SethDLH

I'll be kicking things off with [Rec 2] and some beers. Then move on to a torrent I have downloaded of a movie not available on disc that I've been saving. No idea which one.

Chad

This is what I have on tap:

Insidious
Bio Zombie
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Santa Sangre
Slaughter High
Antichrist
House (Hausu)
Videodrome

Don't yet know the order or how many I'll actually get to, but that's the plan. Fully intend on taking advantage of the Saturday start date.

SterlingBen

Terra Nova count for horror?

Chad

^Yeah, I guess it could be considered a Creature Feature. And people have often counted Jurassic Park in the past.

cwileyy

I'm excited to kick things off with The Black Cat, followed by Martin.

Well, that's what I hope, but plans could definitely change quick!

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

I have a feeling I could tweak it down a movie or two with some shuffling and a change but I'm satisfied with what I've done.

I started off doing a list of movies for actors/directors/composers and then figuring out what would get me the most checks in terms of crossovers and with the sub-genres and decade. Then I focused on remaining sub-genres followed. After that it was the ratings and any other cleanup. Klaus Kinski was a tough one as was the G rated one. If I was going to play around with any, it would be those two but then it starts to get into a domino effect where I start having to recheck a bunch of other stuff.

Watch a film starring:
--- Barbara Crampton -or- Barbara Shelley - Puppet Master
--- Doug Bradley -or- Sid Haig - Pumpkinhead: Ashes To Ashes
--- Hazel Court - Tales of Terror
--- Klaus Kinski - Schizoid
--- Lance Henriksen -or- Ken Foree - Pumpkinhead: Ashes To Ashes
--- Lon Chaney Jr. -or- Lon Chaney Sr. - London After Midnight
--- Michael Gough - Horror of Dracula
--- Ron Perlman -or- Tom Atkins - The Fog
--- Ted Raimi -or- Reggie Bannister - Silent Night, Deadly Night 4
--- Vincent Price - Tales of Terror

Watch a film composed by:
--- James Bernard - Horror of Dracula
--- Simon Boswell - Hardware

Watch a film directed by:
--- David Cronenberg - Scanners
--- Jean Rollin - Grapes of Death
--- John Carpenter - The Fog
---Sergio Martino -or- Riccardo Freda - Big Alligator River
--- Terence Fisher - Horror of Dracula

Watch a film with make-up effects by:
--- Dick Smith - Scanners
--- Tom Savini - Friday the 13th (uncut original)

Watch a film in each of the following sub-genres / types:
--- Anthology Film - Tales of Terror
--- Appears on Video Nasties List - Night Train Murders
--- Based on a Novel - Frankenstein
--- Blue Underground - Night Train Murders
--- Called "Attack of ..." - Night Of The Day Of The Dawn Of The Son Of The Bride Of The Return Of The Revenge Of The Terror Of The Attack Of The Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Zombified Living Dead, Part 3
--- Called "Day of ..." - Night Of The Day Of The Dawn Of The Son Of The Bride Of The Return Of The Revenge Of The Terror Of The Attack Of The Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Zombified Living Dead, Part 3
--- Called "Night of ..." - Night Of The Day Of The Dawn Of The Son Of The Bride Of The Return Of The Revenge Of The Terror Of The Attack Of The Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Zombified Living Dead, Part 3
--- Called "Return of ..." - Night Of The Day Of The Dawn Of The Son Of The Bride Of The Return Of The Revenge Of The Terror Of The Attack Of The Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Zombified Living Dead, Part 3
--- Called "Revenge of ..." - Night Of The Day Of The Dawn Of The Son Of The Bride Of The Return Of The Revenge Of The Terror Of The Attack Of The Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Zombified Living Dead, Part 3
--- Cannibalism - Two Thousand Maniacs
--- Documentary - Never Sleep Again
--- Extraterrestrial - Critters 4
--- Film and at Least Two of its Sequels - Friday the 13th (uncut original), Part 2 and Part 3
--- Film and its Remake - Friday the 13th
--- Frankenstein - Frankenstein
--- Ghost / Haunting - The Fog
--- Giallo - Night Train Murders
--- Horror Host (Count Gore De Vol, Elvira, Joe Bob Briggs, etc.) - Elvira Presents The Child
--- J-Horror - Tokyo Zombie
--- Killer / Evil Animal - Big Alligator River
--- Killer / Evil Child - Elvira Presents The Child
--- Killer / Evil Doll - Puppet Master
--- Made-for-TV Movie - Moon of the Wolf
--- Monster / Creature Feature / Godzilla - Pumpkinhead: Ashes To Ashes
--- MST3K / RiffTrax / Cinematic Titanic - Friday the 13th Part 3
--- Mummy - Puppet Master
--- Musical - You'll Find Out
--- Rape / Revenge - Night Train Murders
--- Slasher / Psycho / Homicidal Maniac - Friday the 13th (uncut original)
--- Silent Film - Frankenstein
--- Spoof / Comedy - Tales of Terror
--- Takes Place in Space - Critters 4
--- Takes Place on a Holiday - Silent Night, Deadly Night 4
--- Takes Place on or Under the Sea - Killer Fish
--- Vampire - Horror of Dracula
--- Werewolf - Moon of the Wolf
--- Witchcraft / Satanic / Religious - Silent Night, Deadly Night 4
--- With Commentary - The Fog
--- With the Words "Living Dead" in the Title - Night Of The Day Of The Dawn Of The Son Of The Bride Of The Return Of The Revenge Of The Terror Of The Attack Of The Evil, Mutant, Hellbound, Flesh-Eating Subhumanoid Zombified Living Dead, Part 3
--- Won an Academy Award (any category) - Misery
--- Zombie - Tokyo Zombie

