CANDYMAN (1992)

DAY 31 While studying urban legends in the projects of Chicago, a skeptical grad student summons a mythical hook-handed spirit that promises death. Growing up in San Antonio, my sisters would frighten me with gossip about a local urban legend called The Donkey Lady: half-animal, half-woman who lived in squalor deep in the Texas oaks. […]

KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988)

DAY 30 Extraterrestrials resembling circus clowns descend upon earth to capture and harvest its people. Puppet masters The Chiodo Brothers created a name for themselves with special effects contributions to movies like Critters (1986), Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985) and later, The Simpsons. Their outrageous writing and directorial effort KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE (1988) […]

TOURIST TRAP (1979)

DAY 29 A group of traveling friends break down near a roadside attraction featuring a museum of mannequins that come to life and kill thanks to the telekinetic abilities of the resident masked maniac. Consensus says mannequins are scary as hell. They have no nipples, they wear clothes way better than us…Strangely, I own a […]

VIDEODROME (1983)

DAY 28 The president of a titillating tv channel thinks he’s found a hit when he discovers an under the radar program broadcasting torture and murder. When his girlfriend disappears to audition, he struggles to maintain his grasp on reality as he vows to find the show’s source. Following the success of his mind-blowing hit […]

FUNNY GAMES US (2007)

DAY 27 A wealthy family vacationing in their lakeside home are accosted by two sadistic young men who plan to torture and kill them in a series of mortifying games. Despite its name, there’s nothing funny about FUNNY GAMES US (2007). The ‘US’ was added to the title since it’s a direct remake of a […]