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Ideas/Suggestions for Next Challenge:
Recently deceased seems unruly with so many names and a lot of them don't seem to have big horror outputs, maybe trim it down to just watch a movie by a recently deceased contributor.
Remove 'masters of commentary,' it's too specific when most participants don't emphasize commentary tracks anyway.
Consider alternating out 'tales place on lake/water' because variety.
Be cool with multiple viewings of same movie.
The checklist feels routine and most people who watch 100 films might automatically complete it anyway, maybe alter checklist to include subtle things like grimy walls, white dresses, axe, flickering lights, or other tropes more like a scavenger hunt.
Maybe allow for multiple day themes - for example, there are tons of zombie or vampire films so maybe there could/should be multiple zombie days (or maybe an Undead week with linked themes alternating each day)

Future Theme or Checklist Ideas: Victims sleeping through chaos and/or sleep related, Mirrors, Takes Place in a Mall checklist item, Psychiatric Theme Day, Sealed Room theme day (a room or building that is sealed away is catalyst), Electronic voice phenomena and/or cameras/technology showing truth, Jocks/Bullying, Redemption/Soul Harvesting, burgomaster present, horror movie playing on television, dogs, countess bathory

Maybe we could extend the chronological horror theme day to include 75th anniversary as well.

Shall We Play a Game? Theme Day - films that revolve around a game or contest (Saw films, Would You Rather, Cube, Most Dangerous Game). Didn't check but not sure if we have had something like this as a theme before.

Master of Commentary: Herschel Gordon Lewis, George Romero

Future Actor/Actress Ideas: Brian Cox, Caroline Williams, Helga Liné

The Theme Nights Copy & Paste

--- 10/01: Farewell Texas Gentleman Who Took the Chainsaw That Extra Mile, You Directed Poltergeist; We Know Your Style! - R.I.P. Tobe Hooper -
--- 10/02: Radioactive Materials Produced from Industrial Waste, These Slimy Carcinogenic Poisons Will Give You Superpowers to Fly to Outer Space! - Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste Horror -
--- 10/03: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers/ Giallos / Serial Killers -
--- 10/04: Produced Carefully One Frame At a Time, These Two-Dimensional Abominations Are Nightmare-Fueled Versions of Modern Day Pantomime. - Animated Horror -
--- 10/05: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon -
--- 10/06: Enchanted Forests, Men with Hooks for Hands, A Ghostly Woman Residing in the Mirror ...It All Goes Hand In Hand. - Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror -
--- 10/07: Mindfuckery of Lynchian Dream Logic Style with Hallucinogenic Head Trips that Beguile - Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Hallucinations & Drug Trips -
--- 10/08: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! Walking Corpses that are Undead!
Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies -
--- 10/09: From Scream Queens to the Final Girl, These Deadly Women Will Make Your Nightmares Unfurl! - Day of the Woman: Female Directed Horror Films -
--- 10/10: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter 5 - 1967 (Gold) Vs. 1992 (Silver) : It Survived -
--- 10/11: Dusty Decaying Bones in Rat-Infested Paris Catacombs - Skull & Bones -
--- 10/12: Some Poor Sap in the Museum's Egyptian Wing is Lying Dead ...Never Remove the Cursed Sarcophagus Amulet From the Mummy's Ancient Rotting Head. - Mummies -
--- 10/13: It's That Annual Event At Camp Crystal Lake When Teens Get a Little Perverse ...Meanwhile Crazy Ralph Politely Reminds Everyone You're All Doomed; There's a Death Curse! - Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th: Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films -
--- 10/14: Intestinal Annihilation with a Little Arterial Spray, Add Some Gory Depravity & Blood Spatter... It's All In a Day! - Splatter / Gore -
--- 10/15: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies -
--- 10/16: Print Media is Slowly Decaying. Two of the Big Dogs Unfortunately Won't Be Staying. - R.I.P. Fangoria / Video Watchdog -
--- 10/17: Friends, Frenemies or Just a Figment of the Imagination;
That's a Friendship Crapshoot Gambling with Your Eradication! - Friends 'till the End: The Good, The Bad & The Imaginary -
--- 10/18: Expectant Mothers Carrying the Antichrist; Their Freakishly Mutated Offspring Presumably Won't Play Nice! - Pregnancy Horror -
--- 10/19: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet/Soft / Seances -
--- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires -
--- 10/21: R.I.P. VCR: You're Officially Belated, But Your Kick-Ass VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980s Video Companies Spotlight: Media Home Entertainment / Video Stores -
--- 10/22: Manufactured Tulpas from Unearthly Dimensions Or Maybe Evil Twin Siblings Just Hanging At Local Horror Conventions? - Evil Twins & Doppelgangers -
--- 10/23: Tonight's Forecast Calls for a 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... -
--- 10/24: Now Boarding: Your Ticket to Sun-Drenched Terror! - Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons -
--- 10/25: The Shittiest, Cheapest Movies Mankind Ever Sprung; Some So Bad, They're Good ...Others are Killer Tongue! - IMDB Lowest Rated Horror -
--- 10/26: Goodbye Godfather of the Modern Living Dead & Social Commentary Guru of What Needed to Be Said. - R.I.P. George A. Romero -
--- 10/27: Hello Friends, Welcome to the 100th Anniversary of Antonio Bay! We're Murderous Ghost Mariners from A Leper Colony ...Yeah, We Can't Stay! - Small Town Horrors -
--- 10/28: Binge-Watch Parties From Beyond the Grave & Benighted. Beware! There's a Catch; Pray You're Not Invited! - Mass Marathon of the Damned 8: Horror Parties -
--- 10/29: Electronically Produced Via Keyboard from the Bowels of Hell... This Retro Futuristic Music from Beyond Is the Proverbial Death Knell. - The Synth of Fear -
--- 10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell -
--- 10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience a Decapitated Head! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror -


The 31 Film Subset Copy & Paste

--- 09/30: group vote - Cronos (1993)
--- 11/01: group vote - Arachnophobia (1990)
--- xx/xx: wildcard - any horror theatrical showing (2017)

--- 10/01: Dick Laurent - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
--- 10/02: shellebelle - C.H.U.D (1984)
--- 10/03: ororama - Amer (2009)
--- 10/04: clckworang - Mad Monster Party? (1967)
--- 10/05: Darkgod - Bad Moon (1996)
--- 10/06: hbsvb - Candyman (1992)
--- 10/07: Gobear - The Void (2016)
--- 10/08: arw6040 - Train to Busan (2016)
--- 10/09: jacob_b - Raw (2016)
--- 10/10: nezumi - Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Highway to Hell (1992)
--- 10/11: rbrown498 - The Screaming Skull (1958)
--- 10/12: Trevor - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
--- 10/13: tarfrimmer - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
--- 10/14: Chad - One Dark Night (1982)
--- 10/15: Mondo Kane - Tales of Halloween (2015)
--- 10/16: Bladz - Martyrs (2008)
--- 10/17: mallratcal - Pin (1988)
--- 10/18: numbercrunch - Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui] (1983)
--- 10/19: pacaway - Under the Shadow (2016)
--- 10/20: Shack - Ganja & Hess (1973)
--- 10/21: The Man with the
Golden Doujinshi - Day of the Dead (1985)
--- 10/22: Undeadcow - +1 (2013)
--- 10/23: TheBigDave - Dolls (1987)
--- 10/24: alyxstarr - Alucarda (1977)
--- 10/25: WillieMLF - Hobgoblins (1988)
--- 10/26: PCBreakdown - The Crazies (1973)
--- 10/27: DaveyJoe - Messiah of Evil (1973)
--- 10/28: SethDLH - The Initiation (1984)
--- 10/29: Darth Maher - The Fog (1980)
--- 10/30: SterlingBen - Witchtrap (1989)
--- 10/31: cwileyy - Ghostwatch (1992)


The Checklist Copy & Paste

Select 10 actors:
--- Kevin Bacon -
--- Tobin Bell -
--- Michael Biehn -
--- Doug Bradley -
--- Veronica Cartwright -
--- Peter Cushing -
--- Jocelin Donahue -
--- Brad Dourif -
--- Ethan Embry -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Brea Grant -
--- Kane Hodder -
--- Elizabeth Kaitan -
--- Bela Lugosi -
--- Christopher Lee -
--- Rose McGowan -
--- R.A. Mihailoff -
--- Dina Myer -
--- Meg Tilly -
--- Mary Elizabeth Winstead -

Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors
--- Don Calfa -
--- John Vulich -
--- Ted V. Mikels -
--- John Zacherle -
--- William Peter Blatty -
--- Carrie Fisher -
--- Miguel Ferrer -
--- John Hurt -
--- Bill Paxton -
--- Robert Day -
--- Alessandro Alessandroni -
--- Michael Parks -
--- Adam West -
--- George A. Romero -
--- John Heard -
--- Sam Shepard -
--- Robert Hardy -
--- Haruo Nakajima -
--- Sonny Landham -
--- Jay Thomas -
--- Tobe Hooper -
--- Martin Landau -
--- Harry Dean Stanton -
--- Bernie Casey -
--- Hugh Hefner -

Select 2 film composers:
--- Antón García Abril -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Daniel Licht -
--- Harry Manfredini -

Select 5 directors:
--- Dario Argento -
--- Don Coscarelli -
--- David DeCoteau -
--- Mike Flanagan -
--- Tom Holland -
--- Mary Lambert -
--- Jean Rollin -
--- Steve Miner -
--- James Wan -
--- Adam Wingard -

Select 2 makeup effects artists:
--- Patrick Baxter -
--- Jason Collins -
--- Mark Shostrom -
--- Bud Westmore -

Select 2 producers:
--- Bradley Fuller -
--- Dino De Laurentiis -
--- Roy Lee -
--- Lloyd Kaufman -

Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
--- Robert Bloch -
--- Jack Ketchum -
--- H.P. Lovecraft -

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
--- *3-D Film -
--- Agoraphobia -
--- Anthology Film -
--- Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List -
--- Appears on Video Nasties List -
--- Based on a True Story -
--- Based on a Novel -
--- Cannibalism -
--- Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe -
--- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax -
--- Classic Universal Monsters Movie -
--- Comedy / Spoof -
--- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film -
--- Death by: Fire -
--- Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome -
--- Documentary -
--- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space -
--- Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen -
--- Film From TCM's October Schedule -
--- From a Basis Gogos Painting -
--- Found Footage -
--- Frankenstein -
--- Ghost / Haunting -
--- Giallo -
--- K-Horror -
--- Killer / Evil Animal -
--- Killer / Evil Child -
--- Killer / Evil Doll -
--- Made-for-TV Movie -
--- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla -
--- Mummy -
--- Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror
--- Nation of Origin: China -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
--- Rape / Revenge -
--- Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac -
--- Takes Place on a Holiday -
--- Takes Place on or Under the Sea -
--- Three Installments in a Franchise -
--- Vampire -
--- Werewolf -
--- Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious -
--- With Commentary -
--- With Two or More Horror Legends -
--- Zombie -

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":
--- Joe Bob Briggs -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Larry Cohen -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -

Watch films in at least three formats:
--- First format, (insert format), (insert title).
--- Second format, (insert format), (insert title).
--- Third format, (insert format), (insert title).

Watch films in at least three languages:
--- First language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Second language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
--- Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) -
--- Features music by Richard Band -
--- Was made in the 1950s -
--- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand -
--- Was written by Jimmy Sangster -
--- Features a solar eclipse -
--- Has the words "It" in the title -
--- Was directed by David Cronenberg -
--- Stars Michelle Bauer -
--- Takes place at a cemetery -
--- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role -

Select 8 decades of film history:
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
--- 1942 (75th) -
--- 1967 (50th) -
--- 1992 (25th) –

Select 2 from the following anniversaries:
--- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards -
--- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer -
--- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel -
--- 100th Birthday of Santo -

Select 4 ratings:
--- G -
--- PG -
--- PG-13 -
--- R -
--- NC-17 -
--- X -
--- Unrated -
--- M -
--- GP -


Attend a live event (convention, play, haunted house, ghost tour, etc.):
--- (insert event). OPTIONAL

Venture Into the Literary World:
--- Read a Horror Novel or Novella (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Magazine (insert title). OPTIONAL
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<FONT FACE="Arial"Any Day of the Month


Any Horror Theatrical Showing

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Discussion Thread

CHOSEN BY

Hollywood

Saturday, September 30th

Avant-garde, Niche, & Surreal Minus the Slick & Polished Mainstream Appeal

The Criterion Collection Crossover

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Cronos (1993)

Discussion Thread

CHOSEN BY

Group Vote

Sunday, October 1st


Farewell Texas Gentleman Who Took the Chainsaw That Extra Mile, You Directed Poltergeist; We Know Your Style!

R.I.P. Tobe Hooper

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was Released on This Day in 1974.



Monday, October 2nd


Radioactive Materials Produced from Industrial Waste...
These Slimy Carcinogenic Poisons Will Give You Superpowers to Fly to Outer Space!


Slime, 2 Goo & Toxic Waste Horror

Spoiler:
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C.H.U.D. (1984)

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<FONT FACE="Arial"Tuesday, October 3rd


It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises!

Slashers, 2, 3 / Giallos, 2, 3, 4 / Serial Killers, 2

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Cult of Chucky (aka "Child's Play 7") releases today.



Wednesday, October 4th


Produced Carefully One Frame At a Time...
These Two-Dimensional Abominations Are Nightmare-Fueled Versions of Modern Day Pantomime.


Animated Horror Films


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<FONT FACE="Arial"Thursday, October 5th

Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse!

Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon

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<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/op4inSVZugU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>




Friday, October 6th


Enchanted Forests, Men with Hooks for Hands, A Ghostly Woman Residing in the Mirror ...It All Goes Hand In Hand.

Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror

Spoiler:
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Saturday, October 7th


Mindfuckery of Lynchian Dream Logic Style with Hallucinogenic Head Trips that Beguile

Nightmares & Dreamscapes, 2 / Hallucinations & Drug Trips, 2, 3

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Sunday, October 8th


Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! Walking Corpses that are Undead!
Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head!


Zombies, 2

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Today is World Zombie Day.


Monday, October 9th

From Scream Queens to the Final Girl, These Deadly Women Will Make Your Nightmares Unfurl!

Day of the Woman: Female Directed Horror Films

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Raw (2016)

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Tuesday, October 10th


Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter 5

1967 (Gold) Vs. 1992 (Silver) : It Survived

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Wednesday, October 11th


Dusty Decaying Bones in Rat-Infested Paris Catacombs

Skull & Bones

Spoiler:
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Thursday, October 12th


Some Poor Sap in the Museum's Egyptian Wing is Lying Dead...
Never Remove the Cursed Sarcophagus Amulet From the Mummy's Ancient Rotting Head.


Mummies

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Film and Tour: The Mummy (1932) @ the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium




Friday, October 13th


It's That Annual Event At Camp Crystal Lake When Teens Get a Little Perverse...
Meanwhile Crazy Ralph Politely Reminds Everyone You're All Doomed; There's a Death Curse!


Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th
Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films

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Friday the 13th Part 3: The Memoriam Documentary Tonight @ Laemmle's Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre




Saturday, October 14th


Intestinal Annihilation with a Little Arterial Spray, Add Some Gory Depravity & Blood Spatter... It's All In a Day!

Splatter / Gore

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FcV8n37q27w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>





Sunday, October 15th


Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations

Horror Anthologies, 2, 3, 4

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9Dk4Cw3UNCw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>



Monday, October 16th



Print Media is Slowly Decaying. Two of the Big Dogs Unfortunately Won't Be Staying.

R.I.P. Fangoria (1979 - 2016) / R.I.P. Video Watchdog (1990 - 2016)

Spoiler:
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Tuesday, October 17th


Friends, Frenemies or Just a Figment of the Imagination;
That's a Friendship Crapshoot Gambling with Your Eradication!


Friends 'till the End: The Good, The Bad & The Imaginary

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MDqQ9vWGeeI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>




Pin (1988)

Discussion Thread

CHOSEN BY

mallratcal

Wednesday, October 18th


Expectant Mothers Carrying the Antichrist; Their Freakishly Mutated Offspring Presumably Won't Play Nice!


Pregnancy Horror

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6q8LbUhPzLE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>



Thursday, October 19th


Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights.
Summoning the Dead by Candlelight.


Supernatural, 2, 3 / Quiet/Soft / Seances

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Pvraq3KfP6w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


Today is the Sat Thai Festival in Thailand.



Friday, October 20th


Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza!

Vampires

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/40QGwWIMrtY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


Happy 135th, Mr. Lugosi.



Saturday, October 21st


R.I.P. VCR: You're Officially Belated, But Your Kick-Ass VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated!

1980s Video Companies Spotlight: Media Home Entertainment
, 2, 3 / Video Stores

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OTsE5QPAX4k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


VIDEOTRON 9000 XT SAYS SUPPORT International Independent Video Store Day; It's Today!


Day of the Dead (1985)

Discussion Thread


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Golden Doujinshi

Sunday, October 22nd


Manufactured Tulpas from Unearthly Dimensions
Or Maybe Evil Twin Siblings Just Hanging At Local Horror Conventions?


Evil Twins, 2 & Doppelgangers

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BdSAzMWrtKM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


+1 (2013)

Discussion Thread

CHOSEN BY

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Monday, October 23rd


It Was a Dark and Stormy Night...
, 2

Tonight's Forecast Calls for a 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright!

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iHT3bQEJkbs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>






Discussion Thread

CHOSEN BY

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Tuesday, October 24th

Now Boarding: Your Ticket to Sun-Drenched Terror!

Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons

Paul Naschy / Jesús Franco / Amando de Ossorio / Guillermo del Toro / Jaume Balagueró / José Ramón Larraz
Argentina / Bolivia / Chile / Colombia / Costa Rica / Cuba / Dominican Republic / Ecuador / El Salvador / Guatemala
/ Honduras / Mexico / Panama / Paraguay / Peru / Puerto Rico / Spain / Uruguay / Venezuela

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E_LLHwJ6H3k" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


Today is United Nations Day.



Wednesday, October 25th

The Shittiest, Cheapest Movies Mankind Ever Sprung; Some So Bad, They're Good ...Others are Killer Tongue!

IMDB Lowest Rated Horror

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Mn36h2r4efo" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>




Thursday, October 26th


Goodbye Godfather of the Modern Living Dead & Social Commentary Guru of What Needed to Be Said.

R.I.P. George A. Romero

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OXXy6RD02zw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>



Friday, October 27th



Hello Friends, Welcome to the 100th Anniversary of Antonio Bay!
We're Murderous Ghost Mariners from A Leper Colony ...Yeah, We Can't Stay!


Small Town Horrors

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/s09lUFbgc-w" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


Stranger Things season 2 starts today.



Saturday, October 28th

1. Brew Some Coffee.
2. Abandon Sleep.
3. Watch Whatever. *
4. Survive.

Binge-Watch Parties From Beyond the Grave & Benighted. Beware! There's a Catch; Pray You're Not Invited!

Mass Marathon of the Damned Horror Parties

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tCNqurzeoF4" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>


* One Theme Required to Complete.



Sunday, October 29th


Electronically Produced Via Keyboard from the Bowels of Hell...
This Retro Futuristic Music from Beyond Is the Proverbial Death Knell.


The Synth of Fear, 2

John Carpenter will be performing at The Joint at Hard Rock
Hotel and Casino tonight.


Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0b_qqRLDqSw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

John Carpenter's
The Fog (1980)

Discussion Thread

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Monday, October 30th


Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell!

Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cKPBA68LIWQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>



Witchtrap (1989)

Discussion Thread

CHOSEN BY

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Tuesday, October 31st


Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience a Decapitated Head!

All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest
/ Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror

Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D0nB0A4U6ww" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>




Wednesday, November 1st

Comedy Plus Tragedy Equals Hilariously Horrific Death

Horror Comedies Crossover, 2


Spoiler:
<iframe width="400" height="150" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WihU4te0Vjk" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>






COPY & PASTE THEMES INTO YOUR LIST
Spoiler:
--- 10/01: Farewell Texas Gentleman Who Took the Chainsaw That Extra Mile, You Directed Poltergeist; We Know Your Style! - R.I.P. Tobe Hooper -
--- 10/02: Radioactive Materials Produced from Industrial Waste, These Slimy Carcinogenic Poisons Will Give You Superpowers to Fly to Outer Space! - Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste Horror -
--- 10/03: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers/ Giallos / Serial Killers -
--- 10/04: Produced Carefully One Frame At a Time, These Two-Dimensional Abominations Are Nightmare-Fueled Versions of Modern Day Pantomime. - Animated Horror -
--- 10/05: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon -
--- 10/06: Enchanted Forests, Men with Hooks for Hands, A Ghostly Woman Residing in the Mirror ...It All Goes Hand In Hand. - Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror -
--- 10/07: Mindfuckery of Lynchian Dream Logic Style with Hallucinogenic Head Trips that Beguile - Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Hallucinations & Drug Trips -
--- 10/08: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! Walking Corpses that are Undead!
Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies -
--- 10/09: From Scream Queens to the Final Girl, These Deadly Women Will Make Your Nightmares Unfurl! - Day of the Woman: Female Directed Horror Films -
--- 10/10: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter 5 - 1967 (Gold) Vs. 1992 (Silver) : It Survived -
--- 10/11: Dusty Decaying Bones in Rat-Infested Paris Catacombs - Skull & Bones -
--- 10/12: Some Poor Sap in the Museum's Egyptian Wing is Lying Dead ...Never Remove the Cursed Sarcophagus Amulet From the Mummy's Ancient Rotting Head. - Mummies -
--- 10/13: It's That Annual Event At Camp Crystal Lake When Teens Get a Little Perverse ...Meanwhile Crazy Ralph Politely Reminds Everyone You're All Doomed; There's a Death Curse! - Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th: Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films -
--- 10/14: Intestinal Annihilation with a Little Arterial Spray, Add Some Gory Depravity & Blood Spatter... It's All In a Day! - Splatter / Gore -
--- 10/15: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies -
--- 10/16: Print Media is Slowly Decaying. Two of the Big Dogs Unfortunately Won't Be Staying. - R.I.P. Fangoria / Video Watchdog -
--- 10/17: Friends, Frenemies or Just a Figment of the Imagination;
That's a Friendship Crapshoot Gambling with Your Eradication! - Friends 'till the End: The Good, The Bad & The Imaginary -
--- 10/18: Expectant Mothers Carrying the Antichrist; Their Freakishly Mutated Offspring Presumably Won't Play Nice! - Pregnancy Horror -
--- 10/19: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet/Soft / Seances -
--- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires -
--- 10/21: R.I.P. VCR: You're Officially Belated, But Your Kick-Ass VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980s Video Companies Spotlight: Media Home Entertainment / Video Stores -
--- 10/22: Manufactured Tulpas from Unearthly Dimensions Or Maybe Evil Twin Siblings Just Hanging At Local Horror Conventions? - Evil Twins & Doppelgangers -
--- 10/23: Tonight's Forecast Calls for a 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... -
--- 10/24: Now Boarding: Your Ticket to Sun-Drenched Terror! - Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons -
--- 10/25: The Shittiest, Cheapest Movies Mankind Ever Sprung; Some So Bad, They're Good ...Others are Killer Tongue! - IMDB Lowest Rated Horror -
--- 10/26: Goodbye Godfather of the Modern Living Dead & Social Commentary Guru of What Needed to Be Said. - R.I.P. George A. Romero -
--- 10/27: Hello Friends, Welcome to the 100th Anniversary of Antonio Bay! We're Murderous Ghost Mariners from A Leper Colony ...Yeah, We Can't Stay! - Small Town Horrors -
--- 10/28: Binge-Watch Parties From Beyond the Grave & Benighted. Beware! There's a Catch; Pray You're Not Invited! - Mass Marathon of the Damned 8: Horror Parties -
--- 10/29: Electronically Produced Via Keyboard from the Bowels of Hell... This Retro Futuristic Music from Beyond Is the Proverbial Death Knell. - The Synth of Fear -
--- 10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell -
--- 10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience a Decapitated Head! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror -

COPY & PASTE SUBSETS INTO YOUR LIST
Spoiler:
--- 09/30: group vote - Cronos (1993)
--- 11/01: group vote - Arachnophobia (1990)
--- xx/xx: wildcard - any horror theatrical showing (2017)

--- 10/01: Dick Laurent - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
--- 10/02: shellebelle - C.H.U.D (1984)
--- 10/03: ororama - Amer (2009)
--- 10/04: clckworang - Mad Monster Party? (1967)
--- 10/05: Darkgod - Bad Moon (1996)
--- 10/06: hbsvb - Candyman (1992)
--- 10/07: Gobear - The Void (2016)
--- 10/08: arw6040 - Train to Busan (2016)
--- 10/09: jacob_b - Raw (2016)
--- 10/10: nezumi - Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Highway to Hell (1992)
--- 10/11: rbrown498 - The Screaming Skull (1958)
--- 10/12: Trevor - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
--- 10/13: tarfrimmer - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
--- 10/14: Chad - One Dark Night (1982)
--- 10/15: Mondo Kane - Tales of Halloween (2015)
--- 10/16: Bladz - Martyrs (2008)
--- 10/17: mallratcal - Pin (1988)
--- 10/18: numbercrunch - Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui] (1983)
--- 10/19: pacaway - Under the Shadow (2016)
--- 10/20: Shack - Ganja & Hess (1973)
--- 10/21: The Man with the
Golden Doujinshi - Day of the Dead (1985)
--- 10/22: Undeadcow - +1 (2013)
--- 10/23: TheBigDave - Dolls (1987)
--- 10/24: alyxstarr - Alucarda (1977)
--- 10/25: WillieMLF - Hobgoblins (1988)
--- 10/26: PCBreakdown - The Crazies (1973)
--- 10/27: DaveyJoe - Messiah of Evil (1973)
--- 10/28: SethDLH - The Initiation (1984)
--- 10/29: Darth Maher - The Fog (1980)
--- 10/30: SterlingBen - Witchtrap (1989)
--- 10/31: cwileyy - Ghostwatch (1992)


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Select 10 actors:
--- Kevin Bacon - 
--- Tobin Bell -
--- Michael Biehn - 
--- Doug Bradley -  
--- Veronica Cartwright -
--- Peter Cushing -
--- Jocelin Donahue -
--- Brad Dourif - 
---  Ethan Embry -  
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Brea Grant -
--- Kane Hodder - 
--- Elizabeth Kaitan -
--- Bela Lugosi -  
--- Christopher Lee -
--- Rose McGowan -
--- R.A. Mihailoff - 
--- Dina Myer -
--- Meg Tilly - 
---  Mary Elizabeth Winstead - 

Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors
--- Don Calfa -
--- John Vulich -
--- Ted V. Mikels -
--- John Zacherle -
--- William Peter Blatty -
--- Carrie Fisher -
--- Miguel Ferrer -
--- John Hurt -
--- Bill Paxton -
--- Robert Day -
--- Alessandro Alessandroni -
--- Michael Parks -
--- Adam West -
--- George A. Romero -
--- John Heard -
--- Sam Shepard -
--- Robert Hardy -
--- Haruo Nakajima -
--- Sonny Landham -
--- Jay Thomas -
--- Tobe Hooper -
--- Martin Landau -
--- Harry Dean Stanton -
--- Bernie Casey -
--- Hugh Hefner -

Select 2 film composers:
--- Antón García Abril -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Daniel Licht -
--- Harry Manfredini -

Select 5 directors:
--- Dario Argento - 
--- Don Coscarelli -
--- David DeCoteau -
--- Mike Flanagan -
--- Tom Holland -
--- Mary Lambert -
--- Jean Rollin - 
--- Steve Miner -  
--- James Wan -
--- Adam Wingard -

Select 2 makeup effects artists:
--- Patrick Baxter - 
--- Jason Collins -
--- Mark Shostrom -
--- Bud Westmore -

Select 2 producers:
--- Bradley Fuller -
--- Dino De Laurentiis -
--- Roy Lee -
--- Lloyd Kaufman -

Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
--- Robert Bloch -
--- Jack Ketchum -
--- H.P. Lovecraft - 

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
--- *3-D Film -
--- Agoraphobia -
--- Anthology Film -
--- Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List -
--- Appears on Video Nasties List -
--- Based on a True Story -
--- Based on a Novel -
--- Cannibalism - 
--- Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe -
--- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax -
--- Classic Universal Monsters Movie -
--- Comedy / Spoof -
--- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film -
--- Death by: Fire - 
--- Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome -
--- Documentary -
--- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space -
--- Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen - 
--- Film From TCM's October Schedule -
--- From a Basis Gogos Painting - 
--- Found Footage -
--- Frankenstein - 
--- Ghost / Haunting -
--- Giallo -
--- K-Horror -
--- Killer / Evil Animal -
--- Killer / Evil Child -
--- Killer / Evil Doll -
--- Made-for-TV Movie -
--- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla -
--- Mummy -
--- Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror
--- Nation of Origin: China -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
--- Rape / Revenge -
--- Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac -
--- Takes Place on a Holiday -
--- Takes Place on or Under the Sea -
--- Three Installments in a Franchise -
--- Vampire -
--- Werewolf -
--- Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious -
--- With Commentary -
--- With Two or More Horror Legends -
--- Zombie -

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":
--- Joe Bob Briggs -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Larry Cohen -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -

Watch films in at least three formats:
--- First format, (insert format), (insert title).
--- Second format, (insert format), (insert title).
--- Third format, (insert format), (insert title).

Watch films in at least three languages:
--- First language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Second language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
--- Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley)  -
--- Features music by Richard Band -
--- Was made in the 1950s -
--- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand - 
--- Was written by Jimmy Sangster -
--- Features a solar eclipse -
--- Has the words "It" in the title -
--- Was directed by David Cronenberg -
--- Stars Michelle Bauer -
--- Takes place at a cemetery -
--- Features an actor who played Michael Myers,  Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role -

Select 8 decades of film history:
--- 1890 - 
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
--- 1942 (75th) -
--- 1967 (50th) - 
--- 1992 (25th) –

Select 2 from the following anniversaries: 
--- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards -
--- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer -
--- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel - 
--- 100th Birthday of Santo -

Select 4 ratings:
--- G - 
--- PG -
--- PG-13 -
--- R -
--- NC-17 - 
--- X - 
--- Unrated - 
--- M -
--- GP -


Attend a live event (convention, play, haunted house, ghost tour, etc.): 
--- (insert event). OPTIONAL

Venture Into the Literary World:
--- Read a Horror Novel or Novella (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Magazine (insert title). OPTIONAL



* = CAN ALSO BE VIEWED IN 2D.

IMDB ADVANCED TITLE SEARCH

Spoiler:
One film could fill multiple items.
Example: Dracula would fill one for decade, rating, actor, vampire, based on novel, and maybe others as well.
Use a * to mark first time viewings.
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HORROR CHALLENGE XIII


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Saturday, September 30th
1. Slasher University (1984)BD
2. Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (2012) (aka "Japanese Evil Dead") ☼
3. Pulse (1988)BD

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Sunday, October 1st
4. What We Become [Sorgenfri] (2015)STREAM/VOD
5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) BD
6. Time Walker (1982)BD
7. Sleepwalker (1984)BD
8. Curse of the Crimson Alter (1968)BD

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Monday, October 2nd
9. The Toxic Avenger (1984)BD
10. The Toxic Avenger Part II (1989)BD
11. C.H.U.D. (1984) BD
12. Slither (2006) BD

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Tuesday, October 3rd
13. Sendero [Path] (2015)STREAM/VOD
14. Cult of Chucky (2017)STREAM/VOD
15. Death Valley (1982)BD
16. Prozzie (1983) (aka "Olivia" & "Double Jeopardy") ☼ BD

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Wednesday, October 4th
17. Caltiki, The Immortal Monster [Caltiki il mostro immortale] (1959)BD
18. Mad Monster Party? (1967) BD
19. The Toxic Avenger Part III: The Last Temptation of Toxie (1989)BD
20. Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000)BD

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Thursday, October 5th
21. Wer (2013)STREAM/VOD
22. Demon (2015)STREAM/VOD
23. Short Night of Glass Dolls [La corta notte delle bambole di vetro] (1971)BD
24. Shrieker (1998)STREAM/VOD

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Friday, October 6th
25. Puppet Master 4 (1993)STREAM/VOD
26. The Long Hair of Death [I lunghi capelli della morte] (1964)BD
27. The Windmill (2016) (aka "The Windmill Massacre") ☼ STREAM/VOD
28. Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter (1994)STREAM/VOD

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Saturday, October 7th
29. The Void (2016)STREAM/VOD
30. Mark of the Witch (1970)BD
31. Moontrap (1989)BD
32. The Gate (1987) BD
33. Brain Damage (1988) BD
34. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988) BD

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Sunday, October 8th
35. Zeder (1983) (aka "Revenge of the Living Dead") ☼ BD
36. The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)STREAM/VOD
37. Ghosthouse [La casa 3] (1988)BD
38. Shin Godzilla [Shin Gojira] (2016)BD

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Monday, October 9th
39. Raw (2016) (aka "Grave") ☼ STREAM/VOD
40. Cathy's Curse (1977)BD
41. Mother's Day (1980)BD
42. The Most Dangerous Game (1932)STREAM/VOD

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Tuesday, October 10th
43. Highway to Hell (1992)BD
44. Gerald's Game (2017)STREAM/VOD
45. Flesh-Eating Mothers (1988)BD
46. Curse of the Puppet Master (1998)STREAM/VOD

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Wednesday, October 11th
47. The Vampires Night Orgy [La orgía nocturna de los vampiros] (1973)BD
48. They're Watching (2017)STREAM/VOD
49. The Eyes of My Mother (2016)STREAM/VOD
50. Popcorn (1991) BD

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Thursday, October 12th
51. Dawn of the Mummy (1981)STREAM/VOD
52. Sacrifice! [Il paese del sesso selvaggio] (1972) (aka "The Man from Deep River") ☼ BD
53. Waxwork (1988) BD
54. The Devonsville Terror (1983) BD

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Friday, October 13th
55. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) BD
56. The Boogey Man (1980)BD
57. One Dark Night (1982) BD
58. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) BD

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Saturday, October 14th
59. The Driller Killer (1979)BD
60. The Babysitter (2017)STREAM/VOD
61. Parents (1989)BD
62. Don't Breathe (2016)BD
63. Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)BD
64. Never Hike Alone (2017)STREAM/VOD

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Sunday, October 15th
65. Tales That Witness Madness (1973) BD
66. Cat's Eye (1985) BD
67. Torture Garden (1967) BD
68. Don't Kill It (2016)STREAM/VOD

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Monday, October 16th
69. I, Madman (1989)BD
70. Luther the Geek (1990)BD
71. The Other (1972)BD
72. House on Willow Street (2016)STREAM/VOD

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Tuesday, October 17th
73. Body (2015)STREAM/VOD
74. After Midnight (1989) BD
75. Sweet, Sweet Lonely Girl (2016)STREAM/VOD
76. Suburban Gothic (2014)STREAM/VOD

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Wednesday, October 18th
77. Sewage Baby (1990) (aka "The Suckling") BD
78. Crawlspace (2013)STREAM/VOD
79. Digging the Marrow (2014)STREAM/VOD
80. Suddenly in the Dark [Gipeun bam gabjagi] (1981)BD

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Thursday, October 19th
81. It: Chapter One (2017)THEATRICAL
82. Under the Shadow (2016)STREAM/VOD
83. Demonic (2015)STREAM/VOD
84. The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)BD

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Friday, October 20th
85. The Velvet Vampire (1971)BD
86. Vampire Effect [Chin gei bin] (2003) (aka "The Twins Effect") ☼ STREAM/VOD
87. Lake Nowhere (2014)STREAM/VOD
88. Fright Night (1985) BD

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Saturday, October 21st
89. The Belko Experiment (2016)BD
90. Destroyer (1988)BD
91. Amsterdamned (1988)BD
92. Fade to Black (1980)STREAM/VOD
93. Hell House LLC (2015)STREAM/VOD
94. 976-EVIL (1988) BD

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Sunday, October 22nd
95. Lake Bodom (2016)STREAM/VOD
96. Retribution (1987)BD
97. Play Motel (1979)BD
98. Dark Shadows - Episodes 1,093 - 1,096 (1970)

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Monday, October 23rd
99. La Bambola Di Satana (2016)BD
100. Beyond the Walls [Au-delà des Murs] Episodes 1 & 2 (2016)STREAM/VOD
100½. Beyond the Walls [Au-delà des Murs] (2016) Episode 3 ☼
101. Dark Shadows (1970) - Episodes 1,097 & 1,098 STREAM/VOD
102. The Bloodstained Shadow [Solamente nero] (1978)BD

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Tuesday, October 24th
103. Inquisition [Inquisición] (1978)BD
104. Alucarda (1973)
105. Jess Franco's Devil Hunter (1980)BD
106. Dark Shadows (1970) - Episodes 1,099 - 1,101 ☼
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror XXVIII (2017)
TV

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Wednesday, October 25th
107. Evil Toons (1992)BD
108. Frozen Scream (1975)STREAM/VOD
109. The Undertaker (1988)BD
110. The Rape of the Vampire [Le Viol du Vampire] (1968)STREAM/VOD

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Thursday, October 26th
111. The Dark Half (1993)BD
112. Night of the Living Dead (1968) BD
113. Zombi: Dawn of the Dead (1978) UHD
114. Day of the Dead (1985) BD

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Friday, October 27th
115. Stranger Things 2 - Episodes 1 & 2 (2017)STREAM/VOD
116. Stranger Things 2 - Episodes 3 & 4 (2017)STREAM/VOD
117. Stranger Things 2 - Episodes 5 & 6 (2017)STREAM/VOD
118. Stranger Things 2 - Episodes 7 & 8 (2017)STREAM/VOD
118½. Stranger Things 2 - Episode 9 (2017)STREAM/VOD

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Saturday, October 28th
119. Dark Shadows Episode 1,102 (1970) ☼
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special (2017)
STREAM/VOD
120. Messiah of Evil (1973)BD
121. Let Her Out (2016)STREAM/VOD
122. The Bride from Hell [Gui xin niang] (1972)BD
123. The Oily Maniac [You gui zi] (1976)BD
124. Bewitched [Gu] (1981)BD
125. The Cabin in the Woods (2011) UHD

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Sunday, October 29th
126. The Werewolf and the Yeti [La Maldicion de la Bestia] (1975) (aka "Night of the Howling Beast") ☼ BD
127. John Carpenter's The Fog (1980) BD
128. Sadako vs. Kayako (2016) (aka "'The Ring vs. The Grudge") ☼ STREAM/VOD
129. The Night Child (1975) (aka "The Cursed Medallion") ☼ BD

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Monday, October 30th
130. Witchtrap (1989)BD
131. The Devil's Candy (2015) BD
132. Demons [Dèmoni] (1985) BD
133. Trailer Trauma 3: 80's Horror-Thon ~ Disc One - 1980 & 1981 (2016)BD

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Tuesday, October 31st
134. John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) BD
135. The Lift [De lift] (1983)BD
136. Hack-O-Lantern (1988) BD
137. Murder Party (2007) STREAM/VOD
138. Ghostwatch (1992) STREAM/VOD
139. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982) BD
140. Tales of Halloween (2015) BD

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Trick 'r Treat (2007) ~ After Challenge Viewing

THE OHMC13 Highlights:

Spoiler:
Best Movie(s) (First time viewing)
The Long Hair of Death (1964)
It: Chapter One (2017)
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
Bewitched (1981)
The Rape of the Vampire (1968)
Inquisition (1978)
Shin Godzilla (2016)
The Werewolf and the Yeti (1975)
Gerald's Game (2017)
Messiah of Evil (1973)

Honorable Mention:
Suddenly in the Dark [Gipeun bam gabjagi] (1981)

Absent-Minded Theater: Accidental Second Time Viewings
Cat's Eye (1985)
Torture Garden (1967)
Tales That Witness Madness (1973)

Worst Movie(s)
Mother's Day (1980)
The Driller Killer (1979)
Body (2015)
Sendero (2015)

Imagine My Surprise! (aka "holy shit, I actually enjoyed that!")
Hell House LLC (2015)
The Ulli Lommel 3-fer - Prozzie (1983) / The Devonsville Terror (1983) / The Boogey Man (1980)
Luther the Geek (1990)
They're Watching (2016)

Best "Better on a 2nd viewing" Movie
Brain Damage (1988)
Alucarda (1973)
I, Madman (1989)
Murder Party (2007)

It's Cheestastic!
Frozen Scream (1975)
The Oily Maniac [You gui zi] (1976)
Evil Toons (1992)
Moontrap (1989)
Time Walker (1982)
Flesh-Eating Mothers (1988)
The Toxic Avenger (1984) / Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (2000) -

"WTF did I just watch?"
Bloody Muscle Body Builder in Hell (2012)
Devil Hunter (1980)
The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special (2017)

It's Booberific!
Play Motel (1979)
Inquisition (1978)

Best High-Def Upgrades
Demons (1985)
Zombi: Dawn of the Dead (1978) (aka "The Euro Cut") UHD
The Cabin in the Woods (2011) (UHD)

The "Ah, Dammit--It Didn't Arrive In Time!" Award
Demon Wind (1990)
Blood Beat (1983)
Night of Dark Shadows (1971)



FIRST TIME VIEWS = 107

BLU-RAY VIEWINGS = 87

UHD VIEWINGS = 2

LIST IS COMPLETE



TEMPORARY SHORTS DEPARTMENT
Spoiler:
EMPTY!



THEME NIGHTS: 30/31
Spoiler:
-X- 10/01: Farewell Texas Gentleman Who Took the Chainsaw That Extra Mile, You Directed Poltergeist; We Know Your Style! - R.I.P. Tobe Hooper -
-X- 10/02: Radioactive Materials Produced from Industrial Waste, These Slimy Carcinogenic Poisons Will Give You Superpowers to Fly to Outer Space! - Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste Horror -
-X- 10/03: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers/ Giallos / Serial Killers -
-X- 10/04: Produced Carefully One Frame At a Time, These Two-Dimensional Abominations Are Nightmare-Fueled Versions of Modern Day Pantomime. - Animated Horror -
-X- 10/05: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon -
-X- 10/06: Enchanted Forests, Men with Hooks for Hands, A Ghostly Woman Residing in the Mirror ...It All Goes Hand In Hand. - Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror -
-X- 10/07: Mindfuckery of Lynchian Dream Logic Style with Hallucinogenic Head Trips that Beguile - Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Hallucinations & Drug Trips -
-X- 10/08: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! Walking Corpses that are Undead!
Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies -
-X- 10/09: From Scream Queens to the Final Girl, These Deadly Women Will Make Your Nightmares Unfurl! - Day of the Woman: Female Directed Horror Films -
-X- 10/10: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter 5 - 1967 (Gold) Vs. 1992 (Silver) : It Survived -
-X- 10/11: Dusty Decaying Bones in Rat-Infested Paris Catacombs - Skull & Bones -
-X- 10/12: Some Poor Sap in the Museum's Egyptian Wing is Lying Dead ...Never Remove the Cursed Sarcophagus Amulet From the Mummy's Ancient Rotting Head. - Mummies -
-X- 10/13: It's That Annual Event At Camp Crystal Lake When Teens Get a Little Perverse ...Meanwhile Crazy Ralph Politely Reminds Everyone You're All Doomed; There's a Death Curse! - Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th: Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films -
-X- 10/14: Intestinal Annihilation with a Little Arterial Spray, Add Some Gory Depravity & Blood Spatter... It's All In a Day! - Splatter / Gore -
-X- 10/15: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies -
-X- 10/16: Print Media is Slowly Decaying. Two of the Big Dogs Unfortunately Won't Be Staying. - R.I.P. Fangoria / Video Watchdog -
-X- 10/17: Friends, Frenemies or Just a Figment of the Imagination;
That's a Friendship Crapshoot Gambling with Your Eradication! - Friends 'till the End: The Good, The Bad & The Imaginary -
-X- 10/18: Expectant Mothers Carrying the Antichrist; Their Freakishly Mutated Offspring Presumably Won't Play Nice! - Pregnancy Horror -
-X- 10/19: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet/Soft / Seances -
-X- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires -
-X- 10/21: R.I.P. VCR: You're Officially Belated, But Your Kick-Ass VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980s Video Companies Spotlight: Media Home Entertainment / Video Stores -
-X- 10/22: Manufactured Tulpas from Unearthly Dimensions Or Maybe Evil Twin Siblings Just Hanging At Local Horror Conventions? - Evil Twins & Doppelgangers -
-X- 10/23: Tonight's Forecast Calls for a 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... -
-X- 10/24: Now Boarding: Your Ticket to Sun-Drenched Terror! - Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons -
-X- 10/25: The Shittiest, Cheapest Movies Mankind Ever Sprung; Some So Bad, They're Good ...Others are Killer Tongue! - IMDB Lowest Rated Horror -
-X- 10/26: Goodbye Godfather of the Modern Living Dead & Social Commentary Guru of What Needed to Be Said. - R.I.P. George A. Romero -
--- 10/27: Hello Friends, Welcome to the 100th Anniversary of Antonio Bay! We're Murderous Ghost Mariners from A Leper Colony ...Yeah, We Can't Stay! - Small Town Horrors -
-X- 10/28: Binge-Watch Parties From Beyond the Grave & Benighted. Beware! There's a Catch; Pray You're Not Invited! - Mass Marathon of the Damned 8: Horror Parties -
-X- 10/29: Electronically Produced Via Keyboard from the Bowels of Hell... This Retro Futuristic Music from Beyond Is the Proverbial Death Knell. - The Synth of Fear -
-X- 10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell -
-X- 10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience a Decapitated Head! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror -

31 FILM SUBSET: 17/31
Spoiler:
--- 09/30: group vote - Cronos (1993)
--- 11/01: group vote - Arachnophobia (1990)
-X- xx/xx: wildcard - any horror theatrical showing (2017)

-X- 10/01: Dick Laurent - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
-X- 10/02: shellebelle - C.H.U.D (1984)
--- 10/03: ororama - Amer (2009)
-X- 10/04: clckworang - Mad Monster Party? (1967)
--- 10/05: Darkgod - Bad Moon (1996)
--- 10/06: hbsvb - Candyman (1992)
-X- 10/07: Gobear - The Void (2016)
--- 10/08: arw6040 - Train to Busan (2016)
-X- 10/09: jacob_b - Raw (2016)
-X- 10/10: nezumi - Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Highway to Hell (1992)
--- 10/11: rbrown498 - The Screaming Skull (1958)
--- 10/12: Trevor - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
-X- 10/13: tarfrimmer - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
-X- 10/14: Chad - One Dark Night (1982)
-X- 10/15: Mondo Kane - Tales of Halloween (2015)
--- 10/16: Bladz - Martyrs (2008)
--- 10/17: mallratcal - Pin (1988)
--- 10/18: numbercrunch - Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui] (1983)
-X- 10/19: pacaway - Under the Shadow (2016)
--- 10/20: Shack - Ganja & Hess (1973)
-X- 10/21: The Man with the
Golden Doujinshi - Day of the Dead (1985)
--- 10/22: Undeadcow - +1 (2013)
--- 10/23: TheBigDave - Dolls (1987)
-X- 10/24: alyxstarr - Alucarda (1977)
--- 10/25: WillieMLF - Hobgoblins (1988)
--- 10/26: PCBreakdown - The Crazies (1973)
-X- 10/27: DaveyJoe - Messiah of Evil (1973)
--- 10/28: SethDLH - The Initiation (1984)
-X- 10/29: Darth Maher - The Fog (1980)
-X- 10/30: SterlingBen - Witchtrap (1989)
-X- 10/31: cwileyy - Ghostwatch (1992)

THE CHECKLIST:
Spoiler:

Select 10 actors:
--- Kevin Bacon -
--- Tobin Bell -
--- Michael Biehn -
--- Doug Bradley -
--- Veronica Cartwright -
--- Peter Cushing -
--- Jocelin Donahue -
--- Brad Dourif -
--- Ethan Embry -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Brea Grant -
--- Kane Hodder -
--- Elizabeth Kaitan -
--- Bela Lugosi -
--- Christopher Lee -
--- Rose McGowan -
--- R.A. Mihailoff -
--- Dina Myer -
--- Meg Tilly -
--- Mary Elizabeth Winstead -

Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors
--- Don Calfa -
--- John Vulich -
--- Ted V. Mikels -
--- John Zacherle -
--- William Peter Blatty -
--- Carrie Fisher -
--- Miguel Ferrer -
--- John Hurt -
--- Bill Paxton -
--- Robert Day -
--- Alessandro Alessandroni -
--- Michael Parks -
--- Adam West -
--- George A. Romero -
--- John Heard -
--- Sam Shepard -
--- Robert Hardy -
--- Haruo Nakajima -
--- Sonny Landham -
--- Jay Thomas -
--- Tobe Hooper -
--- Martin Landau -
--- Harry Dean Stanton -
--- Bernie Casey -
--- Hugh Hefner -

Select 2 film composers:
--- Antón García Abril -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Daniel Licht -
--- Harry Manfredini -

Select 5 directors:
--- Dario Argento -
--- Don Coscarelli -
--- David DeCoteau -
--- Mike Flanagan -
--- Tom Holland -
--- Mary Lambert -
--- Jean Rollin -
--- Steve Miner -
--- James Wan -
--- Adam Wingard -

Select 2 makeup effects artists:
--- Patrick Baxter -
--- Jason Collins -
--- Mark Shostrom -
--- Bud Westmore -

Select 2 producers:
--- Bradley Fuller -
--- Dino De Laurentiis -
--- Roy Lee -
--- Lloyd Kaufman -

Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
--- Robert Bloch -
--- Jack Ketchum -
--- H.P. Lovecraft -

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
--- *3-D Film -
--- Agoraphobia -
--- Anthology Film -
--- Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List -
--- Appears on Video Nasties List -
--- Based on a True Story -
--- Based on a Novel -
--- Cannibalism -
--- Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe -
--- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax -
--- Classic Universal Monsters Movie -
--- Comedy / Spoof -
--- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film -
--- Death by: Fire -
--- Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome -
--- Documentary -
--- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space -
--- Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen -
--- Film From TCM's October Schedule -
--- From a Basis Gogos Painting -
--- Found Footage -
--- Frankenstein -
--- Ghost / Haunting -
--- Giallo -
--- K-Horror -
--- Killer / Evil Animal -
--- Killer / Evil Child -
--- Killer / Evil Doll -
--- Made-for-TV Movie -
--- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla -
--- Mummy -
--- Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror
--- Nation of Origin: China -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
--- Rape / Revenge -
--- Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac -
--- Takes Place on a Holiday -
--- Takes Place on or Under the Sea -
--- Three Installments in a Franchise -
--- Vampire -
--- Werewolf -
--- Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious -
--- With Commentary -
--- With Two or More Horror Legends -
--- Zombie -

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":
--- Joe Bob Briggs -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Larry Cohen -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -

Watch films in at least three formats:
--- First format, (insert format), (insert title).
--- Second format, (insert format), (insert title).
--- Third format, (insert format), (insert title).

Watch films in at least three languages:
--- First language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Second language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
--- Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) -
--- Features music by Richard Band -
--- Was made in the 1950s -
--- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand -
--- Was written by Jimmy Sangster -
--- Features a solar eclipse -
--- Has the words "It" in the title -
--- Was directed by David Cronenberg -
--- Stars Michelle Bauer -
--- Takes place at a cemetery -
--- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role -

Select 8 decades of film history:
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
--- 1942 (75th) -
--- 1967 (50th) -
--- 1992 (25th) –

Select 2 from the following anniversaries:
--- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards -
--- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer -
--- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel -
--- 100th Birthday of Santo -

Select 4 ratings:
--- G -
--- PG -
--- PG-13 -
--- R -
--- NC-17 -
--- X -
--- Unrated -
--- M -
--- GP -


Attend a live event (convention, play, haunted house, ghost tour, etc.):
--- (insert event). OPTIONAL

Venture Into the Literary World:
--- Read a Horror Novel or Novella (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Magazine (insert title). OPTIONAL



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The 13th Annual
"October Horror Movie Challenge"



2017-10-01
1. Road To Halloween Wars (2017-10-01)
2. Halloween Wars "The Hitchhiker's Worst Nightmare" (2017-10-01)
3. Bigfoot (1969)
2017-10-02
4. The Bermuda Depths (1978)
5. The Fifth Floor (1978)
6. Halloween Baking Championship "Filled With Surprises" (2017-09-25)
7. Halloween Baking Championship "Bewitching Treats" (2017-10-02)
8. The Curse Of The Werewolf (1961)
2017-10-03
9. The Day The Sky Exploded (1958)
10. House (1986)
2017-10-04
11. The Strange World Of Planet X (1958)
12. Magdalena, Possessed By The Devil (1974)
13. Evil Laugh (1986)
2017-10-05
14. Vampire Over London (1952)
15. The Brain Eaters (1958)
16. Terror From The Year 5000 (1958)
2017-10-06
17. Teenagers Battle The Thing (1958)
18. Spacemaster X-7 (1958)
19. The Flesh And The Fiends (1960)
20. The Day Of The Triffids (1962)
21. Island Of Lost Souls (1932)
2017-10-07
22. Nightmare (1964)
23. The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (1973)
24. Beast Within (2008)
2017-10-08
25. Elves (1985)
26. Night Of The Big Heat (1967)
27. The Blood Beast Terror (1968)
28. Ghosted "Bee-Mo" (2017-10-08)
29. Halloween Wars "Secret Creature Reveal" (2017-10-08)
2017-10-09
30. Shock Waves (1977)
31. Halloween Baking Championship "It's All In Your Head" (2017-10-09)
2017-10-10
32. The Being (1983)
2017-10-11
33. The Car (1977)
34. Pharaoh's Curse (1957)
35. Face Of The Screaming Werewolf (1964)
36. Dracula Vs Frankenstein (1971)
37. Vincent Price's Dracula (1982)
2017-10-12
38. Torture Garden (1967)
39. The House That Dripped Blood (1970)
40. The House That Drips Blood On Alex (2010)
41. The Stuff (1985)
Friday The 13th
42. Friday The 13th (1980)
43. Friday The 13th Part 2 (1981)
44. Friday The 13th Part III (1982)
45. Tales From The Crypt (1972)
2017-10-14
46. The Vault Of Horror (1973)
47. From Beyond The Grave (1974)
48. The Uncanny (1977)
49. Stephen King's It, Part 1 (1990-11-18)
50. Stephen King's It, Part 2 (1990-11-20)
2017-10-15
51. Planet Of The Vampires (1965)
52. Queen Of Blood (1966)
53. Ghosted "Whispers" (2017-10-15)
54. Halloween Wars "Monster Party" (2017-10-15)
55. My Boyfriend's Back (1993)
2017-10-16
56. The Snow Devils (1967)
57. The Abominable Snowman (1957)
58. Dr Terror's House Of Horrors (1965)
59. Halloween Baking Championship "Sweet Screams" (2017-10-16)
60. The Beast Within (1982)
2017-10-17
61. Ghost Story (1981)
62. The Video Dead (1987)
63. The Mick "The Haunted House" (2017-10-17)
64. Brooklyn Nine-Nine "HalloVeen" (2017-10-17)
2017-10-18
65. Silent But Deadly (2011)
66. Kiss Of The Tarantula (1976)
67. Black Cats And Broomsticks (1955)
68. They Found Hell (2015)
2017-10-19
69. Rifftrax - Kiss Of The Tarantula (1976/2015)
70. Rifftrax - Kingdom Of The Spiders (1977/2013)
2017-10-20
71. The Guardian (1990)
72. The Night Before Halloween (2016)
73. Carnosaur (1993)
2017-10-21
74. Carnosaur 2 (1995)
75. Carnosaur 3: Primal Species (1996)
76. Halloween Wars: Hayride Of Horror "The Scarecrow Comes Alive!" (2017-10-02)
77. Halloween Wars: Hayride Of Horror "When Pumpkins Fight Back" (2017-10-09)
78. Halloween Wars: Hayride Of Horror "Possessed Zoo" (2017-10-16)
2017-10-22
79. Monsturd (2003)
80. I.B.S. (2013)
81. Saturday The 14th (1981)
82. The Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror XXVIII" (2017-10-22)
83. Ghosted "Lockdown" (2017-10-22)
84. Halloween Wars "Zombie Cooking Show" (2017-10-22)
2017-10-23
85. Willard (1971)
86. Monster In The Closet (1986)
87. Saturday The 14th Strikes Back (1988)
88. Halloween Baking Championship "The Candyman Cometh" (2017-10-23)
2017-10-24
89. Daughters Of Satan (1972)
90. The Devil's Rain (1975)
91. The Middle "Halloween VIII: Orson Murder Mystery" (2017-10-24)
92. To The Devil A Daughter (1976)
93. The Undying Monster (1942)
2017-10-25
94. Cry Of The Werewolf (1944)
95. The Catman Of Paris (1946)
96. The Spider Woman Strikes Back (1946)
97. The Goldbergs "Jackie Likes Star Trek" (2017-10-25)
98. Speechless "N-i-Nightmares on D-i-Dimeo S-Street" (2017-10-25)
99. Modern Family "It's The Great Pumpkin, Phil Dunphy" (2017-10-25)
100. American Housewife "Westport Zombies" (2017-10-25)
101. The Monster And The Girl (1941)
2017-10-26
102. The Ghost And The Guest (1943)
103. The Lady And The Monster (1944)
104. Superstore "Sal's Dead" (2017-10-26)
105. Valley Of The Zombies (1946)
106. Tales From The Darkside "The Word Processor Of The Gods" (1984-11-25)
107. The Twilight Zone "Gramma" (1986-02-14)
108. Tales From The Darkside "Sorry, Right Number" (1987-11-22)
2017-10-27
109. Ben (1972)
110. House II The Second Story (1987)
111. House IV (1991)
2017-10-28
112. The Horror Show (1989)
113. Return To Sleepaway Camp (2008)
114. Piranha DD (2012)
115. The Hills Have Eyes (2006)
2017-10-29
116. Assignment Terror (1970)
117. Crash! (1977)
118. Evil Town (1985)
119. The Revenge Of Frankenstein (1958)
120. Halloween Wars "Beware" (2017-10-29)
121. The Snorkel (1958)
122. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
2017-10-30
123. Never Take Candy From A Stranger (1960)
124. The David S. Pumpkins Holloween Special (2017-10-28)
125. SNL Presents: Halloween (2017-10-28)
126. Halloween Baking Championship "Extreme Halloween" (2017-10-30)
127. Maniac (1963)
2017-10-31
128. Die! Die! My Darling! (1965)
129. Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990)
130. The Phantom Of The Opera (1962)


1 Hour Shows = 16
1/2 Hour Shows = 16
First Time Views = 111

Total = 130
(or 110 using the Dumb Counting Method)

__________________
Past Horror Totals:
6th (2010) = 192 (114 FTVs) (Converted from Dumb-Counting Method Total of 184) The Checklist Completed!
7th (2011) = 156 (126 FTVs) (Only Watched Movies)
8th (2012) = 89 (89 FTVs) (Converted from Dumb-Counting Method Total of 80)
9th (2013) = 95 (64 FTVs) (Converted from Dumb-Counting Method Total of 73)
10th (2014) = 49 (29 FTVs) (Only Watched Movies)
11th (2015) = 150 (80 FTVs) (Only Watched Movies)
12th (2016) = 67 (41 FTVs)
I will be using the Easy Counting Method but at the end of the challenge I will break down the total into Movies, hour long TV shows and half hour TV shows for those still clinging onto "The Old Ways".

