Jawsploitation. This one's a popular returning theme that's been used 4 times, but not since 2018. It's a great time to bring it back to coincide with the upcoming release of the new documentary "Sharksploitation" premiering on Shudder.



What's Your Name? Checklist entries sometimes make for great themes. This is one of them.

Breaking the Fourth Wall / Meta-Horror-Cinema. Meta is a returning theme that was used once back in 2011. Now seemed like a good time to give it a second chance with the resurrection of the Scream series. Breaking the Fourth Wall was added due to their similarities and the fact they're often intertwined.

The Horror Show Guide: The Ultimate Frightfest of Movies. This is a book that I was not aware of its existence until doing a link search for the second round of the Frightfest Guides. From what I can see, it's a very comprehensive guide covering over 1,000 titles, and I'll probably be adding it to my collection.

Danza Macabra: An Exploration of Gothic Horror Cinema. This is a returning theme of an obviously popular sub-genre that's only been used twice, and not since 2011 if you can believe it. The inspiration for its return was all the recent boutique label box sets - Gothic Fantastico: Four Italian Tales of Terror from Arrow Video, Mexican Gothic: The Films of Carlos Enrique Taboada from Vinegar Syndrome and Danza Macabra: Volume One — The Italian Gothic Collection from Severin Films, which also inspired the title. The newly added links for the Italian Gothic films were taken from Roberto Curti's book trilogy Italian Gothic Horror Films (1957-1969, 1970-1979 and 1980-1989).

R.I.P. TCM Underground. A TCM staple that was on the air for 18 years deserves some recognition. The February 2023 cancellation announcement came two months after the termination of longtime Underground programmer Millie DeChirico, who was fired right before Christmas. Another causality of CEO David Zaslav.

The OHMC Guide to Location-Based Horrors. Inspired by last year's holiday guide and global edition of the passport to terror. We've covered quite a few location-based themes through the years, and several haven't been used for ages, so why not combine them all for an all-in-one super theme? Throw in a random button for easier navigation and fun. And apologies if I went a bit overboard with these, it just sort of happened.

Wrong Side of the Art. This is a heartfelt tribute to the poster artists that have produced some amazing poster and cover art over the years. Their work has been an inspiration for many of the banners, and have definitely gotten quite a few of us to purchase physical media titles with their original and newly commissioned art. The title's taken from the now defunct poster website that continues to fuel the banners. The Ghana and Thai posters with their batshit crazy vibe fit nicely, so couldn't resist adding them. I'll try and post some more user-friendly links for those two, FYI.

Random Maniacal Mashup of Insane Indecisiveness: The Fourth Kind. The idea for "Vanity Projects" was taken from the Movie Melt! podcast. A big thanks to host Matt Simpson for both the idea and compiling the list. "Eat the Rich" was inspired by the recent release of Brandon Cronenberg's The Infinity Pool. "Killer Inanimate Objects" just because it's damn cool. "Based on Children's Books", for better or worse, was due to the recent releases of Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey and The Mean One.

Horror Movies Inspired by True Events. This is yet another returning theme that for whatever reason got overlooked and was only used once all the way back in 2013. So, we now have an additional 10 years worth of titles to enjoy.

Joe Bob Briggs Presents: Unlucky Charms - A Celebration of Friday the 13th. Every once in a blue moon we have two reoccurring themes that occur on the same day resulting in the emergence of a super-theme. Vampires and werewolves (Lugosi's birthday on a full moon) were the last. Am I 100% certain The Last Drive-In will air on that day? No, but last year it was the second Friday of the month, so the odds are pretty damn high. If not, I'll move Joe Bob to the correct Friday and make whatever necessary changes.

100 Years of Warner Bros. Horror. It's a centennial from a studio that's produced some great works over the years, so a celebration it gets. And considering who the current CEO is, well, who know what the future holds for WB?

Farewell Banana Man, Goodbye Scorpion, Godspeed Cannibal Man & Adieu Mr. B.I.G.
Normally four RIP posts aren't combined into one theme; this is the exception. Two brothers with similar boutique labels that passed away within months of each other fit together. While Ruggero Deodato and Bert I. Gordon are both legends, their combined filmography don't produce the amount of titles others do. The idea is to have four subsets representing them all.

Teen Screams! A thrice returning theme last used in 2014. This was a popular one, but it always managed to just miss the final cut. The Wrath of Becky and the overall abundance of choices brought it back.

My congrats to anyone who made it all the way through!