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-title = "Ramaskrik 2016"
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-tags = ["film", "horror", "Ramaskrik", "festival"]
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-author = "harald"
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-{% figure(img="howl_front.jpg") %}
-One of the attractions this year was the screening of Howl from an old train car at Oppdal station.
-{% end %}
-
-This report from the [Ramaskrik Horror Film Festival] of 2016 has taken way too
-long to finish. My apologies for that. We're now only a about a month and a
-half away from the next Ramaskrik, which I'm very much forwards to it! Anyways
-here is my report from four days dedicated in full to horror films, beers and
-socializing with other horror fans.
-
-<!-- more -->
-
-One of the great things about this festival is it's location. A very small town
-in the middle of Norway. (Yes, that sounds like "in the middle of nowhere" for
-a reason.) [Oppdal] is a picturesque small town surrounded by mountains. A
-popular skiing resort in winter time, and great for mountain trips in the
-summer and fall.
-
-Due to its small size the festival gets very social. Audience, producers,
-directors, actors and the organisers of the festival mingle freely. Pretty much
-everyone stays at the same hotel. The venue doesn't have any VIP area, and the
-evening usually ends up at one of the local bars – either at the hotel or
-somewhere else.
-
-We (the audience) appreciate this, but it seems like the professionals present
-do so too. We're all horror film enthusiasts in the end, and the atmosphere is
-informal and very inclusive.
-
-Right! Enough chit'chat, on to the report!
-
-## Day 1 - Thursday
-
-{% figure(img="midtnorsk-fortellerforum-underholder.jpg") %}
-Midtnorsk fortellerforum is making the train trip scarier.
-{% end %}
-
-For me the trip kicks off with the Horror train from Oslo to Oppdal. This year
-I volunteered to be the host of the trip from Oslo, so I don't feel I can
-comment too much on how that experience was. Most of the other travelers were
-familiar faces from last years trip with a few new ones added.
-
-Also this year
-we had people from [Midtnorsk Fortellerforum] (a storytelling society) come on
-board and tell some macabre stories for us during the trip. This was a great
-addition! We also had the horror quiz where the winners could gain glory,
-fortune and prizes when we arrived at the hotel.
-
-...which we did just in time to check in before going to see the opening film –
-_[Train to Busan]_. An action packet and tight zombie film where most of the action is
-on a train. After all, what could be more appropriate after a five hour train
-trip from Oslo? A great start of an excellent festival! The director, Sang-ho
-Yeon was not able to be at the screening himself, but had sent a video message
-that introduced the film.
-
-Next up was _[The Autopsy of Jane Doe]_ introduced by the director _André
-Øvredal_. Øvredal is best known for his previous film _[Troll Hunter]_, and
-said he wanted to make something completely different this time around. And he
-definitely did.
-
-_The Autopsy of Jane Doe_ is tight, dark and claustrophobic.  Extremely well
-made, and plays very successfully on suspense and the primal fears of darkness
-and dead bodies. I found that the story worked really well, and the atmosphere
-gradually evolves from the mundane everyday attitude of morticians towards pure
-dread. A film highly recommended!
-
-{% figure(img="janedoe-poster.jpg") %}
-_The Autopsy of Jane Doe_ poster.
-{% end %}
-
-Due to the travel time from Oslo, two films was all I managed this first day.
-However, a really strong start on the festival, and I think everyone is smiling
-as we head back to the hotel bar for some beers. André Øvredal hangs around for
-the evening, even though he has to get up early to get to the next festival (in
-Stockholm) already the next day.
-
-## Day 2 - Friday
-
-First film for me on friday was _[31]_ by Rob Zombie. I'd read mixed reviews of
-this film in advance, but wanted to give it a shot. We meet a crew of traveling
-con artists that get caught up in a game of "31" where they play pawns for the
-rich to place their bets on. The game is played by letting them loose in a
-closed off industial labyrinth with hired killers trying to kill them off in
-more or less imaginative ways.
-
-This is an orgy of violence for the sake of violence itself. Still I think it
-works. It's well executed, the setting is interesting, and both the hunters and
-the prey are interesting characters. Perhaps not a favourite from the festival,
-but absolutely worth watching if you're not turned off by this kind of
-violence.
-
-Before the next film _[Red Christmas]_, we got to see the short film _[Night of
-the Slasher]_.
