RIP John Saxon
2 week warm up would be good

And now Olivia De Havilland. She did some horror movies too.

We're now at 12 empty subset chairs.

Just put her up on the R.I.P. list. 104 years old.

https://www.imdb.com/filmosearch/?ex...&genres=Horror (3 titles)

Just changed 'Electric Brain Stew - Nepotistic Dogs Bullying Scarecrows' to *Sadistic* Dogs Bullying Scarecrows due to the Nepotistic Dynasty theme being deleted. From 230 to 765 titles it jumped.

I'm pretty sure this is the first year since posting this thread that no new themes have required us to compile a list ourselves, that is, other than temporarily assembling the Adaptations from Hell suggestion from my personal copy of Paperbacks from Hell until finding the Letterboxd link, which was short-lived. There is literally a list for everything if you look hard enough. Big props to all the uncredited folks that compiled the IMDB, Letterboxd, etc. lists.

Another potential theme and/or checklist anniversary entry - 30th anniversary of The Dark Side magazine. All I can find so far is this PDF of the indexes 1 - 210:

http://thedarksidemagazine.com/wp-co...x-1-to-210.pdf


I also contemplated putting R.I.P. Fangoria after the shitstorm they just encountered with Cinestate, which was already a theme in 2017. But it's probably too soon since it just recently happened. I do sincerely hope they find a buyer, and not just because I re-upped my subscription right before everything went down (for the second time).

The domino effect of that also spread to Shock Waves and was going to put this up anyway:

The Shock Waves 100:
https://letterboxd.com/thepumaman/li...es-100/detail/

Great list, but a bit generic.

Apologies in advance for this one...

The Sleazoid Express: Volume 1 - Masturbation, Nipples & Pubic Hair in Horror Cinema:
Masturbation - https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...&genres=Horror (324 titles)
Nipples - https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...&genres=Horror (314 titles)
Pubic Hair - https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...&genres=Horror (384 titles) (1,022 total titles)


After having a suggestion for severed penises, well, the line has already been crossed. I think this makes the last one left to go up on post 6 before voting starts later tonight.

Just wanna take a moment to shed a spotlight on the forgotten among us and remind everyone of their existence. These theme suggestions have been hanging around here since this thread started in 2015, and possibly even longer for some:

The Horror of War: (veterans, war scenes, war segments, war related zombies, war crimes, war ghosts, soldiers, bunkers, military, military base, etc.)
https://letterboxd.com/holliehorror/...of-war/detail/ (206 titles)

I Spit on Your Garage: (horror films featuring a garage/parking lot/parking garage/car park/mechanic shop, etc.)
https://letterboxd.com/holliehorror/...garage/detail/ (266 titles)

The Pen is Deadlier Than the Sword - Writers: (horror films with a central character who is a writer)
https://letterboxd.com/holliehorror/...riters/detail/ (157 titles)

Deadly Exposure - Photographic Horror: (horror films with a photographer at its core or a significant character)
https://letterboxd.com/holliehorror/...horror/detail/ (122 titles)

Blood Showers: (water turning to blood from a sink, bathtub, shower, drain in a shower/bathtub, etc. and just plain showers)
https://letterboxd.com/holliehorror/...-blood/detail/ (41 titles)
http://flashbak.com/bathroom-nightma...-cinema-21319/ (18 titles) (59 total titles)

Stop Motion Animation Horror - this one's now a "featured theme" for the Harryhausen part of the Ray Harryhausen and Ray Bradbury 100th birthday combo theme.

Some have come close, while others will never know the thrill of victory. (here's looking at you, 2016's Necrophilia in Horror Films).

