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Tightwad Terror Tuesday – Free Movies for 1-4-22

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Happy New Year, Tightwads!  If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to watch more horror, you’re in luck!  We’ve got another batch of free movies for you!

 

Tightwad Terror Tuesday – Free Movies for 1-4-22

Phantasm (1979), courtesy AVCO Embassy Pictures.

Phantasm

As if you didn’t know, Phantasm is about a teenage boy who discovers that sinister things are afoot at his local morgue.  The mortician, a being known only as The Tall Man (played by Angus Scrimm in a star-making performance), has been doing weird things with the bodies, and has an army of slaves and deadly flying spheres that will protect him from those who try and stop him.

This 1979 Don Coscarelli joint is an absolute classic.  Like, a bona-fide classic.  As in if you haven’t seen it, what are you waiting for?  Catch up with Phantasm here at Vudu.

 

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A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), courtesy New Line Cinema.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

A while back, Tightwad Terror Tuesday pointed you towards the masterpiece original A Nightmare on Elm Street and several of its sequels.  This week, we’re taking it to the other extreme; this is the 2010 remake of A Nightmare on Elm Street.  The story, about a serial killer who stalks children in their dreams, is the same.  This version just has more pedophilia.  So, yeah, ANoES with a trigger warning.

Honestly, this remake is almost offensive in how bad it is.  It’s really just a testament to how good the original is.  Jackie Earle Haley plays Freddy Krueger, but he’s no Robert Englund.  Rooney Mara plays Nancy, but she’s no Heather Langenkamp (at least not here).  This movie does have its fans, so if you’re one of them, or if you’ve never seen it and would like to make your own decision, you can find A Nightmare on Elm Street here at TubiTV.

 

Tightwad Terror Tuesday – Free Movies for 1-4-22

Lyle (2014), courtesy Breaking Glass Pictures.

Lyle

Lyle is another one that may need a trigger warning.  It’s about a young pregnant woman whose toddler dies right after they move into a new apartment.  As she struggles to come to terms with her child’s death, she discovers terrifying and unsettling things about her new home and her child’s death – things that may affect the child she is still carrying.

This 2014 movie is a slow burner, but at 65 minutes, it’s short enough for that fact to not be a problem, and it unfolds deliberately in a Rosemary’s Baby kind of a way.  Gaby Hoffmann from Uncle Buck and Now and Then plays the lead role, but this is unlike anything she’s ever done – this is not the child star of the nineties.  Lyle is right here waiting for you at Peacock.

 

Tightwad Terror Tuesday – Free Movies for 1-4-22

Where the Day Takes You (1992), courtesy New Line Cinema.

Where the Day Takes You

Where the Day Takes You is a 1992 crime drama about a group of homeless kids living on the streets of Los Angeles.  As much as they try to keep their noses clean, they find themselves embroiled in a web of drugs, street hustling, and murder.

Where the Day Takes You isn’t much of a horror movie, but its stark and realistic depiction of life on the streets is plenty disturbing.  The cast is a who’s who of nineties familiar faces, including Dermot Mulroney, Lara Flynn Boyle, Sean Aston, Balthazar Getty, James Le Gros, Will Smith, Ricki Lake, Kyle MacLachlan, Nancy McKeon, Alyssa Milano, David Arquette, Adam Baldwin, and Christian Slater.  Find out Where the Day Takes You here at Crackle.

 

Star Crash (1978), courtesy New World Pictures.

Star Crash

After the runaway box office success of Star Wars, studios everywhere were scrambling to make their own space operas.  Made in 1978, just one short year after Star Wars, Star Crash is one of these clones.  It’s about a smuggler and her alien sidekick who are enlisted to rescue the son of the Emperor of the Galaxy from an evil kidnapper.  Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?

Although it is an obvious ripoff, Star Crash does have a fairly accomplished cast, including Christopher Plummer, Caroline Munro, David Hasselhoff, and Joe Spinell.  Between that and the schlock value, Star Crash is more than worth a look.  You can have that look right here at Vudu.

 

Want more free movies?  Check out previous Tightwad Terror Tuesdays right here.

 

Feature image courtesy Chris Fischer.

 

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‘Immaculate’ Stars Reveal Which Horror Villains They Would “F, Marry, Kill”

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Sydney Sweeney is just coming off the success of her rom-com Anyone But You, but she’s ditching the love story for a horror story in her latest film Immaculate.

Sweeney is taking Hollywood by storm, portraying everything from a love-lusting teenager in Euphoria to an accidental superhero in Madame Web. Although the latter got a lot of hate among theater-goers, Immaculate is getting the polar opposite.

