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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Chad
(Post 12572851)
http://rs1ci.memecdn.com/944/2388944.jpg
No, I'm not that crazy. Just wanted to stir up some activity since its been a little slow going in here the last couple of days. Ironically we did actually have a found footage theme a few years back, and it wasn't super popular. |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Chad
(Post 12559743)
THEME SELECTION
R.I.P. Christopher Lee: ________________________________________________________________ Fanaticism (Religious) Horror or Chapel of Horror: ________________________________________________________________ Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis: Free Admission: Enter at Your Own Risk Monstrous births Madness & Paranoia: Occult Detectives: Web of Horror Writers Twisted Fairy Tales: Director Stew Vs. Horror Films Stop Motion Animation Horror - ________________________________________________________________ Bats, Cats, and Rats ________________________________________________________________ <BR> |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Chad
(Post 12572864)
Oh, my bad. That makes 12. Just 18 more volunteers to go (excluding me).
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Too bad Ingrid Bergman didn't have any genre credits outside of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde because today would have been her 100th birthday. Theme permit denied. :(
Originally Posted by arw6040
(Post 12572950)
Not sure if you saw I'm willing to volunteer too :)
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Chad
(Post 12573478)
Too bad Ingrid Bergman didn't have any genre credits outside of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde because today would have been her 100th birthday. Theme permit denied. :(
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
^Forgot about that one. Recorded it on TCM yesterday, and still haven't caught either version.
And we have a new round of themes to make the cut (for real)...
Unfortunately those last four present somewhat of a problem ...either the lists don't provide enough entries (occult detectives, evil trees & plants, web of horror) -or- there's just too much crap (Vs.).
Originally Posted by Undeadcow
(Post 12566115)
I really like this idea, here's an IMDB advanced search showing horror movies with the term 'vs' in the title... there are 106 but a lot of muck.
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...umentary,video
Originally Posted by Chad
(Post 12571787)
And of those there's a few that aren't plentiful with entries, so we'll probably have to do some theme combinations like last year.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Nice, some of my choices made the list. Let's hope the others do lol.
While for every amazing film, there's a lot of crap, there really does need to be one gem that hasn't been covered by us. Hell, I hated Freddy vs Jason my first go around, but am willing to give it another try if it so happens to be the movie of the night. For adding things together, one can do Schools Out Forever and Web of Horror. I mean, look at this horror movie that came out this summer I believe. Revolved around a Skype chat and all high schoolers. While it isn't a reunion, it did revolve online and if someone did die, well school will certainly be out forever lol. |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Chad
(Post 12573994)
...those last four present somewhat of a problem ...either the lists don't provide enough entries (occult detectives, evil trees & plants, web of horror) -or- there's just too much crap (Vs.).
For every "Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil" you've also got a bunch of SyFy channel crap that I doubt most want to see. A lot. |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Chad
(Post 12573994)
Unfortunately those last four present somewhat of a problem ...either the lists don't provide enough entries (occult detectives, evil trees & plants, web of horror) -or- there's just too much crap (Vs.). Suggestions always welcome. Solved. |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by jacob_b
(Post 12574100)
For adding things together, one can do Schools Out Forever and Web of Horror. I mean, look at this horror movie that came out this summer I believe. Revolved around a Skype chat and all high schoolers. While it isn't a reunion, it did revolve online and if someone did die, well school will certainly be out forever lol.
Originally Posted by ntnon
(Post 12574480)
Maybe mash "Vs." with Detectives somehow, via dragging in things like Holmes "versus" Jack the Ripper...? If "vs." were broadened to include specific policemen/detectives going after specific villains it could fit together loosely.
Originally Posted by rbrown498
(Post 12574487)
Throw 'em all into one pile and call it "Choose Your Own Nightmare."
Solved. |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
A reminder to go to POST 2 and vote for your favorite themes.
