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--- 10/01: Viruses! Plagues! Outbreaks! The Apocalypse is Ahead! Call In the Military; Shoot 'Em in the Head! - Zombies -
--- 10/02: An Exorcism Is Urgently Required, But Poor Father Merrin Has Unexpectedly Retired! - Fanaticism (Religious) Horror -
--- 10/03: Gothic Castles, Manors, Mansions and Estates. Stay the Hell Out or Seal Your Inevitable Fate - HorrorEstate -
--- 10/04: Close Encounters of the Scared Shitless Kind - Extraterrestrial Horror -
--- 10/05: Gothic Melodrama with Wobbly Sets; Displease Barnabas & You'll Have Regrets - Dark Shadows 50th Anniversary -
--- 10/06: Copyright Expired. You're Next. - Public Domain Horrors -
--- 10/07: Goodbye Leatherface, Godfather of Gore, & The Tall Man. Boy, We'll Miss Your Chili, Blood Feasts, and Reanimated Slave-Dwarf Clan. - R.I.P. Gunnar Hansen / Herschell Gordon Lewis / Angus Scrimm -
--- 10/08: Bloody Tourists and Their Blatent Disregard For Other Cultures... Along Comes Karma Ripping Them Apart Like Bloodthirsty Vultures - Travel (Vacation) Horror Movies -
--- 10/09: Crazy, Psychotronic and Completely Insane! These Batshit Crazy Flicks Will Melt Your Brain! - Stranger Things -&- Unconventional Movie Monsters -
--- 10/10: Sharp, Shiny, Deadly and Almost Pristine... - Careful with that Axe, Eugene! -
--- 10/11: Sign Says "Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here". Disregard and Die Forgotten in Solitary Fear. - Abandoned Places -
--- 10/12: Historical Significance Is of No Worry; These Time Periods Are Likely to Get Gory! - Period Piece Horror -
--- 10/13: Evil is Coming; It is Foretold. Ditch the Children, & Go Find Laurie Strode! - Babysitters, 2, 3 / Nannies / Governesses -
--- 10/14: Conspiracy Theorists with Mind-Altering Tin Foil Hats...Deadly Political Commentary with Romero-esque Slants - Conspiracy / Political Horrors -
--- 10/15: R.I.P. VCR: You're Now Belated; Your VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated! - 1980's Video Companies Spotlight: Embassy Home Entertainment -
--- 10/16: Straitjackets Unhinged; Crazies On the Fringe! Holy Crap, It's Societal Collapse! - Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon -
--- 10/17: Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - Chapter Four! - 1966 (Gold) Vs. 1991 (Silver): Beyond The Door -
--- 10/18: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... Tonight's Forecast Calls for 100% Chance of Unadulterated Fright! -
--- 10/19: Just When You Thought It Was Safe... - JawsSploitation / Aquatic -
--- 10/20: Bela's Blood Sucking Bloodbath Birthday Bash Bonanza Extravaganza! - Vampires & Apocalyptic Horror -
--- 10/21: It Slices! It Dices! It Circumcises! - Slashers / Giallos / Serial Killers -
--- 10/22: Hexed Amulets, Gypsy Spells & Egyptian Curses...Heed Their Warnings or Bring On the Hearses! - Curses -
--- 10/23: Entomophobia to the Nth Degree. Multiply by 1,000, & Hear the Wailing of the Banshee! - Insects, Killer Animals and Giant Monsters -
--- 10/24: Itinerary of Hostel Intent; Railway of Unnerving Descent - The European Passport to Terror -
--- 10/25: Santa's Coming to Town. Fear Him. Or Yule Get Sleighed. - Christmas Horror -
--- 10/26: Ectoplasmic Entities Materializing at Night. Strong Yet Suspenseful Emotional Frights. Summoning the Dead by Candlelight. - Supernatural / Quiet /Soft / Seances -
--- 10/27: Once, Twice, Three Times the Lacerations - Horror Anthologies -
--- 10/28: Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Mad Scientists Go Insane! - Frankenstein / Mad Doctor Films -
--- 10/29: Mass Marathon of the Damned Se7en - Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Edition -
--- 10/30: Evil Witches Cast Their Spell, Runaway or Discover the Demon-Infested Layers of Hell! - Devil's Night Debauchery: Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell -
--- 10/31: Halloween Evokes the Spirits of the Dead, Tread Lightly or Experience the Color Red! - All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror -


The 31 Film Subset Copy & Paste

--- 10/01: The Man with the Golden Doujinshi - The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974)
--- 10/02: Darth Maher - The Exorcist III (1990)
--- 10/03: SterlingBen - The House of Seven Corpses (1974)
--- 10/04: pacaway - Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
--- 10/05: rbrown498 - House of Dark Shadows (1970)
--- 10/06: shellebelle - The Vampire Bat (1933)
--- 10/07: tarfrimmer - Phantasm (1979)
--- 10/08: PCBreakdown - Motel Hell (1980)
--- 10/09: Darkgod - Chopping Mall (1986)
--- 10/10: Undeadcow - Deathgasm (2015)
--- 10/11: Bladz - The Descent (2005)
--- 10/12: clckworang - Bone Tomahawk (2015)
--- 10/13: cwileyy - Bloody Birthday (1981)
--- 10/14: Chad - Green Room (2015)
--- 10/15: indiephantom - Death Ship (1980)
--- 10/16: WillieMLF - Howl (2015)
--- 10/17: Dick Laurent - The People Under the Stairs (1991)
--- 10/18: Mondo Kane - The Old Dark House (1932)
--- 10/19: orlmac - Jaws (1975)
--- 10/20: ntnon - Dracula (1979)
--- 10/21: arw6040 - Hush (2016)
--- 10/22: Doc Moonlight - The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
--- 10/23: SethDLH - Stung (2015)
--- 10/24: TheBigDave - Baskin (2015)
--- 10/25: DaveyJoe - Krampus (2015)
--- 10/26: ororama - Witchboard (1986)
--- 10/27: Gobear - Southbound (2015)
--- 10/28: shadokitty - Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
--- 10/29: jacob_b - Goodnight Mommy (2014)
--- 10/30: CrazyMat - Satan's Blood (1978)
--- 10/31: Trevor - Halloween II (1981)


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Select 10 actors:
--- Erin Brown -
--- Peter Cushing -
--- Sybil Danning -
--- Andrew Divoff -
--- John Ireland -
--- Brion James -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Camille Keaton -
--- Christopher Lee -
--- Bela Lugosi -
--- Bill Moseley -
--- Tom Noonan -
--- Felissa Rose -
--- Chris Sarandon -
--- Lin Shaye -
--- John Saxon -
--- Peter Stormare -
--- Julie Strain -
--- Emmanuelle Vaugier -
--- Dick Warlock -

Select 2 film composers:
--- Charles Bernstein -
--- Joseph Bishara -
--- Bruno Nicolai -
--- Christopher Young -

Select 5 directors:
--- Dan Curtis -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Terence Fisher -
--- Len Kabasinski -
--- Kiyoshi Kurosawa -
--- Herschell Gordon Lewis -
--- Juan Piquer Simón -
--- Kevin Tenney -
--- James Whale -
--- Jim Wynorski -

Select 2 makeup effects artists:
--- John Carl Buechler -
--- Barney Burman -
--- Ed French -
--- Rosario Prestopino -

Select 2 producers:
--- Anthony Hinds -
--- Samuel M. Sherman -
--- Robert Tapert -
--- Twisted Pictures -

Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
--- The Pang Brothers: Danny & Oxide Chung -
--- Lou Rusoff -
--- Leigh Whannel -

Select 30 of the following sub-genres / types:
--- *3-D Film -
--- Agoraphobia -
--- Anthology Film -
--- Appears on BFI's 100 European Horror Films List -
--- Appears on Video Nasties List -
--- Based on a True Story -
--- Based on a Novel -
--- Cannibalism -
--- Cinema Inspired By: Richard Matheson -
--- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax -
--- Comedy / Spoof -
--- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film -
--- Death by: Axe -
--- Distributor / Studio: Severin Films -
--- Documentary -
--- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space -
--- Found Footage -
--- Frankenstein -
--- Ghost / Haunting -
--- Giallo -
--- K-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: Japan -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
--- Rape / Revenge -
--- Recently Deceased Actor or Director -
--- 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 1 w/commentary from the "Masters of Commentary":
--- Joe Bob Briggs -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Larry Cohen -
--- Joe Dante -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -
--- Tim Lucas -

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).

Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
--- Stars a Deborah (Dutch, Foreman, Lamb) -
--- Features music by Pino Donaggio -
--- Was made in the 1940s -
--- Features a killer kid -
--- Was written by Dardano Sacchetti -
--- Features a killer robot -
--- Has the words "Night" in the title -
--- Was directed by Christopher Smith -
--- Stars Paul Naschy -
--- Takes place at a retail establishment -

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 -
--- NC-17 -
--- X -
--- 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
--- Read a Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL

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Old 08-28-16 | 08:00 AM
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My subset picks:
Horror Anthologies--Southbound
Mirrors--Mirrors
Insects--Bite
Babysitters/Nannies/Governesses or Religious Horror--The Omen
Zombies--Day of the Dead
Playgrounds--Sinister 2
Dark Shadows 50th Anniversary--The Sentinel
Stranger Things / Unconventional Movie Monsters--Chopping Mall
Period Piece Horror--Waxwork II: Lost in Time
Demonic Possession--The Atticus Institute
Vampires--Afflicted
Careful With That Axe, Eugene--Strait-Jacket

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Witchcraft: The Craft - Amazon - paid
Halloween - Halloween (Remake) - Amazon Prime
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Here's one more for my list

Race with the Devil
Themes: Dark Shadows 50th Anniversary, Fanaticism (Religious) Horror, Satanic
Where: internet and stores

I'm not going to call youtube an illegitimate streaming site. I think that's going overboard a lot if you've looked into their copyright protection system.

I know in the past it was asked to pick things that could be easily seen because not everyone is going to want to spend $60+ on digital rentals or video subscriptions for things that are only on Netflix or only on Hulu, or Amazon streaming. We also had one of the members setting up films on their google account for those of us without access.

Could we have one section in the OP that links to some popular rental/subscription sites, like vudu, amazon, netflix, hulu, others? Then also have a link to a private facebook group where we can do the things we've done in the past, with youtube links and the one member that had movies on his google account? That way we're also helping those that aren't in the US, so none of those normal rental/subscriptions sites work, and for anyone else that just doesn't care about non-pay youtube links?
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Here are some of my subset picks:

Darling (Netflix) – Horror Estates, Abandoned Places, Supernatural, Satanic (assuming from trailer)
Blood Punch (Hulu, Shudder) – Supernatural, Curses
From the Dark (Netflix, Shudder) – Travel/Vacation, European (Ireland), Celtic Horror
Deathgasm (Netflix, Shudder) – Hell/Satanic, Axe (assuming from promo pictures show an axe), Comedy Crossover
Dead Within (Netflix) – Apocalyptic Horror, Zombies
Nina Forever (Shudder) – Zombies (?), Comedy Crossover
Plus One (Hulu) - Supernatural
The New Daughter (Hulu) – HorrorEstates, Stranger Things, Nannies

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Old 08-28-16 | 04:52 PM
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My subset picks...

Martyrs - European Passport to Terror (France)
Inside (2007) - European Passport to Terror (France), slashers/giallos/serial killers
The Descent - European Passport to Terror (UK), unconventional movie monsters
Old 08-28-16 | 05:50 PM
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Some subset nominations:

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Public Domain Horrors

The Masque of the Red Death (1964) HorrorEstate, Period Piece Horror

Blood and Black Lace (1964) Giallos

The Hills Have Eyes (1977) Travel (Vacation) Horror Movies

The Company of Wolves (1984) Werewolves

Kuroneko (1968) The Criterion Collection Crossover, Period Piece Horror

I have seldom watched anything through streaming, so I'm not knowledgeable regarding legitimate/illegitimate sites, but it looks like The Company of Wolves is the only one of these that may not have a good streaming option.
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We're now down to only 3 subset volunteers needed. The suggestions list is also up-to-date as of this posting.

