Author's Note - 300th Review and MORE MOVIES YOU MUST SEE!

It's incredible to think that I only have 65 more reviews left before I reach my one year anniversary of starting this project. These past 100 days have been filled with more of the "classic" horror films that I've seen over the years; the ones I grew up watching and the ones that I've bought over the years to watch time and time again. There were some great movies that I got to enjoy again as I worked on the various themes over the past few months.

There are still many great movies to review, much more than 65! Will I continue with writing a review a day, I'm not sure. What I do know is that I'm excited to see and review the films that the twisted minds in Japan and Korea have to offer, as well as reviewing a long list of films I have yet to see for the first time!


And now I present to you the eight films from the past 100 days that I feel that you NEED TO SEE NOW!

1. "Fritt Vilt" - Set in the beautiful Jotunheimen mountains of Norway, a crazed hermit welcomes five innocent strangers in the only way he knows how, by trying to kill them!                                                 http://hauntingchillingthrilling.blogspot.com/2013/12/fritt-vilt-2006.html                                                      
2. "Cigarette Burns" - The best episode from the "Masters of Horror" series staring Norman Reedus as a film buff who is hired to find a one-of-a-kind film that is rumored to have been destroyed after it's one and only screening.                                                                                                                             http://hauntingchillingthrilling.blogspot.com/2013/11/cigarette-burns-2005.html                                        
3. "The Crazies" 2010 Remake - One of the best remakes of any movie I have ever seen!                       http://hauntingchillingthrilling.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-crazies-2010.html                                          
4. "The Frankenstein Theory" - I might be one of the few people who enjoyed this simple found footage movie but I think it's worth repeating how much I do!                                                                          http://hauntingchillingthrilling.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-frankenstein-theory-2013.html                       
5. "Curse of Chucky" - The famous killer doll is back and goes back to it's horrific roots. No lame jokes here!                                                                                                                                                  http://hauntingchillingthrilling.blogspot.com/2014/01/curse-of-chucky-2013.html                                  
6. "The Moth Diaries" - Unique take on the Ghost and Vampire archetypes. Beautiful film!                        http://hauntingchillingthrilling.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-moth-diaries-2011.html                                  
7. "Black Sheep" - Best combination of Comedy and Horror since "Dead Alive"!                                    http://hauntingchillingthrilling.blogspot.com/2014/01/black-sheep-2006.html                                         
8. "Troll Hunter" - More Fantasy than Horror, this gem brings the famed Norwegian creatures to life better than any other film!                                                                                                                   http://hauntingchillingthrilling.blogspot.com/2014/02/trolljergeren-2010.html

"Frit Viltt"

"Masters of Horror: Cigarette Burns"

"The Crazies"

"The Frankenstein Theory"

"The Curse of Chucky"

"The Moth Diaries"

 "Black Sheep"

"Troll Hunter"

The Crazies (2010)

The 2010 remake of "The Crazies" is a more enjoyable and creepier version than the original. There are several reasons why this movie is an overall stronger film and the main reason is because this version focuses solely on a group of survivors who are trying to escape the town; trying to follow both the residents and the military broke the tension too much, having to keep track of several characters rather than a small handful. The talent of the actors is higher, the budget is heftier, and the suspense and pacing are kept tight. This version also shows the survivors having to defend themselves from their "crazy" neighbors who only want to kill.

David is the local sheriff of the small town of Ogden, Iowa. During a local baseball game, a local resident comes stumbling into the field with a shotgun in his hands. David asks then orders the man to drop his gun and is forced to kill him when the man raises the weapon at him. This is the first of many such occurrences that David and his deputy Russell begin to notice happening around town. The two soon find a military aircraft that had crashed in a nearby swamp, and that it's payload has been introduced to the town's drinking water, contaminating it. Within hours of the discovery the military happen to show up and place the town under martial law and take all of the residents into quarantine at the high school. The camp is overrun with "crazies" and David and his wife Judy escape with the help of Russel and a teen named Becca. They spend the rest of the night trying to hide form both the military who are now shooting anyone who might look infected on sight as well as trying to survive the onslaught of assaults from their former neighbors.

The Crazies (1973)

"The Crazies", also known as "Code Name: Trixie" is an early film written and directed by George A. Romero that focuses on the military and how they handle a the accidental release dangerous biological weapon. In comparison with movies today, this film feels slow and plodding and awfully low budget. I must admit that it took me two attempts to watch this film in it's entirety but when I finished it, I was happy with the results. The content is dark and terrifying and it paints a grim possibility of how things could have happened back in the 1970's if such an accident did occur.

An untested biological weapon known as Trixie is released into the water supply of a small Pennsylvania town. The weapon is highly contagious and quickly infects most of the residents, making them violent and suicidal. When not trying to kill each other, the residents are busy attacking the military, who have their own orders to kill the residents on sight. The movie focuses on David, a firefighter and his girlfriend Judy as they struggle to escape from the town, and Dr. Watts, a specialist who is working on finding a cure. The military tries it's best to contain the problem but by the end of the film, the effects have spread to larger cities near by.