up doing a movie called It Follows. That — not to gloat about it — but I think that film was the beginning of a change of the horror genre and kind of going back to its original roots of The Shining and [John] Carpenter. And so I think since that time there’s just been so many incredible genre films coming out, and so many people involved with the genre. So, for whatever reason, I just keep coming back! Especially with this script, I just fell in love with it.

 
Monroe’s versatility seems only matched by her passion, and both elements are on full display in her newest feature, Watcher.
Karl Glusman is Francis, Julia’s husband. Glusman carved out a career working with auteurs from across the world. He starred in Nocturnal Animals, Devs, Love,  Eternal Lightand The Neon Demon. Glusman slides into the skin of his roles, sometimes to terrifying effect. While Watcher is the Maika Monroe show, Glusman always finds a way to make an impact with his contributions to the work.
Tiny spoiler ahead, so skip this paragraph if spoilers are of major concern, but the watcher himself is played by Burn Gorman. Gorman is a seasoned industry veteran with decades of experience, but he broke through to mainstream audiences with villainous performances in The Dark Rises  and Game of Thrones  as well as a charming turn as the straight-man across from Charlie Day in  Pacific Rim.


 
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Despite in part being distributed by Shudder, Watcher won’t be released on the streaming platform alongside its theatrical debut. We already know which titles are coming to Shudder throughout June, and Watcher is nowhere to be seen–for now.
Watcher was produced by Image Nation and Spooky Pictures, and it was acquired for distribution by IFC Midnight and Shudder. IFC started as the Independent Film Channel, but now the film distributor operates under two verticles: IFC Films and IFC Midnight. IFC Midnight is the genre film arm of the distributor responsible for fan favorites The Autopsy of Jane Doe, The Babadookand Baskinamong many others. IFC President Arriana Bocco spoke in praise of director Chloe Okuno’s work in a press release following the acquisition of the film saying,


 

Chloe Okuno’s exceptional vision uses horror and thriller elements in a masterful way that will resonate with any person looking for a singular cinematic experience, even further emboldened by a star-turning performance from Maika Monroe. We’re honored to introduce Chloe’s stunning feature debut Watcher to audiences across North America, announcing her as a director to watch.

Her sentiments were echoed by Shudder’s General Manager, Craig Engler:

We’ve been huge fans of Chloe Okuno’s since her short film days and were lucky to have her direct one of the most popular segments of our hit movie V/H/S/ ‘94which premiered to record numbers last year. We’re delighted to be working with her again on Watcherwhich is a brilliant and tense film with a breakout performance from Maika Monroe, and we can’t wait for Shudder members to see it.

 
For more movies like Watchercheck out one of Maika Monroe’s most popular films, It Followsor check out these unnerving titles: One Hour Photo, The Invisible Man, Hush, Censor, The Night Houseor Malignant. Each title gets successively more bizarre, so expect a wild ride once Malignant starts playing.
Check out Watcher in theaters starting June 3, and keep your eyes on Shudder–Watcher is bound to wind up there when it’s done scaring audiences from the silver screen.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    





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COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY



  




Related:Maika Monroe Discusses ‘Watcher’ and Her Passion for Working with Emerging Voices in the Horror Genre
 
There have been two trailers released for Watcher. The first, a nearly two-minute teaser, was released on March 15, 2022. This was followed by a full-length trailer released on April 28, 2022, which you can check out below:
  What Is Watcher About?
Watcher’s eerie trailer is accompanied by the description:

As a serial killer stalks the city, Julia – a young actress who just moved to town with her boyfriend – notices a mysterious stranger watching her from across the street in this terrifying thriller.

Director Chloe Okuno gifted horror fans one of their favorite mascots in recent memory in Raatma. Raatma is a subterranean deity in one of the best and creepiest segments for the most recent installment in the V/H/S franchise–hail Raatma. Like Storm DrainOkuno’s filmography consists of shorts, but she’s already got two projects in pre-production (The Dating Game, Rodney & Sheryl) as she awaits Watcher’s theatrical release.


 
  When Is Watcher Coming Out?
Watcher  hits theaters across North America on June 3, 2022.
Related:Maika Monroe on Making the Ride Share Horror Quibi Movie ‘The Stranger’
  Who Is in the Cast of Watcher?




As previously described, Maika Monroe stars as Julia. Julia moves to Romania with her husband, Francis. She doesn’t speak the language, she doesn’t know the city, she doesn’t know anyone. Julia notices a shaded figure standing, seemingly always staring, through the window across the street.
Monroe is no stranger to being stalked in cinema. Her breakout performance in It Follows  saw her endlessly pursued by a plodding supernatural being. After starring in The Guest, It Follows, Yes, Villains, The Strangerand Watcherher resume reads in part like a horror fan’s hand-picked list of stylish and scary stories. Collider’s own Perri Nemiroff spoke with Maika Monroe following Watcher’s premiere at Sundance, and she recapped her relationship with the horror genre,


 

I grew up loving old classic horror movies, watching A Nightmare on Elm Street and The Shiningprobably way too young, but there was just something about it. Unlike other movies, you always have such a visceral reaction to the genre. That was very intriguing to me. And then I ended up becoming an actor and ended up doing a movie called It Follows. That — not to gloat about it — but I think that film was the beginning of a change of the horror genre and kind of going back to its original roots of The Shining and [John] Carpenter. And so I think since that time there’s just been so many incredible genre films coming out, and so many people involved with the genre. So, for whatever reason, I just keep coming back! Especially with this script, I just fell in love with it.

 
Monroe’s versatility seems only matched by her passion, and both elements are on full display in her newest feature, Watcher.
Karl Glusman is Francis, Julia’s husband. Glusman carved out a career working with auteurs from across the world. He starred in Nocturnal Animals, Devs, Love,  Eternal Lightand The Neon Demon. Glusman slides into the skin of his roles, sometimes to terrifying effect. While Watcher is the Maika Monroe show, Glusman always finds a way to make an impact with his contributions to the work.
Tiny spoiler ahead, so skip this paragraph if spoilers are of major concern, but the watcher himself is played by Burn Gorman. Gorman is a seasoned industry veteran with decades of experience, but he broke through to mainstream audiences with villainous performances in The Dark Rises  and Game of Thrones  as well as a charming turn as the straight-man across from Charlie Day in  Pacific Rim.


 
  Will Watcher Be Available on Streaming?




Despite in part being distributed by Shudder, Watcher won’t be released on the streaming platform alongside its theatrical debut. We already know which titles are coming to Shudder throughout June, and Watcher is nowhere to be seen–for now.
Watcher was produced by Image Nation and Spooky Pictures, and it was acquired for distribution by IFC Midnight and Shudder. IFC started as the Independent Film Channel, but now the film distributor operates under two verticles: IFC Films and IFC Midnight. IFC Midnight is the genre film arm of the distributor responsible for fan favorites The Autopsy of Jane Doe, The Babadookand Baskinamong many others. IFC President Arriana Bocco spoke in praise of director Chloe Okuno’s work in a press release following the acquisition of the film saying,


 

Chloe Okuno’s exceptional vision uses horror and thriller elements in a masterful way that will resonate with any person looking for a singular cinematic experience, even further emboldened by a star-turning performance from Maika Monroe. We’re honored to introduce Chloe’s stunning feature debut Watcher to audiences across North America, announcing her as a director to watch.

Her sentiments were echoed by Shudder’s General Manager, Craig Engler:

We’ve been huge fans of Chloe Okuno’s since her short film days and were lucky to have her direct one of the most popular segments of our hit movie V/H/S/ ‘94which premiered to record numbers last year. We’re delighted to be working with her again on Watcherwhich is a brilliant and tense film with a breakout performance from Maika Monroe, and we can’t wait for Shudder members to see it.

 
For more movies like Watchercheck out one of Maika Monroe’s most popular films, It Followsor check out these unnerving titles: One Hour Photo, The Invisible Man, Hush, Censor, The Night Houseor Malignant. Each title gets successively more bizarre, so expect a wild ride once Malignant starts playing.
Check out Watcher in theaters starting June 3, and keep your eyes on Shudder–Watcher is bound to wind up there when it’s done scaring audiences from the silver screen.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    





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                            (43 Articles Published)

                    

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RELATED: Sci-Fi Franchises That Have Games In Multiple Genres
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GAMERANT VIDEO OF THE DAY




 5  Frankenstein (1931)




The 1931 Frankenstein is one of the best-rated adaptations of Mary Shelley’s revolutionary novel. And just like its source material, it’s both a science fiction story and a horror one. It starts with Victor Frankenstein creating the monster and abandoning it. As the story progresses, the monster travels through the world and brings terror with it, even though it doesn’t necessarily have evil intentions.
  
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 4  Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)




Just like multiple science fiction horrors, Invasion of the Body Snatchers also has another, older version, that premiered in the 1950s. However, the 1978 story is in many ways better, not only thanks to the cast, but also because the story progresses smoothly from science fiction to horror and leaves a strong impression. When strange pods start appearing on Earth and people behave in an unusual way, it takes the heroes awhile to realize that people are being replaced by their identical copies while they sleep. The one important difference is that those copies have no emotions.
  
RELATED: Great Underrated Steampunk Sci-Fi Movies
The story becomes more frightening as the heroes realize there’s no escaping the replacement. After all, humans can fight many great things, but sooner or later, they have to go to sleep… and that’s when the aliens get them. The paranoid atmosphere and the constant threat help make the movie a switch to the horror genre, and the acting performances from Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy, and Veronica Cartwright as well as the final scene make Invasion of the Body Snatchers a truly chilling piece.

 3  Alien (1979)




It’s not a coincidence that some of the best movies of all time go from science fiction to horror. If the movie takes the time to establish the characters first, scientific setting regardless, it’s more likely the viewers will fear for them once the horror part starts. Alienone of the greatest sci-fi horrors ever made, follows this recipe. In the first 45 minutes or so, there aren’t any extraterrestrials or scary scenes. It’s only after the audience grows familiar with the crew that the killing starts. It’s both scary and painful to watch because, by that time, the viewers have come to know and care for the characters.
  
That’s why it’s so easy to cheer them to survive even though the alien clearly has them outnumbered, and it looks like it can kill them at any time. The xenomorph itself is easily one of the most frightening sci-fi horror creatures of all time, but without the strong human performances (most famously, Sigourney Weaver as Ripley), Alien wouldn’t work as well as it does.

 2  The Terminator (1984)




There are multiple reasons why The Terminator became such a classic and spawned multiple sequels. One of them is how naturally the movie moves between multiple genres. Initially, it comes across as a science fiction action movie. But as the Terminator, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger who became a star thanks to this role, keeps pursuing Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese, the movie takes on more horror elements.
  
RELATED: Underappreciated 90s Sci-Fi Movies
In the end, this transformation is the clearest as the Terminator is deprived of all human-like characteristics, most notably his appearance, and shows his true self while he confronts the heroes in the final showdown. There’s something deeply disconcerting about his robotic nature and the persistence with which he goes after Sarah, resulting in Kyle Reese’s death. And while the very last scene sees Sarah alive and pregnant, the dialogue and the soundtrack both suggest that there’s something dark coming, looming on the horizon.

 1  The Fly (1986)




 
The 1986 movie wasn’t the first version of such a story, but it became a classic. Not only does it have excellent special effects, but it also creates an intense atmosphere. In the beginning, it looks like a standard science fiction story about a brilliant scientist who’s working on something extraordinary. Unfortunately for the main hero, the movie switches to horror when Jeff Goldblum’s Seth begins to mutate into a giant fly-like monster.
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MORE: Standalone Sci-Fi Movies That Should Have Launched Franchises
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        





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RELATED: Sci-Fi Franchises That Have Games In Multiple Genres
Science fiction, for example, blends well with horror, as both can involve stories of experimentation gone wrong or horrific creatures from alien worlds. It’s not uncommon for a movie that starts as a clear science fiction piece to slowly became a horror story instead. So for those who like their sci-fi with a bit of horror, there multiple options to choose from — as long as they’re ready for a scare.
 



GAMERANT VIDEO OF THE DAY




 5  Frankenstein (1931)




The 1931 Frankenstein is one of the best-rated adaptations of Mary Shelley’s revolutionary novel. And just like its source material, it’s both a science fiction story and a horror one. It starts with Victor Frankenstein creating the monster and abandoning it. As the story progresses, the monster travels through the world and brings terror with it, even though it doesn’t necessarily have evil intentions.
  
The transformation from the scientific part of the story (the creation of the monster) to the horror part (the monster’s rampage) is done in a coherent way. Despite the creature’s actions, Boris Karloff in the leading role makes sure that the Frankenstein’s monster ultimately comes across more as a victim of bad circumstances than the villain.

 4  Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)




Just like multiple science fiction horrors, Invasion of the Body Snatchers also has another, older version, that premiered in the 1950s. However, the 1978 story is in many ways better, not only thanks to the cast, but also because the story progresses smoothly from science fiction to horror and leaves a strong impression. When strange pods start appearing on Earth and people behave in an unusual way, it takes the heroes awhile to realize that people are being replaced by their identical copies while they sleep. The one important difference is that those copies have no emotions.
  
RELATED: Great Underrated Steampunk Sci-Fi Movies
The story becomes more frightening as the heroes realize there’s no escaping the replacement. After all, humans can fight many great things, but sooner or later, they have to go to sleep… and that’s when the aliens get them. The paranoid atmosphere and the constant threat help make the movie a switch to the horror genre, and the acting performances from Donald Sutherland, Leonard Nimoy, and Veronica Cartwright as well as the final scene make Invasion of the Body Snatchers a truly chilling piece.

 3  Alien (1979)




It’s not a coincidence that some of the best movies of all time go from science fiction to horror. If the movie takes the time to establish the characters first, scientific setting regardless, it’s more likely the viewers will fear for them once the horror part starts. Alienone of the greatest sci-fi horrors ever made, follows this recipe. In the first 45 minutes or so, there aren’t any extraterrestrials or scary scenes. It’s only after the audience grows familiar with the crew that the killing starts. It’s both scary and painful to watch because, by that time, the viewers have come to know and care for the characters.
  
That’s why it’s so easy to cheer them to survive even though the alien clearly has them outnumbered, and it looks like it can kill them at any time. The xenomorph itself is easily one of the most frightening sci-fi horror creatures of all time, but without the strong human performances (most famously, Sigourney Weaver as Ripley), Alien wouldn’t work as well as it does.

 2  The Terminator (1984)




There are multiple reasons why The Terminator became such a classic and spawned multiple sequels. One of them is how naturally the movie moves between multiple genres. Initially, it comes across as a science fiction action movie. But as the Terminator, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger who became a star thanks to this role, keeps pursuing Sarah Connor and Kyle Reese, the movie takes on more horror elements.
  
RELATED: Underappreciated 90s Sci-Fi Movies
In the end, this transformation is the clearest as the Terminator is deprived of all human-like characteristics, most notably his appearance, and shows his true self while he confronts the heroes in the final showdown. There’s something deeply disconcerting about his robotic nature and the persistence with which he goes after Sarah, resulting in Kyle Reese’s death. And while the very last scene sees Sarah alive and pregnant, the dialogue and the soundtrack both suggest that there’s something dark coming, looming on the horizon.

 1  The Fly (1986)




 
The 1986 movie wasn’t the first version of such a story, but it became a classic. Not only does it have excellent special effects, but it also creates an intense atmosphere. In the beginning, it looks like a standard science fiction story about a brilliant scientist who’s working on something extraordinary. Unfortunately for the main hero, the movie switches to horror when Jeff Goldblum’s Seth begins to mutate into a giant fly-like monster.
Seth does his best to stop the transformation, but his effort is in vain. It’s easy to sympathize with Seth and be afraid of him at the same time as he becomes more and more monstrous. Goldblum’s performance helps sell the story and The Fly goes smoothly from a sci-fi piece to an atmospheric horror.
  
