Spook Out! Day 31-ish ~ Stayin' Spooked

Youse guys, I had a blasty-blast doing the blogfest this year--I hope you enjoyed exploring the new, the old, and the outright bizarre with me.

But I just hate saying goodbye to Spook Out! So long, have a nice year, maybe see you next October, if I survive till then. Wham, bam, spook off, ma'am. So callous, so cruel. Can't bear it. So here are a few other fun things that can help keep you feeling spooky after all the Halloween candy's gone...

Spook Out! Day 2 ~ 1922 (2017)

Netflix Says...
"A farmer pens a confession admitting to his wife's murder, but her death is just the beginning of a macabre tale."

I Say...
This summary's better than most, which say he does it for financial gain--but that's just a slightly-misshapen piece of a pernicious puzzle.

Horror Type...
Psychological Drama, with a touch of the Supernatural, some Gore.

Main Players...

Thomas Jane as Wilfred James (Conniving Husband)

Molly Parker as Arlette James (Stereotypical Shrewish Wife)

Dylan Schmid as Henry James (Surprising Son)

I liked...

• the set, the writing, the costumes, the acting, the mood--all served their purpose of immersing the viewer in the story admirably
• the way the supernatural bits were interspersed in the story, very organic and fitting
• how the tension builds, and builds, and builds...

The Meh...
I dunno, maybe it's my allergy-stricken heavy, watery eyes and sinus congestion, but I only just finished watching the thing maybe an hour-ish ago and I feel sleepy and had to read the relevant bits of 1922's Wikipedia entry to remind myself how it ended. I'm just...kinda--Zzzzz...

Would I recommend it...?

As a fine bit of family drama and a Greek-epic-like/Edgar Poe-ish descent into madness and ruin, sure--in this respect, it really is an excellent film. But not as a horror movie--although there's a fair bit of gore and (TRIGGER WARNING) rats swarm around more than is strictly necessary. This flick kept turning up on the "best horror movie" lists I consulted prior to building my blogfest watchlist but I think that's just lazy writing. There are some horrific elements, yes, and some bits are very disturbing, but it's more horror-adjacent than anything else.

Miscellany...

This movie is based on the novella by Stephen King of the same title.

Ratings...

My Grade: A as a psychological drama, C as a horror movie

Rotten Tomatoes Scores: Tomatometer=91%, Audience Score=57%

Details, Schmeetails...

I Watched 1922 on Netflix 

Check it out on IMDb

Learn more about it on Wikipedia (Contains Spoilers)

This concludes Day 2 of

Thanks for reading and come back tomorrow...

IF YOU DARE