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SethDLH · 09-30-09, 10:36 PM

*list is finalized*

2009 Halloween Horror Challenge

Goal set at 31

*denotes first time viewing

OCT 1
1. Sleepy Hollow*- (1999) Beautifully filmed but kind of dull. 5/10
2. Brainscan*- (1994) Starts out as cheesy fun but quickly takes itself too seriously and drags. 5.5/10

OCT 2
3. Quarantine*- (2008) A tolerable remake to a great modern classic. No reason to watch this over REC though 5/10
4. A Nightmare On Elm St. - (1984) The classic slasher still holds up well. 8/10
5. Dario Argento's Phantom Of The Opera*- (1998) This is the only Argento film I don't like. Aside from one decent moment and Asia's boobies there is nothing worth watching 2/10
6. The Hills Run Red*- (2009) Laughable attempt at being a smart modern slasher. A smokin' hot blonde saves it from being totally worthless 3/10

OCT 3
7. Splinter*- (2008) A decent "infection" type movie that falls just short of being really good 6/10
8. Wishbone: Halloween Hound (wild card 1) I don't know why but I've always found this entertaining
9. Dolly Dearest*- (1991) Posessed dolls attack a family who have recently moved to Mexico. You've seen it done better before 5/10
10. Zombieland*- (2009) A hilarious zombie comedy that keeps the laughs coming throughout. Great chemistry by the 4 main characters. The biggest flaw is not enough zombie action. 8/10

OCT 4
11. House Of Wax*- (1953) A decent flick from one of the kings of horror Vincent Price, who is great as always. 6/10
12. The Haunting Of Molly Hartley* (2008) I felt like hanging myself after this one. Just do yourself a favor and don't ever watch it. 1/10

OCT 5
13. Cube 2: Hypercube*- (2002) I'm not the biggest fan of the series and this like the rest of them was okay. Probably my least favorite of the 3. 5/10
14. Mystery Of The Wax Museum*- (1933) The original to Vinny Price's 1953 remake was every bit as good, but I have to say I did miss seeing Price. 6/10
15. The Devils*- (1971) An incredible film from Ken Russell. It deserves the royal treatment on DVD and BD asap 9/10
16. Rabid*- (1977) Cronenberg has a track record of not dissapointing, and he proves it again here. I have a feeling I'll enjoy this one more with each viewing (like all of his films) 7.5/10

OCT 6
17. The Gate- (1987) One word sums up The Gate- Awesome. So much fun. 8/10
18. Trick 'R Treat*- (2007) An instant classic for the Halloween season. It was worth the wait. 9/10

OCT 7
19. Tombs Of The Blind Dead- (1971) Awesome Spanish zombie film about the Knights Templar. 8/10
20. Return Of The Evil Dead- (1973) Sequel to Tombs, and I find it a little better since we get more action out of the Templars. Considered to be Spain's Night Of The Living Dead 8.5/10
21. Vampyr (with commentary)- (1932) This one takes a few viewings to get a good grasp on, but when you do its greatness. Excellent cinematography and direction. 8/10
22. Dead Ringers*- (1988) Gut wrenching "real life" type horror from Cronenberg. 8/10

OCT 8
23. The Execution Of Mary, Queen Of Scots*- (1895) (wild card 2) Its very cool to see a film that is over 100 years old. The film is easily available online to stream and seems to be in pretty good shape still
24. Le Chaudron Infernal*- (1903) (wild card 3) This blew me away. Another film over 100 years old and in color no less. Each frame was hand painted and the visual tricks are mind boggling
25. Frankenstein*- (1910) (wild card 4) The first film adaption of the novel by Mary Shelley. I appreciate it but I'll stick with James Whale and Karloff for regular viewings
26. Masters Of Horror: Cigarette Burns- (2005) My favorite MOH episode about a film that turns people into crazies. Udo Kier is awesome in this one. 8/10
27. Mill Of The Stone Women*- (1960) A gothic horror that helped kickstart the euro-horror craze. I think I'll like it more with repeated viewings, either way still pretty good. 6.5/10
28. Satanico Pandemonium*- (1975) Theres enough sleaze and gore to satisfy in this nunsploitation flick. Loved it 8/10
29. Kingdom Of The Spiders*- (1977) Simply put this one needed to be cheesier to be more enjoyable. 5.5/10

