October Horror Movie Challenge- Day 20

First up on day twenty was a movie I had been neglecting to watch for far too long, Mario Bava's Black Sabbath (1963). This classic anthology-style film provides quite a few moments of creepiness and reminds me of a grouping of old episodes of Night Gallery or Thriller. I watched the American version, which I understand is much different and not quite as good as the original Italian version, but I still enjoyed it. The first story, "The Drop Of Water" concerns a nurse who while preparing a dead woman for burial steals one of her rings. She is then assaulted by the apparition of the dead woman, who I might add is incredibly terrifying-looking. The second entry, "The Telephone" is about a woman being terrorized by threatening phone calls from her dead lover. This story is apparently the most different from the Italian version, as in the original the phone calls were from her dead pimp and the woman who comes over to console her was a fellow call girl. The final portion of Black Sabbath is the story of "The Wurdalak", a variation on the vampire wherein the titular undead being only feeds upon the blood of those it loves. As a whole, the movie works very well and is perfect for Halloween time viewing with a few pumpkin beers. 9 out of 12 beers.

If you've seen The ABCs Of Death, then you should already know what to expect from The ABCs Of Death 2 (2014). Twenty-six short films from twenty-six different directors, each corresponding with a different letter of the alphabet. The shorts are pretty much hit or miss, some are really good, but a lot of them are boring or just confusing. Overall, I feel like this sequel contains a lot more good ones than the original with my favorites being B, H, M, and W. 6 out of 12 beers.

Last up was Zombie Hunter (2013), a post-zombie-apocalypse romp involving a one-man zombie-killing machine known as The Hunter (Martin  Copping) that comes across a band of survivors led by Father Jesús (Danny Trejo). When a herd of zombies led by a giant computer-generated zombie attack their base, they are once again on the run unless The Zombie Hunter can take them all out. Zombie Hunter is a pretty typical zombie flick, but it can be a fun time. It has enough action to keep one interested all the way through even though Danny Trejo doesn't get nearly as much screen time as they would lead you to believe. 7 out of 12 beers.