The yeti is a cryptozoologic creature that inhabits the Himalayan mountain range. According to the internet, so it must be true, the term ‘yeti’ derives from the Tibetan words for ‘rocky place’ and ‘bear.’ Various sizes are given for the beasts, ranging from just a few feet tall to over fifteen feet. The western term for yeti is ‘abominable snowman,’ first coined by Charles Howard-Bury in his book Mount Everest The Reconnaissance, 1921. He didn’t see a yeti, but he saw tracks in the snow at an elevation of 21,000 feet that Sherpas along on the expedition said were ‘metoh-kangmi,’ which translates as ‘man-bear snowman.’ Don’t be too impressed with this research. I took it from Wikipedia. Anyway… Continue reading “The Yeti”
Tag: 2026 in Film
Do Not Enter
I’m a sucker for urban exploration. And I’m a sucker for horror flicks. Put the two together and I will watch it. Mostly, these kinds of movies have been disappointing, but that could be said for any subgenre of film. For every good movie, there are three dogs.
Today’s dog is Do Not Enter, based on the novel Creepers by David Morrell. It was helmed by prolific music video director Marc Klasfeld, from a screenplay by Dikega Hadnot, Spencer Mandel, and Stephen Susco. The story is simple, which is a plus for a movie like this.
The Paragon, a luxury hotel on the Jersey Shore, has been abandoned for decades. Rumors are that Meyer Lansky, the infamous gangster, had a secret stash of millions of dollars in the hotel, and it is still there waiting for someone to find it. This catches the attention of The Creepers, a group of urbexers trying, and failing, to get internet famous. But, The Paragon has been a well-known and unattainable get amongst the urban exploration community, so they think doing a proper exploration, and finding the money, to boot, would get them the views they crave. Continue reading “Do Not Enter”
Submarine
It’s been a while since Shitty Movie Sundays has featured a film made in the 21st century. But, sometimes we feel the itch. It’s not as if the 20th century has a lock on bad movies. The digital age has removed many of the barriers to making a movie, and independent auteurs have responded.
Today’s flick is Submarine, a new release from screenwriter C.M. Wright and director Max McCall. Submarine is such a new release that, as of this writing, its IMDb page still has it listed as an upcoming film, under the title Submarine of the Deep. That title stinks, so it’s a good thing it was changed. The bad news is, an improved title does nothing to make a movie better. Continue reading “Submarine”