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Old 08-25-18, 05:23 PM
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

My subset suggestions:


The Brides of Dracula (1974)
– Vampire, Studies in Terror
Amazon:
Amazon Amazon

Alternatives:
Happy Death Day (2017) – Bloody Birthday Parties, Mind Games
Amazon:
Amazon Amazon
Netflix – DVD and Blu Ray

Hereditary (2018) -- Supernatural, Atmospheric
Amazon:
Amazon Amazon
NOTE: This releases on Blu Ray/DVD on Sept 5th, so it should rent for a normal price by Oct.
ALT: MARROWBONE (2018) is excellent and also works for supernatural (ghost)

May (2002) - Bloody Birthday Parties, Atomospheric, Elevator, Top 100 Modern Horror Films
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Amazon Amazon
Netflix DVD

Serial Mom (1994) - 1980's Video Companies Spotlight
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Netflix DVD
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Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

My Subset suggestions:
  • The House at the End of Time (La casa del fin de los tiempos) (2013) Prime - Supernatural
  • The Orphanage (El orfanato) (2007) - European ~ IMDB Highest Rated ~ Modern Horror ~ Atmospheric
  • The Others (2001) - Atmospheric ~ Supernatural ~ IMDB Highest Rated ~ Modern Horror
  • The Conjuring (2013) Netflix - Modern Horror ~ Rocktober ~ Supernatural ~ IMDB Top Rated ~ Atmospheric
  • The Ring (2002) - Horrorspondents ~ Modern Horror ~ IMDB Highest Rated
  • Revenge of the Creature (1955) - Universal
  • Them (Ils) (2006) Prime - European ~ Modern Horror ~ Slashers
  • The Amityville Horror (1979) - Supernatural ~ IMDB Top Rated ~ Rocktober ~ Atmospheric
  • Final Destination 2 (2003) - Elevator Horror ~ IMDB Top Rated
  • The Lost Boys (1987) Netflix - Vampires ~ IMDB Top Rated

Also, another suggestion for the comedy crossover:
    Old 08-25-18, 07:52 PM
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    Originally Posted by DaveyJoe
    Never forget:

    <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mkbR0dZlSy0" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>
    That poor, horny monkey
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    Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

    Quiet/Soft - A Quiet Place (hard of hearing myself so especially curious to see this one, been saving it for the challenge)(Streaming/Rental Options- https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/a-quiet-place)
    Slasher/Serial Killer - Chained (Streaming/Rental Options - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/chained) or The Strangers Prey At Night (Rental Options - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/t...-prey-at-night) or I Am Not A Serial Killer (Streaming/Rental Options - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/i...-serial-killer)
    Werewolf - Silver Bullet (surprised this hasn’t been used!) (Streaming/Rental Options - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/s...-silver-bullet)
    Atmospheric - The Ritual (Streaming/Rental Options - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-ritual-2017) or The Wailing (Streaming/Rental Options - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-wailing)
    Vampire - Let Me In (2010) (Streaming/Rental Options - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/let-me-in) or 30 Days Of Night (Streaming/Rental Options - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/30-days-of-night-1)
    NOTLD Anniversary or Cheesy 80’s or IMDB Highest Rated - Bad Taste (Streaming/Rental Options - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/bad-taste)
    Satanic - The Devil’s Candy (Streaming/Rental Options - https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/the-devils-candy)

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    Old 08-25-18, 10:16 PM
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    Originally Posted by TheBigDave
    The Purge: Season 1 (HD) is $3.99 at Amazon. Obviously a misprice so jump on it quick.

    https://www.amazon.com/The-Purge-Season-1/dp/B07GK1MMNZ
    Thanks for the info on this. It's a great deal and I've loved the movies so I jumped on this and now I have the first season of the TV show. I sure hope it goes longer, but I might not feel like that after I see it.
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    The 14th Annual October Horror Movie Challenge is officially up and running:

    https://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-talk/644992-100-movies-31-days-14th-annual-october-horror-movie-challenge-10-1-10-31-a.html

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    Hooray! I'll get my subset thoughts together later today. The list of what's never been used has lots of good suggestions.

    Any idea when the list thread will be up?
    Originally Posted by Chad

    The 14th Annual October Horror Movie Challenge is officially up and running:

    https://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-talk/644992-100-movies-31-days-14th-annual-october-horror-movie-challenge-10-1-10-31-a.html

    Posted by The October Horror Movie Challenge on Saturday, August 25, 2018
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    Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

    I'll volunteer for a subset pick.