OCT 9
30. The Omen IV: The Awakening*- (1991) I was pleasantly surprised by this one, a solid end to a good series. 6/10
31. Return Of The Living Dead- (1985) You can tell from the score I love this one. Easily in my top 10 movies ever. 10/10

OCT 10
32. Troll 2- (1991) A masterpiece of entertainment and an abomination of film making... I'll take it with a 6 pack lol/10
33. Dracula A.D. 1972*- (1972) A hip entry into Hammer's Dracula series. Great stuff 8/10
34. Taste The Blood Of Dracula*- (1970) Another solid entry into the Hammer Drac series. I'm glad watching this and A.D 1972 out of order didn't matter 7/10

OCT 11
35. Poultrygeist: Night Of The Chicken Dead- (2008) Lloyd Kaufman does it again. Hysterical horror/comedy/satire/musical from Troma. 8/10
36. I Am Legend*- (2007) I had no desire to watch this and was surprised I didn't hate it. 6/10

OCT 12
37. The Psychic*- (1977) Not Fulci's best gialli but good stuff nevertheless. 7.5/10
38. Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask (wild card 5) Something out of my childhood. On VHS no less

OCT 13
39. Goosebumps: The Werewolf Of Fever Swamp (wild card 6) More from the childhood, I really loved the books.
40. Drag Me To Hell- (2009) I liked it a little more in theaters, I'm hoping that has more to do with having a great sound system for the awesome audio mix and not to do with it not standing up to multiple viewings. Glad to see Raimi back at horror though 7.5/10

OCT 14
41. Zombiemania*- (2008) Pretty cool doc about the zombie movie history. Worth a watch 7/10
42. Nosferatu- (1922) Classic. If you haven't seen it, get on it. 9/10
43. The Evil Dead- (1981) Probably the best the 80s had to offer. 10/10
44. Bloodsucking Cinema*- (2007) Decent doc about vampire movies, but it focused way too much on newer movies like Underworld and Bloodrayne 6/10

OCT 15
45. Killer Klowns From Outer Space- (1988) Pass the cheese please! So silly and so fun 8/10
46. Halloween 3: Season Of The Witch- (1982) It doesn't get the love it deserves but it seems more people come around each year. Stop hatin'! 8/10
47. The Fog- (1980) Atmosphere is thick in another great Carpenter flick. 8/10
48. Long Time Dead*- (2002) Ugh.FAIL. 2/10
49. Fear Itself: New Year's Day*- (2008) It wasn't the worst of the series, wasn't good by any means though. The main girl was very attractive. 4/10

OCT 16
50. Fear Itself: In Sickness And In Health*- (2008) Clever episode by John Landis, but the payoff was minimal. 5.5/10
51. Fear Itself: Eater*- (2008) Stuart Gordon does a decent job here but was certainly limited by network tv. 5/10
52. Fear Itself: Spooked*- (2008) I was hoping for a little more out of Brad Anderson who proved you can make a terrifying story without much blood in Session 9 5/10

OCT 17
53. Fear Itself: Community*- (2008) Booooorrrrinnnngggg 3/10
54. Fear Itself: Family Man*- (2008) Honestly this one was just dumb 3/10
55. Fear Itself: The Sacrifice*- (2008) My favorite of the series, cool story and some good action. 6/10
56. 20 Million Miles To Earth*- (1957) This one was campier then most monster movies I've seen from the period... maybe I was just really tired. 6/10
57. Tales From The Hood*- (1995) My friend hyped it alot, it was an okay anthology movie but nothing I'd watch over Tales From The Crypt or Creepshow. 6/10

OCT 18
58. The Queen Of Black Magic*- (1979) Very cool visuals and great gore. It does slow down about half way through and seems they used most of their good tricks early on. I can see myself growing to love this one though. 7.5/10
59. The Dunwich Horror*- (2009) Why do I subject myself to SyFy channel movies? 2/10
60. Fear Itself: Skin And Bones- (2008) Decent entry to the series which is plagued by having to tone everything down for network audiences. 5/10

