Pre-Horror Challenge 13: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
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Forgot to mention there was a change with the vampires subset due to an earlier request. Just a head's up to those considering a purchase that haven't viewed the list since.
Nah. It's a fun flick.
Thanks, makes my job easier. All the streaming links will be included in the individual discussion threads as usual. Same goes for Alyxstarr's links.
Directly to the checklist that one goes. That's a great link that really makes you appreciate his work.
And I am currently working on getting the checklist ready. Sometime over this weekend I'll post it with the current suggestions in bold so we can add/subtract as needed.
Reminder that it's a double feature alongside Konga for anyone that owns anything from the old MGM Midnite Movies DVD collection.
Thanks, makes my job easier. All the streaming links will be included in the individual discussion threads as usual. Same goes for Alyxstarr's links.
I agree with what others have said before me, one of the best subset lists overall I've seen since joining this challenge. A lot of the titles were already on my to be watched list so that's awesome. Also here is another Basil Gogos list that is more extensive: http://churchofhalloween.com/basil-gogos/ for the checklist.
And I am currently working on getting the checklist ready. Sometime over this weekend I'll post it with the current suggestions in bold so we can add/subtract as needed.
Reminder that it's a double feature alongside Konga for anyone that owns anything from the old MGM Midnite Movies DVD collection.
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Since PIN is not available on any streaming services (there is a crud quality one on Youtube) I will make sure a good quality one is available.
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Awesome work BigDave.
Looks like Ganga & Hess is available on regular Prime too.
https://www.amazon.com/Ganja-Hess-Ma...ganja+and+hess
Looks like Ganga & Hess is available on regular Prime too.
https://www.amazon.com/Ganja-Hess-Ma...ganja+and+hess
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CHECKLIST CONSTRUCTION
Alright, every entry from actors to writers is new with the exception of the permanent rotating actors like Karloff, Lee, etc. Anything beyond that point that's in red is new.
Current progress can be found in the wiki link, which directs to this post. Also post #10 (if updated), but this one's the safe bet.
All the previous checklists from post #3.
Select 10 actors:
--- Kevin Bacon -
--- Tobin Bell -
--- Michael Biehn -
--- Doug Bradley -
--- Veronica Cartwright -
--- Peter Cushing -
--- Jocelin Donahue -
--- Brad Dourif -
--- Ethan Embry -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Brea Grant -
--- Kane Hodder -
--- Elizabeth Kaitan -
--- Bela Lugosi -
--- Christopher Lee -
--- Rose McGowan -
--- R.A. Mihailoff -
--- Dina Myer -
--- Meg Tilly -
--- Mary Elizabeth Winstead -
Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors
--- Don Calfa -
--- John Vulich -
--- Ted V. Mikels -
--- John Zacherle -
--- William Peter Blatty -
--- Carrie Fisher -
--- Miguel Ferrer -
--- John Hurt -
--- Bill Paxton -
--- Robert Day -
--- Alessandro Alessandroni -
--- Michael Parks -
--- Adam West -
--- George A. Romero -
--- John Heard -
--- Sam Shepard -
--- Robert Hardy -
--- Haruo Nakajima -
--- Sonny Landham -
--- Jay Thomas -
--- Tobe Hooper -
--- Martin Landau -
--- Harry Dean Stanton -
--- Bernie Casey -
Select 2 film composers:
--- Antón García Abril -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Daniel Licht -
--- Harry Manfredini -
Select 5 directors:
--- Dario Argento -
--- Don Coscarelli -
--- David DeCoteau -
--- Mike Flanagan -
--- Tom Holland -
--- Mary Lambert -
--- Jean Rollin -
--- Steve Miner -
--- James Wan -
--- Adam Wingard -
Select 2 makeup effects artists:
--- Patrick Baxter -
--- Jason Collins -
--- Mark Shostrom -
--- Bud Westmore -
Select 2 producers:
--- Bradley Fuller -
--- Dino De Laurentiis -
--- Roy Lee -
--- Lloyd Kaufman -
Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
--- Robert Bloch -
--- Jack Ketchum -
--- H.P. Lovecraft -
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 -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_based_on_horror_novels -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cannibal_films -
--- Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe -
--- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax -
--- Classic Universal Monsters Movie -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_comedy_horror_films -
--- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film -
--- Death by: Fire -
--- Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome -
--- Documentary -
--- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space -
--- Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen -
--- Film From TCM's October Schedule -
--- From a Basis Gogos Painting -
--- 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: China -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Rape_and_revenge_films -
--- 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 -
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 Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) -
--- Features music by Richard Band -
--- Was made in the 1950s -
--- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand -
--- Was written by Jimmy Sangster -
--- Features a solar eclipse -
--- Has the words "It" in the title -
--- Was directed by David Cronenberg -
--- Stars Michelle Bauer -
--- Takes place at a cemetery -
--- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role -
Select 8 decades of film history:
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1890s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1900s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1910s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1920s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1930s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1940s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1950s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1960s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1970s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1980s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1990s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2000s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2010s_horror_films -
Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
--- 1942 (75th) -
--- 1967 (50th) -
--- 1992 (25th) –
Select 1 from the following anniversaries:
--- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards -
--- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer -
--- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel -
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 Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Magazine (insert title). OPTIONAL
Alright, every entry from actors to writers is new with the exception of the permanent rotating actors like Karloff, Lee, etc. Anything beyond that point that's in red is new.