MORE: Standalone Sci-Fi Movies That Should Have Launched Franchises
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        





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A new horror movie from A24, Mendirected by Alex Garland (Annihilation, Ex Machina) is set to be released on May 20. The film follows a young woman (played by Jessie Buckley) who, in the wake of her husband’s death, goes on a vacation by herself to the English countryside. The film also features Rory Kinnearwho, from the trailer, appears to be playing multiple sinister roles.
  
Having the same person play many roles is a long tradition, both on stage and in film. Though the practice is common enough in theater, it is unusual enough onscreen that it always makes a strong impression. It also proves an interesting talent showcase for the actor, displaying their range. Some actors’ most iconic onscreen performances have come from playing many characters in the same production. In anticipation of Menhere are the 13 best movies in which actors play multiple roles.




COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY



 
  The Wizard of Oz (1939)




  When Dorothy (Judy Garland) comes back from Oz, she notices something very particular: that the characters from her dream, specifically the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), Tin Man (Jack Haley), and Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) all resemble the farmhands, Zeke, Hunk, and Hickory, who work on the farm owned by Dorothy’s Uncle Henry and Auntie Em (Charley Grapewin and Clara Blandick). Similarly, the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) bears a striking similarity to Dorothy’s nasty neighbor, Almira Gulch, while the Wizard looks an awful lot like Professor Marvel, the fortune-teller who first appears at the beginning of the film. Many may not notice that Frank Morganwho played the Wizard and Professor Marvel, played three other characters as well: he was also the doorman to the Emerald City, the carriage driver, and a guard at the Wizard’s chamber.


 
  The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)




  This less well known Deborah Kerr film features the actress in three roles. A war movie directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp tells the story of Major General Clive Wynne-Candy (Roger Livesey), a senior commander in the Home Guard during World War II. An extended flashback shows the story of his life as a soldier rising through the ranks during the Boer War and the First World War. Deborah Kerr plays different women who have a profound effect on Candy’s life. It is regarded by many to be one of the greatest British films ever made. Another fun fact about this movie is that Winston Churchill absolutely hated it.
RELATED: ‘Men’ Trailer Reveals Rory Kinnear Is Scary in All Shapes and Sizes in New Alex Garland Film


 
  Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)




  Before he was Obi-Wan Kenobi, Alec Guinness played every single member of the aristocratic D’Ascoyne family in Kind Hearts and Coronetsa black comedy about murder and revenge. After his mother, the daughter of a Duke, ran off with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini (Dennis Price) was cut off from her family and from his inheritance. When his mother dies, she is refused a place in the family tomb. In order to avenge her and receive his inheritance, Louis determines to murder all the people ahead of him in line to the Dukedom, all eight of whom are played by Guinness (including suffragette Aunt Agatha D’Ascoyne, tragically shot down in her hot air balloon whilst dropping leaflets over London).
  Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb (1964)




 
  When U.S. Air Force General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) goes insane and orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union (he’s simply got to stop the communist plot to contaminate our precious bodily fluids), politicians and generals are left scrambling to try to avert a nuclear apocalypse. Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove made the end of the world hilarious, and this is in no small part thanks to Peter Sellers’ priceless performance as, respectively: President of the United States Merkin Muffley (“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the war room!”), British Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, and ex-Nazi German scientist Dr. Strangelove (“My leader!  I can walk!”). Incredible performances from the rest of the cast as well as razor sharp dialogue that’s riotously funny to this day make this movie as timeless as it is terrifying.


 
  Blazing Saddles (1974)




 Blazing Saddles is one of Mel Brooks’s greatest achievements. Like all his comedy, it pushes the envelope when it comes to propriety — but boy do the risks pay off. This legendary Western spoof stars Cleavon Little as Bart, the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge. The citizens of Rock Ridge are quite racist towards Bart at first; however, they soon realize that Bart and boozy gunslinger Jim the Waco Kid (Gene Wilder) are their only line of defense against the town getting demolished to make way for a new railroad. As he often does in his movies, Mel Brooks takes on a double role, this time as Governor Le Petomane and the Indian Chief. Other hilarious Mel Brooks films in which actors play multiple roles include Space Balls and History of the World: Part I. 

  Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975)




 
  Since this is a Monty Python movie, each of the Pythons naturally plays many roles; in fact, with very few exceptions, most of the film’s characters are played by one of the six troupe members. Even Graham Chapmanwho plays the lead as King Arthur, also plays one of the heads of the three-headed giant as well as lending his voice to the role of God. Having the same 6 actors play most of the roles contributes to the low budget effect that is part of the iconic comedy’s charm. Michael Palin took on the biggest workload: on top of being Sir Galahad the Pure, he also played a guard, Dennis the democratically inclined peasant, Peasant 2, the Right Head of the Three Headed Giant, a Singing Knight, the King of Swamp Castle, the Leader of the Knights Who Say Ni, Brother Maynard’s Brother, and the film’s Narrator. Whew.
 
  Coming to America (1988)




  In John Landis’s Coming to America, Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, prince of the wealthy African nation of Zamunda. Tired of being pampered, Akeem yearns for a wife who will love him despite his riches and title. He flees an arranged marriage and travels to Queens. He and his friend Semmi (Arsenio Hall) go undercover as poor foreign students with the intention of finding Akeem a bride. On top of playing Akeem, Murphy also portrays Randy Watson, lead singer of the fictional band Sexual Chocolatean elderly Jewish barbershop customer named Saul, as well as Clarence, the owner of the barbershop. Arsenio Hall also plays multiple roles: besides Semmi, he plays Reverend Brown, Morris the barber, and an “Extremely Ugly Girl” who flirts with both Semmi and Akeem at a bar.


 
  Back To The Future Part II (1989)




 Robert Zemeckis’s sequel to the original Back To The Future sees Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) travel to 2015 in order to prevent Marty’s son from wreaking havoc on the future. However, when their arch-enemy Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson) steals the DeLorean and uses it to change history to his advantage, Marty and Doc must go back to the past and restore order to the space-time continuum. Michael J. Fox plays Marty McFly, his future son Marty McFly, Jr., and his future daughter Marlene McFly. Thomas F. Wilson takes multiple roles as well, playing both Biff Tannen and Biff’s grandson Griff Tannen.
  Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)




  Oh, Joe Versus the Volcano. What a weird movie. Joe Banks (Tom Hanks) finds out he’s going to die from an incurable disease in a few months. Soon, eccentric millionaire Graynamore (Lloyd Bridges) offers Joe the opportunity to die in a much cooler way: by hurling himself into a volcano. This is also a romance, and Meg Ryan plays not one, not two, but three women Joe encounters on his journey to certain doom. It’s a shame the timing is so bad.
 
  Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)




 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery already saw Mike Myers playing not only the titular super spy, but his arch nemesis Dr. Evil. In Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeMyers increases that number from two to three, as he portrays not only Austin Powers and Dr. Evil, but nefarious new villain Fat Bastard as well. That’s a lot of people trying to steal your mojo.

  The Prestige (2006)




  Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige is a mind-melding period thriller set at the end of the 19th century. Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman), his wife Julia (Piper Perabo), and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) are assistants to a magician named Cutter (Michael Caine). When Julia dies during a performance, Robert blames Alfred, and the two become rival magicians battling to destroy one another. On top of Angier, Jackman also portrays Gerald Root, Angier’s double during a trick. Christian Bale, meanwhile, plays not only Alfred Borden, but also Borden’s brother Freddy. The characters themselves also play different people in the interest of keeping up their illusions.
 
  Cloud Atlas (2012)




  The Wachowskis’ Cloud Atlas (based on the novel by David Mitchell) heavily divided audience opinion upon its release. Because it’s an anthology film that spans five centuries, the cast members perform multiple roles. The film is additionally unusual in that many of the actors cross both race and gender lines in the multitude of characters they portray. Though it definitely isn’t for everyone, Cloud Atlas delivers a unique viewing experience in part because of the way in which it uses its actors.
  Suspiria (2018)




 Luca Guadagnino’s 2018 remake of the 1977 Italian horror movie of the same name features both Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton in multiple roles. Johnson plays Susie Bannion, an American dancer who escapes to 1970s Berlin in order to audition for a famous dance school. Only of course, the school is secretly a coven of witches. Johnson also plays Mother Suspiriorum, one of the triad of witches whom the coven worships. Swinton, meanwhile, plays three characters: Madame Blanc, the protégée of coven leader Helena Markos, coven leader Helena Markos, and Dr. Josef Klemperer, a psychiatrist who is suspicious of the dance studio. Like Cloud Atlasthe film has polarized audience opinion since it was first released.


         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        





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Having the same person play many roles is a long tradition, both on stage and in film. Though the practice is common enough in theater, it is unusual enough onscreen that it always makes a strong impression. It also proves an interesting talent showcase for the actor, displaying their range. Some actors’ most iconic onscreen performances have come from playing many characters in the same production. In anticipation of Menhere are the 13 best movies in which actors play multiple roles.




COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY



 
  The Wizard of Oz (1939)




  When Dorothy (Judy Garland) comes back from Oz, she notices something very particular: that the characters from her dream, specifically the Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), Tin Man (Jack Haley), and Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr) all resemble the farmhands, Zeke, Hunk, and Hickory, who work on the farm owned by Dorothy’s Uncle Henry and Auntie Em (Charley Grapewin and Clara Blandick). Similarly, the Wicked Witch of the West (Margaret Hamilton) bears a striking similarity to Dorothy’s nasty neighbor, Almira Gulch, while the Wizard looks an awful lot like Professor Marvel, the fortune-teller who first appears at the beginning of the film. Many may not notice that Frank Morganwho played the Wizard and Professor Marvel, played three other characters as well: he was also the doorman to the Emerald City, the carriage driver, and a guard at the Wizard’s chamber.


 
  The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)




  This less well known Deborah Kerr film features the actress in three roles. A war movie directed by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp tells the story of Major General Clive Wynne-Candy (Roger Livesey), a senior commander in the Home Guard during World War II. An extended flashback shows the story of his life as a soldier rising through the ranks during the Boer War and the First World War. Deborah Kerr plays different women who have a profound effect on Candy’s life. It is regarded by many to be one of the greatest British films ever made. Another fun fact about this movie is that Winston Churchill absolutely hated it.
RELATED: ‘Men’ Trailer Reveals Rory Kinnear Is Scary in All Shapes and Sizes in New Alex Garland Film


 
  Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)




  Before he was Obi-Wan Kenobi, Alec Guinness played every single member of the aristocratic D’Ascoyne family in Kind Hearts and Coronetsa black comedy about murder and revenge. After his mother, the daughter of a Duke, ran off with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini (Dennis Price) was cut off from her family and from his inheritance. When his mother dies, she is refused a place in the family tomb. In order to avenge her and receive his inheritance, Louis determines to murder all the people ahead of him in line to the Dukedom, all eight of whom are played by Guinness (including suffragette Aunt Agatha D’Ascoyne, tragically shot down in her hot air balloon whilst dropping leaflets over London).
  Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb (1964)




 
  When U.S. Air Force General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) goes insane and orders a bombing attack on the Soviet Union (he’s simply got to stop the communist plot to contaminate our precious bodily fluids), politicians and generals are left scrambling to try to avert a nuclear apocalypse. Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove made the end of the world hilarious, and this is in no small part thanks to Peter Sellers’ priceless performance as, respectively: President of the United States Merkin Muffley (“Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the war room!”), British Group Captain Lionel Mandrake, and ex-Nazi German scientist Dr. Strangelove (“My leader!  I can walk!”). Incredible performances from the rest of the cast as well as razor sharp dialogue that’s riotously funny to this day make this movie as timeless as it is terrifying.


 
  Blazing Saddles (1974)




 Blazing Saddles is one of Mel Brooks’s greatest achievements. Like all his comedy, it pushes the envelope when it comes to propriety — but boy do the risks pay off. This legendary Western spoof stars Cleavon Little as Bart, the first black sheriff of Rock Ridge. The citizens of Rock Ridge are quite racist towards Bart at first; however, they soon realize that Bart and boozy gunslinger Jim the Waco Kid (Gene Wilder) are their only line of defense against the town getting demolished to make way for a new railroad. As he often does in his movies, Mel Brooks takes on a double role, this time as Governor Le Petomane and the Indian Chief. Other hilarious Mel Brooks films in which actors play multiple roles include Space Balls and History of the World: Part I. 

  Monty Python and The Holy Grail (1975)




 
  Since this is a Monty Python movie, each of the Pythons naturally plays many roles; in fact, with very few exceptions, most of the film’s characters are played by one of the six troupe members. Even Graham Chapmanwho plays the lead as King Arthur, also plays one of the heads of the three-headed giant as well as lending his voice to the role of God. Having the same 6 actors play most of the roles contributes to the low budget effect that is part of the iconic comedy’s charm. Michael Palin took on the biggest workload: on top of being Sir Galahad the Pure, he also played a guard, Dennis the democratically inclined peasant, Peasant 2, the Right Head of the Three Headed Giant, a Singing Knight, the King of Swamp Castle, the Leader of the Knights Who Say Ni, Brother Maynard’s Brother, and the film’s Narrator. Whew.
 
  Coming to America (1988)




  In John Landis’s Coming to America, Eddie Murphy plays Akeem Joffer, prince of the wealthy African nation of Zamunda. Tired of being pampered, Akeem yearns for a wife who will love him despite his riches and title. He flees an arranged marriage and travels to Queens. He and his friend Semmi (Arsenio Hall) go undercover as poor foreign students with the intention of finding Akeem a bride. On top of playing Akeem, Murphy also portrays Randy Watson, lead singer of the fictional band Sexual Chocolatean elderly Jewish barbershop customer named Saul, as well as Clarence, the owner of the barbershop. Arsenio Hall also plays multiple roles: besides Semmi, he plays Reverend Brown, Morris the barber, and an “Extremely Ugly Girl” who flirts with both Semmi and Akeem at a bar.


 
  Back To The Future Part II (1989)




 Robert Zemeckis’s sequel to the original Back To The Future sees Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) and Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) travel to 2015 in order to prevent Marty’s son from wreaking havoc on the future. However, when their arch-enemy Biff Tannen (Thomas F. Wilson) steals the DeLorean and uses it to change history to his advantage, Marty and Doc must go back to the past and restore order to the space-time continuum. Michael J. Fox plays Marty McFly, his future son Marty McFly, Jr., and his future daughter Marlene McFly. Thomas F. Wilson takes multiple roles as well, playing both Biff Tannen and Biff’s grandson Griff Tannen.
  Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)




  Oh, Joe Versus the Volcano. What a weird movie. Joe Banks (Tom Hanks) finds out he’s going to die from an incurable disease in a few months. Soon, eccentric millionaire Graynamore (Lloyd Bridges) offers Joe the opportunity to die in a much cooler way: by hurling himself into a volcano. This is also a romance, and Meg Ryan plays not one, not two, but three women Joe encounters on his journey to certain doom. It’s a shame the timing is so bad.
 
  Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)




 Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery already saw Mike Myers playing not only the titular super spy, but his arch nemesis Dr. Evil. In Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeMyers increases that number from two to three, as he portrays not only Austin Powers and Dr. Evil, but nefarious new villain Fat Bastard as well. That’s a lot of people trying to steal your mojo.

  The Prestige (2006)




  Christopher Nolan’s The Prestige is a mind-melding period thriller set at the end of the 19th century. Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman), his wife Julia (Piper Perabo), and Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) are assistants to a magician named Cutter (Michael Caine). When Julia dies during a performance, Robert blames Alfred, and the two become rival magicians battling to destroy one another. On top of Angier, Jackman also portrays Gerald Root, Angier’s double during a trick. Christian Bale, meanwhile, plays not only Alfred Borden, but also Borden’s brother Freddy. The characters themselves also play different people in the interest of keeping up their illusions.
 