And please only provide free streaming links if they're available when giving subset suggestions. I removed all the paid ones from the list to avoid clutter, and just kept the free ones. I'll provide links for both free and paid sites once the individual threads go up. Honestly, finding the paid sites can be accomplished with a quick Google search. For example, a two second search for The Final Girls (2015) brings up five options - Amazon, YouTube, iTunes, Vudu and Google Play ...all $2.99.
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Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi
I'm not going to call youtube an illegitimate streaming site. I think that's going overboard a lot if you've looked into their copyright protection system.
I wouldn't either. Like Undead mentioned earlier, it's very policed. Honestly, if you just use a little common sense and avoid the misspelled titles that are often intentionally done so to get past the filters you should be fine.

Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi
I know in the past it was asked to pick things that could be easily seen because not everyone is going to want to spend $60+ on digital rentals or video subscriptions for things that are only on Netflix or only on Hulu, or Amazon streaming. We also had one of the members setting up films on their google account for those of us without access.

Could we have one section in the OP that links to some popular rental/subscription sites, like vudu, amazon, netflix, hulu, others? Then also have a link to a private facebook group where we can do the things we've done in the past, with youtube links and the one member that had movies on his google account? That way we're also helping those that aren't in the US, so none of those normal rental/subscriptions sites work, and for anyone else that just doesn't care about non-pay youtube links?
I think I have pretty much everything listed in the discussion thread's first post, but I'll add whatever's missing. As far as the Facebook group goes, we'll have to see what Alyxstarr thinks about it. She's the one hosting them, so it's solely up to her.
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Originally Posted by ororama
Some subset nominations:

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) Public Domain Horrors

The Masque of the Red Death (1964) HorrorEstate, Period Piece Horror

Blood and Black Lace (1964) Giallos

The Hills Have Eyes (1977) Travel (Vacation) Horror Movies

The Company of Wolves (1984) Werewolves

Kuroneko (1968) The Criterion Collection Crossover, Period Piece Horror

I have seldom watched anything through streaming, so I'm not knowledgeable regarding legitimate/illegitimate sites, but it looks like The Company of Wolves is the only one of these that may not have a good streaming option.
Those are some seriously great picks. I love it when we reach back a few years to some bonafide classics, instead of picking whatever dreck Full Moon or Troma has unleashed this month.

So, yeah, this is my yearly plea for everyone to at least consider picking a real, true horror classic for your subset pick. As I've said before, why should we settle for dog food when we can have filet mignon? There are still dozens of classics and semi-classics that we've never chosen for subset picks--movies such as:

Alien (1979)
The Birds (1963)
The Black Cat (1934)
The Body Snatcher (1945)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Carrie (1976)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Fly (1958)
The Fly (1986)
The Fog (1980)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)
The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)
House of Frankenstein (1944)
House of Dracula (1945)
Peeping Tom (1960)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
The Raven (1935)
The Raven (1963)

...and the list could go on and on. So, before you suggest Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! as your Jawsploitation/Aquatic Horror pick, at least consider, if only for a moment, picking Revenge of the Creature (1955) or even Jaws 2 (1978) instead. It's a shame to let our horror heritage go ignored while we suffer through dreck just because it's recent.

Okay, soapbox rant over for the year. Let's get back to pickin'!
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Originally Posted by rbrown498
instead of picking whatever dreck Full Moon or Troma has unleashed this month.
I'll admit I don't like the majority of the latest DTV titles that end up making the list each year.

Other than Octoman, I try to find something I really, really liked that I don't think a lot of others have seen.

If you're near Portland, Oregon Oct 15th, there's a theater doing an all night horror marathon. I want to go but I think I already have plans to ride a zombie train that day.
I just want to give a heads up on this well in advance, I'm expecting this event to sell out:

On Saturday October 15th at 9:00pm, the Hollywood Theatre presents the ALL NIGHT HORROR MARATHON! Prepare for a night of mayhem, as we take you on a crazed journey of cinematic terror! 4 rare 35mm prints of 70’s and 80’s horror films. To add to the excitement, we won’t be announcing any titles in advance; but we’ll be showing a Satanic film, an underrated horror sequel, a forgotten 80’s slasher, and a batshit-crazy Italian gutmuncher. Advance tickets are strongly recommended, and are available here: http://prod3.agileticketing.net/webs...-69904aa252ae&

Vintage 35mm horror trailers before each film! Plus: Pizza! Beer! Coffee! Giveaways!! TERROR!!!

