DAILY CALL SHEET: MARCH 15, 2024

Nightmare (1981) Madman George is pronounced cured, but immediately picks up his knives again following his release from the asylum. Arriving in Florida, George begins knocking off anyone associated with single mom Susan and her suspiciously George-like son, C.J. You know, when not enveloped by the haze of nostalgia, most slashers don't really live up to their reputations. Not this wretched thing, though. It's just as remembered;  brutal, dark, and grimy enough to give even Maniac a run for its money.

TIL: Care for the insane goes back to at least the temples of ancient Egypt, but it was with the advent of the Christian era that actual asylums began to take shape. The French historian Ducange notes that the first mention of a morotrophium, or home for lunatics, comes from fourth century Constantinople where the church was also helping found general hospitals.

I HAVE SOME NOTES: Jotted down thoughts (well, thoughts for me anyway) on my daily Scripture readings.