Books, movies, and other totally normal human things

Day 8 of 31 days of horror: Alice Sweet Alice (1976)

Aka Communion or Holy Terror

I admit, I do often judge a book (or movie in this case) by its cover. This movie was released under a few different titles and several covers and they’re all amazing. Creepy children and religious imagery go hand in hand in horror. I have a good feeling about this one.

Hm. That priest is awfully friendly with this lady and her little girl. Well hello, who is this. That’s a very large man with a very large pee stain on his pants. Yum, yum. Cat food. Well. I guess that explains why the credits state with Brooke Shields rather than starring Brooke Shields. Interesting. I like the shots of the statues apparently watching. I can see why people got their panties in a twist over the use of religious imagery. STAMPEDE. What’s with the casket…oh yeah, Catholic church requires bodies. Is that daddy? The fat one didn’t show up. Keen observation, officer lol. Taxi looks like the wienermobile. Dad doesn’t show up for his daughter’s communion ceremony but he’s there for the funeral. Priorities, am I right? Leave the little girl alone, bitch. Such comforting words. Hm. So big sister has a history of being a little unhinged. But is she a murderer? We shall see. Ugh. Auntie is a mega bitch. Mom is so supportive of her little creeper. I’m glad. I do enjoy Alice’s banter with the landlord. EW EW EW. Damn it. Okay, I hate the fat man. And Alice. How dare he touch her. How dare she grab that kitty baby like that. Creepy little girl with her mask and raincoat. So much for hiding out. Stabby stabby. I thought for sure she was going for the fat man. Maybe later. Watch out, daddy. You gonna hit your sweet little girl with that shovel? Don’t carry a weapon you’re not prepared to use. Creepy hospital with crucifixes above every bed. What kind of hospital has a staircase like that. I’m sorry, but if my sibling’s kid stabbed me repeatedly I wouldn’t want to protect that kid either. It was Karen, huh. Gross, dude. Ooh, crochet lap blanket. Tsk tsk. I don’t think that’s what she meant by making everything alright. Ex-wives aren’t a free pass. Weird ass questions. Of course he’s not alright, his kid is dead. No one can make it alright, their kid is dead. Oh come on, that’s so obviously not Angela. HOLY SHIT. Man. Religious fanaticism makes people do some crazy shit. Wait, what. There’s still half an hour left of movie but they just gave away the killer. I guess we’ll see if she gets caught. Great faith, my ass. Ahhh don’t die before the cop gets there! You better have seen her. Poop. Too late. I can handle her. Famous last words. Poor Alice. Sure, she’s a little weird and maybe more than a little fucked up, but they treat her like it’s her fault she was conceived out of wedlock.

Closing thoughts: my feeling about this movie was correct. I loved it.

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