Based on a True Story: Scream 3

Did you know that Scream 3 is ACTUALLY based on a true story? Well, not the murders, 3rd act storyline with Roman, or Sydney Prescott. 20 years ago, screenwriter Kevin Williamson called out Harvey Weinstein for his abuse on women in Hollywood and nobody listened. Well don’t worry Kevin, I heard you loud and clear 20 years after the fact.

Tops to Kevin, because he was literally WORKING for Weinstein when he crafted the script.

If you want to rewatch Scream 3, it is currently on Netflix! Celebrate Weinstein’s sentence of 24 years today (personally should be life IMO) by realizing that Scream 3 is based, on a true story.

New To Netflix February 2020: Horror, Mystery, & Thriller Content

There’s a bunch of new content that dropped in January and February, so today, we review what is the worst to the best for Horror, Mystery, and Thriller content. A new grading scale is presented in this video, let me know what you think of it instead of a top 5 list!

There are a total of 8 films, so stick around and find out what is the best to watch on the streaming giant and what to avoid. We examine old thrillers like Raising Cain and What Lies Beneath, classic horror gems like Evil Dead and Tremors while looking at the new mysterious content like Horse Girl and the Girl on the Third Floor while keeping you far away from horror shite like a Nightmare on Elm Street remake and Polaroid.

We tried a new editing tactic too, love to hear feedback. Was there something else that dropped in these categories in January and February that we should have discussed? Drop a comment below and tell us how we screwed up!

Top 5 Valentine’s Day Horror Films

The Hallmark holiday of hearts, chocolates, and blood is finally here! If you’re looking for something a little more stomachable than an ACTUAL hallmark Valentine’s Day Movie, this list is for you! Learn more about the best Valentine’s Day Horror Movies.

Honest Pop Culture cultivates the best of the best when it comes to films. Learn and find out the ranking for It Follows, Hellraiser, Natural Born Killers, My Bloody Valentine, Valentine, and our honorable mention.

If you want a BDSM horror movie, a Sexually Transmitted Demon, or a couple of mass murderers, you’ll find the niche you want to watch this February 14th. Like, comment, share and subscribe! Follow our meme page on Facebook here all about pop culture: https://www.facebook.com/HonestPCPosters/ Horror on Valentine’s Day is just as important as flowers or chocolates, so indulge yourself!

 

New Blogging Format -Top 5 Infection Movies

Hi long time fans of Reel Thoughts! I thought I’d let you all know I’ve taken to a new format of blogging. I wanted to try my hand at video editing to make myself more desirable in my field of public relations and marketing, so I’ve evolved into a YouTube Platform! I’m still scripting all of my content, it is still all very movie based. I hope you take the time to go check them out. I love doing them and would love your support with views, comments, and likes.

My editing skills are growing but my scripting it getting better each time! Enjoy my most recent video about the top 5 Infection movies, perfect if you’re in the mood to get your spooks on during the coronavirus hype! Stay healthy and scared Reel Thoughts Fans, and hopefully, I’ll see you become an “Honest Pop Culture Fan” on YouTube.

 

Honest Friday the 13th Movie Posters

Time for another round for Honest Horror Movie Posters! Today we’re focusing on the Friday the 13th Franchise. This is by far my favorite horror franchise, so it was pretty fun. And in all honesty, the original tagline were pretty decent (e.g. Jason X: Evil Gets an Upgrade). But that is not the name of the game. The name of the game is Honest Movie Posters: Friday the 13th Edition. Let’s get to it.

Friday the 13th (1980) 

Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)

Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982)

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning (1985)

Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives (1986)

Friday the 13th Part 7: New Blood (1988)

Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)Jason Goes to Hell (1993)

Jason X (2001)

Freddy Vs Jason (2003) 

Honest Halloween Posters

Today I tossed on Halloween 3, Season of the Witch. Because the last time I tried watching it I was probably about 14 years old, and waited and waited for Michael to show up. I time before the internet held all answers. Ahh, to be an adolescent in 2004. I was wrong, so, so wrong. But because it was sans Michael Myers I always gave it a bad wrap. But today, I decided to give it a real chance as a pure scary movie, because John and Debra were a time head of themselves. Anthology horror didn’t catch on until the 2000s. But while I queued it up, I thought the poster should have a different tagline, and then I thought hell, let’s make a whole series of Honest Horror Movie Posters. Today is the entire franchise of Halloween. Spoilers in the taglines.

