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The Witch Who Came from the Sea & Renfield

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I vote for Blithe Spirit (1945) because it's the only one I haven't seen before. Looks interesting.
Also voting for Ready or Not. But I'd also be happy to watch Renfield again. Super fun.

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The Lure and Arsenic and Old Lace.

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Voting for crossovers of The Witch (2015) [Arthouse] and Ready or Not [Comedy].
Thank you.

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I've been busy with family things, and running my business. So, I am only now getting around to checking the thread out. If needed, I am happy to volunteer for a subset pick as well. I'll look for some things tomorrow probably in my down time and drop some suggestions.

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The Witch (2015)
Ready or Not (2019)

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The Burning
Ready Or Not

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Diabolique
Renfield

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The Addiction/ Ready or Not

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Yeah, thanks. You're on the list. That puts us at last year's final volunteer count - 24.

Forgot to say thanks to the last two volunteers as well.

I'll give that aforementioned subset update soon.

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Hell, I had never heard of it until a few weeks ago. It's got Rex Harrison, in a similar vibe to The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, which is one of my all time favorites.

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Before I look up anything else, my crossover suggestions are Gojira and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 19: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

Suggestion for Breaking the Fourth Wall/Meta- Scream VI ​​​​​​, available on Paramount+

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Super bummed. I went to pre-order Exorcist 4K. The edition at Amazon and Best Buy are bare bones -- the only special features are 2 commentary tracks and nothing else.
There are 2 cool editions in the UK that list tons of special features, including 6 different documentaries about the movie. One is at Zaavi and one at Amazon UK. But both of those are sold out. (And I guess Zaavi no longer ships to the US anyway).
The special collector's edition (that is sold out) is listed on the Warner Bros UK site: The Exorcist 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition with Steelb – Warner Bros. Shop - UK

Anyone want to hazard a guess as to why Warner Bros would put out a special collector's edition with lots of special features in the UK but NOT in the US? I don't care about the posters and lobby cards and all that myself, but I do want all the digital special features.
Also, if you know of anywhere to order one of these, let me know. You can find them on ebay, but they're already going for hundreds of dollars.

FYI, here are the special features on the sold out Zaavi one:
Director's Cut Blu-Ray

• 3x Documentaries: Raising Hell: Filming The Exorcist, The Exorcist Locations: Georgetown, Then and Now and Faces of Evil: The Different Versions of The Exorcist
• Commentary by Director William Friedkin

Theatrical Cut Blu-Ray

• 2 Commentaries by Director William Friedkin and Producer/Screenwriter William Peter Blatty
• Introduction by William Friedkin
• Feature-Length 1998 Documentary The Fear of God: The Making of The Exorcist
• Interview Gallery Covering the Topics: The Original Cut, The Final Reckoning and Stairway to Heaven
• Original Ending

Special Features Blu-Ray

• Beyond Comprehension: William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist Documentary
• Talk of the Devil Documentary

One would hope, since it hasn't even been released yet, the special editions will come back in stock.

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^Yeah, I missed out as well. It's hard to keep up with all the releases lately.

The Canadian retailer Rought Cut Video is supposed to be getting in more of the Bible version. I think that one's limited to 2000 and was an Amazon UK exclusive.

You can join the waitlist at Diabolik for the UCE. I don't recall Jessie mentioning anything on whether they're getting more, but it's always worth a shot.

And not a bad idea to wishlist it on Orbit DVD and keep an eye on their socials.

Mike from Grindhouse Video on his last Sunday YouTube video said he's not sure if they're getting any.

That's all I got.

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Thank you! I signed up for notifications. Hopefully they will produce more.

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A quick subset update...
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• It's progressing nicely. There's still 6 of you that have yet to give your picks.
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• I'll say 8/18 is the day I plan to have the subset list complete. :fc:
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• I'm gonna unofficially put a kibosh on the volunteering. That said, I'll reserve a couple extra spots just in case.
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• I don't think at this point I'll have to ask for more picks from anyone. If that changes I'll let you know by sending a PM.
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• And as far as trying to cover a bit of everything - I could use a few more obscure picks (something that might be a discovery for some), something family-friendly and some cheesy flicks. We do have some of the latter but it needs to be spread amongst more people.

Anyway, here's the list of subset coverage for every theme. Keep in mind some of them are probably higher, but it's impossible to cross-check them with every list. This is just to give those who have yet to provide picks (or wish to provide more) an idea of what to suggest.