The film was screened at SXSW this past week and was well-received. It also gained a reputation for being extremely gory. Derek Smith of Slant says the, “final act contains some of the most twisted, gory violence this particular subgenre of horror has seen in years…”

Thankfully curious horror movie fans won’t have to wait long to see for themselves what Smith is talking about as Immaculate will hit theaters across the United States on March, 22.

Bloody Disgusting says that the movie’s distributor NEON, in a bit of marketing smarts, had stars Sydney Sweeney and Simona Tabasco play a game of “F, Marry, Kill” in which all their choices had to be horror movie villains.

It’s an interesting question, and you might be surprised at their answers. So colorful are their responses that YouTube slapped an age-restricted rating on the video.

Immaculate is a religious horror movie that NEON says stars Sweeney, “as Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.”

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Michael Keaton Raves About “Beetlejuice” Sequel: A Beautiful and Emotional Return to the Netherworld

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After more than three decades since the original “Beetlejuice” film took audiences by storm with its unique blend of comedy, horror, and whimsy, Michael Keaton has given fans a reason to eagerly anticipate the sequel. In a recent interview, Keaton shared his thoughts on an early cut of the upcoming “Beetlejuice” sequel, and his words have only added to the growing excitement surrounding the film’s release.

Michael Keaton in Beetlejuice

Keaton, reprising his iconic role as the mischievous and eccentric ghost, Beetlejuice, described the sequel as “beautiful”, a term that encapsulates not only the visual aspects of the film but its emotional depth as well. “It is really good. And beautiful. Beautiful, you know, physically. You know what I mean? The other one was so fun and exciting visually. It’s all that, but really kind of beautiful and interestingly emotional here and there. I wasn’t ready for that, you know. Yeah, it’s great,” Keaton remarked during his appearance on The Jess Cagle Show.

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Keaton’s praise did not stop at the film’s visual and emotional appeal. He also lauded the performances of both returning and new cast members, signaling a dynamic ensemble that is sure to please fans. “It’s great and the cast, I mean, Catherine [O’Hara], if you thought she was funny last time, double it. She’s so funny and Justin Theroux is like, I mean, come on,” Keaton enthused. O’Hara returns as Delia Deetz, while Theroux joins the cast in a yet-to-be-disclosed role. The sequel also introduces Jenna Ortega as Lydia’s daughter, Monica Bellucci as Beetlejuice’s wife, and Willem Dafoe as a dead B movie actor, adding new layers to the beloved universe.

“It’s just so fun and I’ve seen it now, I’m gonna see it again after a couple little tweaks in the editing room and I confidently say this thing is great,” Keaton shared. The journey from the original “Beetlejuice” to its sequel has been a long one, but if Keaton’s early rave is anything to go by, it will have been worth the wait. Showtime for the sequel is set for September 6th.

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‘The Unknown’ From Willy Wonka Event is Getting a Horror Movie

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Not since the Fyre Festival has an event been so lambasted online as Glasgow, Scotland’s Willy Wonka Experience. In case you haven’t heard about it, it was a children’s spectacular that celebrated Roald Dahl’s offbeat chocolatier by taking families through a themed space that felt like his magical factory. Only, thanks to cellphone cameras and social testimony, it was actually a sparsely decorated warehouse filled with flimsy set designs that looked like they were bought on Temu.

The famous disgruntled Oompa Loompa is now a meme and several hired actors have spoken out about the inelegant party. But one character seems to have come out on top, The Unknown, the mirror-masked emotionless villain who appears from behind a mirror, terrifying younger attendees. The actor who played Wonka, at the event, Paul Conell, recites his script and gives some backstory to this frightening entity.

“The bit that got me was where I had to say, ‘There is a man we don’t know his name. We know him as the Unknown. This Unknown is an evil chocolate maker who lives in the walls,'” Conell told Business Insider. “It was terrifying for the kids. Is he an evil man who makes chocolate or is the chocolate itself evil?”

Despite the sour affair, something sweet may come out of it. Bloody Disgusting has reported that a horror movie is being made based on The Unknown and may get a release as early as this year.

The horror publication quotes Kaledonia Pictures: “The film, gearing up for production and a late 2024 release, follows a renowned illustrator and his wife who are haunted by the tragic death of their son, Charlie. Desperate to escape their grief, the couple leave the world behind for the remote Scottish Highlands – where an unknowable evil awaits them.”

@katsukiluvrr evil chicolate maker who lives in the walls from willies chocolate experience in glasgow x #glasgow #willywonka #wonkaglasgow #scottish #wonka #theunknown #fyp #trending #foryou ♬ its the unknown – mol💌

They add, “We are excited to begin production and look forward to sharing more with you as soon as possible. We are actually only a few miles from the event, so it is quite surreal to see Glasgow all over social media, worldwide.”

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