Sunday, 31 May 2026

Titles, taglines (and all that jazz) - Chapter 6

Welcome back.

1.
Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon
Perilous Dreams - Ken Kelly
The Hold Steady - Teeth Dreams
Timber Timber - Hot Dreams
Weird Dreams
Graphic novel Robot Dreams was adapted into a film in 2023.

Finally, a compilation novel by Isaac Asimov.

21 sci-fi shorts, including Hostess, Eyes Do More Than See and Strikebreaker. 
2.

Infants are typically cute, but...

Baby Oopsie Daisy - Demonic Toys series
Spin-off TV series Baby Oopsie also serves as a semi-sequel to Demonic Toys 2 (2010) and ran between 2021-2022.

Two more.

Oopsy Daisy

In the Night Garden and Carry On Up the Jungle


3.

Father Figure (2013) is a TV series and Father Figures (2017) is a film.

Lying Figure - Silent Hill 2 (2001)
Winged Figure - Abbott Handerson Thayer
Hidden Figures (2016) is based on the real-life contributions of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, who played a pivotal role for NASA during the Space Race in the 1960s.

4.

Before becoming a media franchise, Devil May Cry (2001) is famous for being the earliest incarnation of Resident Evil 4 (2005).

Devil May Care is an animated TV series and a James Bond novel released in 2008, marking the 100th anniversary of when creator Ian Fleming was born. 

5.

Babysitter Wanted
The Game
Players wanted
Most Wanted
The Muppets: Most Wanted
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2005) was reimagined in 2012.


6.

Wu-Tang: Taste the Pain aka Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style (1999) began as Thrill Kill, which was obviously unreleased.

Thrillkill was a real 1984 film.
The kicker.

Maniac Mansion (1987)
Fictional arcade Kill Thrill is seen in the Edison mansion.
Subsequent TV series of same name (1990-1993) had little to do with source material.

7.

Paranormal Activity 4
It's closer than you think
The Dead
The enemy is closer than you think.
Strangers Within
They're closer than you think
8.

Hounds of Love
They're calling
They're Inside
They're Outside
They're back!

Space Invaders (1994) and Cheetahmen II


Hey Carol Anne, what's up?

Poltergeist (1982)
"They're here."
Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
"They're back."
Oh, I see.

In Poltergeist III (1988), character's name is said 121 times.

Fucking ridiculous.

9.

The Final Destination
it's coming
Ready or Not
They're coming
Fighting The Sky
They are coming
Day of the Dead - 2021 TV series
They're coming for you.
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
'He's coming'.
He's coming for you

Damon's Revenge and Psycho Killer


10.

Revenge of the Nerds
Their time has come!
The time has come

In the Heights and Rec⁴: Apocalypse


His time has come

Demigod and Logan


11.

Fly on the Wall
Always be watching
We Are Watching
Convict 762
...He's watching
He's Watching
He is watching

Evil Dead and The Church (2018)


The Evil Within (2014)
He's watching we can't leave
Graffiti is courtesy of primary antagonist Ruvik.

He's Watching You (2024) was known as Black Spines at film festivals.

The Rift - 2012 short
They are watching us
The Retreat (2021)
They're watching you
They're Watching
Observance
They are watching
12.

I've Been Waiting for You
American Conjuring
She's waiting for you
Spirits in the Dark
They've been waiting for you
Portal (2019)
It's been waiting for you
The Resident (2015)
It's waiting for you...
Lake Fear 3
It's waiting...
The Torment (2010) aka The Possession of David O'Reilly
They are waiting...
Ritual
They're waiting.
Event Horizon
Dr. Weir's dead wife Claire states: "I'm waiting."
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting
Behind the Walls
It has been waiting
The Devouring Light
It's been waiting for them
A Box Full of Darkness
He's been waiting... for them to return home.
Lake Fear
It's been waiting... to get under your skin
13.

Fresh Kills (2024)
Love Kills (2024)
Home Kills (2023)
She Kills (2016)
Halloween Kills (2021)
Winter Kills (1979)
Machete Kills (2013)
Meat Kills (2025)
Pussy Kills  (2017)
Alyce Kills (2011)
Speed Kills (2018)

Student Bodies¹ (1981)
¹Unrelated to TV series of same name.

Zooming in.

Sex kills
Worse ways to go I suppose. 

(Laughs).

The Sand² (2015) aka Killer Beach
This beach is killer
²Unofficial remake of Blood Beach (1980).

V/H/S
This collection is killer
Axe Giant: The Wrath of Paul Bunyan
This tall tale is killer
Wily's Wonderland
Their idea of fun is killer!
Departing Seniors
Graduation's a killer
MaXXXine
Hollywood is a killer
The Finale
Opening night is a killer
Recovery
Getting sober is a killer
Until next time.

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