SethDLH

I know it doesn't help for that particualr link but it is incredibly easy to find the list with a Google search, about a million sites have the list.

Darkgod

It is a good movie. I also dug Wolf Creek(1st one), Bait, and I love, love Razorback.

shadokitty

While it's not pumpkin beer, it is still in keeping with the season. I bought a bottle of Nestles Pumpkin Spice Coffee Creamer today, so I can have pumpkin lattes while watching my movies.

therja

Had I know this 9 days ago I'd have committed to the subset picks. Balls!

Seriously, though, thank you for all your hard work on this. I'm excited for the dubbed-not-subbed Bio-Zombie on the 24th per Ben's strong recommendation.

therja

Anyone have a link for See No Evil? With the sequel coming out, I'm just curious enough to check out the first, but not curious enough to pay to do so.

Undeadcow

The subset movies can be watched in any order on any day... it's not too late to check them out. Only the theme days are restricted to that particular date. Go for the gusto!

shadokitty

After finishing my first pumpkin spice latte, I'm now drinking another seasonal drink, a mug of mulled cider while I watch the 90s revival of Dark Shadows.

brainee

Damn ... since the American Horror Story premiere was 90 minutes, it counts as 3/4 of an entry. That's going to mess up my numbering!

Does anyone have any free streaming horror short recommendations that I could watch to bump things up to a complete entry?

BobO'Link

That's a interesting list of non-horror titles there... I'd not put *any* of those on a list of Horror films. Still I'd like to know the reasoning behind their inclusion.

I thought we'd pretty much decided that if IMDB *or* Allmovie doesn't have a "horror" genre tag it's *not* horror.

brainee

The only one of those I could see an argument for is Westworld. The last part of the movie, with a murderous Yul Brynner android, has a strong horror vibe. The rest of them though ... come on people! You know, you are allowed to watch things besides horror in October. Just don't put them in your list (at least without using a wildcard).

BobO'Link

According to the Official Rules, TV content must be 2 hours *with* commercials to count as *one* entry:
One and a half hours would mean you need another half hour of content for it to count. And, yes, there are *lots* of films that come in *way* under the typical "90 minutes" left over after commercials are removed from 2 hours of TV content. Keep in mind the original intent of this challenge was to watch *movies* and TV content was added later so rules were incorporated to allow TV content, albeit with somewhat of a penalty.

Trevor

There are only about a billion options. Whatcha got from Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon? Or are we talking free sites like YouTube?

Undeadcow

Nevermind...

brainee

Well, the only streaming service I pay for is Netflix.

therja

In that case, I'm in!

therja

Here's a good article that can give you ideas on what to watch: http://www.popmatters.com/post/18671...catch-up-with/

Undeadcow

List of Halloween Television Specials: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ision_specials

shadokitty

I just finished Disc 1 of Dark Shadows: The Revival, and the show is really starting to get interesting. Too bad it only lasted 12 episodes.

DaveyJoe

Okay, I've been firm in sticking to my 2 film per night goal which has not left much time for discussion. Discussion of the subset films can be found in their respective threads.

For Desert Island Night I watched Lucio Fulci's Zombie. It was the second time I've seen it, and I really enjoyed it, even more than the first time. There are plenty of beautiful shots on the island, and some brutal gore effects.. The eye ball scene is one of the most disturbing scenes I've seen in a movie. Not just the gruesome nature of it, but the slow buildup to it, it really made me squirm. Also you have to love a movie that has a zombie fight a shark, just brilliant. Dawn of the Dead is one of my favorites, but I definitely feel like this film doesn't get enough love.

For the 1964/1989 night I watched Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan. These movies are a big guilty pleasure of mine, none of them are very good, but they are just a lot of fun to watch. Part 8 is probably the worst of the original 8 films, but I can't help but get sucked into the 80s cheese of it. While watching it this time, I noticed how strict the MPAA was when it came to violence during this period. Most of the kills were off screen, and there was very little blood. Look at the clip I posted a few posts above, the cop just gets dragged into an alley, Jason couldn't bring himself to kill him in front of the others. We're even deprived of seeing the token bitch character, Tamara, get killed. Kind of disappointing for a series like this. The same issue plagues part 6 and 7, but those movies are a better, so they get more leeway, especially 6. Another thing that irked me is that the crew really went too far with the teleporting Jason cliche. It's okay to use once in a while, but in almost every kill a victim sees Jason in one spot, runs away, but he's right there waiting for them. The worst offender is when he corners Eva in the dance room. Jason is clearly in the room with her, but she's looking around and can't find him. When she spots him, she turns around and he's right there as if there are multiple Jasons in the room. It's just kind of a lazy way for a scare, and kills the suspense when Jason can magically appear where he needs to get a kill.

wishbone

I'm glad I procrastinated on getting the Canadian SE DVD for Ginger Snaps because the transfer on the recent Blu-ray is superb and a very nice upgrade to the barebones release I've had for years. I'm looking forward to digging into the supplements once this challenge is over.

ntnon

But then, some slasher films are "just" murder mysteries...!

Do you mean not-horror that may be seen to be horror (as in the list you compiled), or commonly-called-horror that doesn't really seem to be as horror-y as all that (e.g. some Universal films, the first Friday the 13th, Peeping Tom, Godzilla and Alien)..?

Brilliant!

I could see Westworld and 2001 sneaking in as 'Monster Movies' (horror by the back door) via android-as-"monster"; Cuckoo's and Fight Club for mental illness/hallucinations/craziness, Immigrant and Birth... are clearly "racism is 'evil' and horrific"; Pinocchio is exceptionally creepy (with magic, transformations and Evil), while Temple of Doom and Dragon Tattoo have some very nasty moments (and 'Evil characters') included in their adventure-y plots. Drop Dead Fred Rik Mayall's an imaginary friend rather than a ghost* isn't he...? The rest baffle me - Easy Rider and Goldfinger?! That's contorting...




*Does Randall and Hopkirk (deceased) sneak in as technically-"horror" by the 'ghost' backdoor, I wonder...?

indiephantom

Just checked and the American Horror Story episode is only an hour. I'll be saving those for after the October challenge. Too many films to watch instead.

Spiderbite

I love Wolf Creek as well, so I will now add Bait and Razorback to my queue.

Trevor

Found a few on Netflix, thanks for adding to my impossible-to-complete this decade pile.
I've been snacking on this:

Chad

I went into it with no preconceived notions and it's actually pretty fun. Helluva lot better than the NOES remake; that's for sure.

Added to my 'include in the planning thread' notepad. Definitely beats my Killer Clowns vs Bigfoot idea.

Why is this info always brought to my attention after the challenge begins? But duly noted for next year's.

Link's been updated.

Thank Alyxstarr for the links as she's the one hosting them. I just post 'em.