Current progress can be found in the wiki link, which directs to this post. Also post #10 (if updated), but this one's the safe bet.
All the previous checklists from post #3.
Select 10 actors:
--- Kevin Bacon -
--- Tobin Bell -
--- Michael Biehn -
--- Doug Bradley -
--- Veronica Cartwright -
--- Peter Cushing -
--- Jocelin Donahue -
--- Brad Dourif -
--- Ethan Embry -
--- Boris Karloff -
--- Brea Grant -
--- Kane Hodder -
--- Elizabeth Kaitan -
--- Bela Lugosi -
--- Christopher Lee -
--- Rose McGowan -
--- R.A. Mihailoff -
--- Dina Myer -
--- Meg Tilly -
--- Mary Elizabeth Winstead -
Select 5 recently deceased actors -or- directors
--- Don Calfa -
--- John Vulich -
--- Ted V. Mikels -
--- John Zacherle -
--- William Peter Blatty -
--- Carrie Fisher -
--- Miguel Ferrer -
--- John Hurt -
--- Bill Paxton -
--- Robert Day -
--- Alessandro Alessandroni -
--- Michael Parks -
--- Adam West -
--- George A. Romero -
--- John Heard -
--- Sam Shepard -
--- Robert Hardy -
--- Haruo Nakajima -
--- Sonny Landham -
--- Jay Thomas -
--- Tobe Hooper -
--- Martin Landau -
--- Harry Dean Stanton -
--- Bernie Casey -
Select 2 film composers:
--- Antón García Abril -
--- John Carpenter -
--- Daniel Licht -
--- Harry Manfredini -
Select 5 directors:
--- Dario Argento -
--- Don Coscarelli -
--- David DeCoteau -
--- Mike Flanagan -
--- Tom Holland -
--- Mary Lambert -
--- Jean Rollin -
--- Steve Miner -
--- James Wan -
--- Adam Wingard -
Select 2 makeup effects artists:
--- Patrick Baxter -
--- Jason Collins -
--- Mark Shostrom -
--- Bud Westmore -
Select 2 producers:
--- Bradley Fuller -
--- Dino De Laurentiis -
--- Roy Lee -
--- Lloyd Kaufman -
Select 2 writers:
--- Jaume Balagueró -
--- Robert Bloch -
--- Jack Ketchum -
--- H.P. Lovecraft -
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 -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_based_on_horror_novels -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cannibal_films -
--- Cinema Inspired By: Edgar Allan Poe -
--- Cinematic Titanic / Horror Host / MST3K / RiffTrax -
--- Classic Universal Monsters Movie -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_comedy_horror_films -
--- Criterion / Masters of Cinema Version Film -
--- Death by: Fire -
--- Distributor / Studio: Vinegar Syndrome -
--- Documentary -
--- Extraterrestrial / Takes Place in Space -
--- Film From Someone Else's List You've Never Seen -
--- Film From TCM's October Schedule -
--- From a Basis Gogos Painting -
--- 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: China -
--- Nazi -
--- Psychological -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Rape_and_revenge_films -
--- 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 -
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 Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley) -
--- Features music by Richard Band -
--- Was made in the 1950s -
--- Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand -
--- Was written by Jimmy Sangster -
--- Features a solar eclipse -
--- Has the words "It" in the title -
--- Was directed by David Cronenberg -
--- Stars Michelle Bauer -
--- Takes place at a cemetery -
--- Features an actor who played Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role -
Select 8 decades of film history:
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1890s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1900s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1910s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1920s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1930s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1940s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1950s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1960s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1970s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1980s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:1990s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2000s_horror_films -
--- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2010s_horror_films -
Select 1 from the "Chronological Horror Years Faceoff":
--- 1942 (75th) -
--- 1967 (50th) -
--- 1992 (25th) –
Select 1 from the following anniversaries:
--- 15th Anniversary of The Rondo Hatton Awards -
--- 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer -
--- 25th Anniversary of The Sci-Fi/SyFy Channel -
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 Horror Comic Book or Graphic Novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
--- Read a Horror Magazine (insert title). OPTIONAL
Last edited by Chad; 09-22-17 at 09:42 PM.