  Cloud Atlas (2012)




  The Wachowskis’ Cloud Atlas (based on the novel by David Mitchell) heavily divided audience opinion upon its release. Because it’s an anthology film that spans five centuries, the cast members perform multiple roles. The film is additionally unusual in that many of the actors cross both race and gender lines in the multitude of characters they portray. Though it definitely isn’t for everyone, Cloud Atlas delivers a unique viewing experience in part because of the way in which it uses its actors.
  Suspiria (2018)




 Luca Guadagnino’s 2018 remake of the 1977 Italian horror movie of the same name features both Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton in multiple roles. Johnson plays Susie Bannion, an American dancer who escapes to 1970s Berlin in order to audition for a famous dance school. Only of course, the school is secretly a coven of witches. Johnson also plays Mother Suspiriorum, one of the triad of witches whom the coven worships. Swinton, meanwhile, plays three characters: Madame Blanc, the protégée of coven leader Helena Markos, coven leader Helena Markos, and Dr. Josef Klemperer, a psychiatrist who is suspicious of the dance studio. Like Cloud Atlasthe film has polarized audience opinion since it was first released.


         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        





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The first images for the new low-budget English horror film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey show that this incarnation of the beloved children’s character won’t be for the faint of heart. It was at the beginning of the year when A.A. Milne’s original Winnie The Pooh book entered the public domain, as, under US copyright law, enough time had passed since publication. This means that any member of the public is now free to make material about the iconic bear and his friend Piglet without consulting Disney, who had previously owned the rights to the book. Still, this doesn’t extend to characters like Tigger, as he only appeared in later publications.




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The lapsing of the book’s copyright led to numerous hilarious takes, such as when Ryan Reynolds introduced Winnie-the-Screwed, an angry take on the bear who is upset about his phone bill in a new commercial for Mint Mobile. However, the most disturbing take on the source material may just be coming from writer-director Rhys Frake-Waterfield, who is helming a new horror-comedy take on the character called Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. Labeled on IMDB as a horror retelling of the famous Winnie The Pooh story, it is currently in post-production and is set for a release later this year.
Related: Why Winnie The Pooh Is Banned In China



Now, Jagged Edge Productions have released images (via Bloody Disgusting) of the upcoming horror flick, and it looks as if the film will be aping the mumblegore style of films like You’re Next. There are domestic locales with blood scrawled on them, lots of shadowy corners, and even a pair of terrifying masks, which look as if to be Blood and Honey’s interpretation of the titular bear and his pal Piglet. It also seems as if the film will be using a lot of shock imagery, as one of the stills shows a skimpily-clad woman relaxing in a hot tub as Pooh and Piglet sneak up on her. See the images below:






 





 





 





 





 


According to Waterfield, that last image of the imminent hot tub murder will be emblematic of the film’s combination of horror and comedy. He revealed in an interview that the film will be about their rampage to find food after Christopher Robin goes off to college and that in the jacuzzi scene they chloroform the lady and drive over her head. He also states however that the scene will have moments of hilarity, mainly focusing on the iconic imagery of Winnie the Pooh juxtaposed against the brutal violence, which could prove to be quite effective.
It’s certainly an interesting take on the character, and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey should prove to be quite the controversy magnet when it is eventually released. For many, the film will be an example of the creative use of free license, although there has already been some upset from fans of the original book who say that it distorts Milne’s vision too much. Whatever happens, it definitely won’t be a film to bring kids to.



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The first images for the new low-budget English horror film Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey show that this incarnation of the beloved children’s character won’t be for the faint of heart. It was at the beginning of the year when A.A. Milne’s original Winnie The Pooh book entered the public domain, as, under US copyright law, enough time had passed since publication. This means that any member of the public is now free to make material about the iconic bear and his friend Piglet without consulting Disney, who had previously owned the rights to the book. Still, this doesn’t extend to characters like Tigger, as he only appeared in later publications.




SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY



 
The lapsing of the book’s copyright led to numerous hilarious takes, such as when Ryan Reynolds introduced Winnie-the-Screwed, an angry take on the bear who is upset about his phone bill in a new commercial for Mint Mobile. However, the most disturbing take on the source material may just be coming from writer-director Rhys Frake-Waterfield, who is helming a new horror-comedy take on the character called Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey. Labeled on IMDB as a horror retelling of the famous Winnie The Pooh story, it is currently in post-production and is set for a release later this year.
Related: Why Winnie The Pooh Is Banned In China



Now, Jagged Edge Productions have released images (via Bloody Disgusting) of the upcoming horror flick, and it looks as if the film will be aping the mumblegore style of films like You’re Next. There are domestic locales with blood scrawled on them, lots of shadowy corners, and even a pair of terrifying masks, which look as if to be Blood and Honey’s interpretation of the titular bear and his pal Piglet. It also seems as if the film will be using a lot of shock imagery, as one of the stills shows a skimpily-clad woman relaxing in a hot tub as Pooh and Piglet sneak up on her. See the images below:






 





 





 





 





 


According to Waterfield, that last image of the imminent hot tub murder will be emblematic of the film’s combination of horror and comedy. He revealed in an interview that the film will be about their rampage to find food after Christopher Robin goes off to college and that in the jacuzzi scene they chloroform the lady and drive over her head. He also states however that the scene will have moments of hilarity, mainly focusing on the iconic imagery of Winnie the Pooh juxtaposed against the brutal violence, which could prove to be quite effective.
It’s certainly an interesting take on the character, and Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey should prove to be quite the controversy magnet when it is eventually released. For many, the film will be an example of the creative use of free license, although there has already been some upset from fans of the original book who say that it distorts Milne’s vision too much. Whatever happens, it definitely won’t be a film to bring kids to.



More: Who Voices Winnie the Pooh and Friends in Christopher Robin
Source: Jagged Edge Productions (via Bloody Disgusting)

            



    


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War films are horror films, aren’t they? Both genres explore inevitable death intertwined with moral quandaries and are full of suspense. Come and See is often hailed as one of the scariest films and Son of Saul almost plays like a found footage in Auschwitz.
There is a thin line between the two, but military horror goes further by blending the literal and figurative. This hybrid subgenre repeatedly uses the zombie as the antagonist of choice, a reason identified by Scholar Kevin Wetmore in Post-9/11 Horror in American Cinema: “Zombies cannot be reasoned with, cannot be negotiated with, they seek only to replicate themselves, which also makes them an excellent metaphor for terrorists.”
That said, in recognition of Memorial Day here are 14 military horrors to choose from that aren’t all just about the undead. The POVs range from civilians trapped in military culture, teen cadets, facing barriers as a female pilot and the post-Vietnam grief endured by veterans and their families. Or, of course, if you just want to see giant alien bugs or werewolves blown to bits, that’s here too. Pour one out, sit back and enjoy.

Deathdream (1974)
Director: Bob Clark

The Monkey’s Paw tale gets a Vietnam war setting in Deathdream AKA Dead of Night. After Andy Brooks (Richard Backus) is killed in action, a “death notification” is delivered to his parents and sister, portrayed by John Marley, Lynn Carlin and Anya Ormsby. The film shows the early work of Tom Savini (a Vietnam veteran himself), alongside Alan Ormsby, who also penned the script. The way it expresses the domestic challenges veterans and their families face upon homecoming is quite touching. Themes of grief, post traumatic stress disorder, addiction and an inability to meet the expectations of society and loved ones are told through the bloodthirsty ghoul. The final line cements the horrors of war and loss: “Andy’s home. Some boys never come home.” In 2010, it ​​was announced to be remade under the title Zero Dark Thirty with director Paul Solet (Clean) revising a script by Stephen Susco (The Grudge), but there has been no updates on its status since. Deathdream streams on Tubi and ARROW.

Homecoming (2005)
Director: Joe Dante

Aired as a part of Mick Garris’ Masters of Horror anthology, Homecoming is a pivot from the typical military zombie film where we root for the humans to survive. It’s an anti-war film and tribute to fallen service members. Without giving anything away, it shows zombies who want more than brains… an idea inspired by a film on this list, J’accuse (1919). Set during the war in Iraq, the story is told through the eyes of presidential speech writer David Murch (Jon Tenney). During a TV appearance, he tells a grieving mother, “If I had one wish… I would wish for your son to come back.” This statement accidentally summons the dead out of their American flag-covered caskets. It sounds heavy with its political stance, but the comedic and heartfelt elements make this a wholly unique and entertaining ride. Homecoming streams on Screambox, Tubi, CONtv, Fandor and Freevee.


Child’s Play 3 (1991) 
Director: Jack Bender

When one thinks of military horror, teen cadets are hardly the first to come to mind, but they absolutely count. The third installment of Child’s Play introduces us to Andy Barclay (Justin Whalin), now sixteen-years-old, attending Kent Military School while his mother is in psychiatric care. He’s seemingly safe from his least favorite doll of all time, Chucky (Brad Dourif), until he finds out Andy’s location. Chucky manipulates a young cadet named Tyler (Jeremy Sylvers) who rejects any warnings of danger. As anticipated, hell unleashes at the school. The film has been cited as the least favorite of Don Mancini, and generally by fans, but I argue that it’s undeserved. It’s an environment we rarely see and mirrors many of the mind games of boot camp on a smaller scale. Additionally, it’s the only film of the franchise that centers around teens, making it a nice precursor to the Chucky TV series that would come thirty years later. Child’s Play 3 streams on VOD.

Shadow in the Cloud (2020)
Director: Roseanne Liang

Shadow in the Cloud surrounds World War II pilot Maude Garrett (Chloë Grace Moretz) on a classified mission to deliver a package from New Zealand to Samoa. When she hitches a ride on a bomber plane, she faces discrimination and sexism from the male crew on board, who refuse to see her as an equal despite her accolades. The opening sets up what’s to come with a vintage cartoon of a gremlin, a folkloric creature said to be the source of malfunctioning aircrafts during the war. It also doubles as a figure of speech, when an unexplained problem or fault occurs. There’s an interesting chunk of the story that takes place in the Sperry Ball turret, a section of the plane where gunners operate machine guns, temporarily giving it the claustrophobic feeling of a one-location film. Shadow in the Cloud streams on Hulu.


Ravenous (1999)
Director: Antonia Bird

During the Mexican-American war, Captain John Boyd (Guy Pearce) is sent to an isolated US. Army outpost after surviving enemy attack by playing dead. When a half-alive frostbitten man named Colqhoun (Robert Carlyle) straggles into the area, he retells a story of his horrific escape from a Colonel-turned-cannibal in the mountains. The soldiers gear up and initiate a rescue mission with a memorable ensemble in Colonel Hart (Jeffrey Jones), Private Reich (Neal McDonough), Private Toffler (Jeremy Davies) and a Native American scout, George (Joseph Runningfox). When they arrive, the truth unfolds in a satisfying sequence that delivers gore, thrills and suspense. The film references the folklore of the Wendigo, who hungers for human flesh and possesses the strength of anyone they devour. It carries all the ingredients of a great Western horror flick and isn’t one to miss. Ravenous streams on VOD.


Body Snatchers (1993)
Director: Abel Ferrara

As the fourth adaptation of Jack Finney’s novel Invasion of the Body Snatchers (with 2007’s Invasion to follow), the film places us at a Southern Army base. EPA chemist Steve Malone (Terry Kinney) is summoned to study toxic waste levels and brings along his daughter Marti (Gabrielle Anwar), son Andy (Reilly Murphy) and their stepmother, Carol (Meg Tilly). Other appearances include R. Lee Ermey (a Vietnam veteran before he became an actor) who acts as the base commander General Platt and Forest Whitaker as Dr. Collins. Soon enough, the soldiers’ peculiar behavior spread to other base inhabitants and tap into fears of whether or not people who they say they are. It’s the classic story we know and love, but this locale gives a peek into the daily norms of what it’s like to live within a military institution. Stuart Gordon, who co-wrote the script, was originally poised to direct before being replaced by Abel Ferrera. Body Snatchers streams on VOD.


Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
Director: Adrian Lyne

Neither a success nor failure upon release, Jacob’s Ladder became one of the most influential military horror films to date, its legacy shown in the Silent Hill video games, American Horror Story: Asylum, The Sixth Sense and more. With Flashdance and Fatal Attraction recently under his belt at the time, Lyne pursued the film as a passion project. Jacob (Tim Robbins) is a Vietnam veteran suffering from dissociation, nightmarish visions, divorce, grief and a traumatizing experience in the war. Instead of being an exploitative commentary on a veteran’s psyche, it unfolds as a Francis Bacon painting turned fever dream. Mystery builds as the plot deepens, ultimately leading us towards a poetic ending. A remake helmed by David M. Rosenthal (How It Ends) was released in 2019, but received an underwhelming response. The original Jacob’s Ladder streams on Paramount+.

J’accuse! (1919)
Director: Abel Gance

While George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead set up the zombie archetype, it’s been said that J’accuse, a French silent film about the injustices of World War I, may have been the first to show the undead on screen. We meet Jean Diaz (Romuald Joubé) when his life is interrupted by war and witness his psychological transformation through the years. It is praised as one of the most technically advanced films of its time and one of the rare pacifist narratives. One of the cards read, “War kills as much the mothers as the sons.” Gance was drafted into the Army in 1917 and actually incorporated real battlefield footage into the film. It’s a bleak three hour journey split into two parts, examining the horrors of war with a fascinating sequence in the cemetery and visions of dancing skeletons. In 1938, Gance remade the film right before World War II. J’accuse streams on Kanopy.

The Ninth Configuration (1980)
Director: William Peter Blatty


“I don’t think evil grows out of madness. I think madness grows out of evil.” From the author of The Exorcist comes a sophisticated directorial debut, who even planned this as a sequel. An adaptation of his novel Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane, it features a heavyweight cast of character actors within a Gothic military mental asylum, including Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Tom Atkins, Robert Loggia, Ed Flanders and more. Another post-Vietnam film, we are met with Colonel Kane (Stacey Keach), a Marine sent to the asylum to observe the patients and verify if they are faking mental illness. It’s a psychological slow-burn with a twist that may leave many to wonder where the horror lies, but those patient will encounter a satisfying rise in tension that culminates into a haunting finale. The Ninth Configuration streams on Shudder and AMC+.


Dog Soldiers (2002)
Director: Neil Marshall


Dog Soldiers follows British soldiers conducting a training exercise in the Scottish Highlands. This finds success in utilizing one of the more underrepresented creatures in the subgenre: the werewolf. The cast includes Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd and Liam Cunningham, as they battle against the tall, dark and fearsome lycanthropes. It nicely fits within the ranks of other action heavies like Aliens and Predator. Around the time of release, there were plans to have a sequel titled Dog Soldiers: Fresh Meat with everyone from Andy Armstrong, Rob Green and M.J. Bassett in talks to direct, but the project was ultimately scrapped. However, in 2020, Marshall said that there’s still a chance of revival. In the meantime, the film celebrates its 20th Anniversary this November and had a behind-the-scenes book that was released on May 13. Dog Soldiers streams on VOD.


R-Point (2004)
Director: Kong Su-chang


Described as Apocalypse Now meets Ringu, the film (re-released in 2011 under the title Ghosts of War) follows a South Korean squad in 1972 sent to Vietnam to find missing soldiers. If they can accomplish the mission in ten days, they’ll be rewarded with leave. With Lieutenant Choi (Woo-seong Kam) as their leader, the group encounter a mansion that miraculously appears in the night. The area begins to toy with their minds, eventually pitting them against each other and forcing them to question their own sanity. Interesting fact: the structure they shot in was a casino during the French colonization period. R-Point is a dark ghost story, but surprisingly has many moments of humor that carry you through the journey. R-Point streams on Kanopy.

Overlord (2018)
Director: Julius Avery


Initially rumored to be the fourth film in the Cloverfield series, producer J.J. Abrams shut those down but promised that Overlord was “batshit crazy.” It takes place on the eve of D-Day as a group of American paratroopers crash land onto Nazi-occupied territory when their plane is attacked. The four who survive (Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, John Magaro and Iain De Caestecker), continue the mission to seek and destroy their enemy’s radio tower. It soon becomes apparent that truly inhumane experimentation is happening, and out come the Nazi super soldiers. A high octane and bloody alt-history film with gnarly special effects, this will satisfy cravings for a good time. The fantastic opening scene alone will be enough to grab your attention. Overlord streams on Paramount+ and FXNOW.

