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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

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Originally Posted by Darkgod (Post 12595834)

I didnt suggest What we do in the shadows... was someone elses suggestion.

Strange, seemingly A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night got placed into the Crazy Love theme day because someone else also suggested it.

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Originally Posted by Darkgod (Post 12589905)

Vampire - A girl walks home alone at night (Netflix)

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

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Originally Posted by Mondo Kane (Post 12595622)

Uh oh. A Video Nasty appears very early in the game. That might not go so well :lol:

Lots of stuff I've already seen, but wouldn't mind re-visiting certain ones.

House By The Cemetary.....Oh no, you di'nt!!!! THE RETURN OF BOB!!!!

And I wonder if I was the only one that thought Next of Kin was that Patrick Swayze movie.

BTW, Chad, if you already had a certain poster for Pet Sematary's discussion thread planned, then discard this. But if you're open for alternatives:

Spoiler:

EDIT-Cool! Looks like you had the same poster in mind! :thumbsup:

A few challenges back there was a lot of discussion about Next of Kin. Every search I did only returned the Swayze flick. I had a devil of a time finding it on IMDB, but did end up finding it on Youtube. I was starting to think the discussion really was about the Patrick Swazye movie.

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Originally Posted by Undeadcow (Post 12595867)

Strange, seemingly A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night got placed into the Crazy Love theme day because someone else also suggested it.

Yeah.. thats where i figured the screw up came from. I just figured someone else suggested We live in the shadows and should get credit for it. Personally it doesn't bother me if I dont get a suggestion in. My theme night basicallywas scrapped so the Subset pick is along the same lines at this point. Always next year.

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Originally Posted by Darkgod (Post 12595834)

I didnt suggest What we do in the shadows... was someone elses suggestion.

I *think* I know what happened. Your original suggestion was already given by someone else at the time. I try to make the order they were given take precedence, although it unfortunately doesn't always work out that way. Normally I would've asked for more suggestions since it was already taken, but you made yours around the time people were voting for the comedy crossover. What We Do was getting votes at the time and somehow your name became associated with that one as your pick. Don't ask me how. I even have it written down under your name on the printed paper I use for the subsets.

Anyway, Tucker and Dale was also getting plenty of votes for comedy. In an effort to try and accommodate both, I moved A Girl Walks to crazy love (it was on the list link), which freed up the vampire spot to move what I thought was your pick there and, well, there you go. So, at the very least we know that film wasn't actually another persons pick, but voting for the comedy crossover.

That said, I'll be more than happy to change it if you have something else in mind.

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Originally Posted by Undeadcow (Post 12595867)

Strange, seemingly A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night got placed into the Crazy Love theme day because someone else also suggested it.

Nothing strange about that one. See above. :D

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

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Originally Posted by Chad (Post 12596140)

No, its fine. Just wanted you to put whoever suggested it up.

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Originally Posted by Chad (Post 12595463)

BTW, I'm gonna post the subset discussion threads already. If for whatever reason something needs to be changed, well, I can edit and a mod can change the title.

Not nitpicking or anything, but the posters that are on the discussion threads for Night of the Demon and Dr. Terror's House of Horrors don't match those movies.

The poster up for Dr. Terror is actually one from From Beyond the Grave.

Just sayin'.

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And the other one is from Jess Franco's A Virgin Among the Living Dead, which I should've known. FBTG I almost used on the banner. :doh:

Is Night of the Demon an alternate title for AVATLD? It mentions nothing on the IMDB.

This is a nice poster, but had to go with the Christopher Lee one:

Spoiler:

Anyway, Thanks. They're fixed.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

The Happiness of the Katakuris discussion link leads to the discussion post for Night of the Demon.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

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Originally Posted by Chad (Post 12594407)

So. Very. Close.

We need picks from the following:

Dick Laurent

And they need to be from the following unclaimed themes:

Made-for-TV Horror Movies & Horror Mini-Series ("The Midnight Hour" was used for a different theme, FYI)

You can still pick films already chosen as suggestions if you want.

