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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, ‘tis the season for horror, and tomorrow is Halloween, so how about a triple feature? First up is The Babadook (2014), an Australian psychological horror about a recently-widowed mother who becomes increasingly unhinged by the presence of evil spirits in her house. Having to deal with pure evil while caring for her neurodivergent son drives her to her mental limits. I would simply move out of the house, but hey, I don’t live in a horror movie. This is b far the best-known feature to date of director Jennifer Kent.

After that is A Chinese Ghost Story (1987), a Hong Kong wuxia tale of a tax collector who cannot find an inn for the night, and decides to shack up in a spooky temple instead. Oh no, it’s haunted! Cue the arrival of a bunch if spirits who want to unleash their wrath on the living. Luckily, a swordsman is there to kick some monster butt. Director is Tony Ching Siu-Tung, who also did Duel to the Death (1983), which we recently watched. This is considered one of the better wuxia films of the 80s, so let’s check it out.

Last is Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998), the first, and best-regarded, of the direct-to-video Scoob movies. The gang goes to a spooky bayou island to investigate a pirate’s ghost, but they come across a horde of zombies instead. They’re not real, right? It’s Scooby-Doo; you know the drill.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Hextube, right here:

https://live.hexbear.net/c/movies

Be there, comrades!

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CWs for The Babadook:

  • Death of dog.
  • Abusive parents.
  • Abused person forgives their abuser.
  • Stalking.
  • Domestic violence.
  • Violence against women.
  • Gaslighting.
  • Child abuse.
  • Drug use.
  • Drug addiction.
  • Deaths of animals.
  • Sad animals.
  • Death of pet.
  • Spiders.
  • Bugs.
  • Someone is drugged.
  • Someone is physically restrained.
  • Throat mutilation.
  • Someone struggles to breathe.
  • Decapitation.
  • Choking.
  • Body horror.
  • Asphyxiation.
  • Broken bones.
  • Seizure.
  • Tooth damage.
  • Unconsciousness.
  • Torture.
  • Someone falls down stairs.
  • Stabbing.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Death of parent.
  • Jump scares.
  • Possession.
  • Vomiting.
  • Someone soils themselves.
  • Farting.
  • Spitting.
  • Mental illness.
  • Self-harm.
  • Violent mentally-ill person.
  • Dissociation.
  • Abuse of autistic person.
  • Unstable reality.
  • Meltdown.
  • Misophonia.
  • Anxiety attacks.
  • PTSD.
  • Sudden loud noises.
  • Screaming.
  • Profanity.
  • Someone is watched without their knowledge.
  • Ableism.
  • Demons.
  • Masturbation.
  • Chronic illness.
  • Demenria.
  • Honking horns.
  • Car crash.
  • Blood and gore.

CWs for A Chinese Ghost Story:

  • Nudity.
  • Sex.
  • Blood and gore.
  • Stabbing.
  • Cutting of flesh.
  • Zombies.
  • Swordfighting.
  • Ghosts.

CWs for Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island:

  • Alligators.
  • Snakes.
  • Someone is physically restrained.
  • Shaving.
  • Decapitation.
  • Body horror.
  • Amputation.
  • Torture.
  • Kidnapping.
  • Ghosts.
  • Jump scares.
  • Shaky cam.
  • Flashing lights.
  • Blood and gore.

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