-
-{{ vimeo(id="127454533") }}
-
-_Red christmas_, an australian slasher mixing the festive themes of christmas
-with the ethical and political dilemmas around abortion, downs syndrome, human
-selection etc. Quite a few people didn't like this one, but I found it
-entertaining. The ethical aspects were present but not dominating, still they
-added a small touch of uniqueness to what would otherwise be just another
-slasher film. And legendary Deb Wallace does a good figure as the mother with a
-dark past.
-
-_[Seoul Station]_ was next on my agenda. But first we got the norwegian short
-film _[The Absence of Eddy Table]_, a really absurd computer animated story
-about a guy with a backpack that gets lost in a jungle of strange berries, huge
-women and snail like creatures that will transform you to a monster by growing
-a huge mouth in your neck. Voice talent provided by Mike Patton amongst others,
-this was very enjoyable and a surreal ride!
-
-_Seoul Station_ is an animated prequel to _Train to Busan_. Made by the same
-director – Sang-ho Yeon. It's much slower than Train To Busan, and the fact
-that it's animated rather than a real film distracts me a bit. It's also a tad
-longwinded. Not a bad movie, but not really needed as a companion to Train to
-Busan either.
-
-
-
-{% figure(img="francesca-poster.jpg") %}
-_Francesca_ poster.
-{% end %}
-
-Fourth feature of the day was the Italian Giallo homage _[Francesca]_. This was
-also a film that divided the audience a bit. I loved it, but others found it
-too much a pastiche of it's genre.
-
-The atmosphere is set right away, by a catchy prog-rock soundtrack, over
-saturated colours and even the proper typefaces from the 70's in the title
-sequence. The plot is admittedly thin, and you have to enjoy the aestethics of
-the film and the genre for this to be worthwhile. On one level it felt more
-like a long music video than a feature film.
-
-_Francesca_ was preceeded by the short film _[Tunnelen]_ (The Tunnel) again by
-André Øvredal (who also had _The Autopsy of Jane Doe_ on the festival.)
-
-This is dystopian futurism, and we follow a family on their way home from a day
-by the sea. On their way back into the city they have to pass though a tunnel,
-and while everybody assures eachother there's no danger in passing the tunnel
-we sense that they're just not showing their fear. Based on a short story by
-Alice Glaser, this is again masterfully executed by Øvredal and not the least
-by the actors. Very nice!
-
-
-After this I team up with a couple of friends for a food break. Even though
-that means missing _[The Rezort]_ which I had planned to see in this spot. Head
-and stomach found it wiser to eat though, so off we went for a bloody beef!
-
-...
-
-Back at the venue I went for _[Pet]_. But first the hilarious short film
-_[Death Metal]_ from Chris McInroy. A metal head with less than average guitar
-skills is given a new guitar by his dad. The new guitar has some secrets
-though, and some rules that need to be followed. Needless to say they're not,
-and things take off differently than our guitar hero expects. Very funny and
-lots and lots of blood!
-
-_Pet_ was a film I liked very much. It starts off as more of a quirky romance
-than a horror film, but it takes a different turn after about 20 minutes or so.
-Then it takes different and unexpected turns several more times.
-
-This was a film that managed to surprise me in a good way. The actors do a
-great job, and the story is twisted but somewhat realistic. This is not a film
-that aims to be scary, but it does tell an interesting story that's way darker
-than what I first thought. Very much recommended!
-
-
-{% figure(img="greasy-poster.jpg") %}
-_The Greasy Strangler_ poster.
-{% end %}
-
-Last film for the day, and the one that it seems the entire day has built up
-to, is _[The Greasy Strangler]_!
-
-Jim Hosking's debut feature film is sleasy, greasy, and a hell of a lot of fun!
-Don't expect a deep story, or for that matter a conventional film in any way.
-This is as if someone put all the sleaziest parts of John Waters films, the
-acting talent of a low budget Troma film, mixed them all with bucketloads of
-grease and added disco! If that sounds great, this is your film! Don't say I
-didn't warn you!
-
-Three people from _Spectrevision_, the production company behind the film had
-come over from Los Angeles to Oppdal for the occation. They were really funny
-people with lot's of stories from the shooting of the film and other hilarious
-anecdotes. The Q&A after the film had to be broken off because thay had so many
-stories to tell. We all went to _Spisbar_, a nearby pub for beers and to let
-the films of the day sink in. Most of us went to bed when the bar closed...
-
-## Day 3 - Saturday
-
-Saturday starts early! First with a Horror breakfast, where author _Jørgen
-Brekke_ reads a couple of horror short stories.