Here's just the 24 theme suggestions that are new this year and the featured ones:

FEATURED

R.I.P. John Saxon (1935 - 2020):
https://www.imdb.com/filmosearch/?ex...&genres=Horror(25 titles)

R.I.P. Stuart Gordon (1947 - 2020):
https://www.imdb.com/filmosearch/?ex...&genres=Horror(36 titles)

R.I.P. Ennio Morricone (1928 - 2020):
https://letterboxd.com/elnapalmo/lis.../genre/horror/ (26 titles)
https://www.imdb.com/poll/qfid9lKv0ck/ (23 titles) (49 total titles)

The COVID-19 Pandemic Parade - Medical / Masks / Virus / Isolation / Social Bubbles / Vaccine / Hand Washing:
The Doctor is In ...sane - https://www.allhorror.com/subgenre/medical (525 titles)
Masked Killers - https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...ef_=kw_ref_gnr (382 titles)
Infection / Epidemic / Viral - https://www.allhorror.com/subgenre/virus (192 titles)
Isolation - https://www.allhorror.com/subgenre/isolation (178 titles)
One Room Social Bubbles - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls07578514..._=ttls_ref_typ (51 titles)
Vaccine Horrors - https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...ef_=kw_ref_typ (16 titles)
Germophobes - https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...ef_=kw_ref_typ (5 titles)
Hand Washing - https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...ef_=kw_ref_gnr (3 titles) (1,352 total titles)

Something Wicked This Way Comes - The Dynamation Centennial of Stop Motion Frights & Fahrenheit Plights Featuring Ray Harryhausen & Ray Bradbury:
http://www.buried.com/horrormovies/k...s/stop_motion/ (116 titles)
https://www.imdb.com/filmosearch/?ex...&genres=Horror (13 titles) (129 total totals)

Godzilla is a Retiree! The 65th Anniversary Celebration of Gojira & the Kaiju Films it Inspired:
Everything - https://wikizilla.org/wiki/Category:Films (204 titles)
Just Godzilla - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls064848981/ (36 titles) (204 total titles excluding duplicates)



NEW FOR 2020

"The Drive-In Oath" by Joe Bob Briggs Featuring Blood, Breasts, & Beasts:
Blood - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls071951098/ (102 titles)
Breasts - https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...&genres=Horror (935 titles)
Beasts - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls06918662..._=ttls_ref_gnr (15 titles) (1,052 total titles)

The Sleazoid Express: Volume 1 - Masturbation, Nipples & Pubic Hair in Horror Cinema:
Masturbation - https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...&genres=Horror (324 titles)
Nipples - https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...&genres=Horror (314 titles)
Pubic Hair - https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...&genres=Horror (384 titles) (1,022 total titles)

They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They? – The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films:
http://theyshootzombies.com/ghf1000/full-list/(1,000 titles)

Nightmare USA: (taken from the book "Nightmare USA: The Untold Story of the Exploitation Independents" by Stephen Thrower)
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls079189208/(459 titles)

HypnoVista - Gateway to the Mind's Eye:
https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...osis&count=250 (160 titles)
Hypnosis and Mind Control in the Movies - Horror (93 titles) (253 total titles)

Horrors at the Nightclub:
https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...&genres=Horror(237 titles)

The Big Apple of Death: (NYC Based Horror)
https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...ef_=kw_ref_typ(205 titles)

The World is Hell. All is Hopeless: (aka "2020")
https://letterboxd.com/darrencb/list.../genre/horror/(196 titles)

Random Maniacal Mashup of Insane Indecisiveness: Chapter 3 - Cosmic Horrors / National Park Nightmares / Pizza Delivery Dilemmas / Reality Show Terrors:
Cosmic Horror - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls069296498/ (23 titles)
National Parks - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls074397436/ (19 titles)
Pizza - https://letterboxd.com/holliehorror/.../genre/horror/ (68 titles)
Reality Show - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls073930956/ (42 titles) (152 total titles)

Dark Roasted Death - A Damn Fine Coffee Theme:
https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...&genres=Horror(138 titles)

20/20: Vision of Optic Terror: (eyeglasses)
https://www.imdb.com/search/keyword/...&genres=Horror(132 titles)