Starship Troopers (1997)
Director: Paul Verhoeven


This bananas satire on the gung-ho institution of the military was critically panned upon release, but has since become a cult classic. Based on the novel by Robert A. Heinlein, Verhoeven only read a few chapters, specifying it made him “bored and depressed.” It takes place in a future society, during an interstellar war against massive alien bugs. After graduating high school, a group of teens enlist in the Federation, portrayed by Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer and Neil Patrick Harris. They are forced to grow up fast and thrown into the fire of the Arachnids, who are described as a “perfect species.” It’s the military coming of age story we never got from John Hughes, touching on all the teen frustrations of romance, family, and friendship. Starship Troopers streams on HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix and Tubi.

Deathwatch (2002)
Director: M.J. Bassett

It’s 1917 and a group of British soldiers are fatigued, hungry and wet through the perils of World War I. Upon finding an abandoned German trench, they set up camp and find that there’s an evil much worse than anything they’d come to expect. The cast includes Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Matthew Rhys, Laurence Fox and Kris Marshall, who deliver solid performances as soldiers facing mistrust and the area’s cruelty. For a low budget film and it being Bassett’s directorial debut, it boasts impressive production design, mood building and memorable scenes of horror that include barbed wire, rats and buckets of mud. Much of the nightmare imagery was inspired by author Cliff Graham’s Covenant of War. It almost feels like a period companion to the Silent Hill visual motif, which Bassett would fittingly go on to direct (Silent Hill: Revelation). Deathwatch streams on Tubi.

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War films are horror films, aren’t they? Both genres explore inevitable death intertwined with moral quandaries and are full of suspense. Come and See is often hailed as one of the scariest films and Son of Saul almost plays like a found footage in Auschwitz.
There is a thin line between the two, but military horror goes further by blending the literal and figurative. This hybrid subgenre repeatedly uses the zombie as the antagonist of choice, a reason identified by Scholar Kevin Wetmore in Post-9/11 Horror in American Cinema: “Zombies cannot be reasoned with, cannot be negotiated with, they seek only to replicate themselves, which also makes them an excellent metaphor for terrorists.”
That said, in recognition of Memorial Day here are 14 military horrors to choose from that aren’t all just about the undead. The POVs range from civilians trapped in military culture, teen cadets, facing barriers as a female pilot and the post-Vietnam grief endured by veterans and their families. Or, of course, if you just want to see giant alien bugs or werewolves blown to bits, that’s here too. Pour one out, sit back and enjoy.

Deathdream (1974)
Director: Bob Clark

The Monkey’s Paw tale gets a Vietnam war setting in Deathdream AKA Dead of Night. After Andy Brooks (Richard Backus) is killed in action, a “death notification” is delivered to his parents and sister, portrayed by John Marley, Lynn Carlin and Anya Ormsby. The film shows the early work of Tom Savini (a Vietnam veteran himself), alongside Alan Ormsby, who also penned the script. The way it expresses the domestic challenges veterans and their families face upon homecoming is quite touching. Themes of grief, post traumatic stress disorder, addiction and an inability to meet the expectations of society and loved ones are told through the bloodthirsty ghoul. The final line cements the horrors of war and loss: “Andy’s home. Some boys never come home.” In 2010, it ​​was announced to be remade under the title Zero Dark Thirty with director Paul Solet (Clean) revising a script by Stephen Susco (The Grudge), but there has been no updates on its status since. Deathdream streams on Tubi and ARROW.

Homecoming (2005)
Director: Joe Dante

Aired as a part of Mick Garris’ Masters of Horror anthology, Homecoming is a pivot from the typical military zombie film where we root for the humans to survive. It’s an anti-war film and tribute to fallen service members. Without giving anything away, it shows zombies who want more than brains… an idea inspired by a film on this list, J’accuse (1919). Set during the war in Iraq, the story is told through the eyes of presidential speech writer David Murch (Jon Tenney). During a TV appearance, he tells a grieving mother, “If I had one wish… I would wish for your son to come back.” This statement accidentally summons the dead out of their American flag-covered caskets. It sounds heavy with its political stance, but the comedic and heartfelt elements make this a wholly unique and entertaining ride. Homecoming streams on Screambox, Tubi, CONtv, Fandor and Freevee.


Child’s Play 3 (1991) 
Director: Jack Bender

When one thinks of military horror, teen cadets are hardly the first to come to mind, but they absolutely count. The third installment of Child’s Play introduces us to Andy Barclay (Justin Whalin), now sixteen-years-old, attending Kent Military School while his mother is in psychiatric care. He’s seemingly safe from his least favorite doll of all time, Chucky (Brad Dourif), until he finds out Andy’s location. Chucky manipulates a young cadet named Tyler (Jeremy Sylvers) who rejects any warnings of danger. As anticipated, hell unleashes at the school. The film has been cited as the least favorite of Don Mancini, and generally by fans, but I argue that it’s undeserved. It’s an environment we rarely see and mirrors many of the mind games of boot camp on a smaller scale. Additionally, it’s the only film of the franchise that centers around teens, making it a nice precursor to the Chucky TV series that would come thirty years later. Child’s Play 3 streams on VOD.

Shadow in the Cloud (2020)
Director: Roseanne Liang

Shadow in the Cloud surrounds World War II pilot Maude Garrett (Chloë Grace Moretz) on a classified mission to deliver a package from New Zealand to Samoa. When she hitches a ride on a bomber plane, she faces discrimination and sexism from the male crew on board, who refuse to see her as an equal despite her accolades. The opening sets up what’s to come with a vintage cartoon of a gremlin, a folkloric creature said to be the source of malfunctioning aircrafts during the war. It also doubles as a figure of speech, when an unexplained problem or fault occurs. There’s an interesting chunk of the story that takes place in the Sperry Ball turret, a section of the plane where gunners operate machine guns, temporarily giving it the claustrophobic feeling of a one-location film. Shadow in the Cloud streams on Hulu.


Ravenous (1999)
Director: Antonia Bird

During the Mexican-American war, Captain John Boyd (Guy Pearce) is sent to an isolated US. Army outpost after surviving enemy attack by playing dead. When a half-alive frostbitten man named Colqhoun (Robert Carlyle) straggles into the area, he retells a story of his horrific escape from a Colonel-turned-cannibal in the mountains. The soldiers gear up and initiate a rescue mission with a memorable ensemble in Colonel Hart (Jeffrey Jones), Private Reich (Neal McDonough), Private Toffler (Jeremy Davies) and a Native American scout, George (Joseph Runningfox). When they arrive, the truth unfolds in a satisfying sequence that delivers gore, thrills and suspense. The film references the folklore of the Wendigo, who hungers for human flesh and possesses the strength of anyone they devour. It carries all the ingredients of a great Western horror flick and isn’t one to miss. Ravenous streams on VOD.


Body Snatchers (1993)
Director: Abel Ferrara

As the fourth adaptation of Jack Finney’s novel Invasion of the Body Snatchers (with 2007’s Invasion to follow), the film places us at a Southern Army base. EPA chemist Steve Malone (Terry Kinney) is summoned to study toxic waste levels and brings along his daughter Marti (Gabrielle Anwar), son Andy (Reilly Murphy) and their stepmother, Carol (Meg Tilly). Other appearances include R. Lee Ermey (a Vietnam veteran before he became an actor) who acts as the base commander General Platt and Forest Whitaker as Dr. Collins. Soon enough, the soldiers’ peculiar behavior spread to other base inhabitants and tap into fears of whether or not people who they say they are. It’s the classic story we know and love, but this locale gives a peek into the daily norms of what it’s like to live within a military institution. Stuart Gordon, who co-wrote the script, was originally poised to direct before being replaced by Abel Ferrera. Body Snatchers streams on VOD.


Jacob’s Ladder (1990)
Director: Adrian Lyne

Neither a success nor failure upon release, Jacob’s Ladder became one of the most influential military horror films to date, its legacy shown in the Silent Hill video games, American Horror Story: Asylum, The Sixth Sense and more. With Flashdance and Fatal Attraction recently under his belt at the time, Lyne pursued the film as a passion project. Jacob (Tim Robbins) is a Vietnam veteran suffering from dissociation, nightmarish visions, divorce, grief and a traumatizing experience in the war. Instead of being an exploitative commentary on a veteran’s psyche, it unfolds as a Francis Bacon painting turned fever dream. Mystery builds as the plot deepens, ultimately leading us towards a poetic ending. A remake helmed by David M. Rosenthal (How It Ends) was released in 2019, but received an underwhelming response. The original Jacob’s Ladder streams on Paramount+.

J’accuse! (1919)
Director: Abel Gance

While George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead set up the zombie archetype, it’s been said that J’accuse, a French silent film about the injustices of World War I, may have been the first to show the undead on screen. We meet Jean Diaz (Romuald Joubé) when his life is interrupted by war and witness his psychological transformation through the years. It is praised as one of the most technically advanced films of its time and one of the rare pacifist narratives. One of the cards read, “War kills as much the mothers as the sons.” Gance was drafted into the Army in 1917 and actually incorporated real battlefield footage into the film. It’s a bleak three hour journey split into two parts, examining the horrors of war with a fascinating sequence in the cemetery and visions of dancing skeletons. In 1938, Gance remade the film right before World War II. J’accuse streams on Kanopy.

The Ninth Configuration (1980)
Director: William Peter Blatty


“I don’t think evil grows out of madness. I think madness grows out of evil.” From the author of The Exorcist comes a sophisticated directorial debut, who even planned this as a sequel. An adaptation of his novel Twinkle Twinkle Killer Kane, it features a heavyweight cast of character actors within a Gothic military mental asylum, including Scott Wilson, Jason Miller, Tom Atkins, Robert Loggia, Ed Flanders and more. Another post-Vietnam film, we are met with Colonel Kane (Stacey Keach), a Marine sent to the asylum to observe the patients and verify if they are faking mental illness. It’s a psychological slow-burn with a twist that may leave many to wonder where the horror lies, but those patient will encounter a satisfying rise in tension that culminates into a haunting finale. The Ninth Configuration streams on Shudder and AMC+.


Dog Soldiers (2002)
Director: Neil Marshall


Dog Soldiers follows British soldiers conducting a training exercise in the Scottish Highlands. This finds success in utilizing one of the more underrepresented creatures in the subgenre: the werewolf. The cast includes Sean Pertwee, Kevin McKidd and Liam Cunningham, as they battle against the tall, dark and fearsome lycanthropes. It nicely fits within the ranks of other action heavies like Aliens and Predator. Around the time of release, there were plans to have a sequel titled Dog Soldiers: Fresh Meat with everyone from Andy Armstrong, Rob Green and M.J. Bassett in talks to direct, but the project was ultimately scrapped. However, in 2020, Marshall said that there’s still a chance of revival. In the meantime, the film celebrates its 20th Anniversary this November and had a behind-the-scenes book that was released on May 13. Dog Soldiers streams on VOD.


R-Point (2004)
Director: Kong Su-chang


Described as Apocalypse Now meets Ringu, the film (re-released in 2011 under the title Ghosts of War) follows a South Korean squad in 1972 sent to Vietnam to find missing soldiers. If they can accomplish the mission in ten days, they’ll be rewarded with leave. With Lieutenant Choi (Woo-seong Kam) as their leader, the group encounter a mansion that miraculously appears in the night. The area begins to toy with their minds, eventually pitting them against each other and forcing them to question their own sanity. Interesting fact: the structure they shot in was a casino during the French colonization period. R-Point is a dark ghost story, but surprisingly has many moments of humor that carry you through the journey. R-Point streams on Kanopy.

Overlord (2018)
Director: Julius Avery


Initially rumored to be the fourth film in the Cloverfield series, producer J.J. Abrams shut those down but promised that Overlord was “batshit crazy.” It takes place on the eve of D-Day as a group of American paratroopers crash land onto Nazi-occupied territory when their plane is attacked. The four who survive (Jovan Adepo, Wyatt Russell, John Magaro and Iain De Caestecker), continue the mission to seek and destroy their enemy’s radio tower. It soon becomes apparent that truly inhumane experimentation is happening, and out come the Nazi super soldiers. A high octane and bloody alt-history film with gnarly special effects, this will satisfy cravings for a good time. The fantastic opening scene alone will be enough to grab your attention. Overlord streams on Paramount+ and FXNOW.

Starship Troopers (1997)
Director: Paul Verhoeven


This bananas satire on the gung-ho institution of the military was critically panned upon release, but has since become a cult classic. Based on the novel by Robert A. Heinlein, Verhoeven only read a few chapters, specifying it made him “bored and depressed.” It takes place in a future society, during an interstellar war against massive alien bugs. After graduating high school, a group of teens enlist in the Federation, portrayed by Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer and Neil Patrick Harris. They are forced to grow up fast and thrown into the fire of the Arachnids, who are described as a “perfect species.” It’s the military coming of age story we never got from John Hughes, touching on all the teen frustrations of romance, family, and friendship. Starship Troopers streams on HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix and Tubi.

Deathwatch (2002)
Director: M.J. Bassett

It’s 1917 and a group of British soldiers are fatigued, hungry and wet through the perils of World War I. Upon finding an abandoned German trench, they set up camp and find that there’s an evil much worse than anything they’d come to expect. The cast includes Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Matthew Rhys, Laurence Fox and Kris Marshall, who deliver solid performances as soldiers facing mistrust and the area’s cruelty. For a low budget film and it being Bassett’s directorial debut, it boasts impressive production design, mood building and memorable scenes of horror that include barbed wire, rats and buckets of mud. Much of the nightmare imagery was inspired by author Cliff Graham’s Covenant of War. It almost feels like a period companion to the Silent Hill visual motif, which Bassett would fittingly go on to direct (Silent Hill: Revelation). Deathwatch streams on Tubi.

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One of the most emotionally nostalgic parts of Top Gun: Maverick is seeing the return of Iceman, reprised by Val Kilmer following a throat cancer diagnosis in 2014. With the help of tech company Sonantic, an AI voice was created for Kilmer to use for the role of Iceman in the acclaimed new blockbuster, which takes place 35 years after the original Top Gun.
 
While Tom Cruise takes center stage in the film, it’s worth highlighting what a tremendous career Val Kilmer enjoyed throughout the ’80s and ’90s and how even many of his critically-panned movies remain beloved by the movie fans on websites such as Ranker.




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10 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)



 



Val Kilmer gives one of his funniest and most assured performances in Kiss the Girls (film)Shane Black’s sharp-witted and convention-bucking buddy-cop film. Kilmer plays Gay Perry, a sophisticated L.A. private eye hired to train petty thief Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.) how to become an actor before the two become embroiled in a twisty noirish murder mystery.
RELATED: The 9 Highest-Grossing Shane Black Movies, According To Box Office Mojo
The chemistry between Harry and Perry is off the charts, the plotline is deliberately hard to follow and impossible to predict, and the snappy banter Black peppers his script with is a stark reminder of the daring risks the writer/director is willing to take. It also proves what a terrific actor Kilmer is given the proper material.
 


9 Top Gun (1986)



 



While most critics favor Top Gun: Maverick over its 1986 predecessor, Ranker voters feel the opposite thus far. Indeed, the massively successful Tom Cruise star-maker holds up as one of the most popular and highly entertaining movies from the 1980s, with Kilmer’s iconic role as Iceman a chief reason why.
Directed with stylish verve by the late great Tony Scott, Top Gun tracks Pete Mitchell AKA Maverick (Cruise), a hotshot test pilot out to prove his superiority among a squad of alpha airmen. With dazzling high-flying stunt work and visceral aerial acrobatics, the film proved to be an adrenaline rush the whole country seemingly indulged in. The intense rivalry between Iceman and Maverick is a masterful commentary on masculinity that continues to pay off in the must-see sequel.
 


