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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--- 10/15: R.I.P. VCR: You're Now Belated; Your VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated!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 09-01-16 | 11:11 PM
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3 unoccupied subset spots remain. Who will fill them?

We also need subset picks from the following six five volunteers:
  • cwileyy
  • ntnon
  • SterlingBen
  • Trevor
  • Dick Laurent

Originally Posted by Chad
And Zombies on 10/1 for NOTLD being released on that day in 1968.
Everyone alright starting with zombies? We haven't before. I only ask because October starts on a Saturday.

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Chad, if you give me a list of subsets that need picking from, I will volunteer. I just don't want to pick things that have like 5-7 choices already.
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Originally Posted by jacob_b
Chad, if you give me a list of subsets that need picking from, I will volunteer. I just don't want to pick things that have like 5-7 choices already.
Can't say exactly what themes are unused at the moment because I'm still trying to piece everything together, but browsing over the suggestions list on page 5 will give you an idea.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

Originally Posted by Chad
3 unoccupied subset spots remain. Who will fill them?

We also need subset picks from the following six volunteers:
  • cwileyy
  • ntnon
  • SterlingBen
  • Doc Moonlight
  • Trevor
  • Dick Laurent



Everyone alright starting with zombies? We haven't before. I only ask because October starts on a Saturday.
Zombies seem like a good idea to start with.

Do you need more theme suggestions?
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Doc Moonlight's Subset Picks:

Abandoned Places or Period Horror: BONE TOMAHAWK
90 Years of Roger Corman: TALES OF TERROR (has Tim Lucas Commentary)
SamHain, A Night of Celtic Horror: THE HALLOW
Werewolves/Were-creatures: CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF
Horror Estate: CRIMSON PEAK (has Guillermo del Toro Commentary)
Zombies: PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES
Curses: DRAG ME TO HELL
Political: HOMECOMING (Masters of Horror)
Seances or Horror Comedies: THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES
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Another Master of Commentary: David Del Valle
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With the recent release of several related blu-rays, Jim Wynorski might make a good checklist item for director (with 30 titles he might need to be combined).

http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...al,mini_series
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Originally Posted by WillieMLF
Do you need more theme suggestions?
Yeah, I definitely will. I unfortunately got a little behind on things, and plan to play catch-up during the weekend. I'll post what themes I need more of and who needs to provide more picks as soon as I can.

Originally Posted by Doc Moonlight
Another Master of Commentary: David Del Valle

Originally Posted by Undeadcow
With the recent release of several related blu-rays, Jim Wynorski might make a good checklist item for director (with 30 titles he might need to be combined).

http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...al,mini_series
Got 'em.
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Subset thoughts:

The Final Girls
Dracula (Langella)
Witching & Bitching
Christine
Blade
Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter
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Originally Posted by Chad
3 unoccupied subset spots remain. Who will fill them?

We also need subset picks from the following six five volunteers:
  • cwileyy
  • ntnon
  • SterlingBen
  • Trevor
  • Dick Laurent



Everyone alright starting with zombies? We haven't before. I only ask because October starts on a Saturday.
What are the remaining categories we need to sync with?

Edit: nvm, can read.

Also Phantasm 5 supposedly in theaters on October 7.

And just picked this weird local beer:

The title being a reference to the haunted house ride in the now demolished Tulsa based Bells amusement park.

Phantasmagoria

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Zombies: The House Of Seven Corpses
1991 Silver: Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh

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While I'm working on the subsets feel free to vote for the Criterion and Comedy Crossover picks. It's done by voting since there's no volunteers associated with those days.

Throw out your own picks or vote for something already suggested:

Criterion Crossover
  • Corridors of Blood (1958)

Comedy Crossover
  • The Frighteners (1996)
  • Deathgasm (2015)
  • Nina Forever (2015)
  • Young Frankenstein (1974)
  • The Final Girls (2015)


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The Final Girls looks interesting for something new. Young Frankenstein and The Frighteners are both older but very good movies, with Young Frankenstein being an absolute classic, must-see if you haven't seen it before. I would vote for the Final Girls as I haven't seen it yet but would vote Frighteners second and Young Frankenstein third (because I have seen it so many times).
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Originally Posted by Chad
While I'm working on the subsets feel free to vote for the Criterion and Comedy Crossover picks. It's done by voting since there's no volunteers associated with those days.

