The Theme Nights Copy & Paste
--- 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--- 10/15: R.I.P. VCR: You're Now Belated; Your VHS Video Cover Art Will Never Be Outdated!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)
The Checklist Copy & Paste
COPY & PASTE INTO YOUR LIST USING A SPOILER TAG
Code:
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
01-11-19, 05:29 PM
Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
09-18-16 | 05:36 PM
#576
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Originally posted by Undeadcow
Bummer to see Manchest Morgue out of print... it's a cool movie worth seeing.
Bummer to see Manchest Morgue out of print... it's a cool movie worth seeing.
however, amazon shows a dvd available for The Living Dead in Manchester Morgue for 16 bucks
09-18-16 | 07:06 PM
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Edit: \/ Thanks!
Last edited by Undeadcow; 09-18-16 at 07:23 PM.
09-18-16 | 07:17 PM
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
THE CHECKLIST...
Alright, let's finish building this. New additions have hyperlinks and/or are bolded. The recently deceased actors are only included if they have a minimum of 5 entries (Alton Yelchin). Obviously those are tacked onto another.
Current progress can be found on post #7.
Select 10 actors:
--- Larry Drake (R.I.P) -or- Joe Fleishaker (R.I.P.) -or- Marina Malfatti (R.I.P.) -
--- Angus Scrimm (R.I.P.) -or- Anton Yelchin (R.I.P.) -
--- Gunnar Hansen (R.I.P.) -or- George Gaynes (R.I.P.) -
--- Boris Karloff -or- Abe Vigoda (R.I.P.) -
--- George Kennedy (R.I.P.) -or- Brion James -or- William Schallert (R.I.P.) -
--- Lin Shaye -
--- Bela Lugosi -
--- Peter Cushing -
--- Christopher Lee -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
Select 2 film composers:
--- Bruno Nicolai -or- Tangerine Dream -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
Select 5 directors:
--- Robin Hardy (R.I.P.) -or - Andrzej Zulawski (R.I.P.) -or- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- Jim Wynorski -
Select 2 makeup effects artists:
--- John Carl Buechler -
--- Barney Burman -
--- Ed French -
--- Rosario Prestopino -or Tom Savini -
Select 2 producers:
--- Samuel M. Sherman -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
Select 2 writers:
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
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 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 -
--- From a Face Off Judge (Glenn Hetrick, Ve Neil, Neville Page Patrick Tatopoulos or Michael Westmore) -
--- Ghost / Haunting -
--- Giallo -
--- J-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: Canada, 2 -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
--- Rape / Revenge -
--- 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 -
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -
Select 2 from the following anniversaries:
--- 10th Anniversary of TCM Underground -
--- 50th Anniversary of Dark Shadows -
--- 90th Birthday of Roger Corman -
--- 100th Birthday of Forrest J Ackerman -
Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
--- 1941 (75th) -
--- 1966 (50th) -
--- 1991 (25th) -
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).
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 -
--- X / NC-17 -
--- 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
Alright, let's finish building this. New additions have hyperlinks and/or are bolded. The recently deceased actors are only included if they have a minimum of 5 entries (Alton Yelchin). Obviously those are tacked onto another.
Current progress can be found on post #7.
Select 10 actors:
--- Larry Drake (R.I.P) -or- Joe Fleishaker (R.I.P.) -or- Marina Malfatti (R.I.P.) -
--- Angus Scrimm (R.I.P.) -or- Anton Yelchin (R.I.P.) -
--- Gunnar Hansen (R.I.P.) -or- George Gaynes (R.I.P.) -
--- Boris Karloff -or- Abe Vigoda (R.I.P.) -
--- George Kennedy (R.I.P.) -or- Brion James -or- William Schallert (R.I.P.) -
--- Lin Shaye -
--- Bela Lugosi -
--- Peter Cushing -
--- Christopher Lee -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
Select 2 film composers:
--- Bruno Nicolai -or- Tangerine Dream -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
Select 5 directors:
--- Robin Hardy (R.I.P.) -or - Andrzej Zulawski (R.I.P.) -or- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- Jim Wynorski -
Select 2 makeup effects artists:
--- John Carl Buechler -
--- Barney Burman -
--- Ed French -
--- Rosario Prestopino -or Tom Savini -
Select 2 producers:
--- Samuel M. Sherman -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
Select 2 writers:
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
--- ???? -
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 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 -
--- From a Face Off Judge (Glenn Hetrick, Ve Neil, Neville Page Patrick Tatopoulos or Michael Westmore) -
--- Ghost / Haunting -
--- Giallo -
--- J-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: Canada, 2 -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
--- Rape / Revenge -
--- 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 -
--- Tim Lucas -
--- Guillermo del Toro -
--- David del Valle -
Select 2 from the following anniversaries:
--- 10th Anniversary of TCM Underground -
--- 50th Anniversary of Dark Shadows -
--- 90th Birthday of Roger Corman -
--- 100th Birthday of Forrest J Ackerman -
Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
--- 1941 (75th) -
--- 1966 (50th) -
--- 1991 (25th) -
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).
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 -
--- X / NC-17 -
--- 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
Last edited by Chad; 09-18-16 at 10:16 PM.
09-18-16 | 08:02 PM
#581
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
How about Tom Savini for makeup/effects?
09-18-16 | 09:11 PM
#582
Senior Member
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Help me refresh my memory, for a movie from Distributor / Studio - Severin Films it just has to be one that they have released, not technically one of their releases, right?
09-18-16 | 10:25 PM
#583
DVD Talk Special Edition
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
To make it easier to finish the checklist to allow people to secure movies, cut down on the two and three choices on each line. We are already picking a certain ammount from a bigger pool, but no need to go over kill.
We have select 10 actors, and already have 16 with 11 spots. Really no need for more then 20, 25 max. Still allows us to get our 10.
We have select 10 actors, and already have 16 with 11 spots. Really no need for more then 20, 25 max. Still allows us to get our 10.
09-18-16 | 11:06 PM
#585
DVD Talk Special Edition
09-18-16 | 11:38 PM
#586
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Felissa Rose
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...es,mini_series
This is a good point, I like it.
I think part of the 'problem' is that we end up going with more and more obscure/marginal (relative to horror output) stars so end up with a slew of people who have been in just a few horror movies. This seems contrary to even having the list because instead of highlighting genre luminaries it ends up showcasing miscellaneous people just for the sake of having a name on a list (without any real horror significance/meaning).
For next year I'd like to see us return to more emphasis on scream queens, iconic professionals, or other genre essential people. It's cool to showcase those who recently died, but maybe having a permanent checklist item of 'watch a film featuring a celebrity who died this year' would fit the bill.
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...es,mini_series
I think part of the 'problem' is that we end up going with more and more obscure/marginal (relative to horror output) stars so end up with a slew of people who have been in just a few horror movies. This seems contrary to even having the list because instead of highlighting genre luminaries it ends up showcasing miscellaneous people just for the sake of having a name on a list (without any real horror significance/meaning).
For next year I'd like to see us return to more emphasis on scream queens, iconic professionals, or other genre essential people. It's cool to showcase those who recently died, but maybe having a permanent checklist item of 'watch a film featuring a celebrity who died this year' would fit the bill.
09-19-16 | 01:38 AM
#587
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
I think part of the 'problem' is that we end up going with more and more obscure/marginal (relative to horror output) stars so end up with a slew of people who have been in just a few horror movies. This seems contrary to even having the list because instead of highlighting genre luminaries it ends up showcasing miscellaneous people just for the sake of having a name on a list (without any real horror significance/meaning).
For next year I'd like to see us return to more emphasis on scream queens, iconic professionals, or other genre essential people. It's cool to showcase those who recently died, but maybe having a permanent checklist item of 'watch a film featuring a celebrity who died this year' would fit the bill.
09-19-16 | 03:17 AM
#588
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
I think part of the 'problem' is that we end up going with more and more obscure/marginal (relative to horror output) stars so end up with a slew of people who have been in just a few horror movies. This seems contrary to even having the list because instead of highlighting genre luminaries it ends up showcasing miscellaneous people just for the sake of having a name on a list (without any real horror significance/meaning).
For next year I'd like to see us return to more emphasis on scream queens, iconic professionals, or other genre essential people. It's cool to showcase those who recently died, but maybe having a permanent checklist item of 'watch a film featuring a celebrity who died this year' would fit the bill.
For next year I'd like to see us return to more emphasis on scream queens, iconic professionals, or other genre essential people. It's cool to showcase those who recently died, but maybe having a permanent checklist item of 'watch a film featuring a celebrity who died this year' would fit the bill.
I agree 100%.
09-19-16 | 07:43 AM
#589
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
I think part of the 'problem' is that we end up going with more and more obscure/marginal (relative to horror output) stars so end up with a slew of people who have been in just a few horror movies. This seems contrary to even having the list because instead of highlighting genre luminaries it ends up showcasing miscellaneous people just for the sake of having a name on a list (without any real horror significance/meaning).
For next year I'd like to see us return to more emphasis on scream queens, iconic professionals, or other genre essential people. It's cool to showcase those who recently died, but maybe having a permanent checklist item of 'watch a film featuring a celebrity who died this year' would fit the bill.
For next year I'd like to see us return to more emphasis on scream queens, iconic professionals, or other genre essential people. It's cool to showcase those who recently died, but maybe having a permanent checklist item of 'watch a film featuring a celebrity who died this year' would fit the bill.
On the first point, there is a fine line between the use of the checklist getting stale (people just watching the same actors years after year), and adding new blood. I think Chad is doing a great job of straddling that line. Even with the new "help" of only having to watch 10 out of the ~30 actors, the checklist has still forced me to try some entirely new-to-me films. Too many true horror icons on the list and I'd just watch those same classics every year and never expand my horizons.
I'm maybe the main culprit for encouraging the checklists around here to be easier, but at the same time, their purposes included promoting diversity, and adding some challenge to the Challenge.
09-19-16 | 09:14 AM
#590
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
On the first point, there is a fine line between the use of the checklist getting stale (people just watching the same actors years after year), and adding new blood. I think Chad is doing a great job of straddling that line. Even with the new "help" of only having to watch 10 out of the ~30 actors, the checklist has still forced me to try some entirely new-to-me films. Too many true horror icons on the list and I'd just watch those same classics every year and never expand my horizons.
I'm maybe the main culprit for encouraging the checklists around here to be easier, but at the same time, their purposes included promoting diversity, and adding some challenge to the Challenge.
I'm maybe the main culprit for encouraging the checklists around here to be easier, but at the same time, their purposes included promoting diversity, and adding some challenge to the Challenge.
Maybe to satisfy both camps, we could have a section of the checklist devoted to watching films that you've never seen before. Something like:
Watch a film that you've never seen before that (pick three):
---stars Vincent Price
---features music by Ennio Morricone
---was made in the 1940s
---features a werewolf
---was written by Richard Matheson
---features a killer animal
---has the words "of the" in the title
---was directed by Jim Wynorski
---stars Yvette Vickers
---takes place at a boarding school
Or something to that effect. This section can rotate through the broader horror categories so that there's a new monster, or actor, or country of origin, or director every year for a few years, then it can start repeating. The key is that the films that you watch in this category are new TO YOU, thus forcing you to broaden your horizons at least a wee bit.
Thoughts?
09-19-16 | 09:27 AM
#591
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
I don't think that there's necessarily anything wrong with watching the same actors year after year, but I get your point about diversity.
Maybe to satisfy both camps, we could have a section of the checklist devoted to watching films that you've never seen before. Something like:
Watch a film that you've never seen before that (pick three):
---stars Vincent Price
---features music by Ennio Morricone
---was made in the 1940s
---features a werewolf
---was written by Richard Matheson
---features a killer animal
---has the words "of the" in the title
---was directed by Jim Wynorski
---stars Yvette Vickers
---takes place at a boarding school
Or something to that effect. This section can rotate through the broader horror categories so that there's a new monster, or actor, or country of origin, or director every year for a few years, then it can start repeating. The key is that the films that you watch in this category are new TO YOU, thus forcing you to broaden your horizons at least a wee bit.
Thoughts?
Maybe to satisfy both camps, we could have a section of the checklist devoted to watching films that you've never seen before. Something like:
Watch a film that you've never seen before that (pick three):
---stars Vincent Price
---features music by Ennio Morricone
---was made in the 1940s
---features a werewolf
---was written by Richard Matheson
---features a killer animal
---has the words "of the" in the title
---was directed by Jim Wynorski
---stars Yvette Vickers
---takes place at a boarding school
Or something to that effect. This section can rotate through the broader horror categories so that there's a new monster, or actor, or country of origin, or director every year for a few years, then it can start repeating. The key is that the films that you watch in this category are new TO YOU, thus forcing you to broaden your horizons at least a wee bit.
Thoughts?
09-19-16 | 09:36 AM
#592
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
For 'producers' in the checklist it seems like more and more movies are 'produced' by companies rather than individuals. Would it be fair to consider/use production companies? There's something for the artistry of individual contributions but my perception on 'producers' is that they don't necessarily contribute much to the film itself other than creating an environment for directors/writers/actors to ply their trade (not sure if someone can better clarify what a producer does, I do understand the genius in sales/marketing of someone like Roger Corman). Seemingly production company heads like Jason Blum just get credit for the work of their titanic studio, like Blumhouse Productions, anyway regardless of individual contribution.
Here are some producer suggestions...
Producer: Robert Tapert
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...ie,mini_series
Producer: Twisted Pictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_Pictures
Here are some producer suggestions...
Producer: Robert Tapert
http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...ie,mini_series
Producer: Twisted Pictures
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twisted_Pictures
Last edited by Undeadcow; 09-19-16 at 09:46 AM.
09-19-16 | 09:42 AM
#593
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
...Maybe to satisfy both camps, we could have a section of the checklist devoted to watching films that you've never seen before. Something like:
Watch a film that you've never seen before that (pick three):
---stars Vincent Price
---features music by Ennio Morricone
---was made in the 1940s
---features a werewolf
---was written by Richard Matheson
---features a killer animal
---has the words "of the" in the title
---was directed by Jim Wynorski
---stars Yvette Vickers
---takes place at a boarding school
Or something to that effect. This section can rotate through the broader horror categories so that there's a new monster, or actor, or country of origin, or director every year for a few years, then it can start repeating. The key is that the films that you watch in this category are new TO YOU, thus forcing you to broaden your horizons at least a wee bit.
Thoughts?
Watch a film that you've never seen before that (pick three):
---stars Vincent Price
---features music by Ennio Morricone
---was made in the 1940s
---features a werewolf
---was written by Richard Matheson
---features a killer animal
---has the words "of the" in the title
---was directed by Jim Wynorski
---stars Yvette Vickers
---takes place at a boarding school
Or something to that effect. This section can rotate through the broader horror categories so that there's a new monster, or actor, or country of origin, or director every year for a few years, then it can start repeating. The key is that the films that you watch in this category are new TO YOU, thus forcing you to broaden your horizons at least a wee bit.
Thoughts?
09-19-16 | 09:44 AM
#594
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Here are some name suggestions for the checklist…
Composer: Christopher Young - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...ie,mini_series
Composer: Charles Bernstein - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...ie,mini_series
Writer: Jamie Balaguero [Rec/Quarantine films] - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0049371/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Writer(s): The Pang Brothers (not sure if they’ve been used before):
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0161152/?...al_nm_1#writer [Oxide Chung Pang]
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0659380/?...al_nm_1#writer [Danny Pang]
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadilo [28 Weeks Later, Intruders, Mama] - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...ie,mini_series
Director: John Erick Dowdle [As Above So Below, Devil, Quarantine 1+2, Poughkeepsie Tapes] - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...ie,mini_series
Composer: Christopher Young - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...ie,mini_series
Composer: Charles Bernstein - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...ie,mini_series
Writer: Jamie Balaguero [Rec/Quarantine films] - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0049371/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1
Writer(s): The Pang Brothers (not sure if they’ve been used before):
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0161152/?...al_nm_1#writer [Oxide Chung Pang]
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0659380/?...al_nm_1#writer [Danny Pang]
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadilo [28 Weeks Later, Intruders, Mama] - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...ie,mini_series
Director: John Erick Dowdle [As Above So Below, Devil, Quarantine 1+2, Poughkeepsie Tapes] - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...ie,mini_series
09-19-16 | 09:46 AM
#595
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
I really like this idea of having a film that meets a 'pick 3' style mix of requirements but that might be a hard balance between being general enough to have available films (for example, not sure how many werewolf films Vincent Price is in that take place in a boarding home).
09-19-16 | 09:59 AM
#596
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
For instance, I've seen a whole lot of Vincent Price's films, but there are a few that I have yet to see. This type of checklist might encourage me to finally seek out one of the ones I haven't yet seen. But if I'd seen ALL of Vincent Price's films, I could skip that one and do Jim Wynorski instead. That's why that section should have ample items to pick from.
Last edited by rbrown498; 09-19-16 at 10:07 AM.
09-19-16 | 10:05 AM
#597
DVD Talk Ultimate Edition
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Cool. I like rbrown's idea.
09-19-16 | 02:22 PM
#599
Challenge Guru & Comic Nerd
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
A weak version of the usual, but I cobbled together a 2015 results thread.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-talk/63...ts-thread.html
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-talk/63...ts-thread.html
09-19-16 | 05:10 PM
#600
Senior Member
Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 12: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
I came across 3 subset films on a Roku Channel called Horror Hall today. It has a tremendous variety (over 1000 movies) so I might have missed some. I asuume they have commercials. First is Corridor of Blood running 1 hour and 27 minutes, second is Killer Klowns from Outer Space at 1 hour and 26 minutes and finally Motel Hell at 1 hour and 42 minutes. They also have The Bird With the Crystal Plumage at 1 hour and 36 minutes for a checklist item.