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On the one hand, it's nice to watch really excellent horror movies, true classics instead of terrible DTV sequels. On the other, anybody participating in this challenge has probably seen movies like Alien so many times, that it's not very exciting to revisit anymore. With an entire month of movie binging, I think there's room for both the pinnacle and the dregs of the genre. I like to revisit a couple of my favorites each October, but I'm mostly excited to discover new terrors and hidden gems. The most important thing to me is variety. Each challenge I look forward to films that will scare me, horror parodies that make me laugh, disposable 80s slashers, moody B&W chillers from the 60s, dark J-horror, sleazy Giallos, that's the beauty of the challenge.

IMO there's definitely room for Sharknado 4 as long as we also make room for some classics as well. I probably never would have seen an entertaining Chinese film like Bio-Zombie if not for this challenge, but it's also fun discussing modern horror classics like The VVitch with everybody, even though everybody here has probably all ready seen it. I remember one year my pick was the Brood, and everybody was kind of underwhelmed, not because it wasn't great, but because they had all ready seen it, but I remember one viewer had never seen it, and absolutely loved it. So you never know. I offered four selections, all from different decades and countries, no matter which one is chosen, I hope it reinforces a strong variety of subset films.
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Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi
I'll admit I don't like the majority of the latest DTV titles that end up making the list each year.

Other than Octoman, I try to find something I really, really liked that I don't think a lot of others have seen.
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On the one hand, it's nice to watch really excellent horror movies, true classics instead of terrible DTV sequels. On the other, anybody participating in this challenge has probably seen movies like Alien so many times, that it's not very exciting to revisit anymore. With an entire month of movie binging, I think there's room for both the pinnacle and the dregs of the genre. I like to revisit a couple of my favorites each October, but I'm mostly excited to discover new terrors and hidden gems. The most important thing to me is variety. Each challenge I look forward to films that will scare me, horror parodies that make me laugh, disposable 80s slashers, moody B&W chillers from the 60s, dark J-horror, sleazy Giallos, that's the beauty of the challenge.

IMO there's definitely room for Sharknado 4 as long as we also make room for some classics as well. I probably never would have seen an entertaining Chinese film like Bio-Zombie if not for this challenge, but it's also fun discussing modern horror classics like The VVitch with everybody, even though everybody here has probably all ready seen it. I remember one year my pick was the Brood, and everybody was kind of underwhelmed, not because it wasn't great, but because they had all ready seen it, but I remember one viewer had never seen it, and absolutely loved it. So you never know. I offered four selections, all from different decades and countries, no matter which one is chosen, I hope it reinforces a strong variety of subset films.
I think that Doujinshi nailed how to have a successful pick: pick one that you really, really liked that you think most others haven't seen. From my own experience, the one time that I picked a film that I hadn't seen (just because it sounded interesting), the film turned out to be pretty bad. So now I stick to ones that I know that I like.

And I agree with you, DJ, that newer films shouldn't be off the table; every year there are one or two newer films that are subset picks that become favorites of mine. I also agree that, yeah, most people have probably already seen Alien...but as that movie's now 37 years old, there're probably more folks than we realize that haven't seen it just because they're too young for it to be on their radar.

