Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

I can never come up with themes that haven't all ready been done, but I'm looking forward to offering some subset suggestions.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

• This is for both new and returning themes.
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• If you've already voted, no problem. Just remember there's been quite a few additions added recently, so please recheck the suggestions list on post 5 periodically. Occasionally new theme suggestions are added after voting starts.
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• There's no limit to how many times you can vote, or how many themes you can vote for. The only "rule" is one vote per theme. You can do it in this thread, or if you prefer privately - PM or via email. Makes no difference to me.
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• Also, keep in mind that some themes have unfinished or better lists/links coming. One such example is the 50th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead, which will be cleaned up with hyperlinks directing to the main thread later if chosen.
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• Certain themes will have to be combined with another theme or two if they don't provide enough titles.
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• And finally, don't hesitate to share any last-minute suggestion submissions, which brings me back to what was said earlier -- recheck the list periodically.

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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

And if you care about anniversaries, these previously used themes are celebrating the following:

Frankenstein / Mad Doctors - The 200th anniversary of the Mary Shelley novel.

Video Nasties - The 35th anniversary. The DPP list of 'video nasties' was first made public in June 1983.

Jawsploitation - The 35th anniversary of "Jaws 3D" and the 30th anniversary of "Shark Week".
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

Voting for:
IMDB Highest Rated
Subjective Horror
Live or Die? Make Your Choice - Mind Games
Atmospheric Horror
Pasties, G-Strings, & Chainsaws - Strip Club Horrors (maybe this could be a return of Lesbians, Brothels & Sex Demons theme from 2014)
Deathball
Meta
Elevator Horrors
Prison Horrors
Animated (there is a new theme suggestion of stop motion animation, I vote for a general animated category to return including stop motion)
Roctober Blood - 100 Greatest Horror Film Soundtracks
Modern Horror Films
Photographic Horror
Grief-Related Horror
Blood on the Beach
Arthouse
Animated Horror Films
Extraterristerial
Found Footage
Wilhelm Scream
Incapacitated protagonists
Stranded

These seem like mandatory items; if there is a relevant anniversary then I think those should get priority so adding my vote to these too.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

What about having a Universal Horror theme? Like nothing but the Universal Monsters?

Here's my votes:
Cabins, Cottages in the Woods
Scarecrows Killed Mrs. King
Horror Films with Fog
One-Work Titles
Atmospheric Horror Films
Shot in Bronson Canyon

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

Voting for:

Live or Die? Make Your Choice - Mind Games
Scarecrows Killed Mrs. King
Horror Films with Fog
Stranded
Blood on the Beach
Cabins / Cottages in the Woods
IMDB Highest Rated Horror
Grief-Related Horror
Horrorspondents: You're on the Air!
Studies in Terror
Writers
Rocktober Blood - 100 Greatest Horror Film Soundtracks
Modern Horror Films
Bloody Birthday Parties
Incapacitated protagonists
They're Coming to Get You, Barbara! The 50th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead


My votes for returning themes:

Killer Dolls / Puppets
Australia / New Zealand
Jawsploitation
Backwoods Horror (maybe could be paired with Cabins/Cottages in the Woods?)
Frankenstein / Mad Doctors

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

Nice to see this thread up. I've been thinking a lot about the challenge. It should be a nice distraction this year. I know we talked a lot about our pets last year and how many of us had older animals. Well, I had to say goodbye to my dog just over a month ago. He was 14. This will be my first challenge without him, which seems so weird.

I need to do some thinking on the themes, but I'm always good for a subset pic.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

So, I have a question regarding the 14 or so RETURNING FAVORITES, at the bottom of Theme Night Construction link. Are these guaranteed a spot, or do these get voted on as well?

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

YES! It's one of my favorite subsets.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

My votes:
Live or Die? Make Your Choice - Mind Games
Pasties, G-Strings, & Chainsaws - Strip Club Horrors
Bloody Birthday Parties
Blood on the Beach
Cabins / Cottages in the Woods

Returning votes:
Meta
Scream Queens
Teen Screams
Jawsploitation

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

They're already on the list. Reoccurring themes.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

Sorry to hear that. :(

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

The first themes list actually did have one, but doesn't really count since it was pre-linkage.

I added this link BobO'Link compiled awhile back as a new suggestion.

EDIT: Added Wikipedia link for the post 1960 remakes.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

I am ok either way with doing three subsets for the anniversary vs day/bonus credit or not as I'll likely try to watch one title for each year anyway for fun even if can't do the specific subsets that day.

As for my theme votes...