________________________
My 2010 Lists - (B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical/Sci-Fi/Animation/Criterion/Horror/Holiday)
2011 (TV On DVD/Academy Award/B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical/Sci-Fi/Animation/Horror/Comedy/Holiday)
2012 (TV On DVD/Leap Day/Action/B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical/Sci-Fi/Animation/Criterion/Horror/Comedy/Holiday)
2013 (TV On DVD/Academy Award/Action/B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical/Sci-Fi/Animation/Horror/Comedy/Holiday)
2014 (TV On DVD/Academy Award/Action/B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical/Sci-Fi/Animation/Horror/Comedy/Holiday)
2015 (TV On DVD/Academy Award/Action/B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical/Sci-Fi/Animation/Horror/Comedy/Holiday)
2016 (TV On DVD/Academy Award/Leap Day/Action/B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical/Sci-Fi/Animation/Horror/Comedy/Holiday)
2017 (TV On DVD/Academy Award/Action/B-Movie/Make-Your-Own/Historical/Sci-Fi/Animation/Horror)

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Re: The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31) ***The List Threa

List Complete

10th year participant!

Total = 104 / 77 FTV

STATS:
Spoiler:


Previous year's stats:

2016 = 132/102 FTV
2015 = 128/86 FTV
2014 = 100/72 FTV
2013 = 123/87 FTV
2012 = 110/88 FTV
2011 = 68/61 FTV
2010 = 127/108 FTV
2009 = 100/87 FTV
2008 = 74/57 FTV

FTV = First Time Views (to include first time commentary listens)

NUMBERS/TIME:
Total Watched = 104
Total First Time Views/Listens = 77
Total Approx Min Watched = 9601
Total Approx Hrs Watched = 160

FORMATS:
(BD) Blu-ray Disc = 40
(HD DVD) HD DVD = 1
(UHD BD) 4K/Ultra Hi-Def Blu-ray Disc = 1
DVD = 20
Streaming (Hulu = 4; Netflix = 12; Amazon Instant/Shudder = 17; YouTube = 3; ALYXSTARR = 6) = 42

DECADES:
1940 = 1
1960 = 4
1970 = 20
1980 = 34
1990 = 13
2000 = 8
2010 = 30

MISC:
List Photo = Twin Peaks The Return
Total List Characters/Code = 39,627


KEY:
= First Time View FTV/Listen (with commentary)
WC# = Wild Cards #1-3 (plus over 100 #4 Bonus WC)
"Purple" = Subset
# = Not Counted
All films in English unless otherwise noted


Sep 30
Dusk

1 - Cronos (Mexico - 1993 - 93 Min) BD

Oct 1
2 - Djinn (UAE - 2013 - 82 Min) Amazon
3 - Texas Chainsaw Massacre *Commentary (USA - 1974 - 83 Min) BD
4 - Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (USA - 1986 - 101 Min) BD

Oct 2
5 - C.H.U.D. (USA - 1984 - 88 Min) DVD
6 - C.H.U.D. II (USA - 1989 - 84 Min) BD
7 - Return of the Living Dead (workprint version) (USA - 1985 - 108 Min) BD

Oct 3
8 - L'étrange couleur des larmes de ton corps The Strange Color of Your Body's Tears (Belgium/France/Luxembourg - 2013 - 102 Min) Amazon
9 - Amer (Belgium/France -2009 - 90 Min) ALYXSTARR
10 - Slumber Party Massacre II (USA - 1987 - 77 Min) BD
11 - Slumber Party Massacre III (USA - 1990 - 87 Min) BD

Oct 4
12 - Hotel Transylvania (USA - 2012 - 91 Min) BD
13 - Hotel Transylvania 2 (USA - 2015 - 89 Min) BD Amazon
14 - Frankenweenie (USA - 2012 - 87 Min) BD3D
15 - Mad Monster Party? (USA - 1967 - 94 Min) DVD
16 - The Halloween Tree (USA - 1993 - 70 Min) DVD

Oct 5
17 - The Undying Monster (USA - 1942 - 63 Min) DVD
18 - Wolfen (USA - 1981 - 115 Min) DVD
## - Wolfen: The Unused Score Composed and conducted by Craig Safan (Intrada - 61 Min) CD
19 - Cursed (unrated) (USA - 2005 - 99 Min) DVD
20 - The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (USA/Canada - 2010 - 83 Min) Amazon
21 - Bad Moon (USA - 1996 - 79 Min) BD

Oct 6
22 - The Hitcher (USA - 1986 - 97 Min) YouTube
23 - The Hitcher (USA - 2007 - 84 Min) HD DVD
24 - The Windmill (Netherlands - 2016 - 85 Min) Netflix
25 - Candyman (USA/UK - 1992 - 99 Min) DVD

Oct 7
26 - The Void (Canada - 2016 - 90 Min) Netflix
27 - Firestarter (USA - 1984 - 114 Min) BD

Oct 8
28 - Seoul Station (South Korea - 2016 - 92 Min) Amazon/Shudder
29 - Train to Busan (South Korea - 2016 - 118 Min) Netflix
30 - Re-Animator (unrated) (USA - 1985 - 86 Min) BD
31 - Bride of Re-Animator (unrated) (USA - 1989 - 97 Min) BD
32 - ZombeX (USA - 2013 - 81 Min) DVD
33 - Survival of the Dead (USA/Canada - 2009 - 92 Min) Hulu
34 - Zombie High (USA - 1987 - 93 Min) BD

Oct 9
35 - Jennifer's Body (unrated) (USA - 2009 - 107 Min) DVD
36 - Near Dark (USA - 1987 - 94 Min) BD
37 - Raw (France/Belgium/Italy - 2017 - 99 Min) Netflix

Oct 10
38 - Spider Baby (USA - 1967 - 81 Min) Amazon
39 - The Lawnmower Man (UK/USA/Japan - 1992 - 108 Min) BD
40 - Yongary MST3K: The Return (USA - 1967/2017 - 90 Min) Netflix
41 - Highway to Hell (USA -1992 - 94 Min) ALYXSTARR

Oct 11
42 - Tombs of the Blind Dead La noche del terror ciego (Spain/Portugal - 1973 - 101 Min) DVD
43 - Return of the Evil Dead El ataque de los muertos sin ojos (Spain - 1973 - 91 Min) DVD
44 - The Ghost Galleon El buque maldito (Spain - 1975 - 90 Min) DVD
45 - Night of the Seagulls La noche de las gaviotas (Spain - 1976 - 89 Min) DVD
46 - Screaming Skull (USA - 1973 - 66 Min) Amazon
47 - Alien Covenant (USA/UK - 2017 - 122 Min) UHD BD

Oct 12
48 - American Mummy (USA - 2014 - 82 Min) Amazon
49 - Curse of the Mummy (UK - 1970 - 75 Min) YouTube
50 - Bubba Ho-Tep (USA - 2002 - 92 Min) DVD

Oct 13
51 - Friday the 13th (USA - 1980 - 95 Min) BD
52 - Friday the 13th Part 2 (USA - 1981 - 87 Min) BD
53 - Friday the 13th Part III (USA - 1982 - 95 Min) BD
54 - Mirror of Death (USA - 1988 - 95 Min) Amazon

Oct 14
55 - One Dark Night (USA - 1982 - 89 Min) Amazon
56 - The Boogens (USA - 1981 - 95 Min) BD
57 - Night of the Demons 2 (USA - 1994 - 96 Min) BD

Oct 15
58 - Tales of Halloween (USA - 2015 - 92 Min) Netflix
59 - Tales of Terror (USA - 1962 - 89 Min) BD
60 - Tombs From Beyond the Grave (UK - 1974 - 97 Min) DVD

Oct 16
61 - Fright Night Part 2 (USA - 1988 - 104 Min) DVD
62 - Village of the Damned (USA - 1995 - 99 Min) BD
63 - Martyrs (France/Canada - 2008 - 99 Min) ALYXSTARR

Oct 17
64 - The Roommate (USA - 2011 - 91 Min) DVD
65 - Ten: Murder Island (USA - 2017 - 120 Min) TV/Dish
66 - Pin (Canada - 1988 - 103 Min) YouTube

Oct 18
67 - The Unborn (USA - 2009 - 88 Min) Netflix
68 - Nightmare on Elm St 5: The Dream Child (USA - 1989 - 89 Min) BD
69 - Seeding of a Ghost (Hong Kong - 1983 - 88 Min) ALYXSTARR

Oct 19
70 - Under the Shadow (UK/Jordan/Qatar/Iran - 2016 - 84 Min) Netflix
70 - I am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (Canada/USA - 2016 - 89 Min) Netflix

Oct 20
72 - Ganja & Hess (USA - 1973 - 110 Min) Amazon

Oct 21
73 - Deathrow Gameshow (USA - 1987 - 83 Min) BD
74 - Day of the Dead (USA - 1985 - 101 Min) BD
75 - Don't Go in the House (USA - 1979 - 82 Min) Amazon
76 - The Hearse (USA - 1980 - 99 Min) Amazon

Oct 22
77 - +1 (USA - 2013 - 96 Min) Netflix
78 - Body Snatchers (USA - 1993 - 87 Min) BD

Oct 23
79 - Dolls (USA/Italy - 1987 - 77 Min) BD
80 - House (USA - 1985 - 93 Min) BD
81 - Knock Knock (USA/Chile - 2015 - 99 Min) BD

Oct 24
82 - Wer (USA - 2013 - 89 Min) Amazon
83 - Mama (Canada/Spain - 2013 - 100 Min) BD
84 - The Squad (Colombia/Argentina/Spain - 2011 - 108 Min) BD
85 - Alucarda (Mexico - 1977 - 78 Min) ALYXSTARR

Oct 25
86 - The Cloth (USA - 2013 - 88 Min) Amazon
87 - Hobgoblins (USA - 1982 - 89 Min) Hulu

Oct 26
88 - The Crazies (USA - 1973 - 103 Min) DVD
89 - Creepshow 2 (USA - 1987 - 92 Min) BD

Oct 27
90 - Messiah of Evil (USA - 1973 - 90 Min) Amazon
91 - Stranger Things S1 Ep1 The Vanishing of Will Byers(USA - 2016 - 47 Min) Netflix WC#1
92 - Stranger Things S1 Ep2 The Weirdo on Maple Street(USA - 2016 - 55 Min) Netflix WC#2

Oct 28
93 - The Initiation (USA - 1984 - 97 Min) ALYXSTARR

Oct 29
94 - The Fog (USA - 1980 - 89 Min) BD
95 - Blood Rage (USA - 1987 - 82 Min) BD

Oct 30
96 - Witchtrap (USA - 1989 - 92 Min) BD
97 - Witchboard 2 (USA - 1993 - 98 Min) BD
98 - The Devil's Rain (USA - 1975 - 86 Min) BD

Oct 31
99 - Ghostwatch (UK - 1992 - 91 Min) DVD
100 - Terror in the Aisles (USA - 1984 - 84 Min) BD
101 - WNUF Halloween Special (USA - 2013 - 83 Min) Amazon/Shudder
102 - TV: (USA - 2017 - 120 Min) Amazon/Shudder/Hulu
Spoiler:
The Core: Halloween Special (Shudder)
Superstore S3 Ep5: Sal's Dead
Modern Family S9 Ep5: It's the Great Pumpkin, Phil Dunphy
Just News S2 Ep5: Night of the Living Screen


103 - Halloween *Commentary w/ Dean Cundey, Tommy Lee Wallace, & Nick Castle (USA - 1978 - 91 Min) BD

Nov 1
Pre-Dawn

104 - Arachnophobia (USA - 1990 - 103 Min) Hulu



Theme Nights: - COMPLETE -
Spoiler:

All viewings for each day match Theme Night

-X- 10/01: Farewell Texas Gentleman Who Took the Chainsaw That Extra Mile, You Directed Poltergeist; We Know Your Style! - R.I.P. Tobe Hooper -
-X- 10/02: Radioactive Materials Produced from Industrial Waste, These Slimy Carcinogenic Poisons Will Give You Superpowers to Fly to Outer Space! - Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste Horror -
-X- 10/03: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers/ Giallos / Serial Killers -
-X- 10/04: Produced Carefully One Frame At a Time, These Two-Dimensional Abominations Are Nightmare-Fueled Versions of Modern Day Pantomime. - Animated Horror -
-X- 10/05: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon -
-X- 10/06: Enchanted Forests, Men with Hooks for Hands, A Ghostly Woman Residing in the Mirror ...It All Goes Hand In Hand. - Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror -
-X- 10/07: Mindfuckery of Lynchian Dream Logic Style with Hallucinogenic Head Trips that Beguile - Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Hallucinations & Drug Trips -
-X- 10/08: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! Walking Corpses that are Undead!
Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies -
-X- 10/09: From Scream Queens to the Final Girl, These Deadly Women Will Make Your Nightmares Unfurl! - Day of the Woman: Female Directed Horror Films -
-X- 10/10: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter 5 - 1967 (Gold) Vs. 1992 (Silver) : It Survived -
-X- 10/11: Dusty Decaying Bones in Rat-Infested Paris Catacombs - Skull & Bones -
-X- 10/12: Some Poor Sap in the Museum's Egyptian Wing is Lying Dead ...Never Remove the Cursed Sarcophagus Amulet From the Mummy's Ancient Rotting Head. - Mummies -
-X- 10/13: It's That Annual Event At Camp Crystal Lake When Teens Get a Little Perverse ...Meanwhile Crazy Ralph Politely Reminds Everyone You're All Doomed; There's a Death Curse! - Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th: Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films -
-X- 10/14: Intestinal Annihilation with a Little Arterial Spray, Add Some Gory Depravity & Blood Spatter... It's All In a Day! - Splatter / Gore -
-X- 10/15: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies -
-X- 10/16: Print Media is Slowly Decaying. Two of the Big Dogs Unfortunately Won't Be Staying. - R.I.P. Fangoria / Video Watchdog -
-X- 10/17: Friends, Frenemies or Just a Figment of the Imagination;
That's a Friendship Crapshoot Gambling with Your Eradication! - Friends 'till the End: The Good, The Bad & The Imaginary -
-X- 10/18: Expectant Mothers Carrying the Antichrist; Their Freakishly Mutated Offspring Presumably Won't Play Nice! - Pregnancy Horror -
-X- 10/19: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet/Soft / Seances -
-X- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires -
-X- 10/21: R.I.P. VCR: You're Officially Belated, But Your Kick-Ass VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980s Video Companies Spotlight: Media Home Entertainment / Video Stores -
-X- 10/22: Manufactured Tulpas from Unearthly Dimensions Or Maybe Evil Twin Siblings Just Hanging At Local Horror Conventions? - Evil Twins & Doppelgangers -
-X- 10/23: Tonight's Forecast Calls for a 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... -
-X- 10/24: Now Boarding: Your Ticket to Sun-Drenched Terror! - Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons -
-X- 10/25: The Shittiest, Cheapest Movies Mankind Ever Sprung; Some So Bad, They're Good ...Others are Killer Tongue! - IMDB Lowest Rated Horror -
-X- 10/26: Goodbye Godfather of the Modern Living Dead & Social Commentary Guru of What Needed to Be Said. - R.I.P. George A. Romero -
-X- 10/27: Hello Friends, Welcome to the 100th Anniversary of Antonio Bay! We're Murderous Ghost Mariners from A Leper Colony ...Yeah, We Can't Stay! - Small Town Horrors -
-X- 10/28: Binge-Watch Parties From Beyond the Grave & Benighted. Beware! There's a Catch; Pray You're Not Invited! - Mass Marathon of the Damned 8: Horror Parties -
-X- 10/29: Electronically Produced Via Keyboard from the Bowels of Hell... This Retro Futuristic Music from Beyond Is the Proverbial Death Knell. - The Synth of Fear -
-X- 10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell -
-X- 10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience a Decapitated Head! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror -


31 Film Subset: - COMPLETE -

Spoiler:

-X- 09/30: group vote - Cronos (1993)
-X- 11/01: group vote - Arachnophobia (1990)
--- xx/xx: wildcard - any horror theatrical showing (2017)

-X- 10/01: Dick Laurent - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
-X- 10/02: shellebelle - C.H.U.D (1984)
-X- 10/03: ororama - Amer (2009)
-X- 10/04: clckworang - Mad Monster Party? (1967)
-X- 10/05: Darkgod - Bad Moon (1996)
-X- 10/06: hbsvb - Candyman (1992)
-X- 10/07: Gobear - The Void (2016)
-X- 10/08: arw6040 - Train to Busan (2016)
-X- 10/09: jacob_b - Raw (2016)
-X- 10/10: nezumi - Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Highway to Hell (1992)
-X- 10/11: rbrown498 - The Screaming Skull (1958)
-X- 10/12: Trevor - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
-X- 10/13: tarfrimmer - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
-X- 10/14: Chad - One Dark Night (1982)
-X- 10/15: Mondo Kane - Tales of Halloween (2015)
-X- 10/16: Bladz - Martyrs (2008)
-X- 10/17: mallratcal - Pin (1988)
-X- 10/18: numbercrunch - Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui] (1983)
-X- 10/19: pacaway - Under the Shadow (2016)
-X- 10/20: Shack - Ganja & Hess (1973)
-X- 10/21: The Man with the
Golden Doujinshi - Day of the Dead (1985)
-X- 10/22: Undeadcow - +1 (2013)
-X- 10/23: TheBigDave - Dolls (1987)
-X- 10/24: alyxstarr - Alucarda (1977)
-X- 10/25: WillieMLF - Hobgoblins (1988)
-X- 10/26: PCBreakdown - The Crazies (1973)
-X- 10/27: DaveyJoe - Messiah of Evil (1973)
-X- 10/28: SethDLH - The Initiation (1984)
-X- 10/29: Darth Maher - The Fog (1980)
-X- 10/30: SterlingBen - Witchtrap (1989)
-X- 10/31: cwileyy - Ghostwatch (1992)


Checklist: - SKIPPED -
Spoiler:

Select 10 actors:
--- Kevin Bacon -
--- Tobin Bell -
--- Michael Biehn -
--- Doug Bradley -
--- Veronica Cartwright -
--- Peter Cushing -
--- Jocelin Donahue -
--- Brad Dourif -
--- Ethan Embry -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Brea Grant -
--- Kane Hodder -
--- Elizabeth Kaitan -
--- Bela Lugosi -
--- Christopher Lee -
--- Rose McGowan -
--- R.A. Mihailoff -
--- Dina Myer -
--- Meg Tilly -
--- Mary Elizabeth Winstead -

Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors
--- Don Calfa -
--- John Vulich -
--- Ted V. Mikels -
--- John Zacherle -
--- William Peter Blatty -
--- Carrie Fisher -
--- Miguel Ferrer -
--- John Hurt -
--- Bill Paxton -
--- Robert Day -
--- Alessandro Alessandroni -
--- Michael Parks -
--- Adam West -
--- George A. Romero -
--- John Heard -
--- Sam Shepard -
--- Robert Hardy -
--- Haruo Nakajima -
--- Sonny Landham -
--- Jay Thomas -
--- Tobe Hooper -
--- Martin Landau -
--- Harry Dean Stanton -
--- Bernie Casey -
--- Hugh Hefner -

Select 2 film composers:
--- Antón García Abril -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Daniel Licht -
--- Harry Manfredini -

Select 5 directors:
--- Dario Argento -
--- Don Coscarelli -
--- David DeCoteau -
--- Mike Flanagan -
--- Tom Holland -
--- Mary Lambert -
--- Jean Rollin -
--- Steve Miner -
--- James Wan -
--- Adam Wingard -

Select 2 makeup effects artists:
--- Patrick Baxter -
--- Jason Collins -
--- Mark Shostrom -
--- Bud Westmore -

Select 2 producers:
--- Bradley Fuller -
--- Dino De Laurentiis -
--- Roy Lee -
--- Lloyd Kaufman -

Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
--- Robert Bloch -
--- Jack Ketchum -
--- H.P. Lovecraft -

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
--- *3-D Film -
--- Agoraphobia -
--- Anthology Film -
--- Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List -
--- Appears on Video Nasties List -
--- Based on a True Story -
--- Based on a Novel -
--- Cannibalism -
--- Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe -
--- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax -
--- Classic Universal Monsters Movie -
--- Comedy / Spoof -
--- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film -
--- Death by: Fire -
--- Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome -
--- Documentary -
--- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space -
--- Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen -
--- Film From TCM's October Schedule -
--- From a Basis Gogos Painting -
--- Found Footage -
--- Frankenstein -
--- Ghost / Haunting -
--- Giallo -
--- K-Horror -
--- Killer / Evil Animal -
--- Killer / Evil Child -
--- Killer / Evil Doll -
--- Made-for-TV Movie -
--- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla -
--- Mummy -
--- Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror
--- Nation of Origin: China -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
--- Rape / Revenge -
--- Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac -
--- Takes Place on a Holiday -
--- Takes Place on or Under the Sea -
--- Three Installments in a Franchise -
--- Vampire -
--- Werewolf -
--- Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious -
--- With Commentary -
--- With Two or More Horror Legends -
--- Zombie -

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":
--- Joe Bob Briggs -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Larry Cohen -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -

Watch films in at least three formats:
--- First format, (insert format), (insert title).
--- Second format, (insert format), (insert title).
--- Third format, (insert format), (insert title).

Watch films in at least three languages:
--- First language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Second language, (insert language), (insert title).
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
--- Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) -
--- Features music by Richard Band -
--- Was made in the 1950s -
--- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand -
--- Was written by Jimmy Sangster -
--- Features a solar eclipse -
--- Has the words "It" in the title -
--- Was directed by David Cronenberg -
--- Stars Michelle Bauer -
--- Takes place at a cemetery -
--- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role -

Select 8 decades of film history:
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -

Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
--- 1942 (75th) -
--- 1967 (50th) -
--- 1992 (25th) –

Select 2 from the following anniversaries:
--- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards -
--- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer -
--- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel -
--- 100th Birthday of Santo -

Select 4 ratings:
--- G -
--- PG -
--- PG-13 -
--- R -
--- NC-17 -
--- X -
--- Unrated -
--- M -
--- GP -


Attend a live event (convention, play, haunted house, ghost tour, etc.):
--- (insert event). OPTIONAL

Venture Into the Literary World:
--- Read a Horror Novel or Novella (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Magazine (insert title). OPTIONAL



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TARFRIMMER'S 2017 OCTOBER HORROR CHALLENGE

DATE
#
TITLE
YEAR
LINK
DIRECTOR
WRITER
TIME
(min)
FORMAT
RATING
(of *****)
NEW
09/30
(dusk-midnight)
1.
CRONOS
"An ancient device. A modern discovery. A terrifying tale of the eternal."
1993
Guillermo del ToroGuillermo del Toro
92
Netflix BD
****
2.
EQUINOX
"It was a peaceful mountain retreat until IT came home..."
1970
Jack WoodsMark Thomas McGee, Jack Woods
80
YouTube
**
3.
ROSEMARY’S BABY
"Pray for Rosemary’s Baby"
1968
Roman PolanskiRoman Polanski, Ira Levin
137
Amazon Video
*****
BONUS HOURS: 5H 09M
10/01
4.
THE TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE
"Before Halloween.... Before Friday The 13th.... Before Scream.... There Was The Saw."
1974
Tobe HooperKim Henkel, Tobe Hooper
83
Amazon Video
****
5.
THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE 2
"After a decade of silence... The buzzz is back!"
1986
Tobe HooperL.M. Kit Carson
101
Starz
**
6.
LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III
"He puts the teeth in terror."
1990
Jeff BurrDavid J. Schow
85
Amazon Video
**
7.
THE FUNHOUSE
"Pay to get in. PRAY to get out."
1981
Tobe HooperLawrence Block
96
Blu ray
***
8.
THE FUNHOUSE
(w/commentary by Tobe Hooper & Tim Sullivan)
1981
Tobe HooperLawrence Block
96
Blu ray
***
9.
POLTERGEIST
"They're here."
1982
Tobe HooperSteven Spielberg, Michael Grais, Mark Victor
114
DVD
*****
10.
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
1990
Tobe HooperTobe Hooper, Howard Goldberg
97
YouTube
**
11.
THE MANGLER
"There is a fate worse than death"
1995
Tobe HooperTobe Hooper, Stephen David Brooks, Harry Alan Towers, Stephen King
106
Netflix DVD
**
12.
DJINN
"Evil wants an heir."
2013
Tobe HooperDavid Tully
82
Amazon Video
***
DAY ONE: 14H 20M
10/02
13.
C.H.U.D.
"Ugly. Slobbering. Ferocious. Carnivorous."
1984
Douglas CheekParnell Hall, Shepard Abbott
88
Amazon Video
**
14.
LA MORTE VIVANTE (The Living Dead Girl)
1982
Jean RollinJean Rollin, Gregory K. Heller, Jacques Ralf
86
Amazon Video
*
15.
THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
"They’re Back From the Grave and Ready to Party!"
1985
Dan O’BannonDan O’Bannon, Rudy Ricci, John A. Russo, Russell Streiner
91
DVD
****
16.
THE TOXIC AVENGER
"The first Super-Hero... from New Jersey!"
1984
Michael Herz, Lloyd KaufmanLloyd Kaufman, Joe Ritter
82
Amazon Video
***
17.
THE BLACK ROOM
2017
Rolfe KanefskyRolfe Kanefsky
91
Netflix Streaming
**
DAY TWO: 7H 18M
10/03
18.
AMER
2009
Hélène Cattet, Bruno ForzaniHélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani
90
Netflix DVD
**
19.
THE LODGER
"The Story of Jack the Ripper"
1944
John BrahmBarré Lyndon, Marie Belloc Lowndes
84
YouTube
***
20.
ASSASSINIO AL CIMITERO ETRUSCO (The Scorpion with Two Tails)
1982
Sergio MartinoErnesto Gastaldi, Jacques Leitienne, Mara Maryl, Dardano Sacchetti
94
YouTube
*
21.
STRAIT-JACKET
"WARNING! 'Strait-Jacket' vividly depicts ax murders!"
1964
William CastleRobert Bloch
93
Amazon Video
***
22.
BLACK CADILLAC
"Revenge in the driver’s seat."
2003
John MurlowskiJohn Murlowski, Will Aldis
93
DVD
**
23.
CHILD’S PLAY
"He wants YOU for a new best friend."
1988
Tom HollandDon Mancini, John Lafita, Tom Holland
87
Blu ray
****
24.
BODOM
"Hungary's first feature length found footage horror movie."
2014
Georgö Elekes, József GallaiGeorgö Elekes, József Gallai, Ákos Varga
65
Vimeo
**
25.
LAKE BODOM
"A reason to love. A reason to hate. A reason to kill."
2016
Taneli MustonenAleksi Hyvärinen, Taneli Mustonen
85
Amazon Video
****
26.
DON’T BREATHE
"This house looked like an easy target. Until they found what was inside."
2016
Fede AlvarezFede Alvarez, Rodo Sayagues
88
Blu ray
****
27.
THE STRANGERS
"Lock the door. Pretend you're safe."
2008
Bryan BertinoBryan Bertino
86
HBO HD
***
DAY THREE: 14H 25M
10/04
28.
KING OF THORN
2009
Kazuyoshi KatayamaYuji Iwahara, Kazuyoshi Katayama, Akiko Yajima, Hiroshi Yamaguchi
109
Netflix DVD
***
29.
MONSTER HOUSE
"Hide Your Children. This House Will Eat Them!"
2006
Gil KenanDan Harmon, Rob Schrab, Pamela Pettler
91
Blu ray
*****
30.
MAD MONSTER PARTY?
"It's the Silliest Party of the Year... and you're all invited!"
1967
Jules BassLen Korobkin, Harvey Kurtzman, Arthur Rankin Jr.
94
Lionsgate PPV
**
31.
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: REANIMATED
"Over 100 Artists. Over 100 Styles. One Timeless Horror Classic."
2009
Mike Schneider
96
Amazon Video
**
32.
FRANKENWEENIE
"The electrifying dog is back from beyond the grave."
2012
Tim BurtonLeonard Ripps, Tim Burton, John August
87
Blu ray
***
33.
THE DARK STRANGER
2015
Chris TrebilcockChris Trebilcock
90
Amazon Video
***
34.
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: DARKEST DAWN
"The beginning of all things to end."
2015
Zebediah De Soto, Krisztian MajdikWarren Davis II, Zebediah De Soto, David Reuben Schwartz
62
Amazon Video
**
DAY FOUR: 10H 29M
10/05
35.
WEREWOLF: THE BEAST AMONG US
2012
Louis MorneauMichael Tabb, Catherine Cyran, Louis Morneau
93
Netflix Blu ray
***
36.
THE BEAST MUST DIE
"When the moon is full, the beast must die!"
1974
Paul AnnettMichael Winder
93
A-Shudder
***
37.
BAD MOON
"Half man. Half wolf. Total terror."
1996
Eric RedWayne Smith, Eric Red
80
DVD
***
38.
THE WEREWOLF
"Scientists turn men into beasts!"
1956
Fred F. SearsRobert E. Kent, James B. Gordon
79
Amazon Video
**
39.
THE HOWLING (w/commentary)
"When the howling starts... the horror begins!"
1981
Joe DanteGary Brandner, John Sayles, Terence H. Winkless
91
Amazon Video
****
40.
SANTO VS. LAS MUJERAS (Santo vs. the Vampire Women)
1962
Alfonso Corona BlakeAntonio Orellana, Fernando Osés, Rafael García Travesi
89
Amazon Video
**
41.
CAT PEOPLE
"To Kiss Her Meant Death By Her Own Fangs and Claws!"
1942
Jacques TourneurDeWitt Bodeen
73
DVD
****
42.
FRIDAY THE 13TH
"They were warned...They are doomed...And on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them."
1980
Sean S. Cunningham Victor Miller, Sean S. Cunningham
95
Blu ray
***
43.
THE UNDYING MONSTER
"Sinister! Savage! Supernatural!"
1942
John BrahmLillie Hayward, Michael Jacoby, Jessie Douglas Kerruish
63
YouTube
**
DAY FIVE: 12H 36M
10/06
44.
CANDYMAN
"We Dare You To Say His Name Five Times!"
1992
Bernard RoseClive Barker, Bernard Rose
99
Starz
***
45.
CANDYMAN: FAREWELL TO THE FLESH
"Evil comes when you call his name."
1995
Bill CondonClive Barker, Rand Ravich, Mark Kruger
93
Amazon Video
***
46.
THE LAST BROADCAST
"What actually happened that night in the woods?"
1998
Stefan Avalon, Lance WeilerStefan Avalon, Lance Weiler
86
Netflix DVD
*
47.
WHOEVER SLEW AUNTIE ROO?
"Say goodnight to Auntie Roo, kiddies. It's dead time!"
1971
Curtis HarringtonDavid D. Osborn, Robert Blees, Jimmy Sangster, Gavin Lambert
91
YouTube
***
48.
DEMONWARP
"Enter a prime-evil world of future shock and alien terror."
1988
Emmett AlstonBruce Akiyama, Jim Bertges, John Carl Buechler
91
YouTube
*
49.
ABOMINABLE
"We've hunted it for decades... But now, its decided to hunt us."
2006
Ryan SchifrinRyan Schifrin, James Morrison
94
YouTube
*
50.
THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK
"The True Story of the "Fouke Monster""
1972
Charles B. PierceEarl E. Smith
90
Amazon Video
**
51.
WILLOW CREEK
"EXISTING SOON"
2013
Bobcat GoldthwaitBobcat Goldthwait
80
Showtime HD
****
52.
EXISTS
"The legend is real. So is the terror."
2014
Eduardo SánchezJamie Nash, Eduardo Sánchez
81
Netflix DVD
***
53.
THE TALL MAN
"Fear Takes a New Shape"
2012
Pascal LaugierPascal Laugier
106
Amazon Video
***
DAY SIX: 15H 11M
10/07
54.
SUSPIRIA
"Do you know anything about witches?"
1977
Dario Argento Dario Argento , Daria Nicolodi, Thomas De Quincey
98
El Rey
****
55.
INFERNO
"Terror that’s hotter than hell!"
1980
Dario Argento Dario Argento
107
Amazon Video
***
56.
DON’T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT
"The Day The Insane Took Over The Asylum!"
1973
S.F. BrownriggTim Pope
89
Amazon Video
*
57.
THE KILLER NUN
"From the Secret Files of the Vatican! "
1979
Giulio BerrutiGiulio Berruti, Enzo Gallo, Alberto Tarallo
85
Amazon Video
**
58.
THE RETURN
"The past never dies. It kills."
2006
Asif KapadiaAdam Sussman
85
DVD
**
59.
THE VOID
"There is a Hell. This is worse."
2016
Jeremy Gillespie, Steven KostanskiJeremy Gillespie, Steven Kostanski
90
Netflix Streaming
**
60.
DEAD AWAKE
"Based on the Terrifying Affliction of Sleep Paralysis"
2016
Phillip GuzmanJeffrey Reddick
99
Netflix Streaming
**
61.
GERALD’S GAME
"Some games you play. Some you survive."
2017
Mike FlanaganStephen King, Mike Flanagan, Jeff Howard
103
Netflix Streaming
****
DAY SEVEN: 12H 24M
10/08
62.
BUSANHAENG (Train to Busan)
"Life-or-death survival begins."
2016
Sang-ho YeonJoo-Suk Park, Sang-ho Yeon
118
Netflix Streaming
*****
63.
FIDO
"Good dead are hard to find."
2006
Andrew CurrieRobert Chomiak, Andrew Currie, Dennis Heaton
93
Cinemax HD
***
64.
DEAD COUNTRY
"Hell is no longer below..."
2008
Andrew MerkelbachAnthony Davis, Clifford Hoeft, Kaye Redhead
75
Amazon Video
*
65.
WHITE ZOMBIE
"Foul traffic in dead bodies."
1932
Victor HalperinGarnett Weston, William B. Seabrook
69
DVD
***
66.
DØD SNØ (Dead Snow)
2009
Tommy WirkolaTommy Wirkola, Stig Frode Henriksen
90
Blu ray
****
67.
DØD SNØ 2 (Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead)
"Heads up. They're back."
2014
Tommy WirkolaTommy Wirkola, Vegar Hoel, Stig Frode Henriksen
100
Blu ray
***
68.
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
"If it doesn't scare you, you're already dead!"
1968
George A. RomeroJohn A. Russo, George A. Romero
96
DVD
****
69.
DAWN OF THE DEAD
"When there's no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth."
1978
George A. RomeroGeorge A. Romero
127
DVD
***
70.
PLANET TERROR
"Humanity's last hope... Rests on a high power machine gun"
2007
Robert RodriguezRobert Rodriguez
105
DVD
****
DAY EIGHT: 14H 33M
10/09
71.
HONEYMOON
"After the ceremony comes the ritual."
2014
Leigh JaniakPhil Graziadei, Leigh Janiak
87
Netflix Streaming
***
72.
SILENT HOUSE
"Experience 88 minutes of real fear captured in real time."
2011
Chris Kentis, Laura LauGustavo Hernández, Laura Lau, Oscar Estévez
86
Netflix Blu ray
***
73.
CROPSEY
"What if your urban legends were real?"
2009
Barbara Brancaccio, Joshua ZemanJoshua Zeman
84
Starz
***
74.
NEAR DARK
"At dawn they hide. At dark they wake. At night they search for blood...pray for daylight."
1987
Kathryn BigelowKathryn Bigelow, Eric Red
94
DVD
****
75.
GRAVE (Raw)
"Sisters bound by love, torn by flesh!"
2016
Julia DucournauJulia Ducournau
99
Netflix Streaming
***
76.
THE NIGHT VISITOR
"Someone is always watching."
2013
Jennifer Blanc-BiehnBradley Marcus, Kevin Marcus, Long Ruhman
91
Lionsgate PPV
**
77.
CÓRKI DANCINGU (The Lure)
2015
Agnieszka SmoczynskaRobert Bolesto
92
Amazon Video
****
78.
AMONG FRIENDS
"This dinner party’s gonna be KILLER."
2012
Danielle HarrisAlyssa Lobit
80
Amazon Video
***
79.
THE BYE BYE MAN
"Don't think it. Don't say it. Don't think it. Don't say it."
2017
Stacy TitleJonathan Penner, Robert Damon Schneck
97
Universal PPV
***
DAY NINE: 13H 30M
10/10
80.
TAEKOESU YONGGARY (Yongary, Monster from the Deep)
"A monster from another age... with terrifying destructive powers..."
1967
Ki-duk KimKi-duk Kim, Yun-sung Seo
80
MGM PPV
**
81.
HIGHWAY to HELL
"The cops on this road don't take you to jail... They take you to HELL."
1979
Ate de JongBrian Helgeland
94
Lionsgate PPV
***
82.
TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME
"These are the last seven days of Laura Palmer"
1992
David LynchDavid Lynch, Robert Engels, Mark Frost
135
DVD
***
83.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE Slayer
"Pert. Wholesome. Way Lethal."
1992
Fran Rubel KuzuiJoss Whedon
86
DVD
***
DAY TEN: 06H 35M
10/11
84.
GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS!
"An enraged monster wipes out an entire city!"
1956
Ishirô HondaTakeo Murata, Ishirô Honda, Shigeru Kayama, Al C. Ward
80
Netflix DVD
***
85.
HELLRAISER
"It will tear your soul apart."
1987
Clive BarkerClive Barker
94
Netflix Streaming
****
86.
HELLBOUND: HELLRAISER II
"Time to play."
1988
Tony RandelClive Barker, Peter Atkins
97
Netflix Streaming
***
87.
LA NOCHE DEL TERROR CIEGO (Tombs of the Blind Dead)
"Who are these unholy savages who hunt out their victims by sound alone?"
1972
Amando de OssorioAmando de Ossorio, Jesús Navarro Carrión
101
Amazon Video
**
88.
EL ATAQUE DE LOS MUERTOS SIN OJOS (The Return of the Evil Dead)
"Scream... So They Can Find You"
1973
Amando de OssorioAmando de Ossorio
91
Amazon Video
**
89.
THE SCREAMING SKULL
"Free coffin if you don't DIE OF FRIGHT!"
1958
Alex NicolJohn Kneubuhl
68
DVD
**
90.
THE HAUNTING OF CONNECTICUT 2: GHOSTS OF GEORGIA
"Based on a true story."
2013
Tom ElkinsDavid Coggeshall
101
Blu ray
***
91.
ALIEN: COVENANT
"The path to paradise begins in hell."
2017
Ridley ScottJack Paglen, Michael Green, John Logan, Dante Harper
122
Blu ray
****
92.
THE RING
"Before you die, you see... the ring."
2002
Gore VerbinskiEhren Kruger, Kôji Suzuki
115
DVD
*****
DAY ELEVEN: 14H 29M
10/12
93.
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE MUMMY
"They're back -- in their mummy's arms!"
1955
Charles LamontLee Loeb, John Grant
79
Universal PPV
***
94.
BUBBA HO-TEP
"The King vs. The King of the Dead"
2002
Don Coscarelli Don Coscarelli , Joe R. Lansdale
92
DVD
****
95.
THE AWAKENING
"They thought they had buried her forever!"
1980
Mike NewellAllan Scott, Chris Bryant, Clive Exton, Bram Stoker
102
Warner Bros. PPV
***
96.
THE MUMMY
"Karloff - the uncanny... in his most startling role!"
1932
Karl Freund John L. Balderston, Nina Wilcox Putnam, Richard Schayer
73
DVD
****
97.
THE MUMMY
"Torn from the tomb to terrify the world!"
1959
Terence FisherJimmy Sangster
86
Netflix DVD
***
DAY TWELVE: 07H 12M
10/13
98.
THE BLACK CAT
"The most imaginative picture yet!"
1934
Edgar G. UlmerPeter Ruric, Edgar G. Ulmer, Edgar Allan Poe
65
Universal PPV
***
99.
I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER
"For The Last Year, Four Friends Have Kept A Secret."
1997
Jim GillespieKevin Williamson, Lois Duncan
101
Blu ray
****
tbd.
RINGS
"The circle of fear is growing."
2005
Jonathan LiebesmanEhren Kruger, Jonathan Liebesman
16
DVD
***
100.
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2
"The day you count on for terror is not over."
1981
Steve MinerRon Kurz
87
Blu ray
****
101.
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART III
"A New Dimension In Terror..."
1982
Steve MinerMartin Kitrosser, Carol Watson
95
Blu ray
***
102.
FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE FINAL CHAPTER
"Jason's Back, and this is the one you've been screaming for."
1984
Joseph ZitoBarney Cohen, Bruce Hidemi Sakow
91
Blu ray
***
103.
FRIDAY THE 13TH: A NEW BEGINNING
"If Jason still haunts you, you're not alone!"
1985
Danny SteinmannMartin Kitrosser, David Cohen, David Steinmann
92
Blu ray
**
104.
JASON LIVES: FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VI
"Nothing this evil ever dies."
1986
Tom McLoughlinTom McLoughlin
86
Blu ray
**
105.
MONSTERVISION: Friday The 13th Marathon
"A simple television experiment gone completely berserk!"
1998
65
YouTube
***
tbd.
wild card #1 - PSYCH: S3E15 - "Tuesday the 17th"
"Real. Fake. I've heard it both ways."
2009
James RodaySteve Franks, James Roday
43
DVD
***
106.
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD
"Jason is back, but this time someone's waiting!"
1988
John Carl BuechlerDaryl Haney, Manuel Fidello
88
Blu Ray
**
DAY THIRTEEN: 13H 49M
10/14
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107 .
FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VIII: JASON TAKES MANHATTAN
"The biggest city in the world is about to be scared down to size..."
1989
Rob HeddenRob Hedden
100
Blu ray
***
108.
JASON GOES TO HELL: THE FINAL FRIDAY
"Evil has finally found a home."
1993
Adam MarcusJay Huguely, Adam Marcus, Dean Lorey
87
Blu ray
**
109.
ALONE IN THE DARK
"When the lights go out the terror begins."
1982
Jack SholderJack Sholder, Robert Shaye, Michael Harrpster
92
YouTube
***
110.
HELLRAISER III: HELL ON EARTH
"What began in Hell, will end on Earth."
1992
Anthony Hickox Clive Barker, Peter Atkins, Tony Randel
93
Netflix DVD
**
111.
HELLRAISER: BLOODLINE
"This year, the past, the present, and the future will all meet at the crossroads of hell."
1996
Kevin YagherPeter Atkins
85
Netflix DVD
*
112.
FRANKENHOOKER
"Some assembly required."
1990
Frank Henenlotter Robert Martin, Frank Henenlotter
85
DVD
**
113.
OFFSPRING
"They’ll lust for your life."
2009
Andrew van den HoutenJack Ketchum
79
Amazon Video
**
114.
ONE DARK NIGHT
"A crypt is a place where the dead are laid to rest... or are they?"
1982
Tom McLoughlinTom McLoughlin, Michael Hawes
89
Amazon Video
***
115.
THE RESURRECTED
"Death used to be the end. Now it’s only the beginning..."
1991
Dan O’BannonBrent V. Friedman, H.P. Lovecraft
108
MGM PPV
***
DAY FOURTEEN: 11H 50M
10/15
116.
TALES OF HALLOWEEN
"One night. One town. Ten chilling stories."
2015
Darren Lynn Bousman, Axelle Carolyn, Adam Gierasch, Andrew Kasch, Neil Marshall, Lucky McKee, Mike Mendez, Dave Parker, Ryan Schifrin, John Skipp, Paul SoletAxelle Carolyn, Dave Parker, Clint Sears, Greg Commons, Lucky McKee, Molly Millions, Billy Jackson, John Skipp, Andrew Kasch, Mike Mendez, Dave Parker, Ryan Schifrin, Neil Marshall
92
Netflix Streaming
***
117.
EXTRAORDINARY TALES
2013
Raul GarciaRaul Arica, Stéphan Roelants, Edgar Allan Poe
73
Netflix Streaming
***
118.
I TRE VOLTI DELLA PAURA (Black Sabbath)
"The most gruesome day in the calendar!"
1963
Mario BavaMarcello Fondata, Alberto Bevilacqua, Mario Bava
92
DVD
****
119.
I TRE VOLTI DELLA PAURA (Black Sabbath)
"(w/commentary by Tim Lucas)"
2007
Mario BavaMarcello Fondata, Alberto Bevilacqua, Mario Bava
92
DVD
***
120.
CAT’S EYE
"Through the eye of the cat, a twisted tail of macabre suspense from the author of CARRIE, The SHINING and THE DEAD ZONE."
1985
Lewis TeagueStephen King
94
DVD
***
121.
XX
"Four deadly tales by four killer women."
2017
Roxanne Benjamin, Karyn Kusama, St. Vincent, Jovanka VuckovicJovanka Vuckovic, Roxanne Benjamin, St. Vincent, Karyn Kusama, Jack Ketchum
80
Netflix Streaming
***
122.
VOLUMES OF BLOOD
"Some libraries make a killing!"
2015
P.J. Starks, Jakob Bilinski, Nathan Thomas Milliner, John Kenneth Muir, Les VervoortTodd Martin, Nathan Thomas Milliner, P.J. Starks
96
Amazon Video
*
123.
TWO EVIL EYES
"When I Wake You... You’ll Be Dead."
1990
Dario Argento, George A. RomeroDario Argento, Franco Ferrini, George A. Romero, Edgar Allan Poe
120
Amazon Video
***
DAY FIFTEEN: 12H 19M
10/16
124.
THE RING TWO
"Fear comes full circle."
2005
Hideo NakataEhren Kruger, Hiroshi Takahashi, Kôji Suzuki
110
DVD
**
125.
MARTYRS
"They haven’t finished being alive."
2008
Pascal LaugierPascal Laugier
99
Weinstein PPV
**
126.
JASON X
"Evil Gets An Upgrade"
2001
James IsaacTodd Farmer
91
Blu ray
***
127.
FREDDY VS. JASON
"Freddy Vs. Jason! Place your bets!"
2003
Ronny YuDamian Shannon, Mark Swift
97
Blu ray
***
DAY SIXTEEN: 6H 37M
10/17
128.
FRIDAY THE 13TH
"Welcome to Crystal Lake"
2009
Marcus NispelDamian Shannon, Mark Swift, Mark Wheaton
97
Blu ray
***
129.
LIGHTS OUT
"You were right to be afraid of the dark."
2016
David F. SandbergEric Heisserer, Davis F. Sandberg
81
HBO HD
***
130.
PIN
"Leon has only one friend..."
1988
Sandor SternSandor Stern, Andrew Neiderman
103
YouTube
***
131.
CHILD’S PLAY 2
"This Fall, Chucky Rules."
1990
John LafiaDon Mancini
84
DVD
**
132.
CHILD’S PLAY 3
"Chucky has a new playmate."
1991
Jack BenderDon Mancini
90
DVD
**
133.
BRIDE OF CHUCKY
"Chucky Gets Lucky."
1998
Ronny YuDon Mancini
89
DVD
****
134.
SEED OF CHUCKY
"Fear the second coming."
2004
Don ManciniDon Mancini
87
DVD
***
135.
CURSE OF CHUCKY
"Be afraid. Be effing afraid."
2013
Don ManciniDon Mancini
97
DVD
****
136.
CULT OF CHUCKY
"Friends till the end, remember?"
2017
Don ManciniDon Mancini
91
Blu ray
***
DAY SEVENTEEN: 14H 53M
10/18
137.
AND NOW THE SCREAMING STARTS!
"The dead hand that crawls KILLS and LIVES!"
1973
Roy Ward BakerRoger Marshall, David Case
91
Amazon Video
***
138.
ANTIBIRTH
2016
Danny PerezDanny Perez
94
Netflix Streaming
**
139.
SHELLEY
"Inside, an evil grows."
2016
Ali AbbasiAli Abbasi, Maren Louise Käehne
92
Netflix Streaming
***
140.
ZHONG GUI (Seeding of a Ghost)
1983
Kuen YoungKamber Huang, Yee-Hung Lam
88
Netflix DVD
***
141.
IT’S ALIVE
"Whatever it is, it's alive and deadly."
1974
Larry CohenLarry Cohen
91
DVD
***
142.
IT’S ALIVE
(w/commentary by Larry Cohen)
1974
Larry CohenLarry Cohen
91
DVD
***
143.
IT’S ALIVE 2: IT LIVES AGAIN
"The monster child returns - but now there are three!"
1978
Larry CohenLarry Cohen
91
YouTube
**
144.
IT’S ALIVE 3: ISLAND OF THE ALIVE
"They do something worse than kill. They multiply."
1987
Larry CohenLarry Cohen
95
Amazon Video
**
DAY EIGHTEEN: 12H 13M
10/19
145.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR
"It was never meant to be opened."
2016
Johannes RobertsJohannes Roberts, Ernest Riera
96
HBO HD
***
146.
FINDERS KEEPERS
"No soul is safe."
2014
Alexander YellenJeffrey Schenck, Peter Sullivan
84
SYFY HD
***
147.
THE PACT
"Some doors should never be opened."
2012
Nicholas McCarthyNicholas McCarthy
89
Showtime HD
***
148.
CRIMSON PEAK (w/commentary)
(w/commentary by Guillermo del Toro)
2015
Guillermo del ToroGuillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins
119
Blu ray
****
149.
THE NINTH CONFIGURATION
"How Do You Fight A War Called Madness?"
1980
William Peter BlattyWilliam Peter Blatty
118
Amazon Video
**
150.
UNDER THE SHADOW
"Fear will find you."
2016
Babak AnvariBabak Anvari
84
Netflix Streaming
****
151.
THE CONJURING
"Based on the true case files of the Warrens."
2013
James WanChad Hayes, Carey Hayes
112
Blu ray
*****
152.
OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL
"No telling what you'll see."
2016
Mike FlanaganMike Flanagan, Jeff Howard
99
Cinemax HD
***
153.
WE ARE STILL HERE
"This house needs a family."
2015
Ted GeogheganTed Geoghegan
84
Netflix Streaming
**
154.
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
"Everything you've heard is true."
1999
Daniel Myrick, Eduardo SánchezDaniel Myrick, Eduardo Sánchez
81
HBO
***
DAY NINETEEN: 16H 06M
10/20
155.
THE NIGHT FLIER
"Evil has a flight plan"
1997
Mark PaviaMark Pavia, Jack O’Donnell, Stephen King
94
YouTube
**
156.
DR. BLACK, MR. HYDE
"A Monster He Can't Control Has Taken Over His Very Soul!"
1976
William CrainLarry LeBron, Lawrence Woolner
87
Amazon Video
**
157.
GANJA & HESS
"Bad blood runs between them."
1973
Bill GunnBill Gunn
110
Amazon Video
**
158.
RISE: BLOOD HUNTER
"Seduce. Trap. Feast."
2007
Sebastian GutierrezSebastian Gutierrez
97
Netflix DVD
***
159.
EMBRACE OF THE VAMPIRE
2013
Carl BessaiAndrew C. Erin, Alan Mruvka, Sheldon Roper
91
Netflix Blu ray
*
160.
DRACULA
"The story of the strangest Passion the world has ever known!"
1931
Tod BrowningBrad Stoker, Hamilton Deane, John L. Balderston, Garrett Fort
85
DVD
****
161.
30 DAYS OF NIGHT
"They're Coming!"
2007
David SladeSteve Niles, Stuart Beattie, Brian Nelson, Ben Templesmith
113
Blu ray
****
162.
LET ME IN
"Innocence dies. Abby doesn’t."
2010
Matt ReevesMatt Reeves, John Ajvide Lindqvist
116
Blu ray
****
DAY TWENTY: 16H 12M
10/21
163.
THE GHOUL
1975
Freddie FrancisAnthony Hinds
88
YouTube
**
164.
FRANKENSTEIN'S DAUGHTER
"It reaches from the grave to re-live the horror, the terror! More terrifying!"
1958
Richard E. CunhaH.E. Barrie
85
YouTube
**
165.
THE CURSE
"From the darkest part of the heavens, terror has arrived."
1987
David KeithDavid Chaskin, H.P. Lovecraft
92
YouTube
**
166.
BLOOD BEACH
"...where the water is the safest place to be!"
1980
Jeffrey BloomJeffrey Bloom, Steven Nalevansky
92
YouTube
**
167.
DAY OF THE DEAD
"Once again, the dead have their day"
1985
George A. RomeroGeorge A. Romero
96
YouTube
**
168.
TOURIST TRAP
"Every year young people disappear."
1979
David SchmoellerDavid Schmoeller, J. Larry Carroll
90
Amazon Video
***
169.
BEYOND THE GATES
"Press play... And pray."
2016
Jackson StewartJackson Stewart, Stephen Scarlata
84
Amazon Video
***
170.
THE HAUNTING OF JULIA
"She had no one to play with for thirty years..."
1977
Richard LoncraineHarry Bromley Davenport, Dave Humphries, Peter Straub
98
YouTube
***
DAY TWENTY ONE: 12H 05M
10/22
171.
CRY BABY LANE
2000
Peter LauerPeter Lauer, Robert Mittenthal
96
YouTube
**
172.
DOPPELGÄNGER
2015
Gian Guido ZurliGian Guido Zurli
58
Amazon Video
*
173.
THE EVIL WITHIN
"You can’t run from a nightmare ."
2017
Andrew GettyAndrew Getty
98
Amazon Video
***
174.
‘+1
"Everyone wants one."
2013
Dennis IliadisDennis Iliadis, Bill Gullo
96
Amazon Video
***
175.
THE ATTIC
"Some secrets are better kept in the dark."
2007
Mary LambertTom Malloy, Robert M. Reitano
88
Amazon Video
***
176.
TWINS OF EVIL
"One Uses Her Beauty For Love! One Uses Her Lure For Blood!"
1972
John HoughTudor Gates, Sheridan Le Fanu
87
YouTube
**
177.
A HAUNTING AT SILVER FALLS
"The Dead Never Forgive"
2013
Brett DonowhoCam Cannon, Rachel Long, Brian Pittman
96
Netflix Streaming
***
178.
THE BROKEN
"Face your fears."
2008
Sean EllisSean Ellis
93
HBO HD
***
DAY TWENTY TWO: 11H 52M
10/23
179.
HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS
"There’s nothing more chilling... Than a warm family gathering!"
1972
John Llewellyn MoxeyJoseph Stefano
73
YouTube
***
180.
THE MONSTER WALKS
1932
Frank R. StrayerRobert Ellis
63
Amazon Video
**
181.
BLACK CHRISTMAS
"Let the slay ride begin."
2006
Glen MorganGlen Morgan, Roy Moore
84
Starz HD
**
182.
ANNABELLE
"Before The Conjuring, there was Annabelle."
2014
John R. LeonettiGary Dauberman
99
Blu ray
*****
183.
THE CONJURING 2
"The next true story from the case files of Ed and Lorraine Warren."
2016
James WanChad Hayes, Cary Hayes, James Wan, David Leslie Johnson
134
Blu ray
*****
184.
DOLLS
"They want to play with you."
1987
Stuart GordonEd Naha
77
DVD
****
185.
PSYCHO
"Exploring the blackness of the subconscious man!"
1960
Alfred Hitchcock Joseph Stefano, Robert Bloch
109
DVD
*****
186.
THE MONSTER
"Stay in the light."
2016
Bryan BertinoBryan Bertino
91
Amazon Video
****
187.
KNOCK KNOCK
"Some doors should never be opened"
2015
Eli RothEli Roth, Nicolás López, Guillermo Amoedo, Anthony Overman, Michael Ronald Ross
99
Amazon Video
***
DAY TWENTY THREE: 13H 49M
10/24
188.
47 METERS DOWN
"No help above, no hope below."
2017
Johannes RobertsJohannes Roberts, Ernest Riera
89
Netflix Blu ray
***
189.
THE BELKO EXPERIMENT
2016
Greg McLeanJames Gunn
89
Netflix Blu ray
****
190.
ALUCARDA
"They gave their souls to Hell... but the Devil wanted MORE!"
1977
Juan López MoctezumaAlexis Arroyo, Tita Arroyo, Juan López Moctezuma, Yolanda López Moctezuma, Sheridan Le Fanu
75
YouTube
***
191.
FRÁGILES (Fragile)
"A Ghost Story"
2005
Jaume BalagueróJaume Balagueró, Jordi Galceran
101
Starz HD
**
192.
DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
"Fear is never just make believe."
2010
Troy NixeyGuillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins, Nigel McKeand
99
Blu ray
****
193.
LA CASA DEL FIN DE LOS TIEMPOS (The House at the End of Time)
"There’s no turning back."
2013
Alejandro HidalgoAlejandro Hidalgo
101
Amazon Video
****
194.
MUSARAÑAS (Shrew’s Nest)
2014
Juanfer Andrés, Esteban RoelJuanfer Andrés, Sofía Cuenca
91
Amazon Video
****
195.
ATROCIOUS
"A local legend becomes a terrifying reality."
2010
Fernando Barreda LunaFernando Barreda Luna
75
Amazon Video
***
247b.
MAMÁ
2008
Andy MuschiettiAndy Muschietti
3
YouTube
***
DAY TWENTY FOUR: 12H 03M
10/25
196.
BOOK OF SHADOWS: BLAIR WITCH 2
"The myth is real."
2000
Joe BerlingerDick Beebe, Joe Berlinger
90
HBO
**
197.
HOBGOBLINS
"Be careful what you wish for... You just might get it!"
1988
Rick SloaneRick Sloane
88
YouTube
**
198.
MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: THE BEAST OF HOLLOW MOUNTAIN
"One Day After A Million Years It Came Out Of Hiding To... Kill! Kill! Kill!"
1956/2017
Edward Nassour, Ismael Rodríguez, Robert Cohen, Joel HodgsonRobert Hill, Jack DeWitt, Willis H. O’Brien, Grant Baciocco, Storm DiCostanzo, Tammy Golden, Joel Hodgson, Elliott Kaplan, Matt McGinnis, Kate Micucci, Matt Oswalt, Joshua Pruitt, Jonah Ray, Mary Robinson, Seth Robinson, Paul Sabourin, Baron Vaughn, Hampton Yount
86
Netflix Streaming
**
199.
RINGS
"First you watch it. Then you die."
2017
F. Javier GutiérrezDavid Louka, Jacob Estes, Akiva Goldsman
102
Blu ray
**
200.
THE PACT II
"Evil Never Let's Go"
2014
Dallas Richard Hallam, Patrick HorvathDallas Richard Hallam, Patrick Horvath
96
Hulu
**
DAY TWENTY FIVE: 7H 42M
10/26
201.
LAND OF THE DEAD
"The dead shall inherit the Earth."
2005
George A. RomeroGeorge A. Romero
93
Netflix Blu ray
***
202.
DIARY OF THE DEAD
"Shoot the dead."
2007
George A. RomeroGeorge A. Romero
95
Netflix Blu ray
**
203.
SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD
"Death isn't what it used to be."
2009
George A. RomeroGeorge A. Romero
90
Hulu
*
204.
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
"There IS a fate worse than death."
1990
Tom SaviniGeorge A. Romero, John A. Russo
92
YouTube
**
205.
DAWN OF THE DEAD
"When the undead rise, civilization will fall."
2004
Zack SnyderGeorge A. Romero, James Gunn
101
DVD
****
206.
BIRTH OF THE LIVING DEAD
"1968. Peace. Love. And the undead."
2013
Rob Kuhns
76
Amazon Video
****
207.
THE CRAZIES
"A biological civil war."
1973
George A. RomeroGeorge A. Romero, Paul McCollough
103
Amazon Video
***
DAY TWENTY SIX: 10H 50M
10/27
208.
MESSIAH OF EVIL
"Terror reigns when he returns."
1973
Willard HuyckWillard Huyck, Gloria Katz
90
Amazon Video
**
209.
PHANTOMS
"Fear Underground"
1998
Joe ChappelleDean R. Koontz
96
Starz HD
**
210b-214.
STRANGER THINGS: S2E01-09
"The world is turning upside down."
2017
The Duffer Brothers, Shawn Levy, Andrew Stanton, Rebecca ThomasThe Duffer Brothers, Justin Doble, Paul Dichter, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Kate Trefry
495
Netflix Streaming
****
215-216.
IT
"Your every fear - all in one deadly enemy."
1990
Tommy Lee WallaceTommy Lee Wallace, Lawrence D. Cohen, Stephen King
187
DVD
***
DAY TWENTY SEVEN: 14H 28M
10/28
217.
THE PROWLER
"The human exterminator."
1981
Joseph ZitoGlenn Leopold, Eric Lewald, Mark Edward Edens, Michael Edens
89
Showtime HD
**
218.
THE INITIATION
"Be young stay young... and die young."
1984
Larry StewartCharles Pratt Jr.
97
Amazon Video
**
219.
HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL
"The 13 greatest shocks of all time!"
1959
William CastleRobb White
75
YouTube
****
220.
WITCHOUSE
"Evil beyond evil..."
1999
David DeCoteauCharles Band, Matthew Jason Walsh
72
Amazon Video
*
221.
GHOST WRITER (aka SUFFERING MAN’S CHARITY)
"Deadline has a new meaning."
2007
Alan CummingThomas Gallagher
93
Netflix DVD
**
222.
THE GATE
"They're Here and They Want to Meet the Neighbors"
1987
Tibor TakácsMichael Nankin
85
Amazon Video
***
223.
WOULD YOU RATHER
"Tell yourself it’s just a game."
2012
David Guy LevySteffen Schlachtenhaufen
93
Showtime HD
***
224.
GET OUT
"Do you belong in this neighborhood?"
2017
Jordan PeeleJordan Peele
104
Blu ray
*****
DAY TWENTY EIGHT: 11H 48M
10/29
225.
CATHY’S CURSE
"She has the power...to terrorize."
1977
Eddy MatalonMyra Clément, Eddy Matalon, Alain Sens-Cazenave
88
Amazon Video
**
226.
ZOMBIE HOLOCAUST
"Not for the faint-hearted..."
1980
Marino GirolamiFabrizio De Angelis, Romano Scandariato
84
Amazon Video
*
227.
THE FOG
"It is night. It is cold. It is coming."
1980
John CarpenterJohn Carpenter, Debra Hill
89
DVD
****
228.
THE FOG
"(w/commentary by John Carpenter & Debra Hill)"
1980
John CarpenterJohn Carpenter, Debra Hill
89
DVD
****
229.
OPEN HOUSE
"People are just dying to get in!"
1987
Jag MundhraDavid Mickey Evans
95
YouTube
**
230.
PHANTASM
"This ball wants to play with you...for keeps!"
1979
Don Coscarelli Don Coscarelli
88
DVD
***
231.
PHANTASM II
"After ten years... the ball is back!"
1988
Don Coscarelli Don Coscarelli
97
DVD
***
232.
IT FOLLOWS
"It doesn’t think. It doesn’t feel. It doesn’t give up."
2014
David Robert Mitchell David Robert Mitchell
100
Blu ray
*****
233.
SINISTER 2
"Beware, Children at Play"
2015
Ciarán FoyScott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
97
Blu ray
***
DAY TWENTY NINE: H M
10/30
234.
WITCHTRAP
"This time, it’s not a game."
1989
Kevin TenneyKevin Tenney
92
YouTube
**
235.
THE DEMON MURDER TRIAL
1983
William HaleWilliam Kelley
97
YouTube
**
247c.
LE MANOIR DU DIABLE (The House of the Devil)
1896
Georges MélièsGeorges Méliès
3
YouTube
**
247d.
LES TRÉSORS DE SATAN (Mephistopheles’ School Of Magic)
1902
Georges MélièsGeorges Méliès
3
YouTube
**
236.
RAPSODIA SATANICA (Satan’s Rhapsody)
1917
Nino OxiliaAlberto Fassini
55
YouTube
**
237.
DANTE'S INFERNO
1924
Henry OttoCyrus Wood, Edmund Goulding, Dante Alighieri
60
YouTube
**
247e.
THE CAPTURED BIRD
2012
Jovanka VuckovicJovanka Vuckovic
10
YouTube
***
247f.
BREATHE
2013
Toby MeakinsSimon Allen, Toby Meakins
5
YouTube
***
247g.
CYNTHIA
2014
Christopher Wells
11
YouTube
**
247h.
A. FRIEND
"He's your only true follower."
2015
Erwann Kerroc'h, Amaury DequéErwann Kerroc'h
4
YouTube
**
247i.
VICIOUS
"She never left."
2015
Oliver ParkOliver Park
12
YouTube
****
238.
THE INITIATION OF SARAH
1978
Robert DayDon Ingalls, Carol Saraceno, Kenette Gfeller, Tom Holland
96
YouTube
***
239.
THE DEATH WHEELERS
"Ride with the Living Dead!"
1973
Don SharpJulian Zimet
85
YouTube
*
240.
THE DEVIL’S CANDY
"He Will Slither into your Soul."
2015
Sean ByrneSean Byrne
79
Netflix Streaming
***
241.
BLAIR WITCH
"There's something evil hiding in the woods."
2016
Adam WingardSimon Barrett
89
Netflix Blu ray
*
242.
ANNABELLE: CREATION
"You don't know the real story."
2017
David F. SandbergGary Dauberman
109
Blu ray
****
243.
INCARNATE
"Faith has failed us."
2016
Brad PeytonRonnie Christensen
91
Cinemax HD
**
DAY THIRTY: 13H 47M
10/31
244.
THE HOLLOW
2015
Sheldon WilsonRick Suvalle, Sheldon Wilson
85
SYFY HD
***
245.
THE NIGHT BEFORE HALLOWEEN
"The trick is to stay alive."
2016
Sheldon WilsonSheldon Wilson
90
YouTube
***
246.
TRICK OR TREAT
"What are you afraid of? It's only rock and roll..."
1986
Charles Martin SmithRhet Topham, Michael S. Murphey, Joel Soisson
98
YouTube
***
247j.
HORROR FRIENDS
"Horror just ain’t what it used to be."
2004
Jordan CrowderJordan Crowder
9
YouTube
**
247k.
DON’T DO IT!
2016
Adam GreenAdam Green
6
YouTube
***
247l.
SKYPEMARE
"Log in. Dial a friend. Die."
2013
John FitzpatrickJohn Fitzpatrick
8
YouTube
***
248.
31
"Death is the only escape."
2016
Rob Zombie Rob Zombie
102
Amazon Video
249.
MICHAEL JACKSON 'S HALLOWEEN
"Death is the only escape."
2017
Mark A.Z. Dippé, Kyung Ho LeeScott Clevenger, Mark A.Z. Dippé, Tim Hill, Dave Johnson
42
CBS HD
**
250.
HALLOWEEN
"If you don't follow the rules tonight, you won't live to see tomorrow."
1978
John Carpenter John Carpenter , Debra Hill
91
Blu ray
****
251.
TRICK 'R TREAT
"We don’t want to give anybody sleepless nights."
2007
Michael DoughertyMichael Dougherty
82
Blu ray
*****
252.
GHOSTWATCH
"We don’t want to give anybody sleepless nights."
1992
Lesley ManningStephen Volk
91
Amazon Video
***
253.
HELL HOUSE LLC
"New York’s scariest haunted house tour."
2015
Stephen CognettiStephen Cognetti
93
Amazon Video
***
DAY THIRTY ONE: 13H 17M
11/01
254.
ARACHNOPHOBIA
"Eight legs, two fangs and an attitude."
1990
Frank MarshallDon Jakoby, Al Williams, Wesley Strick
103
Discovery Family HD
***
BONUS HOURS: 1H 43M
CHECKLIST - completed 10/31:
Spoiler:
Select 10 actors:
-x- Kevin Bacon - The Demon Murder Case
-x- Tobin Bell - Finders Keepers
-x- Michael Biehn - Among Friends
-x- Doug Bradley - Hellbound: Hellraiser II
-x- Veronica Cartwright - Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh
-x- Peter Cushing - The Beast Must Die
-x- Jocelin Donahue - Dead Awake
-x- Brad Dourif - Child's Play 2
-x- Ethan Embry - The Devil's Candy
-x- Boris Karloff - Black Sabbath
-x- Brea Grant - Beyond the Gates
-x- Kane Hodder - Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
-x- Elizabeth Kaitan - Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
-x- Bela Lugosi - White Zombie
-x- Christopher Lee - The Mummy
-x- Rose McGowan - Phantoms
-x- R.A. Mihailoff - Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
-x- Dina Myer - The Evil Within
-x- Meg Tilly - Antibirth
-x- Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Black Christmas

Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors
-x- Don Calfa - The Return of the Living Dead
-x- John Vulich - Two Evil Eyes
-x- Ted V. Mikels - Dead Country
-x- John Zacherle - Frankenhooker
-x- William Peter Blatty - The Ninth Configuration
-x- Carrie Fisher - Suffering Man's Charity
-x- Miguel Ferrer - The Night Flier
-x- John Hurt - The Ghoul
-x- Bill Paxton - Near Dark
-x- Robert Day - The Initiation of Sarah
-x- Alessandro Alessandroni - The Killer Nun
-x- Michael Parks - Planet Terror
-x- Adam West - One Dark Night
-x- George A. Romero - Night of the Living Dead (1968)
-x- John Heard - Would You Rather
-x- Sam Shepard - The Return
-x- Robert Hardy - The Death Wheelers
-x- Haruo Nakajima - Godzilla: King of the Monsters
-x- Sonny Landham - Poltergeist
-x- Jay Thomas - C.H.U.D.
-x- Tobe Hooper - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
-x- Martin Landau - Alone in the Dark
-x- Harry Dean Stanton - Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
-x- Bernie Casey - Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde

Select 2 film composers:
-x- Antón García Abril - The Return of the Evil Dead
-x- John Carpenter - The Fog
-x- Daniel Licht - Bad Moon
-x- Harry Manfredini - Friday the 13th Part 2

Select 5 directors:
-x- Dario Argento - Suspiria
-x- Don Coscarelli - Phantasm
-x- David DeCoteau - Witchouse
-x- Mike Flanagan - Gerald’s Game
-x- Tom Holland - Child’s Play
-x- Mary Lambert - The Attic
-x- Jean Rollin - The Living Dead Girl
-x- Steve Miner - Friday the 13th Part III
-x- James Wan - The Conjuring 2
-x- Adam Wingard - Blair Witch

Select 2 makeup effects artists:
-x- Patrick Baxter - The Void
-x- Jason Collins - The Pact
-x- Mark Shostrom - Phantasm II
-x- Bud Westmore - Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Select 2 producers:
-x- Bradley Fuller - Ouija: Origin of Evil
-x- Dino De Laurentiis - Cat’s Eye
-x- Roy Lee -The Strangers
-x- Lloyd Kaufman - The Toxic Avenger

Select 2 writers:
-x- Jaume Balagueró - Fragile
-x- Robert Bloch - Strait-Jacket
-x- Jack Ketchum - Offspring
-x- H.P. Lovecraft - The Curse

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
-x- *3-D Film - Monster House
-x- Agoraphobia - Shrew's Nest
-x- Anthology Film - Volumes of Blood
-x- Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List - Inferno
-x- Appears on Video Nasties List - Don't Look in the Basement
-x- Based on a True Story - The Haunting of Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_based_on_horror_novels - Rosemary’s Baby
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cannibal_films - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
-x- Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe - Extraordinary Tales
-x- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax - Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Beast of Hollow Mountain
-x- Classic Universal Monsters Movie - Dracula
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_comedy_horror_films - Fido
-x- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film - Cronos
-x- Death by: Fire - Friday the 13th (2009)
-x- Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome - Hobgoblins
-x- Documentary - Cropsey
-x- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space - Alien: Covenant / Hellraiser: Bloodline
-x- Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen - Spontaneous Combustion
-x- Film From TCM's October Schedule - Cat People
-x- From a Basis Gogos Painting - The Mummy
-x- Found Footage - The Last Broadcast
-x- Frankenstein - Frankenstein’s Daughter
-x- Ghost / Haunting - The Other Side of the Door
-x- Giallo - The Scorpion with Two Tails
-x- K-Horror - Train to Busan
-x- Killer / Evil Animal - Exists
-x- Killer / Evil Child - The Ring
-x- Killer / Evil Doll - Child’s Play 3
-x- Made-for-TV Movie - The Hollow
-x- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla - The Monster
-x- Mummy - Bubba Ho-Tep
-x- Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror - The Lure / Trick or Treat
-x- Nation of Origin: China - Seeding of a Ghost
-x- Nazi - Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
-x- Psychological - Pin
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Rape_and_revenge_films - Rise: Blood Hunter
-x- Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac - Amer
-x- Takes Place on a Holiday - Home for the Holidays
-x- Takes Place on or Under the Sea - 47 Meters Down
-x- Three Installments in a Franchise - Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter; Friday the 13th: A New Beginning; Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI
-x- Vampire - Embrace of the Vampire
-x- Werewolf - Werewolf: The Beast Among Us
-x- Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious - Alucarda
-x- With Commentary - The Funhouse
-x- With Two or More Horror Legends - The Black Cat
-x- Zombie - Dead Snow

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":
-x- Joe Bob Briggs - MonsterVision: Friday the 13th Marathon
-x- John Carpenter - The Fog
-x- Larry Cohen - It’s Alive
-x- Joe Dante - The Howling
-x- Tim Lucas - Black Sabbath
-x- Guillermo del Toro - Crimson Peak
-x- David del Valle - House on Haunted Hill

Watch films in at least three formats:
-x- First format, Streaming - Djinn
-x- Second format, Blu Ray - Frankenweenie
-x- Third format, Cable - Candyman

Watch films in at least three languages:
-x- First language, Turkish - Bodom
-x- Second language, Finnish - Lake Bodom
-x- Third language, Spanish - The House at the End of Time

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
-x- Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) - We Are Still Here
-x- Features music by Richard Band - The Resurrected
-x- Was made in the 1950s - The Werewolf
-x- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand - And Now the Screaming Starts!
-x- Was written by Jimmy Sangster - Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?
-x- Features a solar eclipse - The Awakening
-x- Has the words "It" in the title - It’s Alive 2: It Lives Again
-n/a- Was directed by David Cronenberg - I’ve seen them all!
-x- Stars Michelle Bauer - Demonwarp
-x- Takes place at a cemetery - Cry Baby Lane
-x- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role - The Mangler

Select 8 decades of film history:
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1890s_horror_films - The House Of the Devil
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1900s_horror_films - Les Trésors de satan
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1910s_horror_films - Satan’s Rhapsody
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1920s_horror_films - Dante’s Inferno
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1930s_horror_films - The Monster Walks
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1940s_horror_films - The Lodger
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1950s_horror_films - The Screaming Skull
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1960s_horror_films - Mad Monster Party?
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1970s_horror_films - Tombs of the Blind Dead
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1980s_horror_films - Day of the Dead
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1990s_horror_films - Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2000s_horror_films - Black Cadillac
-x- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2010s_horror_films - Don't Breathe

Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
-x- 1942 (75th) - The Undying Monster
-x- 1967 (50th) - Yongary, Monster from the Deep
-x- 1992 (25th) – Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Select 1 from the following anniversaries:
-x- 100th Birthday of Santos - Santo vs. the Vampire Women
-x- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards - The Conjuring
-x- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer - I Know What You Did Last Summer
-x- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel - Abominable

Select 4 ratings:
-x- G - The Legend of Boggy Creek
-x- PG - Tourist Trap
-x- PG-13 - Lights Out
-x- R - The Belko Experiment
-x- NC-17 - Jason X
-x- X - Friday the 13th (1980)
-x- Unrated - Willow Creek
-x- M - Psycho
-x- GP - Equinox

Attend a live event (convention, play, haunted house, ghost tour, etc.):
--- (insert event). OPTIONAL

Venture Into the Literary World:
--- Read a Horror Novel or Novella (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Magazine (insert title). OPTIONAL

Personal Checklist:
-x- Animated - King of Thorn
-x- Based on Comic Book/GN - 30 Days of Night
-x- TV Miniseries - It
-x- TV Season - Stranger Things: Season 2
THEME NIGHTS - completed 10/31:
Spoiler:
-x- 09/30: Avant-garde, Niche, & Surreal Minus the Slick & Polished Mainstream Appeal - The Criterion Collection Crossover - Cronos; Equinox; Rosemary’s Baby
-x- 10/01: Farewell Texas Gentleman Who Took the Chainsaw That Extra Mile, You Directed Poltergeist; We Know Your Style! - R.I.P. Tobe Hooper - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2; Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III; The Funhouse; The Funhouse (commentary); Poltergeist; Spontaneous Combustion; The Mangler; Djinn
-x- 10/02: Radioactive Materials Produced from Industrial Waste, These Slimy Carcinogenic Poisons Will Give You Superpowers to Fly to Outer Space! - Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste Horror - C.H.U.D.; The Living Dead Girl; The Return of the Living Dead; The Toxic Avenger; The Black Room
-x- 10/03: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers/ Giallos / Serial Killers - Amer; The Lodger; The Scorpion with Two Tails; Strait-Jacket; Black Cadillac; Child's Play; Bodom; Lake Bodom; Don’t Breathe; The Strangers
-x- 10/04: Produced Carefully One Frame At a Time, These Two-Dimensional Abominations Are Nightmare-Fueled Versions of Modern Day Pantomime. - Animated Horror - King of Thorn; Monster House; Mad Monster Party?; Night of the Living Dead: Reanimated; Frankenweenie; The Dark Stranger; Night of the Living Dead: Darkest Dawn
-x- 10/05: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon - Werewolf: The Beast Among Us; The Beast Must Die; Bad Moon; The Werewolf; The Howling (commentary); Santo vs. the Vampire Women; Cat People; Friday the 13th (1980); The Undying Monster
-x- 10/06: Enchanted Forests, Men with Hooks for Hands, A Ghostly Woman Residing in the Mirror ...It All Goes Hand In Hand. - Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror - Candyman; Candyman: Farewell To The Flesh; The Last Broadcast; Whoever Slew Auntie Roo?; Demonwarp; Abominable; The Legend of Boggy Creek; Willow Creek; Exists; The Tall Man
-x- 10/07: Mindfuckery of Lynchian Dream Logic Style with Hallucinogenic Head Trips that Beguile - Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Hallucinations & Drug Trips - Suspiria; Inferno; Don’t Look in the Basement; The Killer Nun; The Return; The Void; Dead Awake; Gerald's Game
-x- 10/08: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! Walking Corpses that are Undead! Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies - Train to Busan; Fido; Dead Country; White Zombie; Dead Snow;Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead; Night of the Living Dead; Dawn of the Dead; Planet Terror
-x- 10/09: From Scream Queens to the Final Girl, These Deadly Women Will Make Your Nightmares Unfurl! - Day of the Woman: Female Directed Horror Films - Honeymoon; Silent House; Cropsey; Near Dark; Raw; The Night Visitor;The Lure; Among Friends; The Bye Bye Man
-x- 10/10: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter 5 - 1967 (Gold) Vs. 1992 (Silver) : It Survived - Yongary, Monster from the Deep; Highway to Hell; Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me; Buffy the Vampire Slayer
-x- 10/11: Dusty Decaying Bones in Rat-Infested Paris Catacombs - Skull & Bones - Godzilla, King of the Monsters!; Hellraiser; Hellbound: Hellraiser II; Tombs of the Blind Dead; The Return of the Evil Dead; The Screaming Skull; The Haunting in Connecticut 2: Ghosts of Georgia; Alien: Covenant; The Ring
-x- 10/12: Some Poor Sap in the Museum's Egyptian Wing is Lying Dead ...Never Remove the Cursed Sarcophagus Amulet From the Mummy's Ancient Rotting Head. - Mummies - Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy; Bubba Ho-Tep; The Awakening; The Mummy (1932); The Mummy (1959)
-x- 10/13: It's That Annual Event At Camp Crystal Lake When Teens Get a Little Perverse ...Meanwhile Crazy Ralph Politely Reminds Everyone You're All Doomed; There's a Death Curse! - Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th: Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films - The Black Cat; I Know What You Did Last Summer; Rings; Friday the 13th Part 2; Friday the 13th Part III; Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter; Friday the 13th: A New Beginning; Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI; MonsterVision: Friday the 13th Marathon; Psych: Season 3: Tuesday the 17th; Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
-x- 10/14: Intestinal Annihilation with a Little Arterial Spray, Add Some Gory Depravity & Blood Spatter... It's All In a Day! - Splatter / Gore - Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan; Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday; Alone in the Dark; Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth; Hellraiser: Bloodline; Frankenhooker; Offspring; One Dark Night; The Resurrected
-x- 10/15: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies - Tales of Halloween; Extraordinary Tales; Black Sabbath; Cat’s Eye; XX; Volumes of Blood; Two Evil Eyes
-x- 10/16: Print Media is Slowly Decaying. Two of the Big Dogs Unfortunately Won't Be Staying. - R.I.P. Fangoria / Video Watchdog - The Ring Two; Martyrs; Jason X; Freddy vs. Jason
-x- 10/17: Friends, Frenemies or Just a Figment of the Imagination;
That's a Friendship Crapshoot Gambling with Your Eradication! - Friends 'till the End: The Good, The Bad & The Imaginary - Friday the 13th (2009); Lights Out; Pin; Child’s Play 2; Child’s Play 3; Bride of Chucky; Seed of Chucky; Curse of Chucky; Cult of Chucky
-x- 10/18: Expectant Mothers Carrying the Antichrist; Their Freakishly Mutated Offspring Presumably Won't Play Nice! - Pregnancy Horror - And Now The Screaming Starts!; Antibirth; Shelley; Seeding of a Ghost; It’s Alive; It’s Alive 2: It Lives Again; It’s Alive III: Island of the Alive
-x- 10/19: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet/Soft / Seances - The Other Side of the Door; Finders Keepers; The Pact; Crimson Peak; The Ninth Configuration; Under the Shadow; The Conjuring; Ouija: Origin of Evil; We Are Still Here; The Blair Witch Project
-x- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires - The Night Flier; Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde; Ganja & Hess; Rise: Blood Hunter; Embrace of the Vampire; Dracula; 30 Days of Night; Let Me In
-x- 10/21: R.I.P. VCR: You're Officially Belated, But Your Kick-Ass VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980s Video Companies Spotlight: Media Home Entertainment / Video Stores - The Ghoul; Frankenstein’s Daughter; The Curse; Blood Beach; Day of the Dead; Tourist Trap; Beyond the Gates; The Haunting of Julia
-x- 10/22: Manufactured Tulpas from Unearthly Dimensions Or Maybe Evil Twin Siblings Just Hanging At Local Horror Conventions? - Evil Twins & Doppelgangers - Cry Baby Lane; Doppelgänger; The Evil Within; +1; The Attic; Twins of Evil; A Haunting at Silver Falls; The Broken
-x- 10/23: Tonight's Forecast Calls for a 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... - Home for the Holidays; The Monster Walks; Black Christmas; Annabelle; The Conjuring 2; Dolls; Psycho; The Monster; Knock Knock
-x- 10/24: Now Boarding: Your Ticket to Sun-Drenched Terror! - Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons - 47 Meters Down; The Belko Experiment; Alucarda; Fragile; Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark; The House at the End of Time; Shrew’s Nest; Atrocious; Mamá
-x- 10/25: The Shittiest, Cheapest Movies Mankind Ever Sprung; Some So Bad, They're Good ...Others are Killer Tongue! - IMDB Lowest Rated Horror - Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2; Hobgoblins; Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return: The Beast of Hollow Mountain; Rings; The Pact II
-x- 10/26: Goodbye Godfather of the Modern Living Dead & Social Commentary Guru of What Needed to Be Said. - R.I.P. George A. Romero - Land of the Dead; Diary of the Dead; Survival of the Dead; Night of the Living Dead (1990); Dawn of the Dead (2004); Birth of the Living Dead; The Crazies
-x- 10/27: Hello Friends, Welcome to the 100th Anniversary of Antonio Bay! We're Murderous Ghost Mariners from A Leper Colony ...Yeah, We Can't Stay! - Small Town Horrors - Messiah of Evil; Phantoms; Stranger Things: Season 2; It (1990)
-x- 10/28: Binge-Watch Parties From Beyond the Grave & Benighted. Beware! There's a Catch; Pray You're Not Invited! - Mass Marathon of the Damned 8: Horror Parties - The Prowler; The Initiation; House on Haunted Hill; Witchouse; Suffering Man’s Charity; The Gate; Would You Rather; Get Out
-x- 10/29: Electronically Produced Via Keyboard from the Bowels of Hell... This Retro Futuristic Music from Beyond Is the Proverbial Death Knell. - The Synth of Fear - Cathy’s Curse; Zombie Holocaust; The Fog; Open House; Phantasm; Phantasm II; It Follows; Sinister 2
-x- 10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell - Witchtrap; The Demon Murder Case; Satan’s Rhapsody; Dante’s Inferno; The House of the Devil; Mephistopheles’ School of Magic; The Captured Bird; Breathe;
Cynthia; A. Friend; Vicious; The Initiation of Sarah; The Death Wheelers; The Devil’s Candy; Blair Witch; Annabelle: Creation; Incarnate
-x- 10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience a Decapitated Head! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror - The Hollow; The Night Before Halloween; Trick or Treat; Horror Friends; Don’t Do It!; Skypemare; 31; Michael Jackson’s Halloween; Halloween; Trick ‘r Treat; Ghostwatch; Hell House LLC
-x- 11/01: Comedy Plus Tragedy Equals Hilariously Horrific Death - Horror Comedies Crossover - Arachnophobia
31 FILM SUBSET:
Spoiler:
-x- 09/30: group vote - Chronos (1993)
-x- 10/01: Dick Laurent - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
-x- 10/02: shellebelle - C.H.U.D (1984)
-x- 10/03: ororama - Amer (2009)
-x- 10/04: clckworang - Mad Monster Party? (1967)
-x- 10/05: Darkgod - Bad Moon (1996)
-x- 10/06: hbsvb - Candyman (1992)
-x- 10/07: Gobear - The Void (2016)
-x- 10/08: arw6040 - Train to Busan (2016)
-x- 10/09: jacob_b - Raw (2016)
-x- 10/10: nezumi - Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Highway to Hell (1992)
-x- 10/11: rbrown498 - The Screaming Skull (1958)
-x- 10/12: Trevor - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
-x- 10/13: tarfrimmer - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
-x- 10/14: Chad - One Dark Night (1982)
-x- 10/15: Mondo Kane - Tales of Halloween (2015)
-x- 10/16: Bladz - Martyrs (2008)
-x- 10/17: mallratcal - Pin (1988)
-x- 10/18: numbercrunch - Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui] (1983)
-x- 10/19: pacaway - Under the Shadow (2016)
-x- 10/20: Shack - Ganja & Hess (1973)
-x- 10/21: The Man with the Golden Doujinshi - Day of the Dead (1985)
-x- 10/22: Undeadcow - +1 (2013)
-x- 10/23: TheBigDave - Dolls (1987)
-x- 10/24: alyxstarr - Alucarda (1977)
-x- 10/25: WillieMLF - Hobgoblins (1988)
-x- 10/26: PCBreakdown - The Crazies (1973)
-x- 10/27: DaveyJoe - Messiah of Evil (1973)
-x- 10/28: SethDLH - The Initiation (1984)
-x- 10/29: Darth Maher - The Fog (1980)
-x- 10/30: SterlingBen - Witchtrap (1989)
-x- 10/31: cwileyy - Ghostwatch (1992)
-x- 11/01: group vote - Arachnophobia (1990)
--- xx/xx: wildcard - any horror theatrical showing (2017)
STATS:
2007 COUNT: 76
2008 COUNT: 122
2009 COUNT: 126
2010 COUNT: 161
2011 COUNT: 162
2012 COUNT: 181
2013 COUNT: 197
2014 COUNT: 202
2015 COUNT: 230
2016 COUNT: 247


2017 COUNT: 254
2017 TIME: 388H 22M

*****11th Year Participating


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Summary:
Spoiler:
Goals Met:
-- Checklist completed w/o duplicates
-- All 31 subset films viewed on their chosen day.
-- All films met daily theme each day.
-- Exceeded last year's challenge by 7(and 4H 43M)
Favorite First-Times:
5. Lake Bodom
4. The House at the End of Time
3. Annabelle: Creation
2. Get Out
1. Train to Busan
Watched:
238 Films (12 from unwatched BD/DVDs)
010 TV Episodes
001 TV Miniseries
014 Short Films
146 First Time Viewings
007 Films with Commentary
Counts by Format:
58 Amazon Video
52 DVDs
46 YouTube
45 BDs
34 TV
20 Netflix Instant
02 Hulu
01 Vimeo
Counts by Language:
222 English
006 Spanish
004 French
004 Silent
002 Italian
001 Finnish
001 Norwegian
001 Korean
001 Mandarin
001 Polish
001 Persian
001 Hungarian
Counts by Decade:
2010: 83
2000: 41
1990: 29
1980: 47
1970: 31
1960: 08
1950: 07
1940: 03
1930: 05
1920: 01
1910: 01
1900: 01
1890: 01
LIST FINALIZED - 11/08/17

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The Past...
2006 - 170
2007 - 168
2009 - 198
2010 - 102
2011 - 163
2012 - 139
2013 - 158
2014 - 100
2015 - 96
2016 - 38
Thanks to CHAD for the table inspiration


September 30
1. The Void
2. The Devil's Candy

October 3rd
3. The Axe Murders of Villisca

October 4th
4. C.H.U.D.
5. Saw
6. Intruder (2016)
7. Mr. Jones

October 9th
8. Ghost Town
9. The Curse

October 10th
10. Curse II: The Bite

October 11th
11. You're Next
12. Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers

October 12th
13. The Gallows
14. Blair Witch
15. Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch
16. Jackals

October 14th
17. Bound to Vengeance

October 15th
18. Cooties
19. Dead Shadows

October 16th
20. Saw II
21. Shut In

October 17th
22. House on Willow Street

October 18th
23. Bad Moon
24. Bite

October 23rd
24.5 Blood Drive S1 E9 "The Chopsocky Special"
25. Blood Drive S1 E10 "Scar Tissue"
25.5 Blood Drive S1 E11 "Rise of the Primo"
26. Blood Drive S1 E12 "Faces of Blood Drive"
26.5 Blood Drive S1 E13 "Finish Line"
27. Walking Dead S8 E1 "Mercy"
27.5 American Horror Story: Cult E1 "Election Night"
28. American Horror Story: Cult E2 "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark"

October 24th
29. The Babysitter (2017)
29.5 American Horror Story: Cult E3 "Neighbors From Hell"
30. American Horror Story: Cult E4 "11/9"
31. Saw III
32. Saw IV
33. Saw V
33.5 American Horror Story: Cult E5 "Holes"

October 25th
34. American Horror Story: Cult E6 "Mid-Western Assassin"
34.5 American Horror Story: Cult E7 "Valerie Solanas Died for Your Sins: Scumbag"
35. American Horror Story: Cult E8 "Winter of Our Discontent"
35.5 Fear the Walking Dead S3 E6 "Red Dirt"
36. Fear the Walking Dead S3 E7 "The Unveiling"
36.5 Fear the Walking Dead S3 E8 "Children of Wrath"

October 27th
37.5 Saw VI
38.5 Saw: The Final Chapter
39.5 The Quiet Ones
40.5 Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland

October 28th
41. Fear the Walking Dead S3 E9 "Minotaur"
41.5 Fear the Walking Dead S3 E10 "The Diviner"
42.5 Happy Death Day
43.5 Wish Upon

October 30th
44.5 Jigsaw
45. Fear the Walking Dead S3 E11 "La Serpiente"

October 31st
46. Fear the Walking Dead S3 E12 "Brother's Keeper" (WILDCARD #1)
47. Fear the Walking Dead S3 E13 "This Land Is Your Land" (WILDCARD #2)
48. Fear the Walking Dead S3 E14 "El Matadero" (WILDCARD #3)


LIST COMPLETE

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No goal, watchlist or checklist-following this year.

- All first time viewings, unless indicated by a *.
- I'm on iCM: http://www.icheckmovies.com/profile/mightysparks/
- TSZDT: https://theyshootzombies.com/

2010: 28
2011: 176
2012: 306
2013: 182
2014: 158
2015: 144
2016: 43 (dropped out)

September 30
# The Birch (2013) 5/10
Review/comments: Basic in story and execution. Build-up was slow and pay-off was pointless. Not scary or interesting. 4 mins
# Le diable noir (1905) 7/10
Review/comments: 'Horror' is pushing it, but I found it just plain enjoyable. It was fun and the effects were pretty great. 4 mins
# Zombinladen: The Axis of Evil Dead (2011) 7/10
Review/comments: This was stupidly funny. The first minute or so I found really funny, and after that it was ok. The political and Osama references weren't funny at all. 4 mins
# The Event (2012) 7/10
Review/comments: Really liked the animation and the bleak and depressing feeling. The dialogue was a bit lame sometimes and I felt the story needed a little more clarity. 4 mins
# The Haunted Hotel (1907) 5/10
Review/comments: Strange watching this and Melies' film from the same year so close together, because this seemed so plain and dull in comparison. 5 mins
# Thunder (1982) 6/10
Review/comments: The point of it completely eluded me, but it was still oddly entertaining at times. Reading an analysis of it made it seem even more pointless. 5 mins

October 1
1. Mr. Jones (2013) 5/10
Review/comments: Took itself too seriously and had too many plot holes and dumb character behaviour. It didn't seem to know what kind of film it was and broke too many found footage rules that made it lose credibility and immersion.

October 4
2. Chinjeolhan geumjassi (2005) 5/10
Review/comments: Messy plot, messy characters, messy film.

October 5
3. Grave (2016) 8/10
Review/comments: Amazing performances and character development. Cinematography and sound design very impressive too.
4. Don't Kill It (2016) 6/10
Review/comments: Ok fun, but humour often falls flat and is only saved by some funny lines and fun killing scenes.

October 6
5. February (2015) 5/10
Review/comments: Great performance by the lead, but the story was convoluted and messy, making it seem pointless.
6. The Invisible Ray (1936) 4/10
Review/comments: Didn't understand what the title had to do with anything in the film. The story was pretty dumb and it pretty much played like a typical 30s horror/sci-fi film.

October 7
7. It (2017) 6/10
Review/comments: Great child actors and drama stuff, but Pennywise was awful and none of the horror scenes were scary because he just seemed like a retarded clown.

October 9
8. Freaks of Nature (2015) 6/10
Review/comments: This was a really hit and miss horror comedy. Some of it was quite funny, but some stuff was painful ('brains' ugh).

October 10
9. Grace (2014) 4/10
Review/comments: Interesting style choice, but the character wasn't.

October 13
10. A Cure for Wellness (2016) 6/10
Review/comments: Looked good and Dane DeHaan is good, but the story was told in the most awful and stupid way. The major twist was something I thought was a minor plot point but it turned out we weren't supposed to know yet :/

October 17
11. Right at Your Door (2006) 6/10
Review/comments: Great until the wife turns up. The neighbour guy was pretty bad too. I liked that it stayed away from the real action and just inside. The wife was completely crazy and strange and the film really struggled in the middle. The ending was ok but it was too late.

October 21
12. Apocalyptic (2014) 4/10
Review/comments: Seemed to take itself too seriously and the production value wasn't really there which was too distracting. The characters were stupid and the cult and the prophecy were never really interesting. Has been done better before.

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Usual Personal Goal:
Beat my previous OHMC "High Score" (2007: 29).
Watch at least ONE Halloween or horror related movie/show/etc per day
in October.
Watch more movies that I've never seen before.
Be more involved enough in the discussion of movies/lists.

☼ = First Time Viewings

This is my 12th Horror Challenge.

Past Results:
2006: 23
2007: 29
2008: 13
2009: 26
2010: 17
2011: 14
2012: 28
2013: 9.75
2014: 22.75
2015: 20.75
2016: 22.5



October 1, 2017
1. [1 pt] Fright Night (1985, Blu-ray)
2. [1 pt] Cat's Eye (1985, Blu-ray)
I swapped out the pre-lit white bulbs with orange bulbs on my "Halloween" tree as I watched these.

October 2, 2017
3. [1 pt] Halloweentown (1998, DVD)
By request from my daughter... who went to bed halfway through the movie
4. [.25 pt] Tales From the Crypt (S1|E6): "Collection Completed"☼ (1989, DVD)
5. [.25 pt] Tales From the Darkside (S1|E3): "I'll Give You A Million"☼ (1984, DVD)
More "Halloween" tree bulb swapping. My thumb really hurts.

October 3, 2017
6. [1 pt] One Dark Night☼ (1982, Amazon Prime)
7. [.25 pt] The Simpsons (S2|E3): "Treehouse of Horror" (1990, On iPad ripped from DVD)
8. [.25 pt] The Simpsons (S3|E7): "Treehouse of Horror II" (1991, On iPad ripped from DVD)
9. [.25 pt] The Simpsons (S4|E5): "Treehouse of Horror III" (1992, On iPad ripped from DVD)
Watched these all on a plane on the way to San Diego for work..

My gate as I arrived in San Diego

October 16, 2017
10. [1 pt] Return of the Living Dead III (1993, Blu-ray)
Turned on A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 The Dream Master (1988, Cable) about halfway in.

October 17, 2017
Shooting interviews and footage at Haunt 31, a home/yard haunt for Community Connection, a local show on Comcast CN100.

October 13, 2017
11. [1 pt] Friday the 13th Part 3 (1982, Blu-ray)
12. [1 pt] Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984, Blu-ray)

October 14, 2017
13. [1 pt] Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994, Blu-ray)
14. [1 pt] Child's Play 2 (1990, Blu-ray)
I had hoped to do a Child's Play marathon ending with "Cult of Chucky," but it wasn't meant to be this season.

October 16, 2017
Stated watching Saw (2004, DVD). First death/trap in, daughter decides she can't handle anymore. We turn it off.

October 21, 2017
15. [1 pt] Midnight Syndicate LIVE (2017, Jack Aldrich Theatre, Cedar Point Halloweekends)
Midnight Syndicate returns to Cedar Point Halloweekends! As I said 3 years ago, it's not just two guys standing there playing their keyboards. There is an actual story line that accompanies their performance which includes video screens, live actors, a female vocalist, and an awesome set.

My kids and me in front of the set.

October 23, 2017
16. [.5 pt] The Walking Dead (S8|E1): "Mercy"☼ (2017, DVR: AMCHD)
17. [1 pt] Talking Dead (S8|E1): "Mercy"☼ (2017, DVR: AMCHD)

October 25, 2017
18. [.25 pt] The Goldbergs (S5|E5): "Jackie Likes Star Trek"☼ (2017, DVR: ABCHD)
19. [1 pt] The Video Dead☼ (1987, Blu-ray)
Wow! How did this get a (semi) wide release?

October 26, 2017
20. [1 pt] Hellraiser (1987, Blu-ray)
I had hoped to do a Hellraiser marathon, but it wasn't meant to be this season.

October 27, 2016
21. [0 pt] Our Redeemers Methodist Church Not-So-Scary-Haunted House (2017, Chicago Suburbs)
I played several characters in a haunted house throughout my high school and college years. Now it was my chance to actually put one together. No big frills or anything. For a budget of $0 and only a handful of helpers, I think it went pretty well. This was my second year running it.

Once again, I was too busy running it to take any pictures... except this one, taken just seconds before the lights came back on at the end of the night.

October 28, 2017
22. [1 pt] Tales of Halloween (2015, Blu-ray)

October 29, 2017
23. [1 pt] The Haunting (1963, Blu-ray)
24. [1 pt] Monsters Inc. (2001, FreeForm)
Yeah, I know it's a stretch but it has monsters, a little suspense, and well... it was on.
25. [1 pt] Red State☼ (2011, Starz On Demand)

October 30, 2017
26. [.25 pt] The Middle (S9|E4): "Halloween VIII: Orson Murder Mystery"☼ (2017, DVR: ABCHD)
27. [.25 pt] Fresh Off The Boat (S4|E4): "It's A Plastic Pumpkin, Louis Huang"☼ (2017, DVR: ABCHD)
28. [.25 pt] Modern Family (S9|E5): "It's The Great Pumpkin, Phil Dunphy"☼ (2017, DVR: ABCHD)
29. [.25 pt] Speechless (S2|E5): "N-I-- NIGHTMARE ON D-I-- DIMEO STREET"☼ (2017, DVR: ABCHD)
30. [0 pt] Yard Haunts! (2017, Chicago Suburbs)
The fam and I went driving around looking at yard haunts.
31. [1 pt] Zombieland (2009, Blu-ray)

October 31, 2017
32. [1 pt] WGN Morning News☼ (2017, WGNHD)
Watched on and off for about 4 hours so I entered it as a full entry. Count it as a WILD CARD if you wish.
33. [.5 pt] Rachael Ray (S12|E37): "Rachael's Halloween"☼ (2017, WGN)
Kind of got hooked after the news and didn't consider turning it off until 55 minutes in. LOL!
34. [1 pt] Halloween (1978, Blu-ray)
Stated watching Halloween II (1981, Blu-ray) but after about 30 minutes, fatigue just kicked in and I couldn't keep my eyes open.


So ends my Halloween viewing... with a half-assed attempt at Halloween II. I should have just ended strong with the original.





STATS:

Personal Goals Revisited:
Beat my previous OHMC "High Score" (2007: 29): NOPE
Watch at least ONE Halloween or horror related movie/show/etc per day in October: NOPE
Watch more movies that I've never seen before: NOPE
Be more involved enough in the discussion of movies/lists: NOPE. Actually, this was probably my worst year for discussion.
One goal that I had but forgot to post at the beginning of the challenge was to get through some of my "unwatched" pile. I had hoped to do some marathons to accomplish this (Hellraiser set, Phantasm set, Chucky set, etc) but I only got through about a movie in each set. Baby steps I guess.

Past Results:
2006: 23
2007: 29
2008: 13
2009: 26
2010: 17
2011: 14
2012: 28
2013: 9.75
2014: 22.75
2015: 20.75
2016: 22.5


2017 FINAL NUMBER: 23.5 which makes this my 4th best year.

FTV (movies only): 3

Decades Viewed (movies only):
1960s: 1
1970s: 1
1980s: 6
1990s: 4
2000s: 2
2010s: 2

Formats Viewed (movies only):
TV/DVR/OnDemand: 2
Amazon Prime: 1
DVD: 1
Blu-ray: 12
Live Event: 1
iPad (transferred from DVD): 3

Checklist Items Completed: n/a
Theme Nights Completed: n/a
Subset Films Viewed: n/a
(Actually, I didn't keep track at all this year)

Random Stats:
I was very tired this year.


This was my 12th challenge.




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2017 October Horror Challenge



Challenges done: 10

Goal - 100

First Time Viewing - *

FTV Total - 18

Sept 30

1. Godzilla: King Of The Monsters - DVD (Theme Movie)
2. Saw VI - Epix Drive In *
3. Open Water 2: Adrift - The Movie Channel *


Oct 1

4. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre - Amazon Prime (Theme Movie)
4.25 Paranormal State: Bedroom Eyes - El Rey Network
4.75 Ghost Brothers: Rose Hall - Destination America
5. Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Halloween - MTV2
6. The Purge: Election Year - HBO 2 *


Oct 2

6.5 Paranormal Witness: Beneath The Rock - Destination America
7.5 Caltiki, The Immortal Monster - YouTube * (Theme Movie)
8.5 The Man With Two Brains - HBO Comedy
8.75 Vampirina (2 cartoons) - The Disney Channel
9.25 Halloween Wars: Most Monstrous Scares - Food Network
9.5 100 Years Of Horror: Baron Frankenstein - Amazon Prime
9.75 100 Years Of Horror: Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde - Amazon Prime
10.75 The Amityville Horror (2005) - HBO 2
11.75 Horrors Of Spider Island - YouTube
12.75 The Giant Claw - YouTube *


Oct 3

13.75 Friday The 13th Part III - DVD (Theme Movie)
14.75 The Real Wolfman - DVD
15.25 Halloween Baking Championship: Stuffed With Surprises - Food Network On Demand


Oct 4

15.5 Hellsing: Club M - Hulu (Theme Viewing)
16.5 Island Of Lost Souls - TCM *
16.75 Hotel Transylvania: The Series (2 cartoons) - Disney Channel
17.25 Worst Bakers In America: Trick Or Treat? - Food Network
17.75 Haunted Collector: Sanitarium - Destination America


Oct 5

18.75 Godzilla vs The Sea Monster - DVD
19.75 The Wolf Man - DVD (Theme Movie)
20.25 Ghost Mine: The Lost Chamber - Destination America
20.75 Paranormal Witness: The Innocent - Destination America
21. Vampire Knight: Night Of Vampires - NWI


Oct 6

21.25 Beat Bobby Flay: Orange Is The New Beat - Food Network
21.75 Alaska Monsters: Central Alaska's Bigfoot - Destination America GO (Theme Viewing)
22.25 Ghost Adventures: Ogden Possession - Travel Channel On Demand
22.75 Blood Drive: The F-cking Cop - SyFy On Demand
23.25 The Haunted History Of Halloween - DVD
23.50 Stuck In The Middle: Stuck In A Merry Scary - Disney Channel


Oct 7

24.50 My Bloody Valentine - Encore * (Theme Movie)
25. The Truth Behind: The Devil's Bible - NWI
26. Gammera The Invincible - DVD
27. Hammer House Of Horror: Witching Time - Amazon Instant Video


Oct 8

27.50 Ghosts Of Shepherdstown: Now You're In The Sunken Place - Destination America
28. Ghosts Of Shepherdstown: These Weren't A Few Birds - Destination America
29. Texas Chainsaw - SyFy
30. Resident Evil - Google Play (Theme Movie)


Oct 9

30.5 Monsters And Mysteries In America: Appalachia - Google Play
30.75 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey's Treat - Disney Channel
31.75 The 50 Best Horror Movies You've Never Seen - VUDU
32. Todd McFarlane's Spawn: Burning Visions - HBO Now


Oct 10

32.50. Monsters And Mysteries In America: Pacific Northwest - Google Play
33. Monsterquest: America's Loch Ness - History Channel On Demand
33.50 Ghostly Encounters: Disturbed Graves - DVR
34. Paranormal Survivor: When Spirits Take Over - Destination America
34.50 The Walking Dead: Guts - NWI
35.50 Freaks Of Nature - Encore *


Oct 11

36.50 Isle Of The Dead - TCM *
37. A Haunting: Hell House - DVD
37.50 A Haunting: The Haunting Of Summerwind - DVD


Oct 12

38.50 Godzilla And Other Movie Monsters - DVD
39. Haunted Collector: Uncivil Spirit - Chiller
39.50 Alaska Monsters: The Saberwolf - Destination America GO
39.75 Witchblade: The Beginning - DVD
40. Witchblade: Bewilderment - DVD
40.25 Soul Eater: Resonance Of The Soul: Will Soul Eater Become A Deathscythe? - Hulu
40.50 Soul Eater: I Am The Star!: The Most Big Man Is Coming Here? - Hulu


Oct 13

40.75 Witchblade: Defiance - DVD
41. Witchblade: Movement - DVD
41.50 Mountain Monsters: Wolfman Of Wolfe County - DVR
42. Monsters And Mysteries In America: Tennessee Wildman - Destination America
42.50 Spookley The Square Pumpkin - Disney Channel
43. Halloween Baking Championship: Bewitching Treats - Food Network On Demand


Oct 14

44. Witchcraft - FXM *
44.50 Monsters And Mysteries In America: Ozarks - Google Play
45.50 Haunted Hay Ride - Live Event
45.50-47. Crystal Lake Memories - DVD


Oct 15

47.50 America's Scariest Halloween Attractions 3 - Travel Channel


Oct 16

47.75 Vampirina (2 cartoons) - Disney Channel
48.75 Siren - SyFy
49.25 Monsters And Mysteries In America: Badlands - Google Play
50.25 Resident Evil: Extinction - Google Play
50.75 A Haunting: Buried Secrets - Destination America


Oct 17

51.25 Alaska Monsters: The Otterman - Destination America GO


Oct 18

52.25 The Many Faces Of Dracula - Amazon Prime *
53.25 Frankenstein (1910) - YouTube (WC 1)
53.75 Josh Gates' Destination Truth: Monsters Of Indonesia And Iceland - DVR
54.25 Ghost Asylum: Coco Palms Resort - Destination America
54.50 Hotel Transylvania: The Series (2 cartoons) - Disney Channel
55. Halloween Crazy - Travel Channel On Demand
56. Joy Ride 3: Roadkill - SyFy *


Oct 19

56.50 The Strain: New Horizons - FX
57. Ghost Mine: Town-Wide Terror - Destination America
57.50 Halloween Wars: Infestation - Food Network On Demand
57.75 Hellsing: Sword Dancer - Amazon Instant Video


Oct 20

58.75 War Of The Monsters - DVD
59.25 Monsters And Mysteries In America: The Swamp - Google Play
60.25 Return Of The Giant Monsters - DVD
61.25 Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man - DVD
62.25 Resident Evil: Afterlife - Google Play


Oct 21

63.25 Creature From The Black Lagoon - DVD
64.25 Creature From The Black Lagoon (Audio Commentary) - DVD
65.25 Resident Evil: Retribution - Google Play *
65.75 Halloween Baking Championship: Sweet Screams - Food Network


Oct 22

66.25 Farmhouse Rules: Haunted Hudson - Food Network
66.75 KC Undercover: All Howl's Eve - Disney Now


Oct 23

67.75 Amityville: The Awakening - Google Play *
68.25 Monsters And Mysteries In America: Desert Wasteland - Google Play
69.25 Revenge Of The Creature - DVD
69.50 Jessie: The Runaway Bride Of Frankenstein - Disney Channel
69.75 Martha And Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party: Tricks And Treats - VH-1


Oct 24

70.75 The Creature Walks Among Us - DVD
71. T. I. And Tiny: The Family Hustle: Harris Haunted House - VH-1
71.25 Ultimate Halloween Haunted House - Teen Nick
71.75 Constantine: Non Est Asylum - Google Play


Oct 25

72.75 The Mothman Prophecies - SyFy *
73. Beat Bobby Flay: Howdy Halloween - Food Network


Oct 27

74. The Tomb - Encore Suspense *
74.50 A Haunting: Cursed - DVD
74.75 Scooby Doo! Mystery Incorporated: Scarebear - Boomerang
75.25 Finding Bigfoot: Bigfoot Crossing In Georgia - Animal Planet GO
76.25 House Of Frankenstein - DVD
77.25 Spawn - Google Play


Oct 28

77.75 Book TV: Colin Dickley - Ghostland - C-SPAN 2
78.25 The Exorcist: Satan Inside - Reelz


Oct 29

79.25 Night Of The Living Dead (1968) - Local Channel
79.50 100 Years Of Horror: Werewolves - Amazon Prime
80. Behind The Screams: Witches Among Us - Reelz
81. Alien - DVD


Oct 30

82. Halloween: The Inside Story - FYI
82.25 Kirby Buckets: The School Spirit - Disney XD


Halloween

82.50 Hellsing: Innocent As A Human - Amazon Instant Video
83. Finding Bigfoot: Swamp Ape - Animal Planet GO
84. The Giant Gila Monster - Pluto TV
84.50 Finding Bigfoot: Caught On Tape - Animal Planet GO
85.50 The Ghost And The Darkness - Epix Hits
86. Ash vs Evil Dead: El Jefe - Starz
86.25 Night Court: Safe - Laff


Nov 1

86.50 The Real Ghostbusters: Ghosts R Us - NWI


List Complete

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2017 October Horror Challenge



*First time viewing

September 30
1. Motel Hell - Blu-Ray

October 1
2. Intruder* - Blu-Ray
3. Phenomena* - ITunes
4. Nightmare City* - ITunes
5. The Last Man on Earth - Blu-Ray

October 2
6. Resident Evil - Blu-Ray
7. Resident Evil: Apocalypse - Blu-Ray
8. Resident Evil: Extinction - Blu-Ray
9. Resident Evil: Afterlife - Blu-Ray
10. Resident Evil: Retribution - Blu-Ray
11. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter* - Blu-Ray
12. Gerald's Game* - Netflix

October 3
13. We Are Still Here* - Netflix
14. The Void* - Netflix

October 4
15. Southbound* - Amazon Prime

October 5
16. The Raven* - Blu-Ray

October 6
17. The Comedy of Terrors* - Blu-Ray
18. Near Dark - Blu-Ray

October 7
Nothing

October 8
19. In the Mouth of Madness - Blu-Ray
20. Christine - Blu-Ray
21. Prince of Darkness - Blu-Ray
22. They Live - Blu-Ray
23. The Thing - Blu-Ray
24. Halloween - Blu-Ray

October 9
25. Beyond the Gates* - Netflix
26. The Phantom Carriage* - Filmstruck

October 10
27. The Mummy (1959)* - Blu-Ray
28. Tomb of Ligeia* - Blu-Ray

October 11
29. The Conjuring - Blu-Ray
30. The Conjuring 2* - Vudu
31. Kwaidan* - Filmstruck
32. Dolls* - Vudu

October 12
33. The Mutilator* - ITunes

October 13
34. Ouija* - ITunes
35. Ouija: Origin of Evil* - ITunes

October 14
36. My Name is Bruce - Blu-Ray
37. Heart of Dorkness: The Making of My Name is Bruce* - Blu-Ray

October 15
38. Bubba Ho-Tep - Blu-Ray

October 16
39. Annabelle* - Itunes
40. The Pit and the Pendulum (1991)* - Amazon
41. Phantom of the Paradise* - ITunes - WILDCARD

October 17
42. The Babysitter* - Netflix
43. Night of the Living Dead - DVD

October 18
44. The Mummy (2017)* - ITunes

October 19
45. The Strain: Season 3 [Ep 1/2]* - Hulu

October 20
46. The Strain: Season 3 [Ep 3/4]* - Hulu

October 21
47. Night of the Living Dead (1990) - ITunes

October 22
48. The Strain: Season 3 [Ep 5/6]* - Hulu

October 23
49. Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Blu-Ray

October 25
50. The Strain: Season 3 [E7/8]* - Hulu
51. The Driller Killer* - ITunes
52. The Strain: Season 3 [E9/10]* - Hulu

October 26
53. Dr. Phibes Rises Again* - Blu-Ray

October 28
Walker Stalker Atlanta Convention

October 29
Walker Stalker Atlanta Convention

October 31
54. Halloween III: Season of the Witch - Blu-Ray
55. Re-Animator (Integral Version) - Blu-Ray


Spoiler:
Select 10 actors:
--- Kevin Bacon -
--- Tobin Bell -
--- Michael Biehn -
--- Doug Bradley -
--- Veronica Cartwright -
X - Peter Cushing - DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN
--- Jocelin Donahue -
--- Brad Dourif -
--- Ethan Embry -
X - Boris Karloff - - THE COMEDY OF TERRORS
X - Brea Grant - BEYOND THE GATES
--- Kane Hodder -
--- Elizabeth Kaitan -
--- Bela Lugosi -
--- Christopher Lee -
--- Rose McGowan -
--- R.A. Mihailoff -
--- Dina Myer -
--- Meg Tilly -
--- Mary Elizabeth Winstead -

Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors
--- Don Calfa -
--- John Vulich -
--- Ted V. Mikels -
--- John Zacherle -
--- William Peter Blatty -
--- Carrie Fisher -
--- Miguel Ferrer -
--- John Hurt -
X - Bill Paxton - NEAR DARK
--- Robert Day -
--- Alessandro Alessandroni -
--- Michael Parks -
--- Adam West -
X - George A. Romero - NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
--- John Heard -
--- Sam Shepard -
--- Robert Hardy -
--- Haruo Nakajima -
--- Sonny Landham -
--- Jay Thomas -
--- Tobe Hooper -
--- Martin Landau -
X - Harry Dean Stanton - CHRISTINE
X - Bernie Casey - IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS
--- Hugh Hefner -

Select 2 film composers:
--- Antón García Abril -
X - John Carpenter - PRINCE OF DARKNESS
--- Daniel Licht -
--- Harry Manfredini -

Select 5 directors:
X - Dario Argento - PHENOMENA
X - Don Coscarelli - Bubba Ho-Tep
--- David DeCoteau -
X - Mike Flanagan - Ouija: Origin of Evil
--- Tom Holland -
--- Mary Lambert -
--- Jean Rollin -
--- Steve Miner -
X - James Wan - THE CONJURING
--- Adam Wingard -

Select 2 makeup effects artists: COMPLETED
X - Patrick Baxter - THE VOID
X - Jason Collins - SOUTHBOUND
--- Mark Shostrom -
--- Bud Westmore -


Select 2 producers:
X - Bradley Fuller - OUIJA
--- Dino De Laurentiis -
--- Roy Lee -
--- Lloyd Kaufman -

Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
--- Robert Bloch -
--- Jack Ketchum -
--- H.P. Lovecraft -

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
--- *3-D Film -
--- Agoraphobia -
X - Anthology Film - HALLOWEEN III: SEASONS OF THE WITCH
--- Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List -
X - Appears on Video Nasties List - THE DRILLER KILLER
--- Based on a True Story -
X - Based on a Novel - THE LAST MAN ON EARTH
X - Cannibalism - MOTEL HELL
X - Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe - THE RAVEN
--- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax -
--- Classic Universal Monsters Movie -
X - Comedy / Spoof - MY NAME IS BRUCE
X - Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film - THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE
X - Death by: Fire - THE THING
--- Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome -
X - Documentary - Heart of Dorkness: The Making of My Name is Bruce
X - Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space - THEY LIVE
X - Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen - DOLLS - From clckworang's list
--- Film From TCM's October Schedule -
--- From a Basis Gogos Painting -
--- Found Footage -
--- Frankenstein -
X - Ghost / Haunting - THE CONJURING 2
--- Giallo -
--- K-Horror -
--- Killer / Evil Animal -
--- Killer / Evil Child -
X - Killer / Evil Doll - ANNABELLE
--- Made-for-TV Movie -
--- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla -
X - Mummy - THE MUMMY(2017)
X - Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror - PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE
--- Nation of Origin: China -
--- Nazi -
X - Psychological - Gerald's Game
--- Rape / Revenge -
X - Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac - INTRUDER
X - Takes Place on a Holiday - Halloween
--- Takes Place on or Under the Sea -
X - Three Installments in a Franchise - RESIDENT EVIL / RETRIBUTION/ EXTINCTION
X - Vampire - THE STRAIN
--- Werewolf -
X - Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious - THE BABYSITTER
X - With Commentary - RESIDENT EVIL: APOCALYPSE
--- With Two or More Horror Legends -
X - Zombie - Night of the Living Dead (1990)

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":
--- Joe Bob Briggs -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Larry Cohen -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -

Watch films in at least three formats:
X - First format - RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERMATH - BLU-RAY
X - Second format - THE MUTILATOR - STREAMING
--- Third format, (insert format), (insert title).

