100 Movies. 31 Days. The 11th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
10-03-15, 11:09 PM
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My fav would be Creature From the Black Lagoon. Although when my wife and I first started dating, we watched the original Dracula all the time. Once a week at least. Plus Jaws.
So, if you have Netflix, check out Odd Thomas. Screw what the ratings are, this is probably one of my favorite films so far, if not my favorite, I've watched during the challenge. I'm only an hour in, but this is entertaining. Maybe because I enjoyed the book, but this is a fun ride so far. I think next year, Anton Yelchin should be an actor we watch. And my goodness, Addison Timlin is HOT. Thought I've seen her before, but I haven't. No idea how she is so big (maybe because she is friends with Taylor Swift) but hope to see more of her.
10-03-15, 11:13 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 11th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
Rules question: I plan on watching Never Sleep Again soon for the documentary checklist item. It's 4 hours. Counts as 1 or 2?
10-03-15, 11:16 PM
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10-03-15, 11:21 PM
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I caught Hotel Transylvania 2 today and enjoyed it more than the first - one of the themes is how horribly traditional horror tropes work in a modern world and the Hotel Transylvania films are kind of fun. They don't quite stack up to stuff like Mad Monster Party but it's nice to see light hearted accessible horror staples in play.
Horror Express (cool cheesy monster) and Dr Terror's House of Horrors (were better than I expected. Howling II is worthy of it's clunker reputation (where they even trying?) and the Dark Shadows movie could have been better but was enjoyable despite plot holes.
Horror Express (cool cheesy monster) and Dr Terror's House of Horrors (were better than I expected. Howling II is worthy of it's clunker reputation (where they even trying?) and the Dark Shadows movie could have been better but was enjoyable despite plot holes.
10-03-15, 11:23 PM
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Thanks for the updates. I'll be working on the new list, which will take me a long way towards 100 this year. I do appreciate the care you've taken with providing the releases and sources.
10-03-15, 11:50 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 11th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
Annabelle BD/DVD/UV combo is $0.99 plus ~$2.95 in shipping so under $5 delivered at Overstock.
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10-04-15, 12:14 AM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 11th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
What are everyone's thoughts on the Universal monster films? Just watched Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, and The Mummy. I know Frankenstein is considered one of the best horror films of all-time (at least that is what it says on the slip lol), but I really thought Invisible Man was better as he was attacking and getting the kills while also being entertaining. Couldn't say that about Frankenstein.
As for favorites, The Invisible Man and Frankenstein are up there, but Spanish Dracula is where it's at.
Just updated the link on the first page.
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10-04-15, 12:16 AM
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Annabelle BD/DVD/UV combo is $0.99 plus ~$2.95 in shipping so under $5 delivered at Overstock.
http://www.overstock.com/Books-Movie...4/product.html
http://www.overstock.com/Books-Movie...4/product.html
edit: Ugh. I didn't think it was that good but it was cheap enough to trick me into it again.
10-04-15, 12:22 AM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 11th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
Trivia question tomorrow.
10-04-15, 12:47 AM
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Youtube seems to have several promising made for tv movies streaming:
The Stone Tapes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtvJWKaDI9s
Ghostwatch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfy9UHAIwgQ
Cast a Deadly Spell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIlAGnpH5Aw
They Nest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPlj4pVINzU
The Stone Tapes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtvJWKaDI9s
Ghostwatch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfy9UHAIwgQ
Cast a Deadly Spell - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIlAGnpH5Aw
They Nest - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPlj4pVINzU
10-04-15, 12:47 AM
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I finally got in my first viewing of the challenge.
I watched the original Friday the 13th. It's a classic with great atmosphere, nice simple plot, and delivers what it sets out to do. I miss this old school style. So it's nice to revisit once in awhile.
I watched the original Friday the 13th. It's a classic with great atmosphere, nice simple plot, and delivers what it sets out to do. I miss this old school style. So it's nice to revisit once in awhile.
10-04-15, 01:03 AM
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My fav would be Creature From the Black Lagoon. Although when my wife and I first started dating, we watched the original Dracula all the time. Once a week at least. Plus Jaws.
I'm at 15, so not too bad a pace. And I have to ask, what do you mean by "charity bosses"? Is it just like what you say, bosses of a charity?
This doesn't have the same attraction as if you were to not wish it upon your worst enemy, but with this recommendation I think I'll give it a go.
I'm at 15, so not too bad a pace. And I have to ask, what do you mean by "charity bosses"? Is it just like what you say, bosses of a charity?
This doesn't have the same attraction as if you were to not wish it upon your worst enemy, but with this recommendation I think I'll give it a go.
Watched Creep. It was interesting. I actually believed Mark even though I still see him as Pete because Pete is a creepy guy. The guy filming him, though, one of the worst actors ever. Not believable and I think I could have done a better job. That or the script he was going off of to tell him what to do sucked.
10-04-15, 02:43 AM
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Ended my saturday night with a re-watching of Demon Hunter for the Billy Drago check. Such a guilty pleasure. If you own the Masters of Horror DVDs (First season) then I'm sure you saw the trailer for this. It's a cheap Constantine/Blade knockoff, but what trashy fun it is. And why oh why wasn't Colleen Porch able to become a bigger star?
Or at least be the Angelina Jolie of B-flicks? Such a bummer.
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Or at least be the Angelina Jolie of B-flicks? Such a bummer.
10-04-15, 04:37 AM
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Not my question, but for me, understated menace adds a lot and paradoxically the essential lack of the main character (look) heightens the plausibility. In an odd way, if you presume there may be something to parts of the paranormal/occult and remain agnostic on reincarnation... 95% of The Mummy could happen. No vampires, invisibility, lycanthropy or reanimated corpses - just a hypnotic, creepy elderly man trying to regain/steal lost love and bring back the woman he loves regardless the cost. Or something!