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Breaking the Fourth Wall / Meta-Horror: There's Nothing Out There (on Prime)
The Horror Show Guide: Sleepless (on Vix)
Gothic Horror: Mill of the Stone Women
R.I.P. TCM Underground: The Night of the Strangler (on Screambox)
Location-Based Horrors: Bloody Pit of Horror
Joe Bob Briggs / Black Cats / Broken Mirrors / Ladders / F13 Films: Darker Than Night (on Shudder)
Video Nasties / Hong Kong Category III: The Demon's Baby
Defunct Studios: Mountaintop Motel Massacre (on Tubi)
Vampires: Blood Suckers from Outer Space (on Freevee)
Slashers / Serial Killers: Terror at Tenkiller
In Memoriam: Devil's Express (on Tubi)
Parasite Infestation: Ticks (on Freevee)

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My crossover votes: Blithe Spirit and Ready or Not


And my subset picks:

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) - Chrono ~ Gothic ~ Show

Unknown Island (1948) - Chrono ~ Location (Island)

Death Smiles on a Murderer (1973) - Chrono ~ Gothic (Italian) ~ Giallo

Beloved (1998) - Chrono ~ Location (Church)

The Strangeness (1985) - Farewell (#1) ~ Location (Cave)

Sleepless (2001) - Farewell (#2) ~ Location (Nightclub/Police Station) ~ Giallo ~ Show

Cut and Run (1984) - Farewell (#3) ~ Defunct (New World) ~ Location (Jungle)

Tormented (1960) - Farewell (#4)

Blood & Donuts (1995) - FrightFest (Vampires) ~ WB ~ Location (Graveyard) ~ Passport (Canada) ~ Vampire

The White Reindeer (1952) - FrightFest (Vampires) ~ Passport (Finland) ~ Vampire

Tam Lin (1970) - FrightFest (Grindhouse) ~ Defunct (AIP) ~ Sleep ~ Location (Church)

Christmas Evil (1980) - FrightFest (Grindhouse) ~ Joe Bob/Unlucky (Ladders) ~ Mashup (Children's Books) ~ TCM

Full Moon High (1981) - FrightFest (Werewolves) ~ Location (Graveyard/Police State/School) ~ Unlucky (Mirror) ~ Defunct (Filmways) ~ Meta ~ Teen ~ Werewolf

Santo and Blue Demon vs. the Monsters (1970) - FrightFest (Werewolves) ~ Gothic (Mexican) ~ Passport (Mexico) ~ Zombie ~ Vampire ~ Werewolf

Bones and All (2022) - WB ~ Teen

The Dollhouse Murders (1992) - Video (Vidmark) ~ Location (Attic)

Invaders from Mars (1986) - Poster ~ Defunct (Cannon/Turner) ~ Location (School)

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) - Poster ~ Joe Bob/F13 ~ WB ~ Defunct (Turner) ~ Location (Police Station) ~ Show ~ Name

Razorback (1984) - Jaws ~ TCM ~ WB ~ Joe Bob/Unlucky (Ladders)

Remote Control (1988) - Video (Store) ~ Location (Video Store)

Return to Oz (1985) - Mashup (Children's Books) ~ Location (Mountain) ~ Halloween

Sea Fever (2019) - Parasite

Slash/Back (2022) - Teen ~ Passport (Canada)

The Toolbox Murders (1978) - Nasty ~ Location (Police Station) ~ True

Two-Fisted Tales (1992) - Anthologies

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 19: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

Cossover votes: The Burning / Renfield

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 19: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

Crossover picks are The Burning and Bodies Bodies Bodies

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Some more suggestions:
Obscure But Good
1BR--a paranoia classic that keeps you guessing until the very end (Location)-Netflix
Better Off Zed-A couple endure lockdown with each other while a zombie plague rages outside-sound familiar? (Zombie)-Tubi
The Hamiltons-vampire-Rental
The Midnight Meat Train-(Location, Slasher)-Paramount+
Sleepstalker-(Don't go to sleep)-Tubi
Barbarian-(Location)-Hulu,Max
Evil Dead Rise-Max

Family-Friendly
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy-Rental
Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man-Rental
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-Rental
The House with a Clock in its Walls-Disney+
The Raven (1963)-Tubi, Amazon Prime
Haunted Mansion (2003/2023)-Disney+
Francis in the Haunted House-YouTube. (Since this is a Francis the Talking Mule flick, it also counts as cheesy.)

Cheesy Flicks
Attack of the Mushroom People-International (Tubi)
The Meg-Sharksploitation-Max
Black Friday- Location-Max
Leprechaun-JBB-Starz
Shocker--Location-Rental

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A few more picks for the categories Chad needs:

OBSCURE:
Hangover Square (1945) - Passport (England), - on blu ray and DVD. - In my top 5 horror movies of all time.

