ntnon

Vamp U is as hilarious as last year. I'm mildly surprised there seems to have been no problem naming a vampire "Wayne Gretsky," while Todd McFarlane was sued under similar circumstances over Spawn. Guess vampires are noticably safer and/or the comedy makes things less problematic.

Especially his song: "Chris, you're like a poor man's version of Mary... butMary'sdeadsoI'lltakewhatIcanget."

Dick Laurent

I enjoy these school-themed horror films. Any suggestions for ones on Netflix/Hulu/Amazon Prime? It's a difficult subject to search for.

Trevor

And we're over 800 posts again!

Teeth would qualify, but I'm not sure I'd recommend it. Ouch!

shadokitty

This must be a different All Hallows Eve that is on Amazon Prime. I started watching it last night, and from what I saw, it was based on a true story about a maniac at a lake.

ntnon

Vamp U on Hulu. Scream (TV) is there, too.

exharrison

I saw that is on sale at Vudu for $5. Would you recommend the blind purchase? Nevermind, just saw your post above. I'll catch it on Hulu. I often forget about Hulu as an option for some reason. Thanks!

Undeadcow

Death Bell, on Youtube, fits today's theme and is a better movie than I expected... I watched it partially because the title seemed so odd and found a film that can't decide if it's a ghost story or torture porn but is executed with some nice artistry if not occasionally vague. Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O26dAIkeBvY
Personally I didn't like Last Shift as much as I hoped too; some of the effects were iffy and distracting. It also struck me as odd how hard it tried to ape real life events for some of the background. Last Shift was atmospheric being set it in an abandoned police station, but felt like they based the film too much around setting and just tacked on a plot in such a ill executed way it feels like a mid-grade haunted house with hit or miss eye candy.
I don't disagree that there is technically time within the month to watch 200-300 movies; I would personally feel fatigued trying to cram that many in. I watched 177 last year and hope to come near that again, but think watching much more would drive me to madness. I don't recall any glaring audio inconsistencies with the DVD I watched last year...

Congratulations to Gobear!

brainee

I've been clearing out my Netflix queue of horror movies, so I've been watching a bunch of them. I'd say the best first time view horror so far has been The House at the End of Time.

One I really enjoyed that I saw earlier in the year, and haven't seen any discussion about, is Witching & Bitching. It's by Álex de la Iglesia, who's been putting out wonderfully twisted comedies on a pretty consistent basis for the last 20 years (and his biggest misfire was when he tried to do an English language straight-up thriller, The Oxford Murders). I think From Dusk Till Dawn with witches describes it pretty well. Just know that it's a horror-comedy, not a straight-up horror.

Looks like de la Iglesia's previous movie, The Last Circus, is still on Netflix too. Even though some movie sites may not list it as horror, it most definitely should count for the challenge. Here's the DVDTalk review (which, if you haven't seen the movie and are open to extreme and bizarre cinema, should pique your interest).

TheBigDave

Scream Queens (episode 1-4) is on Hulu. That show is awesome. Hulu also has House on Sorority Row.

Netflix has Sorority Row (2009) which I enjoyed. They also have All Cheerleaders Die and The Awakening. If you're looking for something family-friendly, they have My Babysitter's A Vampire (Movie & TV series). That's a pretty fun show.

Amazon Prime has Carrie (2013).

WillieMLF

I watched it the other night. Thought it had a good start as well with some creepy vibe, but it didn't hold up for me.

Gobear

I Watched Detention of the Dead on Showtime Beyond. It was an unexpected hoot, sort of The Breakfast Club meets the zombie apocalypse. I really enjoyed it.

TheBigDave

I've been looking forward to Witching & Bitching all month. But I'm saving it for witchcraft theme day (Oct 30th). Álex de la Iglesia makes some awesome films. I'm surprised that Day of the Beast never got a decent US release.