OCT 19
61. Phantom Of The Opera*- (1925) Very happy I caught this one. The cinematography was great and it remains the best adaptation of the story. Chaney is a great Phantom. 8.5/10
62. Masters Of Horror: Imprint- (2005) A good entry into the MOH series featuring crazy gore and a rather poor performance from Billy Drago. I hate when Miike makes Japanese actors speak English. 7/10
63. Fearless Vampire Killers*- (1967) A funny take on the vampire mythology. Made me think 3 Stooges meet vampires. 7/10

OCT 20
64. Jason X- (2002) 50% funny 50% horrible entry into the Friday The 13th series. There are some good kills and gratuitous nudity to make it a F13 movie. 5/10

OCT 21
65. 13 Ghosts*- (1960) A haunted house story that played out like an episode of Scooby Doo. This one just didn't do it for me. 4/10
66. Suspiria- (1977) I love everything about this movie. 10/10
67. Inferno (1980) An excellent follow up to Suspiria as the 2nd entry in the 3 Mothers trilogy. It has some of my favorite sequences of all time in it 9/10
68. Mother Of Tears- (2007) A worthy conclusion to the 3 Mothers trilogy. There are only touches of Argento's signature style here and the soundtrack isn't up to par with the earlier entries but the story is solid and has some great kills to satisfy the gorehounds 7.5/10

OCT 22
69. The Mummy*- (1959) Hammer's version of The Mummy stars who else buy Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Both are great in their roles as usual even if you only see Lee's face for a few minutes. Great take on the story. 8/10
70. House Of Dracula*- (1945) A decent story, and good performances. Nothing special and certainly doesn't live up to the earlier Universal classics though. 5/10
71. Fear No Evil*- (1981) A seriously stupid film that was a huge waste of time. 2/10

OCT 23
72. Saw- (2004) While I still think the first is decent, the rest of series was a total abomination. 5.5/10
73. Return Of The Living Dead 3 (director's cut)- (1993) This is my first time seeing the DC and it did make things gorier, but other then that I didn't notice a difference. I like it a bit more than the first time I saw it. 6/10
74. The Devil Bat*- (1940) A decent story starring Bela Lugosi as a mad doctor/scientist. The ending could be seen a mile away. 5/10
75. Night Of The Living Dead (with commentary)- (1990) This is one of the movies that got me into horror. Savini does a great job with this remake and Tony Todd is awesome in his lead role. 8/10

OCT 24
76. Shallow Ground*- (2004) Well... that was dumb. 3/10
77. Ghost Voyage*- (2008) SyFy channel production, if I hadn't turned it on at the start and needed an "at sea" movie for the checklist I wouldn't have watched it. 2/10

OCT 25
78. 30 Days Of Night- (2007) I love the idea of this movie, and the vampires are cool, though their shrieking was annoying as hell. The movie came up short of its potential though even with Ben Foster stealing the show in a supporting role (again) 6/10
79. Sometimes They Come Back... Again* (1996) Corny and cheesy in all the wrong ways. Not worth the time it took to watch it. 2/10

OCT 26
80. John Carpenter's Vampires- (1997) I've always enjoyed this western style vampire movie. I really like the story and idea of having a sanctioned vampire hunting group. 7/10

OCT 27
81. Night Of The Living Dead- (1968) A classic in every sense of the word, though it has become my least favorite of Romero's trilogy 8/10
82. Opera- (1987) An overlooked Argento. This one has some of Argento's cruelest moments in any movie. 8/10
83. Return Of The Living Dead Part 2 (with commentary)- (1987) This is another favorite of mine from my childhood. I wish the soundtrack on the DVD was the original though. Also, the commentary track was boring. 7/10
84. Hatchet- (2007) I've loved this movie since the day it came out. It entertains me endlessly and I love the stupid humor and over the top kills. Sequel please! 9/10
85. Phantasm- (1979) A terrifying classic. The Tall Man and his spheres are stuff from nightmares. I love this movie so much. 9/10

