Tom's Terrors

So I’m almost done with my popcorn and the film hasn’t even started yet. No previews or anything… Do I go talk to the old guy? I really hate

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bother him. I’m just going to wait for now.

This has to be the best popcorn I have ever had. I’ve eaten the entire bucket before the film even started, I haven’t done that since...

Oh! Something is happening! The projector is officially on!

Oh my god. Never judge a book by it’s cover, I guess. It is GLORIOUS in here! The carpet and walls are absolutely pristine and the smell of freshly buttered popcorn! mmmmmmmm.

I made it! Finally! The price of the Lyft was absolutely insane, but it is definitely going to be worth it.

Wow. This place looks just how I remember it although it’s old obviously and… dirtier. Yeah, time has not been kind to this place. There’s ripped trash bags on the front steps and there is some… er, pretty graphic graffiti all over the walls. You’d think they would want to clean things up a bit before hosting an event?

Huh. There’s just the one car in the car park… “Voyeur Fan Screening - SOLD OUT” is on the marquee, so this is definitely the right place.

Is it a private screening just for me? The contest didn’t mention that. Might help the atmosphere, though. That's

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Sorry I’ve been M.I.A these past few days… I’ve actually been pretty nervous about this whole event.

This film could never live up to my expectations... this happens to me when it comes to horror films. In fact it comes up SO often that I even came up with a term for it. I call it “Getting Babadooked”. Everything that I read about The Babadook before seeing it was how phenomenal it was. I was SO hyped for that film that I even ended up dressing for the occasion…

and then… bleeuuurghh. It was so embarrassing… I struggle to think of a more disappointing film.

But I’m sure it won’t be another Babadook. I can’t believe that tonight is finally the night! I know that I only found out about this film like a week ago, but I feel like I’ve been waiting to see something that would truly scare me for years now.

I feel like I’ve just been kind of… numb to the whole genre. Obviously, I still really enjoy everything horror related, but it takes a lot to get any sort of reaction out of me these days. I even started seeking out the borderline “should be illegal” stuff… Faces of Death, the August Underground series… even those barely get a shudder out of me… I’m hoping this might finally scratch that itch.

I WON THE CONTEST!!!!

I can’t believe it! The invitation was waiting when I got home today, in a small black envelope. I don’t even remember giving them my address?? The website must have logged my IP and looked it up or smth… I’m really not sure how any of that works lol

The letter also had all the details about the screening itself. It’s very short notice, but the screening is THIS Saturday! I’m supposed to have work that night, but I’m going to figure it out. There is not a chance in hell that I am going to miss this.

And I’ve actually been to this cinema before… I used to go all the time with my dad. They would play classic horror films midday every Saturday. That’s where I saw I Know What You Did Last Summer and The Thing for the first time. I haven’t been there in years though… I actually didn’t even know that it was still open.

It is a bit of a trek to get there, so!! If you would like to contribute to the expenses, you can head over to my KoFi page. I’ll leave a link in the comments. I’m not sure if I’ll have time for any other posts before this weekend, but I'll try my best.

OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE ONE OF YOU FOUND IT! Thank you SO MUCH @ Cinephobia12220 for the link! I have no idea how you even found it.

You’re right that it seems to be the official website for the film. It’s so strange though. You should all check the link out for yourselves. It looks like it hasn’t been updated in years but they appear to be currently running some kind of contest…

The winner gets a private screening of the film and then they get to be part of a Q&A with the director and I figure why not, right? The form literally only asked me to enter my name… I never win these things, and the draw probably already happened years ago, but what the hell. I'll let you all know if anything comes of it. I still haven’t found a copy of the actual film online anywhere yet.

Thank you everyone for the help!

And don’t forget! If you have any recommendations for some other hidden gems you would like me to take a look at, please leave a comment down below (or send me an ask).

Hello there, horror hounds! Hope you are all having a terrorific day today! I sure am. I know that this blog is still fairly new, but I must say it feels SO good to have like minded people to talk to. And I want to give a big THANK YOU to everyone that has been leaving recommendations in the comments! There have actually been a few that I have never even heard of.

I can’t seem to find the original comment anymore, but, one of you mentioned a film called Voyeur ?? I looked it up and I can’t seem to find anything about it.

I mean, don’t get me wrong, there’s literally dozens of films with that title, but let’s just say that most of them aren’t horror and none released in 2009.

The only thing I could find was another old blog with what must have been the shortest film review I have ever read. You can check the link, but I’ll save you some time: all it says is “Voyeur needs to be seen to be believed. The scariest movie I have ever seen”.

I am sold. I need to track down this film! If any of you have any more info on Voyeur, please leave it down below in the comments.

Oh! And remember, if you like what I’m doing here, you can contribute to my KoFi !! Every little bit helps. Those old hidden gems can get expensive…

Wow, this is all incredibly weird. I can’t believe this blog’s still up. Was looking for somewhere slightly less confrontational than social media to post my film thoughts, and I remembered starting this back in, what, 2009?

That first post… Fourteen years old and convinced I was the edgiest writer on the web. Might keep it up for posterity, god knows the kid went through enough.

I remember I was pretty lonely in those days. Ever since I was a child, making friends has always been kind of a struggle. My interests have always been seen as a little strange… While other kids my age at the time were looking up to football players and other celebrities, I was looking up to Pinhead and Freddy Krueger… It wasn’t in a psychopath kind of way or anything, I’ve just always been fascinated by horror.

I can thank my dad for that, he showed me Puppet Master when I was six. "Oh don’t worry, buddy! It’s just like Toy Story” … He had kind of a dark sense of humour like that.

That’s when my fixation started. We must have watched thousands of weird and obscure horror films over the years… Critters, Ghoulies, Wishmaster… I couldn’t get enough. And that is what brings us here today.

THIS is the first (new) post of the Horror Dumpster Dive! I am going to use this blog to talk about all things HORROR. This could include film reviews, gaming news, and just basically my general thoughts on the genre! The plan is to focus on unknown gems.

There’s a comment section as well, so if you like something or just have some general feedback, feel free to leave a comment!

And remember…

One man’s TRASH is another man’s TERROR!

(I’m really proud of that tagline...)