Last edit by: Chad
The Theme Nights Copy & Paste
--- 10/01: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! The Apocalypse is Ahead! Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies -
--- 10/02: An Exorcism Is Urgently Required, But Poor Father Merrin Has Unexpectedly Retired! - Fanaticism (Religious) Horror -
--- 10/03: Gothic Castles, Manors, Mansions and Estates. Stay the Hell Out or Seal Your Inevitable Fate - HorrorEstate -
--- 10/04: Close Encounters of the Scared Shitless Kind - Extraterrestrial Horror -
--- 10/05: Gothic Melodrama with Wobbly Sets; Displease Barnabas & You'll Have Regrets - Dark Shadows 50th Anniversary -
--- 10/06: Copyright Expired. You're Next. - Public Domain Horrors -
--- 10/07: Goodbye Leatherface, Godfather of Gore, & The Tall Man. Boy, We'll Miss Your Chili, Blood Feasts, and Reanimated Slave-Dwarf Clan. - R.I.P. Gunnar Hansen / Herschell Gordon Lewis / Angus Scrimm -
--- 10/08: Bloody Tourists and Their Blatent Disregard For Other Cultures... Along Comes Karma Ripping Them Apart Like Bloodthirsty Vultures - Travel (Vacation) Horror Movies -
--- 10/09: Crazy, Psychotronic and Completely Insane! These Batshit Crazy Flicks Will Melt Your Brain! - Stranger Things -&- Unconventional Movie Monsters -
--- 10/10: Sharp, Shiny, Deadly and Almost Pristine... - Careful with that Axe, Eugene! -
--- 10/11: Sign Says "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here". Disregard and Die Forgotten in Solitary Fear. - Abandoned Places -
--- 10/12: Historical Significance Is of No Worry; These Time Periods Are Likely to Get Gory! - Period Piece Horror -
--- 10/13: Evil is Coming; It is Foretold. Ditch the Children, & Go Find Laurie Strode! - Babysitters, 2, 3 / Nannies / Governesses -
--- 10/14: Conspiracy Theorists with Mind-Altering Tin Foil Hats...Deadly Political Commentary with Romero-esque Slants - Conspiracy / Political Horrors -
--- 10/15: R.I.P. VCR: You're Now Belated; Your VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980's Video Companies Spotlight: Embassy Home Entertainment -
--- 10/16: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon -
--- 10/17: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter Four! - 1966 (Gold) Vs. 1991 (Silver): Beyond The Door -
--- 10/18: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... Tonight's Forecast Calls for 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! -
--- 10/19: Just When You Thought It Was Safe... - JawsSploitation / Aquatic -
--- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires & Apocalyptic Horror -
--- 10/21: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers / Giallos / Serial Killers -
--- 10/22: Hexed Amulets, Gypsy Spells & Egyptian Curses...Heed Their Warnings or Bring On the Hearses! - Curses -
--- 10/23: Entomophobia to the Nth Degree. Multiply by 1,000, & Hear the Wailing of the Banshee! - Insects, Killer Animals and Giant Monsters -
--- 10/24: Itinerary of Hostel Intent; Railway of Unnerving Descent - The European Passport to Terror -
--- 10/25: Santa's Coming to Town. Fear Him. Or Yule Get Sleighed. - Christmas Horror -
--- 10/26: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet /Soft / Seances -
--- 10/27: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies -
--- 10/28: Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Mad Scientists Go Insane! - Frankenstein / Mad Doctor Films -
--- 10/29: Mass Marathon of the Damned Se7en - Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Edition -
--- 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 the Color Red! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror -
The 31 Film Subset Copy & Paste
--- 10/01: The Man with the Golden Doujinshi - The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974)
--- 10/02: Darth Maher - The Exorcist III (1990)
--- 10/03: SterlingBen - The House of Seven Corpses (1974)
--- 10/04: pacaway - Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