OCT 28
86. Masters Of Horror: We All Scream For Ice Cream- (2007) A typical story and a really creepy clown make for a decent episode of MoH. 6/10
87. Unrest*- (2006) This one was okay. The story was interesting but it never fully realizes its potential. 5/10
88. The Exorcist- (1973) While it is a great film, I still find it to be overrated. 8/10
89. An Evening Of Edgar Allan Poe*- (1970) Vincent Price is the lone performer in this dramactic narration of four Poe stories and he is fantastic. You really feel everything Poe wrote through Price. 8/10
90. From Dusk Til Dawn- (1996) A great movie that throws you a curveball with vampires. A lot of fun to be had in this Tarantino/Rodriguez collaboration

OCT 29
91. The Tomb Of Ligeia*- (1965) Another great Poe Adaptation by Roger Corman. 7.5/10
92. Final Destination 2- (2003) The idea of these movies was interesting at first but they wore out really fast and they get worse and worse with every viewing. 4.5/10
93. Cursed- (2005) This one isn't good but its on as background noise while I do other stuff 3/10

OCT 30
94. Leprechaun- (1992) When I saw this one was coming up on SyFy I couldn't pass it up. Its cheesy and pretty funny. 6/10
95. Pumpkinhead: Ashes To Ashes*- (2006) Pretty much what I expected- pretty bad. 4/10
96. The Thing- (1982) I love this movie more with each viewing. Carpenter + Russell = greatness. Hopefully the next time I see it will be on Blu Ray 9.5/10

OCT 31
97. Hellraiser- (1987) Essential viewing for October as far as I'm concerned. 9/10
98. Halloween- (1978) My favorite movie ever. I've seen it countless times and can recite most of the movie. Its not a true Halloween for me without watching this movie. 10/10
99. Halloween 2- (1981) This sequel picks up immediately after the first, its good but isn't nearly as great as the first. 8/10
100. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers- (1988) The series starts to take a turn here as we are introduced to Michael's niece. A very enjoyable slasher. 8/10

