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Re: The 5th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31) ***LISTS GO HERE!*
Mini-Reviews for selected titles in progress... Thursday, October 1st1. Martyrs (2008) ☼
2. Chopping Mall (1986) ☼ - Robots are employed as mall security guards and a lightening storm fries their soulless circuitry which turns them into demonic mini Johnny 5's. 1980's cheese at its best.
3. The Boy From Hell (Jigoku kozô) (2004) ☼
4. Cube (1997) ☼
5. Burial Ground (aka "The Nights of Terror") (1981) ☼
6. The Return of the Vampire (1944) Friday, October 2nd
7. The Flesh Eaters (1964) ☼
8. Nightmare Castle (1965) ☼ - A Gothic soap opera starring the incomparable Barbara Steele donning a blonde wig that isn't quite up to Bava standards, but has its charms.
9. [Rec] (2007) ☼
10. The New York Ripper (1982) ☼ BD - Best misogynistic Italian slasher with a Donald Duck sounding killer circa 1980's New York ever.
11. The Return Dracula (1958) ☼ - Very stylish and atmospheric take on the Dracula mythos with an excellent performance by Francis Lederer. Obviously influenced "The Shining" score. Saturday, October 3rd12. Quarantine (2008) ☼ NWI
13. Alucarda (1975) ☼ - A crazy Psycho bitch from hell is possessed by Satan(?) and terrorizes a convent with Carrie-eque powers.
14. The Vampire (1957) ☼
15. Poltergeist (1982) ☼ BD
16. Vengeance of the Zombies (1973) ☼
Sunday, October 4th HAMMER DR. FRANKENSTEIN FEST
17. The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
18. The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) ☼
19. The Evil of Frankenstein (1964)
20. Frankenstein Created Woman (1967)
21. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) ☼
22. The Horror of Frankenstein (1970)
23. Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
Monday, October 5th 24. The Black Room (1935) ☼
25. Jack-O (1995) ☼
26. Stuart Gordon's Castle Freak (1995) ☼
27. Peeping Tom (1960) Tuesday, October 6th28. The Fall of the House of Usher (1960)
29. Arang (2006) ☼ NWI
30. He Knows You're Alone (1980) ☼ - Bloodless Halloween clone right down to the score that's surprisingly effective and somewhat original.
31. Repulsion (1965) ☼ BD Wednesday, October 7th32. Horror Island (1941) ☼
33. Beyond the Darkness (Buio Omega) (1979) ☼
34. The Pit and the Pendulum (1991) ☼
35. Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006) Thursday, October 8th36. Cube Zero (2004) ☼
37. Carrie (1976)
38. She Beast (La sorella di Satana) (1966) ☼
39. Deadgirl (2008) ☼ NWI
40. Vampyr - Der Traum des Allan Grey (1932)
Friday, October 9th41. The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)
42. The Manitou (1978) ☼
43. What Have You Done to Solange? (1972) ☼
44. Onibaba (1966) ☼
45. Two Evil Eyes (1990) ☼ BD Saturday, October 10th46. The Strange Door (1951) ☼
47. Of Unknown Origin (1985) ☼
UNINTENTIONAL UNDEAD 3-FER
48. Dellamorte Dellamore (Cemetery Man) (1994)
49. Outpost (2008) ☼
50. Flesheater (1988) ☼ - The worst possible acting imaginable, scenes ripped directly from Night and an entire scene dedicated to a woman undressing, taking a shower and then putting her clothes back on for no apparent reason that had no relevance to the story whatsoever ...loved every cheesy micro-budget minute of it. Sunday, October 11th51.The Fly (1958)
52. Return of the Fly (1959)
53. Curse of the Fly (1965) ☼
54. Human Beasts (El carnaval de las bestias) (1985) ☼
55. Laid to Rest (2009) ☼ NWI Monday, October 12th56. Doctor X (1932)
57. The Return of Doctor X (1939)
58. Blood of the Vampire (1958) ☼
59. Frontiers (2007) ☼ NWI Tuesday, October 13th60. Mad Love (1935)
61. The Sentinel (1977) ☼ NWI
62. Frankenstein 1970 (1958) ☼
63.Audition (1999) BD Wednesday, October 14thTERROR ON THE SUBWAY!
64. A Stranger is Watching (1982) ☼
65. End of the Line (2007) ☼
KILLER SLEEPING APPAREL
66. Death Bed: The Bed That Eats (1977) ☼ - So there's this bed and it eats people ...including the occasional fried chicken and cheap wine.