--- 10/05: rbrown498 - House of Dark Shadows (1970)
--- 10/06: shellebelle - The Vampire Bat (1933)
--- 10/07: tarfrimmer - Phantasm (1979)
--- 10/08: PCBreakdown - Motel Hell (1980)
--- 10/09: Darkgod - Chopping Mall (1986)
--- 10/10: Undeadcow - Deathgasm (2015)
--- 10/11: Bladz - The Descent (2005)
--- 10/12: clckworang - Bone Tomahawk (2015)
--- 10/13: cwileyy - Bloody Birthday (1981)
--- 10/14: Chad - Green Room (2015)
--- 10/15: indiephantom - Death Ship (1980)
--- 10/16: WillieMLF - Howl (2015)
--- 10/17: Dick Laurent - The People Under the Stairs (1991)
--- 10/18: Mondo Kane - The Old Dark House (1932)
--- 10/19: orlmac - Jaws (1975)
--- 10/20: ntnon - Dracula (1979)
--- 10/21: arw6040 - Hush (2016)
--- 10/22: Doc Moonlight - The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
--- 10/23: SethDLH - Stung (2015)
--- 10/24: TheBigDave - Baskin (2015)
--- 10/25: DaveyJoe - Krampus (2015)
--- 10/26: ororama - Witchboard (1986)
--- 10/27: Gobear - Southbound (2015)
--- 10/28: shadokitty - Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
--- 10/29: jacob_b - Goodnight Mommy (2014)
--- 10/30: CrazyMat - Satan's Blood (1978)
--- 10/31: Trevor - Halloween II (1981)
The Checklist Copy & Paste
COPY & PASTE INTO YOUR LIST USING A SPOILER TAG
Code:
Select 10 actors:
--- Erin Brown -
--- Peter Cushing -
--- Sybil Danning -
--- Andrew Divoff -
--- John Ireland -
--- Brion James -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Camille Keaton -
--- Christopher Lee -
--- Bela Lugosi -
--- Bill Moseley -
--- Tom Noonan -
--- Felissa Rose -
--- Chris Sarandon -
--- Lin Shaye -
--- John Saxon -
--- Peter Stormare -
--- Julie Strain -
--- Emmanuelle Vaugier -
--- Dick Warlock -
Select 2 film composers:
--- Charles Bernstein -
--- Joseph Bishara -
--- Bruno Nicolai -
--- Christopher Young -
Select 5 directors:
--- Dan Curtis -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Terence Fisher -
--- Len Kabasinski -
--- Kiyoshi Kurosawa -
--- Herschell Gordon Lewis -
--- Juan Piquer Simón -
--- Kevin Tenney -
--- James Whale -
--- Jim Wynorski -
Select 2 makeup effects artists:
--- John Carl Buechler -
--- Barney Burman -
--- Ed French -
--- Rosario Prestopino -
Select 2 producers:
--- Anthony Hinds -
--- Samuel M. Sherman -
--- Robert Tapert -
--- Twisted Pictures -
Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
--- The Pang Brothers: Danny & Oxide Chung -
--- Lou Rusoff -
--- Leigh Whannel -
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: Richard Matheson -
--- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax -
--- Comedy / Spoof -
--- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film -
--- Death by: Drowning -
--- Distributor / Studio: Severin Films -
--- Documentary -
--- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space -
--- 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: Japan -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
--- Rape / Revenge -
--- Recently Deceased Actor or Director -
--- 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 -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -
--- Tim Lucas -
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 Deborah (Dutch, Foreman, Lamb) -
--- Features music by Pino Donaggio -
--- Was made in the 1940s -
--- Features a killer kid -
--- Was written by Dardano Sacchetti -
--- Features a killer robot -
--- Has the words "Night" in the title -
--- Was directed by Christopher Smith -
--- Stars Paul Naschy -
--- Takes place at a retail establishment -
Select 8 decades of film history:
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -
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 Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- 10/01: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! The Apocalypse is Ahead! Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies -
--- 10/02: An Exorcism Is Urgently Required, But Poor Father Merrin Has Unexpectedly Retired! - Fanaticism (Religious) Horror -
--- 10/03: Gothic Castles, Manors, Mansions and Estates. Stay the Hell Out or Seal Your Inevitable Fate - HorrorEstate -
--- 10/04: Close Encounters of the Scared Shitless Kind - Extraterrestrial Horror -
--- 10/05: Gothic Melodrama with Wobbly Sets; Displease Barnabas & You'll Have Regrets - Dark Shadows 50th Anniversary -
--- 10/06: Copyright Expired. You're Next. - Public Domain Horrors -
--- 10/07: Goodbye Leatherface, Godfather of Gore, & The Tall Man. Boy, We'll Miss Your Chili, Blood Feasts, and Reanimated Slave-Dwarf Clan. - R.I.P. Gunnar Hansen / Herschell Gordon Lewis / Angus Scrimm -
--- 10/08: Bloody Tourists and Their Blatent Disregard For Other Cultures... Along Comes Karma Ripping Them Apart Like Bloodthirsty Vultures - Travel (Vacation) Horror Movies -
--- 10/09: Crazy, Psychotronic and Completely Insane! These Batshit Crazy Flicks Will Melt Your Brain! - Stranger Things -&- Unconventional Movie Monsters -
--- 10/10: Sharp, Shiny, Deadly and Almost Pristine... - Careful with that Axe, Eugene! -
--- 10/11: Sign Says "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here". Disregard and Die Forgotten in Solitary Fear. - Abandoned Places -
--- 10/12: Historical Significance Is of No Worry; These Time Periods Are Likely to Get Gory! - Period Piece Horror -
--- 10/13: Evil is Coming; It is Foretold. Ditch the Children, & Go Find Laurie Strode! - Babysitters, 2, 3 / Nannies / Governesses -
--- 10/14: Conspiracy Theorists with Mind-Altering Tin Foil Hats...Deadly Political Commentary with Romero-esque Slants - Conspiracy / Political Horrors -
--- 10/15: R.I.P. VCR: You're Now Belated; Your VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980's Video Companies Spotlight: Embassy Home Entertainment -
--- 10/16: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon -
--- 10/17: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter Four! - 1966 (Gold) Vs. 1991 (Silver): Beyond The Door -
--- 10/18: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... Tonight's Forecast Calls for 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! -
--- 10/19: Just When You Thought It Was Safe... - JawsSploitation / Aquatic -
--- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires & Apocalyptic Horror -
--- 10/21: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers / Giallos / Serial Killers -
--- 10/22: Hexed Amulets, Gypsy Spells & Egyptian Curses...Heed Their Warnings or Bring On the Hearses! - Curses -
--- 10/23: Entomophobia to the Nth Degree. Multiply by 1,000, & Hear the Wailing of the Banshee! - Insects, Killer Animals and Giant Monsters -
--- 10/24: Itinerary of Hostel Intent; Railway of Unnerving Descent - The European Passport to Terror -
--- 10/25: Santa's Coming to Town. Fear Him. Or Yule Get Sleighed. - Christmas Horror -
--- 10/26: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet /Soft / Seances -
--- 10/27: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies -
--- 10/28: Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Mad Scientists Go Insane! - Frankenstein / Mad Doctor Films -
--- 10/29: Mass Marathon of the Damned Se7en - Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Edition -
--- 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 the Color Red! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror -
The 31 Film Subset Copy & Paste
--- 10/01: The Man with the Golden Doujinshi - The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974)
--- 10/02: Darth Maher - The Exorcist III (1990)
--- 10/03: SterlingBen - The House of Seven Corpses (1974)
--- 10/04: pacaway - Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
--- 10/05: rbrown498 - House of Dark Shadows (1970)
--- 10/06: shellebelle - The Vampire Bat (1933)
--- 10/07: tarfrimmer - Phantasm (1979)
--- 10/08: PCBreakdown - Motel Hell (1980)
--- 10/09: Darkgod - Chopping Mall (1986)
--- 10/10: Undeadcow - Deathgasm (2015)
--- 10/11: Bladz - The Descent (2005)