Link to theme nights if you need the links.
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Originally Posted by Spiderbite (Post 12595172)

Someone send a search party out for Dick!!!

And yes, the pun was intended.

Sorry about that. Was in hospital a couple days. I will make my pick tonight (I presume it still needs to be filled).

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Originally Posted by Chad (Post 12595448)

He previously mentioned a broken laptop and moving into a new house, so Dick Laurent is not dead. ;)

Nice reference there!

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Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi (Post 12595450)

If I was the killer, I'd make sure to make posts like that from my victim's account.

LOL

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The "On Youtube" link for the Dance of the Dead discussion thread points to a different movie - Day of the Dead (2008) . Currently I am finding a 2.99 youtube rental and also multiple links on Stagevu for this movie. Just Thought I would let you know.

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I hope you're okay Dick.

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Originally Posted by Dick Laurent (Post 12596587)

Sorry about that. Was in hospital a couple days. I will make my pick tonight (I presume it still needs to be filled).

Yeah, sorry to hear. No rush.

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Originally Posted by CrazyMat (Post 12596608)

Thanks. I definitely posted the wrong link, but there was one up with the full film that must've been pulled.

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Originally Posted by CrazyMat (Post 12596608)

(Regarding other subset picks) For those of you (U.S. folks) who have a lot of the premium movie-channels, both Dance/Dead & In/Madness will air on TMAX in early October (Probably will be On Demand too) and Stigmata is airing on the 26th of this month on Encore-Suspense. I'll keep an eye out if more of them pop up.

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Appreciate the thoughts. Still need to have some surgeries but for the most part doing okay.

My choice for Made-for-TV is Bad Ronald.

I've been wanting to watch this for a while now. Had been waiting for a quality version to surface, but looks like that's not gonna happen anytime soon. I do have the Warner Archive version which looks like the best we'll get for the unforeseeable future.

Also streaming on Daily Motion. It is available on multiple other "free" streaming sites, but I cannot speak to the stability of any but Daily Motion's, which looks decent and doesn't require a sign-up or e-mail.

If a second choice is needed I'll throw Devil Dog: Hound of Hell (also haven't seen) in the ring.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

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Originally Posted by Dick Laurent (Post 12596769)

Appreciate the thoughts. Still need to have some surgeries but for the most part doing okay.

Good to hear about the feeling better part.

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Originally Posted by Dick Laurent (Post 12596769)

My choice for Made-for-TV is Bad Ronald.

I've been wanting to watch this for a while now. Had been waiting for a quality version to surface, but looks like that's not gonna happen anytime soon. I do have the Warner Archive version which looks like the best we'll get for the unforeseeable future.

Also streaming on Daily Motion. It is available on multiple other "free" streaming sites, but I cannot speak to the stability of any but Daily Motion's, which looks decent and doesn't require a sign-up or e-mail.

If a second choice is needed I'll throw Devil Dog: Hound of Hell (also haven't seen) in the ring.

Forgot to mention the Bad Ronald thread is up, and that makes 34 discussion threads.

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Originally Posted by Chad

Spoiler:

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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

Select 10 actors:
--- Lionel Atwill -or- Jack Palance -
--- Linda Blair -or- Billy Drago -
--- Jodelle Ferland -or- Emmanuelle Vaugier
--- Gunnar Hansen -
--- Irwin Keyes (R.I.P.) -or- Patrick Macnee (R.I.P.) -
--- Marilyn Burns -or- Heather Langenkamp -
--- Macarena Gómez -or- Mary Elizabeth Winstead -
--- Richard Johnson (R.I.P.) -or- Michael Rooker -
--- Christopher Lee (R.I.P.) -
--- Traci Lords -or- Robert Picardo -
--- Michael Pataki -or- Angelo Rossitto -
--- Andrew Prine -or- George Zucco -
--- Tom Towles (R.I.P.) -or- Robert Z'Dar (R.I.P.) -
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Select 2 film composers:
--- Richard Band -
--- Fabio Frizzi -or- Jerry Goldsmith -
--- James Horner (R.I.P.) -or- Paul Zaza -
--- Fernando Velázquez -or- Christopher Young -