Throw out your own picks or vote for something already suggested:

Criterion Crossover
  • Corridors of Blood (1958)
  • Kuroneko (1969)
Kuroneko was previously used for a Criterion Crossover pick in 2012 - are repeats cool given Criterions relatively small pool of horror or is that an oversight?

http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-reviews...challenge.html

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I'll throw out some more comedy picks that I can vouch for (although I'm more than happy to watch Young Frankenstein again, especially with Gene Wilder's recent death):
  • Drag Me to Hell
  • Evil Dead II
  • Army of Darkness
  • Tremors
  • Dead Alive
  • Piranha 3D
  • Slither
  • Lake Placid
  • Teeth
  • Hatchet

Most of these are available on Amazon Prime to stream for $3.99; Tremors is free on Prime.
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For comedy crossover, I vote Young Frankenstein, given the recent passing of the great Gene Wilder.
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Here're some unused Criterion crossover possibilities:

Antichrist
The Blob (1958)
Blood for Dracula (aka Andy Warhol's Dracula)
Corridors of Blood
Cronos
Diabolique
Empire of Passion
Equinox
Fiend Without a Face
Flesh for Frankenstein (aka Andy Warhol's Frankenstein)
The Haunted Strangler
Haxan (aka Witchcraft Through the Ages)
Island of Lost Souls
Jigoku
Kwaidan
The Living Skeleton
Onibaba
Peeping Tom
Scanners
Videodrome
White Dog


There are probably a few that I missed, but I think that we've got plenty to keep us busy without starting to repeat ourselves so soon.
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My votes:
  • Criterion Crossover - Corridors of Blood (1958)
  • Comedy Crossover - Young Frankenstein (1974)
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Originally Posted by rbrown498
Here're some unused Criterion crossover possibilities:

Antichrist
The Blob (1958)
Blood for Dracula (aka Andy Warhol's Dracula)
Corridors of Blood
Cronos
Diabolique
Empire of Passion
Equinox
Fiend Without a Face
Flesh for Frankenstein (aka Andy Warhol's Frankenstein)
The Haunted Strangler
Haxan (aka Witchcraft Through the Ages)
Island of Lost Souls
Jigoku
Kwaidan
The Living Skeleton
Onibaba
Peeping Tom
Scanners
Videodrome
White Dog
Here's a few others:

Dressed to Kill (1980)
Mulholland Dr. (2001)
Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Vanishing (1988)

Here's a few that Criterion released on Laserdisc. These haven't been used yet:

King Kong (1933)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Carrie (1976)
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Seven (1995)
Dead Ringers (1988)

Already used in a previously challenge:

Halloween (1978)

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I vote for Corridors of Blood for the Criterion crossover (available on Hulu) and I forgot about Gene Wilder just passing so I change my vote for Comedy crossover to Young Frankenstein.
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For the Criterion Crossover, I vote for Dressed to Kill (1980). It's available on HBO Go, and for rental/purchase on other streaming services.

For the Comedy Crossover, I vote for The Final Girls (2015). That was a really fun movie. I was planning to watch it again this year. And it's available for rental/purchase on streaming.

I love Young Frankenstein, but I vote against it because it's not available on any streaming service.
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I vote
Criterion: Corridors Of Blood (1958)
Comedy: The Final Girls or Young Frankenstein either is fine with me
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Originally Posted by TheBigDave
I love Young Frankenstein, but I vote against it because it's not available on any streaming service.
It IS, however, showing on TCM on September 9th, 27th, and 29th, and on October 14th and 30th, if you've got a way to record and save it.

Also on TCM on September 20th, Scared Stiff, the Martin & Lewis remake of Bob Hope's The Ghost Breakers.
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Originally Posted by rbrown498
It IS, however, showing on TCM on September 9th, 27th, and 29th, and on October 14th and 30th, if you've got a way to record and save it.
That's good news. Thanks for the heads up. I'll definitely DVR it.

Maybe we can move the Frankenstein theme day to Oct 14th or 30th. And that can be the Subset movie. Just an idea.
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I'm casting my vote for the Criterion Crossover for Island of Lost Souls.

And for the Comedy Crossover, I'm voting for Evil Dead II.

And, because those are optional nights, I don't feel that there's necessarily a need to find a streaming source for them.

Of course, if everything goes to plan and we've got all the subset picks locked in by somewhere around the 16th, we'll all have two weeks to scour our local libraries, thrift stores, and yard sales for movies that we need. Generally, I prefer to use streaming as a last resort; I feel much more secure knowing that I've got a disc ready to pop in the player.

But that's just me.


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