Returning Themes

• Frankenstein / Mad Doctor
• Jawsploitation / Aquatic
• Video Nasties
  
  (^ these 3 especially since you mentioned their anniversaries)
  
  
• Pick Your Favorite Horror Director
• Pick Your Favorite Horror Icon
• Home Invasion
• Extraterrestrial
• Babysitters / Nannies / Governesses
• Creature Features / When Animals Attack
• Attics + Basements
• Teen Screams
• Killer Robots / Evil Technology
• Abandoned Places
• IMDB Lowest Rated Horror
• Travel (Vacation)

New Themes

• They're Coming To Get You, Barbara! The 50th Anniversary Of NOTLD
• Killer Canines
• Live Or Die? Make Your Choice - Mind Games
• One-Word Titles
• The Five Colors Of Death
• Take The Stairs! Elevator Horrors
• Audience vs. Critic
• Confined To One Room
• Numbers In The Title
• Stranded
• Atmospheric Horror Films
• Fire Bad!
• Horrorspondents: You're On The Air!
• I Spit On Your Garage

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

My votes:

New themes:

Fire Bad
Dogs/Bogs & Logs
The Horror of USA Up All Night
Cabins/Cottages in the Woods
50th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead
Horror Films with Fog
The Five Colors of Death
Atmospheric Horror Films
Take the Stairs
Bloody Birthday Parties

Returning

Hammer/Amicus/Ealing/Black & Blue
Australian/New Zealand
Cult
Apocalyptic

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

Sorry to hear about your loss, it's always tough. I lost my 12-year-old cat three years ago and it was very difficult, watching scary movies was one of the few things that made me feel better. I'm sure you gave him a happy home and life.

As for themes, here's what I'd like:

Atmospheric Horror
Horrorspondents
Studies in Terror
Bloody Birthdays
Blood on the Beach
Grief horror
Rocktober blood
Subjective camera horror
Martial arts horror

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

Currently, this is what I've come up with.

New Themes:

Horror Movies in Horror Movies
IMDB Highest Rated Horror
Dogs / Bogs / & Logs (spin-off of 2015's "Cats / Bats / & Rats"):
Live or Die? Make Your Choice - Mind Games:
Atmospheric Horror Films
Take the Stairs! Elevator Horrors:
Prison Horrors:
Rocktober Blood - 100 Greatest Horror Film Soundtracks (100 horror soundtracks, ranked in order of greatness):
Comic Book / Graphic Novel / Video Game Horrors
The Screams of Wilhelm
Stranded
Blood on the Beach
Shot in Bronson Canyon
Scarecrows Killed Mrs. King
Horror Films with Fog
Audience vs. Critic: Critics Loved, Audiences Hated
No One Dies
Universal Monsters

Returning Themes:

Apocalypse
Creature Features / When Animals Attack
Killer Robots / Evil Technology
IMDB Lowest Rated Horror
Australia
Frankenstein / Mad Doctors
Video Nasties
Jawsploitation
Home Invasion
Extraterrestrial

I put Elevator Horrors in there because HamiltonBooks marked down The Lift blu to $14, and I finally ended up getting it. It really hasn't budged much in price blow $19.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

That's a bummer... maybe we shouldn't use dog horror movies as a theme this year out of respect to this. My kids have a lot of pets (3 dogs), but they have yet to realize how impactful it can be when one dies so that will be dreadful - I guess it's consolation in knowing that you get a lot of fun times with the pets while they're with us. Good luck.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

They're Coming to Get You, Barbara! The 50th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead
Guns in Horror Films
"Subjective Camera" Horror:
I Spit on Your Garage
Dogs / Bogs / & Logs
Horrorspondents: You're On The Air!
The Horrors of USA Up All Night (Can I vote for this one twice?)
Live or Die? Make Your Choice
Atmospheric Horror Films
Stranded:
Audience vs. Critic
Numbers in the Title
Horror Films That Used Real Bodies
Jawsploitation

Returning:
Zombies
Horror Anthologies, 2, 3, 4
1980's Video Companies Spotlight: Video Stores + [INSERT COMPANY HERE] (10/20 is International Independent Video Store Day)
Werewolves / Were-Creatures On A Full Moon (Used during the full moon on 10/24)
Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell
All Hallows Eve Horrifically Hideous Hellfest / Samhain: An Evening of Celtic Horror
Horror Comedies

Can I vote against the Criterion crossover?

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

No, you're going to watch Danish filmmaker Carl Theodor Dreyer's silent expressionist classic Vampyr and you're going to love it.

Drink two beers that night.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

That is actually probably spot on

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

Keep voting--first round of winners will be announced soon.