Select 5 directors:
--- Al Adamson -or- Eddie Romero -
--- Charles Band -
--- Jeff Burr -
--- Roy Ward Baker -or- Don Sharp -
--- Darren Lynn Bousman -or-
--- Edward L. Cahn -or- William Beaudine -
--- Wes Craven (R.I.P.) -
--- Mario Caiano (R.I.P.) -or- León Klimovsky -or-
--- Lloyd Kaufman -or- Andy Milligan -
--- Eli Roth -

Select 2 makeup effects artists:
--- John Chambers -or- Giannetto De Rossi -
--- Sergio Stivaletti -
--- Chris Wallace -
--- Kevin Yagher -

Select 2 producers:
--- Chris Bender -or- Joel Silver -
--- Mark Burg -or- Rob Tapert -
--- Michael Carreras -
--- Roy Lee -or- Irwin Yablans -

Select 2 writers:
--- Clive Barker -
--- Simon Barrett -or- Eduardo Sánchez -
--- David Cronenberg -
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Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
--- *3-D Film -
--- Anthology Film -
--- Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List -
--- Appears on Video Nasties List -
--- Based on a Novel -
--- Cannibalism -
--- Cinema Inspired By: Stephen King -
--- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax -
--- Comedy / Spoof -
--- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film -
--- Death by: Decapitation -
--- Distributor / Studio: Arrow Video -
--- Documentary -
--- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space -
--- Found Footage -
--- Frankenstein -
--- From a Face Off Judge (Glenn Hetrick, Ve Neil, Neville Page or Patrick Tatopoulos) -
--- Ghost / Haunting -
--- Giallo -
--- J-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: Mexico -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
--- Rape / Revenge -
--- 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 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).

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 -
--- X / NC-17 -
--- 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

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Italian director Mario Caiano just passed away this week. He only directed a handful of horror eligible titles but he'd be okay for a listing with 2 choices.

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For the Select 10 Actors, how about "one of The Avengers". Each of them only has 1-2 horror credits. But when you put them together it's a decent list.

Silent House, Cabin in the Woods, Eight Legged Freaks, Gothika, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, 28 Weeks Later, Legion, Priest, 1408, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Robert Downey Jr
Chris Hemsworth
Mark Ruffalo
Scarlett Johansson
Jeremy Renner
Paul Bettany
Elizabeth Olson
Anthony Mackie
Samuel L. Jackson

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I don't think we've used any of these before and all have at least 10 eligible titles:

Actor - Lionel Atwill, Linda Blair, Gunnar Hansen, Michael Rooker

Director - Darren Lynn Bousman

Producer - Mark Burg

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Eli Roth for director. Green Inferno opens this weekend.

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Here are a few more suggestions for directors:

Al Adamson
Edward L. Cahn
Roy Ward Baker
Eddie Romero
Don Sharp
William "One Shot" Beaudine

...and a couple of producers:

Irwin Yablans
Michael Carreras

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Actors:
Billy Drago
Emmanuelle Vaugier or Jodelle Ferland

Directors:
León Klimovsky

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I vote to drop From a Face Off Judge

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For Writers consider (not sure who has been used when):
Eduardo Sanchez (Blair Witch 1-2, Lovely Molly, 7th Moon, Exists) - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0844896/
Simon Barrett (You're Next, Dead Birds, Red Sands, Frankenfish, etc) = http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1440023/
David Cronenberg (33 writing credits per IMDB) -http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000343/
Clive Barker - (31 writing credits) - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000850/

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Originally Posted by SterlingBen (Post 12597767)

I vote to drop From a Face Off Judge

I second removing 'From a Face Off Judge,' the reference seems too dated/obscure now.