--- 10/12: clckworang - Bone Tomahawk (2015)
--- 10/13: cwileyy - Bloody Birthday (1981)
--- 10/14: Chad - Green Room (2015)
--- 10/15: indiephantom - Death Ship (1980)
--- 10/16: WillieMLF - Howl (2015)
--- 10/17: Dick Laurent - The People Under the Stairs (1991)
--- 10/18: Mondo Kane - The Old Dark House (1932)
--- 10/19: orlmac - Jaws (1975)
--- 10/20: ntnon - Dracula (1979)
--- 10/21: arw6040 - Hush (2016)
--- 10/22: Doc Moonlight - The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
--- 10/23: SethDLH - Stung (2015)
--- 10/24: TheBigDave - Baskin (2015)
--- 10/25: DaveyJoe - Krampus (2015)
--- 10/26: ororama - Witchboard (1986)
--- 10/27: Gobear - Southbound (2015)
--- 10/28: shadokitty - Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
--- 10/29: jacob_b - Goodnight Mommy (2014)
--- 10/30: CrazyMat - Satan's Blood (1978)
--- 10/31: Trevor - Halloween II (1981)
The Checklist Copy & Paste
COPY & PASTE INTO YOUR LIST USING A SPOILER TAG
Code:
Select 10 actors:
--- Erin Brown -
--- Peter Cushing -
--- Sybil Danning -
--- Andrew Divoff -
--- John Ireland -
--- Brion James -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Camille Keaton -
--- Christopher Lee -
--- Bela Lugosi -
--- Bill Moseley -
--- Tom Noonan -
--- Felissa Rose -
--- Chris Sarandon -
--- Lin Shaye -
--- John Saxon -
--- Peter Stormare -
--- Julie Strain -
--- Emmanuelle Vaugier -
--- Dick Warlock -
Select 2 film composers:
--- Charles Bernstein -
--- Joseph Bishara -
--- Bruno Nicolai -
--- Christopher Young -
Select 5 directors:
--- Dan Curtis -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Terence Fisher -
--- Len Kabasinski -
--- Kiyoshi Kurosawa -
--- Herschell Gordon Lewis -
--- Juan Piquer Simón -
--- Kevin Tenney -
--- James Whale -
--- Jim Wynorski -
Select 2 makeup effects artists:
--- John Carl Buechler -
--- Barney Burman -
--- Ed French -
--- Rosario Prestopino -
Select 2 producers:
--- Anthony Hinds -
--- Samuel M. Sherman -
--- Robert Tapert -
--- Twisted Pictures -
Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
--- The Pang Brothers: Danny & Oxide Chung -
--- Lou Rusoff -
--- Leigh Whannel -
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: Richard Matheson -
--- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax -
--- Comedy / Spoof -
--- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film -
--- Death by: Drowning -
--- Distributor / Studio: Severin Films -
--- Documentary -
--- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space -
--- 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: Japan -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
--- Rape / Revenge -
--- Recently Deceased Actor or Director -
--- 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 -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -
--- Tim Lucas -
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 Deborah (Dutch, Foreman, Lamb) -
--- Features music by Pino Donaggio -
--- Was made in the 1940s -
--- Features a killer kid -
--- Was written by Dardano Sacchetti -
--- Features a killer robot -
--- Has the words "Night" in the title -
--- Was directed by Christopher Smith -
--- Stars Paul Naschy -
--- Takes place at a retail establishment -
Select 8 decades of film history:
--- 1890 -
--- 1900 -
--- 1910 -
--- 1920 -
--- 1930 -
--- 1940 -
--- 1950 -
--- 1960 -
--- 1970 -
--- 1980 -
--- 1990 -
--- 2000 -
--- 2010 -
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 Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
100 Movies. 31 Days. The 12th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
#76
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 12th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
I guess I'm feeling confrontational, because I'm curious as to everyone's opinions on the genre of thrillers. I know we've probably had slight arguments about horror vs thriller every year, but how do you generally feel about counting them?
