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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 2h

The main hall area. Instead of going through all the maze rooms and second floor and such, you can walk straight to the far wall and follow him out, since you can already melt the wall.

Also, earlier, the vault door has the same combination if on the same difficulty, so no need to search.

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 8h

Those endings grew more and more intense with each one.
It lets you skip over a big time consuming section of the game after the first run.
And you don't need to search for notes and things as much after the first run.
And it tells you which scenes are new.
So it's much shorter.

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 8h

Finished all five endings of Silent Hill f.
As I said before, I was just going to play to the first ending, but I liked this story so much I kept going.
My ending order was:
1-5-2-3-4

Definitely my favorite Silent Hill game. Not even close.

Playtime 30:37:28
🎮 #VideoGames #SilentHillf #Xbox

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 15h

Another one I adore!
Margheriti 📽💖

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 18h

Wow, the Letterboxd peoples really seem to hate this movie! 😅⁉️

Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 1d

A beautifully made witch movie, where the witch is a powerful woman who is a danger to both the patriarchal society and the women she uses to keep herself alive.
Does she use sex magic orgies to drain the women? Yes. Frequently.
It's a weird, bold, and captivating horror film.
Very recommended!

Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 1d

Night of the Damned (1971)
Filippo Walter Ratti (director)

One more before sleepy time...
A married couple are intrigued by a mysterious letter and go to their friend's castle to investigate and - Uh-oh! Black magic!
📽 #HorrorMovies #HorrorSky #Horror #Filmsky #SpookyMonth 🎃

Poster for Night of the Damned. The art shows a woman lying down. There are some shadowy faces above her, two men and a woman.

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 1d

Night of the Damned (1971)
Filippo Walter Ratti (director)

One more before sleepy time...
A married couple are intrigued by a mysterious letter and go to their friend's castle to investigate and - Uh-oh! Black magic!
📽 #HorrorMovies #HorrorSky #Horror #Filmsky #SpookyMonth 🎃

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 1d

Quite peculiar!
It was recut without the director's input. This version restores the film as close as possible.
At the height of the satanic movie craze, this mixes Rosemary's Baby and The Omen, along with a giallo strand that doesn't quite come together well.
Interesting, but kind of a mess.
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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 1d

Obscene Desire (1978)
Giulio Petroni )

I don't know this one at all.
It's part of Vinegar Syndrome's 'Bloodstained Italy' release.
📽 #Horror #HorrorMovies #Horrorsky #SpookyMonth 🎃

Poster for Obscene Desire. The art shows a stylized image of a woman whose torso is split with fire bursting from the opening.

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 1d

This decor is cursed, for sure.

A bedroom with curtains, tapestries, bedspread, pillows, upholstery, and the like, all done in brows, greens, and muted reds, and patterned in floral and tree patterns.

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 1d

Obscene Desire (1978)
Giulio Petroni )

I don't know this one at all.
It's part of Vinegar Syndrome's 'Bloodstained Italy' release.
📽 #Horror #HorrorMovies #Horrorsky #SpookyMonth 🎃

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my wow.
Kurosawa does a kind of erotic body horror. Or maybe, sexual attraction horror?
I liked this a heck of a lot! It's got some dreamy vibes that only serve to make it creepier. The quiet, subtle horror he'd bring to Cure and Pulse.
Definitely check a look!
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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 1d

Door 3 (1996)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa (director)

Kurosawa V-Cinema made the year before Cure.
I haven't this one, but I have heard that it goes more into overt horror than the others in the series.
📽 #HorrorMovies #JHorror #VCinema #Filmsky #Horrorsky #Horror #SpookyMonth 🎃

Poster for Door 3. The image shows a woman, with a man's glaring eyes across the background.

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 1d

Door 3 (1996)
Kiyoshi Kurosawa (director)

Kurosawa V-Cinema made the year before Cure.
I haven't this one, but I have heard that it goes more into overt horror than the others in the series.
📽 #HorrorMovies #JHorror #VCinema #Filmsky #Horrorsky #Horror #SpookyMonth 🎃

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 2d

Twilight People (1972)
Eddie Romero (co-writer/ director)

Filipino/American horror film based on The Island of Dr Moreau.
Pam Grier plays the panther woman.
And somehow, I've never seen this? Or have I?
📽 #PsychotronicPsunday #HorrorMovies #Horrorsky #SpookyMonth 🎃

Poster for Twilight People. The art shows various animal people. One is carrying a woman.
Captions read, "Evolved from evil", "Animal desires... human lust", and "Test tube terrors. Half beast,,, all monster."

