ti west – NERDCROPOLIS

31 Nights of Horror IV, Night 4: The Guest

Memorable quote: I’m afraid I haven’t been fully honest with you.

Three sentences review:

Horror purists will not like this post because The Guest is not a horror movie; IMDB correctly describes it as a suspense/thriller. But since I’m a huge fan of director Adam Wingard and because it stars Maika Monroe from It Follows (and because this is my blog and I can do whatever I want haha), I’m going to count it. I loved this movie and you should put it on your list if you like a good story, healthy amounts of violence, a kick-ass soundtrack, and perfectly paced tension.

Night 2, The Sacrament (2013)

31 Nights of Horror, Night 2: The Sacrament (2013)

Three sentence review:

Just three years ago, an upcoming horror movie with Eli Roth at top billing would be enough to pique my interest – but then I discovered budding horror auteur Ti West. West’s The Sacrament follows a young crew of Vice Media employees who visit a colleague’s sister in the utopian, tropical commune of Eden Parish; and the film soon educates younger viewers on the origins of the idiom “drinking the Kool-Aid.” The Sacrament contrasts West’s previous works in style and pacing, but excels in authenticity, superb acting (Swanberg, Seimetz, and Bowen FOREVAAAA), and that punch-in-the-gut malaise that only stems from knowing the horrific events depicted in the film actually happened.