I'm pretty sure we've had at least subset choice, Silence of the Lambs that technically isn't listed as horror anywhere.
The main reason I ask is that because I keep all of my Horror Challenge content organized separately from the rest of my collection. I've generally been putting my thrillers in with my horrors, but now I'm second guessing myself.
I'm pretty sure we've had at least subset choice, Silence of the Lambs that technically isn't listed as horror anywhere.
The main reason I ask is that because I keep all of my Horror Challenge content organized separately from the rest of my collection. I've generally been putting my thrillers in with my horrors, but now I'm second guessing myself.
#77
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 12th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
I guess I'm feeling confrontational, because I'm curious as to everyone's opinions on the genre of thrillers. I know we've probably had slight arguments about horror vs thriller every year, but how do you generally feel about counting them?
I'm pretty sure we've had at least subset choice, Silence of the Lambs that technically isn't listed as horror anywhere.
The main reason I ask is that because I keep all of my Horror Challenge content organized separately from the rest of my collection. I've generally been putting my thrillers in with my horrors, but now I'm second guessing myself.
I'm pretty sure we've had at least subset choice, Silence of the Lambs that technically isn't listed as horror anywhere.
The main reason I ask is that because I keep all of my Horror Challenge content organized separately from the rest of my collection. I've generally been putting my thrillers in with my horrors, but now I'm second guessing myself.
With that being said, I have a "Thrillers" section in my media collection.
Also, with my OCD I can't take you seriously until you fix that underlined dash between, "BD Digibook Thread - Free Daily Android App" in your signature. I just got glasses to help with reading from a computer monitor so I must have never noticed it before. But now it's all I see.
#78
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 12th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
I don't understand how Silence of the Lambs is not listed as horror.
To answer your question... in my opinion, most thrillers would fall into the horror category.
To answer your question... in my opinion, most thrillers would fall into the horror category.
#79
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 12th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
I've always thought they should be counted because a lot of thrillers really fit in line with the horror genre. I think counting them should be a personal choice that goes unchallenged.
With that being said, I have a "Thrillers" section in my media collection.
Also, with my OCD I can't take you seriously until you fix that underlined dash between, "BD Digibook Thread - Free Daily Android App" in your signature. I just got glasses to help with reading from a computer monitor so I must have never noticed it before. But now it's all I see.
With that being said, I have a "Thrillers" section in my media collection.
Also, with my OCD I can't take you seriously until you fix that underlined dash between, "BD Digibook Thread - Free Daily Android App" in your signature. I just got glasses to help with reading from a computer monitor so I must have never noticed it before. But now it's all I see.
And I really agree with your line that I highlighted up there. I think most of us go that way. Im just slowly realizing (as I've been bindering my horror discs) how many "pure thriller" films I own, and almost feel like I'm "cheating".
I see myself having a lifetime of internal conflict by keeping all my thrillers with my horror, but only considering certain ones eligible for this Challenge.
Yeah, a lot of thrillers seem more cop action drama to me, but I agree that SOTL should have the horror tag as well.
Last edited by Trevor; 09-06-16 at 05:28 PM.
#80
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 12th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
Depends on the thriller. The Silence of the Lambs definitely has horror-related content. Hitchcock's The 39 Steps doesn't. De Palma's Dressed to Kill doesn't have much in the way of horror-related content, but the film is shot-through with the look and feel of a horror film, as is his Blow Out. Breakdown with Kurt Russell cranks up the tension level to 11, but there's nothing in there that is blatantly horrific.
Like I said--it depends on the thriller.
Like I said--it depends on the thriller.
#81
DVD Talk Gold Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 12th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
Depends on the thriller. The Silence of the Lambs definitely has horror-related content. Hitchcock's The 39 Steps doesn't. De Palma's Dressed to Kill doesn't have much in the way of horror-related content, but the film is shot-through with the look and feel of a horror film, as is his Blow Out. Breakdown with Kurt Russell cranks up the tension level to 11, but there's nothing in there that is blatantly horrific.
Like I said--it depends on the thriller.