FAMILY FRIENDLY:
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966) - for rent on Amazon and other VOD channels
Haunted Mansion (2023)

CHEESY:
Parents (1989) - Horror Show Guide, Location: Kitchen, Joe Bob - on tubi - Watch Parents (1989) - Free Movies | Tubi (tubitv.com)

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Subset suggestions - will fill in as I find some to suggest:

#7 (Woods/Swamp) or #15 (Defunct Studios) - Creature From Black Lake (1976) - streaming on Amazon Prime
#27 (Supernatural) - The Peanut Butter Solution (1985) - streaming free on Roku Channel, Vudu or Plex - all with ads

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There's an Indicator Limited-Edition sale at Deep Discount. There's four horror titles in there including a couple of great Mexican Gothic horror films. Code PLUNGE or DEEP10 takes an extra 10% off.

If you're into SOV flicks Vinegar Syndrome has some Culture Shock titles for $10 ($15 with slip). A couple have gone up so it might be ending soon.

And don't forget about the 50% Off Arrow Video sale. It runs until the end of the month in case there's any subset picks included.
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The Mist is being released on 4K on October 3rd. Best Buy has an exclusive steelbook that was announced to be $37.99, but when I checked their website, it was listed for $26.99. I don't know if it's a mistake, but I would jump on it if you're interested.

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My subsets for consideration! Let me know if you need more!

Jawsploitation:
Deep Blue Sea 1-3 (Vudu, Sling, Amazon Prime, YTube, Apple TV, DVD)
The Meg

Zombies:
The Haunted Mansion (2023)
Hocus Pocus

Joe Bob Briggs:
Critters
Forbidden World
Surf Nazis Must Die
Invaders From Mars

Frightfest Werewolf Movies:
Gingersnaps
The Wolfman (2010)
What We Do in the Shadows

Supernatural:
La Llorona (2019)
Leprechaun

SamHaim Films:
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Cry of the Banshee

Quiet/Soft Films:
The Village
The Others
The Skeleton Key

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 19: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

I haven't seen anything from IBJoel about doing the Random September Movie Watch like he did last year. Has anyone heard from him?

Re: Pre-Horror Challenge 19: Building of the Optional Lists (Themes, Subset, & Checklist)
 

IBJoel posted about Random September some in the earlier planning thread:
https://forum.dvdtalk.com/dvd-talk/6...l#post14288148

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If needed, I can give some picks. If not needed, no problem.

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Just saw screambox is doing 3 months for .99 cents each month. It says new customers only, but it let me sign up.

Screambox.com/offers/scream99

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Post #9 is once again updated as of this post. A few dozen entries mysteriously disappeared for awhile, which I'm sure was an error on my part, but they're now back. Also the original link for Frightfest Guide to Grindhouse Movies went dead -- alyxstarr's backup link was there to save the day.

Thank you. Will do.

Thanks. I've been wanting to catch the new Robert Englund doc.

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Yeah, definitely. I'll put you down as volunteer #25.

Here's a few themes that could use some subset love. Some are already taken, but I always like to have a few extra just in case things need switching around. I'll keep it updated periodically.

Wrong Side of the Art
Mashup
True
Video Nasties
Defunct Studios
Frightfest (Grindhouse)
Farewell (Bill)
Farewell (Mr. B.I.G.)
Anthologies
Supernatural
Parasite
Halloween
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Man Behind the Sun 1988 or The Incredible Melting Man 1977 - Wrong Side of the Art.

Frankenstein vs Baragon 1965 or Night of the Blood Beast (1958) - Defunct Studios

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My net is down right now, so can't easily check. So if this has been used before, please disregard. But I just finished watching a great movie on Comet that would fit the Halloween theme. The 1986 Trick or Treat about the dead metal rocker. Not to be confused with the later anthology, Trick R Treat ​​​​​​.

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Trick or Treat (1986) is not on the list of previously used subset picks. And I plan to watch it that night anyway because it's one of the films I need to complete my They shoot Zombies list. So good idea! :-)

Counting down the days to this Friday, 8/18, when Chad says we'll get this year's subset list. Whoot! Excited to see it and start gathering the films together. I'm at 92% on the Zombies list now and my goal is to hit 99% by Nov 2. I've been watching one a day for several months now. The last 53 I'll watch during the challenge. Last night was The Horde (2009). Decent French zombie movie. The worst one I watched recently was In a Glass Cage (1986). I was not prepared for how disturbing that film was.