-
-The first is _Gulebjørn_ (Yellowteddy,) one of his own stories. Since we hade
-some time left, he also read _The Oval Portrait_ by Edgar Allan Poe. Both
-stories are very enjoyable, but he clearly had not practiced reading the second
-story, so that felt a bit stuttering. His own story worked much better. Still a
-great start.
-
-First film on my schedule for saturday was _[Ouija - The origin of evil]_, one
-of the more commercial films on the fetival.
-
-But first the short film _[Closet Space]_ by David F Sandberg. I've been
-following this promising director and the shorts he's made with his wife since
-I first came accross the original short _[Lights Out]_. I haven't been able to
-catch his full length version of Lights Out yet, but his shorts are allways
-refreshing and innovative. If you don't know his films, do check out his
-channel on [Vimeo](https://vimeo.com/ponysmasher) or
-[YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/user/ponysmasher).
-
-{{ vimeo(id="156095543") }}
-
-As for _Ouija_, I found it to be really good. It builds up nicely and is
-extremely well made. Also the young actress playing the gifted child does a
-very good job! All in all a very enjoyable movie.
-
-
-{% figure(img="the-similars-poster.jpg") %}
-_The Similars_ poster.
-{% end %}
-
-Next up was the mexican production _[The Similars]_ (Los Parecidos). It was
-very different than what I expected from the liner notes. A highly original
-film, and with a story that manages to surprise at many levels. I liked it a
-lot, while it could proabably have worked just as well with a shorter running
-time.
-
-The Norwegian short _Hunden_ (The Dog) was screened just before _The Similars_.
-A quietly told drama from the norwegian countryside. Very well executed, the
-minimal dialogue accentuates the quietness of the countryside. While the
-twist at the end is not really that surprising it comes with a great punchline.
-Definitely worth watching!
-
-
-Another mexican film, _[The Untamed]_ (La Región Salvaje) was again quite an
-original one. Alejandra is left alone to care for her child after her husband
-is taken to prison. By means of a female patient of her brother who is a nurse,
-she is introduced to a mysterious creature in a cabin which gives intense
-sexual pleasure.
-
-It works well on some levels, but not quite as well on others.  It feels a bit
-long. It's not really much of a horror film, but neither does it work as a
-science fiction. Still the parts that work is well worth it, and the story is
-interresting and fairly original.
-
-As with last years outdoor screening of _Villmark II_, Ramaskrik had organised
-a special screening this year too. This time it was the train/werewolf flick
-_[Howl]_ that was screened in an old train car at the Oppdal train station.
-
-While the film was far from the highlight of the festival, and a train car
-really does not lend itself that well to watching movies, the overal experience
-was great! It was a fun thing to do, and the setting did help the film in my
-opinion.
-
-As for the film itself? It falls for the classic mistakes of revealing the
-monster too soon, too often, and too much. Outside of the action it really
-didn't have much of a story to tell, and the characters seemed too
-stereotypical to be interesting.
-
-{% figure(img="night-of-the-living-deb-poster.jpg") %}
-_Night of the Living Deb_ poster.
-{% end %}
-
-Back at Oppdal Kulturhus I go for _[Night of the Living Deb]_, with the
-somewhat similarly named _[Dawn of the Deaf]_ as the pre-film short. As the
-organisers explained, they were placed together for their tounge-in-cheek
-names, not their content. The short was light on the horror elements, but had
-an interesting twist that leads well into it at the end.
-
-_Night of the Living Deb_ was rollercoster of a zombie-romance-apocalypse.
-Somewhat in the style of _[Shaun of the Dead]_, but with a woman as the leading
-role and a romantic backstory to drive the film. In other words, quite
-different. This was a refreshing and at times hilarious mix that makes this
-film really stand out among the rest. Highly recommended!
-
-After a short break with an aborted quiz (due to the quiz being longer than the
-break!) I was ready for the last film of the day: _[Scare Campaign]_.
-
-A TV crew needs to spice up their horror reality concept to stand a chance at
-attracting viewers against the competition from underground internet snuff
-crews. This is a film that could go both ways, but it twists around a few times
-in interesting ways. I enjoyed it a lot, and recommend that you check it out!
-
-{{ vimeo(id="138946032") }}
-
-Before _Scare Campaign_ though, we were presented the short film _Invaders_. A
-couple of guys argues about what masks to wear for a home invasion. They've
-picked out a nice house where a family is gathered for their thanksgiving
-dinner. Thing's don't go as planned...
