Black Friday (Friday 13th)

So i thought it would be cool instead of just the usual movie review to unleash my inner historian and give some background information on why Friday 13th is considered to be unlucky or unholy.

The fear of Friday 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia or friggatrickaidekaphobia (dang try saying that super fast). In any case there are A LOT of theories on the origins of Friday 13th but the one i will concentrate on and find somewhat credible, goes all the way back to the Knights of Templar (if you have read Dan Browns 'The Da Vinci Code' then you probably know some background information on them).

The Knights of Templar where a military order founded in Jerusalem in the year 1118, their original mission was to guide and protect Christian pilgrims along the route from Europe to Jerusalem during the Crusades. Over time the Knights gained a lot of power, fame and wealth to the disliking of the then King Philip who felt threatened and thus ordered a mass murder of the Knights to eliminate the competition. He of course had to charge the Templar Knights with accusations so crude that death would be the only fit punishment and with the backing of the Vatican and Pope Clement V who would dare to come to their defense. The Knights were charged with Spitting and defiling the cross, homosexuality, worshipping the Baphomet (Satan) and thus denying Christ and so on.

                                                   Pope Clement V

                                             King Philip of France

On Friday October 13 1307, at a big event in front of Notre Dame Cathedral King Philip had previously forced the Templar Grand Master Jacques de Molay to publicly confess to the untruthful lies of King Philip but instead publicly denied the accusations and also testified that him and his Templar Knights where innocent men, this of course infuriated the King and he ordered for Molay and his second in command to be burned by the stake and the rest of the Knights were gruesomely tortured and killed.

Legend  has it that Molays last words was actually a curse on King Philip and Pope Clement in that they would also meet their death by the end of the year which both men did which greatly adds to the superstition of Friday 13th. Even though there isn't any proof that Friday 13th is actually an unlucky day people still to this day take great precautions when this day comes around.


 So i thought what better way to enjoy the night of Friday 13th than actually watching 'Friday 13th'. So am gonna do just that in a bit, hope you all have a great weekend!


References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th
http://extraordinaryintelligence.com/25/the-unexplained/superstitions/friday-the-13th-origins-and-facts/
http://www.wintertexansonline.com/friday13th.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knights_Templar


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Pixie

Halloween Weekend Horror Nights

So since I'm back to blogging again i have decided its out with old and in with NEW! thus now i bring to you Halloween Weekend Horror Nights where every weekend i watch a couple of horror movies but only review the horror movie which i thought was the best and would recommend for a true weekend night of HORROR! (insert Vincent Price laugh).

The movie on the chopping board today is the supernatural thriller The Rite (2011) directed by Mikael Håfström (the same guy who directed the horror movie 1408, which i really wasn't that impressed with and thus didn't have high hopes for this movie).

In any case as I have stated on my review of The Last Exorcism (if you haven't read it yet then please do http://pixieshorrorgalore.blogspot.com/2010/12/last-exorcism.html) as much as I love exorcism movies I feel the concept has been used,reused and abused like a crack pipe to a crack head but I feel even though this movie does use the same concepts as other movies before it, it definitely delivers more on the horror and scary side where most recent exorcism movies fail to deliver. 


Then again with kick-ass veteran actors like Anthony Hopkins who would expect anything less than cinematic perfection.


The movie is about a skeptical seminary student Michael Kovak (played by Colin O'Donoghue) who starts attending an exorcism school in the Vatican. While in Rome he meets an unconventional priest/exorcist Father Lucas(Anthony Hopkins) who tries to show the skeptic Michael that demons and evil does exist in the world and that exorcisms are real.

 One thing i have to note is that this movie is apparently based on a true story and I have to say sometimes it does make me wonder if thats true or if that's just a way to make the movie more scarier as reality is a pretty scary thing in itself, now i am a superstious person so this in NO WAY is an invitation for demons to come posses my body and prove me wrong (i have enough stress and problems in my life as it is), i'm just saying these days most movies like putting the 'Based on true story' line in the beginning of their movies. 


Now since the point of this 'Halloween Weekend Horror Nights' is to suggest a good movie to pop in the VCR (if you broke like me and still can't afford a DVD player :) ) and hopefully scare the crap outta you I'm not gonna delve too much into what the movie is about as i would like to give you time to watch it yourselves and then after one week give a full in depth review of the movie.


Not to leave you hanging though here is the movie trailer below, ENJOY! :

Rating: 8/10


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Pixie

Insidious (2011)

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Initially when i saw this movies movie poster i wasn't really intrigued and actually put off watching this movie for quite sometime, i guess the movie poster wasn't really as captivating as i would have liked it to be but in any-case after much convincing from a close friend of mine i decided to watch to it. I have to tell you even  though the movie poster wasn't that impressive Insidious  is scary as SHIT!!! but i guess it being created from the writers and directors of Saw and the producers of Paranormal Activity  i shouldn't have expected anything less than close to absolute Horror perfection.

The movie is about a married couple Josh (played by the cute Patrick Wilson) and Renai (played by the beautiful Rose Byrne) who have children and find themselves in a house that they initially think is haunted but later after moving out they realize its actually their own 'coma stricken' son that is haunted. The fact that the boy can dream travel and gets stuck in a astral realm called 'The Further' for some time leaves his body open to other elements like demons, bad spirits and ghosts who desperately want to take over his body.

This movie delivers right from the very beginning with its creepy sounds, mind-boggling images and eerie feeling. This movie was just super awesome i mean i held onto my pillow for dear life throughout the whole movie and my muscles definitely got a work out as this movie had A LOT of jumpy super scary bits in it. If  there was ever a movie i would recommend for you to watch it would definitely be this one, i think the director James Wan definitely outdid himself with an awesome cast, script and atmosphere, although the ending is kind of one of the most universally used horror endings this was definitely the best damn  horror movie i have seen in a while.

If you have the guts i DARE you to watch it alone but for the faint hearted i would definitely suggest you watch it with someone cause it's that GOOD!

If you don't believe me check out the movie trailer below....

Rating: 9/10


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Pixie

Why I have been M.I.A for so long!!!

hi my dear horror movies lovers!!

Now i'm not one for long excuses but i do feel like i shud explain why i haven't updated my blog in sooooo friggin long but the thing is I'm currently in college and for the past couple of months assignments have been pilling up and have been having a crap load of exams! I know its a pretty lame excuse but if i want the parents to keep on financially supporting my shopping addiction then i gotta keep those grades up!

In anycase the bright side is that i'm back now and have sooo many reviews to put up to make up for lost time :). I hope y'all are doing great and i hope you enjoy my movie reviews and don't hesitate to comment, i would also  really like any good suggestions of scary movies to watch, since its kinda of becoming harder to come across a REAL good horror movie! :)

Pixie
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