Scary Stories (from a Dark Allie)

After the disappointment that was Yoga Hosers, I had to go back and see if I still enjoyed this one as much as I remembered from my first watch. Plus it’s been a while since I’ve seen Kyle Gallner in a scary movie. I’m not going to lie though, this one hits a little harder this year than it did in 2011. A lot harder, even.

I liked this one quite a bit, but I’m struggling to find something to say about why.

This has to have been one of THE most hyped movies from this year, especially from my real-life circle of friends and family, so I was hesitant to watch it. I’d also tried not to spoil too much for myself before seeing it, which was difficult because there were so many “ending explained” or other spoiler-filled reviews popping up immediately after its release. But I think I mostly succeeded and finally sat down to watch this. And I’m going to try not to spoil much for you in this review.

Let me say first off that I know this is an American remake of a Danish film. There’s even a nod to the Danish origins at the very beginning of the film, but I won’t spoil that in case you’re interested in seeing this one.

Ok, this is a movie I actually appreciate MORE the second time around, even knowing all the reveals. It’s so entertaining and there are a ton of little details I may not have picked up on when I watched it the first time, and I loved it this time.

I really liked this one. I had a lot of fun with it. It’s ALMOST 5 stars, but I think I’m settling on rating it a very high 4 stars.

This was a weird little movie that I wasn’t sure about at first, but that won me over in the end. I think I might even recommend it quite broadly!

This was a silly horror movie that suffered from campy special effects and odd pacing choices. It could have been a lot better than it was!

This is a weird movie and I feel weird about it. I definitely was on the fence between three and four stars, but ultimately I think it’s more of a high three stars than a full four stars.

I don’t know what I was expecting out of this movie. Maybe I was expecting it to be closer, tonally, to Tusk. Maybe I was expecting it to be funnier.