8 The Ghost And The Darkness (1996)



 



Written by two-time Oscar-winning scribe William Goldman, The Ghost and the Darkness is a highly underrated and genuinely unnerving adventure film. Kilmer plays Col. John Henry Patterson, a talented engineer tasked with building a railway bridge in 1898 Africa, only to learn the local population is being systematically stalked and hunted by two territorial lions.
RELATED: 10 Underrated Action Thrillers From The 90s
In order to combat the problem, Patterson enlists the eccentric big-game hunter Charles Remington (Michael Douglas), a grizzled vet whose methods starkly oppose Patterson’s. Directed by Stephen Hopkins with practical FX, real lions, and limited CGI, the movie holds up as one of the most realistically riveting man-versus-animal thrillers of the past 25 years.
 


7 Real Genius (1985)



 



In just his second feature film, Kilmer gave a playful and highly charismatic performance in Real Genius as Chris Knight, a prodigious brainiac with a predilection for partying, pranking, and other collegiate hijinks. The underrated ’80s teen comedy concerns Chris building a cutting-edge laser in science class with his partner, only to learn that their principal wants to sell the laser as a weapon to the U.S. military.
Coming off the slapstick spoof film Top Secret!it’s clear that Kilmer’s brand of physical comedy was desired for Real Genius as well. Little did people realize at the time how deft Kilmer was during the more grounded and intimate dialogue scenes, proving what a precocious talent he was.
 


6 Thunderheart (1992)



 



While many moviegoers may have forgotten Kilmer starred in the 1992 crime film ThunderheartRanker voters sure haven’t. Kilmer takes top billing as Ray Levoi, an FBI agent who hails from a Sioux background and is paired with an insensitive older partner to investigate a murder on a Sioux reservation.
Torn between his heritage and his vocation, Levoi is stuck at an existential crossroads he must navigate before it’s too late. A perfect companion piece to Wind River, Thunderheart sheds light on the heartbreaking reality that murders often go unsolved on indigenous reservations like Pine Ridge. An important film with a message that still resonates 30 years later, Thunderheart is one of Kilmer’s finest moments.
 


5 Willow (1988)



 



Tying in nicely with the upcoming Willow TV series slated for release via Disney+ in November 2022, it’s good to see Kilmer’s starring role as Madmartigan receive some Ranker love. With a story conceived by George Lucas, the classic Ron Howard fantasy action-adventure film is what big-scale cinematic imagination is all about.
RELATED: 10 Worst Val Kilmer Movies Ever, Ranked (According To IMDb)
The simple but effective story follows Willow Ulfgood (Warwick Davis), a farmer with magical powers who agrees to protect and transport an abandoned infant found in a river. Along the way, Willow gets help from the badass swordsman Madmartigan, who vows to help complete the quest. With stunning action sequences, immersive world-building, and a heartfelt resolution, it’s refreshing to see Willow return to the collective consciousness in 2022.
 


4 The Saint (1997)



 



Val Kilmer has an absolute ball playing a slew of eccentric characters in disguise in the wildly entertaining big-screen adaptation of The Saint. His real identity is Simon Templar, a master thief out to bilk the formula for cold fusion, putting him at odds with Dr. Emma Russell (Elisabeth Shue), the scientist who wrote the formula and the woman Simon has a romantic crush on.
All told, Kilmer disguises himself 12 times in the film, playing each with a brand new accent, wardrobe, body posture, etc., proving what a waggishly diverse comedic and dramatic actor he can be when given the opportunity.
 

 

 


3 The Doors (1991)



 



Directed by Oliver Stone with intoxicating style, Kilmer gives one of the best performances of his career as Jim Morrison in the splendid rock musician biopic The Doors. The iconoclastic and influential singer of the titular L.A. band rises to prominence through his artistic poetry and unique songwriting in the ’60s, only to tragically flame out by 1971.
The way Kilmer moves his body on stage mirrors Morrison’s physical mannerisms almost perfectly, and his voice echoes Morrison’s vocal tone in a manner that transcends mere impersonation. Beyond the physical, it’s the mental and spiritual anguish Kilmer is able to convey that makes Morrison one of his all-time great roles.
 


2 Heat (1995)



 



Most cinephiles and casual moviegoers would agree that Heat is one of Kilmer’s best, most epic, and unforgettable movies to date. The sprawling L.A. crime story from writer/director Michael Mann matches wits between master thief Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) and Lt. Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino), two men on opposite sides of the law on an inevitable collision course with one another.
For his part, Kilmer gives a sexy-cool performance as Chris, Neil’s trusted righthand man who, as the heat cranks up, must decide to remain loyal to Neil or stay faithful to his wife Charlene (Ashley Judd). Aside from the harrowing shootouts, the moral complexity of the characters makes Heat a bona fide classic.
 


1 Tombstone (1993)



 



In many ways, it’s great to see arguably Val Kilmer’s finest screen performance rated by Ranker as his best movie to date. Indeed, Kilmer’s feverish turn as the real-life gunslinger Doc Holliday in Tombstone shows what commanding range he has as an actor. Charismatic, unpredictable, and even scary, Kilmer hits all the notes to bring the character to life.
In a larger context, the film follows Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and his kin when they move from Dodge City to Tombstone, Arizona, only to be rudely interrupted by a gang of violent outlaws. Of course, when Doc contracts tuberculosis and slowly loses his health in the film, Kilmer takes the performance to another level of believability that deserves all the plaudits he continues to receive for the role.
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One of the most emotionally nostalgic parts of Top Gun: Maverick is seeing the return of Iceman, reprised by Val Kilmer following a throat cancer diagnosis in 2014. With the help of tech company Sonantic, an AI voice was created for Kilmer to use for the role of Iceman in the acclaimed new blockbuster, which takes place 35 years after the original Top Gun.
 
While Tom Cruise takes center stage in the film, it’s worth highlighting what a tremendous career Val Kilmer enjoyed throughout the ’80s and ’90s and how even many of his critically-panned movies remain beloved by the movie fans on websites such as Ranker.




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10 Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)



 



Val Kilmer gives one of his funniest and most assured performances in Kiss the Girls (film)Shane Black’s sharp-witted and convention-bucking buddy-cop film. Kilmer plays Gay Perry, a sophisticated L.A. private eye hired to train petty thief Harry Lockhart (Robert Downey Jr.) how to become an actor before the two become embroiled in a twisty noirish murder mystery.
RELATED: The 9 Highest-Grossing Shane Black Movies, According To Box Office Mojo
The chemistry between Harry and Perry is off the charts, the plotline is deliberately hard to follow and impossible to predict, and the snappy banter Black peppers his script with is a stark reminder of the daring risks the writer/director is willing to take. It also proves what a terrific actor Kilmer is given the proper material.
 


9 Top Gun (1986)



 



While most critics favor Top Gun: Maverick over its 1986 predecessor, Ranker voters feel the opposite thus far. Indeed, the massively successful Tom Cruise star-maker holds up as one of the most popular and highly entertaining movies from the 1980s, with Kilmer’s iconic role as Iceman a chief reason why.
Directed with stylish verve by the late great Tony Scott, Top Gun tracks Pete Mitchell AKA Maverick (Cruise), a hotshot test pilot out to prove his superiority among a squad of alpha airmen. With dazzling high-flying stunt work and visceral aerial acrobatics, the film proved to be an adrenaline rush the whole country seemingly indulged in. The intense rivalry between Iceman and Maverick is a masterful commentary on masculinity that continues to pay off in the must-see sequel.
 


8 The Ghost And The Darkness (1996)



 



Written by two-time Oscar-winning scribe William Goldman, The Ghost and the Darkness is a highly underrated and genuinely unnerving adventure film. Kilmer plays Col. John Henry Patterson, a talented engineer tasked with building a railway bridge in 1898 Africa, only to learn the local population is being systematically stalked and hunted by two territorial lions.
RELATED: 10 Underrated Action Thrillers From The 90s
In order to combat the problem, Patterson enlists the eccentric big-game hunter Charles Remington (Michael Douglas), a grizzled vet whose methods starkly oppose Patterson’s. Directed by Stephen Hopkins with practical FX, real lions, and limited CGI, the movie holds up as one of the most realistically riveting man-versus-animal thrillers of the past 25 years.
 


7 Real Genius (1985)



 



In just his second feature film, Kilmer gave a playful and highly charismatic performance in Real Genius as Chris Knight, a prodigious brainiac with a predilection for partying, pranking, and other collegiate hijinks. The underrated ’80s teen comedy concerns Chris building a cutting-edge laser in science class with his partner, only to learn that their principal wants to sell the laser as a weapon to the U.S. military.
Coming off the slapstick spoof film Top Secret!it’s clear that Kilmer’s brand of physical comedy was desired for Real Genius as well. Little did people realize at the time how deft Kilmer was during the more grounded and intimate dialogue scenes, proving what a precocious talent he was.
 


6 Thunderheart (1992)



 



While many moviegoers may have forgotten Kilmer starred in the 1992 crime film ThunderheartRanker voters sure haven’t. Kilmer takes top billing as Ray Levoi, an FBI agent who hails from a Sioux background and is paired with an insensitive older partner to investigate a murder on a Sioux reservation.
Torn between his heritage and his vocation, Levoi is stuck at an existential crossroads he must navigate before it’s too late. A perfect companion piece to Wind River, Thunderheart sheds light on the heartbreaking reality that murders often go unsolved on indigenous reservations like Pine Ridge. An important film with a message that still resonates 30 years later, Thunderheart is one of Kilmer’s finest moments.
 


5 Willow (1988)



 



Tying in nicely with the upcoming Willow TV series slated for release via Disney+ in November 2022, it’s good to see Kilmer’s starring role as Madmartigan receive some Ranker love. With a story conceived by George Lucas, the classic Ron Howard fantasy action-adventure film is what big-scale cinematic imagination is all about.
RELATED: 10 Worst Val Kilmer Movies Ever, Ranked (According To IMDb)
The simple but effective story follows Willow Ulfgood (Warwick Davis), a farmer with magical powers who agrees to protect and transport an abandoned infant found in a river. Along the way, Willow gets help from the badass swordsman Madmartigan, who vows to help complete the quest. With stunning action sequences, immersive world-building, and a heartfelt resolution, it’s refreshing to see Willow return to the collective consciousness in 2022.
 


4 The Saint (1997)



 



Val Kilmer has an absolute ball playing a slew of eccentric characters in disguise in the wildly entertaining big-screen adaptation of The Saint. His real identity is Simon Templar, a master thief out to bilk the formula for cold fusion, putting him at odds with Dr. Emma Russell (Elisabeth Shue), the scientist who wrote the formula and the woman Simon has a romantic crush on.
All told, Kilmer disguises himself 12 times in the film, playing each with a brand new accent, wardrobe, body posture, etc., proving what a waggishly diverse comedic and dramatic actor he can be when given the opportunity.
 

 

 


3 The Doors (1991)



 



Directed by Oliver Stone with intoxicating style, Kilmer gives one of the best performances of his career as Jim Morrison in the splendid rock musician biopic The Doors. The iconoclastic and influential singer of the titular L.A. band rises to prominence through his artistic poetry and unique songwriting in the ’60s, only to tragically flame out by 1971.
The way Kilmer moves his body on stage mirrors Morrison’s physical mannerisms almost perfectly, and his voice echoes Morrison’s vocal tone in a manner that transcends mere impersonation. Beyond the physical, it’s the mental and spiritual anguish Kilmer is able to convey that makes Morrison one of his all-time great roles.
 


2 Heat (1995)



 



Most cinephiles and casual moviegoers would agree that Heat is one of Kilmer’s best, most epic, and unforgettable movies to date. The sprawling L.A. crime story from writer/director Michael Mann matches wits between master thief Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro) and Lt. Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino), two men on opposite sides of the law on an inevitable collision course with one another.
For his part, Kilmer gives a sexy-cool performance as Chris, Neil’s trusted righthand man who, as the heat cranks up, must decide to remain loyal to Neil or stay faithful to his wife Charlene (Ashley Judd). Aside from the harrowing shootouts, the moral complexity of the characters makes Heat a bona fide classic.
 


1 Tombstone (1993)



 



In many ways, it’s great to see arguably Val Kilmer’s finest screen performance rated by Ranker as his best movie to date. Indeed, Kilmer’s feverish turn as the real-life gunslinger Doc Holliday in Tombstone shows what commanding range he has as an actor. Charismatic, unpredictable, and even scary, Kilmer hits all the notes to bring the character to life.
In a larger context, the film follows Wyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and his kin when they move from Dodge City to Tombstone, Arizona, only to be rudely interrupted by a gang of violent outlaws. Of course, when Doc contracts tuberculosis and slowly loses his health in the film, Kilmer takes the performance to another level of believability that deserves all the plaudits he continues to receive for the role.
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Nostalgia is baked into every level of Stranger Things. In the first season, it was impossible to not notice how each group — the kids, the teens, and the adults — were all trapped in a different 1980s horror plot only for all three strands to merge into one climactic battle. 
Since then, creators Matt and Ross Duffer have worn their influences on their sleeves. But the cast of Stranger Things says the twin creators have also started to write to their own strengths. 
“We never really got assigned any homework, because I think at this point the Duffers know us super well,” Finn Wolfhard said in a roundtable with the Stranger Things cast. “I think they’d have to throw us a gigantic curveball in order for us to do some different stuff.” 
That said, the cast cited some influences on season 4. Speaking with Polygon at a press junket ahead of Stranger Things 4they laid out the movies the Duffer brothers discussed with the cast as they were crafting the fourth season. 

A Nightmare on Elm Street

    

  
    
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Perhaps the most obvious of the horror films referenced, Wes Craven’s 1984 classic was “definitely discussed,” per Natalia Dyer, who plays Nancy on Stranger Things.
“They love the genre and all these stories that they draw from,” Dyer said. “I think the brothers are pretty open with their references and their ideas.”
The exact nature of the reference is best left to be seen; suffice it to say the show indulges its horror roots by the end of the first episode. But the clearest connection isn’t a secret: Robert Englund, the original Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Streetplays Victor Creel, “a disturbed and intimidating man who is imprisoned in a psychiatric hospital for a gruesome murder in the 1950s.”
But Stranger Things isn’t just pulling from the first Elm Street movie. There are also quite a few references to Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. Vecna has his own version of Freddy’s Nightmare Church in the Dream World, and Eleven and her superpowers have quite a few similarities to Alice, one of the protagonists of The Dream Master.
Carrie 

    

  
    
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The Duffer brothers have often talked about how much of an inspiration Carrie was for them when it came to Eleven. 
In a video for Wired from 2019the pair said, “Of course, you have a high school girl who has these amazing powers and these amazing abilities, and we always looked at how King dealt with that when we’ve talked about Eleven. This idea that she has these amazing abilities, but is she ultimately dangerous?”  
This season, however, the Duffers play with this idea a little more than usual, almost giving us a reverse Carrie story. Rather than a bullied girl who discovers her powers, Eleven starts the season as a bullied girl who’s just lost the powers that used to protect her. 
Indiana Jones

    

  
    
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Elsewhere in the world of Stranger Things 4Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Murray (Brett Gelman) are trekking behind the Iron Curtain to rescue Chief of Police Jim Hopper. That plot line produces some adventure-movie action that departs from Stranger Things’ horror influences. 
“A lot of it feels very like Indiana Jones to me,” Gelman told Polygon during a virtual set visit last year, describing his character’s upcoming arc. “The way that it’s constantly balancing the tension of the adventure with humor.”
The Empire Strikes Back

    

  
    
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While season 3 of Stranger Things began with a noticeably more upbeat shift in tone from that of season 2, Stranger Things 4 promises to go darker than the series has ever gone before. Coming off the end of season 3, with the (presumed) death of loved ones and adversaries alike, the Duffer brothers turned to one of most popular sci-fi movie sequels for inspiration.
“We talked a lot about The Empire Strikes Backwhich is — maybe not now — but for a long time, it was the darkest movie in Star Wars,” series creator Matt Duffer said in an interview with IGN. “We talked a lot about that and wanting to capture that tone.”
Fear Street: 1978

    

  
    
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While this wasn’t a clear point of reference for the Duffers — it was produced relatively concurrently with the production of season 4 — the shared casting of Sadie Sink (Max in Stranger Things and Ziggy in 1978) at the very least helped the actress get into the headspace for the new season. Especially considering Max gets put through the wringer, emotionally and physically, in Stranger Things 4. 
“I think the physicality of Fear Street really helped — just getting comfortable with a lot of stunt work and stuff in that realm,” Sink said. 
Stoner movies

    

  
    
        Image: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
    

While Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) and his new friend Argyle (Eduardo Franco) are no more immune to the terrors of Stranger Things 4 than their comrades, it’s clear that the two are more interested in taking it easy wherever possible — namely by getting high. The two inject some lighthearted stoner comedy into the otherwise dark horror. 
Heaton and Franco said the Duffers cited Fast Times at Ridgemont High as an influence on the characters’ arc this season. But neither of them had seen it. Instead, they pulled from more from the cultural sense of stoners over the years. 
“We didn’t sit down and be like, ‘Yo, let’s watch this and, like, try and copy this.’ But I think culturally, you were aware of those movies,” Heaton said. For him, that meant pulling from more than just the ’80s stoner canon and including things like Pineapple Express and Seth Rogen films more broadly. With that, Heaton and Franco would find their dynamic, noting that “what we’d find funny on the day” tended to influence their performance.  
Loves Dogs

    

  
    
        Image: Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
    

This is perhaps the most specific example offered up by the Stranger Things cast. Wolfhard noted that while they weren’t hard-assigned to watch anything specific, the Duffers did play a specific scene from Alejandro González Iñárritu’s first film, Loves Dogs. 
“There’s a scene in the car [in episode 5] where we’re all together and it’s very tense. And the Duffer brothers really wanted me to watch this movie by Iñárritu,” Wolfhard said. “There’s a scene […] that’s very similar to the [Agent] Harmon scene in the back of the truck. […] It’s really chaotic and there’s blood — and apparently they drew a lot of inspiration from the movie.” 
Part 1 of Stranger Things 4  drops on Netflix on May 27. 