Empty spots remaining on the subset volunteer list: 14.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

Adding to my previous votes:

New Themes:
Universal Monster Movies
Atmospheric Horror

Returning Themes:
Video Nasties

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

I decided to go back to the well and pick a few more for returning themes:

Exploding heads
Bigfoots, Yetis & Tiny Terrors

I was looking at Studies in Terror (from the book by author Jonathan Rigby) the other day, and noticed he listed Frankenhooker as one of his personal favorites.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

My Theme Night votes:

I know I expressed interest in this previously, but I am listing it here to count as my actual vote:
They're Coming to Get You, Barbara! The 50th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead

Frankenstein / Mad Doctors
Video Nasties - The 35th anniversary
Jawsploitation
Horrorspondents: You're On The Air!
The Horrors of USA Up All Night
Universal Monster Movies
Audience vs. Critic
Rocktober Blood - 100 Greatest Horror Film Soundtracks
Horror Movies in Horror Movies
IMDB Highest Rated Horror

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Theme Night Votes

New:
They're Coming to Get You, Barbara! The 50th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead
Horror Movies in Horror Movies
Martial Arts / Kung Fu Horror Films
Rocktober Blood - 100 Greatest Horror Film Soundtracks
Universal Monster Movies
Comic Book / Graphic Novel / Video Game Horrors
Bloody Birthday Parties
Blood on the Beach

Returning:
All of them, honestly. Keeps it a nearly 50-50 split between the classic themes and new ones.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

They're Coming to Get You, Barbara! The 50th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead
One-Word Titles
The Horrors of USA Up All Night
Horror Movies in Horror Movies
Universal Monster Movies
Masked Killer One Shots
Pasties, G-Strings, & Chainsaws
Atmospheric Horror Films

Returning:
Video Nasties

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

They're Coming to Get You, Barbara! The 50th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead
IMDB Highest Rated
One-Word Titles
Fire Bad!
The Five Colors of Death
Dogs / Bogs / & Logs
Rocktober Blood
Take the Stairs! Elevator Horrors
Bloody Birthday Parties

Returning:
Frankenstein / Mad Doctor
Video Nasties

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

I'm adding to my picks:

Universal Monster Movies

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

My Theme Night votes:

They're Coming to Get You, Barbara! The 50th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead
Martial Arts / Kung Fu Horror Films
The Horrors of USA Up All Night
Studies in Terror
Modern Horror Films
Universal Monster Movies
Frankenstein / Mad Doctor
Video Nasties

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

The first clear-cut winners that made the cut...

NEW

• They're Coming to Get You, Barbara! The 50th Anniversary of Night of the Living Dead
  
• Atmospheric Horror Films
  
• Universal Monster Movies
  
• Rocktober Blood - 100 Greatest Horror Film Soundtracks

RETURNING

• Frankenstein / Mad Doctors
  
• Video Nasties

Posted in order of votes; atmospheric and Universal were tied at second. And just to reiterate--Universal Monsters was originally used in the first themes list, but is being treated as new since there was no link attached at the time.

Using last year as a comparison again, we are:

• Five days ahead of the first round of theme announcements
• Four extra themes ahead

Keep voting. As usual, there's gonna be some very close calls.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

I'll nominate Prism Entertainment for the 1980's Video Companies Spotlight:

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cBLcroh-3t8" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>

Love that logo.

http://www.critcononline.com/prism_e...vhs_covers.htm

http://vhscollector.com/distributor-gallery/149

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

Adding more votes to my initial short list.

New:
Deathball: Sports + Horror
Random Maniacal Mashup of Insane Indecisiveness 2 - TV Terrors / Late-Night Horror Hosts / Aerobics Craze / Casinos
Take the Stairs! Elevator Horrors

Returning:
Cheesy 80's
Deserted Island
Foodservice Industry
Infection / Epidemic / Viral

Also, will we be sticking with Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American again this year or switching up the countries?

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

I'll put it up for vote.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

While you're voting...

1. Which One Returns?

A) Coffin Joe's Caribbean, Mexican & Central/South American Cruise to Port Oblivion Featuring Hispanic Icons (2017)
B) The Asian Buffet of Tantalizing Terrors (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
C) The European Passport to Terror (2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016)
D) Other

2. 1980's Video Companies Spotlight Choice?

A) Prism Entertainment, 2 has been nominated (I like this one.)
B) Other (state your other choice here using this link -- Vestron Video, Embassy Home Entertainment, and Media Home Entertainment already used.)
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

I vote for European horror. It gives me a chance to watch my Hammer films. Plus one of my favorite found footage films is European, Trollhunter.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

Vote for Jawsploitation too

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

I'll vote for European horror and Prism Entertainment.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

One more vote for European horror

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl
 

NEW
IMDB Highest Rated Horror (with at least 25,000 votes)
Horrorspondents: You're On The Air!
The Horrors of USA Up All Night
Modern Horror Films
Prison Horrors - I suggest this one gets combined with Police Stations (used in 2015)

RETURNING
Cheesy 80's - 2010
Family-Friendly - 2013
Teen Screams - 2010, 2012, 2014
Christmas - 2016
JawsSploitation / Aquatic - 2011, 2013, 2016
Supernatural / Haunted House / Ghost / Quiet / Soft / Seances - 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017