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And if someone has a hyperlink to share for Has the words "It" in the title that would be appreciated. IMDB apparently doesn't allow "It" as a keyword, or I'm doing something wrong.
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I like the new additions to the checklist, Chad.
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Checklist looks awesome so far. I couldn't find a hyperlink for the "it" in the title but I started brainstorming and realized are we including any words that contain "it" or just the actual word "it" being used? such as these examples (some movie ideas I listed out so far for fun):
Spoiler:
Last edited by arw6040; 09-17-17 at 07:52 PM.
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I expected more, honestly, but it's still a fair number of entries, with a good number of them being well-known or at least not totally obscure. If anyone can think of other titles, I'm happy to add them -- for example, if a movie has an alternate title that isn't how IMDb primarily lists it, it wouldn't be included here. If we expand it in the way arw6040 suggests, that would add a lot more (think of all the movies with the word "with" in them, for example, in addition to all the "witches" and "bites"), so I'd probably need some help compiling those, but it could be done using the same query as above.
Personally, although the expansion does allow for more creative thinking, I'm inclined to stick with just the word "it" (and "it's") if people think there are enough titles there to qualify; it seems to me to be more in the spirit of the checklist item. But that's just my opinion; I'm not going to fight anyone about it.
*("At least 100 votes" seemed like a pretty low bar to meet, but it cut the number of entries from upwards of 60,000 down to a little under 10,000 -- CTRL-F'ing my way through 40 pages of 250-per-page titles didn't take me long at all, but I wasn't willing to do 6x that. )
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 13: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
I expected more, honestly, but it's still a fair number of entries, with a good number of them being well-known or at least not totally obscure. If anyone can think of other titles, I'm happy to add them -- for example, if a movie has an alternate title that isn't how IMDb primarily lists it, it wouldn't be included here.
Personally, although the expansion does allow for more creative thinking, I'm inclined to stick with just the word "it" (and "it's") if people think there are enough titles there to qualify; it seems to me to be more in the spirit of the checklist item. But that's just my opinion; I'm not going to fight anyone about it.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 13: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Chad, you added this in the optional reading checklist item last year,
--- Read a horror comic book or graphic novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
and maybe it can become a permanent addition? I added the word 'horror', but I guess that's superfluous.
And maybe add, read a horror magazine?
Also, just a thought, but maybe instead of "recently deceased" being just an annual checklist item in the big list of complete 30, make it a separate full list in the area of cast and crew? That way, one would not have to open a separate link, and could more easily track multiple watches if they decide to try to watch one of each.
Awesome work there alyxstarr! I love our village.
--- Read a horror comic book or graphic novel (insert title). OPTIONAL
and maybe it can become a permanent addition? I added the word 'horror', but I guess that's superfluous.
And maybe add, read a horror magazine?
Also, just a thought, but maybe instead of "recently deceased" being just an annual checklist item in the big list of complete 30, make it a separate full list in the area of cast and crew? That way, one would not have to open a separate link, and could more easily track multiple watches if they decide to try to watch one of each.
That netted a total of 35 titles, collected in this IMDb list.
Last edited by Trevor; 09-18-17 at 08:02 PM.
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Some names for the checklist...
