Movie SpookFest Special Part 3: Sequels, Sequels
Halloween is only four days away. Haven't made any plans yet? If you think you're too old to celebrate the yearly ritual of trick-or-treating or your strapped for cash to throw a monster bash, grab a few friends, some popcorn and our top movie rental picks, sequels included to keep you screaming throughout the night. Enjoy.
( ( MIND OVER MATTER ) )
Carrie (1976) Based on a Stephen King novel, Carrie is the story of Carrie White, a shy young girl who doesn't make friends easily. She is brought up, almost in isolation, by her psychotically religious mother, Margaret. After an embarrassing incident in which her classmates taunt her about her horrified reaction to her unexpected first period, her fellow pupils tease Carrie ruthlessly, but her teacher, Miss Collins, disciplines them severely. Determined to have revenge, the other students hatch a plot against Carrie, which turns horribly wrong when Carrie's telekinetic powers are unleashed during the school prom.
The Rage of Carrie (1998) After the suicide of her only friend, Rachel has never felt more on the outside. The one person who reaches out to her, Jessie, also happens to be part of the popular crowd that lives to torment outsiders like her. But Rachel has something else that separates her from the rest, a secret ability to move things with her mind. Sue Snell, the only survivor of Carrie White's rampage twenty two years ago, may hold the key to helping Rachel come to terms with her awesome but unwanted power. But as Rachel slowly learns to trust, a terrible trap is being laid for her. And making her angry could prove to be fatal.
( ( NO FUNNY SUMMER ) )
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) It's the fourth of July and four friends Julie, Ray, Helen, and Barry are celebrating along with their graduation. On their way home, they hit a pedestrian walking down a curved corner. They make a pact to keep it a secret in hopes of saving their futures. While dumping the body in a near by sea, the body becomes alive and tries to attack Helen. They throw him in and never return to that site. One year later, Julie returns home from college for summer break. In the mail she receives a letter stating that "I Know What You Did Last Summer". Julie freaks out and gathers up her old friends who are now separated, miserable and not speaking. They all decide to find out who saw them that fateful night and in the process of tracking the suspect down, the body count goes up.
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