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09-30-09, 10:36 PM	#109
SethDLH DVD Talk Special Edition Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 1,083	Re: The 5th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31) **LISTS GO HERE! list is finalized 2009 Halloween Horror Challenge Goal set at 31 denotes first time viewing OCT 1* 1. Sleepy Hollow- (1999) Beautifully filmed but kind of dull. 5/10 2. Brainscan- (1994) Starts out as cheesy fun but quickly takes itself too seriously and drags. 5.5/10 OCT 2 3. Quarantine- (2008) A tolerable remake to a great modern classic. No reason to watch this over REC though 5/10 4. A Nightmare On Elm St.* - (1984) The classic slasher still holds up well. 8/10 5. Dario Argento's Phantom Of The Opera- (1998) This is the only Argento film I don't like. Aside from one decent moment and Asia's boobies there is nothing worth watching 2/10 6. The Hills Run Red- (2009) Laughable attempt at being a smart modern slasher. A smokin' hot blonde saves it from being totally worthless 3/10 OCT 3 7. Splinter- (2008) A decent "infection" type movie that falls just short of being really good 6/10 8. Wishbone: Halloween Hound (wild card 1)* I don't know why but I've always found this entertaining 9. Dolly Dearest- (1991) Posessed dolls attack a family who have recently moved to Mexico. You've seen it done better before 5/10 10.* Zombieland- (2009) A hilarious zombie comedy that keeps the laughs coming throughout. Great chemistry by the 4 main characters. The biggest flaw is not enough zombie action. 8/10 OCT 4* 11. House Of Wax- (1953) A decent flick from one of the kings of horror Vincent Price, who is great as always. 6/10 12.* The Haunting Of Molly Hartley* (2008) I felt like hanging myself after this one. Just do yourself a favor and don't ever watch it. 1/10 OCT 5 13. Cube 2: Hypercube- (2002) I'm not the biggest fan of the series and this like the rest of them was okay. Probably my least favorite of the 3. 5/10 14.* Mystery Of The Wax Museum- (1933) The original to Vinny Price's 1953 remake was every bit as good, but I have to say I did miss seeing Price. 6/10 15.* The Devils- (1971) An incredible film from Ken Russell. It deserves the royal treatment on DVD and BD asap 9/10 16.* Rabid- (1977) Cronenberg has a track record of not dissapointing, and he proves it again here. I have a feeling I'll enjoy this one more with each viewing (like all of his films) 7.5/10 OCT 6* 17. The Gate- (1987) One word sums up The Gate- Awesome. So much fun. 8/10 18. Trick 'R Treat- (2007) An instant classic for the Halloween season. It was worth the wait. 9/10 OCT 7* 19. Tombs Of The Blind Dead- (1971) Awesome Spanish zombie film about the Knights Templar. 8/10 20. Return Of The Evil Dead- (1973) Sequel to Tombs, and I find it a little better since we get more action out of the Templars. Considered to be Spain's Night Of The Living Dead 8.5/10 21. Vampyr (with commentary)- (1932) This one takes a few viewings to get a good grasp on, but when you do its greatness. Excellent cinematography and direction. 8/10 22. Dead Ringers- (1988) Gut wrenching "real life" type horror from Cronenberg. 8/10 OCT 8* 23. The Execution Of Mary, Queen Of Scots- (1895) (wild card 2) Its very cool to see a film that is over 100 years old. The film is easily available online to stream and seems to be in pretty good shape still 24.* Le Chaudron Infernal- (1903) (wild card 3) This blew me away. Another film over 100 years old and in color no less. Each frame was hand painted and the visual tricks are mind boggling 25.* Frankenstein- (1910) (wild card 4) The first film adaption of the novel by Mary Shelley. I appreciate it but I'll stick with James Whale and Karloff for regular viewings 26.* Masters Of Horror: Cigarette Burns- (2005) My favorite MOH episode about a film that turns people into crazies. Udo Kier is awesome in this one. 8/10 27. Mill Of The Stone Women- (1960) A gothic horror that helped kickstart the euro-horror craze. I think I'll like it more with repeated viewings, either way still pretty good. 6.5/10 28.* Satanico Pandemonium- (1975) Theres enough sleaze and gore to satisfy in this nunsploitation flick. Loved it 8/10 29.* Kingdom Of The Spiders- (1977) Simply put this one needed to be cheesier to be more enjoyable. 