Movie #380 - The Frighteners

The Frighteners
1996 - Rated R - 1 hr 50 min
Director: Peter Jackson
Starring: Michael J Fox, Trini Alvarado, Peter Dobson, Chi McBride, John Astin , Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Jake Busey

This one got deleted too. UGH!

So, I think I said something about liking the funny take on ghost-busting. Michael J Fox sees ghosts and has some ghost-friends who haunt homes until the owners call him to "exorcise" them.  Good stuff, and it's going well, until a bad-ass ghost of a former serial killer shows up and starts ticking off people around Michael J Fox, one by one.  He sees a number appear on their forehead and then... they die.  Of course, he always seems to be around somehow, leading police to suspect him.

Aaaaaaand there's a creepy old lady with a sketchy past who's helping him out.  Creepy. 

This one's not really a horror movie, it's more a blend of genres and probably closer to a light paranormal comedy than anything else.  Not bad, but not particularly riveting either.

Movie #295 - Identity

Identity
2003 - Rated R - 1 hr 30 min
Director: James Mangold
Starring: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes, Alfred Molina, Clea DuVall, John C McGinley, Jake Busey, Rebecca De Mornay

I really love this movie.  The early misdirection gets you looking the wrong way and just when you suspect something's up, they tell you what's going on.  They don't try to drag out the big twist too long.

And then of course, that ending just BAM.

I realize if you haven't seen this movie, you have no idea what I'm talking about.  But I can't really go any further into detail than that.  A group of strangers wind up at a motel on a rainy night and bad stuff starts happening.  What happens after that, I can't spoil.

Just be prepared for a some really unique story-telling and a great cast of characters.