I have tried multiple times to watch the original and I just ...it's not for me lol. So I am not gonna watch the second. But I still like hearing how people like things haha

I like how the movie made you guess whether it was caused by drugs or a virus. I also liked how becoming a zombie was a slow transition and it showed their confusion.

I just watched this film last night. I was satisfied with everything except the foot scene (gross) and the killer reveal. It was a very tact motivation that didn’t need the other 80 minutes of film. I would have loved if it was husband/wife duo at work. That being said, Peter’s death was freakin awesome

Ahhhh dude those are awesome!!!! Thanks for sharing the goodies!

4 out of 5? I heard this one was terrible though

Is there any Swan left, I want breakfast

Singapore Sling is such a weird movie. It's shot beautifully. There are comedic elements that are really quite funny in a Coen brothers way. It's well acted. And it's near Salo level gross.

Where did you get such a nice guiallo shirt ?

Thanks for helping me decide what to pick up from the VS sale. I went with The Tenant & Phase 4. I didn't notice that Phase 4 had a different cut.

I am so happy you put The Tenant on the list. It is a genius film (as is Polanski) and the packaging is some of the best I’ve ever seen!!!

Sounds like it would be good in a double feature with The Company of Wolves.

I didn’t really get horror related movies but the Essential Holiday Collection. Comes with The Polar Express, Christmas Vacation, Elf & A Christmas Story. Pretty cool collection & Haul

Love the Vourdoalak I found this one very creepy. also comparing to two past vourdoak movies I watched namely the Vourdalak segment of the Mario Bava horror anthology Black Sabbath and Night of the Devils 1972, the latest Vourdolak film stand up strong vs. 2 movies.

With all the excitement about the movie maybe people will have a desire to finish the book to understand the ending. Just a thought.

Really appreciated your insight into these releases. I picked up Singapore Sling during the current sale

Nice haul, I'm jealous. The coolest thing I got was Santo El Enmascarado De Plata or The Silver Masked 8 Movie English Language Boxset. For those that don't know its masked Mexican wrestlers especially the most popular one El Santo battling monsters, demons, vampires, gangsters, etc. It satisfies my love of horror and pro wrestling. I have The Great Alligator and enjoyed because I love Sergio Martino and Jaws rip off movies. I also have Bloodmoon its very interesting! I also can't wait to see what you get for Vinegar Syndrome subscription week.

I like the list but I disagree with you that Godzilla minus one is a horror film. Nothing against it as I love the movie!

Great list (and good year by VS!). I had the exact same opinion about Phase 4 as you, art is great and the movie itself, with all the extra material, etc. makes this one of my favourite from the VS catalogue overall. I had less time than ever to watch VS releases this year but from the ones I have seen, my top 5 would be: 5. Going South (This is more so my love for ealy Nicholson that is lifting it up so high) 4. The Instructor (Karate, action, car chase, everything you want from this type of film) 3. Lady Reporter (Rothrock is a treasure) 2. Little Darlings (probably the "Best" film they release this year) 1. Phase 4 (on top of everything you said, the close-up photography of the ants and the Saul Bass aesthetic makes this a must own) Curious what your bottom would be because "Bloodbath at the House of Death" is hands down the worst for me this year. Probably in my top 5-10 worst VS .

So I’m very late to the party here but I just saw the movie and was looking for a review. EXCELLENT review… however: My take on the suicide of the leader of the organization is that she heard that the afterlife is amazing and wanted to go as soon as possible. Much different than your take. My take reminds me of what is actually spoken in the 2017 movie The Discovery: “scientist, played by Redford, discovers evidence of an afterlife, which leads to a surge in suicides.”

Hears a Giallo short film I made that was influenced by this movie. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4S5qHymg71_l9Usi=b6ngA1FFATl4T-4E

Totally agree with Giallo being a comfort genre, same thing for me. Also that Giallo T-shirt of yours is the best! Do you know if it's still available, can't find it on Redbubble or even searching different key words on Google...

The 1st hour is to show her life in the beginning and her slow decline mentally. It needs to be slow because once you get to the end part you can understand and appreciate why is she feeling that way.

Chinese Torture Chamber Story for me.

So glad The Devil’s Bath is on your list. It was one of my favorites this year and it seems like there aren’t many people talking about it!

Great video, man! This was a really exciting month for Vin Syn, for sure.

I love Congo! “ Stop eating my sesame cake!” It’s always been a favorite since my parents got it on vhs 😅😂 Or Amy “ very very ugly woman”

Great videos!

My fave VS stuff I got in 2024 are in no order Dangerous Game The Last Embrace Through the Fire The Prophecy trilogy set From the partner labels: Supermarkt Subkultur USA Brooklyn 45 Shudder Shanghai Triad Film Movement VHS 99 Shudder

Me, Im still waiting for my VS package containing the Keep, Spanish giallo collection, free way 1 & 2. Looks like they will ship after the sale.

