shadowhive

I didn’t make a post on Halloween, because my focus was off but happy Halloween (belated!). I did do some cupcake decorating and pumpkin carving but as you can see I lacked creative skills.

Halloween was spent finishing Agatha All Along (definitely my fav of the marvel series I’ve seen, and I definitely hope they do follow ups) and watching the new 4k of Trick R Treat. I also watched a Hammer documentary which wasn’t as good as the Christopher Lee one which was a shame.

Friday I had even less energy, I woke up with a head and it wouldn’t go away, only getting worse couple with my stomach being funny. I think it’s due to anxiety of medical stuff (I might make a post about that sometime but locked, though there’s no updates). It was annoying cause I wanted to watch the Traick R Treat special features that night but alas nope. (So that’s delayed for awhile)

I intend to start the Doctor Who Season 25 boxset tonight, cause I do feel a bit better today which is good.

But onto the main post, which is thoughts on films! Starting with the two j-horror rising ones.

Shikoku - 7/10

So I’ve finally started the J-horror rising boxset! I was hoping to do it sooner but head’s been fuzzy. I always was hoping to do double bulls with them (3 of the 4 discs have two films on them) but alas when I watched this Monday I knew I’d be too tired for another to.

So! First one is Shikoku, which is named after a Japanese island. I dunno how many of the customs/rituals shown in this are actual things that go on there or how much is fictional to the film. I’m gonna guess there’s equal parts of both though. (I did just skim the wiki briefly and there IS a 88 temple pilgrimage on the island like in the film, so at least that is true)

The central premise is a woman comes back to her home town (it seems she’s gotten a house somehow, possibly from an inheritance but it’s not elaborated on) only to find her childhood friend has died years ago. Said friend’s mother has been going on the 88 temple pilgrimage, but backwards. (That’s how it’s described on the blu ray back, which made me think she was literally walking backwards but no, she was doing them in the reverse order)
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Isola: Multiple Personality Girl - 5.5/10

The premise behind the second one is that, after the 93 Kobe earthquake, a woman with psychic abilities goes to help out in the relief efforts and, in doing so ends up starting with a school psychologist who is helping a girl with multiple personalities. The problem is a new one has shown up, resulting in mysterious deaths.

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If either of these sound interesting as well as the boxset both are coming to Shudder in a few days. (It seems that most of the boxset films are on the same day which feels strange!)

Trick R Treat

Trick R Treat is a film I’ve watched annually on Halloween night for years (I think there’s only one time I didn’t see it on the night itself, cause I lost the dvd and had to replace it… only of course to find it later).

Anyway if you’ve not seen it the basic premise is this: it’s Halloween nights a town in Ohio. Over the course of the night four main stories are told. (And honestly I dunno how best to describe them without giving away what happens in each)

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When arrow posted there was gonna be a new 4K edition I knew I had to get it, especially with J-horror rising. Included is a poster, some art cards and a booklet and there’s a bunch of new special features I’m looking forward to going through soon.

I’ve not rated it cause that’s for the j-horror rising stuff which is new to me but if I did I’d say it’s a ten, or at least close to it. There’s a reason why it’s one of the very few films I watch annually.

Anyway, I’m gonna walk the pup, then hopefully fic some more and maybe go on Fortnite before starting Who (expect a post on that tomorrow!)