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 2d

I know I'm the audience for '70s Bigfoot movies... but this is better than I remembered.
Sure, Cundey makes it look great, which helps. And it's got the regional film character charm. But it's also a nice snapshot of the bigfoot craze era. Played seriously. And it works.
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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 2d

Creature From Black Lake (1976)
Joy N Houck Jr. (writer/ director)

Gotta get a Bigfoot horror in here somewhere, and it's been a long time since I've seen this one.
It's got Jack Elam, great atmosphere, and Dean Cundey cinematography.
📽 #PsychotronicPsunday #HorrorMovies #SpookyMonth 🎃 #Horror

Poster for Creature From Black Lake. The art shows two men in a boat in the swamp, while a huge shadowy bigfoot looms over them.

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 2d

Creature From Black Lake (1976)
Joy N Houck Jr. (writer/ director)

Gotta get a Bigfoot horror in here somewhere, and it's been a long time since I've seen this one.
It's got Jack Elam, great atmosphere, and Dean Cundey cinematography.
📽 #PsychotronicPsunday #HorrorMovies #SpookyMonth 🎃 #Horror

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 2d

I loved that one!
A playful Margheriti gothic giallo with a school instead of a castle.
From a script co-written by Mario Bava.
The always entertaining Luciano Pigozzi as the 'suspicious peeper'.

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 2d

I love his bored-guy acting style in this. It makes menthing of all the mumbly acting in the kind of movies it's a throwback to.

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 3d

This is a real gem!
Wonderfully weird genre blend that continuously defies expectations.
Freda keeps us in the dark, steeped in the surreal, and even as it all comes together, your brain will be screaming (or squealing).

Experiencing first-time viewings like this is quite a thrill.
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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 3d

Tragic Ceremony (1972)
Riccardo Freda (director)

Let's get mixed up with some devil worshippers at a remote estate!
I've never seen this one.
📽 #HorrorMovies #HorrorSky #Horror #SpookyMonth 🎃

Blu ray cover for Tragic Ceremony. The art is an illustration in black and green color, showing a woman walking a dark staircase with billowing curtains on the side. She is holding candles.

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 3d

Tragic Ceremony (1972)
Riccardo Freda (director)

Let's get mixed up with some devil worshippers at a remote estate!
I've never seen this one.
📽 #HorrorMovies #HorrorSky #Horror #SpookyMonth 🎃

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 3d

Ridiculous fun with some of the most drab comedy line delivery you'll hear. Funny on purpose, but doesn't lean into the "we're doing jokes!" style.
The director would go on to make Blood Diner a few years later.
There's a wonderfully odd dream sequence halfway in that is magical.
Check a look!
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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 3d

The Being (1983)
Jackie Kong (writer/ director)

I had a VHS tape of this in the '80s, and I'd watch it a few times a year.
It's a fun take on '50s sci-fi horror, with a wet and gooey monster.
With Martin Landau, José Ferrer, and Ruth Buzzi.
📽 #SpookyMonth #Horrorsky #Horror #HorrorMovies 🎃

Poster for the film The Being. It shows a human-shaped monster holding a dead guy by his arm.
A caption hypes, "The ultimate horror has taken form."

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 3d

The Being (1983)
Jackie Kong (writer/ director)

I had a VHS tape of this in the '80s, and I'd watch it a few times a year.
It's a fun take on '50s sci-fi horror, with a wet and gooey monster.
With Martin Landau, José Ferrer, and Ruth Buzzi.
📽 #SpookyMonth #Horrorsky #Horror #HorrorMovies 🎃

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 3d

I haven't seen that one.

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 4d

Agree! The bookend/framing is usually a tepid twist (they were --- the whole time!), but having this one act as its own segment while tying in the premise is so satisfying.

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, it's one of the better anthology movies.

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Hayley Winter @zeroville.bsky.social · 4d

Asylum (1972)
Roy Ward Baker (director)

Ending the night with an Amicus anthology film.
I saw this ages ago, it's mostly hazy memory.
It's got Peter Cushing.
Written by Robert Bloch (Psycho).
📽 #SpookyMonth #Horrorsky #Horror #HorrorMovies #FridayNightHorror #SeverinFilms 🎃

Blu ray cover for the film Asylum. The art shows a big spooky house, some kind of sinister mechanical doll, an evil doctor, a guy with a gun, a coffin, a hand holding an axe.

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