5.5/10 OCT 9* 30. The Omen IV: The Awakening- (1991) I was pleasantly surprised by this one, a solid end to a good series. 6/10 31.* Return Of The Living Dead- (1985) You can tell from the score I love this one. Easily in my top 10 movies ever. 10/10 OCT 10 32. Troll 2- (1991) A masterpiece of entertainment and an abomination of film making... I'll take it with a 6 pack lol/10 33. Dracula A.D. 1972- (1972) A hip entry into Hammer's Dracula series. Great stuff 8/10 34.* Taste The Blood Of Dracula- (1970) Another solid entry into the Hammer Drac series. I'm glad watching this and A.D 1972 out of order didn't matter 7/10 OCT 11* 35. Poultrygeist: Night Of The Chicken Dead- (2008) Lloyd Kaufman does it again. Hysterical horror/comedy/satire/musical from Troma. 8/10 36. I Am Legend- (2007) I had no desire to watch this and was surprised I didn't hate it. 6/10 OCT 12* 37. The Psychic- (1977) Not Fulci's best gialli but good stuff nevertheless. 7.5/10 38.* Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask (wild card 5) Something out of my childhood. On VHS no less OCT 13 39. Goosebumps: The Werewolf Of Fever Swamp (wild card 6) More from the childhood, I really loved the books. 40. Drag Me To Hell- (2009) I liked it a little more in theaters, I'm hoping that has more to do with having a great sound system for the awesome audio mix and not to do with it not standing up to multiple viewings. Glad to see Raimi back at horror though 7.5/10 OCT 14 41. Zombiemania- (2008) Pretty cool doc about the zombie movie history. Worth a watch 7/10 42.* Nosferatu- (1922) Classic. If you haven't seen it, get on it. 9/10 43. The Evil Dead- (1981) Probably the best the 80s had to offer. 10/10 44. Bloodsucking Cinema- (2007) Decent doc about vampire movies, but it focused way too much on newer movies like Underworld and Bloodrayne 6/10 OCT 15* 45. Killer Klowns From Outer Space- (1988) Pass the cheese please! So silly and so fun 8/10 46. Halloween 3: Season Of The Witch- (1982) It doesn't get the love it deserves but it seems more people come around each year. Stop hatin'! 8/10 47. The Fog- (1980) Atmosphere is thick in another great Carpenter flick. 8/10 48. Long Time Dead- (2002) Ugh.FAIL. 2/10 49.* Fear Itself: New Year's Day- (2008) It wasn't the worst of the series, wasn't good by any means though. The main girl was very attractive. 4/10 OCT 16* 50. Fear Itself: In Sickness And In Health- (2008) Clever episode by John Landis, but the payoff was minimal. 5.5/10 51.* Fear Itself: Eater- (2008) Stuart Gordon does a decent job here but was certainly limited by network tv. 5/10 52.* Fear Itself: Spooked- (2008) I was hoping for a little more out of Brad Anderson who proved you can make a terrifying story without much blood in Session 9 5/10 OCT 17* 53. Fear Itself: Community- (2008) Booooorrrrinnnngggg 3/10 54.* Fear Itself: Family Man- (2008) Honestly this one was just dumb 3/10 55.* Fear Itself: The Sacrifice- (2008) My favorite of the series, cool story and some good action. 6/10 56.* 20 Million Miles To Earth- (1957) This one was campier then most monster movies I've seen from the period... maybe I was just really tired. 6/10 57.* Tales From The Hood- (1995) My friend hyped it alot, it was an okay anthology movie but nothing I'd watch over Tales From The Crypt or Creepshow. 6/10 OCT 18* 58. The Queen Of Black Magic- (1979) Very cool visuals and great gore. It does slow down about half way through and seems they used most of their good tricks early on. I can see myself growing to love this one though. 7.5/10 59.* The Dunwich Horror- (2009) Why do I subject myself to SyFy channel movies? 2/10 60.* Fear Itself: Skin And Bones- (2008) Decent entry to the series which is plagued by having to tone everything down for network audiences. 5/10 OCT 19 61. Phantom Of The Opera- (1925) Very happy I caught this one. The cinematography was great and it remains the best adaptation of the story. Chaney is a great Phantom. 8.5/10 62.* Masters Of Horror: Imprint- (2005) A good entry into the MOH series featuring crazy gore and a rather poor performance from Billy Drago. I hate when Miike makes Japanese actors speak English. 7/10 63. Fearless Vampire Killers- (1967) A funny take on the vampire mythology. Made me think 3 Stooges meet vampires. 7/10 OCT 20* 64. Jason X- (2002) 50% funny 50% horrible entry into the Friday The 13th series. There are some good kills and gratuitous nudity to make it a F13 movie. 