 October 30th
Don't Let Them In (2020)
Well this was a nice surprise. I thought it was an American made movie on the lines of The Purge but what it actually is a British low budgeter about a couple of social workers who on Halloween visit an old hotel to see their client recently released from prison on a charge of child murder.
This takes it's time to set the scene but the acting and dialogue is good. I suppose those who want to bracket a movie will say it's Purge like but for me Ben Wheatley's Kill List is more of a reference point in the way the plot twists and turns and basically morphs into a totally different movie about ritualistic murder during the final twenty minutes.
As a movie from a first time director it was remarkably competent. I liked it.
Trick 'r Treat (2007)
This was my twelfth viewing of this superbly realised Halloween anthology movie.
Along with The Witch and House of 1000 Corpses it's my favourite horror film of the twenty first century.
Happy Halloween Scooby Doo (2020)
Bad idea to leave this until last as i nodded off shortly after the film turned into Mad Max Fury Road.
Up until then it was a lot of fun. Full review in 12 months time.
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