67. Pillow of Death (1945) ☼
68. Baby Blues (2008) ☼
69. Happy Birthday to Me (1981) Thursday, October 15th70. The Gore Gore Girls (1972) ☼ NWI
71. Beware! The Blob (1972) ☼ NWI
72. Mystery Title (????)
73. Alien: Director's Cut (1979)
74. Dead Man's Eyes (1944) ☼ Friday, October 16th75. Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll (1973) ☼
76. The Skull (1965) ☼
77. The Monster Club (1980) ☼
78. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987) ☼ Saturday, October 17th79. Undead or Alive (2007) ☼ NWI
80. The Possession of Joel Delaney (1972) ☼
81. Zombie Holocaust (1980)
82. Let the Right One In (2008) BD
83. Intruder (1989) ☼ - One of the most inventive and stylishly directed slashers of the '80s. Sunday, October 18th84. Ringu (1997)
85. Rasen (1998) ☼
86. Ringu 2 (1999) ☼
87. Ringu 0 (2000) ☼
88. The Ring (2002) ☼
89. "The Simpsons" - Treehouse of Horror XX (2009) ☼ WC #1
90. Man Made Monster (1941) ☼ Monday, October 19th91. Sick Nurses (2007) ☼ NWI
92. Drag Me to Hell (2009) ☼ BD
93. MST3K: Werewolf (1996) ☼ NWI
94. Hack-O-Lantern aka "Halloween Night" (1988) ☼
95. Bride of the Monster (1955) NWI Tuesday, October 20th96. Thirst (1979) ☼
97. The Hunger (1983) ☼
98 The Haunted World of El Superbeasto (2009) ☼ BD
99. Hardware (1990) ☼ BD
100. The Phantom of the Opera (1925) ☼ NWI Wednesday, October 21st101. Private Parts (1972) ☼
102. TerrorVision (1986) ☼ OV
103. Troll 2 (1990) ☼ OV
104. Dawn of the Dead (1979)
105. Zombie aka "Zombi 2" (1980) Thursday, October 22nd106. Pin... (1988) ☼ NWI
107. MST3K - Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966) ☼
108. Strange Circus (2005) ☼
109. Pieces (1982) ☼
110. Return to Horror High (1987) ☼
111. The Devil's Hand (1962) ☼ Friday, October 23rd112. The People Under the Stairs (1991)
113. The Nanny (1965) ☼
114. Exorcism Exorcismo (1975) ☼
115. The Frozen Ghost (1945) ☼ Saturday, October 24th116. Maniac Cop (1988) NWI
117. Maniac Cop 2 (1990) ☼ NWI
118. Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993) ☼ NWI
119. Ghost Story (1981) ☼
HAMMER VAMPIRE THREESOME
120. The Vampire Lovers (1970)
121. Lust for a Vampire (1971)
122. Vampire Circus (1972) ☼ Sunday, October 25th123. Weird Woman (1944) ☼
124. Zombieland (2009) ☼
125. Re-Animator (1985)
126. House (1986)
127. The Lost Boys (1987)
128. Captive Wild Woman (1943) ☼ Monday, October 26th 129. Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) ☼ NWI
130. Diabolique (1955) ☼ TCM
131. An American Werewolf in London (1981) BD
132. 13 Ghosts (1960)
133. The Leopard Man (1943) Tuesday, October 27th134. The Ninth Gate (1999) BD
135. The Psychic Sette note in nero (1977) ☼
136. Cat in the Brain (1990) ☼
RELATED IN NAME ONLY DOUBLE-FEATURE
137. The Devil-Doll (1936)
138. Black Devil Doll (2007) ☼
139. The Creeping Terror (1964) ☼ Wednesday, October 28th140. Lady Frankenstein (1971) ☼ PDD
141. House of Whipcord (1974) ☼
142. Mr. Sardonicus (1961) ☼
143. Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer (2007)
144. Treevenge (2008) ☼ OV WC #2 Thursday, October 29th145. The Old Dark House (1963) ☼
146. Student Bodies (1981) ☼
147. Hands of the Ripper (1971) ☼
148. Twins of Evil (1971) ☼
149. Phone Pon (2002) ☼ NWI Friday, October 30th150. Embodiment of Evil Encarnação do Demônio (2008) ☼
151. Deathdream aka "Dead of Night" (1974) ☼
152. Sheitan (2006) ☼
153. The Abandoned (2006) ☼ Saturday, October 31st154. Mad Monster Party? (1967)
155. Razorback (1984) ☼
156. Suspiria (1977)
157. Night of the Creeps (1986) ☼ BD
158. Trick 'r Treat (2008) ☼ BD
159. Halloween (1978)
160. House of Frankenstein (1944)
161. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) WC #3
162. A Scooby Doo Halloween (2002) ☼ WC #4
163. The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979) ☼ OV WC #5
164. The Fat Albert Halloween Special (1977) ☼ OV WC #6
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THE CHECKLIST
Spoiler:
Code:
Watch one film from every decade of film history.