5/10 OCT 21 65. 13 Ghosts- (1960) A haunted house story that played out like an episode of Scooby Doo. This one just didn't do it for me. 4/10 66.* Suspiria- (1977) I love everything about this movie. 10/10 67. Inferno (1980) An excellent follow up to Suspiria as the 2nd entry in the 3 Mothers trilogy. It has some of my favorite sequences of all time in it 9/10 68. Mother Of Tears- (2007) A worthy conclusion to the 3 Mothers trilogy. There are only touches of Argento's signature style here and the soundtrack isn't up to par with the earlier entries but the story is solid and has some great kills to satisfy the gorehounds 7.5/10 OCT 22 69. The Mummy- (1959) Hammer's version of The Mummy stars who else buy Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Both are great in their roles as usual even if you only see Lee's face for a few minutes. Great take on the story. 8/10 70.* House Of Dracula- (1945) A decent story, and good performances. Nothing special and certainly doesn't live up to the earlier Universal classics though. 5/10 71.* Fear No Evil- (1981) A seriously stupid film that was a huge waste of time. 2/10 OCT 23* 72. Saw- (2004) While I still think the first is decent, the rest of series was a total abomination. 5.5/10 73. Return Of The Living Dead 3 (director's cut)- (1993) This is my first time seeing the DC and it did make things gorier, but other then that I didn't notice a difference. I like it a bit more than the first time I saw it. 6/10 74. The Devil Bat- (1940) A decent story starring Bela Lugosi as a mad doctor/scientist. The ending could be seen a mile away. 5/10 75.* Night Of The Living Dead (with commentary)- (1990) This is one of the movies that got me into horror. Savini does a great job with this remake and Tony Todd is awesome in his lead role. 8/10 OCT 24 76. Shallow Ground- (2004) Well... that was dumb. 3/10 77.* Ghost Voyage- (2008) SyFy channel production, if I hadn't turned it on at the start and needed an "at sea" movie for the checklist I wouldn't have watched it. 2/10 OCT 25* 78. 30 Days Of Night- (2007) I love the idea of this movie, and the vampires are cool, though their shrieking was annoying as hell. The movie came up short of its potential though even with Ben Foster stealing the show in a supporting role (again) 6/10 79. Sometimes They Come Back... Again* (1996) Corny and cheesy in all the wrong ways. Not worth the time it took to watch it. 2/10 OCT 26 80. John Carpenter's Vampires- (1997) I've always enjoyed this western style vampire movie. I really like the story and idea of having a sanctioned vampire hunting group. 7/10 OCT 27 81. Night Of The Living Dead- (1968) A classic in every sense of the word, though it has become my least favorite of Romero's trilogy 8/10 82. Opera- (1987) An overlooked Argento. This one has some of Argento's cruelest moments in any movie. 8/10 83. Return Of The Living Dead Part 2 (with commentary)- (1987) This is another favorite of mine from my childhood. I wish the soundtrack on the DVD was the original though. Also, the commentary track was boring. 7/10 84. Hatchet- (2007) I've loved this movie since the day it came out. It entertains me endlessly and I love the stupid humor and over the top kills. Sequel please! 9/10 85. Phantasm- (1979) A terrifying classic. The Tall Man and his spheres are stuff from nightmares. I love this movie so much. 9/10 OCT 28 86. Masters Of Horror: We All Scream For Ice Cream- (2007) A typical story and a really creepy clown make for a decent episode of MoH. 6/10 87. Unrest- (2006) This one was okay. The story was interesting but it never fully realizes its potential. 5/10 88.* The Exorcist- (1973) While it is a great film, I still find it to be overrated. 8/10 89. An Evening Of Edgar Allan Poe- (1970) Vincent Price is the lone performer in this dramactic narration of four Poe stories and he is fantastic. You really feel everything Poe wrote through Price. 8/10 90.* From Dusk Til Dawn- (1996) A great movie that throws you a curveball with vampires. A lot of fun to be had in this Tarantino/Rodriguez collaboration OCT 29 91. The Tomb Of Ligeia- (1965) Another great Poe Adaptation by Roger Corman. 7.5/10 92.* Final Destination 2- (2003) The idea of these movies was interesting at first but they wore out really fast and they get worse and worse with every viewing. 