Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 17: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

I agree 5 is the number

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 17: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

I say phooey to convention. 7! I vote 7.

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Anarchy!

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 17: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

Subset suggestions from me. Many of these surely qualify for other categories, but I was aiming for the categories that seemed to have fewer picks.

16. 1980's Video Companies Spotlight: VCI/United + Video Stores
Schizo (1976)
Terror (1978)
Forever Evil (1987)

15. Hooded / Cloaked Figures
Dark and Stormy Night (2009)
Mortuary (1983)
The Murder Clinic (1966)

2. The Overlook Hotel July 4th Ball Centennial - Having a Ball / Masquerade Balls / Bouncy Balls / Sweaty Balls
Freaky (2020)
The Kiss of the Vampire (1963)
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

9. Horror Documentaries / Film Historian Approved
Beauty and the Beast (Panna a netvor) (1978) - commentary by Kat Ellinger/Samm Deighan/Mike White
Fade to Black (1980) - commentaries by Amanda Reyes/Bill Ackerman, The Hysteria Continues
Horror Noire (2019) - documentary

18. Subterranean Horror
What Waits Below (1984)
The Resurrected (1991)
Beast from Haunted Cave (1959)

19. Ladies Who Kill
Schizo (1976)
Stoker (2013)
Superstition (1982)

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 17: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

Subset list is looking fantastic so far...

3 subset volunteers needed.

Currently there's 28 volunteers with 22 that have given picks.

Post 9 is currently not updated as of this post. (working on it)


Also need more feedback on this. Please don't force me to create another poll!

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Originally Posted by Chad (Post 13971565)

Should we go the chrono route and have four picks for the 'Four Seasons of Death' theme, or just stick to one?

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Speaking of upcoming polls...

Any Crossover recommendations?
We only have a couple of comedy picks and nothing for the new 9/30 Indie/Arthouse crossover.

Links are now horror-centric, FYI.

9/30 Indie/Arthouse Crossover
Arrow / Criterion / Criterion Channel / Film Movement / Kino Lorber / Kino Now / Milestone Films / Mubi / Oscilloscope Laboratories / Powerhouse Films / Indicator / Sundance Now

11/1 Horror Comedies Crossover, 2

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 17: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

I vote for just one. 4 Seasons is mighty broad, and it would work as another open night to watch what one wants.

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My crossover picks:
Indie-Arthouse; Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), It's available on multiple platforms, including Prime and Paramount+, and most horror fans have it in their collections.
Comedy: Ready or Not (2019)

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 17: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

I think doing all 4 seasons would work well on the marathon day, since that's a day a lot of people will be watching multiple movies...

As far as crossover picks, my votes go to
Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) - indie/arthouse
The Babysitter (2017) - comedy

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9/30 Indie/Arthouse Crossover
Eraserhead
Baby Blood
A Bay of Blood
Martin

Wacko - For comedy crossover

For the 4 Seasons of Death, I'm ok with it just being 1 movie. I will probably watch 4 but a lot of people might not be able to.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 17: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

1 - Personally, I’ll try to hit all 4 seasons. For the checklist, though, I think we should keep it specific to just 1 season.

Comedies:

* The Babysitter (2017) NETFLIX
* Ready or Not (2019)

Indie/Arthouse:

* Burnt Offerings (1976) (Arrow / Kino Lorber) SHUDDER
* Coma (1978) (Criterion Channel)
* Good Manners (As Boas Maneiras) (2017) (Mubi) SHUDDER
* The Haunting (1963) (Criterion Channel)
* The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) (Arrow)
* King Kong (1933) (Criterion) HBO MAX
* Manhunter (1986) (Criterion Channel) SHUDDER
* Roadgames (1981) (Powerhouse Films/Indicator)

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I'm finding it hard to break from September being the Criterion month. I was thinking about The Living Skeleton from the Eclipse Box, or Pan's Labyrinth, which I still have not seen.

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I vote for one movie for the season theme. I also would recommend one movie for the chronological theme because I feel like the movies selected for that day usually get less overall participation since it's more diluted.

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9/30 Indie/Arthouse Crossover
The Stuff (1985)

Horror Comedies Crossover
The Burbs (1989)

Vote for 1 movie on season and chronological.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 17: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

I have already said that I would prefer 1 movie on the season but I also prefer that we stay with the 4 movies on the chronological.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 17: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

I'm waiting on that outrageous banner!

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I'm in for a subset pick if you still need people! Can't believe this is so far along. I've had a crazy busy summer. Good job, ya'll!

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Subset picks (from my TBR list)

Kuroneko (1968) - Indie or Asian or Letterboxd Top 250 - Criterion Channel
Angst (1987) - Euro passport - shudder
or Anguish (1983) - Euro passport - (DVD/BR only)
The Skin I Live In (2011) - Skeptical Inquirer - HBO Max, Amazon for rent
Battle Royale (2000) - Asian - Tubi, IMDB TV (free)
Saint Maud (2021) - Ladies Who Kill - for rent on Amazon

Comedy cross-over suggestion: Slaxx (2021) - shudder

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 17: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

It won't disappoint in that regard. In fact, I should probably apologize in advance for what's on it. :lol:

That also reminds me I'll be posting the discussion thread in a couple or so days.

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:up:

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Comedy Crossover: Little Monsters (2019) - I know a lot of us bought this from Hamilton Book over the past few months

Indie Crossover - Last month I caved on Vampyr, so that's what I am doing for the indie crossover, glad I won't have to look at the 15 Horror titles available from criterion and bite the bullet anymore.

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• 1 subset volunteer needed!
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• One final reminder to submit your crossover picks if you haven't already. I'll be putting those up for vote very soon.
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• Also one last 4 seasons reminder. It was brought up that if we do have four picks to attach it to the mass marathon day, which is always on a Saturday. That's no problem.

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Originally Posted by Chad (Post 13971565)

Should we go the chrono route and have four picks for the 'Four Seasons of Death' theme, or just stick to one?

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I know this isn't the chat thread but is anyone else going to be watching a lot of horror based TV shows/Halloween specials in September, again?

I started doing it last year when someone brought up the idea and it was a lot of fun.

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 17: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

I think I'll probably start early again like we did last year. I enjoyed having theme nights on those couple of weeks before the "official" start.