Halloween (1978)

Halloween II (1981)

Halloween III: Season Of The Witch (1982)

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)

Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

Halloween Resurrection (2002)

Halloween (2007)

Halloween (2009)

Halloween (2018)

Tragedy Girls (2017) Everything You Want & More for Todays’ Horror Fans

Last year I heard rumors of a film festival horror movie that I knew I’d enjoy. Two teenage girls obsessed with the macabre who are trying to make it in the blogging world. Whose obsession just so happens to borderline the psychotic. PERFECT! Exactly what I want to watch to get my horror fix in. But dammit I can’t find it on Kodi anywhere. Flash forward a year later, Terrarum is the new Kodi, and Tragedy Girls is finally available to stream.

At this point, I’d forgotten about the movie and the poster artwork had changed online. I did no research aside from reading the short summary and decided to toss it on, hoping that it could be bearable for more than the usual 10 minutes I’d give a no-name horror movie a chance to hold my attention.  And whoo boy did it deliver.

We open with two teenagers making out in a secluded lover’s lane on a bridge reminiscent of My Soul to Take. The blonde girl hears something spooky outside. She literally has to call her date a pussy and tell him to man up to do the horror cliche thing and go check on the spooky noises. Because for once it seems like you have a smart character in a horror movie. It doesn’t take but a mere minute for the poor boy from being stiff to being A stiff, as the Killer emerges and takes care of business.

The Killer chases the young girl screaming through the woods, you assume, she will be an easy next, but this isn’t your typical horror movie. A trap is set, but it’s not BY the Killer, it is FOR the Killer. The blonde captures the Michael Myers knockoff with her best friend who emerges from the dark. And then, as they cut to black and open on the tied up Killer, bombard him with questions, and then finish off his dirty work on the blonde’s date, you realize, this movie is so much more than your typical slasher flick.

Brianna Hildebrand (also known as Negasonic Teenage Warhead) plays Sadie Cunningham (named after horror director Sean Cunningham, of Friday the 13th‘s fame)  and Alexandra Shipp (also a character in the Marvel universe as a young Storm) plays her best friend McKayla Hooper (named after Tobe Hooper of Texas Chainsaw Massacre and the Poltergeist fame) who grew up together and have a pretty sick hobby in common, their online personalities known as The Tragedy Girls who consider themselves small-town detectives of their local serial killer (seen above).

At first, you believe okay, they’re just putting the first boy toy out of his misery, but soon, as they attempt to murder Alexandra’s moony ex-boyfriend (played perfectly satirical by an uncredited Josh Hutcherson) and frame the serial killer they just kidnapped in the process you come to the conclusion, this is the best final girl movie twist that you could have ever since Cabin in the Woods. 

Not only are there nods to all the great slasher films, but even at moments you think they’ll pull a Carrie, and then you’re like nope this is more Prom Night, they shock you all over again. Much of Tragedy Girls can seem trite or predictable, from the upcoming kills and who they victimize, but it’s wrapped up in such a wonderful candy covered exterior, that you don’t even mind. If you’re looking for a fun slash film that you and your horror friends can giggle at, adore, and try to guess the next gory scene, the familiarity but newness of Tragedy Girls is the perfect film for you.

The cast is marvelous, the writing makes the over-used horror cliches fun, and the overall cinematography is fun and hard to peel your eyes away from. I give it a full 5 eyes of attention span and highly suggest you give this fun movie a run for its money.

Better Watch Out: A Twist on Christmas Invasion

Better Watch Out is a little gem available on Amazon Prime for a buck to rent that I decided to try out on Christmas day. With the marketing material, it would seem that this would be the perfect new horror movie to watch on the holiday, but it is a bit misleading. Aside from the house being decked out with Christmas decorations, and a slight bit of tension with some outside decorations falling at an inopportune moment, it doesn’t live up to it’s Christmas scene. Which is disappointing but not terrible because the film still delivers.

Hell House LLC Delivers a Decent Found Footage Experience

Amazon Prime is a great resource for shopping and a few shows and movies here and there. But in my personal experience, I have had just the worst luck with horror movies. I mean the ones you rent or buy are fine, but the Horror Prime selection has always been weak with a difficult rating system to follow. Do their star ratings go off of your previous habits, off of other people with similar taste, and why can’t I rate an item after watching it anymore? So when trying to find a new horror film after exhausting curated lists online of what movies to watch on what streaming site, I tend to go for a film that is rated 3.5 stars or more on Prime for my horror addition.

It proved a worthy system this weekend with a 2/3 success rate. I binged on Dead Body (winner), Red Christmas (loser), which then suggested All Through the House (a major loser as I stopped after about 10 minutes, that tit stab in the shower was where I ended), and then went searching again and found the lovely Hell House LLC. Which is what we will talk about today. It is, by all means, an Indie horror film that was released in 2015 but also screened in 2016 by some outlets. 

2Lava 2 Lantula Drinking Game

Drinking game for 2 Lava 2 Lantula staring the Gutenberg.