Watch films in at least three formats (Blu-ray, DVD, streaming, etc.):
--- First format, DVD, Critters 4
--- Second format, Blu-ray, Hardware
--- Third format, Streaming, Tokyo Zombie

Watch films in at least three languages other than English:
--- First language, Italian, Big Alligator River
--- Second language, Japanese, Tokyo Zombie
--- Third language, French, Grapes of Death

Watch one film from every decade of film history:
--- 1890 OPTIONAL -
--- 1900 OPTIONAL -
--- 1910 OPTIONAL - Frankenstein
--- 1920 - London After Midnight
--- 1930 - Crimes at the Dark House
--- 1940 - You'll Find Out
--- 1950 - Horror of Dracula
--- 1960 - Tales of Terror
--- 1970 - Night Train Murders
--- 1980 - The Fog
--- 1990 - Hardware
--- 2000 - Pumpkinhead: Ashes To Ashes
--- 2010 - Rubber

Watch a film for each rating:
--- G - The Legend of Boggy Creek
--- PG - Killer Fish
--- PG-13 - Critters 4
--- R - Pumpkinhead: Ashes To Ashes
--- X / NC-17 - Friday the 13th (uncut original)
--- Unrated - Horror of Dracula

Venture Into the Literary World:
--- Read a Horror Novel or Novella OPTIONAL -

cwileyy

I was just looking over my Instant queue on Netflix and found that a few movies are ending their streaming on 10/1... How lame...

Ending 10/1 -
Laid to Rest
Dracula AD 1972
Borderland
Dead Alive

And a Tale of Two Sisters ends on October 6.

JOE29

I'm looking at Creature from the Black lagoon as my #1 choice. Funny thing is, my #1 choice never turns out to be my #1 choice. So this is what i'm planning on.

Bladz

Kicking things off tonight with Videodrome and Antichrist. Bought the Videodrome Criterion Blu-Ray during the last B&N sale and I've been saving it for this month.

SethDLH

You're in for a treat. I will probably re-watch the blu this month.

bse

Luckily I got two days off next week, so I'll be able to watch more then expected. I'm hoping to watch two tonight, I haven't even pulled titles from my shelves yet, 2 more hours.....Basket Case on blu is staring at me, that might be a good starting point.

takingchase

Good choice but subtitles and beer never work out too well for me.

Cool Ghoul

What's "Cries at The Dark House"? I've never heard of it.

Trevor

That's awesome MP, thanks for the work!

I've decided that I can't possibly resist this Challenge as much as I had planned, or should. Besides, all work and no play ...., right? So I've decided that I'll watch around one item per day.

I was going to watch the 31 film subset choices, thus completing two of the optional checklists; but your plan up there has me rethinking that. Either plan would probably force me to get Netflix, something I planned to never do again. Decisions decisions.

But for tonight, I just plan on enjoying House as midnight rolls in. I'll have all day tomorrow to decide in which direction to point my OCD.

Whiskey Warfield

I was going to kick it off with Orgy of the Dead at midnight then watch all four Phantasm films. Might toss in Gojira if I have time.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

That should be Crimes at the Dark House.

shadokitty

Starting off with The Vampire Bat. Incidentally, it also counts as my cult movie for the theme night, as Vampire Bat was listed on one of the sites that was linked to under the Cult movies linked, so I'm knocking my theme movie out right off the bat at midnight.

Trevor

Chad, I hate to bring up minor nitpicks on a thread design so freaking beautiful, but I think I know that you won't mind.

Very top of thread shows "(Technically ends 9/1 at Dawn)" when you mean "11/1".

Checklist item for languages was partially changed I think, but still shows "other than English". Is it meant to be three total, or four total? I think it's always been three total.

Dick Laurent

I love the lead up to go-time. But I'm so off my game this year. I haven't even decorated (or even copy-and-paste from last year) my list yet. No idea what to watch first. Last year set too a high a personal standard for me. This year will just be for fun and pleasure, and good company, of course.

SethDLH

I'll be taking it easy for REC 2 and ramping it up after that.

Here is how I'll be kicking off the best month of the year.

riotinmyskull

^ rad

DVDMagic

Just got home from work and gonna chill for a little while and then be popping in 'Halloween' at the stroke of midnight to get this ball rolling

Dimension X

I thought about buying caramel apples like that earlier today, but I went for the Halloween Pop-Tarts instead.

Which for some reason are no longer called Choc-o-Lantern Pop-Tarts.



Now they're Spookylicious.

BobO'Link

I'm looking to start with either The Blood Beast Terror, The Mummy's Shroud, or The Flesh and the Fiends. Right now The Blood Beast Terror has a very slight edge...

EdTheRipper

If I didn't have to wake up for work at 5:45am, I'd definitely be down to start up at midnight.