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Nostalgia is baked into every level of Stranger Things. In the first season, it was impossible to not notice how each group — the kids, the teens, and the adults — were all trapped in a different 1980s horror plot only for all three strands to merge into one climactic battle. 
Since then, creators Matt and Ross Duffer have worn their influences on their sleeves. But the cast of Stranger Things says the twin creators have also started to write to their own strengths. 
“We never really got assigned any homework, because I think at this point the Duffers know us super well,” Finn Wolfhard said in a roundtable with the Stranger Things cast. “I think they’d have to throw us a gigantic curveball in order for us to do some different stuff.” 
That said, the cast cited some influences on season 4. Speaking with Polygon at a press junket ahead of Stranger Things 4they laid out the movies the Duffer brothers discussed with the cast as they were crafting the fourth season. 

A Nightmare on Elm Street

    

  
    
        Image: New Line Home Video
    

Perhaps the most obvious of the horror films referenced, Wes Craven’s 1984 classic was “definitely discussed,” per Natalia Dyer, who plays Nancy on Stranger Things.
“They love the genre and all these stories that they draw from,” Dyer said. “I think the brothers are pretty open with their references and their ideas.”
The exact nature of the reference is best left to be seen; suffice it to say the show indulges its horror roots by the end of the first episode. But the clearest connection isn’t a secret: Robert Englund, the original Freddy Krueger from A Nightmare on Elm Streetplays Victor Creel, “a disturbed and intimidating man who is imprisoned in a psychiatric hospital for a gruesome murder in the 1950s.”
But Stranger Things isn’t just pulling from the first Elm Street movie. There are also quite a few references to Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master. Vecna has his own version of Freddy’s Nightmare Church in the Dream World, and Eleven and her superpowers have quite a few similarities to Alice, one of the protagonists of The Dream Master.
Carrie 

    

  
    
        Image: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
    

The Duffer brothers have often talked about how much of an inspiration Carrie was for them when it came to Eleven. 
In a video for Wired from 2019the pair said, “Of course, you have a high school girl who has these amazing powers and these amazing abilities, and we always looked at how King dealt with that when we’ve talked about Eleven. This idea that she has these amazing abilities, but is she ultimately dangerous?”  
This season, however, the Duffers play with this idea a little more than usual, almost giving us a reverse Carrie story. Rather than a bullied girl who discovers her powers, Eleven starts the season as a bullied girl who’s just lost the powers that used to protect her. 
Indiana Jones

    

  
    
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Elsewhere in the world of Stranger Things 4Joyce (Winona Ryder) and Murray (Brett Gelman) are trekking behind the Iron Curtain to rescue Chief of Police Jim Hopper. That plot line produces some adventure-movie action that departs from Stranger Things’ horror influences. 
“A lot of it feels very like Indiana Jones to me,” Gelman told Polygon during a virtual set visit last year, describing his character’s upcoming arc. “The way that it’s constantly balancing the tension of the adventure with humor.”
The Empire Strikes Back

    

  
    
        Image: Lucasfilm
    

While season 3 of Stranger Things began with a noticeably more upbeat shift in tone from that of season 2, Stranger Things 4 promises to go darker than the series has ever gone before. Coming off the end of season 3, with the (presumed) death of loved ones and adversaries alike, the Duffer brothers turned to one of most popular sci-fi movie sequels for inspiration.
“We talked a lot about The Empire Strikes Backwhich is — maybe not now — but for a long time, it was the darkest movie in Star Wars,” series creator Matt Duffer said in an interview with IGN. “We talked a lot about that and wanting to capture that tone.”
Fear Street: 1978

    

  
    
        Image: Netflix
    

While this wasn’t a clear point of reference for the Duffers — it was produced relatively concurrently with the production of season 4 — the shared casting of Sadie Sink (Max in Stranger Things and Ziggy in 1978) at the very least helped the actress get into the headspace for the new season. Especially considering Max gets put through the wringer, emotionally and physically, in Stranger Things 4. 
“I think the physicality of Fear Street really helped — just getting comfortable with a lot of stunt work and stuff in that realm,” Sink said. 
Stoner movies

    

  
    
        Image: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
    

While Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) and his new friend Argyle (Eduardo Franco) are no more immune to the terrors of Stranger Things 4 than their comrades, it’s clear that the two are more interested in taking it easy wherever possible — namely by getting high. The two inject some lighthearted stoner comedy into the otherwise dark horror. 
Heaton and Franco said the Duffers cited Fast Times at Ridgemont High as an influence on the characters’ arc this season. But neither of them had seen it. Instead, they pulled from more from the cultural sense of stoners over the years. 
“We didn’t sit down and be like, ‘Yo, let’s watch this and, like, try and copy this.’ But I think culturally, you were aware of those movies,” Heaton said. For him, that meant pulling from more than just the ’80s stoner canon and including things like Pineapple Express and Seth Rogen films more broadly. With that, Heaton and Franco would find their dynamic, noting that “what we’d find funny on the day” tended to influence their performance.  
Loves Dogs

    

  
    
        Image: Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
    

This is perhaps the most specific example offered up by the Stranger Things cast. Wolfhard noted that while they weren’t hard-assigned to watch anything specific, the Duffers did play a specific scene from Alejandro González Iñárritu’s first film, Loves Dogs. 
“There’s a scene in the car [in episode 5] where we’re all together and it’s very tense. And the Duffer brothers really wanted me to watch this movie by Iñárritu,” Wolfhard said. “There’s a scene […] that’s very similar to the [Agent] Harmon scene in the back of the truck. […] It’s really chaotic and there’s blood — and apparently they drew a lot of inspiration from the movie.” 
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We’re back at it again, Blood Babes! Giallo Julian’s Indie Spotlight! The series where we look at what’s new in the dark of indie horror’s night and illuminate it for everyone else to see. This time around, we have not one, but TWO beasts to confront, plus some ghoulishly gore-geous art to catch our bloodshot eyes. Why waste any more time? Let’s light our candles and stumble down this quiet, dark hallway and see what’s on the other side!
SPOTLIGHTS:
1. The Beast Comes at Midnight (Feature Film)
Tearing its way up front, we have an upcoming film from director Christopher Jacksontitled The Beast Comes at Midnight!





Creator/Producer Ed McKeever gives the film’s synopsis:

“An outcast, teenaged live streamer must enlist the help of four popular kids after he discovers that a werewolf is tracking one of them in their small Florida town.”

If I’m counting right, this is the second werewolf flick I’ve had on the Spotlight… which is too low of a number. I need to stop slacking and get some more lupine action on here!
Starring in this tale of Lycan terror is Eric Roberts (The Expendables, Raptor), Michael Pare (Streets of Fire, Bad Moon), and plenty of up–and–coming talents filling out the rest of the cast. You know, I’ve been wondering when Roberts was going to pop up on here, he always has something new happening in the indie-scene. Also, holy shit, Michael Paré? Fucking Tom Cody? Color me hyped!
joe castro (Terror Toons, Bonehill Road) provides the creature effects, while also playing the titular “Beast” of the film. There’s also going to be a few cameos from some former WWE/ECW superstars, so that’s something for fans to look forward to.
An interesting note, apparently this film isn’t the usual “adult-oriented” horror that’s normally on here, being more inspired by the “kid-friendly” scary movies from back in the day. You know, like Gremlins, The Monster Squad, Silver Bullet; flicks like that. McKeever also stated that some inspiration came from first-hand experience:

“We visited… The International Independent Showmen’s Museum… The museum is full of traveling show history. Rides, sideshows, games of chance, and an amazing collection of vintage banners for sideshow attractions. One was a Wolfboy exhibit. This was the idea for the werewolf feature.”

The movie’s slated to be released at independent theaters and drive-ins sometime in August, but it’s having a FREE premiere screening at Tampa Theater on June 11th. So, if you happen to be in the area around then, be sure to check it out! Like always, I’ll keep you updated when I am. To see more info, check out its official website here  and the Showtown American Pictures website here.
Speaking of which, keep a look out for more flicks coming your way from Showtown American Pictures, including Bitter Souls, Wildand The House in the Pines!
2. Tess (Artist)
Next up, we have an artist specializing in imagery involving the macabre and horrific – Tess!



Of their work, Tess said:

“It can sometimes be hard to say what kind of works I do specifically, as my works can jump around in subject matter. However, my main goal… is the blending of horror and love. Horror is an outlet and a comfort for me as a genre, and it tends to seep into all of my work as I explore mediums and techniques… I create the monsters and scenes I wish to see. Paintings that show what I find captivating and comforting. That explore the wide range of emotions that horror can conjure.”

Pairing that sentiment with the look of the art, I can just tell their passion for horror is genuinely heartfelt.
When asked what inspired them to create, Tess replied:

“Inspirations for me pull from so many places… from The Thing  to works like Dorohedoro. Games like Resident Evil  and Silent Hill… had a definite impact on how I approach monsters as a subject. If there’s something with monsters or body horror in it, you can expect I’ve probably seen it or at least know of it.”




As y’all know, I’m big on body horror, so Tess is certainly speaking my language! Just something about toothy, twisted, tendril-like flesh-beasts that I find appealing… not sure what that says about me, but Tess surely takes that idea and molds it into fantastic, Del Toroian illustrations!
Tess stated of future ventures:

“I have a lot of projects in the oven. Making a 3D model for possibly streaming art and games. My main personal project is learning how to make short comic strips with characters that are a way for me to express how horror can be a safe space for escapism from real world pains.”

To see more of Tess’s work, be sure to check out their Twitter page here, Tumblr page hereand Deviant Art page here.



3. The Beast Inside (Feature Film)
Capping off the list, we have a forthcoming film about demonic possession starring/co-written by Sadie Katz: The Beast Inside!





Katz describes the film’s story as such:

“Annie, a woman who is possessed by the same demon that took her mother and grandfather, must exorcise the spirit before it destroys her and moves on to her young son. When she learns her priest isn’t able to help, she’s forced to exorcise the demon on her own. More than just another exorcism film, the themes of addiction, mental illness, and family weave throughout.”

Now, personally, I’m not a huge fan of exorcism horror (just never got into it, I don’t know why). But this one sounds too interesting to pass up, the idea of demons as a generational trauma being a unique concept.
When asked what inspired her to make the film, Katz answered:

“Director Jim Towns and I were both moaning about the quality of indie film. So much has been taken over by crowdfunding films. It’s becoming very pay-to-play. Ninety percent of the scripts I’m sent haven’t even finished being written. I sorta cringe every time someone says I have this script I sat down and wrote in a weekend! You wrote a script in a weekend?! Why? The idea of making a film just to make a film – just doesn’t appeal to me… We both wanted to prove that we didn’t settle on doing “another indie low-budget film” after being so dismayed by the quality of indie horror being churned out. It was so important to me to show that even with a limited budget and shooting days, with the right script and team, you could make a truly scary film that wasn’t just another flipped film.”

On the inspirations for the feature itself, they came from somewhere a bit more personal in Katz’s life:  

“I have a family line of metal illness and addiction. When you’re a parent, I think just like wondering if you passed your sleepy eyes or tiny, weird ears, you worry about passing on other family illnesses… You don’t always react the way Hallmark  movies say you should. We picture the mom as the woman who’s at the bottom of the stairs sobbing, and I don’t think that’s always the truth. Before being a mother, Anne’s character is a woman trying to survive herself.”

Along with Katz playing the lead character (Anne), the film stars Vernon Wells (Commando, The Road Warrior) as Father Geoffrey, the priest with a “conflicted relationship” with Anne; Laurene Landon (Maniac Cop, Agramon’s Gate) as Anne’s mother, who’s said to be “incredible and terrifying” in the role; and Danelle Von Visgor (How to Become a Hitman, Bobby Bishop) as Meredith, who’s “mature and arresting” performance makes Katz confident that we’ll see her in more genre films to come. Randy Edelman (Ghostbusters II, Anaconda) is composing the film’s score, while Joe Castro (Hey! Small world!) is providing the visual effects. To say that there’s quite a bit of talent here would be an understatement!

“Randy’s involvement shows to me that A-list talent isn’t against working with indie producers if you actually have a film worth believing in… I’m just absolutely blown away by how much talent we have in the horror community. I think it’s not talked about enough. What I love so much about producing is being able to connect with all these people I’ve watched do such amazing work and seeing what each person brings to the film… The collaborative spirit of filmmaking is what I enjoy most of all.”

The film’s planned to be completed by the end of June, aiming to be submitted to film festivals before having an early December release. When any more news surfaces, I’ll be sure to keep you in the loop!
With that, I’ll leave y’all with one last word from Katz:

“My husband and I were both just stunned how horror has really gone mainstream. It’s year round and only seems to get bigger. That creates so much more opportunity, but it also means you have to work hard to find your place, so you don’t get buried with all the other content… I have my little DVD shelf of my films and I want to make a separate little shelf for The Beast Inside… I hope it gets that chance to really stand out and be seen.”

Before we bring this Spotlight to a close, I’d like to give a few Shoutouts to some other indie-horror creators out there. I didn’t have a chance to talk in-depth about their work, but I still think they’re worth attention!
SHOUTOUTS:
– Crazy Little Monster (YouTube Channel): Timothy Troy is creating short horror films on his channel, Crazy Little Monster! This includes his latest series, Creepy Cuts: extremely short… well, shorts… crafted to put a chill or two up your spine. From car trouble to sick days to door bellsthese flicks put a scary spin on what’s usually considered the mundane. Check out Troy’s YouTube channel here!
– Boo (Short Film): Directed by Rakefet Abergel and published on ALTER’s YouTube Channel, Boo  takes the idea of addiction recovery and makes it a little bloodier than usual. Falling off the wagon can hurt… who gets hurt depends on what one’s recovering from. Watch the short film here!
– Deadsville Rock N Roll Mysteries (Series): Said to be “part Scooby-Doopart The Monkeesand part Happy Days”, Deadsville Rock N Roll Mysteries  promises to deliver eerie mysteries, reanimated rockers, and killer tunes! Starring Dickie Devil and the Deviants (and their canine companion Doggie Deviant aka actual Egyptian god, Anubis), the pilot episode deals with our devil-ish crew helping their friend, Steph Infectionget rid of a creepy ghost stalker. You can watch it for yourself right hereand follow their YouTube channel here to keep up-to-date with all their spooky shenanigans! Also, while Doggie is voiced by Andrew Bryniarski (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) in the pilot, he’ll be voiced by Jason Voorhees himself, Kane Hodderin future episodes. Stay tuned!
Thanks again to all the creators who shared their work with me and thank Y’ALL for reading about these awesome indie-horror ventures! There’s still plenty more out there waiting to be seen, and I look forward to talking about as many as I can.
Until next time…
Ciao, friends!