Watch films in at least three languages:
X - First language - NIGHTMARE CITY - ITALIAN
X - Second language - KWAIDAN - JAPANESE
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that: COMPLETED
X - Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) - WE ARE STILL HERE - BARBARA CRAMPTON
X - Features music by Richard Band - THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM (1991)
--- Was made in the 1950s -
--- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand -
X - Was written by Jimmy Sangster - THE MUMMY (1959)
--- Features a solar eclipse -
--- Has the words "It" in the title -
--- Was directed by David Cronenberg -
--- Stars Michelle Bauer -
--- Takes place at a cemetery -
--- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role -


Select 8 decades of film history:
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
X - 1960 - TOMB OF LIGEIA
X - 1970 - DAWN OF THE DEAD
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
X - 2010 - RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER

Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
--- 1942 (75th) -
--- 1967 (50th) -
--- 1992 (25th) –

Select 2 from the following anniversaries:
--- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards -
--- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer -
--- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel -
--- 100th Birthday of Santo -

Select 4 ratings:
--- G -
--- PG -
--- PG-13 -
--- R -
--- NC-17 -
--- X -
--- Unrated -
--- M -
--- GP -


Attend a live event - WALKER STALKER ATLANTA

Venture Into the Literary World:
--- Read a Horror Novel or Novella (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Magazine (insert title). OPTIONAL

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Re: The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31) ***The List Threa

Stats for prizes and stat compilers

all prize categories completed
Participation
100+
Themes 33/33
Subset 34/34
Checklist complete
5 or more Challenges
10 or more Challenges

Total views: 169 (not counting TV or shorts)
First time views: 116 (not counting TV or shorts)
Formats: maybe later

Saturday, 09/30/17
001 - Chronos, BD
002 - Chronos w/ director commentary, BD
*003 - Eraserhead, DVD
*004 - Eraserhead Stories, DVD

Sunday, 10/01/17
005 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, DVD steelbook
*006 - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre w/ Hooper commentary, DVD
*007 - Flesh Wounds, DVD
*008 - Texas Chain Saw Massacre: The Shocking Truth, DVD
*009 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, BD
*010 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, w/ Hooper commentary, BD
*011 - House of Pain, BD
n/a - Tales from the Crypt, Dead Wait, s3e6, YouTube

Monday, 10/02/17
012 - C.H.U.D. theatrical cut, BD
*013 - C.H.U.D. integral cut, BD
*014 - C.H.U.D. w/ commentary, BD
*015 - Toxic Zombies, Roku Cultorama TV
016 - The Toxic Avenger, DVD
*017 - Poltergeist (2015), 3D BD
018 - Beware! the Blob, BD
*019 - Beware! the Blob w/ commentary, BD

Tuesday, 10/03/17
*020 - Amer, streaming
*021 - Intruder, Netflix
*022 - Sweet Home, Netflix
*023 - Stagefright, BD
*024 - Leprechaun, Vudu
*025 - Leprechaun 2, Vudu
*026 - Leprechaun 3, Vudu
*027 - Within, HBO

Wednesday, 10/04/17
028 - Mad Monster Party?, DVD
029 - Destroy All Monsters, DVD
030 - The Adventures of Ichabob and Mr. Toad, BD
n/a - It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
n/a - It's Magic, Charlie Brown
031 - Frankenweenie, DisneyMoviesAnywhere
032 - Ghostbusters, BD Digibook
n/a - The Muppet Show, Alice Cooper episode, DVD
n/a - The Muppet Show, Vincent Price episode, DVD
*033 - Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind, YouTube
n/a - Monty Python's Flying Circus s3e4, Blood, Devastation, Death, War, and Horror, YouTube

Thursday, 10/05/17
*034 - The Voices, Xfinity Streamcast
035 - Bad Moon, DVD
036 - Wolfen, DVD
037 - Werewolf, MST3K DVD
038 - The Curse of Frankenstein, DVD

Friday, 10/06/17
039 - Candyman, streaming
*040 - Leprechaun 4: In Space, Vudu
*041 - Leprechaun in the Hood, Vudu
*042 - It Comes at Night, Redbox DVD
*043 - 47 Meters Down, Redbox BD

Saturday, 10/07/17
*044 - The Void, Netflix
*045 - Nightmare (1981), Amazon Prime Video, video nasty
*046 - Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft, YouTube
047 - To Let, DVD
*n/a - Penny Dreadful (2005), YouTube
n/a - Saw (2003), YouTube
*n/a - The Closet (2011), YouTube
*n/a - Red Rose (2013), YouTube
n/a - Braindead Recap Songs Compilation, YouTube

Sunday, 10/08/17
n/a - Tales from the Crypt s2e9, Four-Sided Triangle
n/a - Tales from the Crypt s1e6, Collection Completed
*048 - Seoul Station, Shudder
*049 - Train to Busan, GooglePlay
*050 - Antibirth, Netflix
*051 - Death Row Diner, YouTube

Monday, 10/09/17
*052 - Raw, Netflix
*053 - Gerald's Game, Netflix
054 - Holidays, Netflix
*055 - Jennifer's Body, InternetArchive

Tuesday, 10/10/17
*056 - Highway to Hell, streaming
057 - Yongary, Monster from the Deep, streaming
058 - Yongary, Monster from the Deep w/ commentary, streaming
059 - MST3K: The Return episode 9, Netflix
*060 - Curse of Chucky, Netflix

Wednesday, 10/11/17
061 - The Screaming Skull, Amazon Prime Video
062 - The Screaming Skull, MST3K DVD
063 - Devil in the Flesh, Amazon Prime Video
*064 - Minutes Past Midnight, Amazon Prime Video
*065 - I Heart Monster Movie, Amazon Prime Video

Thursday, 10/12/17
*066 - Bubba Ho-Tep, DVD
*067 - Bubba Ho-Tep w/ commentary, DVD
*068 - Death Note, Netflix
*069 - Knock 'Em Dead, Netflix
*070 - Contamination: A Convention Story, Amazon Prime Video

Friday, 10/13/17
071 - Friday the 13th Uncut, BD
072 - Friday the 13th Part 2, BD
073 - Friday the 13th Part VII, DVD
*n/a - Jason Forever, DVD
074 - Freddy vs Jason, BD
*075 - The Pact, Netflix
*076 - The Babysitter, Netflix
077 - Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, DVD
*078 - Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell w/ commentary, DVD

Saturday, 10/14/17
*079 - One Dark Night, Amazon Prime Video
*n/a - The Visitant, YouTube
*080 - The Dorm that Dripped Blood, BD
*081 - The Dorm that Dripped Blood w/ commentary, BD
*082 - Cinco De Mayo, BD
*083 - Cinco De Mayo w/ commentary, BD

Sunday, 10/15/17
084 - Tales of Halloween, Netflix
085 - The ABCs of Death, Netflix
*086 - Tales from the Hood, Amazon Video (owned)
087 - Creepshow, BD
088 - Creepshow 2, BD
*089 - Creepshow 3, DVD
*n/a - Tales to Get Scared To s1e1-2, Amazon Prime Video
*n/a - The Horror Zone s1e1, Amazon Prime Video

Monday, 10/16/17
*090 - Martyrs, streaming
*091 - The Cooties, Shudder
*092 - Suburban Gothic, Shudder
*093 - Mephisto Waltz, BD

Tuesday, 10/17/17
*094 - Pin, streaming
*Pin w/ commentary, streaming
Torture Garden, DVD
*Mephisto Waltz w/ commentary, BD
*098 - It, theater

Wednesday, 10/18/17
*Seeding of a Ghost, streaming
*at least one film I forget, something
*101 - Flatliners, theater
*Mephisto Waltz w/ commentary two, BD

Thursday, 10/19/17
*Under the Shadow, Netflix
Frighteners, BD
*Suburban Gothic, Shudder
*106 - Happy Death Day, theater

Friday, 10/20/17
*Ganja & Hess, Amazon Prime Video
*Ghost Bride of Dracula, Amazon Prime Video turd
*Vampira and Me, Amazon Prime Video

Saturday, 10/21/17
110 - Day of the Dead, Shudder

Sunday, 10/22/17
*+1, Shudder
*Convergence, Shudder
Dead Ringers, Shudder

Monday, 10/23/17
*114 - Dolls, Vudu free with ads
*Dolls w/ commentary, streaming
*Dolls w/ second commentary, streaming
*Cult of Chucky unrated, Redbox DVD
*Jackals, Redbox DVD
*Jackals w/ commentary, Redbox DVD

Tuesday, 10/24/17
*120 - Alucarda, streaming
*She Killed in Ectasy, Shudder
Count Dracula, Shudder
*Amityville: The Awakening, GooglePlay
*Horror Rises from the Tomb, BD
[Rec], DVD
[Rec] 2, Shudder
[Rec] 3: Genesis, Shudder

Wednesday, 10/25/17
*128 - Hobgoblins w/ Elvira, Amazon Prime Video
Hobgoblins w/ MST3K, DVD
*Manos: The Hands of Fate, BD
*Manos: The Hands of Fate w/ commentary, BD
Annabelle, BD at friend's house
Ghosthouse, Rifftrax DVD
Ghosthouse w/ commentary, Rifftrax DVD

Thursday, 10/26/17
The Crazies (1972), streaming
*The Crazies (1972) w/ commentary, streaming
The Crazies (2010), BD
*The Crazies (2010) w/ commentary, BD
*139 - Boo 2! A Madea Halloween, theater

Friday, 10/27/17
*Messiah of Evil, Amazon Prime Video
*Messiah of Evil w/commentary, streaming
*Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight, DVD
*It (night one), DVD
*144 - It (night two), DVD

Saturday, 10/28/17
The Initiation, streaming
Night of the Living Dead 3, Streamcast
*Warlock Moon, BD
Constantine, BD
*149 - Get Out, BD

Sunday, 10/29/17
*The Fog w/ Joe Bob Briggs, streaming
*The Green Inferno, BD
*Jigsaw, theater
153 - The Keep, Amazon Video (owned)

Monday, 10/30/17
*Witchtrap, streaming
The Green Slime, BD
*Lights Out, HBOGO
*Devil's Tower, Vudu free with ads
The Beyond, BD
*159 - The Nun, DVD from edwardnortonfan
*Evil Dead, Vudu
*Mischief Night, BD

Tuesday, 10/31/17
n/a - The Shaving, Aqua Teen Hunger Force s2e15, DVD
n/a - Catspaw, Star Trek s2e7
*Ghostwatch, Shudder
*WNUF Halloween Special, Shudder
*164 - 31, Shudder
*Hell House LLC, Shudder
*The Houses October Built, BD
n/a - Mondo's compilation video
*Gravy, BD
*Halloween with the New Addams Family, YouTube

Wednesday, 11/01/17
169 - Arachnophobia, DVD


Abandoned full template list
Spoiler:
Saturday, September 30th - Theme, Criterion Challenge Crossover - Subset, Cronos
diary
- Cronos (1993) - BD - IMDb - wiki - /10
Comments in it's daily subset discussion thread.
- Cronos (1993) - BD - IMDb - wiki - /10
- Eraserhead (1977) - BD - IMDb - wiki - /10
- Eraserhead Stories (2001) - BD - IMDb - wiki - /10
Comics - The Strain 1-3
Rue Morgue - article in 107

Sunday, October 1st - Theme, Tobe Hooper - Subset, TCM2
diary
- Title () - BD - IMDb - wiki - /10
Comments in it's daily subset discussion thread.
- Title () - BD - IMDb - wiki - /10
- Title () - BD - IMDb - wiki - /10
- Title () - BD - IMDb - wiki - /10
- Title () - BD - IMDb - wiki - /10
Comics - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Grind 1-3

Rue Morgue - article in 165


Stats, Template, History, Goals, Themes, Subset, Checklist
Spoiler:

Daily Template
Spoiler:
date - Theme, - Subset,
diary
- Title () - BD - IMDb - wiki - /10
Comments in it's daily subset discussion thread.
- Title () - BD - IMDb - wiki - /10
- Title () - BD - IMDb - wiki - /10
- Title () - BD - IMDb - wiki - /10

Comics -
Rue Morgue -
Challenge History
Spoiler:
2005 - blissfully ignorant of Challenges
2006 - 3
2007 - 162
2008 - 139
2009 - 155
2010 - 282 - Winner
2011 - 129
2012 - 111
2013 - 143
2014 - 212 - Winner
2015 - 253 - Winner
2016 - 334 - Winner
2017 - 169+
2017 Goals
Spoiler:
  • watch more than 100, but less than 200
  • complete the subset choices on the exact days
  • aim for mostly full theme day compliance, but not 100% again
  • complete the checklist, but only barely
  • read at least 100 horror comics for the DVDTalk October Horror Comic Challenge
  • make at least one of the comics a daily subset or theme related book
  • read something related to the subset film from a horror magazine each day
Themes - 33/33
Subset - 34/34
Checklist - 100%
Personal Checklist - 100%
Spoiler:
Trevor's Personal Challenge Checklist
(a monthly checklist to help justify collections and subscriptions)
* items marked such are not necessarily Challenge-compliant


Adult Swim

Amazon Prime

Animation

BD

Comic Book

Commentary Track

Criterion

Digibook

Disney Disc

Disney DMA

DVD

Godzilla/King Kong

GooglePlay

HBO

Holiday

Horror

Monty Pythonesque

MST3K

Muppets

Netflix

Peanuts

Roku

Shudder

Star Trek

Steelbook

Streamcast

3D

Theater

TV Show

Vudu

YouTube


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The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge": Battle of the Boxsets

***LIST IS COMPLETE***


OCTOBER HORROR MOVIE CHALLENGE LISTS:  2016 · 2015 · 2014 · 2013 · 2012 · 2008 · 2007 · 2006

001 · SEP 30 · Godzilla (1954) · Blu-ray
002 · SEP 30 · The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976) · OTA · ☼
003 · SEP 30 · Cronos (1993) · Streaming · ☼
004 · OCT 01 · The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) · DVD
005 · OCT 01 · Poltergeist (1982) · DVD
006 · OCT 01 · The Funhouse · DVD
007 · OCT 01 · Lifeforce (Extended Cut) · DVD
008 · OCT 01 · Invaders from Mars (1986) · DVD
009 · OCT 02 · C.H.U.D. · DVD
010 · OCT 02 · Class of Nuke 'Em High · Blu-ray
011 · OCT 03 · Hands of the Ripper · OTA · ☼
012 · OCT 03 · Child's Play · Blu-ray
013 · OCT 03 · Psycho (1960) · Blu-ray
014 · OCT 04 · Mad Monster Party? · DVD
015 · OCT 05 · The Curse of the Cat People · OTA · WILDCARD · ☼
016 · OCT 05 · The Curse of the Werewolf · Blu-ray
017 · OCT 06 · The Woods · OTA · ☼
018 · OCT 06 · Krampus · Blu-ray
019 · OCT 07 · Drag Me to Hell · Blu-ray
020 · OCT 07 · Legacy of Blood · OTA · ☼
021 · OCT 07 · The Evictors · OTA · ☼
022 · OCT 07 · Duel (1971) · OTA · WILDCARD
023 · OCT 08 · Warm Bodies · Blu-ray · ☼
024 · OCT 08 · Dawn of the Dead (2004) · DVD
025 · OCT 09 · Burnt Offerings · OTA · ☼
026 · OCT 09 · Critters 3 · DVD
027 · OCT 09 · Child's Play 2 · Blu-ray · ☼
028 · OCT 09 · Near Dark · DVD
029 · OCT 10 · Cat People (1942) · OTA · ☼
030 · OCT 10 · Frankenstein Created Woman · Blu-ray
031 · OCT 11 · The Skull · Blu-ray · ☼
032 · OCT 12 · The Black Sleep · OTA · ☼
033 · OCT 12 · Bubba Ho-Tep · Streaming · ☼
034 · OCT 13 · Friday the 13th Part 2 · Blu-ray
035 · OCT 14 · Queen of Blood · OTA · ☼
036 · OCT 14 · Sleepaway Camp · Blu-ray
037 · OCT 14 · Re-Animator · DVD
038 · OCT 14 · Bride of Re-Animator (Unrated) · Blu-ray · ☼
039 · OCT 15 · Twice-Told Tales · Blu-ray · ☼
040 · OCT 15 · Black Sabbath · Blu-ray · ☼
041 · OCT 15 · Tales of Terror · Blu-ray · ☼
042 · OCT 16 · Child's Play 3 · Blu-ray · ☼
043 · OCT 16 · Bride of Chucky · Blu-ray · ☼
044 · OCT 16 · The Invisible Man (1933) · Blu-ray
045 · OCT 16 · The Brain That Wouldn't Die · Streaming
046 · OCT 17 · House on Haunted Hill (1959) · Blu-ray
047 · OCT 17 · The Tomb of Ligeia · Blu-ray
048 · OCT 17 · Deadly Friend · DVD
049 · OCT 17 · Pinocchio's Revenge · DVD
050 · OCT 17 · Piranha (1978) · Blu-ray
051 · OCT 17 · Species III · DVD
052 · OCT 17 · The Terror · DVD
053 · OCT 18 · Seed of Chucky · Blu-ray · ☼
054 · OCT 18 · The Fly (1986) · Blu-ray · ☼
055 · OCT 18 · Phantasm · Blu-ray
056 · OCT 19 · X:  The Man with the X-ray Eyes · Blu-ray · ☼
057 · OCT 19 · The Wraith · DVD
058 · OCT 19 · Damien:  Omen II · DVD
059 · OCT 19 · The Others · Blu-ray
060 · OCT 19 · Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed · Blu-ray · ☼
061 · OCT 19 · Scarecrows · OTA · ☼
062 · OCT 19 · The Thing (1982) · Blu-ray
063 · OCT 20 · Horror of Dracula · DVD
064 · OCT 20 · The Return of Count Yorga · DVD · ☼
065 · OCT 20 · Lips of Blood · Blu-ray
066 · OCT 20 · Audrey Rose · OTA · ☼
067 · OCT 20 · The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari · Blu-ray
068 · OCT 20 · Halloween III:  Season of the Witch · Blu-ray
069 · OCT 20 · The Vampire Lovers · DVD
070 · OCT 21 · Madhouse · Blu-ray · ☼
071 · OCT 21 · Day of the Dead (1985) · DVD
072 · OCT 21 · The Oblong Box · Blu-ray · ☼
073 · OCT 21 · The Undying Monster · Streaming · ☼
074 · OCT 21 · Tarantula · OTA · ☼
075 · OCT 21 · Phantasm II · Blu-ray
076 · OCT 22 · Twins of Evil · Blu-ray · ☼
077 · OCT 22 · Phantasm III · Blu-ray · ☼
078 · OCT 23 · Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter · DVD
079 · OCT 23 · The Old Dark House (1932) · Streaming
080 · OCT 23 · The Lodger:  A Story of the London Fog · Blu-ray · WILDCARD · ☼
081 · OCT 24 · Count Dracula (1970) · DVD
082 · OCT 24 · Vampyros Lesbos · Blu-ray
083 · OCT 24 · She Killed in Ecstasy · Blu-ray
084 · OCT 25 · Manos:  The Hands of Fate · DVD
085 · OCT 25 · Hobgoblins · Streaming · ☼
086 · OCT 26 · Night of the Living Dead (1968) · DVD
087 · OCT 26 · Dawn of the Dead (1978) · DVD
088 · OCT 27 · The Birds · Blu-ray
089 · OCT 27 · Lake Placid · DVD
090 · OCT 28 · House of Wax (1953) · Blu-ray · ☼
091 · OCT 28 · Piranha 3D · Blu-ray
092 · OCT 28 · Killer Party (1986) · DVD · ☼
093 · OCT 28 · Tremors · DVD
094 · OCT 28 · Little Shop of Horrors (1986) · Blu-ray · ☼
095 · OCT 28 · The Thing (2011) · Blu-ray · ☼
096 · OCT 29 · The Fog (1980) · DVD
097 · OCT 29 · Phantasm IV:  Oblivion · Blu-ray · ☼
098 · OCT 29 · Puppet Master:  Axis of Evil · Blu-ray · ☼
099 · OCT 29 · Hellraiser IV:  Bloodline · Blu-ray · ☼
100 · OCT 29 · Puppet Master X:  Axis Rising · Blu-ray · ☼
101 · OCT 30 · Hansel & Gretel:  Witch Hunters · Blu-ray
102 · OCT 30 · Virgin Witch · Blu-ray
103 · OCT 30 · Hellraiser III:  Hell on Earth · Blu-ray · ☼
104 · OCT 31 · Trick 'r Treat · DVD

31 FILM SUBSET - INCOMPLETE
Spoiler:
[X] 09/30: group vote - Cronos (1993)
--- 11/01: group vote - Arachnophobia (1990)
--- xx/xx: wildcard - any horror theatrical showing (2017)

--- 10/01: Dick Laurent - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
[X] 10/02: shellebelle - C.H.U.D (1984)
--- 10/03: ororama - Amer (2009)
[X] 10/04: clckworang - Mad Monster Party? (1967)
--- 10/05: Darkgod - Bad Moon (1996)
--- 10/06: hbsvb - Candyman (1992)
--- 10/07: Gobear - The Void (2016)
--- 10/08: arw6040 - Train to Busan (2016)
--- 10/09: jacob_b - Raw (2016)
--- 10/10: nezumi - Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) Highway to Hell (1992)
--- 10/11: rbrown498 - The Screaming Skull (1958)
[X] 10/12: Trevor - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
[X] 10/13: tarfrimmer - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
--- 10/14: Chad - One Dark Night (1982)
--- 10/15: Mondo Kane - Tales of Halloween (2015)
--- 10/16: Bladz - Martyrs (2008)
--- 10/17: mallratcal - Pin (1988)
--- 10/18: numbercrunch - Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui] (1983)
--- 10/19: pacaway - Under the Shadow (2016)
--- 10/20: Shack - Ganja & Hess (1973)
[X] 10/21: The Man with the Golden Doujinshi - Day of the Dead (1985)
--- 10/22: Undeadcow - +1 (2013)
--- 10/23: TheBigDave - Dolls (1987)
--- 10/24: alyxstarr - Alucarda (1977)
[X] 10/25: WillieMLF - Hobgoblins (1988)
--- 10/26: PCBreakdown - The Crazies (1973)
--- 10/27: DaveyJoe - Messiah of Evil (1973)
--- 10/28: SethDLH - The Initiation (1984)
[X] 10/29: Darth Maher - The Fog (1980)
--- 10/30: SterlingBen - Witchtrap (1989)
--- 10/31: cwileyy - Ghostwatch (1992)
THEME NIGHTS - COMPLETED
Spoiler:
[X] 10/01: Farewell Texas Gentleman Who Took the Chainsaw That Extra Mile, You Directed Poltergeist; We Know Your Style! - R.I.P. Tobe Hooper - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974); Poltergeist (1982); The Funhouse; Lifeforce (Extended Cut); Invaders from Mars (1986)
[X] 10/02: Radioactive Materials Produced from Industrial Waste, These Slimy Carcinogenic Poisons Will Give You Superpowers to Fly to Outer Space! - Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste Horror - C.H.U.D.; Class of Nuke 'Em High
[X] 10/03: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers/ Giallos / Serial Killers - Hands of the Ripper; Child's Play; Psycho (1960)
[X] 10/04: Produced Carefully One Frame At a Time, These Two-Dimensional Abominations Are Nightmare-Fueled Versions of Modern Day Pantomime. - Animated Horror - Mad Monster Party?
[X] 10/05: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon - The Curse of the Werewolf
[X] 10/06: Enchanted Forests, Men with Hooks for Hands, A Ghostly Woman Residing in the Mirror ...It All Goes Hand In Hand. - Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror - Krampus
[X] 10/07: Mindfuckery of Lynchian Dream Logic Style with Hallucinogenic Head Trips that Beguile - Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Hallucinations & Drug Trips - Drag Me to Hell
[X] 10/08: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! Walking Corpses that are Undead! Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies - Warm Bodies; Dawn of the Dead (2004)
[X] 10/09: From Scream Queens to the Final Girl, These Deadly Women Will Make Your Nightmares Unfurl! - Day of the Woman: Female Directed Horror Films - Critters 3; Near Dark
[X] 10/10: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter 5 - 1967 (Gold) Vs. 1992 (Silver) : It Survived - Frankenstein Created Woman
[X] 10/11: Dusty Decaying Bones in Rat-Infested Paris Catacombs - Skull & Bones - The Skull
[X] 10/12: Some Poor Sap in the Museum's Egyptian Wing is Lying Dead ...Never Remove the Cursed Sarcophagus Amulet From the Mummy's Ancient Rotting Head. - Mummies - Bubba Ho-Tep
[X] 10/13: It's That Annual Event At Camp Crystal Lake When Teens Get a Little Perverse ...Meanwhile Crazy Ralph Politely Reminds Everyone You're All Doomed; There's a Death Curse! - Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th: Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films - Friday the 13th Part 2
[X] 10/14: Intestinal Annihilation with a Little Arterial Spray, Add Some Gory Depravity & Blood Spatter... It's All In a Day! - Splatter / Gore - Sleepway Camp; Re-Animator; Bride of Re-Animator
[X] 10/15: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies - Twice-Told Tales; Black Sabbath
[X] 10/16: Print Media is Slowly Decaying. Two of the Big Dogs Unfortunately Won't Be Staying. - R.I.P. Fangoria / Video Watchdog - Bride of Chucky; The Invisible Man (1933)
[X] 10/17: Friends, Frenemies or Just a Figment of the Imagination; That's a Friendship Crapshoot Gambling with Your Eradication! - Friends 'till the End: The Good, The Bad & The Imaginary - Deadly Friend; Pinocchio's Revenge
[X] 10/18: Expectant Mothers Carrying the Antichrist; Their Freakishly Mutated Offspring Presumably Won't Play Nice! - Pregnancy Horror - Seed of Chuck; The Fly (1986)
[X] 10/19: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet/Soft / Seances - The Wraith; Damien:  Omen II; The Others
[X] 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires - Horror of Dracula; The Return of Count Yorga; Lips of Blood; The Vampire Lovers
[X] 10/21: R.I.P. VCR: You're Officially Belated, But Your Kick-Ass VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980s Video Companies Spotlight: Media Home Entertainment / Video Stores - Day of the Dead (1985)
[X] 10/22: Manufactured Tulpas from Unearthly Dimensions Or Maybe Evil Twin Siblings Just Hanging At Local Horror Conventions? - Evil Twins & Doppelgangers - Twins of Evil
[X] 10/23: Tonight's Forecast Calls for a 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... - The Old Dark House (1932)
[X] 10/24: Now Boarding: Your Ticket to Sun-Drenched Terror! - Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons - Count Dracula (1970); Vampyros Lesbos; She Killed in Ecstasy
[X] 10/25: The Shittiest, Cheapest Movies Mankind Ever Sprung; Some So Bad, They're Good ...Others are Killer Tongue! - IMDB Lowest Rated Horror - Manos:  The Hands of Fate; Hobgoblins
[X] 10/26: Goodbye Godfather of the Modern Living Dead & Social Commentary Guru of What Needed to Be Said. - R.I.P. George A. Romero - Night of the Living Dead (1968); Dawn of the Dead (1978)
[X] 10/27: Hello Friends, Welcome to the 100th Anniversary of Antonio Bay! We're Murderous Ghost Mariners from A Leper Colony ...Yeah, We Can't Stay! - Small Town Horrors - The Birds; Lake Placid
[X] 10/28: Binge-Watch Parties From Beyond the Grave & Benighted. Beware! There's a Catch; Pray You're Not Invited! - Mass Marathon of the Damned 8: Horror Parties - Piranha 3D; Killer Party
[X] 10/29: Electronically Produced Via Keyboard from the Bowels of Hell... This Retro Futuristic Music from Beyond Is the Proverbial Death Knell. - The Synth of Fear - The Fog (1980)
[X] 10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell - Hansel & Gretel:  Witch Hunters; Virgin Witch; Hellraiser III:  Hell on Earth
[X] 10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience a Decapitated Head! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror - Trick 'r Treat
CHECKLIST - REQUIREMENTS COMPLETED (NO DUPLICATES)
Spoiler:
Select 10 actors:
[X] Kevin Bacon - Tremors
--- Tobin Bell -
--- Michael Biehn -
[X] Doug Bradley - Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
[X] Veronica Cartwright - The Birds
[X] Peter Cushing - The Vampire Lovers
--- Jocelin Donahue -
[X] Brad Dourif - Child's Play 2
--- Ethan Embry -
[X] Boris Karloff - Black Sabbath
--- Brea Grant -
--- Kane Hodder -
--- Elizabeth Kaitan -
[X] Bela Lugosi - The Black Sleep
[X] Christopher Lee - Horror of Dracula
--- Rose McGowan -
--- R.A. Mihailoff -
[X] Dina Myer - Piranha 3D
--- Meg Tilly -
[X] Mary Elizabeth Winstead - The Thing (2011)

Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors
--- Don Calfa -
[X] John Vulich - Day of the Dead (1986)
--- Ted V. Mikels -
--- John Zacherle -
--- William Peter Blatty -
--- Carrie Fisher -
--- Miguel Ferrer -
--- John Hurt -
[X] Bill Paxton - Near Dark
--- Robert Day -
--- Alessandro Alessandroni -
[X] Michael Parks - The Evictors
--- Adam West -
[X] George A. Romero - Night of the Living Dead (1968)
--- John Heard -
--- Sam Shepard -
--- Robert Hardy -
--- Haruo Nakajima -
--- Sonny Landham -
[X] Jay Thomas - C.H.U.D.
[X] Tobe Hooper - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
--- Martin Landau -
--- Harry Dean Stanton -
--- Bernie Casey -

Select 2 film composers:
--- Antón García Abril -
[X] John Carpenter - The Fog (1980)
[X] Daniel Licht - Hellraiser IV:  Bloodline
--- Harry Manfredini -

Select 5 directors:
--- Dario Argento -
[X] Don Coscarelli - Phantasm
[X] David DeCoteau - Puppet Master:  Axis of Evil
--- Mike Flanagan -
[X] Tom Holland - Child's Play
--- Mary Lambert -
[X] Jean Rollin - Lips of Blood
[X] Steve Miner - Friday the 13th Part 2
--- James Wan -
--- Adam Wingard -

Select 2 makeup effects artists:
[X] Patrick Baxter - Dawn of the Dead (2004)
[X] Jason Collins - Bubba Ho-Tep
--- Mark Shostrom -
--- Bud Westmore -

Select 2 producers:
--- Bradley Fuller -
[X] Dino De Laurentiis - Halloween III:  Season of the Witch
--- Roy Lee -
[X] Lloyd Kaufman - Class of Nuke 'Em High

Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
[X] Robert Bloch - Psycho (1960)
--- Jack Ketchum -
[X] H.P. Lovecraft - Re-Animator

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
[X] *3-D Film - House of Wax (1953)
--- Agoraphobia -
[X] Anthology Film - Tales of Terror
[X] Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
[X] Appears on Video Nasties List - The Funhouse
[X] Based on a True Story - The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)
[X] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_based_on_horror_novels - Burnt Offerings
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cannibal_films -
[X] Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe - The Tomb of Ligeia
[X] Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax - Duel (1971)
[X] Classic Universal Monsters Movie - The Invisible Man (1935)
[X] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_comedy_horror_films - Mad Monster Party?
--- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film -
[X] Death by: Fire - Lifeforce (Extended Cut)
[X] Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome - Hobgoblins
--- Documentary -
[X] Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space - Queen of Blood
[X] Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen - alyxstarr; Seed of Chucky
[X] Film From TCM's October Schedule - Cat People (1942)
[X] From a Basil Gogos Painting - Madhouse
--- Found Footage -
[X] Frankenstein - Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
[X] Ghost / Haunting - The Terror
--- Giallo -
--- K-Horror -
[X] Killer / Evil Animal - Lake Placid
[X] Killer / Evil Child - Damien:  Omen II
[X] Killer / Evil Doll - Child's Play 3
--- Made-for-TV Movie -
[X] Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla - Critters 3
--- Mummy -
[X] Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror - Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
--- Nation of Origin: China -
[X] Nazi - Puppet Master X:  Axis Rising
[X] Psychological - Audrey Rose
[X] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Rape_and_revenge_films - Frankenstein Created Woman
[X] Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac - Bride of Chucky
[X] Takes Place on a Holiday - Krampus
--- Takes Place on or Under the Sea -
[X] Three Installments in a Franchise - Sleepaway Camp
[X] Vampire - The Return of Count Yorga
[X] Werewolf - The Curse of the Werewolf
[X] Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious - Twins of Evil
[X] With Commentary - The Thing (1982)
[X] With Two or More Horror Legends - The Skull
[X] Zombie - Warm Bodies

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":
--- Joe Bob Briggs -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Larry Cohen -
[X] Joe Dante - Piranha (1978)
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -

Watch films in at least three formats:
[X] First format, (insert format), (insert title). Streaming; The Brain That Wouldn't Die
[X] Second format, (insert format), (insert title). Blu-ray; The Others
[X] Third format, (insert format), (insert title). DVD; The Wraith

Watch films in at least three languages:
[X] First language, (insert language), (insert title). Spanish; Cronos (1993)
[X] Second language, (insert language), (insert title). German; Vampyros Lesbos
[X] Third language, (insert language), (insert title). Japanese; Godzilla (1954)

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
--- Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) -
[X] Features music by Richard Band - Bride of Re-Animator (Unrated)
--- Was made in the 1950s -
[X] Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand - Twice-Told Tales
--- Was written by Jimmy Sangster -
--- Features a solar eclipse -
--- Has the words "It" in the title -
[X] Was directed by David Cronenberg - The Fly (1986)
--- Stars Michelle Bauer -
[X] Takes place at a cemetery - Legacy of Blood
--- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role -

Select 8 decades of film history:
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1890s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1900s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1910s_horror_films -
[X] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1920s_horror_films - The Lodger:  A Story of the London Fog
[X] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1930s_horror_films - The Old Dark House (1932)
[X] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1940s_horror_films - The Curse of the Cat People
[X] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1950s_horror_films - Tarantula
[X] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1960s_horror_films - X:  The Man with the X-ray Eyes
[X] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1970s_horror_films - Hands of the Ripper
[X] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1980s_horror_films - Invaders from Mars (1986)
[X] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1990s_horror_films - Pinocchio's Revenge
[X] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2000s_horror_films - The Woods
[X]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2010s_horror_films - Hansel & Gretel:  Witch Hunters

Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
[X] 1942 (75th) - The Undying Monster
--- 1967 (50th) -
--- 1992 (25th) –

Select 2 from the following anniversaries:
--- 100th Birthday of Santos -
[X] 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards - Christopher Lee; The Oblong Box
--- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer -
[X] 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel - Species III

Select 4 ratings:
--- G -
[X] PG - Poltergeist (1982)
[X] PG-13 - Drag Me to Hell
[X] R - Deadly Friend
--- NC-17 -
[X] X - Virgin Witch
[X] Unrated - House on Haunted Hill (1959)
--- M -
--- GP -

Attend a live event (convention, play, haunted house, ghost tour, etc.)
--- (insert event). OPTIONAL

Venture Into the Literary World:
--- Read a Horror Novel or Novella (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Magazine (insert title). OPTIONAL

* = CAN ALSO BE VIEWED IN 2D.

IMDB ADVANCED TITLE SEARCH

One film could fill multiple items.
Example: Dracula would fill one for decade, rating, actor, vampire, based on novel, and maybe others as well.
Use a * to mark first time viewings.
Change "---" to "-X-" or some similar mark when you have completed that line item.
LIST STATISTICS
Spoiler:
October Horror Movie Challenge XIII Results
Total: 104
FTV: 45 (43%)
Challenges: 9
Formats Viewed - BD: 53; DVD: 31; Streaming: 6; OTA: 14
Decades Viewed - 2010: 6; 2000: 8; 1990: 14; 1980: 24; 1970: 21; 1960: 18; 1950: 6; 1940: 3; 1930: 2; 1920: 2
Time viewed: 158H 4M

October Horror Movie Challenge XII Results
Total: 108
FTV: 58 (53%)
Challenges: 8
Formats Viewed - BD: 41; DVD: 45; Streaming: 15; OTA: 7
Decades Viewed - 2010: 7; 2000: 7; 1990: 8; 1980: 30; 1970: 19; 1960: 20; 1950: 6; 1940: 1; 1930: 7; 1920: 3
Time viewed: 161H 56M

October Horror Movie Challenge XI Results
Total: 86
FTV: 49 (57%)
Challenges: 7
Formats Viewed - BD: 42; DVD: 41; Streaming: 2; OTA: 2
Decades Viewed - 2010: 5; 2000: 8; 1990: 8; 1980: 16; 1970: 19; 1960: 15; 1950: 4; 1940: 4; 1930: 6; 1920: 2
Time viewed: 129H 54M

October Horror Movie Challenge X Results
Total: 113 (Goal: 100)
FTV: 39 (35%)
Challenges: 6
Formats Viewed - BD: 31; DVD: 68; Streaming: 8; VHS: 3; OTA: 4
Decades Viewed - 2010: 1; 2000: 18; 1990: 16; 1980: 48; 1970: 18; 1960: 7; 1950: 3; 1940: 3; 1930: 1
Time viewed: 181H 17M

October Horror Movie Challenge IX Results
FTV: 29 (78%) Individual Entries FTV: 35
Formats Viewed - BD: 20, DVD: 23
Last Year's Total: 21 (FTV: 8, 38%) (Formats Viewed - DVD: 18, BD: 3) (Decades Viewed - 1970: 3, 1980: 5, 1990: 2, 2000: 11) (Total Time Viewed: 34H 13M)
2008: 13 (FTV: 4)
2007: 47
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October Horror Viewing Calendar


September 30th:
1) Cronos (1993)
2) Eraserhead (1977) ☼

October 1st:
3) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre II (1986)
4) Spontaneous Combustion (1990)

October 2nd:
5) C.H.U.D. (1984)
6) Nightmare Weekend (1986) ☼

October 3rd:
7) Graduation Day (1981) ☼
8) Amer (2009) ☼

October 4th:
9) Mark of the Witch (1970) ☼
10) Mad Monster Party? (1967) ☼

October 5th:
11) Children of the Corn (1984)
12) Bad Moon (1996) ☼

October 6th:
13) Ouija (2014) ☼
14) Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) ☼
15) Candyman (1992)

October 7th:
16) The Void (2016) ☼
17) The Slayer (1982) ☼

October 8th:
18) Train to Busan (2016) ☼
19) Bride of Re-Animator (1989)
20) Headhunter (1988) ☼

October 9th:
21) Raw (2016) ☼
22) Slumber Party Massacre (1982)

October 10th:
23) Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992)
24) Highway to Hell (1992) ☼

October 11th:
25) The Redeemer: Son of Satan (1978)
26) The Screaming Skull (1958)

October 12th:
27) Evil Ed (1995) ☼
28) Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

October 13th:
29) Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
30) Friday the 13th Part III (1982)
31) Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

October 14th:
32) The Beyond (1981)
33) One Dark Night (1982) ☼

October 15th:
34) Creepshow 2 (1987)
35) Tales of Halloween (2015) ☼

October 16th:
36) Martyrs (2008) ☼

October 17th:
37) Pin (1988) ☼

October 18th:
38) Beyond the Door (1974) ☼
39) Zhong gui: Seeding of a Ghost (1983) ☼

October 19th:
40) Phenomena (1985) ☼
41) Warlock (1981)
42) Under the Shadow (2016) ☼

October 20th:
43) Vampires (1998)
44) The Vampires Night Orgy (1973) ☼
45) Ganja & Hess (1973) ☼

October 21st:
46) Don't Go in the House (1981) ☼
47) Day of the Dead (1985)
48) Warlock: The Armageddon (1993)

October 22nd:
49) The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) ☼
50) +1 (2013) ☼

October 23rd:
51) The Wailing (2016) ☼
52) Dolls (1987) ☼

October 24th:
53) Suddenly in the Dark (1981) ☼
54) Black Candles (1982) ☼
55) Alucarda (1977) ☼

October 25th:
56) Don't Go in the Woods (1981) ☼
57) Hobgoblins (1988)

October 26th:
58) Don't Torture a Ducking (1972) ☼
59) The Crazies (1973) ☼

October 27th:
60) The Devil's Dolls (2016) ☼
61) Messiah of Evil (1973)
62) Manhunter (1986)

October 28th:
63) Get Out (2017) ☼
64) Lights Out (2016) ☼
65) The Initiation (1984) ☼

October 29th:
66) The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016) ☼
67) The Fog (1980)
68) The Green Inferno (2013) ☼

October 30th:
69) The House of the Devil (2009)
70) Witchtrap (1989) ☼
71) The Gate (1987) ☼

October 31st:
72) Clown (2014) ☼
73) Brain Damage (1988) ☼
74) Gerald's Game (2017) ☼
75) Ghostwatch (1992) ☼



Theme Night:

(completed! )

Spoiler:

-X- 10/01: Farewell Texas Gentleman Who Took the Chainsaw That Extra Mile, You Directed Poltergeist; We Know Your Style! - R.I.P. Tobe Hooper - Spontaneous Combustion
-X- 10/02: Radioactive Materials Produced from Industrial Waste, These Slimy Carcinogenic Poisons Will Give You Superpowers to Fly to Outer Space! - Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste Horror - C.H.U.D.
-X- 10/03: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers/ Giallos / Serial Killers - Graduation Day
-X- 10/04: Produced Carefully One Frame At a Time, These Two-Dimensional Abominations Are Nightmare-Fueled Versions of Modern Day Pantomime. - Animated Horror - Mad Monster Party?
-X- 10/05: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon - Bad Moon
-X- 10/06: Enchanted Forests, Men with Hooks for Hands, A Ghostly Woman Residing in the Mirror ...It All Goes Hand In Hand. - Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror - Ouija: Origin of Evil
-X- 10/07: Mindfuckery of Lynchian Dream Logic Style with Hallucinogenic Head Trips that Beguile - Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Hallucinations & Drug Trips - The Slayer
-X- 10/08: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! Walking Corpses that are Undead! Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies - Bride of Re-Animator
-X- 10/09: From Scream Queens to the Final Girl, These Deadly Women Will Make Your Nightmares Unfurl! - Day of the Woman: Female Directed Horror Films - Slumber Party Massacre
-X- 10/10: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter 5 - 1967 (Gold) Vs. 1992 (Silver) : It Survived - Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
-X- 10/11: Dusty Decaying Bones in Rat-Infested Paris Catacombs - Skull & Bones - The Redeemer: Son of Satan
-X- 10/12: Some Poor Sap in the Museum's Egyptian Wing is Lying Dead ...Never Remove the Cursed Sarcophagus Amulet From the Mummy's Ancient Rotting Head. - Mummies - Bubba Ho-Tep
-X- 10/13: It's That Annual Event At Camp Crystal Lake When Teens Get a Little Perverse ...Meanwhile Crazy Ralph Politely Reminds Everyone You're All Doomed; There's a Death Curse! - Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th: Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films - Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
-X- 10/14: Intestinal Annihilation with a Little Arterial Spray, Add Some Gory Depravity & Blood Spatter... It's All In a Day! - Splatter / Gore - The Beyond
-X- 10/15: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies - Creepshow 2
-X- 10/16: Print Media is Slowly Decaying. Two of the Big Dogs Unfortunately Won't Be Staying. - R.I.P. Fangoria / Video Watchdog - Martyrs
-x- 10/17: Friends, Frenemies or Just a Figment of the Imagination;
That's a Friendship Crapshoot Gambling with Your Eradication! - Friends 'till the End: The Good, The Bad & The Imaginary - Pin
-X- 10/18: Expectant Mothers Carrying the Antichrist; Their Freakishly Mutated Offspring Presumably Won't Play Nice! - Pregnancy Horror - Beyond the Door
-X- 10/19: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet/Soft / Seances - Warlock
-X- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires - Vampires
-X- 10/21: R.I.P. VCR: You're Officially Belated, But Your Kick-Ass VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980s Video Companies Spotlight: Media Home Entertainment / Video Stores - Don't Go in the House
-X- 10/22: Manufactured Tulpas from Unearthly Dimensions Or Maybe Evil Twin Siblings Just Hanging At Local Horror Conventions? - Evil Twins & Doppelgangers - +1
-X- 10/23: Tonight's Forecast Calls for a 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... - The Wailing
-X- 10/24: Now Boarding: Your Ticket to Sun-Drenched Terror! - Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons - Black Candles
-X- 10/25: The Shittiest, Cheapest Movies Mankind Ever Sprung; Some So Bad, They're Good ...Others are Killer Tongue! - IMDB Lowest Rated Horror - Don't Go in the Woods... Alone
-X- 10/26: Goodbye Godfather of the Modern Living Dead & Social Commentary Guru of What Needed to Be Said. - R.I.P. George A. Romero - The Crazies
-X- 10/27: Hello Friends, Welcome to the 100th Anniversary of Antonio Bay! We're Murderous Ghost Mariners from A Leper Colony ...Yeah, We Can't Stay! - Small Town Horrors - Messiah of Evil
-X- 10/28: Binge-Watch Parties From Beyond the Grave & Benighted. Beware! There's a Catch; Pray You're Not Invited! - Mass Marathon of the Damned 8: Horror Parties - The Initiation
-X- 10/29: Electronically Produced Via Keyboard from the Bowels of Hell... This Retro Futuristic Music from Beyond Is the Proverbial Death Knell. - The Synth of Fear - The Fog
-X- 10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell - The House of the Devil
-X- 10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience a Decapitated Head! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror - Ghostwatch



Subset List:
(completed! )

Spoiler:

-X- 09/30: group vote - Cronos (1993)
--- 11/01: group vote - Arachnophobia (1990)
--- xx/xx: wildcard - any horror theatrical showing (2017)

-X- 10/01: Dick Laurent - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
-X- 10/02: shellebelle - C.H.U.D (1984)
-X- 10/03: ororama - Amer (2009)
-X- 10/04: clckworang - Mad Monster Party? (1967)
-X- 10/05: Darkgod - Bad Moon (1996)
-X- 10/06: hbsvb - Candyman (1992)
-X- 10/07: Gobear - The Void (2016)
-X- 10/08: arw6040 - Train to Busan (2016)
-X- 10/09: jacob_b - Raw (2016)
-X- 10/10: nezumi - Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Highway to Hell (1992)
-X- 10/11: rbrown498 - The Screaming Skull (1958)
-X- 10/12: Trevor - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
-X- 10/13: tarfrimmer - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
-X- 10/14: Chad - One Dark Night (1982)
-X- 10/15: Mondo Kane - Tales of Halloween (2015)
-X- 10/16: Bladz - Martyrs (2008)
-X- 10/17: mallratcal - Pin (1988)
-X- 10/18: numbercrunch - Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui] (1983)
-X- 10/19: pacaway - Under the Shadow (2016)
-X- 10/20: Shack - Ganja & Hess (1973)
-X- 10/21: The Man with the
Golden Doujinshi - Day of the Dead (1985)
-X- 10/22: Undeadcow - +1 (2013)
-X- 10/23: TheBigDave - Dolls (1987)
-X- 10/24: alyxstarr - Alucarda (1977)
-X- 10/25: WillieMLF - Hobgoblins (1988)
-X- 10/26: PCBreakdown - The Crazies (1973)
-X- 10/27: DaveyJoe - Messiah of Evil (1973)
-X- 10/28: SethDLH - The Initiation (1984)
-X- 10/29: Darth Maher - The Fog (1980)
-X- 10/30: SterlingBen - Witchtrap (1989)
-X- 10/31: cwileyy - Ghostwatch (1992)


49 first time viewings. This is my sixth challenge.

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Re: The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31) ***The List Threa



My Personal October Horror Movie Challenge History: 2007 - 100; 2008 - 50; 2009 - 71; 2010 - 78; 2011 - 52; 2012 - 52; 2013 - 74; 2014 - 67; 2015 - 100; 2016 - 31

2017 Goal - Just to have fun!

October 1
1. It (2017) ☼ [Theater] - Excellent performances by the young actors and a worthy first entry.
2. Bates Motel - First You Dream, Then You Die / Nice Town You Picked, Norma (2013) [DVD] - The series manages to capture the creepy factor right off the bat.
3. The River - Magus / Marbeley (2012) ☼ [DVD] - Interesting, though too much "found footage" quality for my liking.

October 2
4. Get Out (2017) [BD] - I may have enjoyed this even more watching it for the 2nd time.
5. The Evil Dead (1981) ☼ [BD] - Seems like there must have been hundreds of horror films released around this time, a real peak for the genre.
6. Horror Express (1972) ☼ [BD] - Had no idea what this was about when I started. Turned out to be a fun creature feature.