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Originally Posted by Chad (Post 12597667)

Alright, help me fill the rest of this out:

--- Distributor / Studio: Arrow Video (R.I.P. Mike Vraney) -

Just wondering--what does Mike Vraney have to do with Arrow Video?

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Originally Posted by Undeadcow (Post 12598138)

I second removing 'From a Face Off Judge,' the reference seems too dated/obscure now.

I think it's a unique checklist item with plenty of choices. And how is it dated? We're in a new season for the show, not to mention it won the 2015 critic's choice award for best reality competition show. I enjoy watching it. My wife does SFX horror/fantasy makeup, so my opinion may be biased.

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Originally Posted by Dick Laurent (Post 12598339)

I'm not very familiar with the Face Off show so perhaps my point about irrelevance was biased. Whatever works - the Face Off item does offer a lot of variety but seemed 'weird' to me in referencing a specific show that many might not be familiar with.

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Originally Posted by rbrown498 (Post 12598180)

Just wondering--what does Mike Vraney have to do with Arrow Video?

Probably that should read Something Weird Video and just didn't get updated in the first draft.

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I was kinda hoping that it was still a Something Weird Video check since I've yet to own a movie by Arrow (I've got The Beast and Spider Baby--But different companies)

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Originally Posted by Undeadcow (Post 12598345)

Probably that should read Something Weird Video and just didn't get updated in the first draft.

The other way around: Chad left the "R.I.P. Mike Vraney" part from last year (when it was SWV).

EDIT: Doesn't matter. Chad fixed it already.

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Originally Posted by Mondo Kane (Post 12598351)

I was kinda hoping that it was still a Something Weird Video check since I've yet to own a movie by Arrow (I've got The Beast and Spider Baby--But different companies)

Same here. I guess any version counts though. Maybe?

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Originally Posted by Checklist

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).

Not necessarily in need of an immediate change but this checklist item always seemed weird because anyone watching 100 movies per month would seem to automatically cover some DVDs, some streaming, and some blu-rays. Maybe since we have expanding so much of the overall list that segment should be deleted or condensed down to something like "Watch a film on VHS, laser disc, or beta [optional]" and/or "watch any film in a movie theater" (or to be more general, someplace other than a home).

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Originally Posted by Dimension X (Post 12598357)

Same here. I guess any version counts though. Maybe?

I understand any version counts; Happiness of the Katakuris is a subset film that counts for the Arrow checklist item if you're participating in subsets.

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Originally Posted by Undeadcow (Post 12598369)

I understand any version counts; Happiness of the Katakuris is a subset film that counts for the Arrow checklist item if you're participating in subsets.

I've watched about 2/3 of the subset picks during previous OHMCs, and I'm not planning on doing many re-watches this year, so I'm not participating in the subsets. However, that's a film I haven't seen that I've heard enough about to be interested in, so I'll try to watch it this year (thanks for mentioning it).

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Originally Posted by Undeadcow (Post 12598360)

I don't know, seems like a lot of people in the past have been DVD only, or streaming only. One could easily hit multiple hundred with just one format.

But I remember once trying to hit 30 different formats/channels in the month.

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Originally Posted by Trevor (Post 12598441)

I usually do DVD, Blu Ray, Streaming, and TV.

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List is updated. This year I'm only combining names that don't have enough in their filmography for a single entry, which probably makes more sense.

And need more feedback on the fate of the Face Off entry and the new Avengers idea.

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Originally Posted by Dimension X (Post 12598357)

The other way around: Chad left the "R.I.P. Mike Vraney" part from last year (when it was SWV).

EDIT: Doesn't matter. Chad fixed it already.

That was it. :)

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Originally Posted by Undeadcow (Post 12598369)

I understand any version counts; Happiness of the Katakuris is a subset film that counts for the Arrow checklist item if you're participating in subsets.

Yes, as long as it's on the list it doesn't matter what company.

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Like Avengers and Face/Off is big on the convention circuit. Might as well leave it in as a way to get more introduced to makeup and that side of things.