                
        


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We’re back at it again, Blood Babes! Giallo Julian’s Indie Spotlight! The series where we look at what’s new in the dark of indie horror’s night and illuminate it for everyone else to see. This time around, we have not one, but TWO beasts to confront, plus some ghoulishly gore-geous art to catch our bloodshot eyes. Why waste any more time? Let’s light our candles and stumble down this quiet, dark hallway and see what’s on the other side!
SPOTLIGHTS:
1. The Beast Comes at Midnight (Feature Film)
Tearing its way up front, we have an upcoming film from director Christopher Jacksontitled The Beast Comes at Midnight!





Creator/Producer Ed McKeever gives the film’s synopsis:

“An outcast, teenaged live streamer must enlist the help of four popular kids after he discovers that a werewolf is tracking one of them in their small Florida town.”

If I’m counting right, this is the second werewolf flick I’ve had on the Spotlight… which is too low of a number. I need to stop slacking and get some more lupine action on here!
Starring in this tale of Lycan terror is Eric Roberts (The Expendables, Raptor), Michael Pare (Streets of Fire, Bad Moon), and plenty of up–and–coming talents filling out the rest of the cast. You know, I’ve been wondering when Roberts was going to pop up on here, he always has something new happening in the indie-scene. Also, holy shit, Michael Paré? Fucking Tom Cody? Color me hyped!
joe castro (Terror Toons, Bonehill Road) provides the creature effects, while also playing the titular “Beast” of the film. There’s also going to be a few cameos from some former WWE/ECW superstars, so that’s something for fans to look forward to.
An interesting note, apparently this film isn’t the usual “adult-oriented” horror that’s normally on here, being more inspired by the “kid-friendly” scary movies from back in the day. You know, like Gremlins, The Monster Squad, Silver Bullet; flicks like that. McKeever also stated that some inspiration came from first-hand experience:

“We visited… The International Independent Showmen’s Museum… The museum is full of traveling show history. Rides, sideshows, games of chance, and an amazing collection of vintage banners for sideshow attractions. One was a Wolfboy exhibit. This was the idea for the werewolf feature.”

The movie’s slated to be released at independent theaters and drive-ins sometime in August, but it’s having a FREE premiere screening at Tampa Theater on June 11th. So, if you happen to be in the area around then, be sure to check it out! Like always, I’ll keep you updated when I am. To see more info, check out its official website here  and the Showtown American Pictures website here.
Speaking of which, keep a look out for more flicks coming your way from Showtown American Pictures, including Bitter Souls, Wildand The House in the Pines!
2. Tess (Artist)
Next up, we have an artist specializing in imagery involving the macabre and horrific – Tess!



Of their work, Tess said:

“It can sometimes be hard to say what kind of works I do specifically, as my works can jump around in subject matter. However, my main goal… is the blending of horror and love. Horror is an outlet and a comfort for me as a genre, and it tends to seep into all of my work as I explore mediums and techniques… I create the monsters and scenes I wish to see. Paintings that show what I find captivating and comforting. That explore the wide range of emotions that horror can conjure.”

Pairing that sentiment with the look of the art, I can just tell their passion for horror is genuinely heartfelt.
When asked what inspired them to create, Tess replied:

“Inspirations for me pull from so many places… from The Thing  to works like Dorohedoro. Games like Resident Evil  and Silent Hill… had a definite impact on how I approach monsters as a subject. If there’s something with monsters or body horror in it, you can expect I’ve probably seen it or at least know of it.”




As y’all know, I’m big on body horror, so Tess is certainly speaking my language! Just something about toothy, twisted, tendril-like flesh-beasts that I find appealing… not sure what that says about me, but Tess surely takes that idea and molds it into fantastic, Del Toroian illustrations!
Tess stated of future ventures:

“I have a lot of projects in the oven. Making a 3D model for possibly streaming art and games. My main personal project is learning how to make short comic strips with characters that are a way for me to express how horror can be a safe space for escapism from real world pains.”

To see more of Tess’s work, be sure to check out their Twitter page here, Tumblr page hereand Deviant Art page here.



3. The Beast Inside (Feature Film)
Capping off the list, we have a forthcoming film about demonic possession starring/co-written by Sadie Katz: The Beast Inside!





Katz describes the film’s story as such:

“Annie, a woman who is possessed by the same demon that took her mother and grandfather, must exorcise the spirit before it destroys her and moves on to her young son. When she learns her priest isn’t able to help, she’s forced to exorcise the demon on her own. More than just another exorcism film, the themes of addiction, mental illness, and family weave throughout.”

Now, personally, I’m not a huge fan of exorcism horror (just never got into it, I don’t know why). But this one sounds too interesting to pass up, the idea of demons as a generational trauma being a unique concept.
When asked what inspired her to make the film, Katz answered:

“Director Jim Towns and I were both moaning about the quality of indie film. So much has been taken over by crowdfunding films. It’s becoming very pay-to-play. Ninety percent of the scripts I’m sent haven’t even finished being written. I sorta cringe every time someone says I have this script I sat down and wrote in a weekend! You wrote a script in a weekend?! Why? The idea of making a film just to make a film – just doesn’t appeal to me… We both wanted to prove that we didn’t settle on doing “another indie low-budget film” after being so dismayed by the quality of indie horror being churned out. It was so important to me to show that even with a limited budget and shooting days, with the right script and team, you could make a truly scary film that wasn’t just another flipped film.”

On the inspirations for the feature itself, they came from somewhere a bit more personal in Katz’s life:  

“I have a family line of metal illness and addiction. When you’re a parent, I think just like wondering if you passed your sleepy eyes or tiny, weird ears, you worry about passing on other family illnesses… You don’t always react the way Hallmark  movies say you should. We picture the mom as the woman who’s at the bottom of the stairs sobbing, and I don’t think that’s always the truth. Before being a mother, Anne’s character is a woman trying to survive herself.”

Along with Katz playing the lead character (Anne), the film stars Vernon Wells (Commando, The Road Warrior) as Father Geoffrey, the priest with a “conflicted relationship” with Anne; Laurene Landon (Maniac Cop, Agramon’s Gate) as Anne’s mother, who’s said to be “incredible and terrifying” in the role; and Danelle Von Visgor (How to Become a Hitman, Bobby Bishop) as Meredith, who’s “mature and arresting” performance makes Katz confident that we’ll see her in more genre films to come. Randy Edelman (Ghostbusters II, Anaconda) is composing the film’s score, while Joe Castro (Hey! Small world!) is providing the visual effects. To say that there’s quite a bit of talent here would be an understatement!

“Randy’s involvement shows to me that A-list talent isn’t against working with indie producers if you actually have a film worth believing in… I’m just absolutely blown away by how much talent we have in the horror community. I think it’s not talked about enough. What I love so much about producing is being able to connect with all these people I’ve watched do such amazing work and seeing what each person brings to the film… The collaborative spirit of filmmaking is what I enjoy most of all.”

The film’s planned to be completed by the end of June, aiming to be submitted to film festivals before having an early December release. When any more news surfaces, I’ll be sure to keep you in the loop!
With that, I’ll leave y’all with one last word from Katz:

“My husband and I were both just stunned how horror has really gone mainstream. It’s year round and only seems to get bigger. That creates so much more opportunity, but it also means you have to work hard to find your place, so you don’t get buried with all the other content… I have my little DVD shelf of my films and I want to make a separate little shelf for The Beast Inside… I hope it gets that chance to really stand out and be seen.”

Before we bring this Spotlight to a close, I’d like to give a few Shoutouts to some other indie-horror creators out there. I didn’t have a chance to talk in-depth about their work, but I still think they’re worth attention!
SHOUTOUTS:
– Crazy Little Monster (YouTube Channel): Timothy Troy is creating short horror films on his channel, Crazy Little Monster! This includes his latest series, Creepy Cuts: extremely short… well, shorts… crafted to put a chill or two up your spine. From car trouble to sick days to door bellsthese flicks put a scary spin on what’s usually considered the mundane. Check out Troy’s YouTube channel here!
– Boo (Short Film): Directed by Rakefet Abergel and published on ALTER’s YouTube Channel, Boo  takes the idea of addiction recovery and makes it a little bloodier than usual. Falling off the wagon can hurt… who gets hurt depends on what one’s recovering from. Watch the short film here!
– Deadsville Rock N Roll Mysteries (Series): Said to be “part Scooby-Doopart The Monkeesand part Happy Days”, Deadsville Rock N Roll Mysteries  promises to deliver eerie mysteries, reanimated rockers, and killer tunes! Starring Dickie Devil and the Deviants (and their canine companion Doggie Deviant aka actual Egyptian god, Anubis), the pilot episode deals with our devil-ish crew helping their friend, Steph Infectionget rid of a creepy ghost stalker. You can watch it for yourself right hereand follow their YouTube channel here to keep up-to-date with all their spooky shenanigans! Also, while Doggie is voiced by Andrew Bryniarski (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning) in the pilot, he’ll be voiced by Jason Voorhees himself, Kane Hodderin future episodes. Stay tuned!
Thanks again to all the creators who shared their work with me and thank Y’ALL for reading about these awesome indie-horror ventures! There’s still plenty more out there waiting to be seen, and I look forward to talking about as many as I can.
Until next time…
Ciao, friends!




                
        


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Blumhouse Productions released some of the most successful horror movies of the 2010s. When horror fans look back on this decade, they remember watching Chris Washington learn the terror behind his girlfriend’s family in Get Out (2017), seeing Tree Gelbman die over and over again in Happy Death Day (2017), and revisit Hoddenfield in Halloween (2018). It was exciting to watch so many great slasher flicks along with some horror comedy as well.
  
Some of the best 2010s horror films have some incredible quotes, whether characters joking around or warning others about the dangers that they’re about to experience.




GAMERANT VIDEO OF THE DAY



RELATED: 5 Memorable ’80s Horror Movie Quotes
“Oh, my God. I’m on a reality TV show. My parents are gonna think I’m such a burnout.”




The 2010s had some of the best horror comedies in a while, from Jessica Rothe’s character getting stuck in a time loop in Happy Death Day to the main characters being part of a wild game in The Cabin in the Woods (2011). Marty Mikalski (Fran Kranz) is one of the best horror movie main characters thanks to his honest nature and hilarious personality.
  
When Marty notices a camera in the cabin, he says this quote which works perfectly for the moment and eases some of the tension that he and his friends are feeling. While at this point, they know that something is terribly wrong, Marty is still trying to crack jokes and keep the mood light.

“Just remember all the good the purge does.”




Lena Headey’s character Mary Sandin is married to James (Ethan Hawke), and the couple gets very involved in the evening when crime is legal in The Purge‘s first film from 2013. It’s hard to forget Mary’s quote that this night is actually a great idea since this is the concept behind the movie: that if humanity gets a night to let their wildest and worst instincts out, it will be a total disaster.
  
While only one movie from The Purge franchise is good, the idea behind the films is chilling, haunting, and hard to forget about. Mary is terrified at the danger that her family is in, but she can’t help but say that The Purge is a smart thing, perhaps because she’s been convinced and influenced by the media and government.

Missy Armitage: “Now, sink into the floor. Sink. Now, you’re in the sunken place.”




The cast of Get Out does an incredible job portraying some horrible, evil characters, including Catherine Keener as Rose’s (Allison Williams) mother Missy Armitage, who tells Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) that he’s in “the sunken place.”
  
Missy hypnotizes Chris so she and her husband Dean can control him, and Jordan Peele tweeted that “the sunken place” is a metaphor for race and politics. According to The WrapPeele tweeted, “We’re all in the sunken place. The Sunken Place means we’re marginalized. No matter how hard we scream, the system silences us.” The entire movie is heartbreaking and unforgettable and so is Missy’s quote.

“He’s waited for this night… He’s waited for me… I’ve waited for him.”




Jamie Lee Curtis has fascinated horror fans with her portrayal of final girl Laurie Strode across several films. While Halloween Kills wasted Laurie as she spent the movie in the hospital, the 2018 movie sees Laurie gearing up to battle Michael Myers again, and this quote is memorable, scary, and also really emotional.
  
Laurie is letting audiences know exactly what’s happening: she and Michael have been playing a game with each other for decades and she’s finally going to try to beat him. Of course, fans know after watching Halloween (2018) and Halloween Kills (2021), it’s clear that Laurie hasn’t been able to meet her goal and Michael is still on the loose and as powerful as ever. Still, Laurie has grit and determination.

Police Officer: “What happened to you?”Grace: “In-laws.”




Ready Or Not is an underrated horror comedy and Grace Le Domas (Samara Weaving) has a flawless and hilarious response when a police officer asks her about the night that she has just experienced. It’s really the best way to explain what just went down: Grace had to deal with her in-laws and now she knows that she was totally and completely wrong about them.
  
After getting married, Grace finds out that she has to play hide and seek and that her husband’s relatives are actually hunting her down and trying to sacrifice her as part of a ritual. While it sounds like Grace is making a joke, and she’s definitely trying to be funny, she’s also being honest about how her marriage was a big mistake and she can’t believe that she ever trusted these people.
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Some of the best 2010s horror films have some incredible quotes, whether characters joking around or warning others about the dangers that they’re about to experience.




GAMERANT VIDEO OF THE DAY



RELATED: 5 Memorable ’80s Horror Movie Quotes
“Oh, my God. I’m on a reality TV show. My parents are gonna think I’m such a burnout.”




The 2010s had some of the best horror comedies in a while, from Jessica Rothe’s character getting stuck in a time loop in Happy Death Day to the main characters being part of a wild game in The Cabin in the Woods (2011). Marty Mikalski (Fran Kranz) is one of the best horror movie main characters thanks to his honest nature and hilarious personality.
  
When Marty notices a camera in the cabin, he says this quote which works perfectly for the moment and eases some of the tension that he and his friends are feeling. While at this point, they know that something is terribly wrong, Marty is still trying to crack jokes and keep the mood light.

“Just remember all the good the purge does.”




Lena Headey’s character Mary Sandin is married to James (Ethan Hawke), and the couple gets very involved in the evening when crime is legal in The Purge‘s first film from 2013. It’s hard to forget Mary’s quote that this night is actually a great idea since this is the concept behind the movie: that if humanity gets a night to let their wildest and worst instincts out, it will be a total disaster.
  
While only one movie from The Purge franchise is good, the idea behind the films is chilling, haunting, and hard to forget about. Mary is terrified at the danger that her family is in, but she can’t help but say that The Purge is a smart thing, perhaps because she’s been convinced and influenced by the media and government.

Missy Armitage: “Now, sink into the floor. Sink. Now, you’re in the sunken place.”




The cast of Get Out does an incredible job portraying some horrible, evil characters, including Catherine Keener as Rose’s (Allison Williams) mother Missy Armitage, who tells Chris (Daniel Kaluuya) that he’s in “the sunken place.”
  
Missy hypnotizes Chris so she and her husband Dean can control him, and Jordan Peele tweeted that “the sunken place” is a metaphor for race and politics. According to The WrapPeele tweeted, “We’re all in the sunken place. The Sunken Place means we’re marginalized. No matter how hard we scream, the system silences us.” The entire movie is heartbreaking and unforgettable and so is Missy’s quote.

“He’s waited for this night… He’s waited for me… I’ve waited for him.”