Undeadcow

Scooby Doo Meets KISS seems like an eye rollingly stupid gimmick to squeeze more out of two overlong franchises... but it's a lot of fun with visuals that are surprisingly over the top and more action oriented that typical Scooby Doo. It may not be the glory days of Scooby Doo crossovers but it's one that's worthy of the heritage.
Alex de la Iglesia is an over looked genius; Last Circus is a great film and I enjoyed Witching & Bitching. Some of his films can be bleak or violent but they deserve more attention.

WillieMLF

Finally caught up on this thread. I just hit 44 titles with Hammer's The Plague of the Zombies. Pretty sure I won't hit 100 titles, but I may break 70. Feeling a little burned out but I'm looking forward to Final Exam for tonight's theme. Congratulations Gobear!

brainee

Common Wealth (which seems to be his most critically and commercially successful movie in this home country) is another one that is woefully difficult to watch in the US. Though I heard that may have something to do with legal problems stemming from a Darth Vader gag (which, admittedly, was pretty funny ).

EdTheRipper

Yeah, the years where I was well over 150 are the years where I have a tough time remembering most of what I watched. Last year and this year, I have been focusing my attention more on first-time viewings than anything else. I have watched some stuff that I'd seen previously, but the vast majority is all new to me. It is cool to be discovering so many great movies and really sinking my teeth into them instead of just going blindly from disc to disc to disc.

There have been a few lists over the years that have seemed a bit far fetched. But that is neither here nor there, as it is in the past.

I haven't seen that one yet, because I honestly keep forgetting about it. I was hoping that Troma would have it at their Rock and Shock table yesterday, but they didn't. I definitely need to get my hands on a copy before the end of this one.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

Were you listening through your TV instead of a surround sound system?

I noticed this a lot with Asylum titles and other DTV horror years ago. They'd have 90% of the dialogue going through the center channel and 10% through left/right. On a TV with just left/right speakers, I'd have to turn it up a lot to hear and then when any other noises came on, it'd be loud as hell. Then I learned I'd have to specifically watch them on a surround sound system if I didn't want to always be adjusting the volume.

GoldenWheels

Well good thing I got Nightmares in a Damaged Brain in today, which was (IMO) good. Because Death Ship was not good. Oh my. NOt at all. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

Funeral Home was pretty OK though.

Chad

That was only if the winner didn't choose to partake in the bonus giveaway (he did), which would've required a second drawing. That's why I said there's a *potential* for having two winners.

That's an underrated anthology that should get more recognition. Didn't even realize there was a sequel.

If YouTube counts Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II is a hoot. I prefer it over the original, and it lives up to the "Brian DePalma Movie for slasher fans" quote on the DVD.

Thanks, I'll get to it when I can.

SterlingBen

Whaaa? It was abut an evil Nazi boat? How can you not like that!?!? I have even considered importing the blu since it seems the US blu release has no audio commentary (although it is probably not worth the efforts to mess with getting a region free player).

Also to the gentleman early who was displeased with Catacombs (assuming he was talking about the one from the 80's) I recommend The Church (Dario Argento).

Gobear

I watched The Church yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed it. Did anyone else notice that the soundtrack used an uncredited passage lifted from Koyaanisqatsi during the witch slaughter at the beginning of the movie?

If anyone is looking for an excellent school-themed film, check out Night of the Eagle, a tale of witchcraft set in an English university. The Youtube version with the proper aspect ratio is the original British film, with Portuguese subtitles. In the US it is known as Burn, Witch, Burn.

brainee

Has anyone seen Takashi Miike's As the Gods Will? It certainly sounds like school-themed horror. I don't think I'll have a chance to see it until later in the month though (my work schedule makes watching movies between Monday and Thursday really difficult).

GoldenWheels

Oh man Ben because that was all there was...the evil boat. Normally Nazi anything+horror and I can go along with it. This movie was (to coin a phrase I heard recently) "all hat, no cattle"! Even George Kennedy couldn't save it IMO.

on the Church recommendation however....love it!

Spiderbite

Any particular reason why you make new threads? Why not just have one big long one and see how far it goes?

clckworang

^ I think the answer when asked in previous years was tradition.