Hollis Films

"A young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers that the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals." - IMDB Flashback to 2012, the Potter fandom was still dealing with the end of Harry Potter. Woman in Black came along as Daniel Radcliffe's next big movie. So as many other Potter fans, I just had to support him. I was still sensitive to the horror genre as I have become seriously desensitized since, so this new scary movie was exciting for me. And it did, indeed, scare me big time - scared of the dark, running to and from the bathroom if I had to go when I watched the move after 10 pm, the whole shebang. After over 10 years, does it still hold up? Actually, yes. The visual aesthetic of the film is pleasing between the lighting and colors. The set design and the costume design add to this as well. I could actually compare it to the setting of Sleepy Hallow, just in a country-side-of-Coastal-England version. The story itself could also be...

"A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future." - IMDB The acting, the music, the camera movements & angles, the sense of isolation, and all the ghost encounters really drive the intensity that makes the Shining one of the most classic horror movies of all time. The story itself is very interesting. I know Stephen King was very inspired by the Stanley Hotel , which has it's own tales of death and hauntings. There's just something about old historic hotel lore that hits my vibe, and King's spin on this was basically perfect.  The acting in this movie is a huge standout. Isn't it true that Shelley Duvall, who played Wendy, was genuinely scared filming some scenes? Couldn't tell you which scenes because she always looked genuinely scared, which always makes me feel scared. Danny Lloyd as Danny is absolutely creepy...

Random pictures from our Disney Trip in early 2022. Those first two pictures at the Grand Floridian are honestly amongst my favorites I have ever taken!     Follow HAV Media! ( literally every link ever )