Anxiety-Inducing Cinema:
https://letterboxd.com/juliendonkeyb.../genre/horror/(129 titles)

The Shock Waves 100:
https://letterboxd.com/thepumaman/li...es-100/detail/(100 titles)

The Guillermo del Toro Seal of Approval: (recommendations from his Twitter account)
https://letterboxd.com/ben_macdonald...ations/detail/(93 titles)

Death By Pepperoni! - Pizza Night Slayings:
https://letterboxd.com/holliehorror/.../genre/horror/(68 titles)

Adaptations from Hell: (adaptations, novelizations, and references taken from the book "Paperbacks from Hell: The Twisted History of '70s and '80s Horror Fiction" by Grady Hendrix)
https://letterboxd.com/oh_dae_su/lis...m-hell/detail/(63 titles)

Split Personality Horror Films:
https://www.allhorror.com/subgenre/split-personality(42 titles)

El Santo Vs. The Blue Demon - Luchador Horror Movies:
https://letterboxd.com/anonimo4/list.../genre/horror/(39 titles)


Also not new per se, but it's now specific to just 80's and 90's SOV:

Analog Nightmares - Shot-On-Video Horror Films of the 1980's & 1990's: (title inspired by the book "Analog Nightmares: The Shot On Video Horror Films of 1982-1995" by Richard Mogg)
https://letterboxd.com/missviolence/...-1990s/detail/ (522 titles)
https://mubi.com/lists/shot-on-video-horror (33 titles) (670 total titles)

• This is for both new and returning, 2 themes.
  
  
• 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 6 periodically. Occasionally new theme suggestions are added after voting starts.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Also, keep in mind that some themes have unfinished or better lists/links coming. No such examples this year, but they would be cleaned up with hyperlinks directing to the main thread later if chosen.
  
  
• Certain themes might have to be combined with another theme or two if they don't provide enough titles.
  
  
• 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.

I don't have any anniversaries to associate with potential returning themes this year, at least not yet.

I've also added both R.I.P. Stuart Gordon and R.I.P. John Saxon to the 'made the cut' list to help speed up the voting process. I don't see anyone having a problem with this, but I will hear out any objections to it. Just make it a compelling argument if you do.

My theme night votes:

NEW:

* R.I.P. Ennio Morricone
* The COVID-19 Pandemic Parade
* Godzilla is a Retiree!
* Flashback Horror
* They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They?
* “Subjective Camera” Horror
* The Guillermo del Toro Seal of Approval
* Analog Nightmares
* The Pen is Deadlier Than the Sword - Writers
* Blood Showers
* I Spit on Your Garage


RETURNING:

* Abandoned Places
* Blood & Snow / Ice Terrors
* Hammer / Amicus / Ealing / Black & Blue
* Killer Dolls / Puppets
* Telephone
* Travel (Vacation)

NEW:
COVID 19/Pandemic/Etc
Drive In Oath
They Shoot Zombies, Don't They?
Electric Brain Stew
Subjective Camera Horror
Four Seasons of Death - would be interesting to watch 4 that day, one for each season
Peeping Toms & Hidden Cameras
Death by Drowning
HypnoVision
Big Apple of Death
Pen is Deadlier than the Sword
Deadly Exposure
Guillermo Del Toro Seal of Approval
Adaptations From Hell

RETURNING:
Hammer/Amicus
Snow/Ice/Frozen horror
Jawsploitation (aka Creature Feature/When Animals Attack)
Body horror
Bigfoot/Yeti - just read Max Brook's Devolution so this is of interest to me again
Made for TV Movies/miniseries
European Passport to Terror
Criterion
Horror-Comedy
Horror Anthology
Vampires
Werewolves
Giallos/Slashers
Supernatural
Demonic/Satanic/Witchcraft

Sombering thought: First OHMC in a decade where I don't go to the theater? Also might have overshot it with the additionally month comment but I would be much appreciative of the additional 2 weeks.

Also anyone else backup their OHMC into a word document? I am up to 143k words.