-X- 1890 - Le Diable au convent (The Devil in a Convent)
-X- 1900 - Le chaudron infernal
-X- 1910 - Thomas Edison's Frankenstein
-X- 1920 - The Phantom of the Opera
-X- 1930 - The Black Room
-X- 1940 - The Return of the Vampire
-X- 1950 - The Return of Dracula
-X- 1960 - The Flesh Eaters
-X- 1970 - Alucarda
-X- 1980 - Chopping Mall
-X- 1990 - Jack-O
-X- 2000 - Martyrs
Watch a film for each rating:
--- Unrated (pre-MPAA) - (insert film title here)
--- G -
--- PG -
--- PG-13 -
-X- R - Deadgirl
--- NC-17 -
--- X (not porn; several horror films were rated X) -
--- Unrated (post-MPAA) -
Watch films in at least three formats (DVD, BD, HD DVD, Laserdisc, TV, online, UMD, theater, iPod, etc).
-X- First format, (Blu-ray), (Repulsion).
-X- Second format, (DVD), (Peeping Tom).
-X- Third format, (Netflix Watch Instantly), (Frontiers).
Watch a film starring:
-X- Bela Lugosi - Bride of the Monster
-X- Lon Chaney Sr. - The Phantom of the Opera
-X- Boris Karloff - The Black Room
-X- Lon Chaney Jr. - Man Made Monster
-X- Vincent Price - The Fall of the House of Usher
-X- Peter Cushing - Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
-X- Christopher Lee - The Curse of Frankenstein
-X- Robert Englund - Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer
-X- Bruce Campbell - Maniac Cop
-X- Jamie Lee Curtis - John Carpenter's Halloween
Watch films in at least two languages other than English.
-X- First language, Spanish, Blue Eyes of the Broken Doll.
-X- Second language, Japanese, Tetsuo: The Iron Man.
Watch a film in each of the following subgenres/types:
-X- Vampire - The Vampire
-X- Frankenstein - The Curse of Frankenstein
-X- Werewolf - An American Werewolf in London
--- Mummy -
--- Invisible Man -
-X- Ghost/haunting - Poltergeist
-X- Witchcraft/satanic/religious - Alucarda
-X- Zombie - Burial Ground
-X- Slasher/psycho/homicidal maniac - The New York Ripper
-X- Monster/creature feature/Godzilla - Beware! The Blob
--- Documentary -
-X- Musical - Poultrygeist
-X- Spoof/comedy - Student Bodies
--- Revenge -
-X- Killer/evil doll - Black Devil Doll
--- Killer/evil animal -
--- Killer/evil child -
-X- Giallo - What Have You Done to Solange?
-X- J horror - Ringu
-X- MST3K/rifftrax/CT - MST3K - Manos: The Hands of Fate
-X- film and its remake - Ringu, The Ring
--- based on a video game -
--- based on a novel -
-X- directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis or Uwe Boll or Ulli Lommel - The Gore Gore Girls
--- won an Academy Award -- any category -
-X- silent film - The Phantom of the Opera
-X- Criterion version film - Onibaba
--- with commentary -
-X- film and at least two of its sequels - Maniac Cop 1 - 3
-X- anthology film - Two Evil Eyes
-X- takes place on a holiday - Hack-O-Lantern
--- takes place in space -
--- takes place on or under the sea -
-X- animated film - The Haunted World of El Superbeasto
--- called "Night of ..." -
-X- called "Return of ..." - The Return of Dracula
-X- called "Revenge of ..." - Revenge of Frankenstein
--- called "Attack of ..." -
--- with the words "Living Dead" in the title -
LEGEND
☼ = First Time Viewing
PDD = Public Domain Download
WC = Wild Card
NWI = Netflix Watch Instantly
TCM = Turner Classic Movies
HD = HD DVD
BD = Blu-ray
OV = Online Viewing
No Symbol = DVD
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Last edited by Chad; 11-05-09 at 12:25 AM.
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