2019 is a big year for horror works. Before
, the ghost baby "Annabel" returned home, and the US version of "The Grudge" was restarted. Compared with these, there is a horror work that is not only updated at the rate of one per year, but also maintains a consistently high standard, even worse.
is not bad. In September of this year, the drama "American Horror Story" returned as scheduled.
"American Horror Story: 1984"
Speaking of "American Horror Story", it can be regarded as a big IP.
As of 2019, the series has won 73 awards, including 16 Emmy Awards, 2 Golden Globe Awards, 3 Golden Satellite Awards, and 314 award nominations. In addition to awards,
has also created a large number of classic characters. The cast of
is still strong this season, except for the old employees Emma Roberts, Billie Lord, Cody Fein, and Leslie Grossman.
also has Anjelica Ross in "Position", John Carlo Lynch in "Closed Island", and Matthew Morrison in "Crazy Alien".
It is said that the classic Aunt Lan, Aunt Bei, and Banana will also come back with cameo... Beauty fans, don't expect too much!
However, what makes us more curious than the eye catching on the cast is actually the theme of this episode of beauty and fear.
Judging from the introduction, the story took place in a place called "Redwood Camp" in 1984. A group of children went to summer vacation, but they were startled by masked killers who appeared from time to time.
The killer prototype in "American Horror Story: 1984" is one of the most notorious killers in American history and is known as the chief disciple of the devil, Richard Ramirez.
According to data records, he killed more than a dozen people and dismembered them cruelly from 1984 to 1985. The beginning of this season's story of
also inherited the dark and bloody atmosphere of the past.
In 1970, at a summer camp in a camp, a few young people were making out on the bed, and one of the girls heard the jingle of keys coming from outside the door. In the blink of an eye
, her two friends will see you again. The
lens zoomed out, and all the children in the camp received their lunches overnight.
has passed 14 years, the time has come to 1984, in a gym in Los Angeles, this season's heroine Brook officially debuted.
(the former witch, incarnate as a pure white rabbit this season)
In the gym, a group of young men and women are happily doing aerobics. After the end, Brook met a few new friends.
are: Xavier
, who is also an actor in "son of the devil" (his son of the devil was so handsome in the last season)
has a bold personality and aspires to be the best aerobics dancer Montana, and there seems to be no special features The black brother Lei;
, a muscular athlete who almost participated in the Olympics, Chet;
. At this time, several people were talking about the previous murders in the city, and the perpetrators were called nightwalkers.
Xavier said that in order to avoid becoming the prey of nightcrawlers, he found a job as a summer camp instructor in the Redwood camp outside the city, and he could make a little money.
At the same time, he also invited Brook and other four people to travel together. Montana, Ray and Chet readily agreed, but Brook said that he had elective courses and was not prepared to travel.
At night, when Brooke put the jewellery in preparation for bed, he did not expect someone to break in in the middle of the night.
The visitor claimed to be a nightcrawler, so he came up and grabbed Brooke for jewelry. After
searched for the jewels, the Nightcrawler was angered by Brooke's grief and was about to end her. Brooke fought back in a panic, and with the help of neighbors, the Nightcrawler ran away hastily.
But he also put down some harsh words, saying that he would come to her again, and that Satan would lead the way for himself.
was frightened by this, and Brook decided to join Montana's group.
In this way, the group began their summer trip.
But this journey was not uneventful. When
was refueling on the way, someone in Xavier's phone message warned that he would be approached.
The uncle at the gas station accidentally heard that they were going to the Redwood Camp and tried to persuade them not to go.
Of course, the five of them didn't care at all, and set off happily.
then on the road, Xavier didn't notice and bumped into the young man who suddenly appeared on the road.
Several people got out of the car to check and found that the unconscious young man had many old injuries on his body, so they decided to take him to the camp.
Finally, a few people arrived at the camp, and when they got off the car, they saw Margaret, the hostess of the camp.
After bringing the unconscious wounded to the infirmary for treatment, Margaret brought a few people to familiarize themselves with the camp environment, because the children were coming tomorrow.
On the way to get acquainted with the environment, Margaret and a few people talked about the rules of the camp. In addition to ensuring the safety of the children, it is not allowed to live with men and women, let alone have relationships.
because she bought this place with money to create a safe, pure and decent place for the children. Although
felt strange, everyone didn't say anything.
At night, the five of them chatted with the doctor sister in the camp by the fire. The doctor sister mysteriously talked about the past of the Redwood camp.
She said that fourteen years ago, a terrible thing happened in the Redwood camp. A staff member of the camp killed everyone overnight and cut off their ears.
It is said that the murderer was a veteran named Benjamin. He was very brave on the battlefield and killed countless people, and he was lame because of this.
But he has a quirk, like collecting organs of the dead, so he was expelled from the army and had to find a job in the camp to support himself.