The only limit is one vote per theme, but you can vote for as many overall themes as you want. Also, if you voted early on, there's a good chance suggestions were added since then, so check those out and vote for some more. The last one was just added a couple days ago. |
I'll cast some new votes for:
Religious Horror Blood & Snow Bats, Cats & Rats |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
I'm casting my ballot for
Theaters Religious Horror LGBT Horror Blood and Snow Daytime Horror |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Well, sadly horror legend and icon Wes Craven passed away with a battle to brain cancer. I think we must add a Wes Craven Day to celebrate all he has done for this genre.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by jacob_b
(Post 12574651)
Well, sadly horror legend and icon Wes Craven passed away with a battle to brain cancer. I think we must add a Wes Craven Day to celebrate all he has done for this genre.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
The first set of themes chosen where all themes that I would have voted for but I took a look at what has not been chosen and this is what I vote for:
Monstrous Births Tiny Terrors Household Horrors - Attics and Basements Edition Caves of Horror Bats, Cats and Rats a Wes Craven day |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by jacob_b
(Post 12574651)
Well, sadly horror legend and icon Wes Craven passed away with a battle to brain cancer. I think we must add a Wes Craven Day to celebrate all he has done for this genre.
Obviously we'll have a Wes Craven day. Just added the link to page 2. |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Wes Craven. :(
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Chad
(Post 12574632)
Oy. Decisions.
Plants with "small creatures" Occult detectives with "Police Station" Maybe "web" with something like "..and other technology (possessed or otherwise)". |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Also, going back to an earlier thought about writers to pair with Stephen King in permanent rotation: Richard Matheson.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by ntnon
(Post 12574686)
Or, merge with other options:
Plants with "small creatures" Occult detectives with "Police Station" Maybe "web" with something like "..and other technology (possessed or otherwise)". |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
I vote for:
Blood And Snow Horrorestate (just realized haunted houses are used in the Free Admission theme so I'll say Theaters and Chapel Of Horror also sound good.) Crazy Love Don't Go In The Basement/Attic Extrasensory Perception And Psychokinesis Bats, Cats, And Rats LGBT Horror |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
It's getting tough to come up with themes we haven't all ready used, but I'd like to volunteer to pick a subset film when the time has come.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Chad
(Post 12574674)
Damn. :(
Obviously we'll have a Wes Craven day. Just added the link to page 2. |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by ntnon
(Post 12574480)
Maybe mash "Vs." with Detectives somehow, via dragging in things like Holmes "versus" Jack the Ripper...? If "vs." were broadened to include specific policemen/detectives going after specific villains it could fit together loosely.
There are atleast 25 movies on that list with a higher then 5 IMDB rating. There is more then enough films, Cockneys vs Zombies was the one I was going to check out since I heard it was good. |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by DaveyJoe
(Post 12574755)
It's getting tough to come up with themes we haven't all ready used, but I'd like to volunteer to pick a subset film when the time has come.
Also, that makes you subset volunteer #14.
Originally Posted by rbrown498
(Post 12575190)
I checked back over subset picks, and, oddly enough, we've only used two of Craven's films in the past -- A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream. That leaves plenty of other good (and several not-so-good) films left from which to choose.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
A few more themes that are now official:
Chapel of Horror (takes place in/have a memorable scene in a church and/or stories which revolve around nuns or priests) Crazy Love (Strange romantic relationships on film) Blood and Snow (takes place in winter/snow/cold) |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by ntnon
(Post 12574480)
Maybe mash "Vs." with Detectives somehow, via dragging in things like Holmes "versus" Jack the Ripper...? If "vs." were broadened to include specific policemen/detectives going after specific villains it could fit together loosely.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Darth Maher
(Post 12576358)
Wait, what?
Trees & detectives; Internet & Vs. Of those, the only grasping-at-straws link seemed to be detectives and adversaries. Better (well, "different") ideas followed; panic not. |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Undeadcow
(Post 12574735)
I much prefer this suggestion of expanding limited items to more general terms rather than mix-matching two random topics together. Maybe there's some future qualification we can place for theme night ideas (i.e. must cover 150+ films, etc).
Then the craz.. completists can re-split them and watch a film for each original category; everyone else can pick or choose from the wider options available. :) |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
I did put those 4 theme shorties on the back burner, but will figure something out.
Originally Posted by Chad
(Post 12575944)
A few more themes that are now official:
Chapel of Horror (takes place in/have a memorable scene in a church and/or stories which revolve around nuns or priests) Crazy Love (Strange romantic relationships on film) Blood and Snow (takes place in winter/snow/cold) Bats, Cats, and Rats is now official. I'll try and post everything we have up to this point once I'm back on my home computer later tonight. Also, I just came to the realization that we did 'ESP/Psychic Abilities' 2 years ago. That's mighty similar to our current 'Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis'. How do we keep overlooking these duplicates? Oh well.