4.5/10 93. Cursed- (2005) This one isn't good but its on as background noise while I do other stuff 3/10 OCT 30 94. Leprechaun- (1992) When I saw this one was coming up on SyFy I couldn't pass it up. Its cheesy and pretty funny. 6/10 95. Pumpkinhead: Ashes To Ashes- (2006) Pretty much what I expected- pretty bad. 4/10 96.* The Thing- (1982) I love this movie more with each viewing. Carpenter + Russell = greatness. Hopefully the next time I see it will be on Blu Ray 9.5/10 OCT 31 97. Hellraiser- (1987) Essential viewing for October as far as I'm concerned. 9/10 98. Halloween- (1978) My favorite movie ever. I've seen it countless times and can recite most of the movie. Its not a true Halloween for me without watching this movie. 10/10 99. Halloween 2- (1981) This sequel picks up immediately after the first, its good but isn't nearly as great as the first. 8/10 100. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers- (1988) The series starts to take a turn here as we are introduced to Michael's niece. A very enjoyable slasher. 8/10 Spoiler: Watch one film from every decade of film history. X 1890 - The Execution Of Mary, Queen Of Scots 1895 X 1900 - Le chaudron infernal 1903 X 1910 - Frankenstein 1910 X 1920 - Nosferatu 1922 X 1930 - Mystery Of The Wax Museum 1933 X 1940 - House Of Dracula X 1950 - House Of Wax 1953 X 1960 - Mill Of The Stone Women 1960 X 1970 - The Devils 1971 X 1980 - A Nightmare On Elm St. 1984 X 1990 - Sleepy Hollow 1999 X 2000 - Quarantine 2008 Watch a film for each rating: X Unrated (pre-MPAA) - The Execution Of Mary, Queen Of Scots --- G - X PG - House of Wax X PG-13 - The Haunting Of Molly Hartley X R - Sleepy Hollow X NC-17 - The Evil Dead (1994 rating) X X (not porn; several horror films were rated X) - The Devils (original rating) X Unrated (post-MPAA) - Dario Argeto's Phantom Of The Opera Watch films in at least three formats (DVD, BD, HD DVD, Laserdisc, TV, online, UMD, theater, iPod, etc). X First format, (TV) Sleepy Hollow X Second format, (DVD), A Nightmare On Elm St X Third format, (Theater), Zombieland Watch a film starring: X Bela Lugosi - The Devil Bat X Lon Chaney Sr. - Phantom Of The Opera --- Boris Karloff - X Lon Chaney Jr. - House Of Dracula X Vincent Price - House Of Wax X Peter Cushing - Dracula A.D. 1972 X Christopher Lee - Dracula A.D. 1972 X Robert Englund - A Nightmare On Elm St X Bruce Campbell - The Evil Dead X Jamie Lee Curtis - The Fog Watch films in at least two languages other than English. X First language, (spanish), Tombs Of The Blind Dead X Second language, (german), Vampyr Watch a film in each of the following subgenres/types: X Vampire - Vampyr X Frankenstein - Frankenstein 1910 X Werewolf- Trick 'R Treat X Mummy - The Mummy 1959 --- Invisible Man - X Ghost/haunting - Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask X Witchcraft/satanic/religious - Satanico Pandemonium X Zombie - Quarantine X Slasher/psycho/homicidal maniac - A Nightmare On Elm St X Monster/creature feature/Godzilla - Kingdom Of The Spiders X Documentary - Zombiemania X Musical - Poultrygeist: Night Of The Chicken Dead X Spoof/comedy - Zombieland X Revenge - The Fog X Killer/evil doll - Dolly Dearest X Killer/evil animal - Kingdom Of The Spiders X Killer/evil child - The Omen IV: The Awakening X Giallo - The Psychic X J horror - Imprint --- MST3K/rifftrax/CT - X film and its remake - Mystery Of The Wax Museum/House Of Wax --- based on a video game - X based on a novel - Sleepy Hollow --- directed by Herschell Gordon Lewis or Uwe Boll or Ulli Lommel - X won an Academy Award - any category - Sleepy Hollow (set decoration) X silent film - Frankenstein 1910 X Criterion version film - Vampyr X with commentary - Vampyr X film and at least two of its sequels - Argento's 3 Mothers trilogy X anthology film - Trick 'R Treat X takes place on a holiday - Trick 'R Treat X takes place in space - Jason X X takes place on or under the sea - Ghost Voyage --- animated film - X called "Night of ..." - Night Of The Living Dead X called "Return of ..." - Return Of The Living Dead --- called "Revenge of ..." - --- called "Attack of ..." - X with the words "Living Dead" in the title - Return Of The Living Dead __________________ 2009 Holiday Challenge 2009 Horror Challenge Horror & Exploitation Reviews @ Celluloid Terror Last edited by SethDLH; 11-01-09 at 02:39 PM.