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And in the "better late than never' (hopefully) category, here are my subset picks:

Wrong Side of the Art: Celebrating Horror Artists, Illustrators & Poster Art

• Devon Whitehead (Devon Draws): Evil Dead (2013)
• Devon Whitehead (Devon Draws): Near Dark (1987)
• Enzo Sciotti: Cat's Eye (1985)
• Enzo Sciotti / Devon Whitehead (Devon Draws): Maniac (1980)
• Chris Barnes (Brutal Posters): Summer of 84 (2018)
• Chris Barnes (Brutal Posters): Undead (2003)
• Ghoulish Gary Pullin: Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
• Ghoulish Gary Pullin: Creepshow 2 (1987)
• Ghoulish Gary Pullin: House (1986)
• Ghoulish Gary Pullin: House II: The Second Story (1987)

Random Maniacal Mashup of Insane Indecisiveness: The Fourth Kind

• Vanity Projects: Howling: New Moon Rising (1995)
• Vanity Projects: It's Only A Movie (1989)
• Eat the Rich: The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
• Eat the Rich: The People Who Own The Dark (1976)
• Eat the Rich: They Live (1988)
• Eat the Rich: Land of the Dead (2005)
• Eat the Rich: Hostel (2005)
• Eat the Rich: You’re Next (2011)
• Eat the Rich: Mayhem (2017)
• Eat the Rich: Ready or Not (2019)
• Killer Inanimate Objects: It (2017)
• Killer Inanimate Objects: It Chapter Two (2019)
• Killer Inanimate Objects: The Mangler (1995)
• Based on Children's Books: The Banana Splits Movie (2019)
• Based on Children's Books: Pinocchio’s Revenge (1996)
• Based on Children's Books: Red Riding Hood (2011)

Horror Movies Inspired By True Events

• The Conjuring (2013)
• Annabelle (2014)
• The Amityville Horror (1979)
• An American Haunting (2005)
• Doctor X (1932)

The Category of Nasty: An Exploration of Banned & Extreme Cinema

• The Bogeyman (1980)
• Death Trap (1976)
• Don't Go In The House (1980)
• Don't Look In The Basement (1973)
• The Toolbox Murders (1978)
• Visiting Hours (1981)
• Basket Case (1982)
• Don't Go in the Woods (1981)
• Evilspeak (1981)
• Faces of Death (1978)

Night of the Defunct Studios
(I was assigned CBS Films)

• The Woman in Black (2012)
• Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
• Hell Fest (2018)

The FrightFest Guide: Volume 2 (Grindhouse)

• Beware! The Blob (1972)
• A Quiet Place in the Country (1968)
• Fangs of the Living Dead (1969)
• Frankenstein on Campus (1970)

Farewell Banana Man, Goodbye Scorpion, Godspeed Cannibal Man & Adieu Mr. B.I.G. A Celebration of the Olsen Brothers (Bill)

• Nightmare (1981)
• Trick or Treats (1982)
• Barn of the Naked Dead (1974)

Farewell Banana Man, Goodbye Scorpion, Godspeed Cannibal Man & Adieu Mr. B.I.G. A Celebration of the Olsen Brothers (Mr. B.I.G.)

• Empire of the Ants (1977)

Horror Anthologies

• Cat's Eye (1985)
• Creepshow 2 (1987)
• Tales of Terror (1962)
• Tales from the Crypt (1972)
• Waxworks (1924)
• Deatime Stories (1986)
• From A Whisper To A Scream (1987)
• Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965)
• Nightmares (1983)
• V/H/S (2012)
• Body Bags (1993)

Supernatural

• Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
• Insidious (2010)
• The Conjuring (2013)
• Annabelle (2014)
• The Others (2001)
• The Hearse (1980)
• The Woman in Black (2012)
• Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
• 976-Evil II (1992)
• House III (AKA The Horror Show) (1989)
• Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead (1994)
• Shocker (1989)
• Haunted Mansion (2023)

Parasite Infestation

• Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
• Blob, The (1958)
• Alien (1979)
• The Stuff (1985)

Halloween

• Night of the Demons 2 (1994)
• Haunted Mansion (2023)
• Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
• Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
• Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021)
• Hell House LLC (2015)

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^Thank you, sir. That solves another missing piece of the subset puzzle.

Quick update. Due to some family issues I haven't been in here as much as I'd like over the last month, but things are getting done. I'll hopefully have a bigger presence in here soon.

I'm still shooting for Friday night (8/18) on the subset list, and the plan is to post it regardless of whether or not we have all the picks in by then. I'm certainly not trying to rush any one, I just wanna keep things moving along so everyone can plan ahead. I *might* also have to ask a couple of people to provide more picks. I'll let you know in a day or so.

And post #9 is once again up-to-date as of this post.

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If anyone else is looking for the "ultimate collector's edition" of The Exorcist 4K, which has been sold out, Amazon has some now:

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YOU are awesome!!