Great movie reviews man! 👍🏻

Great list Carlin! So far this year, I have seen 28 horror or horror adjacent films (Still have The Substance and First Omen on my to watch list so they will not feature on my list yet). Overall, this has really been a great year for horror. Very few new movies that I didn't enjoy on some level. My tops for the year would be as follows: 1. Heretic for the same reasons you gave. So well done on all fronts and just a power house of a film 2. Strange Darling. Loved this movie. Went in blind and it blew me away. the performances by Kyle Gallner and Willa Fitzgerald were just top tier. 3. Longlegs. I loved this. I get why others didn't but I thought it was awesome. Cage was so creepy in this role. 4. Late Night with the Devil. Loved it. Wish the art controversy had been avoided but I can't deny what a good time i had watching the film. 5. Godzilla Minus One. I have never cried during a Godzilla film before and this one had me sobbing. 6. Cuckoo. Such a strange, engaging film. 7. Oddity. Such a great film. Oozes atmosphere from start to finish. 8. Smile 2. I was not a big fan of the first one but the sequel was amazing. Was not expecting to love this as much as I did. 9. Alien Romulus. Loved it. a nice return to form for the franchise. Gave it 5 stars. 10. Abigail. It's hard with this one because I had a great time even if they gave everything away in the trailers. Could have had a better ending but I loved it. 11. Trap. Should this be here? Probably not, but I had a blast with how over the top and convoluted this one was. Josh Hartnett was just so much fun to watch. 12. Maxxine. Not as strong of an ending to the trilogy as I would like but it was a pretty good time. 13. In a Violent Nature. I know this one has been somewhat divisive (at least amongst my friend group) but other than a bit of a fumble at the end, i really enjoyed this one. I'll leave my list at 13 cause I like that for my list. Here is hoping 2025 continues the high quality horror train that 2024 blessed us with. Happy New Carlin!

Yes, excellent movie! On my top 5. I saw a review of the movie from 2 Mormons and they loved it! Because it shows the 2 girls to be very smart people even though they are young. I love that the end can be seen in so many different ways. I want to think it ended semi happy and Payton survived but I see that it could also go the other way. I’m still checking out reviews trying to explain the end. I love a movie I keep thinking about after it’s over. I’m also not a religious person. I really enjoyed it anyway.

Amazing

Thank you, I’m loving the giallo reviews.

I created a list of movies to watch based on this video. I’m definitely watching Heretic soon. Of course I loved Strange Darling, a movie you weren’t too keen on. Strange Darling is probably #1 on my list. I also loved the movie STREAM, a movie which was so good, but I don’t hear a lot of people talking about. I didn’t like Longlegs or Red Rooms, which is on most top 10 lists. Ok. I’m about to dig in and watch some of the movies on your list! I’ll report back.

I thought this was a fun one as well. I watched it because of Turbo Kid and Summer of ‘84. Quickly becoming one of my favorite teams.

Their candy is the bomb!

Haven’t seen 8 of your choices so I’ll have to get those in. I’ve watched your top choices though. Heretic is definitely in my top 3 so far.

Whoa this is great news. I had no idea this was coming out. I really enjoyed the first season. I agree with you on finding new movies to watch through these shows. I got two recommendations through the J horror episode they did. For Cure and Noroi and ended up loving both.

Yayyy!!

Great list Carlin! Just watched Heretic last night and really enjoyed it.

while not a top 25 here are the horror movies I watched in 2024: DA BEST Abigail, Alien Romulus, Hellboy Crooked Man, Maxxxine, Nosferatu, The Substance, VHS Beyond, Chateau, Mads GOOD Azrael, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, Aracadian, Imaginary, Oddity, Sunrise, Terrifier 3, The Crow, Black Cab, Nyctophobia, Demon Disorder, Long Legs, AVERAGE Dead Sea, Ghostbusters Frozen Empire, Salem's Lot, Sting, The Exorcism, Werewolves, hauntology, Devon, Lord of Wolves, Hell Hole, Cuckoo, In a Violent Nature, Humane, Destroy all Neighbours. BLEHHH Swap, Silent Bite, Hell Hounds, Ship of the Damned, You shouldnt have let me in, Monster Mash, The Vampire Next door,

Where can I get this Universal Belgium Box! ❤

Had to pause and go watch this one. Would’ve missed it had you not reviewed it. Took me a minute to get into it, but Harry’s performance elevated it for me. Thank you!

I think we had similar thoughts on this one in regards to pacing and story. Overall well shot with good choreography and gore. Instead of BLACK SWAN, which was a good call out, I was reminded of PERFECT BLUE. Both Swan and Blue are in a higher league than smile 2.

I really liked the dance troupe stuff, but yeah a little too long. Ultimately I went the other way and was won over by the ending. Also Hi Willow!

Why tf did they feature the water so much hahahahaha. The show tracker features a GMC pickup and it feels like smile 2 pushing the water bahahaha