    My first nomination: Bay of Blood
    Slashers/ Giallos / Serial Killers, Video Nasties, The European Passport to Terror
    https://www.shudder.com/movies/watch...-blood/2325072
    https://www.fandor.com/films/a_bay_of_blood
    https://www.kanopy.com/product/bay-blood

    Still working on a few more.
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    Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

    My subset picks:
    Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008) - Modern - Available on Shudder
    Gravy (2015) - All Hallows Eve, Mind Games
    Cooties (2014) - Zombies
    Bloodsucking Bastards (2015) - Vampires
    Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) - Cheesy 80's - Available on Hulu
    Cabin Fever (2002) - Dogs/Bogs/Logs - Available on Shudder and Netflix
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    Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

    Originally Posted by Shack
    Hooray! I'll get my subset thoughts together later today. The list of what's never been used has lots of good suggestions.

    Any idea when the list thread will be up?
    I definitely plan to get it up a littler earlier than last year's, which was 9/4.
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    [B]>>> 8 subset volunteers still needed.
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    Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

    Apocalyptic Last Man on Earth
    Modern Horror Terrifier
    Universal Monster Movies House of Dracula
    Up All Night Tourist Trap
    Studies in Terror Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
    Mind Games (Any of the Saws)
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    Originally Posted by Chad
    I was gonna go with something like Hereditary, but unfortunately never got around to seeing it.

    Instead, for my pick, I'm going with an epic '80s classic cheesefest with a just released 4K remastered Scream Factory release...

    Lifeforce (1985)

    It fits with 50th Anniversary of NOTLD, Cheesy '80s Horror Flicks, Zombies, Vampires, and Joe Bob Briggs / Fangoria.


    I'll give some backup picks later.
    When I saw the banner, I figured there must be some reason it was in there so much! By the time I caught up on this thread, it made sense. Looking forward to revisiting this one!

    Originally Posted by jholmes
    My subset suggestions:


    The Brides of Dracula (1974)
    – Vampire, Studies in Terror
    Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Brides-Dracul...dp/B01LWU35OT/
    I was going to suggest this! Watched it for the first time last year and enjoyed it much more than I had expected! Hope this is selected, and excited to watch again.

    Hereditary was also great, and I am looking forward to the discussion on that!

    I'll need to think of my subset suggestions very soon...
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    Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

    Here are a few!

    Apocalyptic Horror- These Final Hours (2013), Here Alone (2016)

    Cheesy '80s Horror Flicks- The Gate (1987), The Stuff (1985), Demons 2 (1986)

    Video Nasties - Antropophagus (1980)

    IMDB Highest Rated Horror- Perfect Blue (1997), A Quiet Place (2018), Get Out (2017)


    I plan on doing Heredity for the challenge this year. We should try and get it in. Has anyone seen it?

    A lot more to come, these were just fighting to get out.

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    Subset Picks

    Triangle (2009) - Modern Horror, IMDB Highest Rated Horror, European Passport to Terror

    Inside (2007) - Modern Horror, IMDB Highest Rated Horror, European Passport to Terror, Slashers
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    Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

    Here are my subset suggestions:

    Revenge of the Creature - Universal Monsters
    Phantom of the Opera (1943) - Universal Monsters
    Dr. Cyclops - Universal Monsters

    Gaslight (1940) - Atmospheric
    The Clairvoyant (1934) - Atmospheric

    The Howling - Horrorspondents
    Shaun of the Dead - Horrorspondents
    Scream - Horrorspondents

    World War Z - Zombies
    28 Days Later - Zombies
    Evil Dead - Zombies
    Doom - Zombies
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    The Omen--Satanic
    It Stains the Sands Red--Zombies/ Modern Horror--Shudder
    The Girl With All the Gifts-- Zombies/ Apocalyptic Horror. Available on Amazon Prime
    Quatermass and the Pit (US title- 5 Million Years to Earth)--Apocalyptic Horror
    Near Dark--Vampires-Shudder
    Splinter--Apocalyptic Horror--Amazon Prime
    Hereditary Modern Horror/ Satanic
    Basket Case--Joe Bob Briggs, on Shudder
    The Omega Man--Apocalyptic Horror/ Rocktober Blood/ Horrorspondents
    Vamp--Cheesy '80s Horror Flicks
    A Quiet Place--Apocalyptic Horror/ Quiet and Soft--Should be on cable in October
    The Dunwich Horror--Rocktober Blood
    Attack of the Giant Leeches--Dogs/Bogs/Logs--Youtube
    Would You Rather?-- Live or Die? Make Your Choice - Mind Games. On Netflix.
    Blood Sand--Blood on the Beach--Amazon Prime
    Happy Death Day--Bloody Birthday Parties
    Down--Take the Stairs! Elevator Horrors
    A Dark Song-- The European Passport to Terror-Netflix
    Nosferatu (1979)--Rocktober Blood. We've done the 1922 version, but not the Werner Herzog film with Klaus Kinski and the Popul Vuh score.--Shudder
    Cooties--Bloody Birthdays/ Zombies
    Tusk--Horrorspondents--Netflix
    Don't Knock Twice--Witchcraft
    Diary of the Dead--Zombies/ Horrorspondents
    The Screwfly Solution--Apocalyptic Horror--Amazon Prime