October 3
7. The River - Los Ciegos / A Better Man (2012) ☼ [DVD] - Another minor annoyance with this series is the bleeping out of profanity.
8. Shark Night (2011) ☼ [BD] - Far from a classic, but far more enjoyable than I thought it might be.
9. Flatliners (2017) ☼ [Theater] - A real yawner during the first half, IMO. Picked up quite a bit after that.

October 4
10. Split (2016) ☼ [DVD] - Uneven last few days. Films with poor reviews have been decent. This one underwhelmed me after high expectations.
11. Bates Motel - What's Wrong With Norman? / Trust Me... (2013) [DVD] - One thing for sure about this series. The lead roles were perfectly cast.
12. Bates Motel - Ocean View / The Truth (2013) [DVD] - Enjoying this show more than I did when it first aired.

October 5
13. Open Water (2003) [BD] - This film was apparently shot using handheld digital cameras. It's distracting during the pre-ocean scenes. Once it gets in the water, that's the last thing I was thinking about.
14. Bates Motel - The Man in Number 9 / A Boy and His Dog (2013) [DVD] - While the 2 leads have their quirks, there are lots of strange characters in the show.
15. Don't Breathe (2016) [Streaming] - A recent favorite with an interesting story.

October 6
16. Open Water 2: Adrift (2006) ☼ [BD] - Interesting concept. At times, I hoped the folks in the film steered clear of a shark attack. Other times, I wished for a shark to appear. That's how annoying a few of the characters were.

October 7
17. Bates Motel - Underwater / Midnight (2013) [DVD] - I need to check out the following seasons.

October 8
18. Dracula (1931) [BD] - Found myself using a "Dracula Voice" for some time after it was over.

October 9
19. Phantom of the Opera (1943) [BD] - First exposure to the Phantom. Several other versions to explore at some point.
20. The Mummy (1932) [BD] - A little slow-moving at first, just like a mummy.

October 10
21. Kingdom Hospital - Thy Kingdom Come (2004) ☼ [DVD] - Intriguing Stephen King fare. Definitely hooks you following a significant event early on.
22. The Roommate (2011) ☼ [BD] - This has been done before, and better. Yet it was still worth a watch.
23. Kingdom Hospital - Death's Kingdom / Goodbye Kiss (2004) ☼ [DVD] - I think my favorite part is the gnarling aardvark. That's a sentence I never thought I would type.
24. The River - Peaches / Doctor Emmet Cole (2012) ☼ [DVD] - This series is picking up speed.

October 11
25. Kingdom Hospital - West Side of Midnight / Hook's Kingdom (2004) ☼ [DVD] - ...and this one is losing my interest

October 12
26. Kingdom Hospital - The Young and the Headless / Black Noise (2004) ☼ [DVD]
27. Frankenstein (1931) [BD] - The classics are timeless

October 13
28. The River - The Experiment / Row, Row, Row Your Boat (2012) ☼ [DVD] - Turns out to be lots of fun. But has me wondering why the series didn't continue.

October 16
29. Kingdom Hospital - Heartless / Butterfingers (2004) ☼ [DVD] - The series tries to keep my interest by having a baseball themed episode.
30. The Invisible Man (1933) [BD] - True story: I've dressed as the invisible man for an event before. Easiest costumer ever.

October 17
31. The Raven (2012) ☼ [BD] - Borderline horror with the serial killer theme. Period piece with solid performances.
32. The Fly (1958) ☼ [BD] -

October 18
33. Friday the 13th: The Series - Vanity's Mirror / Tattoo (1988) ☼ [DVD] -
34. Friday the 13th: The Series - Brain Drain / The Electrocutioner (1988) ☼ [DVD] -

October 19
35. Arachnophobia (1990) [BD] - Jeff Daniels is an underappreciated talent.
36. Happy Death Day (2017) ☼ [Theater] - Lots of fun. Contender for favorite new horror film of the year.

October 20
37. Mama (2013) ☼ [BD] - A little too strange for my liking

October 22
38. Kingdom Hospital - The Passion of Reverend Jimmy / Seizure Day (2004) ☼ [BD] -

October 23
39. Life (2017) [BD] - An enjoyable thrill ride, despite it not bringing anything new to the table.

October 24
40. Friday the 13th: The Series - The Quilt of Hathor / Quilt of Hathor: The Awakening (1988) ☼ [DVD] -

October 25
41. Friday the 13th: The Series - Double Exposure / The Pirate's Promise (1988) ☼ [DVD] -
42. The Killing Grounds (1997) ☼ [DVD] - Highly disappointed in this one, but for a reason you'd never guess. The story is found here.

October 26
43. The Birds (1963) [BD] - The first of many Hitchcock films I plan to see. This one is an enjoyable repeat viewing.
44. Jigsaw (2017) ☼ [Theater] - Enjoyable enough but I find it important not to think too much about how things fit together.

October 27
45. Diary of a Serial Killer (1998) ☼ [DVD] - Moving quickly to the discard pile. To be expected, when Gary Busey is the star.
46. Psycho (1960) [BD] - I've said it many times before. Perfectly cast and directed.

October 30
47. Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) [BD] - One of my favorites of the classic set.
48. The Snowman (2017) ☼ [Theater] - A few decent moments, but it felt like it could have been so much better.

October 31
49. The Belko Experiment (2016) ☼ [DVD] - Interesting film, though I felt it couldn't keep with a strong start.
50. Friday the 13th: The Series - Badge of Honor / Kingdom Hospital: Shoulda Stayed in Bed (1988/2004) ☼ [DVD] -
51. Kingdom Hospital: Finale (2004) ☼ [DVD] -
52. Witch's Night Out (1978) ☼ [DVD] - Wild Card / Animated short from the 1970s was a little different
53. Casper (1950s) ☼ [DVD] - Wild Card / 3 Casper shorts from way back. Fun way to wrap things up

Summary - 35/53 entries were first time views; 19 BDs viewed; 5 Theatrical; 1 Streaming; 28 DVDs

List is FINAL - Challenge #11


☼ = First Time Viewing

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Just for the fun of it, a list of everything I've ever watched during the OHMC:
Spoiler:

1408
28 Days Later
Alien (3)
Aliens
Alien 3 (2)
Alien: Resurrection (2)
Alone in the Dark
American Horror House
American Psycho
An American Haunting
An American Werewolf in London (2)
The Amityville Horror (1979)
The Amityville Horror (2005)
Anaconda (4)
Ants
Apollo 18
April Fool's Day
Arachnophobia
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
AVP: Requiem
The Babadook
Baby Blues
The Bat
Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2)
The Belko Experiment
The Birds (2)
Black Rock
The Blob (1988) (3)
Blood Beach
Bone Tomahawk
Boogeyman (1980)
Boogeyman: The Killer Compilation
Borderland
Bride of Chucky
The Bride of Frankenstein
Bubba Ho-Tep
Bug
Buried
The Burning
Cabin Fever
The Cabin in the Woods (3)
Candyman
Cape Fear (1991)
Carnival of Souls
Carrie (1976)
Casper
Cat's Eye
Chasing Sleep
Cheerleader Massacre
Cherry Falls
Children of the Corn (3)
Child's Play
Child's Play 2
Child's Play 3
Christine
Cloverfield
The Collection (2)
The Collector (3)
The Conjuring
Constantine
Copycat
The Craft
The Crazies (2010) (3)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (2)
The Creature Walks Among Us
Creepshow
Creepshow 2
Critters
Critters 2
Critters 3
Cry Wolf
Cube (2)
Cujo (2)
Curse of Chucky (2)
Cut
Danika
The Dark
Dark Skies
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
The Dead Zone
Deliver Us From Evil
The Descent
The Devils Rejects
Diary of a Serial Killer
Don't Breathe
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)
Dracula
Dracula (1979)
Dracula (1992) (2)
Dracula: Dead and Loving It
Dracula's Daughter
Drag Me to Hell
Dreamcatcher
Dressed to Kill
Edge of Sanity
Embrace of the Vampire
Escape From Tomorrow
Event Horizon
The Evictors
The Evil Dead
The Evil Dead 2
The Exorcist
Eye See You
The Faculty
Fear dot Com
Final Destination
Final Destination 2
Final Destination 3
The Final Girls
Firestarter
Flatliners
Flatliners (2017)
The Fly (1958)
The Fly (1986)
The Fog (2)
Frankenhooker
Frankenstein (1931) (2)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Frankenstein (1994) (2)
Frankenweenie
Freaks
Freddy vs Jason (3)
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (2)
Friday the 13th (1980) (3)
Friday the 13th (2009) (4)
Friday the 13th, part 2 (3)
Friday the 13th, part 3 (3)
Friday the 13th, part 4: The Final Chapter (3)
Friday the 13th, part 5: A New Beginning (2)
Friday the 13th, part 6: Jason Lives (2)
Friday the 13th, part 7: The New Blood (2)
Friday the 13th, part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan (2)
Fright Night
From Dusk Til Dawn
From Hell
Frozen (2)
The Funhouse (2)
Funny Games
Get Out
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Ghost of Frankenstein
Ghost Ship
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
The Good Son
Gothika
Grace (2)
Grave Encounters 2
The Gravedancers
Graveyard Shift
Gremlins (2)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (2)
Hack!
Halloween (1978) (2)
Halloween (2007) (2)
Halloween II (1981) (2)
Halloween 2 (2009) (2)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (2)
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Producer's Cut)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (2)
Halloween: Resurrection
Halloween: 25 Years of Terror
Halloween: The Inside Story
Halloween...The Happy Haunting of America
Halloweentown
Halloweentown 2: Kalabar's Revenge
Hannibal (2)
Happy Birthday to Me (2)
Happy Death Day
Harm's Way
Hatchet
Hatchet II
Haunted Honeymoon
The Haunted Mansion
The Haunting
Hell
Hell Night
Hellboy
High Tension
The Hills Have Eyes (1977) (2)
The Hills Have Eyes (2006) (2)
The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
The Hitcher (1986)
The Hitcher (2007)
Hollow Man
Hollow Man II
Horror Express
Hostel
Hostel: Part II
Hotel Transylvania (2)
Hotel Transylvania 2
House at the End of the Street
House of Dracula
The House of Frankenstein
House of Wax
House on Haunted Hill
The House on Sorority Row
The Howling
I Am Legend
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2)
I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
I Spit on Your Grave (2010)
I Spit on Your Grave III
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (2)
Identity
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer
Inhuman Resources
The Innkeepers
Intruders
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invisible Agent
The Invisible Man (2)
The Invisible Man Returns
The Invisible Man's Revenge
The Invisible Woman
It
It (2017)
It Follows
It's Alive
It's Alive II: It Lives Again
It's Alive III: Island of the Alive
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (2)
Jack Ketchum's The Girl Next Door
Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (2)
Jason X (2)
Jaws
Jaws 2
Jaws 3
Jaws: The Inside Story (2)
Jaws: The Revenge
Jeepers Creepers
Jennifer's Body
Jigsaw
Joshua
Joy Ride (2)
Judith: The Night She Stayed Home
Kalifornia
Kemper: The Co-Ed Killer
Kill Theory
Killer Movie (2)
The Killing Grounds
King Kong (1933)
King Kong (1976)
Lake Dead
Lake Placid
Land of the Dead
The Last House on the Left (1972) (2)
The Last House on the Left (2009) (2)
The Last Man on Earth
The Lazarus Effect
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
The Legend of Hell House
Leprechaun
Let Me In
Let the Right One In
Life
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
A Lonely Place to Die (2)
The Lost Boys
Maggie
Mama
Manhunter
Masters of Horror: Chocolate
Masters of Horror: Haeckel's Tale
Masters of Horror: Homecoming
Masters of Horror: Imprint
Masters of Horror: John Carpenter
Maximum Overdrive
The Messengers
Mine Games
Mirrors (2)
Misery (2)
The Mist (2)
Monkey Shines
Mother's Day (2)
The Mummy (1932) (2)
The Mummy's Curse
The Mummy's Ghost
The Mummy's Hand
The Mummy's Tomb
Munster, Go Home
The Munsters' Revenge
My Bloody Valentine (1981) (2)
My Bloody Valentine (2009)
Night of the Living Dead (1990)
Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) (4)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) (2)
Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (2)
Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (2)
Nightmare on Elm Street 4: Dream Master (2)
Nightmare on Elm Street 5: Dream Child (2)
The New Daughter
The New York Ripper
The Night Stalker
The Night Strangler
The Omen
One Hour Photo
Open Grave
Open House
Open House (2010)
Open Water
Open Water 2: Adrift
Orca
P2
Panic Room
Paranormal Activity (2)
Paranormal Activity 2 (2)
Paranormal Activity 3 (2)
Pathology
Pet Sematary
Pirahna (3)
Planet Terror
Poltergeist
Poltergeist II
Poltergeist III
Possession
The Possession
Predators
Prom Night (1980)
Psycho (1960) (3)
Psycho (1998)
Psycho II (2)
Psycho III (2)
Psycho IV: The Beginning
The Psycho Legacy
Pulse
The Pumpkin Karver
Puppetmaster
Quarantine
The Raven
Ravenous
Re-Animator
Red Dragon
Red Riding Hood
Red State
The Reef
Resident Evil (2)
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Resident Evil: Extinction
Rest Stop
Return of the Boogeyman
Return to Horror High
Revenge of the Creature
The Ring
The Ring Two
R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls
The Roommate
Rosemary's Baby
Roxy Hunter and the Mystery of the Moody Ghost (Wild Card)
Satan's Little Helper
Saturday Night Live: SNL Halloween Wild Card
Saturday the 14th
Saw (2)
Saw II (2)
Saw III (2)
Saw IV (2)
Saw V (2)
Saw VI
Saw 3D: The Final Chapter (2)
Scary Movie
Scary Movie 4
Scream (3)
Scream 2 (3)
Scream 3 (2)
Scream 4
Scream: The Inside Story
Secret Window (2)
See No Evil
Seed of Chucky
Severance (2)
The Shallows
Shaun of the Dead
The Shark is Still Working
Shark Night
She-Wolf of London
The Shining
Shock!
Shredder
Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th
Shuttle
The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs: Inside Story
Silent Hill
Silent Hill: Revelation
Silent Night (2)
Silent Night, Deadly Night (2)
Silent Night, Deadly Night, part 2
Silver Bullet
Sinister
The Sixth Sense (2)
The Skeleton Key
The Skeptic
Sleepaway Camp (2)
Sleepwalkers
Slither
Slumber Party Massacre (2)
The Snowman
Son of Dracula
Son of Frankenstein
Sorority House Massacre
Species (2)
Spiker
Split
Spooky House
The Stepfather (1987)
Stepfather II (1989)
Still Screaming
Stir of Echoes
Stoker (2)
The Strangers (2)
Student Bodies
Swamp Thing (2)
The Taking of Deborah Logan
Tales From the Darkside: The Movie
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Terror Train (3)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (2)
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning
There's Nothing Out There
They Live
The Thing (1982)
Thir13en Ghosts
Timber Falls
Toolbox Murders
The Tooth Fairy
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
The Town that Dreaded Sundown (2014)
The Toxic Avenger
Toy Story of Terror
Tremors (2)
Tremors 2: Aftershocks
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
Triangle (2)
Trick 'r' Treat
Twilight Zone: The Movie (2)
The Tripper
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2)
Unfriended
The Uninvited (2)
Urban Legend (2)
Urban Legends: Final Cut
V/H/S
Vacancy
Village of the Damned
Walled In
Wes Craven's New Nightmare (2)
What We Do in the Shadows
When a Stranger Calls (1979)
When a Stranger Calls (2006)
Wicked Little Things
Willard
Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh/Spookable Pooh
Witch's Night Out
Wolf
Wolf Creek
The Wolf Man
The Wolfman
World War Z (2)
Wrong Turn (3)
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
Young Frankenstein
You're Next (2)
Zombieland (3)


Television Shows
The Addams Family
Bates Motel: Season 1
Casper (a few animated shorts)
Dexter: Season 1 & 7
Friday the 13th - The Series: Seasons 1-2 (partial of each)
The Hitchhiker: Volumes 1-3
Kingdom Hospital: Season 1
The River: Season 1
Tales From the Crypt: Seasons 1-6
The Twilight Zone: Seasons 1-4

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Mallratcal's 9th October Horror Movie Challenge!

Oct 1st
1. Poltergeist II: The Other Side ☠☠½ / New / Blu-Ray / 90 min / 1986
An ok sequel that strays into the schlock. I really like the family (they feel real) and the worm monster looked cool. The big showdown was what put this movie over into schlock territory. Julian Beck as Kane has to be a highlight.

2. Alone in the Dark ☠☠☠ / New / DVD / 93 min / 1982
Pretty good. This is what a touchy feely, Dr. Loomis will get you! I thought this was going to be more of a siege movie but that doesn't begin until the last act. The reveal of "The Bleeder" was so obvious that I don't think it was supposed to be a surprise.

3. The Vagrant ☠☠☠ / New / DVD / 91 min / 1992
This was good. Funnier than I expected. Bill Paxton and Marshall Bell are very entertaining. At one point I thought Paxton's character mightactually be insane. If you have a hobo living across the street from you it's probably better to leave them alone.

Oct 2nd
4. House II: The Second Story / New / DVD / 88 min / 1987
This was bad. I guess this was aimed at kids? The comedy was bad, so maybe it wasn't? I really don't know who this was made for. This time the movie centers around a magical crystal skull. The special effects were mostly good. I'm a little surprised that Bill Maher didn't play more scummy executive roles.

5. Pigs ☠☠½ / New / Blu-Ray / 80 min / 1973
Good with a nice but obvious twist. Another nice transfer by Vinegar Syndrome. Pretty short movie with a small budget, I was expecting a lot of gore but it was fairly bloodless.

6. Alligator ☠☠½ / New / VOD / 91 min / 1980
This was enjoyable, the alligator effects were really good. Also nice to see Robert Forster landed on his feet in Twin Peaks. There is a lot of walking around in the sewers but Forster's character is good enough to carry it and not be boring.

7. The Prophecy 3: The Ascent ☠☠ / Blu-Ray / 84 min / 2000
I like the mythos and Christopher Walken is always good, but the movie was kind of thin. It's a direct sequel to the 2nd installment, this time focusing on the now adult messiah, who now has to choose between the angels and humans. Dude wasn't given much of a choice though.

8. Splatter University / DVD / 78 min / 1984
Just as cheap and boring as I remember. Movie would have benefited with some ADR. There is a slasher loose at a catholic college.

Oct 3rd
9. Urban Legends: Final Cut ☠☠ / New / DVD / 97 min / 2000
This was a little on the slow side, nothing special. I looked good though. Bunch of red herrings, I thought it would end up with the twin urban legend but was surprised when it went a different way.

10. Jennifer ☠☠☠ / New / Blu-Ray / 90 min / 1978
Very light on the scares (nothing really happens until the climax) but the movie did a good job of building the characters (you really want to see the bad ones get their comeuppance). This was trying to capitalize off of Carrie, but ended up better than just a clone.

11. Manhunter ☠☠☠☠½ / New / VOD / 120 min / 1986
Really good, as is to be expected with early Mann films. Hugh Dancy definitely took inspiration from William Petersen in his portrayal of the Will Graham character.

12. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth ☠☠½ / VOD / 93 min / 1992
Better than I remembered. I like how they continued the story from the 2nd movie. There is some cheese (the scene in the church was just weird) but there is so much Pinhead in this to make up for that.

Oct 4th
13. Happy Hell Night ☠☠ / DVD / 87 min / 1992
The old college kids release a demon from a mental asylum story. The killer is creepy looking (not so much when he speaks). Despite the promising start the kills all happen very quickly. Looks much older than '92. There is a motorcycle stunt at the end that is laughably bad, and an early appearance of Sam Rockwell.

14. Hellraiser: Bloodline ☠☠ / DVD / 85 min / 1996
Not bad, certainly not as bad as I remembered. I can appreciate them giving a backstory to the box, but sometimes it is better if it is left unsaid. Also has an early appearance from Adam Scott.

15. The Blob ☠☠☠½ / DVD / 95 min / 1988
Really gruesome gore effects. I prefer this to the original.


Oct 5th
16. April Fool's Day ☠☠½ / DVD / 89 min / 1986
It's a good movie with a good cast of characters. A great twist but once you've seen it all of the tension is gone on a rewatch.

17. Wolfen ☠☠☠½ /New / DVD / 115 min / 1981
A Detective hunts a killer that turns out to be wolves, in NYC. A good take on werewolf genre. A fairly long movie but then characters are engaging. Gregory Hines was a lot of fun.

18. Bats ☠½ /New / DVD / 91 min / 1999
I thought this would be a movie where someone is desperately trying to convince authorities of the danger, but it was the opposite. Everyone was a stock character. Evil scientist, hard-nosed good scientist, straight shooting lawman, cynical funny black guy. The Bats were goofy looking, they reminded me of Ghoulies. At least it wasn't all CG.

19. Troll ☠☠ /New / DVD / 82 min / 1986
Pretty weird movie. A Troll takes the form of a young girl and starts transforming residents of an apartment building into Ghoulies, who have singalongs. The Troll is not actually evil, he just wants his world back.There is also a good witch who has a penis plant, and the protagonist is named Harry Potter Jr. Julia Louis-Dreyfus is in this as well, she gets turned into a wood nymph or something.

Oct 6th
20. April Fool's Day /New / DVD / 91 min / 2008
All of the characters were unlikable, the movie looked and sounded cheap and it was anticlimactic. I fully understand why this didn't get a theatrical release.

21. Sole Survivor ☠☠☠ /New /VOD / 85 min / 1983
Maybe a little on the slow side but it was interesting. You can really see how Final Destination and It Follows borrowed for it.

22. The Nest ☠☠½ /New /Blu-Ray / 89 min / 1988
Not bad, took awhile to get going. A corporation that is looking to wipe out roaches ends up creating monster roaches, that end up running amok on an island town. There are a couple of human/roach hybrids as well.

23. Saw VI ☠☠☠ /New /Blu-Ray / 91 min / 2009
As good as the last one. Less focus on the gore and more on the development of the characters from past movies. This time the targets are the health insurance people that wouldn't help Jigsaw.


Oct 7th
24. Thir13en Ghosts ☠½ / DVD / 91 min / 2001
Not very good. IT looks good, there was definitely money put into production design, although you don't get many good glimpses of the ghosts. It's the standard "dead" uncle leaving his haunted house to his nephew, story with a double cross.

25. Destroyer ☠☠½ / New / DVD / 94 min / 1988
Film crew shooting inside of a prison get attacked by a thought to be dead serial killer. Most of the deaths happen off screen, which is too bad as the killer is a gorilla and they could have used his size in inventive ways. I'm assuming the budget was the problem.

26. Silent Night ☠☠½ / New / Blu-Ray / 94 min / 2012
Pretty dark cynical movie. They tried to do a thing where the victims got a present from the killer but it didn't really make sense given who the victims were. There was also an angry Santa with too much screen time. There were 2 call backs to the old movies which were appreciated.

27. The Return of the Evil Dead ☠☠½ / New / DVD / 91 min / 1973
Town oaf raises up the Templars during a festival. Not has suspenseful as the first one, they attack the town and the survivors hide in a church, where the movie slows down and a love... cube? plays out. Some effects are hokey but the Knights are still creepy.

Oct 8th
28. Blood Shack ½☠ / DVD / 70 min / 1971
Watched with the Joe Bob Briggs commentary, this movie is too painful without it. Dang 'ol Chooper, man.

29. Child's Play ☠☠☠ / DVD / 87 min / 1988
Good flick. Brad Dourif really adds life to Chucky with his great voice. Mike became super useless after he got knocked out during the climax of the film, which was weird. Pretty low body count.

30. Child's Play 2 ☠☠☠½ / DVD / 84 min / 1990
I think this is better than the first one, it never slows down and Chucky is hilarious throughout. I liked the foster family, except for Phil, he was kind of a dick.

Oct 9th
31. Child's Play 3 ☠☠½ / DVD / 89 min / 1991
Chucky returns to terrorize a military school with the final battle at an amusement park. Another small body count and not enough Chucky for my tastes. Maybe Chucky wouldn't be so pissed off if adults didn't treat him so rough.

32. The Dentist ☠½ / DVD / 92 min / 1996
Takes quite awhile to get going but tooth torture can go a long way. Corbin Bernsen is good in this and has an early appearance from Mark Ruffalo. I'm glad Sarah got her braces removed at least.

33. Bride of Chucky ☠☠½ / DVD / 89 min / 1998
Pretty enjoyable take on The Bride of Frankenstein. This was way more of a comedy than anything else.

Oct 10th
34. Leprechaun 2 ☠½ / DVD / 85 min / 1994
Pretty boring. The rules change from the first movie and now the Leprechaun is after a bride but he ends up losing a gold coin and spends the rest of the movie trying to get it back. No surprise this was the last on to play in theaters. Shevonne Durkin was not good with the acting, in this.

35. C.H.U.D. ☠☠½ / New / VOD / 88 min / 1984
I put off watching this movie because of how it looked, but in HD the dirt and grime looked pretty good. A photographer and police officer look into the disappearances of homeless people and find a government cover-up and C.H.U.D.s. Early John Goodman and a Home Alone connection.

36. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ☠☠☠☠ / DVD / 83 min / 1974
They way Leatherface bursts into a room is terrifying. Still effective today. Franklin was pretty annoying and I wonder what happened to that big rig driver at the end?

37. Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! ☠☠ / New / DVD / 90 min / 1989
A doctor is using a young psychic, Laura, to make contact with Ricky who is in a coma. Ricky wakes up and carnage ensues. Ricky is also missing the top half of his head, but he keeps his brain safe with a snazzy translucent hat with antennae and flashing lights on it. This movie is fairly weird and I'm surprised it hasn't been riffed, yet. Also has a kinder, gentler Leo Johnson. Benjamin Horne was his usual dubious self.

Oct 11th
38. The Forsaken ☠½ / DVD / 90 min / 2001
A man driving across the country meets a vampire hunter and ends up hunting a group of vampires. It's really not very good. Plenty of better vampire movies in this style exist.

39. Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror ☠☠ / DVD / 85 min / 1981
Not great, I'd say below average. The zombie makeup was sub-par, they looked like confused grandpas. Though they used tools, so they were smarter than most zombies, but they were deaf, so it's kind of a trade-off. Michael is probably the creepiest "kid" (no kid wears their pants up to their armpits!)in a horror movie. Also it's the "nights of terror", but the zombies only attack during one night.

Oct 12th
40. Urban Legends: Bloody Mary ☠½ / New / DVD / 93 min / 2005
A ghost of a murdered girl comes back for revenge after a prank is played on a new group of girls. This movie looked like something from Lifetime Network. Everything was shot in close up and it was edited very poorly, it felt like it had no flow. Just bland. Also had poor CGI, a predictable twist and nothing had any weight to it. Brothers dead? So what?

Oct 13th
41. Friday the 13th ☠☠☠ / DVD / 95 min / 1980
It's light on scares but I like the cast.

Friday the 13th: Part 2 ☠☠☠½ / DVD / 87 min / 1981
42. Might be the best in the franchise.

43. Friday the 13th: Part III ☠☠☠ / DVD / 95 min / 1982
Another solid entry in the franchise. Happens 1 day after Part 2 and gives us a new harbinger, RIP Ralph. Chris is probably my favorite heroine. Only part I didn't care for was her story of running into Jason before.

44. Friday the 13th ☠☠☠ / Blu-Ray / 105 min / 2009
Really good remake. I still think this one holds up where as other franchises have not aged well. The end chase was a little bit long,but this was the unrated version, I don't remember if the theatrical version cut that down or not.

Oct 14th
45. Tenebre ☠☠☠½ / New /DVD / 101 min / 1982
A good mystery with a nice twist. Also had a pretty good soundtrck.

46. One Dark Night ☠½ / New / DVD / 89 min / 1982
Pretty boring, the action doesn't start until an hour and five minutes in. An initiation prank in a mausoleum goes wrong when a recently dead psychic that feeds on fear energy wakes up. But his psychic daughter saves the day with the help of a compact mirror. The effects were pretty cheap but some of the corpses looked pretty creepy.

47. Jack Frost ☠½ / Blu-Ray / 89 min / 1997
Pretty cornball movie, at least it didn't take itself seriously. Not as good as I remembered.

Oct 15th
48. Why Horror? ☠☠☠½ / New / VOD / 81 min / 2014
This was ok, nothing special. Just looked at why people enjoyed horror but wasn't very deep.

Oct 16th
49. Happy Birthday to Me ☠☠☠☠ / New / DVD / 111 min / 1981
Thought this was going to be a standard slasher, but it was better. There is a weird reveal at the end, but that's kind of a trope in slasher films. Thanks to Mountain Biker for his list as that's the reason I finally gave it a shot. Previously the run time had put me off it. Don't want to spoil anything but it takes place at an upper crust school and involves a strange medical experiment.

50. Initiation: Silent Night, Deadly Night 4 / New / DVD / 90 min / 1990
This was nothing special and shared nothing from the previous 3 entries in the franchise. This is centered around a reporter investigating a spontaneous combustion and ends up in the clutches of Egyptian priestesses (and Clint Howard). It had a good cast but everyone acted so strange, it was very weird.

51. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 ☠☠½ / DVD / 90 min / 2000
Not bad. It becomes a pretty good psychological horror movie about a group of people on a Blair Witch tour.

Oct 17th
52. Pin ☠☠☠½ / New / DVD / 103 min / 1988
Creepy. Creepy is the best way to describe this. This is what happens when you befriend an anatomical dummy.

53. Bone Tomahawk ☠☠☠½ / New / VOD / 132 min / 2015
Great cast. When the action hits it's all very quick and very violent. A band of cannibals abduct some townsfolk so the sheriff rounds up a posse to get them back. If you don't care about westerns this might not be for you. Most of the movie is the posse travelling and dealing with bandits.

54. The Slayer ☠☠ / New / VOD / 90 min / 1982
2 couples vacation on a private island, one of them has dreams of them being killed. Then it starts happening for real, or does it...?
I might be a bit generous with 2 stars, there are long stretches where nothing happens. I'll have to give this another shot sometime.

Oct 18th
55. Quarantine ☠☠½ / Blu-Ray / 89 min / 2008
Not as good on a 2nd viewing, the shaky-cam was nausea inducing.

Oct 19th
56. The Hills Have Eyes ☠☠☠☠ / DVD / 89 min / 1977
The greatest movie about desert dwelling cannibals. Beast is also the best dog in a horror movie with 2 kills. Brenda was annoying with all the screaming.

57. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer ☠☠☠½ / DVD / 83 min / 1986
Everything in this movie is worn out and ugly looking. Henry somehow created a bigger monster than himself.

58. Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge ☠☠ / New / DVD / 83 min / 1991
The timeline gets messed up with this entry but the series is ridiculous so it doesn't really matter. Set during WW2, Toulon starts killing nazis, after they kill his wife. This gives us the origins of the puppets.

Oct 20th
59. Frailty ☠☠☠½ / Blu-Ray / 100 min / 2001
Good flick even knowing the twists and turns.

60. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ☠☠☠ / New / 101 min / 1986
I didn't expect it to be so much of a comedy. Dennis Hopper was good, but not in the movie nearly enough. The sets were pretty amazing looking and the final showdown was comedy gold. I now think Lloyd Kaufman is doing a Jim Siedow impression.

61. Beetlejuice ☠☠☠☠☠ / Blu-Ray / 92 min / 1988
One of those perfect movies.

62. It's Alive ☠☠ / New / DVD / 91 min / 1974
Mostly deals with the father of the mutant baby and how his family is dealing with it. There are not many baby attacks and the movie is more of an emotional one.

Oct 21st
63. Cronos ☠☠☠☠ / New / Blu-Ray / 92 min / 1993
Really good take on vampires. I liked the toy box as a coffin.

64. Seed of Chucky ☠☠ / New / DVD / 87 min / 2004
This is a straight up comedy now, some of it was pretty good, but there were some pretty dated jokes. Still better than I had expected.

65. Necronomicon: Book of Dead ☠☠ / VOD / 96 min / 1993
3 stories and a wraparound tale of H.P. Lovecraft, who is reading the tales from the titular book. Story 1 is about a widower bringing his dead wife back only to find it is a monster. Story 2 is a scientist using spinal fluid to stay young. It also has a great melting man special effect. Story 3 follows a cop searching for her partner only to find aliens. I always found that last one to be rather disturbing. It's an ok anthology with some pretty good special effects. Couple of the scenes were out of order, not sure if it was just the version I watched or if it was a larger issue with the release.

66. Godzilla vs. Hedorah ☠☠ / New/ DVD / 85 min / 1996
One of the super kid friendly Godzillas as evidenced by a boy being the main human character and Godzilla flying around like a rocket with his atomic breath. Godzilla gets his ass kicked by Hedorah (an alien who feeds on pollution) who uses a fart based offense. He literally shits on Godzilla at one point. But the military and a professor figure out how to dry out Hedorah, and Big G brings home the W.

Oct 22nd
67. Hush ☠☠☠ / New / VOD / 82 min / 2016
Pretty good survival movie where a deaf/mute woman fights a killer.

68. Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III ☠☠½ / DVD / 85 min / 1990
This was enjoyable. A young couple and a survivalist go up against the new cannibal family.

Oct 23rd
69. The Dark Half ☠☠½ / New / Blu-Ray / 122 min / 1993
This was fine, it did drag a bit though. A writer's alter ego comes to life and starts killing people, so they settle things with a write off.

70. The Beast Within ☠☠ / New / Blu-Ray / 98 min / 1982
I thought this was going to be a werewolf movie. It was more of a bulbous alien-like movie. It begins and ends with rape, bulbous alien-like rape. The real action doesn't start until the transformation close to the end, a little more of that and this would have been better.

71. Messiah of Evil ☠☠☠ / New / Blu-Ray / 90 min / 1973
Unsettling movie. A young woman looks for her missing father in a small town whose residents are becoming zombie-like creatures.

Oct 24th
72. Phantom of the Paradise ☠☠☠½ / New / Blu-Ray / 92 min / 1974
This was a fun mashup of Phantom of the Opera and Faust.

73. The Undertaker ☠☠ / New / Blu-Ray / 89 min / 1988
It has problems but Joe Spinell is an interesting enough sex weirdo to carry it. Shame some of the negatives are missing, (a VHS source was used in parts) because the VS transfer was looked really good.

74. Dr. Giggles ☠☠ / DVD / 95 min / 1992
A decent slasher that slows down a bit once the main characters reach the fair. Where the hell did Dr. Giggles get those over sized medical instruments, lie the band-aid!?

75. Abominable ☠☠☠ / New / DVD / 94 min / 2006
An entertaining B-Movie. A Samsquanch terrorizes a couple of cabins, one full of hot babes, the other a dude in a wheelchair and an orderly or something.

Oct 25th
76. Hobgoblins / New / Blu-Ray / 88 min / 1988
The MST3K version is the way to watch this. The characters are all so weird in this, it's like an alien wrote this.

77. The Night Flier ☠☠½ / New / DVD / 94 min / 1997
I was expecting shlock-city but This was surprisingly good. Miguel Ferrer was good (as usual) he really plays the asshole character well. The woman reporter served no purpose other than the final headline.

78. The Dead Next Door ☠☠ / DVD / 78 min / 1989
The acting is pretty bad but no worse than the one liners. The people in this movie are incredibly careless around zombies. There is a zombie noise made by a woman that is fingernails on a chalkboard annoying that they constantly play whenever a zombie is on screen.

Oct 26th
79. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter ☠☠☠ / DVD / 91 min / 1984
Really good entry, it's between this and Part 2 for the best.

80. The Devil's Hand ☠☠ / New / DVD / 71 min / 1961
A man gets bewitched by a devil worshiping cult. I might be being a little generous with 2 stars but there were things that I liked about this movie, if only a little bit more happened it could have been a lot better.

81. Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker ☠☠½ / DVD / 90 min / 1991
A toy maker named Joe Petto with a son named Pino... nope, don't get it. Anyway, a kid starts receiving killer gifts. We're also back to the Christmas theme after Part 4's detour. Neith Hunter and Clint Howard are also back as well. Fairly light on gore and scares but there is enough sex weirdness to keep it interesting. For the longest time I had this movie mixed up with Pinocchio's Revenge.

Oct 27th
82. Cathy's Curse ☠☠ / New / DVD / 82 min / 1977
Nothing special but there were some pretty funny moments. The movie really shines when Cathy is calling people whores. Unfortunately I watched the Mill Creek DVD, which looks like they recorded the movie off of a projector, no joke I swear I could hear the projector running in the background.

83. Buffy the Vampire Slayer ☠☠ / DVD / 86 min / 1992
Good, not great, but you can see the potential. The movie should have been longer, as is it's shallow and a little cheap.

84. The Rocky Horror Picture Show ☠☠☠☠☠ / Blu-Ray / 100 min / 1975
One of my favorites.

85. Best of the Worst: Halloween Spooktacular 2017 ☠☠☠☠☠ / New / VOD / 63 min / 2017 / Wildcard
A nice tradition.

Oct 28th
86. Re-Animator ☠☠☠½ / DVD / 86 min / 1985
Pretty good movie. The headless body steals the show.

87. Gutterballs ☠☠½ / DVD / 96 min / 2008
A sleazy gory slasher set in a bowlling alley. The dialog is kind of horrible, everyone is constantly swearing to the point of it being annoying.

88. Scream and Scream Again ☠☠☠½ / New / Blu-Ray / 96 min / 1970
3 converging stories centered around a vampire murderer. Some scenes went on for too long, with a bit more editing this could have been even better.

Oct 29th
89. The Wolf Man ☠☠☠☠ / Blu-Ray / 71 min / 1941
A great movie.

90. Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies ☠½ / DVD / 96 min / 1999
Opposite of the last movie. This is pretty dull, the Djinn spends most of his time in prison and then with a Russian guy. The ending action scene is the lone high point.

91. A Bucket of Blood ☠☠½ / New / DVD / 66 min / 1959
Surprisingly good. I liked how it poked fun all of the phonyness.

92. The Loved Ones ☠☠☠ / New / VOD / 84 min / 2009
Pretty good torture movie that wasn't very extreme. The story with the 2 metalheads going on a date felt like it only existed to pad the running time.

Oct 30th
93. The Lost Boys ☠☠☠½ / New / DVD / 97 min / 1987
First time watching this in full. It has some tone problems but is still a fun movie. I feel bad for the grandpa though, his house got fucked up.

94. Tales from the Hood ☠☠½ / DVD / 97 min / 1995
4 tales about dirty cops, abuse, bad politics and gang violence, centered around a funeral home. Not bad, some of the stuff was uncomfortable. I need to upgrade my DVD as the transfer was awful.

95. The Killer Nun ☠☠ / New / Blu-Ray / 85 min / 1979
Murders start happening at a hospital run by nurses, but really not that much happens. Some nice nudity though, but not as sleazy as I was expecting.

96. Trick 'r Treat ☠☠☠½ / Blu-Ray / 82 min / 2007
A fun anthology that really provides the Halloween feeling.

Oct 31st
97. The Exorcist ☠☠☠☠☠ / Blu-Ray / 122 min / 1973
A great movie, the medical stuff is the scariest thing.

98. Halloween: Resurrection ☠½ / DVD / 89 min / 2002
It starts with a stupid retcon and gets dumber from there. The webcam stuff looked bad and the party watching the live stream was lame.

99. Letterkenny: Haunting Of Modeans II ☠☠☠☠ / New / VOD / 23 min / 2017 / Wildcard
A decent special centered around a prank in the bar.

100. A Nightmare on Elm Street ☠☠☠☠ / DVD / 91 min / 1984
Watched with the RLM commentary. Some bad acting aside I still think this movie is great.

101. The Fog ☠☠☠½ / Blu-Ray / 89 min / 1980
An underrated movie. Moves along quite quickly.

102. Horror Hospital ☠☠½ New / DVD / 90 min / 1973
This was ok. Turns out the spa is turning people into zombies.




Checklist is complete!

Checklist

Spoiler:

Select 10 actors:
-X- Kevin Bacon - Friday the 13th
-X- Tobin Bell - Saw VI
--- Michael Biehn -
-X- Doug Bradley - Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
--- Veronica Cartwright -
-X- Peter Cushing - Scream and Scream Again
--- Jocelin Donahue -
-X- Brad Dourif - The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
--- Ethan Embry -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Brea Grant -
-X- Kane Hodder - House II: The Second Story
--- Elizabeth Kaitan -
-X- Bela Lugosi - The Wolf Man
-X- Christopher Lee - Scream and Scream Again
--- Rose McGowan -
-X- R.A. Mihailoff - Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
-X- Dina Myer - Bats
-X- Meg Tilly - One Dark Night
--- Mary Elizabeth Winstead -

Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors
-X- Don Calfa - Necronomicon: Book of Dead
--- John Vulich -
--- Ted V. Mikels -
--- John Zacherle -
-X- William Peter Blatty - The Exorcist
--- Carrie Fisher -
-X- Miguel Ferrer - The Night Flier
--- John Hurt -
-X- Bill Paxton - The Vagrant
--- Robert Day -
-X- Alessandro Alessandroni - The Killer Nun
--- Michael Parks -
-X- Adam West - One Dark Night
-X- George A. Romero - The Dark Half
-X- John Heard - C.H.U.D.
--- Sam Shepard -
--- Robert Hardy -
-X- Haruo Nakajima - Godzilla vs. Hedorah
--- Sonny Landham -
-X- Jay Thomas - C.H.U.D.
-X- Tobe Hooper - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
-X- Martin Landau - Alone in the Dark
--- Harry Dean Stanton -
--- Bernie Casey -

Select 2 film composers:
--- Antón García Abril -
--- John Carpenter -
-X- Daniel Licht - Hellraiser: Bloodline
-X- Harry Manfredini - House II: The Second Story

Select 5 directors:
-X- Dario Argento - Tenebre
--- Don Coscarelli -
-X- David DeCoteau - Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
-X- Mike Flanagan - Hush
-X- Tom Holland - Child's Play
-X- Mary Lambert - Urban Legends: Bloody Mary
--- Jean Rollin -
-X- Steve Miner - Friday the 13th: Part 2
--- James Wan -
--- Adam Wingard -

Select 2 makeup effects artists:
-X- Patrick Baxter - Saw VI
-X- Jason Collins - Thir13en Ghosts
--- Mark Shostrom -
--- Bud Westmore -

Select 2 producers:
-X- Bradley Fuller - Friday the 13th (2009)
-X- Dino De Laurentiis - Manhunter
--- Roy Lee -
--- Lloyd Kaufman -

Select 2 writers:
-X- Jaume Balagueró - Quarantine
--- Robert Bloch -
--- Jack Ketchum -
-X- H.P. Lovecraft - Necronomicon: Book of Dead

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
-X- *3-D Film - Friday the 13th: Part III
--- Agoraphobia -
-X- Anthology Film - Necronomicon: Book of Dead
-X- Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List - Tenebre
-X- Appears on Video Nasties List - Tenebre
-X- Based on a True Story - The Exorcist
-X- Based on a Novel - The Dark Half
-X- Cannibalism - Bone Tomahawk
--- Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe -
--- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax -
-X- Classic Universal Monsters Movie - The Wolf Man
-X- Comedy / Spoof - Beetlejuice
-X- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film - Cronos
-X- Death by: Fire - Manhunter
-X- Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome - Pigs
-X- Documentary - Why Horror?
-X- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space - Hellraiser: Bloodline
-X- Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen - Happy Birthday to Me (Mountain Biker)
--- Film From TCM's October Schedule -
-X- From a Basis Gogos Painting - The Wolf Man
-X- Found Footage - Quarantine
--- Frankenstein -
-X- Ghost / Haunting - Poltergeist II: The Other Side
-X- Giallo - Tenebre
--- K-Horror -
-X- Killer / Evil Animal - Alligator
--- Killer / Evil Child -
-X- Killer / Evil Doll - Child's Play
--- Made-for-TV Movie -
-X- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla - Godzilla vs. Hedorah
--- Mummy -
-X- Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
--- Nation of Origin: China -
--- Nazi -
-X- Psychological - Pin
-X- Rape / Revenge - Gutterballs
-X- Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac - Alone in the Dark
--- Takes Place on a Holiday -
--- Takes Place on or Under the Sea -
-X- Three Installments in a Franchise - Child's Play 1, 2 & 3
-X- Vampire - The Forsaken
-X- Werewolf - Wolfen
-X- Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious - The Prophecy 3: The Ascent
-X- With Commentary - A Nightmare on Elm Street
-X- With Two or More Horror Legends - Scream and Scream Again (Lee,
Cushing, Price)

-X- Zombie - Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":
-X- Joe Bob Briggs - Blood Shack
--- John Carpenter -
--- Larry Cohen -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -

Watch films in at least three formats:
-X- First format, Blu Ray, Poltergeist II: The Other Side.
-X- Second format, DVD, Alone in the Dark.
-X- Third format, VOD, Alligator.

Watch films in at least three languages:
-X- First language, English, Poltergeist II: The Other Side
-X- Second language, Spanish, The Return of the Evil Dead
-X- Third language, Japanese, Godzilla vs. Hedorah

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
--- Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) -
-X- Features music by Richard Band - Troll
-X- Was made in the 1950s - A Bucket of Blood
--- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand -
--- Was written by Jimmy Sangster -
--- Features a solar eclipse -
-X- Has the words "It" in the title - It's Alive
--- Was directed by David Cronenberg -
--- Stars Michelle Bauer -
-X- Takes place at a cemetery - One Dark Night
-X- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role - Kane Hodder as a gorilla in House II: The Second Story

Select 8 decades of film history:
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
-X- 1940 - The Wolf Man (1941)
-X- 1950 - A Bucket of Blood (1959)
-X- 1960 - The Devil's Hand (1961)
-X- 1970 - Pigs (1973)
-X- 1980 - Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
-X- 1990 - The Vagrant (1992)
-X- 2000 - The Prophecy 3: The Ascent (2000)
-X- 2010 - Why Horror? (2014)

Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
--- 1942 (75th) -
--- 1967 (50th) -
-X- 1992 (25th) – The Vagrant

Select 2 from the following anniversaries:
--- 100th Birthday of Santos -
--- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards -
-X- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Buffy the Vampire Slayer
-X- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel - Abominable

Select 4 ratings:
--- G -
-X- PG - Jennifer
-X- PG-13 - Poltergeist II: The Other Side
-X- R - Alone in the Dark
--- NC-17 -
--- X -
-X- Unrated - April Fool's Day (2008)
--- M -
--- GP -




List is final!


Stats
Total: 102
New: 54
Blu-Ray: 26
DVD: 62
VOD: 14

9186 minutes watched.

By decade:
Spoiler:

40 1
50 1
60 1
70 15
80 37
90 24
00 17
10 6

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Re: The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31) ***The List Threa

malazar's 13th Annual October Horror Movie Challenge List
My 5th Year Participating

*List Finalized*

2016: 113
2015: 116
2014: 102
2013: 109

Goals: 100 Movies, Checklist, and Theme Nights All Completed


Red=Streaming - 54 Entries
Blue=Blu-ray - 28 Entries
Silver=Theater - 13 Entries
Orange=TV/DVR/OnDemand - 11 Entries
Black=DVD - 5 Entries

*Denotes First Time Watch
First Time Watches: 107/111 (96%)
Total Time Spent Watching: 172 Hours 20 minutes
Average Entry Length: 93 minutes
Number of Entries Watched with Commentary: 1

Films Watched by Decade:
1940s: 3
1950s: 2
1960s: 7
1970s: 14
1980s: 33
1990s: 11
2000s: 15
2010s: 26



September 30 - after dusk
Total time: 1 Hour 56 Minutes
1. Dead Ringers (David Cronenberg, 1988)* - 116 minutes

October 1
Total time: 6 hours 31 minutes
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (Tobe Hooper, 1986)* - 101 minutes
3. Gerald's Game (Mike Flanagan, 2017)* - 103 minutes
4. Death Note (Adam Wingard, 2017)* - 101 minutes
5. Zombie Self-Defense Force (Naoyuki Tomomatsu, 2006)* - 86 minutes

October 2
Total time: 6 hours 24 minutes
6. C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (David Irving, 1989)* - 84 minutes
7. Dead Alive (Peter Jackson, 1992)* - 104 minutes
8. Flatliners (Niels Arden Oplev, 2017)* - 110 minutes
9. Zombie Hunter Rika (Ken'ichi Fujiwara, 2008)* - 86 minutes

October 3
Total time: 4 hours 55 minutes
10. Amer (Hélène Cattet, Bruno Forzani, 2009)* - 90 minutes
11. The Perfume of the Lady in Black (Francesco Barilli, 1974)* - 103 minutes
12. Don't Torture a Duckling (Lucio Fulci, 1972)* - 102 minutes

October 4
Total time: 4 hours 42 minutes
13. Mad Monster Party? (Jules Bass, 1967)* - 94 minutes
14. The Reaping (Stephen Hopkins, 2007)* - 99 minutes
15. X-Ray (Boaz Davidson, 1981)* - 89 minutes

October 5
Total time: 6 hours 10 minutes
16. The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (Nathan Juran, 1973)* - 93 minutes
17. Schizoid (David Paulsen, 1980)* - 89 minutes
18. Late Phases (Adrián García Bogliano, 2014)* - 95 minutes
19. Panic in Year Zero! (Ray Milland, 1962)* - 93 minutes

October 6
Total time: 5 hours 37 minutes
20. Sleepy Hollow (Tim Burton, 1999)* - 105 minutes
21. mother! (Darren Aronofsky, 2017)* - 121 minutes
22. The Girl with All the Gifts (Colm McCarthy, 2016)* - 111 minutes

October 7
Total time: 7 hours
23. The Disappointments Room (D.J. Caruso, 2016)* - 85 minutes
24. Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (Jaromil Jires, 1970)* - 77 minutes
25. Wrong Turn (Rob Schmidt, 2003)* - 84 minutes
26. Raising Cain (Brian De Palma, 1992)* - 91 minutes
27. Demonic (Will Canon, 2015)* - 83 minutes

October 8
Total time: 3 hours 27 minutes
28. Train to Busan (Sang-ho Yeon, 2016)* - 118 minutes
29. The Masque of the Red Death (Roger Corman, 1964)* - 89 minutes

October 9
Total time: 5 hours 3 minutes
30. Raw (Julia Ducournau, 2016)* - 99 minutes
31. Firestarter (Mark L. Lester, 1984)* - 114 minutes
32. Wishmaster (Robert Kurtzman, 1997)* - 90 minutes

October 10
Total time: 5 hours 31 minutes
33. Yongary, Monster from the Deep (Ki-duk Kim, 1967)* MST3K: The Return S01E09 version - 87 minutes
34. Highway to Hell (Ate de Jong, 1992)* - 94 minutes
35. The Ghost of Frankenstein (Erle C. Kenton, 1942)* - 67 minutes
36. Don't Kill It (Mike Mendez, 2016)* - 83 minutes

October 11
Total time: 4 hours 21 minutes
37. The Screaming Skull (Alex Nicol, 1958)* - 68 minutes
38. Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (Jack Sholder, 1999)* - 96 minutes
39. Murders in the Rue Morgue (Gordon Hessler, 1971)* - 97 minutes

October 12
Total time: 5 hours 33 minutes
40. American Mummy (Charles Pinion, 2014)* - 82 minutes
41. The Seventh Victim (Mark Robson, 1943)* - 71 minutes
42. The Mummy (Alex Kurtzman, 2017)* - 110 minutes
43. The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (Edward L. Cahn, 1959)* - 70 minutes

October 13
Total time: 5 hours 35 minutes
44. Final Destination 2 (David R. Ellis, 2003)* - 90 minutes
45. It Comes at Night (Trey Edward Shults, 2017)* - 91 minutes
46. The Ghost Ship (Mark Robson, 1943)* - 69 minutes
47. The Babysitter (McG, 2017)* - 85 minutes

October 14
Total time: 3 hours 6 minutes
48. One Dark Night (Tom McLoughlin, 1982)* - 91 minutes
49. Little Evil (Eli Craig, 2017)* - 95 minutes

October 15
Total time: 4 hours 58 minutes
50. Creepshow (George A. Romero, 1982)* - 120 minutes
51. The Belko Experiment (Greg McLean, 2016)* - 89 minutes
52. 47 Meters Down (Johannes Roberts, 2017)* - 89 minutes

October 16
Total time: 4 hours 55 minutes
53. The Changeling (Peder Medak, 1980)* - 107 minutes
54. Martyrs (Pascal Laugier, 2008)* - 99 minutes
55. Wishmaster 3: Beyond the Gates of Hell (Chris Angel, 2001)* - 89 minutes

October 17
Total time: 6 hours 35 minutes
56. Pin (Sandor Stern, 1988)* - 103 minutes
57. The Dead Zone (David Cronenberg, 1983)* - 103 minutes
58. Dead Awake (Phillip Guzman, 2016)* - 99 minutes
59. Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled (Chris Angel, 2002)* - 90 minutes

October 18
Total time: 2 hours 58 minutes
60. Seeding of a Ghost (Kuen Yeung, 1983)* - 88 minutes
61. The Dunwich Horror (Daniel Haller, 1970)* - 90 minutes

October 19
Total time: 7 Hours 8 minutes
62. Tremors (Ron Underwood, 1990)* - 96 minutes
63. Blair Witch (Adam Wingard, 2016)* - 89 minutes
64. Under the Shadow (Babak Anvari, 2016)* - 84 minutes
65. Village of the Damned (Wolf Rilla, 1960)* - 77 minutes
66. Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust (Silvia St. Croix, 2008)* - 82 minutes

October 20
Total time: 6 hours 30 minutes
67. Ganja & Hess (Bill Gunn, 1973)* - 110 minutes
68. Blacula (William Crain, 1972)* - 93 minutes
69. Happy Death Day (Christopher Landon, 2017)* - 96 minutes
70. Mortuary (Howard Avedis, 1983)* - 91 minutes

October 21
Total time: 4 hours 36 minutes
71. The Brides of Dracula (Terence Fisher, 1960)* - 85 minutes
72. Day of the Dead (George A. Romero, 1985)* - 100 minutes
73. Thir13en Ghosts (Steve Beck, 2001)* - 91 minutes

October 22
Total time: 4 hours 51 minutes
74. Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV (Lloyd Kaufman, 2000)* - 109 minutes
75. Child's Play (Tom Holland, 1988)* - 87 minutes
76. Zombie Fight Club (Joe Chien, 2014)* - 95 minutes

October 23
Total time: 4 hours 27 minutes
77. Dolls (Stuart Gordon, 1987)* - 77 minutes
78. The Pit (Lew Lehman, 1981)* - 96 minutes
79. Teeth (Mitchell Lichtenstein, 2007)* - 94 minutes

October 24
Total time: 4 hours 23 minutes
80. Alucarda (Juan López Moctezuma, 1977)* - 78 minutes
81. You'll Like My Mother (Lamont Johnson, 1972)* - 92 minutes
82. The Blackcoat's Daughter (Oz Perkins, 2015)* - 93 minutes

October 25
Total time: 4 hours 22 minutes
83. Hobgoblins (Rick Sloane, 1988)* - 13 Nights of Elvira S01E04 (2014) version - 93 minutes
84. The House Where Evil Dwells (Kevin Connor, 1982)* - 88 minutes
85. Ghost Warrior (J. Larry Carroll, 1984)* - 81 minutes

October 26
Total time: 4 hours 40 minutes
86. The Dark Half (George A. Romero, 1993)* - 122 minutes
87. Pumpkinhead (Stan Winston, 1988)* - 86 minutes
88. The Killer Eye (David DeCoteau, 1999)* - 72 minutes

October 27
Total time: 4 hours 40 minutes
89. Messiah of Evil (Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, 1973)* - 90 minutes
90. The Woman (Lucky McKee, 2011)* - 101 minutes
91. The Undertaker (Franco Steffanino, 1988)* - 89 minutes

October 28
Total time: 11 hours 33 minutes
92. Killer Party (William Fruet, 1986)* - 91 minutes
93. Anguish (Bigas Luna, 1987)* - 89 minutes
94. Pumpkinhead (Stan Winston, 1988) - 86 minutes *Wildcard 1*
95. The Changeling (Peder Medak, 1980) - 107 minutes *Wildcard 2*
96. The Mist (Frank Darabont, 2007) - 126 minutes
97. Cemetery Man (Michele Soavi, 1994) - 105 minutes
98. Without Warning (Greydon Clark, 1980)* - 89 minutes

October 29
Total time: 8 hours 58 minutes
99. Satan's School for Girls (David Lowell Rich, 1973)* - 78 minutes
100. I, Madman (Tibor Takács, 1989)* - 89 minutes
101. Trick or Treats (Gary Graver, 1982)* - 91 minutes
102. Infra-Man (Shan Hua, 1975)* - 90 minutes
103. The Fog (John Carpenter, 1980)* first time watch with commentary with John Carpenter and Debra Hill - 89 minutes
104. Tenebre (Dario Argento, 1982)* - 101 minutes

October 30
Total time: 4 hours 44 minutes
105. Witchtrap (Kevin Tenney, 1989)* - 92 minutes
106. Patrick (Richard Franklin, 1978)* - 96 minutes
107. Diary of a Madman (Reginald Le Borg, 1963)* - 96 minutes

October 31
Total time: 6 hours 11 minutes
108. Ghost Watch (Lesley Manning, 1992)* - 91 minutes
109. The Initiation (Larry Stewart, Peter Crane, 1984)* - 97 minutes
110. Scream Blacula Scream (Bob Kelljan, 1973)* - 96 minutes
111. Hack-O-Lantern (Jag Mundhra, 1988)* - 87 minutes



Checklist: Requirements Completed
Spoiler:

Select 10 actors:
-x- Kevin Bacon - Tremors
--- Tobin Bell -
--- Michael Biehn -
--- Doug Bradley -
--- Veronica Cartwright -
-x- Peter Cushing - The Brides of Dracula
-x- Jocelin Donahue - Dead Awake
-x- Brad Dourif - Child's Play
-x- Ethan Embry - Late Phases
-x- Boris Karloff - Mad Monster Party?
-x- Brea Grant - Dead Awake
-x- Kane Hodder - Wishmaster
--- Elizabeth Kaitan -
-x- Bela Lugosi - The Ghost of Frankenstein
-x- Christopher Lee - Sleepy Hollow
--- Rose McGowan -
--- R.A. Mihailoff -
--- Dina Myer -
-x- Meg Tilly - One Dark Night
--- Mary Elizabeth Winstead -

Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors
--- Don Calfa -
-x- John Vulich - Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust
--- Ted V. Mikels -
--- John Zacherle -
--- William Peter Blatty -
--- Carrie Fisher -
--- Miguel Ferrer -
--- John Hurt -
-x- Bill Paxton - Mortuary
--- Robert Day -
--- Alessandro Alessandroni -
--- Michael Parks -
-x- Adam West - One Dark Night
-x- George A. Romero - Creepshow
--- John Heard -
--- Sam Shepard -
--- Robert Hardy -
--- Haruo Nakajima -
--- Sonny Landham -
--- Jay Thomas -
-x- Tobe Hooper - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
-x- Martin Landau - Without Warning
--- Harry Dean Stanton -
--- Bernie Casey -
-x- Hugh Hefner - Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV

Select 2 film composers:
--- Antón García Abril -
-x- John Carpenter - The Fog
--- Daniel Licht -
-x- Harry Manfredini - Wishmaster

Select 5 directors:
-x- Dario Argento - Tenebre
--- Don Coscarelli -
-x- David DeCoteau - The Killer Eye
-x- Mike Flanagan - Gerald's Game
-x- Tom Holland - Child's Play
--- Mary Lambert -
--- Jean Rollin -
--- Steve Miner -
--- James Wan -
-x- Adam Wingard - Death Note

Select 2 makeup effects artists:
-x- Patrick Baxter - Wrong Turn
-x- Jason Collins - Thir13en Ghosts
--- Mark Shostrom -
--- Bud Westmore -

Select 2 producers:
--- Bradley Fuller -
-x- Dino De Laurentiis - The Dead Zone
-x- Roy Lee - Death Note
-x- Lloyd Kaufman - Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV

Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
--- Robert Bloch -
-x- Jack Ketchum - The Woman
-x- H.P. Lovecraft - The Dunwich Horror

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
--- *3-D Film -
--- Agoraphobia -
-x- Anthology Film - Creepshow
-x- Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List - Don't Torture a Duckling
-x- Appears on Video Nasties List - Tenebre
--- Based on a True Story -
-x- Based on a Novel - Gerald's Game
-x- Cannibalism - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
-x- Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe - The Masque of the Red Death
-x- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax - Yongary, Monster from the Deep (MST3K: The Return S01E09)
-x- Classic Universal Monsters Movie - The Ghost of Frankenstein
-x- Comedy / Spoof - Mad Monster Party?
-x- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film - Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
-x- Death by: Fire - Firestarter
-x- Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome - The Undertaker
--- Documentary -
-x- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space - Zombie Self-Defense Force
--- Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen -
-x- Film From TCM's October Schedule - The Seventh Victim
-x- From a Basis Gogos Painting - The Ghost of Frankenstein
-x- Found Footage - Blair Witch
-x- Frankenstein - The Ghost of Frankenstein
-x- Ghost / Haunting - The Changeling
-x- Giallo - The Perfume of the Lady in Black
-x- K-Horror - Train to Busan
-x- Killer / Evil Animal - 47 Meters Down
-x- Killer / Evil Child - The Girl with All the Gifts
-x- Killer / Evil Doll - Dolls
-x- Made-for-TV Movie - Satan's School for Girls
-x- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla - Yongary, Monster from the Deep
-x- Mummy - The Mummy (2017)
--- Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror
-x- Nation of Origin: China - Seeding of a Ghost
-x- Nazi - Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
-x- Psychological - Gerald's Game
--- Rape / Revenge -
-x- Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac - X-Ray
--- Takes Place on a Holiday -
-x- Takes Place on or Under the Sea - 47 Meters Down
-x- Three Installments in a Franchise - Wishmaster 1-4
-x- Vampire - Blacula
-x- Werewolf - Late Phases
-x- Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious - The Reaping
-x- With Commentary - The Fog
-x- With Two or More Horror Legends - The Ghost of Frankenstein (Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi)
-x- Zombie - Zombie Hunter Rika

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":
--- Joe Bob Briggs -
-x- John Carpenter - The Fog
--- Larry Cohen -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -

Watch films in at least three formats:
-x- Blu-ray (Dead Ringers)
-x- Streaming (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2)
-x- DVD (Zombie Self-Defense Force)

Watch films in at least three languages:
-x- Japanese (Zombie Self-Defense Force)
-x- French (Amer)
-x- Italian (Don't Torture a Duckling)

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
-x- Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) - Village of the Damned
-x- Features music by Richard Band - Ghost Warrior
-x- Was made in the 1950s - The Screaming Skull (1958)
-x- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand - Wishmaster 4: The Prophecy Fulfilled
-x- Was written by Jimmy Sangster - The Brides of Dracula
-x- Features a solar eclipse - Gerald's Game
-x- Has the word "It" in the title - Don't Kill It
-x- Was directed by David Cronenberg - Dead Ringers
-x- Stars Michelle Bauer - Gingerdead Man 2: Passion of the Crust
-x- Takes place at a cemetery - One Dark Night
-x- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role - Wishmaster (Robert Englund/Kane Hodder/Tony Todd)

Select 8 decades of film history:
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
-x- 1940 - The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
-x- 1950 - The Screaming Skull (1958)
-x- 1960 - Mad Monster Party? (1967)
-x- 1970 - The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1974)
-x- 1980 - Dead Ringers (1988)
-x- 1990 - Dead Alive (1992)
-x- 2000 - Zombie Hunter Rika (2008)
-x- 2010 - Gerald's Game (2017)

Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
-x- 1942 (75th) - The Ghost of Frankenstein
-x- 1967 (50th) - Yongary, Monster from the Deep
-x- 1992 (25th) – Highway to Hell

Select 2 from the following anniversaries:
-x- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards - Train to Busan
-x- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Wrong Turn (Eliza Dushku)
--- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel -
--- 100th Birthday of Santo -

Select 4 ratings:
-x- G - Yongary, Monster from the Deep
-x- PG - The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
-x- PG-13 - Flatliners (2017)
-x- R - Dead Ringers
--- NC-17 -
--- X -
-x- Unrated - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
--- M -
--- GP -


Attend a live event (convention, play, haunted house, ghost tour, etc.):
--- (insert event). OPTIONAL

Venture Into the Literary World:
--- Read a Horror Novel or Novella (insert title). OPTIONAL
-x- Read a Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel - The Dissolving Classroom (Junji Ito)
--- Read a Horror Magazine (insert title). OPTIONAL


Theme Nights: Completed
Spoiler:

-x- 09/30: Criterion Crossover - Dead Ringers
-x- 10/01: Farewell Texas Gentleman Who Took the Chainsaw That Extra Mile, You Directed Poltergeist; We Know Your Style! - R.I.P. Tobe Hooper - T
-x- 10/02: Radioactive Materials Produced from Industrial Waste, These Slimy Carcinogenic Poisons Will Give You Superpowers to Fly to Outer Space! - Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste Horror - Dead Alive
-x- 10/03: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers/ Giallos / Serial Killers - Don't Torture a Duckling
-x- 10/04: Produced Carefully One Frame At a Time, These Two-Dimensional Abominations Are Nightmare-Fueled Versions of Modern Day Pantomime. - Animated Horror - Mad Monster Party?
-x- 10/05: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon - The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
-x- 10/06: Enchanted Forests, Men with Hooks for Hands, A Ghostly Woman Residing in the Mirror ...It All Goes Hand In Hand. - Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror - Sleepy Hollow
-x- 10/07: Mindfuckery of Lynchian Dream Logic Style with Hallucinogenic Head Trips that Beguile - Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Hallucinations & Drug Trips - Valerie and Her Week of Wonders
-x- 10/08: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! Walking Corpses that are Undead!
Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies - Train to Busan
-x- 10/09: From Scream Queens to the Final Girl, These Deadly Women Will Make Your Nightmares Unfurl! - Day of the Woman: Female Directed Horror Films - Raw
-x- 10/10: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter 5 - 1967 (Gold) Vs. 1992 (Silver) : It Survived - Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) and Highway to Hell (1992)
-x- 10/11: Dusty Decaying Bones in Rat-Infested Paris Catacombs - Skull & Bones - The Screaming Skull
-x- 10/12: Some Poor Sap in the Museum's Egyptian Wing is Lying Dead ...Never Remove the Cursed Sarcophagus Amulet From the Mummy's Ancient Rotting Head. - Mummies - The Mummy (2017)
-x- 10/13: It's That Annual Event At Camp Crystal Lake When Teens Get a Little Perverse ...Meanwhile Crazy Ralph Politely Reminds Everyone You're All Doomed; There's a Death Curse! - Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th: Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films - Final Destination 2
-x- 10/14: Intestinal Annihilation with a Little Arterial Spray, Add Some Gory Depravity & Blood Spatter... It's All In a Day! - Splatter / Gore - One Dark Night
-x- 10/15: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies - Creepshow
-x- 10/16: Print Media is Slowly Decaying. Two of the Big Dogs Unfortunately Won't Be Staying. - R.I.P. Fangoria / Video Watchdog - Martyrs
-x- 10/17: Friends, Frenemies or Just a Figment of the Imagination;
That's a Friendship Crapshoot Gambling with Your Eradication! - Friends 'till the End: The Good, The Bad & The Imaginary - Pin
-x- 10/18: Expectant Mothers Carrying the Antichrist; Their Freakishly Mutated Offspring Presumably Won't Play Nice! - Pregnancy Horror - Seeding of a Ghost
-x- 10/19: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet/Soft / Seances - Under the Shadow
-x- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires - Ganja & Hess
-x- 10/21: R.I.P. VCR: You're Officially Belated, But Your Kick-Ass VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980s Video Companies Spotlight: Media Home Entertainment / Video Stores - Day of the Dead
-x- 10/22: Manufactured Tulpas from Unearthly Dimensions Or Maybe Evil Twin Siblings Just Hanging At Local Horror Conventions? - Evil Twins & Doppelgangers - Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
-x- 10/23: Tonight's Forecast Calls for a 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... - Dolls
-x- 10/24: Now Boarding: Your Ticket to Sun-Drenched Terror! - Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons - Alucarda
-x- 10/25: The Shittiest, Cheapest Movies Mankind Ever Sprung; Some So Bad, They're Good ...Others are Killer Tongue! - IMDB Lowest Rated Horror - Hobgoblins
-x- 10/26: Goodbye Godfather of the Modern Living Dead & Social Commentary Guru of What Needed to Be Said. - R.I.P. George A. Romero - The Dark Half
-x- 10/27: Hello Friends, Welcome to the 100th Anniversary of Antonio Bay! We're Murderous Ghost Mariners from A Leper Colony ...Yeah, We Can't Stay! - Small Town Horrors - Messiah of Evil
-x- 10/28: Binge-Watch Parties From Beyond the Grave & Benighted. Beware! There's a Catch; Pray You're Not Invited! - Mass Marathon of the Damned 8: Horror Parties - Killer Party
-x- 10/29: Electronically Produced Via Keyboard from the Bowels of Hell... This Retro Futuristic Music from Beyond Is the Proverbial Death Knell. - The Synth of Fear - The Fog
-x- 10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell - Witchtrap
-x- 10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience a Decapitated Head! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror - Ghostwatch


Subset Films:
Spoiler:

--- 09/30: group vote - Cronos (1993)
--- 11/01: group vote - Arachnophobia (1990)
-x- 10/02: wildcard - Flatliners (2017)

-x- 10/01: Dick Laurent - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
--- 10/02: shellebelle - C.H.U.D (1984)
-x- 10/03: ororama - Amer (2009)
-x- 10/04: clckworang - Mad Monster Party? (1967)
--- 10/05: Darkgod - Bad Moon (1996)
--- 10/06: hbsvb - Candyman (1992)
--- 10/07: Gobear - The Void (2016)
-x- 10/08: arw6040 - Train to Busan (2016)
-x- 10/09: jacob_b - Raw (2016)
-x- 10/10: nezumi - Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Highway to Hell (1992)

-x- 10/11: rbrown498 - The Screaming Skull (1958)
--- 10/12: Trevor - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
--- 10/13: tarfrimmer - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
-x- 10/14: Chad - One Dark Night (1982)
--- 10/15: Mondo Kane - Tales of Halloween (2015)
-x- 10/16: Bladz - Martyrs (2008)
-x- 10/17: mallratcal - Pin (1988)
-x- 10/18: numbercrunch - Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui] (1983)
-x- 10/19: pacaway - Under the Shadow (2016)
-x- 10/20: Shack - Ganja & Hess (1973)
-x- 10/21: The Man with the
Golden Doujinshi - Day of the Dead (1985)
--- 10/22: Undeadcow - +1 (2013)
-x- 10/23: TheBigDave - Dolls (1987)
-x- 10/24: alyxstarr - Alucarda (1977)
-x- 10/25: WillieMLF - Hobgoblins (1988)
--- 10/26: PCBreakdown - The Crazies (1973)
-x- 10/27: DaveyJoe - Messiah of Evil (1973)
--- 10/28: SethDLH - The Initiation (1984)
-x- 10/29: Darth Maher - The Fog (1980)
-x- 10/30: SterlingBen - Witchtrap (1989)
-x- 10/31: cwileyy - Ghostwatch (1992)

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Re: The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31) ***The List Threa

My 2nd Ever Horror Challenge




Personal goal- 55-70

Total number of entries: 80
BD-47
DVD-20
Streaming-9
In Theaters-4
Total of First Time Viewings-23
*-First Time Viewing



My 2013 Horror Challenge List
55

9/30
1. Home Improvement- "The Haunting of Taylor House-HULU
Home Improvement-"Crazy for You"-HULU
Home Improvement-"Borland Ambition"-HULU
Home Improvement-"Let Them Eat Cake"-HULU
2. Sharknado*-HULU

10/1
3. Home Improvement-"I was a Teenage Taylor"-HULU
Home Improvement-"A Night to Dismember"-HULU
Home Improvement-"Bewitched"-HULU
Boy Meets World-"Who's Afraid of Corey Wolf"-HULU
4.The Return of the Living Dead*-BD
5. Lost After Dark*-DVD

10/2
6. The Burbs-BD
7. Scary Movie-DVD
8. Scary Movie 2-DVD

10/3
9. Beetlejuice-DVD
10. Ernest Scared Stupid-DVD
11. Hatchet-BD

10/4
12. Leprechaun-BD
13. Leprechaun 2-BD
14. Hatchet 2-BD
15. Hatchet 3-BD

10/5
16. The Berenstain Bears "Halloween Treats!"*-DVD
17. Leprechaun Origins*-BD
18. Leprechaun 3-BD
19. Leprechaun 4:In Space-BD

10/6
20. House of Wax(2005)-DVD
21. Leprechaun: In the Hood*-BD

10/7
22. Leprechaun: Back 2 Tha Hood*-BD
23. IT(2017)
24. Cabin Fever(2003)-BD
25. Cabin Fever(2016)-BD

10/9
26. Sharknado 2: The Second One*-HULU
27. Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!*-HULU
28. The Addams Family(1991)-HULU
29. Addams Family Values(1993)-HULU

10/11
30. Friday The 13th(1980)-BD
31. Better Watch Out(2017)*-VUDU
32. Friday The 13th: Part 2-BD
33. Friday The 13th: Part 3-BD

10/13
34. Friday The 13th: The Final Chapter-BD
35. Friday The 13th Part 5: A New Beginning-BD
36. Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives-BD
37. Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood-BD

10/14
38. Friday The 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan-BD
39. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday-DVD
40. Jason X-BD
41. Freddy vs. Jason-BD
42. Friday the 13th(2009)-BD

10/15
43. Ghostbusters(1984)-Alamo Drafthouse screening
44. Never Hike Alone(2017)*-youtube

10/16
45. The Monster Squad*-DVD

10/17
46. A Nightmare on Elm Street-DVD
47. Don't Breathe-BD

10/18
48. Trick R' Treat-DVD
49. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge-DVD

10/19
50. Zombieland-BD

10/20
51. Tales from the Hood-(In theaters)
52. Waxwork-(In theaters)

10/21
53. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors-DVD
54. John Carpenter's Vampires-BD
55. The Rocky Horror Picture Show-BD

10/22
56. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master-DVD
57. Jack Frost-BD
58. The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors-DVD
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors II-DVD
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors III-DVD
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors IV-DVD

10/23
59. The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors V-DVD
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors VI-DVD
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors VII-DVD
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors VIII-DVD
60. Teen Wolf-BD
61. John Carpenter's Halloween(1978)-BD

10/24
62. Teen Wolf Too-DVD
63. Halloween 2*-BD
64. Halloween 3: Season of the Witch*-BD

10/25
65. The Middle "Halloween"-DVD
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors IX-DVD
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors X-DVD
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors XI-DVD
66. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2*-BD
67. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Meyers*-BD

10/26
68. The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors XII-BD
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors XIII-BD
The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horrors XIX-BD
It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown-DVD
69. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Meyers*-BD
70. The Thing-BD

10/27
71. Ghostbusters 2-BD
72. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Meyers*-BD
73. Halloween: The Curse of Michael Meyers*(Producer's Cut)-BD
74. Lifeforce*-BD

10/28
75. How I Met Your Mother "The Slutty Pumpkin"-DVD
How I Met Your Mother "The Slutty Pumpkin Returns"-DVD
South Park "A Nightmare on Face Time"-BD
South Park "Pink Eye"-DVD
76. Halloween (2007)*-BD
77. Halloween H20*-BD
78. Halloween Resurrection*-BD

10/29
79. Halloween II (2009)*-BD
80. Slither*-DVD

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Re: The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31) ***The List Threa



First-Time Viewing: 33 | Blu-Ray: 16 | DVD: 12 | TV: 20 | Streaming: 36 | Commentaries Listened To: 1

1920: 1 | 1930s: 1 | 1940s: 1 | 1950s: 3 | 1960s: 8 | 1970s: 15 | 1980s: 16 | 1990s: 11 | 2000s: 7 | 2010s: 21

LIST IS FINAL

Sep. 30
1. Cat People (1942)-DVD-**** I finally opened my unwatched Val Lewton boxset to watch Cat People. One of the finest horror films of the 1940s, Cat People relies upon atmospheric direction and acting to create a sense of unease in this story of a woman who may be a were-panther who kills her victims when she is emotionally aroused.--With commentary.
2. Cronos (1993)-Blu-Ray-**** Guillermo Del Toro's first film shows the promise of a talented, young director. Cronos contains several of the themes of his later films: a child in danger, brutality vs kindness, the persistence of the past. Is it just me, or are his films in Spanish better than his English films?

Oct. 1
3. The Boy (2016)-TV-*** Lauren Cohan (Maggie from The Walking Dead) carries this film about a nanny hired to look after a doll. The twist is easy to figure out from the beginning of the film, but the execution is so well done that it's an enjoyable watch.
4. Spontaneous Combustion (1990)-Streaming-** Tobe Hooper's directorial career was on its downward trajectory when he wrote and directed this movie, starring Brad Dourif as a schlemiel who develops the ability to set people on fire with his mind, courtesy of parents who had been nuclear test guinea pigs in the 50s. I enjoyed this despite its flaws.
5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1987)-TV-** Dennis Hopper saves this movie. I'm not a fan of the TCM franchise, but Hopper gives this film his own brio.
6. The Mutations (1972)-Streaming-** Donald Pleasence plays a mad scientist who uses his students as guinea pigs to test his theories on joining plant and animal tissue. The movie also features a nearly unrecognizable Tom Baker (the 4th Doctor) as the deformed henchman from a local carnival who kidnaps the victims, and terrific Michael Dunn, the dwarf actor best known for playing Dr. Loveless in The Wild, Wild West. I was all set to love this flick--mutations! mad science!--but this was just tedious, bits of horror interspersed with melodramatic overacting. You'd think a film set in the Swinging London of the early 70s would be better lit and more colorful, but the movie is monochromatic. There's also a subplot involving the other people who are exhibits in the carnival that's straight out of Freaks and adds nothing to the film.

Oct. 2
7. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)-Streaming-***** From the moment Felix Mendelssohn's "War March of the Priests" plays as Phibes makes his grand entrance, I am transported to 1920s London. The film boasts an impressive cast of British character actors led by the immortal Vincent Price as the mad organist Anton Phibes who wreaks terrible vengeance on the medical team that failed to save his late wife.
8. C.H.U.D. (1984)-Streaming-*** I haven't seen this movie in years, but it holds up pretty well. The CHUDs themselves aren't used too much, which is good because the costumes would look silly if they were shown in full.

Oct. 3
9. Amer (2009)-Streaming-*** For the life of me I can not figure out what the point of this movie is. The cinematography is gorgeous, and it has style, but no real narrative. It's 3 short films featuring the same character in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Something something death, something burgeoning sexuality yada yada yada.
10. The Belko Experiment (2016)-Streaming-***If you need catharsis after a rough day at the office, this is the film for you. So much about this movie makes no sense--why are so many Americans working in a business in Bogota, why did they not get the implants independently checked by an American doctor, and so on.
11. House of Wax (1953)-Streaming-***** Vincent Price is fantastic as the deranged sculptor who molds wax figures on the bodies of his victims. I'm still steamed my Blu-Ray won't play.

Oct. 4
12. Mad Monster Party? (1966)-DVD-** Some childhood memories are best left alone.
13. Monster House (2006)-DVD-****At first, I was a little dubious about watching this, but it turned out to be a terrific FTV. A house owned by an irascible old man turns out to be inhabited by a malevolent spirit that likes to eat people. The character animation isn't great, but the house itself is a masterpiece; a carpet as a tongue, windows for eyes , floorboards that turn into jagged teeth. Even though this is a kid's movie, I would not show this to younger children.

Oct. 5
14. The Werewolf (1956)-Streaming-** Being the 1950s, this movie has what the trailer calls an "Atom Age Werewolf!"; instead of being triggered by an ancient curse or a bite, this poor schmuck was transformed by a pair of scientists who wanted to create a lifeform that could survive nuclear war. Also because it was the 1950s, there's no gore. Instead, you get sage-looking men standing over an unseen corpse and saying, "only an animal could tear out a man's throat like that." When we do eventually see the werewolf in full wolfiness, the makeup is pretty good.
15. Last Shift (2014)-Streaming-**** I picked this at random on Netflix and was pleasantly surprised by its quality, despite a low budget. A rookie cop on her first shift finds herself under siege by the spirits of Satanic cult members. It's like an extended Masters of Horror episode that plays like a cross between Assault on Precinct 13 and Session 9.
16. Bad Moon (1996)-Streaming-**** Great subset pick! I really enjoyed this werewolf flick with the always fun Michael Pare.

Oct. 6
17. Jinn (2014)-Streaming-*** A man discovering that he is the legatee of an hereditary vendetta by a jinn. Nothing here is new--ancient curses, madmen who are more then they appear, a sacred weapon and the hero is, of course, The Chosen One. Still, impressive production values, and some good action scenes.
18. Candyman (1992)-DVD-**** An enduring horror classic with a haunting Philip Glass score and racial themes that are even more acute in an age when America has been overrun by white supremacists.

Oct. 7
19. The Void (2016)-Streaming-***** You don't often find terrific Lovecraftian horror, but this is a genuinely scary movie.
20. Hellraiser (1987)-DVD-***** When I saw this in the theater 30 years ago, i was knocked out, and it still works for me today. Christopher Young's Gothic horror scare adds to the atmosphere.
21. Hellraiser II (1988)-DVD-*** A step down from the original but still worth watching.

Oct. 8
22. Contracted (2013)-TV-* What a disappointment. A young woman is roofied and raped at a party and then begins to disintegrate. We are supposed to see the lead character as a victim, but she was whiny and unpleasant, so I really couldn't identify with her as she begins to transform, and the movie ends when it finally starts getting interesting.
23. I Survived a Zombie Holocaust (2014)-TV-**** A New Zealand film crew making a zombie film finds itself in the center of a real zombie apocalypse. While this comedy/horror hybrid is nowhere near as good as Shaun of the Dead, it definitely kept my interest--and the muscle-bound action hero's nude scene was excellent..
24. Train to Busan (2016)-Blu-Ray-*****
This is tied with The Witch as my favorite FTV from last year. Train to Busan is a white-knuckled thrill ride with an emotional core story about a workaholic father trying to reconnect with and protect his young daughter from carnivorous zombies. I bought it at Best Buy today, even though it's on Netflix.
25. The Girl With All the Gifts (2016)-Blu-Ray-*****
A novel take on the zombie theme, the human race has been nearly wiped out by a fungal infection that turns people into what the movie calls "hungries," but children born with the infection retain their intelligence and ability to function as humans despite having the urge to eat people. This is a beautiful, delicate film about love, and I expect Sennia Nanua, who plays the lead character, is going to become a major star.

Oct. 9
26. Humanoids from the Deep (1980)-Streaming-*** Directed by Barbara Peeters. Fish hyped up on growth hormones turn into monsters that eat dogs and then humans. Vic Morrow plays a racist fisherman who blames a First Nations rival for the killings, and Doug McClure plays his standard good guy role. Overall, it's an OK film, but just didn't grab me.
27. Raw (2016)-Streaming-** I feel a bit cheated. Raw was supposed to be a shocker that makes its audience throw up from fear, but it's just a run-of-the-mill story about a veterinary student who discovers she has cannibalistic urges.
28. Child's Play 2 (1990)-TV-**** Terrific sequel. I have to wonder why Chucky continues to try to possess Andy's body when he could take over anyone he pleased. Why not go for a grown man instead of a child? Or if it has to be a child, Chucky could have just grabbed anyone with much less fuss.

Oct. 10
29. Yongary (1967)-Streaming-* The brutal reign of South Korean dictator Park Chung-Hee was paradoxically responsible for the nation's economic development into a world power, but it also sponsored this truly awful Godzilla knock-off.
30. Berserk (1967)-DVD-*** A camp classic that stars Joan Crawford in her Norma Desmond fright mask makeup period as a ringmaster/ proprietor of a seedy circus wandering Britain's provinces whose acts keep getting murdered. Enter Ty Hardin as the hunky trapeze artist who is Crawford's love interest, despite being half her age, and Judy Geeson as Crawford's delinquent daughter.
31. Highway to Hell (1991)-Blu-Ray-**** I bought this during the last Kino sale and it's a satisfying watch, despite its flaws. The production values resemble the end product of somebody saying "hey kids, let's put on a show", and there are several celebrity cameos including Ben Stiller and a ridiculously young Gilbert Gottfried as Hitler.

Oct. 11
32. The Screaming Skull (1958)-Streaming-* Incredibly tedious mashup of Rebecca and Gaslight
33. The Skull (1965)-Blu-Ray-*** Peter Cushing plays an antiques collector who acquires the skull of the Marquis de Sade and hilarity ensues. The screenwriter didn't do his homework on de Sade's life or work; here he is portrayed as an occultist who wrote about black magic and whose skull exerts an evil influence on its possessor.

Oct. 12
34. The Awakening (1980)-TV-** Charlton Heston is an Egyptologist who excavates a lost tomb holding the mummy of Queen Kara, a sorceress, and at the same instant his newborn daughter draws her first breath. Fast forward 18 years, and the spirit of the dead Queen is possessing the young girl and things get a little incesty with Heston who is obsessed by his discovery. The movie has few scares and isn't interesting except for the gorgeous location filming in Egypt.
35. Bubba Ho Tep (2002)-DVD-**** Bruce Campbell brings his special charm to every role he plays, and here is Elvis, wizened and at the end of his road in a Texas nursing home. Together with Ossie Davis, who might be JFK, he fights a mummy that is killing the other nursing home residents. This movie just gets everything right.

Oct. 13
36. Friday the 13th (1980)-TV-** Nearly 40 years on, Ft13 isn't really shocking. There's no investment in the characters, so we don't feel anything when Mrs Voorhees kills them. The practical effects still look fantastic.
37. Friday the 13th Part II (1981)-TV-*** Slightly more fun than the first one, but none of the characters are interesting or memorable.
38. The Black Cat (1934)-Streaming-***** Karloff and Lugosi created the roles of Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster, but in my opinion they were never better than their performances as deadly enemies in The Black Cat. Lugosi plays a doctor made bitter and emotionally fragile by his experiences as a POW in WWI when he was betrayed by his commanding officer, played by Boris Karloff, now an architect who has married and killed Lugosi's wife and plans the same fate for his daughter. Edgar J Ulmer's direction creates a creepy and darkly erotic atmosphere, in which Lugosi and Karloff use a young newlywed couple as pawns in their game of vengeance.

Oct. 14
39. Child's Play 3 (1991)-TV-**** Although this slapdash sequel is not altogether satisfying, Brad Dourif's vocal work always makes Chucky worth watching. This time he's searching for a new body at a military school where poor Andy has to save a fellow cadet from Chucky's "Hide the Soul" game.
40. Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)-TV-***** Terrific FTV. I haven't yet watched the first film, so the after the credits scene was lost on me, but this movie was seriously creepy, and Henry Thomas grew up hot.
41. Dawn of the Dead (1978)-DVD-**** RIP George Romero. DotD is an epic zombie film that has stood the test of time. Yes, the makeup looks simplistic now, but Romero understood that the real threat to human survival isn't the zombies, but other people. I'm glad I bought the Anchor Bay Ultimate Edition way back when because the movie isn't available for purchase or rental anywhere now.
42. One Dark Night (1982)-Streaming-* It was a real struggle to stick with this dull flick about sorority girls staging an initiation in a mausoleum where they raise a psychic who devours human energy. Painfully boring until the last 20 minutes when it finally started getting scary.

Oct. 15
43. The Uncanny (1977)-Streaming-**** Ailurophobes beware! Peter Cushing plays an author who pitches a book proposal about feline evil to a publisher (Ray Milland) by telling him three tales of cats wreaking vengeance upon miscreants. I really enjoy these British anthology flicks because the level of acting and atmosphere is so much higher than American films.
44. Tales of Halloween (2015)-Streaming-**** Excellent Halloween-themed anthology. The stories are short enough that none of them last too long, and there's a suitable amount of gore and blood.

Oct. 16
45. Prophecy (1979)-Streaming-**** I saw this in the theater back when it was first released, and the scary, wet mutant bear still scares me. Wisely, the film makers don't show the killer monster bear too much, but just enough for its appearance to be shocking. This movie is a genuine 70s time capsule, incorporating abortion, pollution, and Native American rights, which were hot topics 40 years ago. Robert Foxworth plays an idealistic doctor who takes a job in Maine to help Native Americans whose rights have been tramples by a lumber company that has been pouring deadly chemicals into the water and discovers the horrific mutagenic effects of mercury poisoning on the local wildlife. It's odd to recall how the EPA changed America for the better, and how far we have reversed our progress of 40 years in the last 9 months.

Oct. 17
46. Gargoyles (1972)-Streaming-**** Terrific made-for-TV movie about an anthropologist and his daughter being chased by gargoyles who want to keep theri existence secret.
47. The Evil (1978)-Streaming-*** The movie's set-up starts out great-a psychiatrist and some friends set out to remodel a house he just purchased, and scary things start happening--but the end is completely WTF--Victor Buono as the Devil?
48. The Devil's Bride (1968)-TV-**** One of my favorite Hammer films, The Devil's Bride reminds me somewhat of Curse of the Demon, with an evil sorcerer using black magic against a group of friends in a battle of good vs. evil. If Warner releases another Hammer horror set on Blu-Ray, I hope they include this.

Oct. 18
49. The Stranger Within (1974)-DVD-**** The ABC Movie of the Week produced some memorably scary flicks. Barbara Eden plays a woman who becomes pregnant although her husband has had a vasectomy. She develops cravings for coffee, salt and raw meat and starts reading books with her hands. Terrific movie with a downer ending typical for the 70s.
50. Dawn of the Dead (2004)-Blu-Ray-*** The first 8 minutes are gangbusters-zombie apocalypse on steroids. The screenplay makes the mistake of adding too many characters so that we don't get to know them well enough to mourn them when they get eaten. The zombie pregnancy would have worked better if they had been willing to go for the gore, and maybe not show the baby because it looks ridiculous.
51. The Asphyx (1972)-Blu-Ray-***** Oscar Wilde wrote, "In this world there are only two tragedies. One is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it." In this Hammeresque film, a Victorian scientist discovers a spirit called an "asphyx" that comes to people at the time of their death. He finds that he can achieve immortality by imprisoning his asphyx, but things go horribly wrong. Everything in this movie works-the script, the direction, the acting. This is a top-notch horror film, and I'm surprised it isn't better known.
52. Needful Things (1993)-Blu-Ray-***** Despite its negative ratings from critics, Needful Things is IMO one of the more successful Stephen King adaptations. Great cast and a terrific story, although not as dark as the novel.

Oct. 19
53. A Ghost Story (2016)-Streaming-**** Not as much a horror film as a profound study of depression and grief.
54. The Other Side of the Door (2016)-TV-**** An expat American mom in India loses her son in an accident. Her housekeeper tells her about a deserted temple in a forest where she can bring back her son to say goodbye, but under no circumstances can she open the temple door to let him in. Hilarity ensues.
55. Repo the Genetic Opera (2008)-Streaming-***** I absolutely love this rock and roll fable.

Oct. 20
56. Hunted (2015)-Streaming-** Emo vampire boy tries to make a normal life for himself. Really didn't care for this one.
57. The Monster Project (2016)-Streaming-**** A couple of amateur film makers advertise for real monsters to appear in a film. Things go badly.
58. The Brides of Dracula (1960)-Blu-Ray-*** Definitely 2nd-tier Hammer. It's an enjoyable film and Peter Cushing is excellent as Van Helsing, but David Peel as the lead vampire just doesn't have Christopher Lee's star quality.
59. Nosferatu (1922)-TV-**** I could easily believe Max Schreck was a real vampire; his performance is that creepy.

Oct. 21
60. Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)-Blu-Ray-**** The high point of the series as teens in a mental hospital fight Freddy in their dreams. Freddy gets off one-liners but he stops just short of self-parody.
61. Day of the Dead (1985)-Blu-Ray-**** Romero made this film as a criticism of Reagan's America, where people had lost faith in institutions and themselves. I wonder what movie he would have made about Trump.

Oct. 22
62. Residue (2017)-Streaming-*** Lovecraft Noir. A private detective comes into possession of a book that draws him into other dimensions. There's a lot here to like, but the lead actor (who is also the producer) is so listless a presence that it is difficult to care about his fate.
63. Twins of Evil (1971)-DVD-*** Middling Hammer vampire flick that takes boobs and blood to a new level.
64. The Mummy (1999)-TV-**** The high point of Brendan Fraser's career. A rousing spectacle that should have been the template for Universal's current failed reboot of their Dark Universe films
65. Bride of Chucky (1998)-TV-*** Forgettable sequel clearly ripped off from Bonnie and Clyde, although Jennifer Tilly is entertaining as Chucky's moll, Tiffany.


Oct. 23
66. 28 Days Later (2003)-DVD-**** Superlative zombie film that really feels post-apocalyptic as we see Cillian Murphy wandering alone in an empty, garbage-strewn London. The quick cuts in the action scenes amp up the visceral terror of the grotesque, drooling zombies. The one drawback is the crappy camcorder-style image-I wish Boyle hadn't chosen the Dogme 95 stripped-down style to film this.
67. Here Alone (2016)-Streaming-**** This is similar to a movie I watched for the 2014 OHMC, Dead Within, another film about a woman surviving alone in the woods after the collapse of civilization during the zombie apocalypse. That film examined the mental disintegration caused by a long bout of solitude, whereas this movie is about survival at all costs.

Oct. 24
68. Children of the Night (2016)-Streaming-**** A Buenos Aires news reporter is lured to an orphans home to investigate the deaths of children, but it turns out that it's a shelter for child vampires, who are being stalked and killed by a gang of vampire hunters. The movie's sympathies are entirely with the vampires, and when the squad of human vamp killers are wiped out, we cheer the gore and carnage. Some of the themes in this film made me extremely squeamish, but it was an excellent FTV overall.

Oct. 25
69. MST3K: The Horror of Party Beach (1964)-Streaming-***** The movie is horrible, not-to mention racist, but it's a top-notch MST3K ep.
70. MST3K: Hobgoblins (1986)-Streaming-** Even with Mike and the bots, this was painful.

Oct. 26
71. Cat People (1982)-Blu-Ray-**** Even though Paul Schrader's direction strips away the atmospheric horror of the Val Lewton original in favor of gore, the movie still works today, not least because of Natassia Kinski's unearthly beauty.
72. Night of the Living Dead (1968)-DVD-**** For today's George Romero theme, I had to watch the film that spawned an entire new horror genre. Nearly 50 years later, it still retains the power to shock. I suspect Criterion is going to release a 50th anniversary Blu-Ray next year, seeing that Janus Films has been exhibiting a new 4K remaster around the country
73. H.P. Lovecraft's Necronomicon: Book of the Dead (1993)-Streaming-**** Solid anthology film with a wraparound showing Lovecraft stealing the Necronomicon from sinister monks. The gooey creature effects in each story were excellent, apart from the animated bat-monsters in the last story.
74. Anarchy Parlor (2015)-TV-* Hostel, but with tattoos. Pro-tip: If you find yourself in Eastern Europe and a hot girl invites you to a party with free drinks, decline, or else you'll be killed and skinned so a tattoo artist can create ugly portraits on your skin and sell them.

Oct. 27
75. The Conjuring 2 (2016)-TV-***** As frightening as the first film, The Conjuring 2 follows the Warrens as they attempt to exorcise a demon tormenting a British family.
76. The Brotherhood of Satan (1971)-Blu-Ray-**** I absolutely love this movie, despite its glaring flaws. Strother Martin's performance as the leader of the Satanic coven is an absolute hoot.

Oct. 28
77.5. The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (1976)-Streaming-***** This blast from the past is my Halloween tradition.
77.5. The Haunted History of Halloween (2005)-Streaming-***** I wish The History Channel would drop their lowest-common-denominator "reality shows" and bring back informative docs like this one.
80. House of Dark Shadows (1970)-TV-** Dan Curtis really didn't understand that TV doesn't look good on film. The movie is entertaining and has a few good scenes, but the screenplay just replicated the soap opera.
81. Split (2016)-TV-***** M. Night Shyamalan made a good movie, who knew? James McAvoy's performance as the multiple personalities is amazing.
82. SNL Halloween (2017)-TV-***** The highlights are the Kellyanne the Dancing Clown and David S Pumpkins sketches.

Oct. 29
83. The Night Stalker (1972)-streaming-**** The TV-movie that introduced the great Carl Kolchak.
84. The Night Strangler (1973)-Streaming-**** The sequel to the The Night Stalker is not quite as iconic a film, but it has an interesting villain (a Civil War-era doctor discovered immortality through killing young women for their hormones every few decades)
85. The Norliss Tapes (1975)-Streaming-*** An investigative reporter looks into the story of a sculptor who made a pact with a demon. This one is drab and really could have used Darrin McGavin.
86. The Thing (1982)-Blu-Ray-****** Today Carpenter's version of the Thing is considered a genre classic and the original has been largely forgotten, but 35 years ago it was trashed by critics who compared it to Howard Hawkes's film (yes, the credit is Christian Nyby, but Hawkes really directed it), amd it bombed at the box office.

Oct. 30
87. Evilspeak (1981)-Streaming-*** I can't call Evilspeak a good movie, but it is fun to watch. Ron Howard's ugly brother plays a misfit cadet at a military school who communicates with the spirit of a Spanish Satan cultist who gives him the power to kill his enemies, with the help of some demonic pigs.
88. Fright Night (1985)-DVD-**** Still holds up 30 years later

Oct. 31
89. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Once More With Feeling" (2001)-Streaming-****Joss Whedon first showed his songwriting chops with this episode that he expanded in Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog./ Adam Ruins Everything, "Adam Ruins Halloween" (2017)-Streaming-****Adam Conover busts some myths about All Hallows Eve./It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!" (1966)-Streaming-****I got a rock.
90. The House That Wouldn't Die (1970)-Streaming-**** Barbara Stanwyck and Richard Egan get involved with spirits. Ir's such a shame that we don't have vehicles for washed-up movie stars these days.
91. Hell House LLC (2016)-Streaming-**** Don't invite demons into your Halloween hell house
92. Poltergeist (1982)-TV-***** There's no way Spielberg didn't direct this.
93. The Old Dark House (1932)-TV-**** I had never seen this before. I think it was a lost fil, but really fun and weird, without actually being scary
94. Rosemary's Baby (1968)-Blu-Ray-***** A triumph of writing, direction, and acting, proving that you can make a scary film with no blood or effects.
95. The Cabin in the Woods (2012)-Blu-Ray-***** Joss Whedon wrote the perfect Halloween film.

THEMES: Complete
Spoiler:

-X- 10/01: Farewell Texas Gentleman Who Took the Chainsaw That Extra Mile, You Directed Poltergeist; We Know Your Style! - R.I.P. Tobe Hooper: Spontaneous Combustion
-X- 10/02: Radioactive Materials Produced from Industrial Waste, These Slimy Carcinogenic Poisons Will Give You Superpowers to Fly to Outer Space! - Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste Horror: The Abominable Dr. Phibes
-X- 10/03: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers/ Giallos / Serial Killers: The Belko Experiment
-X- 10/04: Produced Carefully One Frame At a Time, These Two-Dimensional Abominations Are Nightmare-Fueled Versions of Modern Day Pantomime. - Animated Horror: Monster House
-X- 10/05: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon: The Werewolf
-X- 10/06: Enchanted Forests, Men with Hooks for Hands, A Ghostly Woman Residing in the Mirror ...It All Goes Hand In Hand. - Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror: Jinn
-X- 10/07: Mindfuckery of Lynchian Dream Logic Style with Hallucinogenic Head Trips that Beguile - Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Hallucinations & Drug Trips: Hellraiser
-X- 10/08: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! Walking Corpses that are Undead! Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies:I Survived a Zombie Holocaust
-X- 10/09: From Scream Queens to the Final Girl, These Deadly Women Will Make Your Nightmares Unfurl! - Day of the Woman: Female Directed Horror Films: Humanoids from the Deep
-X- 10/10: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter 5 - 1967 (Gold) Vs. 1992 (Silver) : It Survived: Berserk
-X- 10/11: Dusty Decaying Bones in Rat-Infested Paris Catacombs - Skull & Bones: The Skull
-X- 10/12: Some Poor Sap in the Museum's Egyptian Wing is Lying Dead ...Never Remove the Cursed Sarcophagus Amulet From the Mummy's Ancient Rotting Head. - Mummies: The Awakening
-X- 10/13: It's That Annual Event At Camp Crystal Lake When Teens Get a Little Perverse ...Meanwhile Crazy Ralph Politely Reminds Everyone You're All Doomed; There's a Death Curse! - Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th: Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films Friday the 13th: Uncut
-X- 10/14: Intestinal Annihilation with a Little Arterial Spray, Add Some Gory Depravity & Blood Spatter... It's All In a Day! - Splatter / Gore: Dawn of the Dead
-X- 10/15: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies: The Uncanny
-X-10/16: Print Media is Slowly Decaying. Two of the Big Dogs Unfortunately Won't Be Staying. - R.I.P. Fangoria / Video Watchdog: []bProphecy[/b]
-X-10/17: Friends, Frenemies or Just a Figment of the Imagination: The Devil's Bride
-X-10/18: Expectant Mothers Carrying the Antichrist; Their Freakishly Mutated Offspring Presumably Won't Play Nice! - Pregnancy Horror: The Stranger Within
-X-10/19: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet/Soft / Seances: A Ghost Story
-X-10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires: Hunted
-X-10/21: R.I.P. VCR: You're Officially Belated, But Your Kick-Ass VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980s Video Companies Spotlight: Media Home Entertainment / Video Stores: Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
-X-10/22: Manufactured Tulpas from Unearthly Dimensions Or Maybe Evil Twin Siblings Just Hanging At Local Horror Conventions? - Evil Twins & Doppelgangers: Twins of Evil
-X-10/23: Tonight's Forecast Calls for a 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night...: 28 Days Later
-X-10/24: Now Boarding: Your Ticket to Sun-Drenched Terror! - Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons: Children of the Night
-X-10/24:10/25: The Shittiest, Cheapest Movies Mankind Ever Sprung; Some So Bad, They're Good ...Others are Killer Tongue! - IMDB Lowest Rated Horror: The Horror of Party Beach
-X-10/24:10/26: Goodbye Godfather of the Modern Living Dead & Social Commentary Guru of What Needed to Be Said. - R.I.P. George A. Romero: Night of the Living Dead
-X- 10/27: Hello Friends, Welcome to the 100th Anniversary of Antonio Bay! We're Murderous Ghost Mariners from A Leper Colony ...Yeah, We Can't Stay! - Small Town Horrors: The Brotherhood of Satan
-X-10/28: Binge-Watch Parties From Beyond the Grave & Benighted. Beware! There's a Catch; Pray You're Not Invited! - Mass Marathon of the Damned 8: Horror Parties: House of Dark Shadows
-X-10/29: Electronically Produced Via Keyboard from the Bowels of Hell... This Retro Futuristic Music from Beyond Is the Proverbial Death Knell. - The Synth of Fear: The Thing
-X-10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell: Evilspeak
-X-10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience a Decapitated Head! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror: Hell House LLC


Subsets
Spoiler:

-X- 09/30: group vote - Cronos (1993)
--- 11/01: group vote - Arachnophobia (1990)
--- xx/xx: wildcard - any horror theatrical showing (2017)

-X- 10/01: Dick Laurent - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
-X- 10/02: shellebelle - C.H.U.D (1984)
-X- 10/03: ororama - Amer (2009)
-X- 10/04: clckworang - Mad Monster Party? (1967)
-X- 10/05: Darkgod - Bad Moon (1996)
-X- 10/06: hbsvb - Candyman (1992)
-X- 10/07: Gobear - The Void (2016)
-X 10/08: arw6040 - Train to Busan (2016)
-X-10/09: jacob_b - Raw (2016)
-X- 10/10: nezumi - Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Highway to Hell (1992)
-X- 10/11: rbrown498 - The Screaming Skull (1958)
-X- 10/12: Trevor - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
-X- 10/13: tarfrimmer - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
-X- 10/14: Chad - One Dark Night (1982)
-X- 10/15: Mondo Kane - Tales of Halloween (2015)
--- 10/16: Bladz - Martyrs (2008)
--- 10/17: mallratcal - Pin (1988)
--- 10/18: numbercrunch - Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui] (1983)
--- 10/19: pacaway - Under the Shadow (2016)
--- 10/20: Shack - Ganja & Hess (1973)
-X- 10/21: The Man with the
Golden Doujinshi - Day of the Dead (1985)
--- 10/22: Undeadcow - +1 (2013)
--- 10/23: TheBigDave - Dolls (1987)
--- 10/24: alyxstarr - Alucarda (1977)
-X- 10/25: WillieMLF - Hobgoblins (1988)
--- 10/26: PCBreakdown - The Crazies (1973)
--- 10/27: DaveyJoe - Messiah of Evil (1973)
--- 10/28: SethDLH - The Initiation (1984)
--- 10/29: Darth Maher - The Fog (1980)
--- 10/30: SterlingBen - Witchtrap (1989)
--- 10/31: cwileyy - Ghostwatch


Checklist: Complete
Spoiler:

Select 10 actors:Completed
1. -X- Kevin Bacon: Friday the 13th: Uncut
2. -X- Doug Bradley: Hellraiser
3. -X- Peter Cushing: The Skull
4. -X- Brad Dourif: Spontaneous Combustion
5. -X- Ethan Embry: The Devil's Candy
6. -X- Boris Karloff: Mad Monster Party
7. -X- Brea Grant: A Ghost Story
8. -X-Bela Lugosi : The Black Cat
9. -X-Christopher Lee: The Devil's Bride
10. -X-Meg Tilly: One Dark Night

Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors: Completed
1. -X- Adam West: One Dark Night
2. -X- George A. Romero: Dawn of the Dead
3. -X- John Heard: Cat People
4. -X- Jay Thomas: C.H.U.D.
5. -X- Tobe Hooper: Spontaneous Combustion

Select 2 film composers:
-X-John Carpenter: The Thing
-X-Daniel Licht: Bad Moon

Select 5 directors:Complete
--- Dario Argento -
-X-Don Coscarelli: Bubba Ho Tep
--- David DeCoteau -
-X-Mike Flanagan: Ouija: Origin of Evil
-X-Tom Holland: Fright Night
--- Mary Lambert -
--- Jean Rollin -
-X-Steve Miner: Friday the 13th Part 2
-X-James Wan:The Conjuring 2
--- Adam Wingard -


Select 2 makeup effects artists: Completed
-X-Patrick Baxter: The Void
-X-Jason Collins: Tales of Halloween

Select 2 producers:Completed
-X- Bradley Fuller: The Purge: Election Year
-X- Roy Lee: The Boy


Select 2 writers:Completed
-X- Robert Bloch: The Skull
-X- H.P. Lovecraft: Necronomicon: Book of the Dead

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:Completed
1. -X- *3-D Film: House of Wax
2. -X- Anthology Film: The Uncanny
3. -X- Based on a Novel: The Girl With All the Gifts
4. -X- Cannibalism: Raw
5. -X- Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe: The Black Cat
6. -X- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax: Yongary
7. -X- Comedy / Spoof: I Survived a Zombie Holocaust
8. -X- Death by: Fire: Spontaneous Combustion
9. -X- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space: Tales of Halloween
10. -X- Film From TCM's October Schedule: The Devil's Bride
11. -X- Ghost / Haunting: Ouija: Origin of Evil
12. -X- Giallo: Amer
13. -X- K-Horror: Train to Busan
14. -X- Killer / Evil Animal: The Uncanny
15. -X-Killer / Evil Child: Ouija: Origin of Evil
16. -X- Killer / Evil Doll: Child's Play 2
17. -X- Made-for-TV Movie: Gargoyles
18. -X- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla: Prophecy
19. -X- Mummy: The Awakening
20. -X- Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror:Repo the Genetic Opera
21. -X- Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac: Friday the 13th
22. -X- Takes Place on a Holiday: Tales From Halloween
23. -X- Takes Place on or Under the Sea: Humanoids From the Deep
24. -X- Three Films in a Franchise: Child's Play 2/3/ Bride of Chucky
25. -X- Vampire: The Hunted
26. -X- Werewolf: Bad Moon
27. -X- Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious: The Uncanny
28. -X- With Commentary: Cat People
29. -X-With Two or More Horror Legends: The Black Cat
30. -X- Zombie: Contracted

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":Complete
--- Joe Bob Briggs -
-X- John Carpenter: The Thing
--- Larry Cohen -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -

Watch films in at least three formats:Completed
-X- TV, Contracted.
-X-DVD, Candyman.
-X-Streaming, The Mutations.

Watch films in at least three languages:Completed
-X- Spanish, Cronos
-X- Korean, Train to Busan
-X- French, Raw

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:Complete
--- Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) -
--- Features music by Richard Band -
-X- Was made in the 1950s; The Werewolf
-X- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand: The Cabin in the Woods
-X- Was written by Jimmy Sangster: The Brides of Dracula[/b]
--- Features a solar eclipse -
--- Has the words "It" in the title -
--- Was directed by David Cronenberg -
---- Stars Michelle Bauer -
-X- Takes place at a cemetery: One Dark Night
--- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role -

Select 8 decades of film history:Completed
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
-X- 1920: Nosferatu
-X- 1930: The Black Cat
-X- 1940 -Cat People
-X- 1950: The Werewolf
-X- 1960: The Skull
-X- 1970: The Prophecy
-X- 1980: One Dark Night
-X- 1990: Child's Play 3
-X- 2000: Bubba Ho Tep
-X- 2010: Ouija: Origin of Evil

Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
-X- 1942 (75th): Cat People
-X- 1967 (50th): Berserk
-X- 1992 (25th): Candyman

Select 2 from the following anniversaries: Complete
--- 100th Birthday of Santos -
-X- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards: The Cabin in the Woods
-X-20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: "Once More With Feeling
--- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel -

Select 4 ratings:Completed
-X- PG: The Asphyx
-X- PG-13: Ouija: Origin of Evil
-X- R: The Evil
-X- Unrated: Dawn of the Dead

Attend a live event (convention, play, haunted house, ghost tour, etc.):
--- (insert event). OPTIONAL

Venture Into the Literary World:
--- Read a Horror Novel or Novella (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Magazine (insert title). OPTIONAL

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Re: The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31) ***The List Threa

2013: 164 | 2014: 124 | 2015: 126 | 2016: 40

Goals:
Beat 2013's total of 164
At least 10 rewatches
✓ Complete Checklist
✓ Complete Theme Nights

BLU: 0 | DVD: 0 | Netflix/Amazon/Shudder : 33 (45%) | Free Streaming: 37 (50%)| DVR/VOD: 4 (5%)

☼ First Time Viewing: 66 (89%)
Total Time: 112H 18M

September 30 (dusk) - Criterion - 3H 40M
1. Cronos (1993) Google Drive 1H 34M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ "That fucker does nothing but shit and piss all day, and he wants to live longer?"
2. Deep Red (1975) Dailymotion 2H 06M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ "Perverted, murderous thoughts... Go away! You have killed! And you will kill again!"

October 1 - R.I.P. Tobe Hooper - 1H 31M
3. Eaten Alive (1976) Shudder 1H 31M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ "Name's Buck... and I'm rarin' to fuck."

October 2 - Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste - 1H 23M
4. Terrorvision (1986) Prime 1H 23M ☼ ★★★★★ "I've said it before and I'll say it again, war stories and monster movies are educational."

October 3 - Slashers, Giallos & Serial Killers - 1H 30M
5. Most Likely to Die (2015) Netflix 1H 30M ☼ ★★★★★ "Oh please, like this cabin in the woods shit really happens."

October 4 - Animated - 4H 23M
6. Vampire Hunter D (1985) YouTube 1H 20M ☼ ★☆☆☆☆ "I'd rather bite my tongue off and bleed to death!"
7. The Human Race (2013) Primewire 1H 27M ☼ ★★★★★ Tagline: Race Or Die...
8. Necronomicon: Book of the Dead (1993) YouTube 1H 36M ☼ ★★★☆☆ "If a man's shoe is dirty, you got to wonder about his sole."

October 5 - Werewolves - 4H 37M
9. R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015) Primewire 1H 26M ☼ ★★★★★ "I'm glad my humiliation has been preserved in the digital age."
10. Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010) [Rifftrax] Prime 1H 45M ☼ ★☆☆☆☆ "We must act more like astronauts, spacemen taking care of Spaceship Earth."
11. Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991) Primewire 1H 26M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ Tagline: When good puppets go bad

October 6 - Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tales - 3H 01M
12. Campfire Tales (1997) Primewire 1H 28M ☼ ★★★★☆ "I was fine until you scared the shit out of me!"
13. The Rezort (2015) Netflix 1H 33M ☼ ★★★★★ Tagline: A vacation to die for.