-
-## Day 4 - Sunday
-
-All good things must come to an end, and so also this edition of Ramaskrik! Up
-way too early again judging by the beer-bill from yesterday. But hey, the
-breakfast at the hotel is really good so off we go!
-
-{% figure(img="windmill-massacre-poster.jpg") %}
-Poster for _The Windmill Massacre_.
-{% end %}
-
-I got to see two films before heading back to the train station for the ride
-home. The first one, _[The Windmill Massacre]_ was a very enjoyable piece from
-the land of windmills – the Netherlands. I think I enjoyed this for two
-reasons, it really captures the Dutch friendly pragmatism in a good way, _and_
-it had a good story.
-
-We meet a number of random people that happen to meet on a guided tour to view
-some of the old Dutch windmills. The tour bus breaks down at some desolate
-place, and as things unfold it may seem that the collection of people weren't
-as random as we first thought.
-
-I really liked the way the story unfolds in this film. Also the director, Nick
-Jongerius was present and talked about the film and answered questions after
-the screening.
-
-I was unsure if I was going to be able to finish the next film before having to
-run off to catch the train home. Luckily other people are better at calculating
-in their head than I am, so we went for it and finished the festival with
-_[Don't Breathe]_.
-
-Again a fairly commercial film which has been hyped quite a bit in advance. I
-liked it though! It's intense and well played. It doesn't really hold any
-surprises, but is an enjoyable film nonetheless. Sometimes the simple recipe is
-all that is needed.
-
-{{ vimeo(id="193729267") }}
-
-Before _Don't Breathe_ we got the short film _The Procedure_. This short film
-really defies any attempt to describe it. Just watch it! It's a must see, and
-it can not be unseen!
-
-
-## Winding down...
-
-A really great festival has come to an end. Again I've enjoyed every moment. A
-lot of films were seen, quite a few beers were drunk and people were met, talks
-were had and opinions were shared. All in all a great time!
-
-The organizers did an amazing job, both with the selection of films and
-organizing the event itself. At least from a visitors perspective everything
-was super smooth from start to finish. The hotel had again done an amazing job
-decorating and preparing for the event, and as far as I could see it was only
-smiles and happy faces the entire weekend.
-
-16 feature films and 9 shorts was what I managed to see this time around. As
-allways there was too many films that I did not get to see due to timing or
-clashes with other films, but that's only to be expected with a program as
-tight and as well put together as it was on this festival.
-
-See you in October!
-
-{% figure(img="hotelldekor1.jpg") %}
-By tradition the hotel has decorated the main floor where guests for the
-festival is staying.
-{% end %}
-
-{% figure(img="hotelldekor2.jpg") %}
-...and the elevator, for sports sake.
-{% end %}
-
-{% figure(img="beer.jpg") %}
-A well deserved beer between the screenings.
-{% end %}
-
-{% figure(img="kulturhuset.jpg") %}
-The venue
-{% end %}
-
-[Ramaskrik Horror Film Festival]: https://ramaskrik.no/
-[Oppdal]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppdal
-[Midtnorsk Fortellerforum]: http://fortellerforum.no/
-[The Windmill Massacre]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2923088/
-
-[Train to Busan]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5700672
-[The Autopsy of Jane Doe]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3289956/
-[Troll Hunter]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1740707/
-
-[31]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3835080/
-[Red Christmas]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5120400/
-[Night of the Slasher]: https://vimeo.com/127454533
-[Seoul Station]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3845670/
-[The Absence of Eddy Table]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aJGfTL2a5Y
-
-[Francesca]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4958596/
-[Tunnelen]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4583446/
-[The Rezort]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3923662/
-[Pet]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1183374
-[Death Metal]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5640904/
-
-[The Greasy Strangler]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4381236/
-[Ouija - The origin of evil]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4361050/
-[Closet Space]: https://vimeo.com/156095543
-[Lights Out]: https://vimeo.com/82920243
-
-[The Similars]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3949658/
-[The Untamed]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5265960/
-[Howl]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2393827/
-[Night of the Living Deb]: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/nightofthelivingdeb/179690844
-[Dawn of the Deaf]: http://www.dawnofthedeafmovie.com/
-[Shaun of the Dead]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365748/
-
-[Scare Campaign]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4467626/
-[The Windmill Massacre]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2923088
-[Don't Breathe]: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4160708/
-