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

    Originally Posted by Gobear
    [b]
    A Dark Song-- The European Passport to Terror
    My favorite movie from last year. I thought it was amazing. Would be happy to see it again.
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    Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

    For the subset, I'm going to throw out the strange little film Dr. Caligari (1989). It is available on YouTube. I know it would fit as a cheesy 80s film or mad scientist. Maybe it could fit with atmospheric; it's definitely a trip.

    This odd title is the absolute favorite film of a friend of mine. It's one of those love it or hate it movies, but my friend would be really psyched if it were picked.
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    Originally Posted by cwileyy
    When I saw the banner, I figured there must be some reason it was in there so much! By the time I caught up on this thread, it made sense. Looking forward to revisiting this one!
    Well, it was somewhat coincidental. Those three images at the top were taken from past banners (to compliment the ice pic) and literally put there last-minute before uploading because I had no idea how to finish it. It did influence my subset pick though.
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    All the subset suggestions (as of this post) on are up on post 8. And I did have to remove a few because they were already used.

    Also we're down to 7 remaining volunteer spots.
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    Here are few more suggestions:

    Take the Stairs! Elevator Horrors- The Lift (1983), Devil (2010)

    Vampires (Bela Lugosi's B-day on 10/20)- Near Dark (1987), C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989)

    Jawsploitation- Bait (2012), Dark Age (1987)

    The Horrors of USA Up All Night- Attack of the Killer Tomatoes! (1978), Eating Raoul (1982)

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    Jawsploitation - The Last Shark
    Vampire - Subspecies 4
    Ghoulies 2 - Usa Up All Night, Cheesy 80s
    Burial Ground - soundtracks, european



    Ill add more if need be
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    Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

    My subset suggestions are based on access to recent blu ray releases (with the exception of Trilogy of Terror 2 - which needs a blu ray!)

    1. criterion crossover - Dressed to Kill
    2. Cheesy 80s -Combat Shock
    3. Dogs/Bog/Logs - Abominable
    4. Live or Die Mind Games - Banshee Chapter
    5. Studies in Terror -Dagon
    6. Modern Horror - My Little Eye
    7. Video Nasties- Absurd or Anthropophagus
    8. Jawsploitation - Piranha II
    9. Blood on the Beach - Horror of Beach Party
    10. Bloody Birthday Parties - Happy Birthday to Me
    11. Take the Stairs - Patrick
    12. Horrors of USA - 976 Evil
    13. Rocktober Blood - Zombie 2 or Zombie 3
    14. Universal - Frankenstein meets the Wolfman
    15. Atmospheric - Mr. Jones
    16. Zombies - Return of the Living Dead II
    17. Slasher - New York Ripper
    18. 1980's Video Spotlight - Psychos in Love
    19. Vampires - The Lair of the White Worm
    20. Anthologies - Trilogy of Terror 2
    21. horrorspondents - Don't Answer the Phone
    22. Werewolves - Werewolf vs the Yeti
    23. Chronological - Son of Dracula vs hour of the wolf vs The Washing Machine
    24. Mass Marathon - Superbeast
    25. Frankenstein - Frankenstein Island
    26. Supernatural - The Ring 2002
    27. European Passport - Golden Temple Amazons
    28. Demonic Possession - Enter the Devil
    29. All Hallows Eve - 31
    30. Comedy Crossover - Army of Darkness
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    Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 14: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checkl

    The Fan (1982) German European Horror

    Who Can Kill a Child? (1976) Spanish A Study of Terror

    Psycho Cop Returns (1993) American USA Up All Night


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