Jump Scares – M's Media Menagerie

Trigger Warning: Jump Scares

Scary Movie

when i was a kid this was peak comedy.now it did not age well.it’s an old style wayans brothers production, leaning heavy on racial jokes and weed jokes and dick jokes and juvenile humor all around. that’s fine, but we veer into like… transphobic territory, homophobic territory, the terrible depiction of autistic people, and just…
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The Witch

(lovely poster variant made by Becky Cloonan) In 1630, a farmer relocates his family to a remote plot of land on the edge of a forest where strange, unsettling things happen. With suspicion and paranoia mounting, each family member’s faith, loyalty and love are tested in shocking ways. Karen has been wondering about the Witch
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Bloat

“…this thing feels trapped in its own homeland.” — dude who suspects that a kappa want to go to america and so keeps doing weird shit to young american boys After a near-death drowning accident, a young boy’s family is horrified to discover he has become possessed by a legendary demon from the depths of
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Baghead

Following the death of her estranged father, Iris learns she has inherited a run-down, centuries-old pub. She travels to Berlin to identify her father’s body and meet with The Solicitor to discuss the estate. Little does she know, when the deed is signed she will become inextricably tied to an unspeakable entity that resides in
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The Descent

I’ve seen this one a few times, actually, so I rewatched it because I don’t think I ever saw the Descent 2 and wanted to revisit it. I remember young me, 12 years old, thinking, oh god. Juno is hot. It’s a good movie, led by an all-female cast. I love cave creature movies and
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V/H/S/Beyond

Time for aliens! Especially the cosmic horror of faster than light travel!
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Daddy’s Head

What if your dad was a skittering thing that made you yell at people? And also, your stepmom spent half the movie in a T-shirt and her underwear, and the other half in a house kimono, drunk on the floor? What if they show you a perfectly good dog and decide to kill her?
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