Originally Posted by ntnon
(Post 12576550)
Another thought - if smaller categories are combined (or expanded), why not place their days on the weekend?
Then the craz.. completists can re-split them and watch a film for each original category; everyone else can pick or choose from the wider options available. :) |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Gobear
(Post 12561405)
Some ideas:
Theaters- Repo: The Genetic Opera (Netflix) (I'm surprised this has never been a subset pick) Twinsanity-The Other (YouTube) Occult Detectives-Cast a Deadly Spell (YouTube) Horror Movies with Child Actors=The Babadook (Netflix) LGBT Horror-Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (Netflix) Bigfoot and Yeti Movies-Shriek of the Mutilated-YouTube Daytime Horror-Wyrmwood: Road of the Dead (Netflix) And as a public service announcement, everyone should add What We Do In The Shadows to their watchlists. It's a mockumentary from the folks behind Flight of the Conchords about a quartet of vampires living together in Wellington, New Zealand. It is a note-perfect riff on vampire lore and I laughed my ass off watching it. I saw this one a few months ago and absolutely love every second of it. Gotta love the vampire lore. |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Chad
(Post 12576777)
I'll try and post everything we have up to this point once I'm back on my home computer later tonight.
In the meantime, feel free to give feedback on whether the 1980s Video Companies should be a single studio/distributor or everything like last year. And if it's the former, throw out a vote for the company you want: http://www.critcononline.com/video_c...udget%20Labels http://www.vhscollector.com/distribu...=php&sort=desc <BR> |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
My late selections:
Horrors of War Sewers Caves of Horror Bigfoot & Yeti |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Chad
(Post 12575942)
Yeah, I said the same thing about this year's after completing last year's list. Thankfully there's plenty to go around, and hopefully the same holds true next year.
Also, that makes you subset volunteer #14. Surprised we haven't used more. |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by WillieMLF
(Post 12577629)
What exactly entails the duties of a subset volunteer? I may be willing to volunteer for a random one.
Then from that theme, you pick an interesting horror movie for everyone to watch. That film becomes the subset pick for that night. Try to pick one that is on Netflix or AmazonPrime or YouTube or is otherwise somewhat easy to find. Oh, and I think we try to pick one that has never been chosen before. I could be wrong or forgetting something, so someone please correct me. |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Chad
(Post 12577599)
...I'm going to go ahead and stitch together a completed list....
Originally Posted by Chad
(Post 12577599)
...give feedback on whether the 1980s Video Companies should be a single studio/distributor or everything like last year. And if it's the former, throw out a vote for the company you want.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by WillieMLF
(Post 12577614)
My late selections:
Horrors of War Sewers Caves of Horror Bigfoot & Yeti
Originally Posted by Undeadcow
(Post 12577683)
Excellent! I prefer to select a single 1980s video studio but am not familiar enough with the players to suggest one over the other.
http://www.critcononline.com/video_c...udget%20Labels http://www.vhscollector.com/distribu...=php&sort=desc <BR> |
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
I think 1 vhs company per year. I vote for Midnight Video because they're my favorite covers in all of VHS land but their titles aren't available on Netflix
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 11 Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally Posted by Trevor
(Post 12577647)
You pick, or get assigned, one of the 33 theme night categories.
Then from that theme, you pick an interesting horror movie for everyone to watch. That film becomes the subset pick for that night. Try to pick one that is on Netflix or AmazonPrime or YouTube or is otherwise somewhat easy to find. Oh, and I think we try to pick one that has never been chosen before. I could be wrong or forgetting something, so someone please correct me. My big piece of advice is to only to pick a film that you've seen and you know is good. I picked one several years ago without having watched it first, and I regretted it considerably afterwards. It was NOT a film that I would have recommended if I had seen it before picking it. And while I'm at it, I'll put in my yearly plea for picking subset films that have some sort of critical cachet or classic status accorded to them. As I mentioned last year, why have everyone waste his or her time on a crappy movie when there are so many GOOD movies that we haven't had as subset picks yet? Here are some of 'em that we haven't used yet: Spoiler:
How can we have gone ten full Challenges and not watched Bride of Frankenstein yet? Or The Haunting (1963)? Or only one Val Lewton movie and four Hammer films? There are still lots of great movies waiting to be picked. Suddenly I sound like a spokesman for the local animal shelter. Obviously, you can pick what you want, but I just wanted to point out that there's a rich heritage of horror out there that deserves to be seen and discussed. |
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