Composers
Daniel Lint - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm0006171
Antón García Abril - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm0006094
Actors
Brea Grant - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm2647420
R.A. Mihailoff - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm0586133
Chloe Grace Mortez - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm1631269
Dane Rhodes - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm1694797
Makeup
Patrick Baxter - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm1154076
An addition to 'Watch 3 Films You've Never Seen Before That..." - features an actor who played Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role.
Composers
Daniel Lint - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm0006171
Antón García Abril - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm0006094
Actors
Brea Grant - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm2647420
R.A. Mihailoff - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm0586133
Chloe Grace Mortez - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm1631269
Dane Rhodes - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm1694797
Makeup
Patrick Baxter - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm1154076
An addition to 'Watch 3 Films You've Never Seen Before That..." - features an actor who played Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, or another pop culture horror killer in a different role.
Last edited by Undeadcow; 09-18-17 at 01:58 PM.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 13: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
On 'containing these Universal Monster characters' addition, is the intent that people especially watch a Universal Studios release for each character or would, for example, Jess Franco’s Dracula or Dracula 2000 count for Dracula? The ‘Universal Monsters’ terminology is cool but those films are so classic they’ve become archetypes so maybe keep that UM header as a nod to those original classics but changing the characters to generic representatives, i.e. ‘vampire,’ and deleting those from the other genre checklist field would clarify it more (?). Even the Universal Studios catalog has a lot of variety, the new 2017 Universal Studios 'Dark Universe' Mummy movie is much different than the 1932 classic. Alternatively, it might work to add 'Watch a Classic Universal Monsters' movie to the sub-genres permanently.
Spoiler:
Last edited by Undeadcow; 09-18-17 at 10:49 AM.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 13: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Isn't it a bit redundant to have Bill Paxton Don Calfa Martin Landau in both categories (select 10 actors and select recently deceased actors under the sub genre)?
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 13: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Some ideas....
Actors:
Brad Dourif (last used 2010)
Doug Bradley (last used 2011)
Kevin Bacon (7)
Jocelin Donahue (6)
Jennifer Tilly (9)
Don Calfa passed away in December. Should he be in the recently deceased section instead?
Directors:
Dario Argento (last used 2014)
Don Coscarelli (last used 2014)
Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley)
Features music by Richard Band
Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand
Actors:
Brad Dourif (last used 2010)
Doug Bradley (last used 2011)
Kevin Bacon (7)
Jocelin Donahue (6)
Jennifer Tilly (9)
Don Calfa passed away in December. Should he be in the recently deceased section instead?
Directors:
Dario Argento (last used 2014)
Don Coscarelli (last used 2014)
Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley)
Features music by Richard Band
Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand
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I suggest that the OHMC videos of DaveyJoe and Monko Kane (and others, know I'm forgetting someone) be eligible for counting under the shorts rules.
Last edited by Trevor; 09-18-17 at 08:01 PM.
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Alright, the current suggestions (from both threads) have been implemented. And thanks to arw6040 and alyxstarr for the "It" contributions.
Keep 'em coming!
I didn't make the original suggestion, but I assume they were also for films outside of Universal. But you're right. They're too similar in tone, so I just nixed it and left the others where they are. Added the 'Watch a Classic Universal Monsters Movie' alongside them.
I think I used an unfinished template from last year instead of the final product when copying/pasting. It's back.
Keep 'em coming!
On 'containing these Universal Monster characters' addition, is the intent that people especially watch a Universal Studios release for each character or would, for example, Jess Franco’s Dracula or Dracula 2000 count for Dracula? The ‘Universal Monsters’ terminology is cool but those films are so classic they’ve become archetypes so maybe keep that UM header as a nod to those original classics but changing the characters to generic representatives, i.e. ‘vampire,’ and deleting those from the other genre checklist field would clarify it more (?). Even the Universal Studios catalog has a lot of variety, the new 2017 Universal Studios 'Dark Universe' Mummy movie is much different than the 1932 classic. Alternatively, it might work to add 'Watch a Classic Universal Monsters' movie to the sub-genres permanently.
I think I used an unfinished template from last year instead of the final product when copying/pasting. It's back.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 13: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
I couldn't figure out a way around IMDb not allowing title queries of the word "it" so I just did a quick-and-dirty scan of the results of this basic query.* That netted a total of 35 titles, collected in this IMDb list.
