Scary Stories (from a Dark Allie)

I originally watched this way back in 2016 and was going to write about it for the original run of this site, but there was some distribution issue and I wasn’t sure it was technically available anywhere so I put it aside and am finally getting back around to it.

Okay, I was…hesitant to watch this, because it’s a two and a half hour movie, but it IS Mike Flanagan (AND Stephen King), and I watched The Shining last time around, so it had to be included here. And I’m glad it was.

I honestly wish I had more to say about this movie. Especially because it stars the late, great, Donald Sutherland. And, like…ALL of Donald Sutherland.

I was hoping I’d like this one a bit more than I actually did. It’s a high three stars, but just not quite four stars.

I was a bit surprised how much I liked this movie. Maybe it’s because it’s been a long time since I’ve seen Elisha Cuthbert in anything, and it was somewhat disorienting to have her play the “mom of a teenager” as opposed to practically being the teenager herself. Am I feeling old??

I…am surprised by how much I liked this movie? It’s so weird, but it’s short, and it’s fun, despite primarily taking place in a rest stop bathroom?

I had SO MUCH FUN with this movie. Maybe it’s because I watched it with a friend I hadn’t talked to in a while. Maybe it’s because I was just in a mood to watch anything but Halloween. Or maybe it’s because this movie was super fun and entertaining!

Yeah…I have nothing to say about this movie.

I’m sorry, I don’t think I’ll have much to say about this one or tomorrow’s movie, other than I’ll be glad to be finally done with this franchise.

Happy Halloween! I hope you get all the candy you want tonight!

I…kind of knew from the beginning of this movie that it wasn’t going to be my cup of tea. It felt overly artsy for a Halloween movie, and definitely too slow for my liking. But I kept going, particularly because I knew Jamie Lee Curtis was back in this one.

So, I had a lot to say about Rob Zombie’s original Halloween remake, particularly that I quite liked it. This…not so much. But I want to preface this by saying I’ve been in a bit of a mood lately, so it’s totally possible it’s just me?

Okay, this definitely wasn’t as bad as yesterday’s movie. This one is actually a direct sequel to Halloween H20, so we’ve graduated timelines, I guess?