October 7 - Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Hallucinations & Drug Trips- 2H 55M
14. The Void (2016) Netflix 1H 30M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ "You'd be surprised at the things you find when you go looking..."
15. Viral (2016) Netflix 1H 25M ☼ ★★★★★ Tagline: Fear what's inside

October 8 - Zombies - 4H 10M
16. Burying the Ex (2014) Netflix 1H 29M ☼ ★★★★★ "So I took off all of my clothes, and I stood right in front of him, and I said, "you either pick Jesus, or you pick me." He picked Jesus."
17. The Mummy (1959) Primewire 1H 28M ☼ ★☆☆☆☆ "Seems I've spent the better part of my life amongst the dead."
18. Angel Heart (1987) Primewire 1H 53M ☼ ★☆☆☆☆ "No matter how cleverly you sneak up on a mirror, your reflection always looks you straight in the eye."

October 9 - Female Directors - 4H 11M
19. Raw (2016) Netflix 1H 39M ☼ ★★★★★ "You'll circumcise me!"
20. The Raven (1935) Dailymotion 1H 01M ☼ ★★★★☆ "Your monstrous ugliness breeds monstrous hatred."
21. Häxan (1922) YouTube 1H 31M ☼ ★☆☆☆☆ "And the little woman, whom we call hysterical, alone and unhappy, isn't she still a riddle for us?"

October 10 - 1967 Vs. 1992 - 5H 57M
22. Happy Hell Night (1992) Prime 1H 27M ☼ ★★★★★ "You didn't get laid, but you definitely got screwed."
23. Little Evil (2017) Netflix 1H 35M ☼ ★★★★★ Tagline: Samantha is his dream. Lucas is his nightmare.
24. Hideous! (1997) Primewire 1H 22M ☼ ★★★★☆ Tagline: Deformed. Devious. Depraved.
25. Would You Rather (2012) Netflix 1H 33M ★★★★★ "It's just like life, isn't it? There's no do-overs."

October 11 - Skull & Bones - 3H 12M
26. House of the Dead (2003) Primewire 1H 30M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ "Who's the guy with the Tom Cruise smile and the Rainman brain?"
27. Prince of Darkness (1987) Xfinity VOD 1H 42M ☼ ★☆☆☆☆ "This is not a dream... not a dream."

October 12 - Mummies - 4H 26M
28. Monster Brawl (2011) Primewire 1H 29M ☼ ★☆☆☆☆ Tagline: It's the fight of the living dead!
29. Infestation (2009) Prime 1H 31M ★★★★★ Tagline: Prepare for Global Swarming
30. The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984) Shudder 1H 26M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ "Sue, it ain't natural to be in a place without a disco."

October 13 - Unlucky Charms - 4H 51M
31. Antichrist (2009) Shudder 1H 48M ☼ ★☆☆☆☆ "A crying woman is a scheming woman."
32. Blair Witch (2016) Prime 1H 29M ☼ ★★★★☆ Tagline: There's something evil hiding in the woods.
33. Decoys 2: Alien Seduction (2007) Primewire 1H 34M ☼ ★★★★☆ Tagline: Get Ready To Be Seduced... Again and Again!

October 14 - Splatter / Gore - 2H 59M
34. One Dark Night (1982) Prime 1H 29M ☼ ★★★☆☆ Tagline: A night to remember - until the day until you die!
35. Ten (2017) Xfinity VOD 1H 30M ☼ ★★★★☆

October 15 - Anthologies - 2H 52M
36. Southbound (2015) Prime 1H 29M ☼ ★★★☆☆ "Quit being so fucking mysterious!"
37. 2 Lava 2 Lantula! (2016) Primewire 1H 23M ☼ ★★★★☆ Tagline: Fire Burns... Lava Bites Again!

October 16 - R.I.P Fangoria & Video Watchdog - 7H 40M
38. Home Movie (2008) YouTube 1H 17M ☼ ★★★★★ "ooh - rectum, damn near killed 'em."
39. Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) Xfinity VOD 1H 39M ☼ ★★★★☆ Tagline: When you talk to the other side, you never know who will be listening.
40. Two Orphan Vampires (1997) Shudder 1H 43M ☼ ★☆☆☆☆
41. The Belko Experiment (2016) Primewire 1H 29M ☼ ★★★★★ "At the end of the day people are out for themselves."
42. The Witch (2015) Prime 1H 32M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ "Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?"

October 17 - Friends 'till the End - 7H 38M
43. Pin (1988) YouTube 1H 43M ☼ ★★★☆☆ Tagline: Brother, sister, murder, sin...
44. Summer Camp (2015) Primewire 1H 21M ☼ ★★★☆☆
45. Scream Park (2012) Primewire 1H 25M ☼ ★☆☆☆☆ Tagline: Death is the new attraction.
46. Asylum (1972) Prime 1H 28M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ "Working with the mentally disturbed... can lead to a breakdown."
47. Motel Hell (1980) Prime 1H 41M ★★★★★ "Meat's meat, and a man's gotta eat."

October 18 - Pregnancy - 4H 59M
48. Dead Ringers (1988) Primewire 1H 56M ☼ ★★★★☆ "I've often thought that there should be beauty contests for the *insides* of bodies."
49. Friend Request (2016) Primewire 1H 32M ☼ ★★★★☆ Tagline: Like. Comment. Kill.
50. Cult of Chucky (2017) Netflix 1H 31M ☼ ★★★★★ "A true classic never goes out of style."

October 19 - Supernatural, Quiet / Soft & Seances - 4H 22M
51. Mine Games (2012) Primewire 1H 32M ☼ ★★★★★ Tagline: The Deeper You Go, The Darker It Gets
52. Night of the Demons (2009) Primewire 1H 33M ★★★★★ "She stuck a lipstick in her boob and it fell out of her pussy!... Okay?"
53. Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977) YouTube 1H 17M ☼ ★☆☆☆☆

October 20 - Vampires - 8H 01M
54. Only Lovers Left Alive (2013) Primewire 2H 03M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ "Please, feel free to piss in my garden."
55. Nina Forever (2015) Shudder 1H 38M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ Tagline: A fucked up fairy tale
56. Killer Workout (1987) Primewire 1H 25M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ "Just teach the class and stop showing off your tits and your tight little ass!"
57. Pandemic (2016) Netflix 1H 31M ☼ ★★★☆☆ Tagline: You Are Humanity's Last Stand
58. Black Christmas (2006) Xfinity VOD 1H 24M ★★★★★ "And fucking Santa Claus? This fat voyeur that watches you all year long to make sure you live up to his standards of decency before breaking into your house."

October 21 - Media Home Entertainment & Video Stores - 1H 36M
59. Day of the Dead (1985) YouTube 1H 36M ★★★★★ "I'm running this monkey farm now Frankenstein and I wanna know... what the fuck you're doing with my time?"

October 22 - Evil Twins & Doppelgangers - 1H 36M
60. +1 (2013) Shudder 1H 36M ☼ ★★★★☆ "You're all right man! Not like Teddy! He's a dick juicer!"

October 23 - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... - 1H 35M
61. Toolbox Murders (2004) Primewire 1H 35M ☼ ★★★★☆ Tagline: If you lived here, you'd be dead by now.

October 24 - Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American - 3H 54M
62. Th Devil Inside (2012) Crackle 1H 23M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ Tagline: No soul is safe.
63. O.C. Babes and the Slasher of Zombietown (2008) YouTube 1H 09M ☼ ★☆☆☆☆ Tagline: The Zombies Of Orange County are trapped by zombies from Orange County
64. The Slashening (2015) Prime 1H 22M ☼ ★★★★★

October 25 - IMDB Lowest Rated - 3H 20M
65. Hobgoblins (1988) Prime 1H 28M ☼ ★☆☆☆☆ "Must be a new dance... pretty kinky."
66. The Divide (2011) Shudder 1H 52M ☼ ★★★★☆ "If worse comes to worst, you all have full permission to eat my body. Yeah, you do. But not my penis. Nobody - nobody but nobody eats Bobby's penis."

October 26 - R.I.P George Romero - 1H 43M
67. The Crazies (1973) Shudder 1H 43M ★★★☆☆ Tagline: A Lethal Terror Snowballs Into Hell!

October 27 - Small Town - 1H 30M
68. Messiah of Evil (1973) Prime 1H 30M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ Tagline: In order to live, they will take you one by one ... and no one will hear you scream!

October 28 - Parties - 1H 37M
69. The Initiation (1984) Primewire 1H 37M ☼ ★★★☆☆ Tagline: They pledge themselves to be young, stay young...and die young.

October 29 - The Synth of Fear - 1H 29M
70. The Fog (1980) [Joe Bob Briggs] Google Drive 1H 29M ★★☆☆☆ "Sandy, you're the only person I know who can make "Yes, Ma'am" sound like "screw you"."

October 30 - Devil's Night - 3H 02M
71. Witchtrap (1989) Youtube 1H 32M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ "I resent your mother for taking drugs when she was pregnant."
72. Video Violence (1987) Shudder 1H 30M ☼ ★☆☆☆☆ Tagline: Could this happen at your video store?

October 31 - Halloween / Samhaim - 3H 08M
73. Trick or Treat (1986) Primewire 1H 38M ☼ ★★☆☆☆ "This could kick you off into becoming an absolute pervert."
74. Fever Lake (1996) [Rifftrax] Prime 1H 30M ☼ ★★☆☆☆

Checklist: COMPLETED
Spoiler:
Select 10 actors:
--- Kevin Bacon -
-X- Tobin Bell - Decoys 2: Alien Seduction (2007)
-X- Michael Biehn - The Divide (2011)
-X- Doug Bradley - Scream Park (2012)
--- Veronica Cartwright -
-X- Peter Cushing - The Mummy (1959)
-X- Jocelin Donahue - Summer Camp (2015)
-X- Brad Dourif - Cult of Chucky (2017)
--- Ethan Embry -
-X- Boris Karloff - The Raven (1935)
--- Brea Grant -
-X- Kane Hodder - The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984)
--- Elizabeth Kaitan -
-X- Bela Lugosi - The Raven (1935)
-X- Christopher Lee - The Mummy (1959)
--- Rose McGowan -
--- R.A. Mihailoff -
-X- Dina Myer - Decoys 2: Alien Seduction (2007)
-X- Meg Tilly - One Dark Night (1982)
--- Mary Elizabeth Winstead -

Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors
-X- Don Calfa - Necronomicon: Book of the Dead (1993)
-X- John Vulich - Terrorvision (1986)
--- Ted V. Mikels -
--- John Zacherle -
--- William Peter Blatty -
--- Carrie Fisher -
--- Miguel Ferrer -
--- John Hurt -
--- Bill Paxton -
--- Robert Day -
--- Alessandro Alessandroni -
--- Michael Parks -
-X- Adam West - One Dark Night (1982)
-X- George A. Romero - Day of the Dead (1985)
-X- John Heard - Would You Rather (2012)
--- Sam Shepard -
--- Robert Hardy -
--- Haruo Nakajima -
--- Sonny Landham -
--- Jay Thomas -
-X- Tobe Hooper - Eaten Alive (1976)
--- Martin Landau -
--- Harry Dean Stanton -
--- Bernie Casey -

Select 2 film composers:
--- Antón García Abril -
-X- John Carpenter - Prince of Darkness (1987)
--- Daniel Licht -
-X- Harry Manfredini - The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984)

Select 5 directors:
-X- Dario Argento - Deep Red (1975)
--- Don Coscarelli -
-X- David DeCoteau - Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991)
-X- Mike Flanagan - Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
--- Tom Holland -
--- Mary Lambert -
-X- Jean Rollin - Two Orphan Vampires (1997)
--- Steve Miner -
--- James Wan -
-X- Adam Wingard - Blair Witch (2016)

Select 2 makeup effects artists:
-X- Patrick Baxter - The Void (2016)
--- Jason Collins -
-X- Mark Shostrom - Prince of Darkness (1987)
--- Bud Westmore -

Select 2 producers:
-X- Bradley Fuller - Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
--- Dino De Laurentiis -
-X- Roy Lee - Blair Witch (2016)
--- Lloyd Kaufman -

Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
-X- Robert Bloch - Asylum (1972)
--- Jack Ketchum -
-X- H.P. Lovecraft - Necronomicon: Book of the Dead (1993)

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
--- *3-D Film -
--- Agoraphobia -
-X- Anthology Film - Necronomicon: Book of the Dead (1993)
-X- Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List - Deep Red (1975)
-X- Appears on Video Nasties List - Eaten Alive (1976)
--- Based on a True Story -
-X- Based on a Novel - Angel Heart (1987)
-X- Cannibalism - Raw (2016)
-X- Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe - The Raven (1935)
-X- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax - Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
-X- Classic Universal Monsters Movie - The Raven (1935)
-X- Comedy / Spoof - Terrorvision (1986)
-X- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film - Cronos (1993)
-X- Death by: Fire - Deep Red (1975)
--- Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome -
-X- Documentary - Häxan (1922)
-X- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space - Terrorvision (1986)
--- Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen -
-X- Film From TCM's October Schedule - The Mummy (1959)
--- From a Basis Gogos Painting -
--- Found Footage -
--- Frankenstein -
-X- Ghost / Haunting - Deep Red (1975)
-X- Giallo - Deep Red (1975)
--- K-Horror -
-X- Killer / Evil Animal - Birdemic: Shock and Terror (2010)
-X- Killer / Evil Child - Little Evil (2017)
-X- Killer / Evil Doll - Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991)
-X- Made-for-TV Movie - R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015)
-X- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla - Terrorvision (1986)
-X- Mummy - The Mummy (1959)
--- Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror
--- Nation of Origin: China -
-X- Nazi - Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge (1991)
-X- Psychological - Angel Heart (1987)
--- Rape / Revenge -
-X- Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac - Deep Red (1975)
--- Takes Place on a Holiday -
--- Takes Place on or Under the Sea -
--- Three Installments in a Franchise -
-X- Vampire - Vampire Hunter D (1985)
-X- Werewolf - R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015)
-X- Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious - Häxan (1922)
--- With Commentary -
-X- With Two or More Horror Legends - The Mummy (1959)
-X- Zombie - R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015)

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":
--- Joe Bob Briggs -
-X- John Carpenter - Prince of Darkness (1987)
--- Larry Cohen -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -

Watch films in at least three formats:
-X- Free Streaming, Cronos (1993)
-X- Paid Steaming, Eaten Alive (1976)
-x- Cable VOD, Prince of Darkness (1987)

Watch films in at least three languages:
-X- Spanish, Cronos (1993)
-X- Italian, Deep Red (1975)
-X- English, Eaten Alive (1976)

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
--- Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) -
-X- Features music by Richard Band - Terrorvision (1986)
-X- Was made in the 1950s - The Mummy (1959)
-X- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand - Vampire Hunter D (1985)
--- Was written by Jimmy Sangster -
--- Features a solar eclipse -
--- Has the words "It" in the title -
-X- Was directed by David Cronenberg - Dead Ringers (1988)
--- Stars Michelle Bauer -
--- Takes place at a cemetery -
-X- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role - Eaten Alive (1976)

Select 8 decades of film history:
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
-X- 1920 - Häxan (1922)
-X- 1930 - The Raven (1935)
--- 1940 -
-X- 1950 - The Mummy (1959)
--- 1960 -
-X- 1970 - Deep Red (1975)
-X- 1980 - Terrorvision (1986)
-X- 1990 - Cronos (1993)
-X- 2000 - House of the Dead (2003)
-X- 2010 - Most Likely to Die (2015)

Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
--- 1942 (75th) -
--- 1967 (50th) -
-X- 1992 (25th) – Happy Hell Night (1992)

Select 2 from the following anniversaries:
--- 100th Birthday of Santos -
-X- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards - The Witch (2015)
-X- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Toolbox Murders (2004)
-X- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel - 2 Lava 2 Lantula! (2016)

Select 4 ratings:
--- G -
-X- PG - R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015)
-X- PG-13 - Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)
-X- R - Cronos (1993)
--- NC-17 -
--- X -
-X- Unrated - Deep Red (1975)
--- M -
--- GP -


Attend a live event (convention, play, haunted house, ghost tour, etc.):
-X- Camp Evans Base of Terror 10/6
-X- Six Flags Fright Fest 10/13

Venture Into the Literary World:
--- Read a Horror Novel or Novella (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Magazine (insert title). OPTIONAL


Theme Nights: COMPLETED
Spoiler:
-X- 10/01: Farewell Texas Gentleman Who Took the Chainsaw That Extra Mile, You Directed Poltergeist; We Know Your Style! - R.I.P. Tobe Hooper - Eaten Alive (1976)
-X- 10/02: Radioactive Materials Produced from Industrial Waste, These Slimy Carcinogenic Poisons Will Give You Superpowers to Fly to Outer Space! - Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste Horror - Terrorvision (1986)
-X- 10/03: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers/ Giallos / Serial Killers - Most Likely to Die (2015)
-X- 10/04: Produced Carefully One Frame At a Time, These Two-Dimensional Abominations Are Nightmare-Fueled Versions of Modern Day Pantomime. - Animated Horror - Vampire Hunter D (1985)
-X- 10/05: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon - R.L. Stine's Monsterville: The Cabinet of Souls (2015)
-X- 10/06: Enchanted Forests, Men with Hooks for Hands, A Ghostly Woman Residing in the Mirror ...It All Goes Hand In Hand. - Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror - Campfire Tales (1997)
-X- 10/07: Mindfuckery of Lynchian Dream Logic Style with Hallucinogenic Head Trips that Beguile - Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Hallucinations & Drug Trips - The Void (2016)
-X- 10/08: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! Walking Corpses that are Undead! Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies - Burying the Ex (2014)
-X- 10/09: From Scream Queens to the Final Girl, These Deadly Women Will Make Your Nightmares Unfurl! - Day of the Woman: Female Directed Horror Films - Raw (2016)
-X- 10/10: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter 5 - 1967 (Gold) Vs. 1992 (Silver) : It Survived - Happy Hell Night (1992)
-X- 10/11: Dusty Decaying Bones in Rat-Infested Paris Catacombs - Skull & Bones - House of the Dead (2003)
-X- 10/12: Some Poor Sap in the Museum's Egyptian Wing is Lying Dead ...Never Remove the Cursed Sarcophagus Amulet From the Mummy's Ancient Rotting Head. - Mummies - Monster Brawl (2011)
-X- 10/13: It's That Annual Event At Camp Crystal Lake When Teens Get a Little Perverse ...Meanwhile Crazy Ralph Politely Reminds Everyone You're All Doomed; There's a Death Curse! - Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th: Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films - Antichrist (2009)
-X- 10/14: Intestinal Annihilation with a Little Arterial Spray, Add Some Gory Depravity & Blood Spatter... It's All In a Day! - Splatter / Gore - One Dark Night (1982)
-X- 10/15: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies - Southbound (2015)
-X- 10/16: Print Media is Slowly Decaying. Two of the Big Dogs Unfortunately Won't Be Staying. - R.I.P. Fangoria / Video Watchdog - Home Movie (2008)
-X- 10/17: Friends, Frenemies or Just a Figment of the Imagination; That's a Friendship Crapshoot Gambling with Your Eradication! - Friends 'till the End: The Good, The Bad & The Imaginary - Pin (1988)
-X- 10/18: Expectant Mothers Carrying the Antichrist; Their Freakishly Mutated Offspring Presumably Won't Play Nice! - Pregnancy Horror - Dead Ringers (1988)
-X- 10/19: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet/Soft / Seances - Mine Games (2012)
-X- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires - Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)
-X- 10/21: R.I.P. VCR: You're Officially Belated, But Your Kick-Ass VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980s Video Companies Spotlight: Media Home Entertainment / Video Stores - Day of the Dead (1985)
-X- 10/22: Manufactured Tulpas from Unearthly Dimensions Or Maybe Evil Twin Siblings Just Hanging At Local Horror Conventions? - Evil Twins & Doppelgangers - +1 (2013)
-X- 10/23: Tonight's Forecast Calls for a 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... - Toolbox Murders (2004)
-X- 10/24: Now Boarding: Your Ticket to Sun-Drenched Terror! - Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons - The Devil Inside (2012)
-X- 10/25: The Shittiest, Cheapest Movies Mankind Ever Sprung; Some So Bad, They're Good ...Others are Killer Tongue! - IMDB Lowest Rated Horror - Hobgoblins (1988)
-X- 10/26: Goodbye Godfather of the Modern Living Dead & Social Commentary Guru of What Needed to Be Said. - R.I.P. George A. Romero - The Crazies (1973)
-X- 10/27: Hello Friends, Welcome to the 100th Anniversary of Antonio Bay! We're Murderous Ghost Mariners from A Leper Colony ...Yeah, We Can't Stay! - Small Town Horrors - Messiah of Evil (1973)
-X- 10/28: Binge-Watch Parties From Beyond the Grave & Benighted. Beware! There's a Catch; Pray You're Not Invited! - Mass Marathon of the Damned 8: Horror Parties - The Initiation (1984)
-X- 10/29: Electronically Produced Via Keyboard from the Bowels of Hell... This Retro Futuristic Music from Beyond Is the Proverbial Death Knell. - The Synth of Fear - The Fog (1980)
-X- 10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell - Witchtrap (1989)
-X- 10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience a Decapitated Head! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror - Trick or Treat (1986)


Rewatches:
Spoiler:
1. Would You Rather (2012)
2. Infestation (2009)
3. Motel Hell (1980)
4. Night of the Demons (2009)
5. Black Christmas (2006)
6. Day of the Dead (1985)
7. The Crazies (1973)
8. The Fog (1980)


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The 13th Annual October Horror Movie Challenge

September 30
1.00 The Brood

October 4
2.00 House of Usher

October 7
3.00 Don't Torture a Duckling
4.00 The Return of the Living Dead

October 8
5.00 Re-Animator

October 9
5.25 The Twilight Zone - "Living Doll"
5.50 The Twilight Zone - "The Old Man in the Cave"
5.75 The Twilight Zone - "Uncle Simon"
6.00 The Twilight Zone - "Probe 7, Over and Out"

October 13
7.00 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

October 14
8.00 Mystery Science Theater 3000 - "Bloodlust!"

October 15
9.00 House of Frankenstein

October 16
9.25 The Twilight Zone - "A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain"
9.50 The Twilight Zone - "The 7th is Made Up of Phantoms"
9.75 The Twilight Zone - "Ninety Years Without Slumbering"
10.00 The Twilight Zone - "Ring-a-Ding Girl"

October 19
11.00 House of Dracula

October 20
12.00 Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

October 21
13.00 Night of the Living Dead 1968
14.00 Blood and Black Lace

October 22
15.00 Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key

October 24
16.00 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
17.00 The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

October 28
18.00 Sugar Hill
19.00 Abby
20.00 Get Out
21.00 Cat People 1942

October 29
22.00 78/52
23.00 The Fog

October 30
24.00 Happy Death Day

October 31
25.00 Phenomena
26.00 Tenebrae
27.00 Lisa and the Devil


checklist:
Spoiler:
Select 10 actors:
--- Kevin Bacon -
--- Tobin Bell -
--- Michael Biehn -
--- Doug Bradley -
--- Veronica Cartwright -
--- Peter Cushing -
--- Jocelin Donahue -
--- Brad Dourif -
--- Ethan Embry -
XXX Boris Karloff - House of Frankenstein
--- Brea Grant -
--- Kane Hodder -
--- Elizabeth Kaitan -
XXX Bela Lugosi - Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
--- Christopher Lee -
--- Rose McGowan -
--- R.A. Mihailoff -
--- Dina Myer -
--- Meg Tilly -
--- Mary Elizabeth Winstead -

Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors
--- Don Calfa -
--- John Vulich -
--- Ted V. Mikels -
--- John Zacherle -
--- William Peter Blatty -
--- Carrie Fisher -
--- Miguel Ferrer -
--- John Hurt -
--- Bill Paxton -
--- Robert Day -
--- Alessandro Alessandroni -
--- Michael Parks -
--- Adam West -
XXX George A. Romero - Night of the Living Dead
--- John Heard -
--- Sam Shepard -
--- Robert Hardy -
--- Haruo Nakajima -
--- Sonny Landham -
--- Jay Thomas -
XXX Tobe Hooper - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
--- Martin Landau -
--- Harry Dean Stanton -
--- Bernie Casey -
--- Hugh Hefner -

Select 2 film composers:
--- Antón García Abril -
XXX John Carpenter - The Fog
--- Daniel Licht -
XXX Harry Manfredini - Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter

Select 5 directors:
XXX Dario Argento - Phenomena
--- Don Coscarelli -
--- David DeCoteau -
--- Mike Flanagan -
--- Tom Holland -
--- Mary Lambert -
--- Jean Rollin -
--- Steve Miner -
--- James Wan -
--- Adam Wingard -

Select 2 makeup effects artists:
--- Patrick Baxter -
--- Jason Collins -
--- Mark Shostrom -
--- Bud Westmore -

Select 2 producers:
--- Bradley Fuller -
--- Dino De Laurentiis -
--- Roy Lee -
--- Lloyd Kaufman -

Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
--- Robert Bloch -
--- Jack Ketchum -
XXX H.P. Lovecraft - Re-Animator

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
--- *3-D Film -
--- Agoraphobia -
--- Anthology Film -
XXX Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List - Don't Torture a Duckling
XXX Appears on Video Nasties List - Tenebrae
--- Based on a True Story -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_based_on_horror_novels -
XXX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cannibal_films - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
XXX Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe - House of Usher
XXX Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax - Mystery Science Theater 3000 - "Bloodlust!"
XXX Classic Universal Monsters Movie - House of Frankenstein
XXX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_comedy_horror_films - Re-Animator
XXX Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film - The Brood Criterion
XXX Death by: Fire - Night of the Living Dead
--- Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome -
XXX Documentary - 78/52
--- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space -
--- Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen -
XXX Film From TCM's October Schedule - Cat People
--- From a Basis Gogos Painting -
--- Found Footage -
XXX Frankenstein - Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
--- Ghost / Haunting -
XXX Giallo - Blood and Black Lace
--- K-Horror -
--- Killer / Evil Animal -
XXX Killer / Evil Child - Phenomena
XXX Killer / Evil Doll - The Twilight Zone - "Living Doll"
--- Made-for-TV Movie -
--- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla -
--- Mummy -
--- Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror
--- Nation of Origin: China -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Rape_and_revenge_films -
XXX Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac - Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
--- Takes Place on a Holiday -
XXX Takes Place on or Under the Sea - The Fog
--- Three Installments in a Franchise -
XXX Vampire - House of Dracula
--- Werewolf -
XXX Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious - Lisa and the Devil
--- With Commentary -
--- With Two or More Horror Legends -
XXX Zombie - The Return of the Living Dead

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":
--- Joe Bob Briggs -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Larry Cohen -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -

Watch films in at least three formats:
XXX The Brood Blu-Ray
XXX House of Usher theater
XXX Mystery Science Theater 3000 - "Bloodlust!" DVD

Watch films in at least three languages:
XXX The Brood English
XXX Don't Torture a Duckling Italian
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
--- Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) -
--- Features music by Richard Band -
--- Was made in the 1950s -
--- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand -
--- Was written by Jimmy Sangster -
--- Features a solar eclipse -
--- Has the words "It" in the title -
--- Was directed by David Cronenberg -
--- Stars Michelle Bauer -
--- Takes place at a cemetery -
--- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role -

Select 8 decades of film history:
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1890s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1900s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1910s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1920s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1930s_horror_films -
XXX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1940s_horror_films - House of Frankenstein 1944
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1950s_horror_films -
XXX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1960s_horror_films - House of Usher 1960
XXX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1970s_horror_films - The Brood 1979
XXX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1980s_horror_films - The Return of the Living Dead 1985
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1990s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2000s_horror_films -
XXX http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2010s_horror_films - Get Out

Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
XXX 1942 (75th) - Cat People
--- 1967 (50th) -
--- 1992 (25th) –

Select 2 from the following anniversaries:
--- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards -
--- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer -
--- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel -
--- 100th Birthday of Santo -

Select 4 ratings:
--- G -
XXX PG - Sugar Hill
--- PG-13 -
XXX R - The Brood
--- NC-17 -
XXX X - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
XXX Unrated - Re-Animator
--- M -
--- GP -


Attend a live event (convention, play, haunted house, ghost tour, etc.):
XXX Dracula - Colorado Ballet

Venture Into the Literary World:
XXX Read a Horror Novel or Novella Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
XXX Read a Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel Saga of the Swamp Thing: Book One by Alan Moore
XXX Read a Horror Magazine HorrorHound #67 Sept/Oct 2017

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2017 Horror Challenge




First Time Viewing = Orange


September 30
1. Haxan (1922) - 3/5
2. Carrie (1976) - 5/5

October 1
3. The Sentinel (1977) - 3/5
4. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) - 2.5/5

October 2
5. Suspiria (1977) - 5/5 [Theatrical Showing]
6. Alien (1979) - 3.5/5

October 3
7. Fright Night (1985) - 4.5/5 [Theatrical Showing]
8. The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970) - 3.5/5

October 4
9. Mad Monster Party? (1967) - 2.5/5

October 5
10. Late Phases (2014) - 3/5
11. American Horror Story: S07E05 (2017)

October 6
12. Witchfinder General (1968) - 3.5/5
13. Aliens (1986) - 3/5

October 7
14. The Void (2016) - 3.5/5
15. Four Flies On Grey Velvet (1971) - 3.5/5

October 8
16. The Funhouse (1981) - 3.5/5
17. Train To Busan (2016) - 4/5

October 9
18. Raw (2016) - 3/5

October 10
19. Highway To Hell (1992) - 3/5

October 11
20. Hellraiser (1987) - 3.5/5

October 12
21. Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) - 3/5

October 13
22. Night Of The Living Dead (1968) - 3.5/5 [Theatrical Showing]
23. Friday the 13th Part 3 (3D) (1982) - 3.5/5 [Theatrical Showing]

October 14
24. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) - 3.5/5

October 15
25. American Horror Story: S07E06 (2017)
26. Tales Of Halloween (2015) - 3/5

October 16
27. Martyrs (2008) - 4.5/5

October 17
28. A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) - 5/5 [Theatrical Showing]
29. Pin (1988) - 3/5

October 18
30. Demon Seed (1977) - 4/5

October 19
31. American Horror Story: S07E07 (2017)
32. Under The Shadow (2016) - 4/5

October 20
33. Vampyr (1932) - 2.5/5

October 21
34. Class Of Nuke 'Em High (1986) - 2.5/5

October 22
35. The Cat O' Nine Tails (1971) - 3.5/5
36. The Walking Dead: S08E01 (2017)
37. The Signal (2007) - 4/5

October 23
38. Poltergeist (1982) - 3/5

October 24
39. Alucarda (1977) - 3/5

October 25
40. Stake Land (2010) - 4/5
41. American Horror Story: S07E08 (2017)
42. Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959) - 2/5

October 26
43. Channel Zero: S01E01 (2016)
44. The Crazies (1973) - 3/5
45. Channel Zero: S01E02 (2016)

October 27
46. The Hidden (1987) - 4/5
47. Messiah Of Evil (1973) - 2.5/5

October 28
48. Channel Zero: S01E03 (2016)
49. Channel Zero: S01E04 (2016)
50. Channel Zero: S01E05 (2016)
51. The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) - 3/5
52. Get Out (2017) - 5/5

October 29
53. The Witch (2015) - 5/5
54. Channel Zero: S01E06 (2016)
55. Channel Zero: S02E01 (2017)
56. Channel Zero: S02E02 (2017)
57. Alien 3 (1992) - 3/5
58. The Fog (1980) - 2.5/5

October 30
59. The Walking Dead: S08E02 (2017)
60. What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962) - 4/5
61. The Entity (1982) - 4/5

October 31
62. Stranger Things: S02E01 (2017)
63. Stranger Things: S02E02 (2017)
64. Alien: Resurrection (1997) - 2.5/5
65. Ghostwatch (1992) - 1.5/5


LIST COMPLETE
Final Count - 57

Movie Count By Decade

1920's - 1
1930's - 1
1940's - 0
1950's - 1
1960's - 4
1970's - 11
1980's - 15
1990's - 4
2000's - 3
2010's - 9

Best Movie of the Month - Suspiria
Worst Movie of the Month - Ghostwatch
Best First Time Viewing - Get Out
Average Movie Rating - 3.4/5




Theme Nights - COMPLETED
Spoiler:
-X- 10/01: Farewell Texas Gentleman Who Took the Chainsaw That Extra Mile, You Directed Poltergeist; We Know Your Style! - R.I.P. Tobe Hooper - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
-X- 10/02: Radioactive Materials Produced from Industrial Waste, These Slimy Carcinogenic Poisons Will Give You Superpowers to Fly to Outer Space! - Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste Horror - Alien
-X- 10/03: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers/ Giallos / Serial Killers - The Bird With The Crystal Plumage
-X- 10/04: Produced Carefully One Frame At a Time, These Two-Dimensional Abominations Are Nightmare-Fueled Versions of Modern Day Pantomime. - Animated Horror - Mad Monster Party?
-X- 10/05: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon - Late Phases
-X- 10/06: Enchanted Forests, Men with Hooks for Hands, A Ghostly Woman Residing in the Mirror ...It All Goes Hand In Hand. - Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror - Witchfinder General
-X- 10/07: Mindfuckery of Lynchian Dream Logic Style with Hallucinogenic Head Trips that Beguile - Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Hallucinations & Drug Trips - The Void
-X- 10/08: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! Walking Corpses that are Undead!
Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies - Train To Busan
-X- 10/09: From Scream Queens to the Final Girl, These Deadly Women Will Make Your Nightmares Unfurl! - Day of the Woman: Female Directed Horror Films - Raw
-X- 10/10: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter 5 - 1967 (Gold) Vs. 1992 (Silver) : It Survived - Highway To Hell
-X- 10/11: Dusty Decaying Bones in Rat-Infested Paris Catacombs - Skull & Bones - Hellraiser
-X- 10/12: Some Poor Sap in the Museum's Egyptian Wing is Lying Dead ...Never Remove the Cursed Sarcophagus Amulet From the Mummy's Ancient Rotting Head. - Mummies - Bubba Ho-Tep
-X- 10/13: It's That Annual Event At Camp Crystal Lake When Teens Get a Little Perverse ...Meanwhile Crazy Ralph Politely Reminds Everyone You're All Doomed; There's a Death Curse! - Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th: Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films - Friday the 13th Part 3 (3D)
-X- 10/14: Intestinal Annihilation with a Little Arterial Spray, Add Some Gory Depravity & Blood Spatter... It's All In a Day! - Splatter / Gore - Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
-X- 10/15: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies - Tales Of Halloween
-X- 10/16: Print Media is Slowly Decaying. Two of the Big Dogs Unfortunately Won't Be Staying. - R.I.P. Fangoria / Video Watchdog - Martyrs (2008)
-X- 10/17: Friends, Frenemies or Just a Figment of the Imagination;
That's a Friendship Crapshoot Gambling with Your Eradication! - Friends 'till the End: The Good, The Bad & The Imaginary - Pin
-X- 10/18: Expectant Mothers Carrying the Antichrist; Their Freakishly Mutated Offspring Presumably Won't Play Nice! - Pregnancy Horror - Demon Seed
-X- 10/19: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet/Soft / Seances - Under The Shadow
-X- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires - Vampyr
-X- 10/21: R.I.P. VCR: You're Officially Belated, But Your Kick-Ass VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980s Video Companies Spotlight: Media Home Entertainment / Video Stores - Class Of Nuke 'Em High
-X- 10/22: Manufactured Tulpas from Unearthly Dimensions Or Maybe Evil Twin Siblings Just Hanging At Local Horror Conventions? - Evil Twins & Doppelgangers - The Signal
-X- 10/23: Tonight's Forecast Calls for a 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... - Poltergeist
-X- 10/24: Now Boarding: Your Ticket to Sun-Drenched Terror! - Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons - Alucarda
-X- 10/25: The Shittiest, Cheapest Movies Mankind Ever Sprung; Some So Bad, They're Good ...Others are Killer Tongue! - IMDB Lowest Rated Horror - Plan 9 From Outer Space
-X- 10/26: Goodbye Godfather of the Modern Living Dead & Social Commentary Guru of What Needed to Be Said. - R.I.P. George A. Romero - The Crazies
-X- 10/27: Hello Friends, Welcome to the 100th Anniversary of Antonio Bay! We're Murderous Ghost Mariners from A Leper Colony ...Yeah, We Can't Stay! - Small Town Horrors - Messiah Of Evil
-X- 10/28: Binge-Watch Parties From Beyond the Grave & Benighted. Beware! There's a Catch; Pray You're Not Invited! - Mass Marathon of the Damned 8: Horror Parties - The Slumber Party Massacre, Get Out
-X- 10/29: Electronically Produced Via Keyboard from the Bowels of Hell... This Retro Futuristic Music from Beyond Is the Proverbial Death Knell. - The Synth of Fear - The Fog
-X- 10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell - The Entity
-X- 10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience a Decapitated Head! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror - Ghostwatch




Subset List
Spoiler:
--- 09/30: group vote - Cronos (1993)
--- 11/01: group vote - Arachnophobia (1990)
-X- xx/xx: wildcard - any horror theatrical showing (2017) Suspiria, Fright Night (1985), Night Of The Living Dead (1968), Friday the 13th Part 3 (3D), A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)

-X- 10/01: Dick Laurent - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
--- 10/02: shellebelle - C.H.U.D (1984)
--- 10/03: ororama - Amer (2009)
-X- 10/04: clckworang - Mad Monster Party? (1967)
--- 10/05: Darkgod - Bad Moon (1996)
--- 10/06: hbsvb - Candyman (1992)
-X- 10/07: Gobear - The Void (2016)
-X- 10/08: arw6040 - Train to Busan (2016)
-X- 10/09: jacob_b - Raw (2016)
-X- 10/10: nezumi - Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Highway to Hell (1992)
--- 10/11: rbrown498 - The Screaming Skull (1958)
-X- 10/12: Trevor - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
--- 10/13: tarfrimmer - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
--- 10/14: Chad - One Dark Night (1982)
-X- 10/15: Mondo Kane - Tales of Halloween (2015)
-X- 10/16: Bladz - Martyrs (2008)
-X- 10/17: mallratcal - Pin (1988)
--- 10/18: numbercrunch - Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui] (1983)
-X- 10/19: pacaway - Under the Shadow (2016)
--- 10/20: Shack - Ganja & Hess (1973)
--- 10/21: The Man with the Golden Doujinshi - Day of the Dead (1985)
--- 10/22: Undeadcow - +1 (2013)
--- 10/23: TheBigDave - Dolls (1987)
-X- 10/24: alyxstarr - Alucarda (1977)
--- 10/25: WillieMLF - Hobgoblins (1988)
-X- 10/26: PCBreakdown - The Crazies (1973)
-X- 10/27: DaveyJoe - Messiah of Evil (1973)
--- 10/28: SethDLH - The Initiation (1984)
-X- 10/29: Darth Maher - The Fog (1980)
--- 10/30: SterlingBen - Witchtrap (1989)
-X- 10/31: cwileyy - Ghostwatch (1992)



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The 13th Annual October Horror Movie Challenge




10/1
1. Happy Birthday to Me (DVD) 10/10
2. House on Sorority Row (Prime) 8/10
3. Christine (Blu-Ray) 10/10


10/2
4. Final Exam (Blu-Ray) 8/10
5. Hellraiser (Netflix) 6.5/10
6. The Prowler (Blu-Ray) 7/10


10/3
7. An American Werewolf in London (Prime) 7/10
8. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (Netflix) 6/10
9. Graduation Day (Blu-Ray) 8/10


10/4
10. The Funhouse (Prime/Starz) 6.5/10
11. Curtains (Prime) 7.5/10
12. Ghost Story (Prime/Starz) 8/10


10/5
13. The Howling (Blu-Ray) 8/10
14. In the Mouth of Madness (Blu-Ray) 7/10


10/6
15. Fright Night (DVD) 8.5/10
16. Prom Night (Prime) 10/10

17. Psycho II (Blu-Ray) 9/10

10/7
18. Videodrome (Prime/Starz) 7/10
19. Night of the Demons (Blu-Ray) 6/10
20. The Mutilator (Blu-Ray) 7/10


10/8
21. Poltergeist (Blu-Ray) 10/10
22. Prince of Darkness (Prime/Starz) 7.5/10

10/9
23. Dracula (1979) (Prime/Starz) 6/10
24. Pet Semetary (Prime) 6.5/10
25. Pumpkinhead (Prime/Starz) 6.5/10


10/10
26. They Live (Prime/Starz) 7/10
27. Slumber Party Massacre (Prime) 7/10


10/11
28. The Monster Squad (DVD) 8/10
29. Night of the Creeps (Blu-Ray) 7.5/10


10/12
30. Ghost Story (Prime/Starz) 8.5/10
31. The Blob (1988) (Blu-Ray) 8/10


10/13
32. Friday the 13th (Prime/Starz) 10/10
33. Friday the 13th Part 2 (Prime/Starz) 9.5/10
34. Friday the 13th Part 3 (Prime/Starz) 9/10
35. Friday the 13th Part IV (Prime/Starz) 9/10

10/14
36. Friday the 13th Part V (Prime/Starz) 8/10
37. Friday the 13th Part VI (Prime/Starz) 8/10
38. Friday the 13th Part VII (Prime/Starz) 6.5/10
39. Friday the 13th Part VIII (Prime/Starz) 6/10

10/15
40. My Bloody Valentine (Blu-Ray) 10/10
41. The Howling (Blu-Ray) 7.5/10
42. The Lost Boys (DVD) 10/10

10/16
43. Creature From The Black Lagoon (Prime/Starz) 7/10
44. The Phantom of the Opera (Prime/Starz) 5.5/10

10/17
45. Dracula (DVD) 7/10
46. Frankenstein (DVD) 7/10

10/18
47. Bride of Frankenstein (DVD) 7/10
48. The Mummy (DVD) 6.5/10

10/19
49. The Invisible Man (DVD) 8/10
50. The Wolf Man (DVD) 7.5/10

10/20
51. The Invisible Man Returns (DVD) 6.5/10
52. The Wolf Man (DVD) 7.5/10
53. Trick or Treat (DVD) 10/10
54. Night of the Demons (Blu-Ray) 7.5/10

10/21
55. Alien (Blu-Ray) 9/10
56. The Shining (Blu-Ray) 9.5/10

10/22
57. Psycho III (Blu-Ray) 7/10
58. Children of the Corn (Blu-Ray) 7.5/10

10/23
59. Creepshow (Blu-Ray) 8/10
60. Just Before Dawn (Blu-Ray) 6.5/10

10/24
61. The Amityville Horror (Blu-Ray) 10/10
62. Amityville II: The Posession (Blu-Ray) 6/10

10/25
63. Amityville 3 (Blu-Ray) 5/10
64. The Changeling (DVD) 7.5/10

10/26
65. The Nesting (DVD) 6/10
66. Burnt Offerings (Blu-Ray) 7/10

10/27
67. A Nightmare on Elm Street (Blu-Ray) 8/10
68. Phantasm (Blu-Ray) 10/10
69. Phantasm II (Blu-Ray) 10/10

10/28
70. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 (Blu-Ray) 8/10
71. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 (Blu-Ray) 8.5/10
72. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4 (Blu-Ray) 8/10

10/31
73. It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown (Blu-Ray) 10/10
74. Halloween (Blu-Ray) 10/10
75. Halloween II (Blu-Ray) 9/10
76. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (Blu-Ray) 9/10
77. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Meyers (Blu-Ray) 7.5/10

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LIST HAS BEEN FINALIZED; SEE STATS AT BOTTOM


Orange Title - Denotes first-time-ever viewing

Caution: Spoilers may follow!

Last year's tally: 52 films; 31 first-time viewings

This year's goals: 45 films; 25 first-time viewings; attempt to complete Theme Nights and Subset lists, and take a shot at the Checklist



9/30/2017

Note: This film is not counted in my totals, as it was watched outside the actual month of October. I consider it to be a sort of pre-Challenge warm up.

XX Cronos (1993) (DVD) - I first watched Cronos for the OHMC six years ago, and here's some of what I had to say about it then: "While it's not my favorite of his [del Toro's] films (that title would go to The Devil's Backbone), Cronos is still an incredibly rich viewing experience. A singular take on immortality, the film is about a contraption (which is a little smaller than an adult's fist) called The Cronos Device. Invented by an alchemist in the 1500s, the device is found by an antique dealer, who happens to discover it hidden in the base of a statue that he's acquired. Unsure of what it is at first, he soon finds out that it has some very special powers, and that someone else wants it very, very badly...so badly that they would kill for it. To give away any more of the plot would be a huge disservice to first-time viewers. Cronos is a multiple award winner, even taking home a handful of Ariel Awards (Mexico's answer to the Academy Awards) the year it came out. It probably requires multiple viewings to catch everything that del Toro has loaded it with (and to figure out exactly what the ending means). Worth going out of your way to see." On second viewing, I still found it to be an interesting film, but I'm not quite as enamored of it as I once was...but I can say the same thing for pretty much all of del Toro's films. This time around, I found myself responding most to the fable-like aspects of the tale, although I still can't figure out exactly what del Toro's views on the pursuit of immortality are. Maybe a third viewing will make them more clear to me.


10/1/2017

1. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) (DVD) - I saw this in the theater on opening weekend in 1986, and I and the friend that I went with thought that it was probably just about the best sequel that Tobe Hooper could have made. That's not to say that we thought that it was flawless, but how can a film like the first be topped? In all actuality (and as years and years of sequels, remakes, etc. have proven), it can't. So the filmmakers had to find a different direction to go in, and this time around, they amped up the humor and the gore. I watched this film for my first OHMC back in 2010, and here's part of what I had to say about it then: "Here are a few things I love about this movie: Bill Moseley's exaltant cry of 'Humble Pie!' when raiding the record vault; Jim Siedow's very creative cursing; and, most especially, the scene when Stretch finds L.G. in the Sawyer family's underground lair. To me, that scene DEFINES 'over the top.'" This time around, I think that I appreciated it more than ever before, especially Caroline Williams's performance as Stretch. I don't know why she never made it any bigger than she did; still, she's kept relatively busy in the intervening years (and we'll see her again this month in another subset film, so there's that). I highly recommend watching the making-of documentary on the Blu-ray and DVD, It Runs in the Family; it's absolutely fascinating. Lastly, I doubly-love that the movie poster for TCM2 is a direct steal from The Breakfast Club; that was a stroke of genius.


10/2/2017

2. C.H.U.D. (1984) (DVD) - It's been over thirty years since I first saw C.H.U.D.--I don't think that it played theatrically in my town, so I had to rent the VHS when the tape was first released. I didn't particularly like it then; I don't recall the exact reasons, but they probably had to do with there being so little monster action in the film. So, as is often the case with subset films that I've seen before, I found myself dreading rewatching the film. Sometimes, I'll find a newfound appreciation for films that I originally didn't like, but most of the time, I find that I still don't like the films. In this case, I liked the film even less this time around. For me, the film has multiple problems, including the aforementioned lack of monster action, a really awful lead actor, grimy cinematography, and a script that fails to generate any tension whatsover. The cast (except for the lead actor) is game, but they're given one-note characters to play. While I was watching it this time, it struck me that C.H.U.D. had a set-up that was similar to those of some of the films of Larry Cohen, but then I started thinking about how much better the film would have been if Cohen had indeed had a hand in it. For me, C.H.U.D.'s a dud.


10/3/2017

3. Amer (2009) (Streaming--Google Drive [Alyxstarr's link]) - Strange, nearly dialogue-less film tells the "story" of a woman, Ana, in three acts. In the first act, Ana is a little girl who steals a watch from her dead grandfather, runs in terror from an elderly, veiled servant, and watches her parents have sex. In Act II, Ana is a teenager who walks to the neighboring village with her mother and runs afoul of a gang of bikers while her mother is getting her hair done. In the last act, Ana, now an adult, returns home via a sensual taxi ride and finds herself being stalked by strangers. If that synopsis makes little sense, then you've probably got a good idea of what watching Amer feels like. A friend of mine has told me several times that I have a pretty high tolerance for pretentiousness, but even my patience was taxed by this film. While the film looks incredible, its method of storytelling (if that's even the right word) is elliptical at best. There's no linear plot, as far as I could ascertain. The film gives off a giallo vibe, but there's no plot to untangle, no mystery for the audience to solve. The Italian influence continues with the music chosen for the film, as all of it comes from various Italian films of the 1960s and '70s. The first act of the film was the only one that really held my interest, as it seems to pay homage to Suspiria, with its use of oversaturated, unnatural colors. I can't say that I liked the film, but, overall, I feel that it's a film worth seeing once; at the very least, it's a piece of pretty impressive eye candy.


10/4/2017

4. Mad Monster Party? (1967) (Blu-ray) - The only other time that I've watched this film in its entirety before tonight was when I was 9 or 10 years old. It came on the late movie one Saturday night, and I stayed up all by myself to watch it. I adored it, and when it was over I was in a great mood...until the station signed off the air with pictures of the ten most-wanted criminals. After I turned off the TV, I just knew at least one, and probably more, of those ten guys were lurking around my backyard, so I didn't sleep too well that night. What's funny about that now is that, in the intervening years between that night and now, I've attempted to watch Mad Monster Party? several times, and I've always fallen asleep while watching it. While I'm a huge fan of Rankin/Bass and their various Christmas specials, Mad Monster Party? doesn't engender the love in me that their other productions do. I can't fault the character design or the animation; the technical aspects of the film are up to R/B's usual standards. No, the problem with the film is its script. There's just not enough story there to sustain a 95-minute feature, and most of the songs are forgettable as well. I guess that I'll stick with Rudolph from now on when I need a Rankin/Bass fix.


10/5/2017

5. Bad Moon (1996) (Streaming--Shout Factory TV) - I had a lot of fun with this movie, directed by Eric Red and based on the book Thor by Wayne Smith. In it, a guy moves to be near his sister and her son, but (as he's a werewolf) things don't really work out for the family. The sister and nephew are clueless that he's dangerous, but their dog Thor knows and protects his family the best that he can. This lean little film, which doesn't waste any time with anything not necessary to the plot, clocks in at only 80 minutes.

6. Grindhouse (2007) (Blu-ray) - It's a shame that this film underperformed at the box office, because it's a whole lot of fun, and I really enjoyed the format of it--it's a throwback to the days when prepackaged double-features played in theaters all across the country. Making it even better are the between-features stuff, such as ads for "local" restaurants, "Previews of Coming Attractions" and "Our Feature Presentation" announcements, and fake trailers (the best of which is Edgar Wright's "Don't"). I'm ready for someone to try doing something like this again.


10/6/2017

7. Candyman (1992) (DVD) - Virginia Madsen plays a graduate student doing research into urban legends. While conducting an interview, she hears the story of Candyman and sets out to try to find the origins of the tale. She ends up finding a lot more than she bargained for. I saw this film when it first came out, and I really didn't like it...so I was, as is often the case when I rewatch films that I didn't originally care for, not really relishing the idea of slogging through it again. However, this time around, Candyman turned out to be a pleasant surprise. I'd forgotten most of the plot, so it was almost as if I were seeing it for the first time. Philip Glass's score adds to the film's effectiveness immeasurably.

8. House of Dracula (1945) (Blu-ray) - Universal's last attempt at milking some scares from their stable of popular monsters before Abbott and Costello were let loose upon them, House of Dracula is fairly silly stuff. Onslow Stevens plays a doctor who, defying all odds of coincidence, winds up treating Dracula for his vampirism and the Wolfman for his lycanthropy at the same time. And, just because it seems to be his destiny, he finds the severely-weakened Frankenstein monster in the caves beneath his castle, so he starts toying with the idea of trying to fix HIM up. He's also got an assistant who's a hunchback, and because of some double-crossing by Dracula, the doctor himself starts having Jekyll-and-Hyde episodes nightly, wherein he turns evil for a few hours. Yeah, it's as dumb as it sounds, but it's mindless fun if you're in the right frame of mind.


10/7/2017

9. The Void (2016) (Streaming--Netflix) - As I think that I've mentioned several times in these threads throughout the years, I'm not a fan of H. P. Lovecraft. Several of my friends think that's total heresy, and it may be, but I just don't like his whole Cthulhu mythos thing. Unfortunately for me, The Void owes a huge debt to Lovecraft. Up until the halfway point, though, I was quite enjoying the film. It has several plot devices that I'm quite fond of, including taking place in an isolated setting and pitting a small group of survivors against an unexplained threat. It even has Ellen Wong in the cast, and I've had a celebrity crush on her ever since Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. So I was really, really enjoying the film...and then, the characters went into the basement of the hospital. Once that happened, the pacing sputtered and then died, and then the whole Lovecraft thing kicked into hyperdrive. I have to give the filmmakers a lot of credit for working on what was probably a fairly limited budget (I mean, the film was funded through an Indygogo campaign), but in the end, it just really didn't appeal to me. I'll admit to finding the final shot intriguing, though. If you like Lovecraft and/or sci-fi, you'll probably enjoy this film; if not, you may find it best to avoid The Void.

10. Fading of the Cries (2008) (DVD) - Perfectly awful film has something to do with a necromancer (played by a slumming-lower-than-usual Brad Dourif) who needs a jewel to be able to bring back his wife from the dead...yet he's dead, too, so I think that he's just yanking everybody's chain. Said jewel is in the hands (well, to be exact, on a chain around the neck) of a teenage girl, whose uncle gave it to her when she was a child. The uncle just so happened to find it in a house that he had bought, and, as luck would have it, the house had once belonged to the necromancer. There's also a guy who wields a sword (who ALSO lived in that same house that the uncle and the necromancer lived in) who seems to know what's going on when the town is suddenly filled with...what? Demons? Zombies? Who knows? Brad Dourif gives it his best, but the guy that carries the sword seems to be near catatonia all the way through the film. He makes Keanu Reeves look like Lawrence Olivier. Did I mention how awful this film is?


10/8/2017

11. Train to Busan (2016) (Streaming--Amazon Prime) - This was my second time to see Train to Busan, and I found myself just as caught up in the events of the film this time as I did when I first saw it back in March. It's the most kinetic horror movie that I've seen in a while--although I enjoy a slow-burn film such as It Follows or The Innkeepers, it's nice to see something every once in a while that MOVES. Not only does it move, it also isn't afraid to hit the viewer right in the feels. All of the actors are wonderful, as is the score. I could keep piling superlatives on here, but you probably understand by now that I really like this film. Oh, just one more thing: it's very subtle, but the film DOES give a reason for the zombie outbreak...and it's one that's both plausible and unique, as far as I know.


10/9/2017

12. Raw (2016) (Streaming--Netflix) - I'd been looking forward to seeing this since I first heard about it several months ago, and now that I've seen it...I don't know what to think about it. The plot concerns a girl, Justine, who is a freshman at a veterinary medicine college. She and her family have always been strict vegetarians, but as part of a hazing ritual she eats a raw rabbit kidney, and she starts craving meat. Complications ensue. On the one hand, it's a very well-made film, with good performances, gorgeous cinematography, and appropriately icky gore. On the other hand, it seems to be an allegory about something (and I've thought and thought about what that something could be, and I haven't come up with anything really concrete yet). I also have some major issues with the end of the film--it reminded me of the ending of The Lost Boys, when Barnard Hughes says, "One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach; all the damn vampires!" I've always hated that line, because it shows that most, if not all, of what went before in the movie could have been prevented if he'd just told his grandsons to watch out for the vampires. The same goes for Raw and its last few lines (and I won't spoil it for those who might be reading this and haven't seen the film yet). Overall, I liked the film, but I feel that a second viewing is going to be necessary in order for me to figure out what the director was really trying to say with it.


10/10/2017

13. Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967) (DVD) - Sometimes, all I need to make me happy is to see a giant reptile stomping through an Asian metropolis (with this summer's bizarro Colossal being a notable exception). So, yeah, I loved Yongary. It was released directly to TV as part of a movie package from AIP, but somehow I missed ever seeing it on TV. It was also released as a Super 8 cutdown from Ken Films; I wanted it REALLY badly when I was a kid, but it never showed up in my local K-Mart. The things that I like about it: 1) Although the title of the movie makes it sound like Yongary came from the ocean, he actually comes up from underground. 2) There's a brief but really trippy scene set in a dance club that seems like it belongs in a different film. 3) Yongary dances. I can watch that scene over and over again. 4) Yongary's horn lights up sometimes. 5) I particularly like that, when Yongary is breathing fire, you can plainly see the metal pipe in his mouth that accomplishes that effect. Ponder this: Yongary comes up from underground to eat gasoline and oil, yet the world's reserves of crude oil are...underground. It seems to me that as long as he'd stayed underground, he'd have all the food he'd ever want. But if he'd stayed underground, then he wouldn't have gotten to dance as much. Yeah, Yongary is quite plainly a Godzilla rip-off, but that doesn't diminish my love for him in any way. In fact, as far as kaiju go, Yongary's kind of like that mixed-breed puppy at the pound that you take home for his personality instead of for his looks. I found Yongary to be pure, childish fun.