I expected more, honestly, but it's still a fair number of entries, with a good number of them being well-known or at least not totally obscure. If anyone can think of other titles, I'm happy to add them -- for example, if a movie has an alternate title that isn't how IMDb primarily lists it, it wouldn't be included here. If we expand it in the way arw6040 suggests, that would add a lot more (think of all the movies with the word "with" in them, for example, in addition to all the "witches" and "bites"), so I'd probably need some help compiling those, but it could be done using the same query as above.
Personally, although the expansion does allow for more creative thinking, I'm inclined to stick with just the word "it" (and "it's") if people think there are enough titles there to qualify; it seems to me to be more in the spirit of the checklist item. But that's just my opinion; I'm not going to fight anyone about it.
*("At least 100 votes" seemed like a pretty low bar to meet, but it cut the number of entries from upwards of 60,000 down to a little under 10,000 -- CTRL-F'ing my way through 40 pages of 250-per-page titles didn't take me long at all, but I wasn't willing to do 6x that. )
I expected more, honestly, but it's still a fair number of entries, with a good number of them being well-known or at least not totally obscure. If anyone can think of other titles, I'm happy to add them -- for example, if a movie has an alternate title that isn't how IMDb primarily lists it, it wouldn't be included here. If we expand it in the way arw6040 suggests, that would add a lot more (think of all the movies with the word "with" in them, for example, in addition to all the "witches" and "bites"), so I'd probably need some help compiling those, but it could be done using the same query as above.
Personally, although the expansion does allow for more creative thinking, I'm inclined to stick with just the word "it" (and "it's") if people think there are enough titles there to qualify; it seems to me to be more in the spirit of the checklist item. But that's just my opinion; I'm not going to fight anyone about it.
*("At least 100 votes" seemed like a pretty low bar to meet, but it cut the number of entries from upwards of 60,000 down to a little under 10,000 -- CTRL-F'ing my way through 40 pages of 250-per-page titles didn't take me long at all, but I wasn't willing to do 6x that. )
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 13: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
I think someone pasted from the same list in 2014, because that one had a lot of directors. I would suggest: Tom Holland and/or Steve Miner as directors. I have the new BFI Fright Night blu this year so, I'm looking to give it a whirl.
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Some ideas....
Actors:
Brad Dourif (last used 2010)
Doug Bradley (last used 2011)
Kevin Bacon (7)
Jocelin Donahue (6)
Jennifer Tilly (9)
Don Calfa passed away in December. Should he be in the recently deceased section instead?
Directors:
Dario Argento (last used 2014)
Don Coscarelli (last used 2014)
Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley)
Features music by Richard Band
Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand
Actors:
Brad Dourif (last used 2010)
Doug Bradley (last used 2011)
Kevin Bacon (7)
Jocelin Donahue (6)
Jennifer Tilly (9)
Don Calfa passed away in December. Should he be in the recently deceased section instead?
Directors:
Dario Argento (last used 2014)
Don Coscarelli (last used 2014)
Watch 3 films that you've never seen before that:
Stars a Barbara (Steele, Crampton, Hershey, Shelley)
Features music by Richard Band
Features a Disembodied / Possessed Hand
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 13: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
On the subject of having "It" counted as its own word, or included as part of another word (witch, for example), I'd like to throw my vote toward having the word "It" count versus counting titles that have "it" in another word used in the title.
I feel that it would open it up way too much if we were able to have every title count with "it" somewhere in the spelling. It loses the challenge aspect if we do that, and becomes an incredibly easy checklist item otherwise.
I feel that it would open it up way too much if we were able to have every title count with "it" somewhere in the spelling. It loses the challenge aspect if we do that, and becomes an incredibly easy checklist item otherwise.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 13: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
Some names for the checklist...
Composers
Daniel Lint - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm0006171
Antón García Abril - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm0006094
Composers
Daniel Lint - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm0006171
Antón García Abril - http://www.imdb.com/search/title?gen...role=nm0006094
--- Jaume Balaguero -
--- Robert Block -
--- Jack Ketchum -
--- H.P. Lovecraft -
Just noticed while looking over the checklist again so far it's Daniel Licht not Lint and Robert Bloch not Block.
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 13: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
^Fixed, and added the current crop of suggestions. Also added the two other categories I failed to carry over when copying/pasting from the wrong list - the chrono faceoff triple bill and the anniversary theme. Any others for the latter? It could use at least one more entry.
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Waiting for the review threads to go up: