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Basketballs!

bse

today will be the first day i don't have time to watch anything, working 14 hours then its time for the Cubs game, after 26 years of being a fan, i really hope tonight's wild card game will bring a win and won't count as a horror wild card for me.

shadokitty

For today's theme movie, I revisited the 1931 Frankenstein. I've always loved the Universal Monster Movies. I also noticed something that either I had never noticed before, or had forgotten, but Edward Van Sloan, who played Van Helsing in Dracula, also starred in Frankenstein.

Ash Ketchum

Once upon a time I loved Hammer horror. The great thing about these challenges is the push it gives me to revisit those films. Imagine how surprised I was when I realized there were still three Christopher Lee Dracula films…that I’ve never seen! I have two of them in my collection, so I finally watched those for this challenge: THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA (1973) and TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1970).

SATANIC RITES was meant as a sequel to DRACULA A.D. 1972, which I’d seen in a theater when it came out. When SATANIC RITES was first announced I remember being very excited at the prospect of yet another Cushing-Lee Dracula film. However, it never opened in NYC and it fell off my radar in the subsequent years. A few years ago, I was given a Xmas gift of “Cult Horror Film Collection,” a p.d. two-disc set filled with trailers and two films, COUNT DRACULA AND HIS VAMPIRE BRIDES and LADY FRANKENSTEIN. I figured the Dracula film was a retitling of something, but it wasn’t until I actually put it in the DVD player for this challenge that I realized it was THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA. So I watched it. And I understand why it never got released to theaters in New York. It’s pretty awful. Dumb plot, weak cast except for the two leads, and very low budget. TASTE THE BLOOD is not nearly as awful, so it was a much better watch, although it’s still one of the weakest of the Hammer Dracula films I’ve seen. Great cast, though, including Linda Hayden, Ralph Bates and Geoffrey Keen, and a score by the great James Bernard. Now I want to re-watch the good ones.

I’ve still never seen SCARS OF DRACULA. And I don’t have a copy of it.

shadokitty

After finishing 100 Years of Horror last night, I came across another interesting documentary series on Hulu, called Celtic Monsters. I just watched an interesting episode that told tales of demons.

Darkgod

For the first time since 2007, the Mets will dig into my horror movies.

EdTheRipper

Thanks. My son is allergic to dogs and cats, so our pet choices have always been fairly limited. This is the first pet I've had in almost 13 years that I was actually able to interact with. Prior to this, it was a betta fish and my wife's asshole turtle. I could interact a bit with the turtle, but it is a mean, nasty creature that will probably outlive us all. I honestly never thought that the death of a hamster could have made me the huge mess that I was last night.

Cardsfan111

I can relate, though it's happened more often for me.

It's another reason why October is my favorite month--watching the baseball postseason. But that always throws a small wrench into the OHMC. And it doesn't have to be my team I'm watching. I caught most of last night's wild card game and plan to tune in to the one this evening.

exharrison

I got that in a set of various cheap horror films years ago. Thought it was surprisingly enjoyable. I think it was my favorite from the set.

clckworang

I hit a bit of a wall last night for the first time this challenge. I wanted to get one more title in, but despite being into the movie, I just couldn't keep my eyes open. I'll need to catch up with the movie again.

Today is my mom's birthday, so I need to have dinner with them. That will cut into some of my time. But after that, I need to get the theme movie watched, and I will have friends over for the American Horror Story premiere. Busy day!

A pet is a pet, whatever it is. They become a part of the family. I can certainly understand your reaction and am sorry for the loss. My German shepherd is 11 years old. He's still pretty damn healthy despite arthritis that has greatly slowed him down and his hearing that is starting to go. I'll be a mess when that day comes.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

Work's cancelled at my campus today due to a threat. More time for movies.

shadokitty

I hope everything is ok?

shadokitty

With a friend's rabbit dying the other day, and my mom in the hospital Monday night, lately, I've been finding it harder and harder to get up the motivation for horror.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

I guess someone left a note in our Ed/Psych building.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/...n-note-n439846

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

Just last night we discovered that Classic Hammer icon Barbara Steele was hospitalized with an undisclosed illness and has undergone a blood transfusion. Get well cards are being accepted by Monster Bash and will all be forwarded directly to her. You can mail get well cards to: Monster Bash, P.O. Box 23, Ligonier, PA 15658. I'm calling out the Kreep Kastle to show your support! A card a note, anything. Let's let her know how much she is loved by our community.
http://kreepykastle.com/barbara-steele/

orlmac

I just lost my 10 year old Great Pyrenees who died in his sleep. I'm grateful that he went peacefully but his intelligence makes him very hard to forget. Fortunately I have a Puggle which helps, the only problem is that every time that he is in a deep sleep I am afraid that he is dead also. It's a little freaky.

EdTheRipper

I struggled to get through 2 last night. It literally took me about 5 hours to get through them. I'd started a third, but kept conking out on it.

Undeadcow

If anyone is looking for an uncommon movie to fit today's theme The Curse (1987) is an excellent choice, streaming on Youtube - an adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's The Colour Out of Space and a standout movie for me so far this challenge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySoyWcelFU8

GoldenWheels

She is one of my favorites...but to my knowledge never did a Hammer movie? Am I wrong or is Kreepy Kastle wrong?

Black Sunday and Nightmare Castle are some of my favorite horror movies period though--if anyone hasn't seen them and they are feeling gothic....now is the time!!!

GoldenWheels

Scars is...not good, in many ways. Very un-special "special" effects being a main one. I still find it far better than Satanic Rites though.

JOE29

I managed to get in Frankenstein too yesterday. These films have a shorter running time that fit in nicely if you're short on time. And a lot of day's I am.
I did notice that Van Sloan was in both movies. I can only go wild on my day's off with extra viewings. On most working day's I can only fit in 1 or 2 entries.
The Universal titles had fared well with me because of that reason.

The Man with the Golden Doujinshi

I think you're right. The closest I found was an interview that brought up people wanted to see the two together but it never happened.

I forget who it was that had their Roku die but preorders for the new one recently went up. https://www.roku.com/products/roku-4

Trevor

Hope Barbara Steele ends up ok, love her. Just watched a recent film of her's last night actually, The Butterfly Room, and loved it.

BobO'Link

Exactly. Most of those later Hammer Dracula films aren't all that good. Watchable... but sometimes *just* watchable and mainly for the actors involved. Still, I'm glad I have a pressed copy of this one (it's one of the few that have gone the MOD route) but would be thrilled if Warners would just cave and release their control of the Hammer titles to someone like Kino or Olive or just release new BR copies themselves.

SterlingBen

Satanic Rites Of Dracula was my first Hammer horror film. I bought it because it was a dollar. I recall there were blood transfusions and a naked asian girl, that is about all I can remember.