Like I said--it depends on the thriller.
#82
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 12th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
Cape Fear is another good example that I believe I counted one year.
#83
DVD Talk Hall of Fame
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 12th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
A sure sign that the Horror Movie Challenge is getting close, is I was able to get my first bottle of Pumpkin Coffee Cream of the year today, and just finished my first pumpkin spice latte.
#84
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 12th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
I think thrillers should count... but I'm personally not going to watch many.
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 12th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
There needs to be a better distinction between 'psychological thriller' and 'psychological horror'. Lumping Psycho into the same category (the former) as Rear Window, or The Sixth Sense and The Talented Mr. Ripley together is off-putting.
Yeah, I've got some major cleaning to do on the first post. Quite a few of them either ceased to exist or changed their URL. It's currently on the back burner while I'm figuring subsets, but I'll get to it soon. The same goes for the TCM Schedule.
Spirit Halloween opening the doors...
Regarding the Links for Online Viewing in post one, after trying out some of them I am finding that It looks like both .org and .com domain is parked for BMOVIES. Also The Kreepy Castle redirects to a facebook page that is not available. Also the FULL MOON - FREE MOVIE OF THE WEEK says "Sorry, we couldn’t find that page" and the Youtube Horror link goes to a page that says "This channel does not exist". Just thought I'd let you know.
Spirit Halloween opening the doors...
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Depends on the thriller. The Silence of the Lambs definitely has horror-related content. Hitchcock's The 39 Steps doesn't. De Palma's Dressed to Kill doesn't have much in the way of horror-related content, but the film is shot-through with the look and feel of a horror film, as is his Blow Out. Breakdown with Kurt Russell cranks up the tension level to 11, but there's nothing in there that is blatantly horrific.
Like I said--it depends on the thriller.
Like I said--it depends on the thriller.
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Anybody here know about the Tales From the Darkside TV series? Specifically what - if any - differences between original (Amazon says Paramount, 12 discs) and re-release (ditto)?
[Also, is it any good? And/or is it "horror" enough...]
[Also, is it any good? And/or is it "horror" enough...]
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I don't know the differences between releases, but I've seen episodes on Chiller. I enjoy the show, and would personally consider it a horror anthology series.
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 12th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/
And it's easily the best horror anthology series of the 80s, IMO. The Twilight Zone by way of George A. Romero. Movie's good too.
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What about movies like The Fury, which IMDB classifies as Drama/ Thriller, but which is definitely horror to me-- teens who use telekinesis to kill? What's the difference between that film and Carrie?
For me, October means witches, ghosts, demons, vampires, zombies, and so forth, but YMMV.
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But then you get into the grey areas of gialli, which are just Italian crime thrillers and not really horror IMO, but they have always counted. If we allow gialli, why not American gialli like Dressed to Kill, which is tagged as Mystery/ Thriller, but slap an Italian soundtrack on it and you have Mario Bava crossed with Hitchcock. I'm not advocating for it, because IMO horror has to have a supernatural element, but it's a topic worth discussing.
I'm wanting to *finally* open that Thriller set I picked up several years back but much of the first season is more crime/mystery with the horror/supernatural stories coming later. While it all qualifies I'd feel like I were cheating with those non-horror stories. That's also why I've not watched episodes of The Twilight Zone as they can run the gamut of mystery/horror/SF and I know I'd see several non-horror episodes were I to watch a season.
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But then you get into the grey areas of gialli, which are just Italian crime thrillers and not really horror IMO, but they have always counted. If we allow gialli, why not American gialli like Dressed to Kill, which is tagged as Mystery/ Thriller, but slap an Italian soundtrack on it and you have Mario Bava crossed with Hitchcock. I'm not advocating for it, because IMO horror has to have a supernatural element, but it's a topic worth discussing.
What about movies like The Fury, which IMDB classifies as Drama/ Thriller, but which is definitely horror to me-- teens who use telekinesis to kill? What's the difference between that film and Carrie?
For me, October means witches, ghosts, demons, vampires, zombies, and so forth, but YMMV.