Just finished another episode of 100 Years of Horror about zombies. See my quote above about the mummy, regarding what are my favorite zombies.
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10-04-15, 06:44 AM
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For the lazy among us, could you please highlight, or list separate, the "newly discovered" films? I see Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff, but that's just because I noticed it was missing before (I figured you didn't consider it "horror" enough), and had added it to my copy of your list.
I've been going through it to try to watch the ones I haven't seen, or at least I haven't watched during a previous OHMC. It's nice to finally have a reason to watch those Inner Sanctum Mysteries (luckily IMDb lists them as Horror).
I've been going through it to try to watch the ones I haven't seen, or at least I haven't watched during a previous OHMC. It's nice to finally have a reason to watch those Inner Sanctum Mysteries (luckily IMDb lists them as Horror).
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10-04-15, 06:44 AM
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So, if you have Netflix, check out Odd Thomas. Screw what the ratings are, this is probably one of my favorite films so far, if not my favorite, I've watched during the challenge. I'm only an hour in, but this is entertaining. Maybe because I enjoyed the book, but this is a fun ride so far. I think next year, Anton Yelchin should be an actor we watch.
I haven't seen her in anything before either, but I see she's in the remake of The Town That Dreaded Sundown so I'll probably check it out later today.
10-04-15, 06:57 AM
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Sorry about that! I copied the additions/changes to seperate sections to make it easier to update a local copy. When I made the original list I somehow totally missed A&C Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff *after* checking all their films!?!? When making that first list I was surprised those Inner Sanctum Mysteries had horror tags at IMDB. I'd likely have not included them otherwise. There *are* a few films on the list which do *not* have horror tags at IMDB or AllMovie. They are included either by being part of a "Franchise" or having a long tradition of being considered a horror film. They have indications at the end of their particular listing.
It's definitely a stretch to call the Inner Sanctum Mysteries I've watched so far "horror" (although one of them had all the trappings of a haunted house movie - secret passages, seances, alleged ghosts), but Googling the titles, I saw that Universal has released them as "Horror Classics" at least once in the past.
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10-04-15, 07:08 AM
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Annabelle BD/DVD/UV combo is $0.99 plus ~$2.95 in shipping so under $5 delivered at Overstock.
http://www.overstock.com/Books-Movie...4/product.html
http://www.overstock.com/Books-Movie...4/product.html
Let's just say it put us in the "mood"...
10-04-15, 09:13 AM
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Rather than take a chance on a TV movie I didn't know how was, I went with a known enjoyable movie from my collection today, Moon of the Wolf. While it's no Salem's Lot, being just an average Sunday Night Movie from the 70s, I find it enjoyable, for two reasons. One, I like David Janssen, and two, Werewolves, are one of my favorite monsters.
10-04-15, 10:07 AM
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I found I had misplaced my copy of Alien and Alien: Resurrection, so just bought the last Alien on Amazon Instant Video in preparation for my watching my Alien/Predator Collection some time this month. I had already purchased the first Alien when I thought Alien was missing before.
10-04-15, 11:17 AM
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Is it just me, or even though commentaries count, does it make a Challenge more fulfilling to move on to something else after watching a movie, then to watch the same movie over again with audio commentary?
10-04-15, 11:38 AM
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Day 3 coverage is posted! Theater Of Blood, Satan's Blade and The Gate 2!
http://celluloidterror.blogspot.com/...015-day-3.html
http://celluloidterror.blogspot.com/...015-day-3.html
10-04-15, 11:42 AM
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10-04-15, 12:15 PM
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What are everyone's thoughts on the Universal monster films? Just watched Frankenstein, The Invisible Man, and The Mummy. I know Frankenstein is considered one of the best horror films of all-time (at least that is what it says on the slip lol), but I really thought Invisible Man was better as he was attacking and getting the kills while also being entertaining. Couldn't say that about Frankenstein.
And how is everyone doing on making it to 100? #13 right now. Had a really good first day thanks to starting early and Friday wasn't bad even with meeting up with my charity bosses and being out most of the day.
And how is everyone doing on making it to 100? #13 right now. Had a really good first day thanks to starting early and Friday wasn't bad even with meeting up with my charity bosses and being out most of the day.
Doing way too well on getting to 100, as I've done nothing but watch horror since dusk on the 30th. But I'm hoping I'll stop this nonsense and start reading horror instead.
10-04-15, 12:17 PM
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Sorry about that! I copied the additions/changes to separate sections to make it easier to update a local copy. When I made the original list I somehow totally missed A&C Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff *after* checking all their films!?!? When making that first list I was surprised those Inner Sanctum Mysteries had horror tags at IMDB. I'd likely have not included them otherwise. There *are* a few films on the list which do *not* have horror tags at IMDB or AllMovie. They are included either by being part of a "Franchise" or having a long tradition of being considered a horror film. They have indications at the end of their particular listing.
Island of Lost Souls (1932) [Criterion]
The Monster & the Girl
I've also included in my sub-list as possibilities-worthy-of-consideration/investigation:
House of Fear
The Cat & the Canary (1939) with Bob Hope
The Uninvited (Criterion) (the same list said "The Unseen" is a followup)
The Cat Creeps
Murder in the Blue Room
Secret Beyond the Door
Curucu, Beast of the Amazon
I seem to remember debate over whether (m)any of the Rathbone Sherlock Holmes' should be on the list as as-"horror"-as-some - and that may be more valid now that Spider-Woman is striking back....