I just hate to see us completely bypass some of the cornerstones of the genre in favor of stuff of questionable quality that's only criterion for inclusion is that it's recent. I disagree with you that we should make room for the dregs; surely no one wants to waste 90 minutes watching a film that he or she knows is going to be shitty. I also agree that the fun of the challenge is finding new (to me) films that resonate in some way. I was truly surprised a few years ago when I wound up loving ParaNorman; ditto for Sheitan. I bought them both immediately after the first viewings, and I probably would never have checked out either of them without the Challenge. I like the variety as well; I can think of nothing drearier than spending the whole month watching only vampire films, or Hammer films, or any other subset of horror films. Still, I'd like to avoid the truly crappy films as much as possible.
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My subset picks:

Slashers / Giallos / Serial Killers: Hatchet (2006) Amazon$ / Youtube$

Travel/Vacation: Motel Hell (1980) Amazon$, Cabin Fever (2002) Amazon$ / Youtube$

Zombies: Fido (2006) Amazon$ / Youtube$

I can come up with more if needed.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

Originally Posted by DaveyJoe
I remember one year my pick was the Brood, and everybody was kind of underwhelmed, not because it wasn't great, but because they had all ready seen it, but I remember one viewer had never seen it, and absolutely loved it.
I hadn't seen it until 2010. Didn't love it but didn't hate it. I plan on rewatching it for the Criterion challenge.

There's nothing wrong with choosing a new film but there's a difference between It Follows and Dahmer vs. Gacy. I hated It Follows but I'd watch it again over the latter. The latter shouldn't be picked because of the title. I know people elsewhere that wanted to watch it because of the title and *shocker*, the movie ended up being awful.

That's not to say I didn't go through my own phase of watching everything and finally getting to the point where a cool title/plot description wasn't enough to make me give something a shot.

Originally Posted by rbrown498
I disagree with you that we should make room for the dregs; surely no one wants to waste 90 minutes watching a film that he or she knows is going to be shitty.
This. The last time I tried watching all the subsets, there was some new DTV film that offered nothing new or redeeming. It was just a typical slasher film but low budget and not well made. The only thing that movie accomplished was to drive me away from watching all the subsets in subsequent years.

If we're talking Sharknado, I can get someone suggesting the first one because of what it ended up creating. Picking Sharknado 4 just because it came out, isn't a reason to pick a movie. Because really, unless it's doing something different, it's only being picked because it's a new Sharknado.

There's a difference between punishing people with something you know most people here haven't seen and is garbage (not only do I own this movie, I own it because I won it in a contest).


and something you're also sure a lot of people here may not have seen but has some historic value and isn't that bad if you can get past it being a silent film.

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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

Zombies - Life after Beth, Zombi2
Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon - Howl (2015), Wolfen (1981)
Period Piece Horror - Pride Prejudice & Zombies, Dead Birds
Jawsploitation / Aquatic Horror - Jaws 2, Beneath, The Shallows
Insects (+ Killer Animals and Giant Monsters) - Long Weekend, Either version of The Fly.
Horrorestate - The Haunting (1963)

It's a start!

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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

After a crazy busy weekend, I am back and hoping to dive into picking some subset films.

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Another pick, a favorite of mine. Bride of Frankenstein for Frankenstein/Mad Doctors
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Originally Posted by rbrown498
...most people have probably already seen Alien...but as that movie's now 37 years old, there're probably more folks than we realize that haven't seen it just because they're too young for it to be on their radar.
Replace Alien with just about any "classic" film of *any* genre and that's a pretty fair statement. Just a couple of days ago I was astounded at some of the "classic" films a young coworker *hasn't* seen. In the past I've introduced her to the classic Universal horror films (many of which she liked), some of the 50s SF/Horror titles (most of which she liked), and others more recent. In our discussion I found some of the films she's not yet seen include: Stripes, Animal House, Caddyshack, Groundhog Day, Time Bandits, Blade Runner, The Blues Brothers, Monty Python's Life of Brian, The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), The Maltese Falcon, What's Up, Doc?, Ben-Hur (1959), Planet of the Apes (1968), The Magnificent Seven, It Happened One Night, Some Like it Hot, Schindler's List, The Good, The Bad and the Ugly and *none* of the Marx Brothers' films. While none qualify for the Horror challenge it just shows you can't go by what *you* know and exclude something just because you find it "familiar."
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

