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Seems like you have almost every other movie on Blu-Ray, so I'm not overly shocked. 

I've only seen one horror movie by this guy, being Alone in the Dark (2005). Even without any knowledge of the video game (I'm, at best, a casual gamer), I thought the movie sucked the big one hard.

That said, a non-horror movie of his, Bailout: The Age of Greed (2013), was actually rather enjoyable, so he's not a complete failure.

Quality videos, by the way. No ego on that guy.

I only first saw it last October during the HMF 2017 October Challenge, but I had heard about it for years and years beforehand. Glad that it lived up to the (albeit limited) hype I'd heard.

Go write a review for it, then, and defend it from my barbed words.   

We live in a land of cameras and phones all over the place!

And yet, here I am with a flip-phone I barely use.

I'm a simply guy.

Very true.

That said, I did much prefer the novel. Certainly not King's best (nor even in his top ten), but I loved the ending, and, like you said, the feeling they gave Cujo.

Sadly overlooked, this moody, early 80's flick really takes the audience for a ride, leading to a grand conclusion and fantastically memorable finale.

Have you happened to see this fantastic piece of 80's horror cinema?

This adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel certainly has some charm, but the drama-filled portions really weighs down what otherwise is an enjoyable and tense film about a rabid dog and a car that won't start.

If you've seen this adaptation of King's novel, what were your thoughts?

It looks decent, really. Set's cool and creative, and ghost designs are great. Utterly lacks substance, though.

You are certainly not wrong, and I've considered that, but I guess people are going to have to take that up with me. 

Dead & Buried (1981).

Amazing movie. Seen it twice now - cemented itself in my favorite 80's horror flicks.

Will post review when I can.

Yes, I know.

For me, a 7/10 rating is average, which is mostly based off my school experience (a 70% would equate a C-, which is technically below average, but I don't want to get too into the weeds).

So a 7/10 is average, whereas I suspect most people would have a 5/10 be the average/neutral rating.

Problem is, I can't transfer in my mind every movie I've seen into what some people might think is a more conventional rating system. And I could never rate out of 5, even with intervals - it's just too out there. 

Long story short, my rating system is basically this:

10/10 - Perfect
9.5/10 - Close to perfection, a flaw or two holding it back
9/10 - Pretty damn good.
8.5/10 - Pretty damn good, but missing an oopmf factor.
8/10 - Great film, but bordering on just above average.
7.5/10 - Good film, but nothing extraordinary spectacular.
7/10 - Average - could be enjoyable, maybe sometimes not, but not really either great or terrible.
6.5/10 - So close to liking it, but it just doesn't quite make it due to a variety of flaws.
6/10 - Has potential, but fails to live up to it.
5.5/10 - Getting down to a flick I don't enjoy. Perhaps some good scenes and ideas throughout, but fails.
5/10 - Thoroughly below average, and not something I'd care to rewatch.

And honestly, while there are some distinctions, 4.5/10 - .5/10 (I don't believe I have ever rated a movie 0/10) are almost interchangeable. The "better" bad movies get a 4.5/10 or a 4/10, and the worst get a .5/10 through maybe 2.5/10.

I get it, it's confusing. But I've used this scale for as long as I can really remember, and it would be a very hard habit to break.

And a side-note - even movies I didn't necessarily like, let's say between a 5/10 and 6.5/10, I would probably not be against re-watching, because there are elements I certainly liked from the flicks. When it gets to 5/10 and lower is when those elements I like become less and less.

Hope that helped explain it. And no, you are not the only person to bring up my rating scale - on HMF, I've had many complaints. 

Possessing many of the staples of the horror genre at the time, the comedic murder mystery One Body Too Many runs a bit over-long, but still ends up a fun and occasionally amusing flick.

Pray tell, what do you think about this 1940's horror/comedy hybrid?

While not a particularly original film, Ghost Rig (or The Devil's Tattoo) does a decent job for a low quality British flick, and you can certainly pass the night with it if need be.

Have you seen this early 2000's British film?

Scream Factory just announced that they are releasing this movie for the first time on bluray in June.

Oddly coincidental timing for my review, then.