It is the season to be jolly, so of course I am not watching any Christmas films and devoting myself more and more to the usual horror schedule.

Once again, not a lot to discuss about the past week - a couple of quick drink with friends, which still left me time to watch a few films (some of which were exceptionally short).

Once again I’m very late with this round-up of last week’s films, but, in my defence, I’ve dedicated more time to writing this week - just not for this post. Anyway, let’s move on to my weekly visions.

This week was mostly dedicated to an exercise in restraint, as I continued watching the films in Arrow’s J-Horror Rising collection (not an affiliated link) to decide whether to buy it or not. Spoiler alert; of the six films I’ve managed to watch (forget finding a movie called Persona that’s not the movie titled Persona), I really liked one and disliked three, so a purchase would be purely consumeristic.
Also spoiler alert; during the course of the week, the boxset sold out.
But then, a twist! It’s available again. But I’m still resisting it.

Week 44 was Halloween 2024’s week. But as I write this introduction, it is the day after a fifth of November which I’m afraid we’ll remember remember for a long time, and I don’t feel great.

Am I the only one feeling a huge Mike-Flanagan-shaped hole in my TV this October? And am I the only one shivering at the thought of having to subscribe to Amazon Prime to fill this void in the future?
But there is also good news; I found out I can order Arrow Video Blu-Rays directly from their website (where they are much cheaper than in my favourite shop), and not incur post-Brexit import taxes. New horizons open!