10/11/2017

14. The Screaming Skull (1958) (Streaming--Amazon Prime) - A new bride finds herself being haunted by the ghost of her husband's first wife. This programmer from AIP breaks no new ground, but it does an acceptable job of conjuring up a few chills, especially if it's watched late into the night on the biggest screen available. The plot is reminiscent of Rebecca, but the resemblance between the two films ends there. As a kid, I had an overwhelming fear of skulls; I can only imagine what kind of a whammy this would have put on me if I'd seen it on the late movie! On a side note, Ken Films, as they did with Yongary, released The Screaming Skull as a Super 8 cutdown. I really wanted a copy of it when it was released in the late '70s, but I never got one. I'm still a little sore about it.


10/12/2017

15. Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) (DVD) - As much as I love Don Coscarelli, as much as I love Bruce Campbell, and as much as I love Joe R. Lansdale, I've never gotten around to watching Bubba Ho-Tep, even though it's been sitting on my shelf for probably twelve or thirteen years. Once again, I'm glad that the Challenge forced me to dig out another film that I should have already watched. In this one, Elvis is living out his days in a Texas retirement home (along with John F. Kennedy--don't ask, just watch the movie) when a soul-sucking mummy starts picking off the residents. It's up to the former King of Rock and Roll and the former President to vanquish the mummy. This is, so far, my favorite first-time watch of this year's Challenge--it's funny, it's exciting, and it's oh-so-weird. Whatever happened to the sequel that was promised in the closing credits--Bubba Nosferatu?


10/13/2017

16. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) (Blu-ray) - As far as sequels to Friday the 13th go, I've always found this one to be rather disappointing. When I saw it on its initial release (twice in a hard-top theater and twice at the drive-in), I found its lack of gore, due to pre-release cuts imposed by the MPAA, to be a major buzz-killer. I also have issues with the film's logic--exactly how DID Jason find Alice?--and the timeline seems awfully muddled. The first time that I saw it, I took a friend of mine to see it. Once the killing began in earnest, she started making this high-pitched keening noise (which I find impossible to put into a print equivalent). She was hunkered down in her seat, hands up to her mouth, making this weird noise. I leaned over and asked her, "Are you okay?" She stopped the keening and said, quite chirpily if the truth be told, "Yeah, I'm fine!" And then she went back to making the noise. She kept at it, too, and after a few seconds a guy in the row in front of us turned around and asked her, "Lady, are you okay?" She replied that she was fine, he turned back around, and she started up again. She didn't stop until the film was over. Needless to say, I never asked her to another horror film again.

17. Black Friday (1940) (DVD) - Okay science-fiction-y thriller stars Boris Karloff as a doctor who saves his professor friend's life by transplanting part of a criminal's brain into him. He probably would have let them both die, but Karloff found out that the criminal had stolen $500,000...and if his friend with the criminal's mind could lead him to it, he could fund a new laboratory. Bela Lugosi shows up a few times as a criminal crony of the dead guy, but the real star of the show is Stanley Ridges, who plays both the criminal and the professor. It took me a while to figure out that the same actor was playing them both; it's a great performance. Oh, and it fits today's theme too, as the film begins on Friday the 13th--the "Black Friday" of the title. It's not very horrific, but it's fairly fun if you've got an hour and some change to kill.

18. The Skull (1965) (DVD) - Peter Cushing stars as a collector of occult artifacts who comes into the possession of the skull of the Marquis de Sade, with "possession" being the key word here. The film's okay, and Christopher Lee shows up as a rival collector, but right when the film should be kicking into high gear, it slows to a crawl and never recovers. The visible guy wires that help the skull float around Cushing's house are a major distraction.


10/14/2017

19. One Dark Night (1982) (Streaming--YouTube) - A girl who wants to be in the smallest high-school girl gang in history has to spend the night in a mausoleum as her final rite of initiation. As luck would have it, a guy renowned for his psychic powers had been interred there that very day, and he's not quite ready to rest in peace yet. I happened to catch One Dark Night theatrically when it was released in 1983, and, while it didn't knock my socks off, I found it to be reasonably enjoyable. Fast-forward to tonight, and my feelings haven't changed in 34 years. It's an okay way to spend an hour and a half, but it never really builds up much of a head of steam. Adam West shows up to lend support, and Elizabeth Daily, Dottie from Pee-Wee's Big Adventure, appears as one-third of the girl gang. Meg Tilly went on to be a fairly high-profile actress until she dropped out of the business for fifteen years to raise her family.

20. Piranha 3D (2010) (Blu-ray 3D) - This was my second time to watch Piranha 3D, but my first to watch it in 3D. The 3D really didn't add all that much to the film; there were very few cool pop-out moments. Luckily, the film doesn't need 3D, really, because it's got 3B--Joe Bob Briggs's three essential ingredients for drive-in movies: blood, beasts, and boobs. And boy, does it ever have them! This could be the ultimate exploitation film. The plot, in a nutshell: An earthquake opens a passage from an underground lake to a lake above it, unleashing thousands of prehistoric piranha to munch on the mass of humanity that has descended on the lake for Spring Break. That's really all you need to know. I think it's a stone-cold blast; your mileage may vary, depending on your tolerance for carnality and carnage.


10/15/2017

21. Tales of Halloween (2015) (Streaming--Netflix) - What hath YouTube wrought? A horror anthology for those with the attention span of a gnat, Tales of Halloween is made up of ten different segments, each helmed by a different director, but all supposedly taking place in the same town on one Halloween night. With each segment running an average of nine minutes, there's not a lot of time that the filmmakers can waste on such minor details as pacing, characterization, or atmosphere. Instead, we get the horror film equivalent of a string of jokes--just enough exposition is given to set up each segment's punchline. Of the ten vignettes, I thought that only one was really good, but I found another four to be at least tolerable. Of course, that leaves five that were dead weight (heh heh). Even though the film's black little heart was in the right place, I really can't recommend the film overall. However, if you get the chance to catch the "Grim Grinning Ghost" segment, don't pass it up--it's a treat.

22. Tales of Terror (1962) (Blu-ray) - This, the third AIP Poe film directed by Roger Corman, written by Richard Matheson, and starring Vincent Price, is notable for a few things. It's Corman's only anthology film as a director; it brought both Basil Rathbone and Peter Lorre into the AIP fold, where they remained until their deaths; and Richard Matheson's script allows Price and Lorre to flex their comedic muscles a bit, which led to two more films starring the two of them which emphasized laughs over scares, The Raven and The Comedy of Terrors. In this one, Matheson adapts Poe's "Morella," "The Black Cat," and "The Case of M. Valdemar" (in that order) with varying levels of success. All of the stories are at least interesting, but the first one, upon reflection, really doesn't make a lot of sense. The second tale, which also incorporates plot elements from Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," is probably the most fun of the three, and the last one is the creepiest. If you like old-school horror films, you'll probably find Tales of Terror to be a satisfying way to spend ninety minutes.


10/16/2017

23. Martyrs (2008) (DVD) - This transgressive horror film generated a great deal of discussion when it was released nine years ago due to its unrelenting sadism and graphic bloodletting. A friend of mine bought it due to its reputation, but when he watched it, he hated it--loathed it, in fact. It wasn't the unrelieved nihilism that disgusted him about the film; it was the fact that the film used its realistic makeup effects to try to hide the pretension that was at its core. He has told me several times over the years that it's one of the films that he hates the most. He never recommended that I see it, but he asked that if I ever got the urge to see it, to let him know what I thought about it. So now I've seen it, and I see his point to a certain extent. For me, the film joins others of its ilk like Funny Games, Human Pork Chop, and The Girl Next Door in making the viewer question his or her relationship to horror films. I've loved horror films since I was a kid, but after watching Martyrs, I (thankfully briefly) thought that perhaps it's time to give them up. I watch horror films for the thrill--for the roller-coaster aspect of the experience of being pleasantly frightened. I found nothing whatsoever pleasant about this film. The realism that it exhibited in depicting its atrocities left no room for entertainment; its goal seems to be to erase any hope in the goodness of the human race. Admittedly, the film HAD to be graphic to achieve its intended effect (just like The Exorcist--William Peter Blatty once wrote that The Exorcist wouldn't have worked as a novel if he'd simply written "And then Regan did some very naughty things"), but to what purpose? At least Blatty had some points about faith and redemption that he wanted to make, but Martyrs doesn't seem to have any point to make except that people are bad. It's an effective film, but I'll never watch it again.


10/17/2017

24. Pin (1988) (Streaming--YouTube) - Pin is another one of those films that I'd heard good things about over the years but had never taken the time to track down and watch. Now that I've finally seen it, I have to admit to being let down quite a bit. This tale of two siblings whose best friend is an anatomical medical dummy was well-made, but it never really gets out of first gear.


10/18/2017

25. Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui] (1983) (Streaming--Google Drive [Alyxstarr's link]) - Just when I thought that I'd seen everything, along comes a Hong Kong film to show me that I've barely scratched the surface. Due to a curse being put on her husband and his family by a sorcerer, a taxi driver's wife has an affair with a married gambler, then gets raped and killed by a couple of young punks. The husband goes back to the same sorcerer and blackmails him into helping get revenge for the wife's death. Once they dig up the wife's corpse, the film goes totally bonkers. It's not a good film by any stretch of the imagination, but you sort of have to give Seeding of a Ghost at least some grudging respect for combining elements of, among many other films, Alien, John Carpenter's The Thing, The Exorcist, and Mr. Vampire. It also has lots of nudity, ghost sex, mahjong, and sodomy by giant matchstick. It's a must-see film, obviously.


10/19/2017

26. Under the Shadow (2016) (Streaming--Netflix) - Finally! This is the first film that I've watched for this year's Challenge that actually scared me. As I've written in my comments for films seen in previous Challenges, I know a film is working if it gives me gooseflesh. Under the Shadow sent a minor ripple through me about halfway through the film, so I was pretty happy...but then later I got a full-body skin-crawl from it. I hate that most American horror films have pretty much given up on trying to be scary; instead, they tend to use jump scares to goose the audience, but they're never really frightening. As I think Mr. Cellophane wrote a few years back, most American horror films should really be called "startle" films. Thank goodness that the rest of the world hasn't jumped on that bandwagon yet. Under the Shadow is a film that those who love actual horror films (as opposed to those to who think that dreck like The People Under the Stairs is a good horror film) should seek out and watch as soon as possible.


10/20/2017

27. Ganja & Hess (1973) (DVD) - Marlene Clark (Night of the Cobra Woman) and Duane Jones (Night of the Living Dead) star in this perhaps sole example of an arthouse blaxploitation film. After being stabbed with an ancient dagger by his assistant, Dr. Hess Green develops a craving for, then an addiction to, blood. His assistant's wife, Ganja, takes up with him and, soon enough, she's craving blood, too. I really wanted to like this film, but I found it quite a bit too self-indulgent and meandering to make much of an impact. Apparently, so did the company that produced and released the film, as they yanked it out of theaters after a week and sold it off, where it was refashioned using footage from the cutting room floor to make it more commercial. That version, which went under quite a few titles (Blood Couple and Double Possession, to name two) would probably be more to my liking. As it stands, Ganja & Hess never engaged me enough for me to say that I enjoyed it.


10/21/2017

28. Day of the Dead (1985) (Blu-ray) - There was a time when I thought that Day of the Dead was great. I watched the VHS over and over, marveling at Tom Savini's effects. In fact, if I'm remembering correctly, I went through three copies of it on VHS. Once the DVD came out, I heard that it had some soundtrack issues, so I never bought it...but I rented it, to see it with more clarity than I ever had before. And I was disappointed--not in the DVD's picture quality, but with the film itself. I guess that in the VHS era, I was too enthralled with the gore effects to notice that the film had some rather glaring flaws, such as bad dialogue and worse acting. And I REALLY hated that Romero had given us Bub--the zombie designed to evoke sympathy in the audience. So, I was sort of dreading watching the film again...and I found that I dislike it more than ever these days. It was nice to discover that most of the effects still hold up well, and I'll happily admit that Howard Sherman did a wonderful job of bringing Bub to life, or a semblance thereof, even if I don't like the character. But, and it pains me to admit this, I found pretty much everything else about the film, except for John Harrison's score, to be awful.

29. Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) (DVD) - I had really high hopes for this, as I'd heard a lot of good things about it. Although I had really, really disliked director Mike Flanagan's Oculus, I'd seen Hush and enjoyed it, so I figured that I'd give Flanagan another shot. Ouija: Origin of Evil has a great setup, some really good performances, and a wonderful feel for its time period...before it lapses into a totally unsatisfying ending. It's certainly worth a watch, but I doubt that I'll revisit it anytime soon.

30. The Belko Experiment (2016) (DVD) - I kinda liked The Belko Experiment, even though it's just a mash-up of The Cabin in the Woods and Battle Royale. Still, I always enjoy what Stephen King referred to as "Spam in a cabin" films. In this one, a building in Colombia is sealed shut and the eighty people within the building are forced to kill each other until there's only one survivor...or be killed by the "tracking devices" that the corporation had implanted in each of their heads as a precaution against kidnapping. There are no huge surprises in the film, but sometimes all I need from a film is for it to tell its story without somehow screwing things up. The Belko Experiment did just that.


10/22/2017

31. +1 (2013) (Streaming--Shudder) - Utterly pointless film asks what would happen if, during a fantasy party that could never, ever happen in real life, an asteroid crash-lands nearby, causing electrical surges that cause people to suddenly have doubles. And that's it--really. Some whiny people at a party happen to notice that there are two of everybody at the party, and that the second set of people are doing exactly what the first set of people were doing earlier. As further power surges and blackouts happen, the time lag between the real people and their doppelgangers gets shorter and shorter. What will happen once the duplicates catch up in time to the originals? Will you be still be awake enough to care? What starts out as an interesting idea quickly loses its interest until the film ends without really resolving anything. Or maybe it did, and I just didn't care enough to try to think it through.

32. Mega Python vs. Gatoroid (2011) (Streaming--Amazon) - Man, but I felt icky just typing out the title of this movie. If you knew me, you'd know that this is the kind of film that I avoid on principle, because life's too short to waste it on movies that are conceived and executed to be merely product. And, let's face it, nobody hires '80s teen idols Debbie Gibson and Tiffany to star in a film because they want to make a genuine statement about the ecological balance of the Everglades. No, I watched this just to see if I could make it all the way through it. It was a litmus test of sorts to make sure that my critical faculties weren't slipping. As it turned out, the film was actually a lot worse than I expected it to be, which is right there a pretty amazing feat. It's just wrong for a film called Mega Python vs. Gatoroid not to have an epic battle between the two titular monsters, and yet we never get one. And have there ever been any less-convincing CGI monsters than these? It looks like the producers gave a bunch of fifth-graders some Commodore 64 computers and some basic modeling techniques and whatever they came up with went into the movie. Beyond awful.


10/23/2017

33. Dolls (1987) (Streaming--Vudu Free with Ads) - When I first saw Dolls on VHS shortly after it was released, I couldn't help but be a bit disappointed--after all, it was directed by Stuart Gordon, who had just come off Re-Animator and From Beyond, which, while they had their flaws, had at least been something different and boundary-pushing in the horror genre in the mid-'80s. But I felt that Dolls wasn't anything really different, and it certainly didn't forge a new path for horror. It seemed more of a throwback than anything else, and I found it to be forgettable. Flash forward to tonight's viewing, and I can see that I was a little harsh towards the film, mainly due to its not being what I wanted it to be. It's not bad, but with the hindsight that the last thirty years have brought, it's quite obviously one of the first in Empire/Full Moon's never-ending parade of "horror" films about dolls and puppets. Gordon tries mightily to escape what was soon to become an all-too-familiar formula, and to his credit he mostly succeeds. I got excited when I saw Ed Naha's name as writer; he wrote one of my favorite horror movie guides from the '70s, Horrors: From Screen to Scream. But then I looked at his filmography and saw that he also wrote Troll and C.H.U.D. II, so that pretty much told me that I need to stick to his movie criticism. Overall, I'm still not a fan of Dolls, but at least I like it a little better than I used to.


10/24/2017

34. Alucarda (1977) (DVD) - Alucarda is a rather unique horror film, in that it borrows a lot of tropes from various horror sub-genres and mixes them all together to create something new and different. I don't know that the finished product is particularly successful as a horror film, but it's never boring. The plot, such as it is, has a young orphan named Justine getting sent to a convent/orphanage where she meets another of the orphans there, Alucarda. Together, they get into a lot of trouble. The film takes its cues from everywhere, it seems--there's some obvious nunsploitation going on, and some more pointed nods toward Ken Russell's The Devils, as well as swipes from "Carmilla," The Exorcist, and the Elizabeth Bathory legend. It may not tell the most linear of stories, as it's impossible to tell where it's going to go next, but it's fascinating in its unpredictability. It's worth a watch for the more adventurous horror fan.


10/25/2017

35. Hobgoblins (1988) (Streaming--Vudu Free with Ads) - Oh, but watching this was painful. Some none-too-articulated puppets terrorize about six bad actors by fulfilling their their deepest, darkest sexual fantasies. Like that's a bad thing? I guess that it is when there's no nudity in the film. Although the IMDB shows that the film was rated R, I can't find any hard evidence of that. The MPAA film ratings website shows the film as never having been rated. I think that it would garner a PG-13, tops. Hobgoblins was purportedly made for around $15,000. I believe it. Stay far, far away.


10/26/2017

36. The Crazies (1973) (Blu-ray) - I've been wanting to see this film for years, but I've never actually taken the time to pop it into the Blu-ray player until now. Again, I'll admit to being a little disappointed in the film now that I've seen it, but I was also extremely tired when I watched it, and that may have a lot to do with my opinion of the film. A plane carrying a biological weapon crashes near the town of Evans City, Pennsylvania, causing the townspeople to turn murderous and go mad, not necessarily in that order. The army is brought in to try to stop the effects of the weapon from spreading into neighboring towns, martial law is declared, and, as happens in so many of Romero's films, things quickly go straight to hell. If he'd had more money and a tighter screenplay, Romero might have had at least a modest hit on his hands, but as it stands, the film is far too talky, with too many arguments between characters that serve only to eat up running time, not advance the plot. It's worth seeing if you're a Romero fan, but I'm hesitant to recommend it to anyone else.


10/27/2017

37. Messiah of Evil (1973) (DVD) - I've seen this film a few times now, and I've grown to like it quite a bit. A woman comes to the small California town of Point Dune to locate her missing artist father, and instead finds a bunch of ghouls who are waiting for the "blood moon" to come and bring back the titular character. The film has a creepy ambiance that reminds me a lot of Carnival of Souls, but it also has echoes of Let's Scare Jessica to Death. It doesn't make total sense, as the filmmakers ran out of money before completing the film and had it taken away from them, but it's still got enough atmosphere and a couple of great scenes to make it well worth your while to seek out.


10/28/2017

38. The Initiation (1984) (Streaming--Amazon Prime) - Entertainingly stupid slasher film shot in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area stars Daphne Zuniga as Kelly Fairchild, a college student who's pledging a sorority. She's also having a recurring nightmare that she discusses with one of her instructors, which turns real when she and her pledge sisters have to undergo an initiation challenge involving her father's huge department store. Even though the film gives Daphne Zuniga the "Introducing" credit, she had actually been in another film a couple of years earlier, The Dorm That Dripped Blood. Clu Gulager and Vera Miles show up to add a little class to the proceedings. The killings in the film aren't terribly graphic, and I found one of them (the security guard's death) to be hysterically funny. I guarantee that there's absolutely no way that you'll see the ending coming; I don't know that I've ever seen a twist handled with less panache. If you're in the mood for something that you don't have to think about too hard, The Initiation should fit the bill nicely.


10/29/2017

39. The Fog (1980) (Blu-ray) - This year marks my eighth Challenge, and this is my third time to watch The Fog in those eight Challenges. The last time I watched it was only last year, but I watched it with the Carpenter and Hill commentary track. Here's part of what I had to say about it the first time that I watched it for a Challenge: "Too bad that The Fog came out in 1980; if it had come out only a year earlier, it might have had a fighting chance at becoming a classic. As it stands, it had the misfortune of coming out at the dawn of the slasher craze, and it was deemed too old-fashioned to fully compete in the marketplace (also see Ghost Story). I really can't count the number of times that I saw The Fog at my local drive-in, as it tended to play throughout most of 1980 and 1981 first as the main feature of double-features, then as the supporting feature for pretty much all of the Avco Embassy horror releases for those years. I'm pretty sure that I saw it double-featured with Phantasm, Fear No Evil, Prom Night, Scanners, and The Howling at one point or another. And that's okay, because it's my second-favorite John Carpenter film. I love the atmosphere, the score, and the fact that it IS a throwback to an old-fashioned ghostly revenge tale." I still feel the same way; I never get tired of this film.


10/30/2017

40. Witchtrap (1989) (Streaming--Google Drive [Alyxstarr's link]) - Guy owns haunted house. Guy calls in team of paranormal investigators to get rid of ghost. Guy ALSO calls in group of detectives with guns to make sure that nothing goes awry. Things go awry. This has to be the worst-acted film of this year's Challenge--I've thought about it long and hard, and even Hobgoblins had better acting. When Linnea Quigley gives a film's best performance, you know that, as a viewer, you're in for a long slog. It seems to me that the part of Tony Vincente was written for Bruce Campbell. You won't be missing a lot if you take a pass on Witchtrap.


10/31/2017

41. Ghostwatch (1992) (Streaming--Shudder) - I've seen Ghostwatch several times now, and I find myself admiring it more and more with every viewing. The film's become somewhat legendary in that the BBC has refused to show it again ever since its first airing caused such a ruckus. If you don't know about the film's history, read up about it online--it's fascinating. Ghostwatch is a film that requires multiple viewings to be able to catch everything that its creators have layered into it, including both the background story of "Pipes" and all of the appearances of him in the film. If you're the type of viewer who prefers Hostel to The Changeling, you should probably just skip Ghostwatch. All others should find a great deal to admire in it.



Theme Nights -- Completed

Spoiler:

-X- 09/30: The Criterion Collection Crossover - Cronos
-X- 10/01: R.I.P. Tobe Hooper - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
-X- 10/02: Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste Horror - C.H.U.D.
-X- 10/03: Slashers/ Giallos / Serial Killers - Amer
-X- 10/04: Animated Horror - Mad Monster Party?
-X- 10/05: Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon - Bad Moon
-X- 10/06: Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror - Candyman
-X- 10/07: Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Hallucinations & Drug Trips - The Void
-X- 10/08: Zombies - Train to Busan
-X- 10/09: Day of the Woman: Female Directed Horror Films - Raw
-X- 10/10: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - 1967 (Gold) Vs. 1992 (Silver) - Yongary, Monster from the Deep
-X- 10/11: Skull & Bones - The Screaming Skull
-X- 10/12: Mummies - Bubba Ho-Tep
-X- 10/13: Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th: Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films - Friday the 13th, Part 2
-X- 10/14: Splatter / Gore - Piranha 3D
-X- 10/15: Horror Anthologies - Tales of Halloween
-X- 10/16: R.I.P. Fangoria / Video Watchdog - Martyrs
-X- 10/17: Friends 'till the End: The Good, The Bad & The Imaginary - Pin
-X- 10/18: Pregnancy Horror - Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui]
-X- 10/19: Supernatural / Quiet/Soft / Seances - Under the Shadow
-X- 10/20: Vampires - Ganja & Hess
-X- 10/21: 1980s Video Companies Spotlight: Media Home Entertainment / Video Stores - Day of the Dead
-X- 10/22: Evil Twins & Doppelgangers - +1
-X- 10/23: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... - Dolls
-X- 10/24: Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons - Alucarda
-X- 10/25: IMDB Lowest Rated Horror - Hobgoblins
-X- 10/26: R.I.P. George A. Romero - The Crazies
-X- 10/27: Small Town Horrors - Messiah of Evil
-X- 10/28: Mass Marathon of the Damned 8: Horror Parties - The Initiation
-X- 10/29: The Synth of Fear - The Fog (1980)
-X- 10/30: Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell - Witchtrap
-X- 10/31: All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror - Ghostwatch
--- 11/01: Horror Comedies Crossover -


31 Films Subset -- Completed

Spoiler:

--- 10/01 - 10/31: BONUS WILDCARD - any horror theatrical showing (2017)
-X- 09/30: group vote - Cronos (1993) OPTIONAL
-X- 10/01: Dick Laurent - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
-X- 10/02: shellebelle - C.H.U.D (1984)
-X- 10/03: ororama - Amer (2009)
-X- 10/04: clckworang - Mad Monster Party? (1967)
-X- 10/05: Darkgod - Bad Moon (1996)
-X- 10/06: hbsvb - Candyman (1992)
-X- 10/07: Gobear - The Void (2016)
-X- 10/08: arw6040 - Train to Busan (2016)
-X- 10/09: jacob_b - Raw (2016)
-X- 10/10: nezumi - Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
-X- 10/11: rbrown498 - The Screaming Skull (1958)
-X- 10/12: Trevor - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
-X- 10/13: tarfrimmer - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
-X- 10/14: Chad - One Dark Night (1982)
-X- 10/15: Mondo Kane - Tales of Halloween (2015)
-X- 10/16: Bladz - Martyrs (2008)
-X- 10/17: mallratcal - Pin (1988)
-X- 10/18: numbercrunch - Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui] (1983)
-X- 10/19: pacaway - Under the Shadow (2016)
-X- 10/20: Shack - Ganja & Hess (1973)
-X- 10/21: The Man with the Golden Doujinshi - Day of the Dead (1985)
-X- 10/22: Undeadcow - +1 (2013)
-X- 10/23: TheBigDave - Dolls (1987)
-X- 10/24: alyxstarr - Alucarda (1977)
-X- 10/25: WillieMLF - Hobgoblins (1988)
-X- 10/26: PCBreakdown - The Crazies (1973)
-X- 10/27: DaveyJoe - Messiah of Evil (1973)
-X- 10/28: SethDLH - The Initiation (1984)
-X- 10/29: Darth Maher - The Fog (1980)
-X- 10/30: SterlingBen - Witchtrap (1989)
-X- 10/31: cwileyy - Ghostwatch (1992)
--- 11/01: group vote - Arachnophobia (1990) OPTIONAL



The Checklist

Spoiler:

Select 10 actors:
--- Kevin Bacon -
--- Tobin Bell -
-X- Michael Biehn - Grindhouse
--- Doug Bradley -
--- Veronica Cartwright -
-X- Peter Cushing - The Skull
--- Jocelin Donahue -
-X- Brad Dourif - Fading of the Cries
--- Ethan Embry -
-X- Boris Karloff - Black Friday (1940)
--- Brea Grant -
--- Kane Hodder -
--- Elizabeth Kaitan -
-X- Bela Lugosi - Black Friday (1940)
-X- Christopher Lee - The Skull
-X- Rose McGowan - Grindhouse
--- R.A. Mihailoff -
-X- Dina Myer - Piranha 3D
-X- Meg Tilly - One Dark Night
-X- Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Grindhouse

Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors
--- Don Calfa -
--- John Vulich -
--- Ted V. Mikels -
--- John Zacherle -
--- William Peter Blatty -
--- Carrie Fisher -
--- Miguel Ferrer -
--- John Hurt -
--- Bill Paxton -
--- Robert Day -
--- Alessandro Alessandroni -
-X- Michael Parks - Grindhouse
-X- Adam West - One Dark Night
-X- George A. Romero - Day of the Dead
-X- John Heard - C.H.U.D.
--- Sam Shepard -
--- Robert Hardy -
--- Haruo Nakajima -
--- Sonny Landham -
--- Jay Thomas -
-X- Tobe Hooper - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
--- Martin Landau -
--- Harry Dean Stanton -
--- Bernie Casey -

Select 2 film composers:
--- Antón García Abril -
--- John Carpenter -
-X- Daniel Licht - Bad Moon
-X- Harry Manfredini - Friday the 13th, Part 2

Select 5 directors:
--- Dario Argento -
-X- Don Coscarelli - Bubba Ho-Tep
--- David DeCoteau -
-X- Mike Flanagan - Ouija: Origin of Evil
--- Tom Holland -
-X- Mary Lambert - Mega Python vs. Gatoroid
--- Jean Rollin -
-X- Steve Miner - Friday the 13th, Part 2
--- James Wan -
--- Adam Wingard -

Select 2 makeup effects artists:
-X- Patrick Baxter - The Void
-X- Jason Collins - Bubba Ho-Tep
--- Mark Shostrom -
--- Bud Westmore -

Select 2 producers:
-X- Bradley Fuller - Ouija: Origin of Evil
--- Dino De Laurentiis -
--- Roy Lee -
--- Lloyd Kaufman -

Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
-X- Robert Bloch - The Skull
--- Jack Ketchum -
--- H.P. Lovecraft -

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
-X- *3-D Film - Piranha 3D
--- Agoraphobia -
-X- Anthology Film - Tales of Terror
--- Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List -
--- Appears on Video Nasties List -
--- Based on a True Story -
-X- Based on a Novel - Bad Moon
-X- Cannibalism - Raw
-X- Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe - Tales of Terror
--- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax -
-X- Classic Universal Monsters Movie - House of Dracula
-X- Comedy / Spoof - Bubba Ho-Tep
--- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film -
-X- Death by: Fire - Messiah of Evil
--- Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome -
--- Documentary -
--- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space -
--- Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen -
-X- Film From TCM's October Schedule - House of Dracula
-X- From a Basil Gogos Painting - Tales of Terror
--- Found Footage -
--- Frankenstein -
-X- Ghost / Haunting - Ghostwatch
--- Giallo -
-X- K-Horror - Train to Busan
-X- Killer / Evil Animal - Piranha 3D
--- Killer / Evil Child -
-X- Killer / Evil Doll - Dolls
--- Made-for-TV Movie -
-X- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla - Yongary, Monster from the Deep
-X- Mummy - Bubba Ho-Tep
-X- Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror - Mad Monster Party?
--- Nation of Origin: China -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
-X- Rape / Revenge - The Fog (1980)
-X- Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac - Friday the 13th, Part 2
-X- Takes Place on a Holiday - Tales of Halloween
--- Takes Place on or Under the Sea -
--- Three Installments in a Franchise -
--- Vampire -
-X- Werewolf - Bad Moon
--- Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious -
--- With Commentary -
-X- With Two or More Horror Legends - Black Friday
-X- Zombie - Day of the Dead

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":
--- Joe Bob Briggs -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Larry Cohen -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -

Watch films in at least three formats:
-X- First format, (DVD), (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2).
-X- Second format, (Blu-ray), (Mad Monster Party?).
-X- Third format, (Streaming [Netflix]), (The Void).

Watch films in at least three languages:
-X- First language, (Korean), (Train to Busan).
-X- Second language, (French), (Raw).
--- Third language, (insert language), (insert title).

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
--- Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) -
--- Features music by Richard Band -
--- Was made in the 1950s -
--- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand -
--- Was written by Jimmy Sangster -
--- Features a solar eclipse -
--- Has the words "It" in the title -
--- Was directed by David Cronenberg -
--- Stars Michelle Bauer -
--- Takes place at a cemetery -
--- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role -

Select 8 decades of film history:
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
-X- 1940 - House of Dracula (1945)
-X- 1950 - The Screaming Skull (1958)
-X- 1960 - Mad Monster Party? (1967)
-X- 1970 - Ganja & Hess (1973)
-X- 1980 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
-X- 1990 - Bad Moon (1996)
-X- 2000 - Grindhouse (2007)
-X- 2010 - Train to Busan (2016)

Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
--- 1942 (75th) -
-X- 1967 (50th) - Mad Monster Party?
--- 1992 (25th) –

Select 2 from the following anniversaries:
--- 100th Birthday of Santo -
--- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards -
--- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer -
-X- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel - Mega Python vs. Gatoroid

Select 4 ratings:
--- G -
-X- PG - One Dark Night
-X- PG-13 - Under the Shadow
-X- R - Grindhouse
--- NC-17 -
--- X -
-X- Unrated - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
--- M -
--- GP -


Attend a live event (convention, play, haunted house, ghost tour, etc.):
--- (insert event). OPTIONAL

Venture Into the Literary World:
--- Read a Horror Novel or Novella (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Magazine (insert title). OPTIONAL


This Year's Stats

This year marks my 8th Challenge.

Goal: 45 Total Watched: 41

First Time Viewings: 23 (56%)

Formats Watched:

18 Streaming (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Vudu Free with Ads, Shudder, Google Drive, YouTube, Shout Factory TV) – 44%
14 DVD – 34%
9 Blu-ray - 22%

Decades:

1940s: 2 (5%)
1950s: 1 (3%)
1960s: 4 (10%)
1970s: 4 (10%)
1980s: 12 (29%)
1990s: 3 (7%)
2000s: 5 (12%)
2010s: 10 (24%)

Longest Film Viewed: Grindhouse (191 minutes)
Shortest Film Viewed: House of Dracula (67 minutes)

New favorites: Under the Shadow, Bubba Ho-Tep, Bad Moon

Will never watch again: Mega Python vs. Gatoroid, Fading of the Cries, +1

LIST IS NOW FINALIZED.

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Re: The 13th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31) ***The List Threa

Final Total = 138
Checklist = COMPLETE
Theme Days = COMPLETE
Daily Subset = COMPLETE
Challenge Number = 10th Completed

FTV = 95

Oct. 1

1. The Plumber (1980) ☼ - DVR
2. The Sorcerers (1967) ☼ - DVR
3. Get Out (2017) ☼ - UHD
4. Tremors (1990) ☼ - DVR
5. Tremors II: Aftershocks (1996) ☼ - DVR
6. Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001) ☼ - DVR
7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) - Blu-ray
8. Tremors 4: The Legend Begins (2004) ☼ - DVR
9. Killer Party (1986) ☼ - DVR
10. The Boy (2016) ☼ - DVR
11. Hobgoblins (1988) MST3K episode - DVD

Oct. 2

12. C.H.U.D. (1984) ☼ - Blu-ray

Oct. 3

13. The Blackout Experiments (2016) ☼ - DVR
14. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) - Blu-ray
15. Amer (2009) ☼ - Blu-ray

Oct. 4

16. Mad Monster Party (1967) ☼ - Blu-ray

Oct. 5

17. Fear the Walking Dead - "Minotaur" (2017) ☼ - DVR
Fear the Walking Dead - "The Diviner" (2017) ☼ - DVR
18. Bad Moon (1996) ☼ - Blu-ray
19. Monster House (2006) ☼ - Blu-ray

Oct. 6

20. Candyman (1992) - Blu-ray
21. The Purge: Election Year (2016) ☼ - UHD

Oct. 7

22. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016) ☼ - DVR
23. The Cell (2000) ☼ - DVR
24. The Covenant (2006) ☼ - DVR
25. Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) ☼ - DVR

Oct. 8

26. As Above, So Below (2014) ☼ - DVR
27. Fido (2007) ☼ - DVR
28. The Fly (1958) - Blu-ray with audio commentary
29. One Dark Night (1982) ☼ - Blu-ray
30. Dolls (1987) - Blu-ray
31. American Horror Story: Cult - "Holes" (2017) ☼ - DVR
Fear the Walking Dead - "La Serpiente" (2017) ☼ - DVR
32. Fear the Walking Dead - "Brother's Keeper" (2017) ☼ - DVR
Fear the Walking Dead - "This Land Is Your Land" (2017) ☼ - DVR

Oct. 9

33. The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) - Blu-ray with audio commentary
34. Microwave Massacre (1983) - Blu-ray

Oct. 10

35. The Cabin in the Woods (2012) - UHD
36. Highway to Hell (1992) ☼ - Blu-ray

Oct. 11

37. Witchtrap (1989) ☼ - Blu-ray
38. The Screaming Skull (1958) ☼ MST3K episode - Streaming
39. American Horror Story - "Mid-Western Assassin" (2017) ☼ - DVR
Fear the Walking Dead - "El Matadero" (2017) ☼ - DVR

Oct. 12

40. Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) - Blu-ray
41. Coma (1978) ☼ - DVR

Oct. 13

42. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) - Blu-ray
43. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984) - Blu-ray
44. The Witch (2015) - Blu-ray


Oct. 14

45. Just Before Dawn (1981) ☼ - Blu-ray
46. Drive-In Massacre (1976) ☼ - Blu-ray
47. Split (2016) ☼ - UHD
48. Raw (2016) ☼ - Streaming
49. The Babysitter (2017) ☼ - Streaming

Oct. 15

50. Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) ☼ - DVR
51. Tales of Halloween (2015) ☼ - Blu-ray
52. The Dark Below (2015) ☼ - Blu-ray
53. Gut (2012) ☼ - Blu-ray
54. Death Note (2017) ☼ - Streaming
55. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth (1992) - Blu-ray
56. Fear the Walking Dead - "Things Bad Begun" (2017) ☼ - DVR
Fear the Walking Dead - "Sleigh Ride" (2017) ☼ - DVR

Oct. 16

57. Neon Maniacs (1986) ☼ - Blu-ray
58. Martyrs (2008) - Blu-ray
59. Train to Busan (2016) ☼ - Blu-ray
60. The Thing (2011) ☼ - Blu-ray
61. The Skull (1965) ☼ - Streaming
62. A Dream Within a Dream (2011) ☼ - Streaming
63. REC 2 (2009) - Blu-ray

Oct. 17

64. The Black Cat (1934) - DVR
65. Pin (1988) ☼ - Streaming
66. Contracted (2013) ☼ - DVR
67. The Devil Within Her (1975) ☼ - Blu-ray
68. Get Out (2017) with audio commentary - UHD

Oct. 18

69. Q: The Winged Serpent (1982) ☼ - Blu-ray
70. Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) with audio commentary - Blu-ray
71. Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui] (1983) ☼ - Streaming
72. WolfCop (2014) ☼ - Blu-ray
73. Phantasm (1979) - Blu-ray
74. The Ninth Configuration (1980) ☼ - DVR

Oct. 19

75. Attack of the Lederhosen Zombies (2016) ☼ - DVR
76. Phantasm II (1988) - Blu-ray
77. Under the Shadow (2016) ☼ - Streaming
78. Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994) ☼ - Blu-ray
79. Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998) ☼ - Blu-ray
80. Phantasm V: Ravager (2016) ☼ - Blu-ray

Oct. 20

81. The Houses October Built (2014) ☼ - Blu-ray
82. Ganja & Hess (1973) ☼ - Blu-ray
83. The Evictors (1979) ☼ - Blu-ray

Oct. 21

84. Demented (1980) ☼ - Blu-ray
85. Day of the Dead (1985) - Blu-ray
86. Nail Gun Massacre (1985) ☼ - Blu-ray
87. Slumber Party Massacre II (1987) ☼ - Blu-ray
88. Slumber Party Massacre III (1990) ☼ - Blu-ray
89. Would You Rather (2012) ☼ - DVR

Oct. 22

90. Devil's Pass (2013) ☼ - DVR
91. The Clonus Horror (1979) MST3K episode - DVD
92. +1 (2013) ☼ - Streaming
93. The Void (2016) ☼ - Blu-ray
94. Dracula (1931) with audio commentary - Blu-ray
95. Simon, King of the Witches (1971) - Blu-ray
96. Ghosted - "Bee-Mo" (2017) ☼ - DVR
Brooklyn Nine-Nine - "HalloVeen" (2017) ☼ - DVR
The Simpsons - "Treehouse of Horror XXVIII" ☼ - DVR
Ghosted - "Lockdown" (2017) ☼ - DVR

Oct. 23

97. The Indestructible Man (1956) ☼ - DVR
98. 28 Days Later (2002) - Blu-ray
99. American Horror Story - "Valerie Solanas Died for Your Sins: Scumbag"
(2017) ☼ - DVR
The Walking Dead - "Mercy" (2017) ☼ - DVR

Oct. 24

100. Alucarda (1977) ☼ - Streaming
101. The Initiation (1984) ☼ - Blu-ray

Oct. 25

102. Zombie Nightmare (1987) ☼ MST3K episode - DVD
103. The Mayor - "City Hall-oween" (2017) ☼ - DVR
Fresh Off the Boat - "It's a Plastic Pumpkin, Louis Huang" (2017) ☼ - DVR
Speechless - "N-I-- NIGHTMARE ON D-I-- DIMEO STREET" (2017) ☼ - DVR
American Housewife - "Boo-Who?" (2017) ☼ - DVR
104. Modern Family - "It's the Great Pumpkin, Phil Dunphy" (2017) ☼ - DVR
American Horror Story - "Winter of Our Discontent" (2017) ☼ - DVR
Bob's Burgers - "The Wolf of Wharf Street" (2017) ☼ - DVR

Oct. 26

105. The Crazies (1973) with audio commentary - Blu-ray
106. Life (2017) ☼ - UHD

Oct. 27

107. Messiah of Evil (1973) ☼ - Blu-ray
108. Stranger Things - "Chapter One: MADMAX" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
Stranger Things - "Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
109. Stranger Things - "Chapter Three: The Pollywog" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
Stranger Things - "Chapter Four: Will the Wise" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
110. Stranger Things - "Chapter Five: Dig Dug" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
Stranger Things - "Chapter Six: The Spy" (2017) ☼ - Streaming

Oct. 28

111. Stranger Things - "Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
Stranger Things - "Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
112. Stranger Things - "Chapter Nine: The Gate" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
Beyond Stranger Things - "Mind Blown" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
Beyond Stranger Things - "Mad for Max" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
113. Beyond Stranger Things - "Unlikely Allies" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
Beyond Stranger Things - "Truth in Hawkins" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
Beyond Stranger Things - "The AV Club" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
Beyond Stranger Things - "The New Class" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
Beyond Stranger Things - "Closing the Gate" (2017) ☼ - Streaming
114. Scream 3 (2000) - Blu-ray
115. Scream 4 (2011) - Blu-ray
116. Jack Frost (1997) - Blu-ray

Oct. 29

117. The Wicker Tree (2011) ☼ - DVR
118. The Fog (1980) - Blu-ray
119. It Follows (2014) - Blu-ray
120. It Follows (2014) with audio commentary - Blu-ray
121. Happy Hell Night (1992) ☼ - Blu-ray

Oct. 30

122. Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989) ☼ - DVR
123. Waxwork (1988) - Blu-ray
124. Waxwork II (1992) ☼ - Blu-ray
125. Feast (2005) with audio commentary - Blu-ray
126. Ghostwatch (1992) ☼ - Streaming
127. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - UHD
128. The Carrier (1988) - DVD
129. The Killing of America (1981) ☼ - Blu-ray

Oct. 31

130. The Walking Dead - "The Damned" (2017) ☼ - DVR
The Exorcist - "Janus" (2017) ☼ - DVR
131. Trick 'r Treat (2007) - Blu-ray
132. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) - Blu-ray
133. The Exorcist - "Safe as Houses" (2017) ☼ - DVR
The Exorcist - "Unclean" (2017) ☼ - DVR
134. The Mummy (1932) - Blu-ray
135. The Wolf Man (1941) - Blu-ray
136. Blood Feast (1963) - Blu-ray
137. The Mummy's Hand (1940) - Blu-ray
138. The Mummy's Tomb (1942) ☼ - Blu-ray

Theme Days - COMPLETE
Spoiler:

-X- 10/01: Farewell Texas Gentleman Who Took the Chainsaw That Extra Mile, You Directed Poltergeist; We Know Your Style! - R.I.P. Tobe Hooper - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
-X- 10/02: Radioactive Materials Produced from Industrial Waste, These Slimy Carcinogenic Poisons Will Give You Superpowers to Fly to Outer Space! - Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste Horror - C.H.U.D.
-X- 10/03: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers/ Giallos / Serial Killers - Friday the 13th Part 2
-X- 10/04: Produced Carefully One Frame At a Time, These Two-Dimensional Abominations Are Nightmare-Fueled Versions of Modern Day Pantomime. - Animated Horror - Mad Monster Party
-X- 10/05: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon - Bad Moon
-X- 10/06: Enchanted Forests, Men with Hooks for Hands, A Ghostly Woman Residing in the Mirror ...It All Goes Hand In Hand. - Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror - Candyman
-X- 10/07: Mindfuckery of Lynchian Dream Logic Style with Hallucinogenic Head Trips that Beguile - Nightmares & Dreamscapes / Hallucinations & Drug Trips - The Cell
-X- 10/08: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! Walking Corpses that are Undead! Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies - Fido
-X- 10/09: From Scream Queens to the Final Girl, These Deadly Women Will Make Your Nightmares Unfurl! - Day of the Woman: Female Directed Horror Films - The Slumber Party Massacre
-X- 10/10: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter 5 - 1967 (Gold) Vs. 1992 (Silver) : It Survived - Highway to Hell
-X- 10/11: Dusty Decaying Bones in Rat-Infested Paris Catacombs - Skull & Bones - The Screaming Skull
-X- 10/12: Some Poor Sap in the Museum's Egyptian Wing is Lying Dead ...Never Remove the Cursed Sarcophagus Amulet From the Mummy's Ancient Rotting Head. - Mummies - Bubba Ho-Tep
-X- 10/13: It's That Annual Event At Camp Crystal Lake When Teens Get a Little Perverse ...Meanwhile Crazy Ralph Politely Reminds Everyone You're All Doomed; There's a Death Curse! - Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th: Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films - Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
-X- 10/14: Intestinal Annihilation with a Little Arterial Spray, Add Some Gory Depravity & Blood Spatter... It's All In a Day! - Splatter / Gore - Drive-In Massacre
-X- 10/15: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies - Tales of Halloween
-X- 10/16: Print Media is Slowly Decaying. Two of the Big Dogs Unfortunately Won't Be Staying. - R.I.P. Fangoria / Video Watchdog - Martyrs
-X- 10/17: Friends, Frenemies or Just a Figment of the Imagination;That's a Friendship Crapshoot Gambling with Your Eradication! - Friends 'till the End: The Good, The Bad & The Imaginary - Pin
-X- 10/18: Expectant Mothers Carrying the Antichrist; Their Freakishly Mutated Offspring Presumably Won't Play Nice! - Pregnancy Horror - Seeding of a Ghost
-X- 10/19: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet/Soft / Seances - Under the Shadow
-X- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires - Ganja & Hess
-X- 10/21: R.I.P. VCR: You're Officially Belated, But Your Kick-Ass VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980s Video Companies Spotlight: Media Home Entertainment / Video Stores - Day of the Dead
-X- 10/22: Manufactured Tulpas from Unearthly Dimensions Or Maybe Evil Twin Siblings Just Hanging At Local Horror Conventions? - Evil Twins & Doppelgangers - +1
-X- 10/23: Tonight's Forecast Calls for a 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! - It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... - 28 Days Later
-X- 10/24: Now Boarding: Your Ticket to Sun-Drenched Terror! - Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons - Alucarda
-X- 10/25: The Shittiest, Cheapest Movies Mankind Ever Sprung; Some So Bad, They're Good ...Others are Killer Tongue! - IMDB Lowest Rated Horror - Zombie Nightmare
-X- 10/26: Goodbye Godfather of the Modern Living Dead & Social Commentary Guru of What Needed to Be Said. - R.I.P. George A. Romero - The Crazies
-X- 10/27: Hello Friends, Welcome to the 100th Anniversary of Antonio Bay! We're Murderous Ghost Mariners from A Leper Colony ...Yeah, We Can't Stay! - Small Town Horrors - Messiah of Evil
-X- 10/28: Binge-Watch Parties From Beyond the Grave & Benighted. Beware! There's a Catch; Pray You're Not Invited! - Mass Marathon of the Damned 8: Horror Parties - Scream 3
-X- 10/29: Electronically Produced Via Keyboard from the Bowels of Hell... This Retro Futuristic Music from Beyond Is the Proverbial Death Knell. - The Synth of Fear - The Fog
-X- 10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell - Waxwork
-X- 10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience a Decapitated Head! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror - Trick 'r Treat


Daily Subset - COMPLETE
Spoiler:
--- 09/30: group vote - Cronos (1993)
--- 11/01: group vote - Arachnophobia (1990)
--- xx/xx: wildcard - any horror theatrical showing (2017)

-X- 10/01: Dick Laurent - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
-X- 10/02: shellebelle - C.H.U.D (1984)
-X- 10/03: ororama - Amer (2009)
-X- 10/04: clckworang - Mad Monster Party? (1967)
-X- 10/05: Darkgod - Bad Moon (1996)
-X- 10/06: hbsvb - Candyman (1992)
-X- 10/07: Gobear - The Void (2016)
-X- 10/08: arw6040 - Train to Busan (2016)
-X- 10/09: jacob_b - Raw (2016)
-X- 10/10: nezumi - Yongary, Monster from the Deep (1967)
Highway to Hell (1992)
-X- 10/11: rbrown498 - The Screaming Skull (1958)
-X- 10/12: Trevor - Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
-X- 10/13: tarfrimmer - Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981)
-X- 10/14: Chad - One Dark Night (1982)
-X- 10/15: Mondo Kane - Tales of Halloween (2015)
-X- 10/16: Bladz - Martyrs (2008)
-X- 10/17: mallratcal - Pin (1988)
-X- 10/18: numbercrunch - Seeding of a Ghost [Zhong gui] (1983)
-X- 10/19: pacaway - Under the Shadow (2016)
-X- 10/20: Shack - Ganja & Hess (1973)
-X- 10/21: The Man with the
Golden Doujinshi - Day of the Dead (1985)
-X- 10/22: Undeadcow - +1 (2013)
-X- 10/23: TheBigDave - Dolls (1987)
-X- 10/24: alyxstarr - Alucarda (1977)
-X- 10/25: WillieMLF - Hobgoblins (1988)
-X- 10/26: PCBreakdown - The Crazies (1973)
-X- 10/27: DaveyJoe - Messiah of Evil (1973)
-X- 10/28: SethDLH - The Initiation (1984)
-X- 10/29: Darth Maher - The Fog (1980)
-X- 10/30: SterlingBen - Witchtrap (1989)
-X- 10/31: cwileyy - Ghostwatch (1992)


Checklist
Spoiler:
Select 10 actors: COMPLETE
-X- Kevin Bacon - Tremors
--- Tobin Bell -
--- Michael Biehn -
-X- Doug Bradley - Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
-X- Veronica Cartwright - The Dark Below
-X- Peter Cushing - The Skull
--- Jocelin Donahue -
--- Brad Dourif -
--- Ethan Embry -
-X- Boris Karloff - The Sorcerers
--- Brea Grant -
-X- Kane Hodder - Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
--- Elizabeth Kaitan -
-X- Bela Lugosi - The Black Cat (1934)
-X- Christopher Lee - The Skull
--- Rose McGowan -
--- R.A. Mihailoff -
--- Dina Myer -
-X- Meg Tilly - One Dark Night
-X- Mary Elizabeth Winstead - The Thing (2011)

Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors - COMPLETE
--- Don Calfa -
-X- John Vulich - Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
--- Ted V. Mikels -
--- John Zacherle -
-X- William Peter Blatty - The Ninth Configuration
-X- Carrie Fisher - Scream 3
--- Miguel Ferrer -
--- John Hurt -
--- Bill Paxton -
--- Robert Day -
--- Alessandro Alessandroni -
-X- Michael Parks - The Evictors
-X- Adam West - One Dark Night
-X- George A. Romero - Day of the Dead
-X- John Heard - C.H.U.D.
--- Sam Shepard -
--- Robert Hardy -
--- Haruo Nakajima -
--- Sonny Landham -
-X- Jay Thomas - C.H.U.D.
-X- Tobe Hooper - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
--- Martin Landau -
--- Harry Dean Stanton -
--- Bernie Casey -
--- Hugh Hefner -

Select 2 film composers: COMPLETE
--- Antón García Abril -
--- John Carpenter -
-X- Daniel Licht - Bad Moon
-X- Harry Manfredini - Friday the 13th Part 2

Select 5 directors: COMPLETE
--- Dario Argento -
-X- Don Coscarelli - Bubba Ho-Tep
-X- David DeCoteau - A Dream Within a Dream
-X- Mike Flanagan - Ouija: Origin of Evil
--- Tom Holland -
--- Mary Lambert -
--- Jean Rollin -
-X- Steve Miner - Friday the 13th Part 2
--- James Wan -
-X- Adam Wingard - Death Note

Select 2 makeup effects artists: COMPLETE
--- Patrick Baxter -
-X- Jason Collins - Tales of Halloween
-X- Mark Shostrom - The Slumber Party Massacre
--- Bud Westmore -

Select 2 producers: COMPLETE
-X- Bradley Fuller - Ouija: Origin of Evil
--- Dino De Laurentiis -
-X- Roy Lee - The Boy
--- Lloyd Kaufman -

Select 2 writers: COMPLETE
-X- Jaume Balagueró - REC 2
-X- Robert Bloch - The Skull
--- Jack Ketchum -
--- H.P. Lovecraft -

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types: COMPLETE
-X- *3-D Film - Monster House
--- Agoraphobia -
-X- Anthology Film - Tales of Halloween
--- Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List -
--- Appears on Video Nasties List -
--- Based on a True Story -
-X- Based on a Novel - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
-X- Cannibalism - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
--- Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe -
-X- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax - Hobgoblins (1988)
-X- Classic Universal Monsters Movie - Dracula
-X- Comedy / Spoof - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
--- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film -
-X- Death by: Fire - The Sorcerers
-X- Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome - Witchtrap
-X- Documentary - The Blackout Experiments
-X- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space - Tales of Halloween
-X- Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen - The Babysitter
--- Film From TCM's October Schedule -
--- From a Basis Gogos Painting -
-X- Found Footage - As Above, So Below
-X- Frankenstein - Mad Monster Party
-X- Ghost / Haunting - Killer Party
-X- Giallo - Amer
--- K-Horror -
--- Killer / Evil Animal -
-X- Killer / Evil Child - Tales of Halloween
-X- Killer / Evil Doll - Dolls
-X- Made-for-TV Movie - The Plumber
-X- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla - Tremors
-X- Mummy - Mad Monster Party
-X- Musical / Rock ‘n Roll Horror - Mad Monster Party
-X- Nation of Origin: China - Seeding of a Ghost
--- Nazi -
-X- Psychological - The Plumber
-X- Rape / Revenge - Seeding of a Ghost
-X- Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
-X- Takes Place on a Holiday - Tales of Halloween
--- Takes Place on or Under the Sea -
-X- Three Installments in a Franchise - Tremors 1-4; Phantasm 1-5; Friday the 13th Part 2, Part 4, Jason Goes to Hell; Slumber Party Massacre 1-3
-X- Vampire - Mad Monster Party
-X- Werewolf - Bad Moon
-X- Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious - The Covenant
-X- With Commentary - The Fly (1958)
-X- With Two or More Horror Legends - Tales of Halloween
-X- Zombie - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Watch 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary": COMPLETE
--- Joe Bob Briggs -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Larry Cohen -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
-X- David del Valle - The Fly (1958)

Watch films in at least three formats: COMPLETE
-37- First format, DVR, The Plumber
-7- Second format, UHD, Get Out
-72- Third format, Blu-ray, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
-4- Fourth format, DVD, Hobgoblins
-18- Fifth format, Streaming, The Screaming Skull

Watch films in at least three languages: COMPLETE
-X- First language, French, Amer
-X- Second language, Korean, Train to Busan
-X- Third language, Spanish, REC 2
-X- Fourth language, Mandarin (?), Seeding of a Ghost
-X- Fifth language, Persian, Under the Shadow

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that: COMPLETE
-X- Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) - Tales of Halloween
--- Features music by Richard Band -
--- Was made in the 1950s -
-X- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand - Highway to Hell
--- Was written by Jimmy Sangster -
-X- Features a solar eclipse - WolfCop
--- Has the words "It" in the title -
--- Was directed by David Cronenberg -
--- Stars Michelle Bauer -
-X- Takes place at a cemetery - One Dark Night
--- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role -

Select 8 decades of film history: COMPLETE
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
-3- 1930 - The Black Cat (1934)
-3- 1940 - The Wolf Man
-3- 1950 - The Fly (1958)
-5- 1960 - The Sorcerers
-11- 1970 - Coma
-30- 1980 - The Plumber
-16- 1990 - Tremors
-15- 2000 - Tremors 3: Back to Perfection
-52- 2010 - Get Out

Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff": COMPLETE
--- 1942 (75th) -
-X- 1967 (50th) - The Sorcerers
--- 1992 (25th) –

Select 2 from the following anniversaries: COMPLETE
-X- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards - The Witch
-X- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Cabin in the Woods
-X- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel - Hobgoblins (1988) MST3K episode
--- 100th Birthday of Santo -

Select 4 ratings: COMPLETE
--- G -
-X- PG - Monster House
-X- PG-13 - Tremors
-X- R - Get Out
--- NC-17 -
--- X -
-X- Unrated - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
--- M -
--- GP -


Attend a live event (convention, play, haunted house, ghost tour, etc.):
--- (insert event). OPTIONAL

Venture Into the Literary World:
--- Read a Horror Novel or Novella (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
-X- Read a Horror Magazine - Rue Morgue Magazine

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