Theme Night Votes:

NEW

• The COVID-19 Pandemic Parade
• Godzilla is a Retiree!
• Flashback Horror
• Electric Brain Stew - Sadistic Dogs Bullying Scarecrows:
• Martial Arts / Kung Fu Horror Films
• The Big Apple of Death

Returning

• Criterion (Can I vote against this?)
• Zombies
• Horror Anthologies
• 1980's Video Companies Spotlight:

2

• Modern Horror Films, 2
• USA Up All Night
• Documentaries (Been over a decade since this was a pick)
• European Passport to Terror (France / Italy / Netherlands / Norway / Sweden / Great Britain / Spain / Russia / Austria / Belgium / Czech Republic / Denmark / Finland / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Luxembourg / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Turkey / NetherHorror Vs. Norwegian)
• Korean / Thai / J-Horror / Indian / Chinese / Philippine / Indonesian
• Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste
• Killer Tongue re-view appreciation day (or 7th year anniversary)

My theme night votes

New
Nightmare USA: (taken from the book "Nightmare USA) (hope we do this one, great book)
Analog Nightmares - Shot-On-Video Horror Films of the 1980's & 1990's
Godzilla is a Retiree!
"The Drive-In Oath" by Joe Bob Briggs Featuring Blood, Breasts, & Beasts
They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They? – The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films
The Horror of War
Franchise Horror:
The Big Apple of Death
Deathball: Sports + Horror



Returning
Asian Buffet of Terrors (Korean / Thai / J-Horror / Indian / Chinese / Filipino, 2 / Indonesian)
Bigfoots, Yetis & Tiny Terrors
European Passport to Terror
Splatter / Gore
Video Nasties
Creature Features / When Animals Attack
Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror
Psychotronic / Stranger Things -&- Unconventional Movie Monsters

Theme night votes:

New
The Covid 19 Pandemic Parade
Godzilla is a Retiree!
The Shoot Zombies, Don't They?
Analog Nightmares
"Subjective Camera Horror
Nightmare USA
Death by Drowning
90 Minutes or Less
Random Maniacal Mashup of Insane Indecisiveness: Chapter 3
The Shock Waves 100
The Guillermo del Toro Seal of Approval
Adaptations from Hell
Anxiety-Inducing Cinema

Returning:

Hammer/Amicus
Death by Drowning

Under 50 Club:

Revenge of the Bullied Kid

Wasnt there two other suggestions from the end of last year? One a family day for the weekend, basically all family horror, and then a night of wildcard horror where any so so film counts?

NEW:
Drive In Oath
They Shoot Zombies, Don't They?
Electric Brain Stew
Subjective Camera Horror
Four Seasons of Death
Big Apple of Death
Pen is Deadlier than the Sword
Deadly Exposure
Guillermo Del Toro Seal of Approval
Adaptations From Hell
Luchador
Godzilla is a Retiree!
Analog Nightmares
Nightmare USA

returning
Hammer/Amicus
eAsian Buffet of Terrors (Korean / Thai / J-Horror / Indian / Chinese / Filipino, 2 / Indonesian)
Bigfoots, Yetis & Tiny Terrors
European Passport to Terror
Splatter / Gore
Video Nasties
Creature Features / When Animals Attack
Folklore, Urban Legends & Fairy Tale Horror
USA Up All Night
blood and snow

New Themes

• The COVID-19 Pandemic Parade - Medical/Masks/Virus/Isolation/Social Bubbles/Vaccine/Hand Washing
• Flashback Horror
• One Word Titles
• Horror Fight Club
• The Four Seasons Of Death
• The Five Colors Of Death
• Hypnovista - Gateway To The Mind’s Eye
• The Big Apple Of Death
• Raging Inferno: Fire-Laden Horror
• Death By Pepperoni! - Pizza Night Slayings
• 20/20: Vision Of Optic Terror
• They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They? - The 1,000 Greatest Horror Films
• Revenge Of The Bullied Kid
• Hair Horror
• Suburban Horror
• I Spit On Your Garage
• The Pen Is Deadlier Than The Sword - Writers
• Deadly Exposure - Photographic Horror
• Blood Showers
• Dark Roasted Death - A Damn Fine Coffee Theme
• Confined To One Room

