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  • TCHF and Give to the Max day!

    Posted on November 15, 2018 11:20 am by Matt Allex

    Hey folks, Matt here, asking for a minute of your time. As most of our listeners prolly already know, HSHD has been proud to participate in the Twin Cities Horror Festival for years now. Alongside dancers, comedians, actors, and musicians, we have brought our little corner of the horror world to the festival with our short film festival-within-a-festival. We look forward to it every year as a chance to show audiences some of the films we’re most excited about, as well as a chance to move those of you that can make it in person. Today is Give to the Max day, a day for non-profits to raise money and potentially win extra funding for their group. Donations are tax deductible for U.S. residents. Check out the video and consider supporting the TCHF if you can with a financial donation, or help us out by sharing this post. It allows us a great outlet for sharing our love of horror with the public.


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  • Hereditary review by Megan!

    Posted on September 9, 2018 10:04 pm by Matt Allex

    Hereditary is a film probably best enjoyed in a theater. That being said I watched it on my laptop!

     

    The technical aspects of this film are amazing. I loved the editing and camera work. There are transitions between scenes that I honestly rewound to watch again because I was in love with the technique! The house going from day to night in a snap was just perfect and the camera movement was perfect for the slow dread building during the movie.

    Along the lines of technical…the score is also perfectly unnerving. Colin Stetson has created a beautiful example of horror movie soundtrack. It is discordant and droning at times, it is similar to It Follows…which to me is modern day John Carpenter. If you listen to it while, say writing a review it will still make you look into the dark corners to make sure you are alone.

     

    Sound is where I think I missed a lot of stuff. I feel there were subtle sound effects that I missed by watching it on my laptop. Some sounds I believe just lost their impact by not being in surround…most notably Charlie’s “click”. That was an unnerving sound on its own..but if I heard it behind me I think I would have lost my mind.

     

    So many small aspects can be deconstructed on one level or left alone. Was the cabin lit red because it was “hell” or red because it was like a womb?

    (Tiny spoilers follow)

     

    Like most horror movies that deal with possession and/or mental breakdowns so much is left up for interpretation. I think Hereditary makes it clear that while there are characters with mental illness there is also a spoopy evil cult. The father’s death is so perfect! That just solidified everything. THIS IS REAL!!

    The first part of the movie is very much a family drama. Tense family drama, but still not quiet horror for me. It is just heartache and loss and dysfunction and it is difficult to watch.

     

    Then the seance happens. And everything goes bonkers. It becomes a full on crazy cult/possession horror movie like Rosemary’s Baby or The House of the Devil…maybe even some Kill List? The family is no longer dysfunctional they are broken and spiralling out of control.

     

    And then in the very end it all starts making sense. The weird characters at school, at the funeral, etc are shown to be cult members and you realize everything was set in motion long before the events we see.

     

    The end is what I want to talk about the most…but I really don’t feel like spoiling this movie. There is a lot of value to watching it…so I want to talk to people about the ending with you…just private message maybe?

     


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  • Episode 283 – Couch Rich & Ottoman Poor

    Posted on July 2, 2018 5:46 am by Matt Allex

    Movies discussed: When a Stranger Calls, Don’t Hang Up, Phone, The Message (short)

    We watch a trio of phone related films this week. So Don’t Hang Up the Phone When a Stranger Calls or you might not get The Message.

    Next weeks assignments:

    Continue reading → Post ID 1295

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  • Megan’s Women in Horror Month Top Ten

    Posted on February 6, 2018 9:45 pm by Megan Slawson

    First I do not speak for the hosts of HSHD…I speak only as me, Megan! Second, these aren’t really in any order. Near Dark probably isn’t my most favorite, but Kathryn Bigelow is.

     

    Top Ten Horror Films Directed by a Woman:

     

    Near Dark-Kathryn Bigelow is the reason I have any drive to write or create anything. She showed me women were capable of making bloody gross vampire movies and dumb surfer/cop films.

    Pet Semetary*

    Ravenous*

    American Mary

    Surveillance

    Among Friends

    A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night The Invitation

    Slumber Party Massacre*

    American Psycho

     

    *Legit did not know these films were made by women until three or so years ago. I own Ravenous but never paid attention to the director.

     

    Top Ten Movies with Awesome Lady Characters in a Horror Film:

    The Descent

    Happy Death Day

    Triangle

    You’re Next

    The Pact

    28 Days Later

    Alien

    The Final Girls

    Dawn of the Dead (remake)

    Cabin in the Woods


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  • TCHF 2017 – Reverend Matt’s Monster Science

    Posted on November 1, 2017 6:51 am by Matt Allex

    HSHD’s Matt sits down to talk with Matt of Rev. Matt’s Monster Science about the shows this year. If you haven’t yet seen a Rev. Matt show, you can get tickets here and fix that!

    https://horrorshowhotdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/HSHD-TCHF-2017-Rev-Matts-Monster-Science.mp3

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