But at this moment, Margaret walked out of the darkness and said that the people in the camp were not all dead, and she was a survivor. After talking about it,
showed her cut off ears. She said that she saw the holy light when she was cut off, so she reluctantly didn't shout out and took her life back.
quickly caught Benjamin because of her testimony and sent him to a mental hospital for care.
She bought this place in order to leave happy memories in the Redwood Camp and avoid the torture of the past.
At the same time, the previously unconscious young man woke up and was horrified to find that his ears had been cut off.
At this time, Brook came to check because he was worried about his situation. During the chat, the young man learned that he was in the Redwood camp, and he became excited.
kept shouting at Brooke: "Get out of here."
Brook was scared and ran back to the room, and talked about it with several partners, but no one else took it seriously.
At this time, the instructor of the camp also came here. He was a strong middle-aged man. He immediately met Montana, and they played games in the lake behind the house. In the
play room, Montana found that there was a car on the other side of the lake with flashing lights, which was very strange.
Just three hours ago, the staff of Benjamin’s mental hospital was distributing food and found that Benjamin had hanged himself.
He opened the door and went in to confirm the situation, but Benjamin, who pretended to kill himself, gave the result. When
fled, he opened the doors of all the wards in the hospital, releasing a large number of patients to cause confusion. The female doctor who came to check the situation after
found that there was a newspaper tucked in the crack of his bed, and it was the news that the Redmi camp was reopening. After
left the mental hospital, the gas station became his first target, and the uncle of the gas station died under his hand. The people at
at the Redwood Camp didn't know it. They gathered to watch the Olympics. Chet, who was unable to participate in the Olympics because of a urine test failed, clashed with Ray and injured Ray.
Little White Rabbit Brooke volunteered again and went to the infirmary to get medicine.
found that the previous young man was nailed to death behind the door at this moment and heard the jingle of keys.
ran all the way back to the house in embarrassment, but the others did not believe her. Several people checked the infirmary. There was neither Mr. Ding Dong as she said, nor the body of the young man, or even blood.
So after a farce, everyone decided to go back to the room and rest.
Brook woke up in the middle of the night and heard the phone ringing outside the house, curiosity drove her to the phone booth.
, but no one spoke, only the jingle of keys.
At the same time, Nightcrawler is also outNow in the woods.
only in terms of the perception of the first episode, this season's rhythm of beauty and fear is well grasped, with a degree of relaxation, and very interesting. The
Douban score is 8.2, and the freshness of rotten tomatoes is 95%, which is the highest score in the series. It also scored 8.3 on IMDB.
Judging from the first episode, this drama seems to be a horror crime story, and the style of painting has also changed from the previous gods and ghosts to realistic horrors.
is also for this reason, the ninth season of the United States has updated an episode, but the evaluation is polarized.
Some netizens who are accustomed to the predecessor of the series of beauty and fear based on unnatural factors must be suddenly unable to adapt to the style of the new beauty and fear, and some netizens who like reality to suspense and terror feel very right.
And, I have to say, the retro feel of the show is very good.
's color-contrasting clothing and retro style, as well as the aerobics sports and cars with a sense of age, even if it is not a fan of beauty, it looks very satisfying.
Speaking of the plot, although it seems to be an American summer camp horror film full of routines, such as a few young men and women driving to camp in the wild, there are various "miracles" reminding them not to go, but they still set foot resolutely. On the "journey of death".
But if you study carefully, you will find that the plot of this drama is actually not that simple.
First of all, fourteen years ago, Mr. Ding Dong attacked 10 people here for no reason without any warning.
but only nine of them were killed, and the only one who survived reopened the camp's summer camp business.
was the same news, and it reached the mental hospital. Mr. Ding Dong escaped after a bad operation and returned to the camp again. Looking at the events of the two eras together, it revealed some very important information.
Both incidents occurred in the camp, with Mr. Ding Dong, and Margaret, the camp leader whose ears were cut but survived.
So, is there a problem with the camp or the people?
This camp seems to be attracting these people in the past. What kind of complex does Mr. Ding Dong have for the camp?
also has a nightcrawler who at first appeared to be a soy sauce passerby, he also came to the camp at the end of the first episode.
can't help but feel that there is something abnormal in this camp, maybe there is something evil.
Even for Mr. Ding Dong's good and evil, Lao Mengdu thinks it is possible to reverse.
Maybe Margaret is the devil. When telling the previous events, she also mentioned that she had seen a miracle and escaped.
and others hit the young man on the road, but also found that he had missing ears in the camp. Would Mr. Ding Dong come back to the camp for her?
After all, the beauty of the Terror series is still ghosts, demons and so on. Even if the first episode has not appeared, the security will come out later.
just look at the pits dug in the previous series.
Bluestone Film Editor | Lao Meng