Jamie Lee Curtis has fascinated horror fans with her portrayal of final girl Laurie Strode across several films. While Halloween Kills wasted Laurie as she spent the movie in the hospital, the 2018 movie sees Laurie gearing up to battle Michael Myers again, and this quote is memorable, scary, and also really emotional.
  
Laurie is letting audiences know exactly what’s happening: she and Michael have been playing a game with each other for decades and she’s finally going to try to beat him. Of course, fans know after watching Halloween (2018) and Halloween Kills (2021), it’s clear that Laurie hasn’t been able to meet her goal and Michael is still on the loose and as powerful as ever. Still, Laurie has grit and determination.

Police Officer: “What happened to you?”Grace: “In-laws.”




Ready Or Not is an underrated horror comedy and Grace Le Domas (Samara Weaving) has a flawless and hilarious response when a police officer asks her about the night that she has just experienced. It’s really the best way to explain what just went down: Grace had to deal with her in-laws and now she knows that she was totally and completely wrong about them.
  
After getting married, Grace finds out that she has to play hide and seek and that her husband’s relatives are actually hunting her down and trying to sacrifice her as part of a ritual. While it sounds like Grace is making a joke, and she’s definitely trying to be funny, she’s also being honest about how her marriage was a big mistake and she can’t believe that she ever trusted these people.
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Aya Tsintziras is a freelance writer who writes about TV, movies, and has a particular interest in the horror genre. She has a Political Science degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of Journalism from Ryerson University. She loves coffee, reading, working out, and watching TV. She lives in Toronto.

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5 Memorable 2010s Horror Movie Quotes



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Every season, Stranger Things is a smorgasbord of pop culture references to films and TV of the ’80s. Not to mention several from the ’70s and ‘90s too. While the show extensively draws inspiration from many sources, this year one horror movie stood above the rest. And that’s A Nightmare on Elm Street. And not just Wes Craven’s original, but the whole franchise.


The seminal slasher series’ had its fingerprints (clawprints?) over just about every episode this year. And we’re going to point out all the places Freddy Krueger left his mark on the season. As well as some of the other non-Nightmare horror references throughout, episode by episode. Because there were quite a few of those too in Stranger Things 4.
Chapter One: “The Hellfire Club”
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors / Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare

In the Elm Street franchise, Freddy Krueger toyed with his victims in the dreamscape by using their greatest anxieties against them. This is Vecna’s method of torment too, drawing on personal trauma from his victims. Freddy specifically drew on a character’s own substance abuse issues in Dream Warriors. And also another character’s abusive home life in Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare. And we saw Eternal do this to poor Chrissy in episode one of Stranger Things 4.
Other Horror Movie Influences

The telekinetic assault which killed many kids at Hawkins Lab in 1979 (which we believed was Eleven’s) is meant to evoke Carrie White’s rampage at the prom in Carrie. And the way the bodies of Vecna’s victims float in the air and contort in extreme ways? That was a callback to Sam Raimi’s style, specifically as we saw it in the Evil Dead movies. And Vecna’s overall demeanor is possibly even more reminiscent of the Cenobites in the Hellraiser franchise than Freddy Krueger. Despite those Freddy-like claws of his.
Chapter Two: “Vecna’s Curse”
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge / A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

The biggest Nightmare reference in Chapter Two wasn’t exactly subtle. In the video store where Steve and Robin work, there’s a large Freddy cardboard promo standee. Given that the date was March 1986, we’re going to assume it was promoting the VHS release of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. Although Nancy’s friend Fred’s hallucination about his fiery car accident recalls Alice’s nightmare about her boyfriend’s similar death in A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child.
Other Horror Movie Influences

This episode had quite a few other horror references too. When Eddie’s uncle told the story of Victor Creel (as he had heard it) he talked about how he went mad in his isolated home, and killed his wife and children. The way he told it was reminiscent of how Jack Torrance’s boss recounted the grisly history of the Overlook Hotel in The Shining. Michael Myers’ escape from Smith’s Grove Sanitarium in Halloween 1978 was also directly mentioned.
Chapter Three: “The Monster and the Superhero“
This episode is light on Elm Street references. But it opened with government helicopters approaching Owens’ home, with powerful lights beaming through the windows. We’re meant to think this was something otherworldly. This was very similar to a scene in Close Encounters of the Third Kindwhere we think UFOs were approaching, but in reality, they were helicopters. Not exactly horror, but a scary movie moment regardless.

The awkward dinner scene with Joyce, the kids, and Argyle was also an homage to the dinner scene in The Lost Boyswhen Sam brought home the Frog Brothers and chaos ensued. Nancy and Robin going to the town library to find out the truth about Victor Creel seemed like an homage to Mike Hanlon/Ben Hanscom trying to learn the secrets of the town of Derry the same way in Stephen King’s It. And we can’t help but feel the creepy grandfather clock was another Evil Dead reference.
Chapter Four: “Dear Billy”
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

When Max was pulled into Vecna’s world, she ultimately was able to escape his powers by focusing on her favorite song, Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.” With this guiding her, and hearing her friends calling to her on the other side, she drew on that strength. She’s able to turn her back on Vecna and not give him any more of her energy. This is almost exactly how heroine Nancy Thompson defeated Freddy at the end of Wes Craven’s original A Nightmare on Elm Street. Oh, and Freddy himself, Robert Englund, cameoed as Victor Creel in this episode. Could there be a bigger Elm Street Easter egg than that?
Other Horror Movie Influences

The most obvious horror reference here is when Nancy and Robin go to the creepy confinement area where Creel is to interrogate him. It’s a scene straight out of Silence of the Lambswhen Clarice meets Hannibal Lecter. Right on down to the instructions from the staff, and the production design of the prison. Victor Creel also said the house where he lived with his family was “born bad.” Something heard in movies like The Amityville Horror and The Conjuring.
Chapter Five: “The Nina Project”
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare / A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
The Nightmare franchise got its biggest name-drop in the season in this episode, where Dustin told Max that Vecna was just like Freddy Krueger. He explained who Freddy was and how he took kids to the boiler room in their dreams. He also suggested that Max opened a door into Vecna’s mind. That is something that the teens of Springwood did in Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare.

Another Nightmare reference in this episode showed Max obsessively drawing the house from the Upside Down. It is similar to how Kristen (Patricia Arquette) obsessively built a paper mache house just like the one she saw in her dreams in Dream Warriors. Just like in that film, the Creel house exists in a distorted form in one reality, while existing as a boarded-up dilapidated one in our world. When Max discovered the grandfather clock in the Creel house, the music is very similar to Charles Bernstein’s score for the first Nightmare.
Chapter Six: “The Dive”
A Nightmare on Elm Street / Freddy Vs. Jason

The townspeople of Hawkins deciding to take justice into their own hands and go after poor Eddie Munson was also just like how the parents of Springwood decided to go after Freddy Krueger in a vigilante mob. In that case, at least Freddy wasn’t innocent. But the mentality was the same. This event is often discussed ever since the first Nightmare film. But we only really see it play out in Freddy vs. Jason. There, we see the townsfolks burn him alive.
Other Horror Movie Influences
The gang talked about how to deal with Vecna, and discussed having to stake him in the heart and chop off his head. This is exactly how Jonathan Harker and Mina Murray dealt with the Count in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Sadly, old Vecna was not a vampire.
Chapter Seven “The Massacre at Hawkins Lab”
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors/ A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master / Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare

Here is where the biggest references to one of the best parts of the Nightmare franchise take place, with a big Dream Warriors homage. When Nancy, Robin, Eddie, and Steve go through the Watergate into the Upside Down, they fight off several Demobats. Essentially, they took the fight to Vecna’s realm, just like the kids took the fight to Freddy in Dream Warriors. Heck, even Eddie’s hair metal look is reminiscent of members of the band Dokken. They famously did the most well-known Nightmare breakout songappropriately titled “Dream Warriors.”

When we dive into One/Vecna’s backstory, we find out that as a child, he exhibited evil tendencies early on. This was similar to how Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare showed us glimpses into Freddy’s childhood. There, we saw how even as a kid he was cruel and killed small animals. Vecna also described how he “absorbs” his victims, similar to how Freddy did this in Dream Warriors/Dream Master.
Eleven’s backstory, where she battled One with her psionic powers and banished him to the Upside Down, also brings to mind the final battle between Freddy and Alice in The Dream Master. In both cases, just when our hero thinks the monster had the upper hand, they gathered their power to deliver a final blow. One that sends them out of this reality. And in both cases, Vecna and Freddy were torn apart from within.
Other Horror Movie Influences
A group of men fighting off an alien-like creature in an isolated location covered in snow? Totally made us think of John Carpenter’s The Thing.
With two episodes left to go in Stranger Things 4we expect more elements of the Nightmare franchise to rear their ugly heads. The final two episodes of Stranger Things’ fourth season premiere on July 1.

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Every season, Stranger Things is a smorgasbord of pop culture references to films and TV of the ’80s. Not to mention several from the ’70s and ‘90s too. While the show extensively draws inspiration from many sources, this year one horror movie stood above the rest. And that’s A Nightmare on Elm Street. And not just Wes Craven’s original, but the whole franchise.


The seminal slasher series’ had its fingerprints (clawprints?) over just about every episode this year. And we’re going to point out all the places Freddy Krueger left his mark on the season. As well as some of the other non-Nightmare horror references throughout, episode by episode. Because there were quite a few of those too in Stranger Things 4.
Chapter One: “The Hellfire Club”
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors / Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare

In the Elm Street franchise, Freddy Krueger toyed with his victims in the dreamscape by using their greatest anxieties against them. This is Vecna’s method of torment too, drawing on personal trauma from his victims. Freddy specifically drew on a character’s own substance abuse issues in Dream Warriors. And also another character’s abusive home life in Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare. And we saw Eternal do this to poor Chrissy in episode one of Stranger Things 4.
Other Horror Movie Influences

The telekinetic assault which killed many kids at Hawkins Lab in 1979 (which we believed was Eleven’s) is meant to evoke Carrie White’s rampage at the prom in Carrie. And the way the bodies of Vecna’s victims float in the air and contort in extreme ways? That was a callback to Sam Raimi’s style, specifically as we saw it in the Evil Dead movies. And Vecna’s overall demeanor is possibly even more reminiscent of the Cenobites in the Hellraiser franchise than Freddy Krueger. Despite those Freddy-like claws of his.
Chapter Two: “Vecna’s Curse”
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge / A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child

The biggest Nightmare reference in Chapter Two wasn’t exactly subtle. In the video store where Steve and Robin work, there’s a large Freddy cardboard promo standee. Given that the date was March 1986, we’re going to assume it was promoting the VHS release of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. Although Nancy’s friend Fred’s hallucination about his fiery car accident recalls Alice’s nightmare about her boyfriend’s similar death in A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child.
Other Horror Movie Influences

This episode had quite a few other horror references too. When Eddie’s uncle told the story of Victor Creel (as he had heard it) he talked about how he went mad in his isolated home, and killed his wife and children. The way he told it was reminiscent of how Jack Torrance’s boss recounted the grisly history of the Overlook Hotel in The Shining. Michael Myers’ escape from Smith’s Grove Sanitarium in Halloween 1978 was also directly mentioned.
Chapter Three: “The Monster and the Superhero“
This episode is light on Elm Street references. But it opened with government helicopters approaching Owens’ home, with powerful lights beaming through the windows. We’re meant to think this was something otherworldly. This was very similar to a scene in Close Encounters of the Third Kindwhere we think UFOs were approaching, but in reality, they were helicopters. Not exactly horror, but a scary movie moment regardless.

The awkward dinner scene with Joyce, the kids, and Argyle was also an homage to the dinner scene in The Lost Boyswhen Sam brought home the Frog Brothers and chaos ensued. Nancy and Robin going to the town library to find out the truth about Victor Creel seemed like an homage to Mike Hanlon/Ben Hanscom trying to learn the secrets of the town of Derry the same way in Stephen King’s It. And we can’t help but feel the creepy grandfather clock was another Evil Dead reference.
Chapter Four: “Dear Billy”
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

When Max was pulled into Vecna’s world, she ultimately was able to escape his powers by focusing on her favorite song, Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill.” With this guiding her, and hearing her friends calling to her on the other side, she drew on that strength. She’s able to turn her back on Vecna and not give him any more of her energy. This is almost exactly how heroine Nancy Thompson defeated Freddy at the end of Wes Craven’s original A Nightmare on Elm Street. Oh, and Freddy himself, Robert Englund, cameoed as Victor Creel in this episode. Could there be a bigger Elm Street Easter egg than that?
Other Horror Movie Influences

The most obvious horror reference here is when Nancy and Robin go to the creepy confinement area where Creel is to interrogate him. It’s a scene straight out of Silence of the Lambswhen Clarice meets Hannibal Lecter. Right on down to the instructions from the staff, and the production design of the prison. Victor Creel also said the house where he lived with his family was “born bad.” Something heard in movies like The Amityville Horror and The Conjuring.
Chapter Five: “The Nina Project”
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare / A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
The Nightmare franchise got its biggest name-drop in the season in this episode, where Dustin told Max that Vecna was just like Freddy Krueger. He explained who Freddy was and how he took kids to the boiler room in their dreams. He also suggested that Max opened a door into Vecna’s mind. That is something that the teens of Springwood did in Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare.

Another Nightmare reference in this episode showed Max obsessively drawing the house from the Upside Down. It is similar to how Kristen (Patricia Arquette) obsessively built a paper mache house just like the one she saw in her dreams in Dream Warriors. Just like in that film, the Creel house exists in a distorted form in one reality, while existing as a boarded-up dilapidated one in our world. When Max discovered the grandfather clock in the Creel house, the music is very similar to Charles Bernstein’s score for the first Nightmare.
Chapter Six: “The Dive”
A Nightmare on Elm Street / Freddy Vs. Jason

The townspeople of Hawkins deciding to take justice into their own hands and go after poor Eddie Munson was also just like how the parents of Springwood decided to go after Freddy Krueger in a vigilante mob. In that case, at least Freddy wasn’t innocent. But the mentality was the same. This event is often discussed ever since the first Nightmare film. But we only really see it play out in Freddy vs. Jason. There, we see the townsfolks burn him alive.
Other Horror Movie Influences
The gang talked about how to deal with Vecna, and discussed having to stake him in the heart and chop off his head. This is exactly how Jonathan Harker and Mina Murray dealt with the Count in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Sadly, old Vecna was not a vampire.
Chapter Seven “The Massacre at Hawkins Lab”
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors/ A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master / Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare

Here is where the biggest references to one of the best parts of the Nightmare franchise take place, with a big Dream Warriors homage. When Nancy, Robin, Eddie, and Steve go through the Watergate into the Upside Down, they fight off several Demobats. Essentially, they took the fight to Vecna’s realm, just like the kids took the fight to Freddy in Dream Warriors. Heck, even Eddie’s hair metal look is reminiscent of members of the band Dokken. They famously did the most well-known Nightmare breakout songappropriately titled “Dream Warriors.”

When we dive into One/Vecna’s backstory, we find out that as a child, he exhibited evil tendencies early on. This was similar to how Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare showed us glimpses into Freddy’s childhood. There, we saw how even as a kid he was cruel and killed small animals. Vecna also described how he “absorbs” his victims, similar to how Freddy did this in Dream Warriors/Dream Master.
Eleven’s backstory, where she battled One with her psionic powers and banished him to the Upside Down, also brings to mind the final battle between Freddy and Alice in The Dream Master. In both cases, just when our hero thinks the monster had the upper hand, they gathered their power to deliver a final blow. One that sends them out of this reality. And in both cases, Vecna and Freddy were torn apart from within.
Other Horror Movie Influences
A group of men fighting off an alien-like creature in an isolated location covered in snow? Totally made us think of John Carpenter’s The Thing.
With two episodes left to go in Stranger Things 4we expect more elements of the Nightmare franchise to rear their ugly heads. The final two episodes of Stranger Things’ fourth season premiere on July 1.

We  want to thank the  writer of this article for this awesome  web content



The NIGHTMARE ON ELM ST. Influences of STRANGER THINGS 4



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