[edwardnortonfan]

October 1


1. Nosferatu


October 2 - October 5


None these days.

October 6

2. Frankenstein (1910) Wildcard #1
3. The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots Wildcard #2
4. "White Zombie"
5. "Le Chaudron Infernal" (1903) Wildcard #3
6. "Manos: The Hands of Fate" (MST3K)


October 7

7. Werewolf Woman

October 8

8. [REC]
9. Don't Torture a Duckling

October 9 - October 11

None these days.

October 12

10. Mulberry Street
11. Final Destination 3
12. Wicked Little Things

October 13

13. Burnt Offerings

October 14

14. Quarantine

October 15 - October 16

None these days.

October 17

15. Dolly Dearest

October 18

None Today.

October 19

16. Hard
17. Monster Arc
18. Abominable

October 20

19. Night of the Hunter
20. Candyman: Day of the Dead
21. Picnic at Hanging Rock
22. Twilight Zone: The Movie

October 21

23. Poltergeist
24. Poltergeist 2
25. Poltergeist 3

October 22

26. Leprechaun

October 23

None Today.

October 24

27. Rottweiler

October 25

None Today.

October 26

28. Venom
29. The Exorcism of Emily Rose
30. Premonition

October 27

31. Saw
32. Saw 2
33. Saw 3
34. Saw 4

October 28

35. Saw 5

October 29

36. Magic
37. Below

October 30 - October 31

None these days.

2008 Optional Checklist


Watch one film from every decade of film history.
-x- 1890 - The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scotts
-x- 1900 - Le Chaudron Infernal
-x- 1910 - Frankenstein
-x- 1920 - Nosferatu
-x- 1930 - White Zombie
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
-x- 1960 - Manos: The Hands of Fate
-x- 1970 - Werewolf Woman
-x- 1980 - Burnt Offerings
-x- 1990 - Leprechaun
-x- 2000 - [REC]

Watch a film for each rating:
--- Unrated (pre-MPAA) - Frankenstein (1910)
--- G -
-x- PG - Night of the Hunter
-x- PG-13 - Poltergeist 2
-x- R - Leprechaun
--- NC-17 -
--- X (not porn; several horror films were rated X) -
-x- Unrated (post-MPAA) - [REC]

Watch a film starring:
-x- Bela Lugosi - White Zombie
--- Lon Chaney Sr. -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Lon Chaney Jr. -
--- Vincent Price -
--- Peter Cushing -
--- Christopher Lee -
--- Robert Englund -
--- Bruce Campbell -
--- Jamie Lee Curtis -

Watch films in at least two languages other than English.
--- First language, Spanish, [REC].
--- Second language, (insert language), (insert title).


Watch a film in each of the following subgenres/types:
-x- Vampire - Nosferatu
-x- Frankenstein - Frankenstein (1910)
-x- Werewolf - Werewolf Woman
--- Mummy -
--- Invisible Man -
-x- Ghost/haunting - Burnt Offerings
-x- Witchcraft/satanic/religious - Manos: The Hands of Fate
-x- Zombie - Frankenstein (1910)
-x- Slasher/psycho/homicidal maniac - Don't Torture a Duckling
-x- Monster/creature feature/Godzilla - Monster Arc
--- Documentary -
--- Musical -
--- Spoof/comedy -
-x- Revenge - Candyman: Day of the Dead
-x- Killer/evil doll - Dolly Dearest
-x- Killer/evil animal - Rottweiler
-x- Killer/evil child - Wicked Little Things
-x- Giallo - Don't Torture a Duckling
--- J horror -
-x- MST3K/rifftrax/CT - Manos: The Hands of Fate
-x- film and its remake - [REC], Quarantine
--- based on a video game -
-x- based on a novel - Frankenstein (1910)
--- directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis or Uwe Boll or Ulli Lommel -
-x- won an Academy Award -- any category - Picnic at Hanging Rock (British Academy Awards)
-x- silent film - Nosferatu
-x- Criterion version film - Picnic at Hanging Rock
--- with commentary -
-x- film and at least two of its sequels - Poltergeist, Poltergeist 2, Poltergeist 3
-x- anthology film - Twilight Zone: The Movie
-x- takes place on a holiday - Picnic at Hanging Rock (Valentine's Day)
--- takes place in space -
-x- takes place on or under the sea - Below
--- animated film -
-x- called "Night of the ..." - Night of the Hunter
--- called "Return of the ..." -
--- called "Revenge of the ..." -
--- called "Attack of the ..." -
--- with the words "Living Dead" in the title -

I didn't finish the checklist or make 100, but I did watch some great horror movies that I otherwise wouldn't have seen, so in that vein, the challenge was a success. Hope you all had as much fun as I did.


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