Originally Posted by rbrown498
I just hate to see us completely bypass some of the cornerstones of the genre in favor of stuff of questionable quality that's only criterion for inclusion is that it's recent. I disagree with you that we should make room for the dregs; surely no one wants to waste 90 minutes watching a film that he or she knows is going to be shitty. I also agree that the fun of the challenge is finding new (to me) films that resonate in some way. I was truly surprised a few years ago when I wound up loving ParaNorman; ditto for Sheitan. I bought them both immediately after the first viewings, and I probably would never have checked out either of them without the Challenge. I like the variety as well; I can think of nothing drearier than spending the whole month watching only vampire films, or Hammer films, or any other subset of horror films. Still, I'd like to avoid the truly crappy films as much as possible.
And there's also the issue of personal taste. While the Sharknado films are objectively pretty bad, I can definitely understand the entertainment value some would find in watching some of those SyFy movies. I could see them being refreshing and light after watching something like Martyrs. Personally, I love Lucio Fulci films, but I understand why others would consider them to be bad.
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Not sure if you're looking for more Dark Shadows entries
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0238541/reference
Was a nurse in the show and was the librarian at the beginning of Ghostbusters (the good one)
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

Originally Posted by DaveyJoe
And there's also the issue of personal taste. While the Sharknado films are objectively pretty bad, I can definitely understand the entertainment value some would find in watching some of those SyFy movies. I could see them being refreshing and light after watching something like Martyrs. Personally, I love Lucio Fulci films, but I understand why others would consider them to be bad.
Personally, I enjoy a lot of the SyFy movies. But maybe I have a high tolerance for bad movies.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

Despite some of the discussion, I think we have always done a good job in picking a variety of movies, both in content and time periods.

Just choose what you want to watch or something you would like to share with others. Will all of us like all of the choices? Of course not! But there's plenty of room for all tastes. Don't let others influence what you choose to recommend.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

My subset picks:

1. Zombies - Bride of Re-Animator (1989)
2. Horror Anthologies - Tales of Halloween (2015)
3. Slashers / Giallos / Serial Killers - A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
4. Supernatural / Quiet/Soft / Seances - The Others (2001)
5. Chronological Horror Years Faceoff - (Gold) Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) / (Silver) Child's Play 3 (1991)
6. HorrorEstate - The Haunting (1963)
7. R.I.P. Gunnar Hansen -&- Angus Scrimm - I can't imagine anybody picking anything other than TCM or Phantasm.
8. Curses - The Ring (2002)
9. Babysitters / Nannies / Governesses - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
10. Extraterrestrial Horror - Alien (1979)
11. Travel (Vacation) Horror Movies - Frozen (2010)
13. Fanaticism (Religious) Horror - The Exorcist III (1990)
15. 1980's Video Companies Spotlight: Embassy Home Entertainment - The Video Dead (1987)
16. Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon - Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)
17. Stranger Things / Unconventional Movie Monsters - The Fly (1986)
18. It Was a Dark and Stormy Night... - The Old Dark House (1932)
19. Abandoned Places - Boo (2005)
20. Vampires & Apocalyptic Horror - The Dead Matter (2010)
23. Frankenstein / Mad Doctor Films - The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
28. Public Domain Horrors - The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
29. Mass Marathon of the Damned 7 - Fangoria Chainsaw Awards - Scream (1996) (it's also the 20th anniversary of the film)
30. Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell - Ghoulies (1984)
31. All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror - Halloween II (1981)
Horror Comedies Crossover - The Ghost Breakers (1940)

Feel free to use any of my picks for any other theme if needed...

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Old 08-29-16 | 06:02 PM
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

3 subset volunteers needed. Suggestions list on page 5 is currently up-to-date as of this post.

Maybe I imagined it, but I could have sworn someone asked earlier if repeats are allowed on subset suggestions. The answer is yes. Repeat away. Everyone only gets one pick, so no reason someone else's leftovers can't be put to good use.

Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi
Not sure if you're looking for more Dark Shadows entries
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0238541/reference
Was a nurse in the show and was the librarian at the beginning of Ghostbusters (the good one)
I'll add it. I plan on getting it up to at least 200 titles.

And for those that are missing the Made-For-TV Horror Movies theme this year Dark Shadows has your back. There's quite a few on the list.
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Originally Posted by The Man with the Golden Doujinshi
Here's the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
Phenomenal! Thank you.

EDIT: And thanks for the ballots, too!

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