Returning Themes (Excluding Reoccurring Favorites)

• Children (Evil)
• Babysitters/Nannies/Governesses
• Family Friendly
• Home Invasion
• Travel (Vacation)
• Cult
• Teen Screams
• Web Of Horror
• Stormy Weather
• Curses
• Meta
• Abandoned Places
• Small Town
• Creature Features
• Killer Robots/Evil Technology
• Atmospheric Horror

I'm happy to volunteer for a subset pick.

New

• R.I.P. Ennio Morricone (1928 - 2020)
• The COVID-19 Pandemic Parade
• They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They?
• The Sleazoid Express: Volume 1
• Random Maniacal Mashup of Insane Indecisiveness: Chapter 3
• Dark Roasted Death - A Damn Fine Coffee Theme
• The Big Apple of Death: (NYC Based Horror)

Returning

• Flashback Horror
• Mountains of Madness
• One-Word Titles
• Deathball: Sports + Horror
• Electric Brain Stew
• Horror Fight Club
• Title Spoken By Character
• Hardcore Transition - Horror Films Directed by Porn Directors

New:
The COVID-19 Pandemic Parade
"The Drive-In Oath" by Joe Bob Briggs
They Shoot Zombies, Don’t They?
Nightmare USA
Horrors at the Nightclub
Death By Pepperoni!

Returning:
Anthologies
Atmospheric Horror Films
Blood on the Beach
Campground Tales / Summer Themed
Cheesy 80's
Christmas
Demonic Possession / Satanic / Witchcraft / Hell
Fog-Infested Horror Films
Home Invasion
JawsSploitation / Aquatic
Mutants
Parties
Pasties, G-Strings, & Chainsaws - Strip Club Horrors
Planes, Trains & Automobiles
Slashers / Giallos / Serial Killers / Masked Killers
Slime, Goo & Toxic Waste
Small Town
Stormy Weather
Synthesizer Scores
Theaters of Blood
Travel (Vacation)
Vampires
Werewolves
Zombie

Found the one. The latter I mistakenly put under checklist suggestions on post 10 when carrying it over from the planning thread, so that's now been added with a generic name for the moment. Looks like the first theme without any specific number of titles attached. Couldn't find anything on the other, but will see what I can do with it.

Forgot to mention that any single theme that's part of a combo theme is eligible for voting as long as it has enough titles. I just didn't take the time to list them all individually.

Also 20 down, 11 to go.

NEW THEMES:

*R.I.P. Ennio Morricone (1928 - 2020):
*The COVID-19 Pandemic Parade -
*Godzilla is a Retiree! The 65th Anniversary Celebration of Gojira & the Kaiju Films it Inspired:
*The Sleazoid Express: Volume 1 - Masturbation, Nipples & Pubic Hair in Horror Cinema:
*Analog Nightmares - Shot-On-Video Horror Films of the 1980's & 1990's
*Martial Arts / Kung Fu Horror Films:
*The Horror of War:
*I Spit on Your Garage:
*Deadly Exposure - Photographic Horror: (horror films with a photographer at its core or a significant character)
*Comic Book / Graphic Novel / Video Game Horrors:
*Junkyards & Construction Sites:
*Necrophilia in Horror Films:
*Shot in Bronson Canyon: (Wikipedia)
*Revenge of the Bullied Kid:
*Audience vs. Critic:

Will get to the returning themes next, hopefully before the week is out.

Voting for all 'Reoccurring Favorites' [if they're not automatic]
Pandemic
Flashback
They Shoot Zombies 1000 Greatest
Subjective Camera
Franchise
War
Nightclub
Wild Card [I like the idea of an open theme day]