What about movies like The Fury, which IMDB classifies as Drama/ Thriller, but which is definitely horror to me-- teens who use telekinesis to kill? What's the difference between that film and Carrie?
For me, October means witches, ghosts, demons, vampires, zombies, and so forth, but YMMV.
Rotten Tomatoes tags The Fury as horror https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1008015-fury/ , so I'd count it. Same deal if I find a movie in the horror section at Netflix/Amazon/Hulu. Since the novel is a horror/thriller, I figured one of these places would call it horror.
When in doubt, check a few sites until you find the horror tag you're looking for.
I have both Thriller sets because I think it was Trevor that recommended the other series too. https://www.amazon.com/Thriller-Comp...RJU/ref=sr_1_2
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0164295/reference
The plot says supernatural horror but there's no horror tag on it, so I'll save it for later. I still have Tales from the Darkside, Friday the 13th and Poltergeist tv shows if I need to take a break from movies.
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Also, don't we still allow wild cards? If something is borderline, you can still count it.
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Just don't take my Giallo away, you monsters.
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I'd like to suggest revamping the counting scheme. It's just too onerous for my tastes and frankly I'm bored with it. Currently:
Movies 1 movie = 1 entry
TV:
30 minute shows = ¼ an entry
1 hour shows = ½ an entry
90 minute shows = ¾ an entry
2 hour shows = 1 entry
Mini-Series = 1 entry for each day it aired
Stuff like 90 minute shows = ¾ an entry or two 1 hour shows = 1 entry and a 68 minute (or less) movie = 1 entry always struck me as unbalanced. Simplest would be 1 watch = 1 entry. I mean, sure, it's tradition, but as W. Somerset Maugham said -- "Tradition is a guide and not a jailer."
Anyone have any helpful suggestions?
Movies 1 movie = 1 entry
TV:
30 minute shows = ¼ an entry
1 hour shows = ½ an entry
90 minute shows = ¾ an entry
2 hour shows = 1 entry
Mini-Series = 1 entry for each day it aired
Stuff like 90 minute shows = ¾ an entry or two 1 hour shows = 1 entry and a 68 minute (or less) movie = 1 entry always struck me as unbalanced. Simplest would be 1 watch = 1 entry. I mean, sure, it's tradition, but as W. Somerset Maugham said -- "Tradition is a guide and not a jailer."
Anyone have any helpful suggestions?
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Stuff like 90 minute shows = ¾ an entry or two 1 hour shows = 1 entry and a 68 minute (or less) movie = 1 entry always struck me as unbalanced. Simplest would be 1 watch = 1 entry. I mean, sure, it's tradition, but as W. Somerset Maugham said -- "Tradition is a guide and not a jailer."
Anyone have any helpful suggestions?
Anyone have any helpful suggestions?
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Oh, and I suspect watching 100 episodes of Tales From The Crypt would still be plenty challenging.
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I'm also not a fan of revising the counting rules.
Most movies are not less than 68 minutes and TV shows are counted by original air time (so a 44 minute episode counts for an hour) already; personally I think that's a reasonable system for comparing TV and film content (already biased towards giving more 'credit' to TV). If someone really wanted to 'game' the system by watching a bunch of really short movies then that's technically possible - but I don't think there's been m/any cases of this actually happening and it'd be a lame way to enjoy the season (watching dozens of turds just because they're short).
It's true there's nothing more than bragging rights for watching more and it's up to us to decide how to count our own lists but since this is a challenge simplifying it across the board would seem detrimental to me. If we did that then it might negate any point to 'counting' at all. You're right it should ultimately be about just having fun so better not to just stress the numbers; but secondary to that the numbers do matter.
It's true there's nothing more than bragging rights for watching more and it's up to us to decide how to count our own lists but since this is a challenge simplifying it across the board would seem detrimental to me. If we did that then it might negate any point to 'counting' at all. You're right it should ultimately be about just having fun so better not to just stress the numbers; but secondary to that the numbers do matter.
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