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100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
10-13-23, 10:31 PM
#451
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I was able to cross Attend a live or virtual event off my checklist. A horror novel I've written is being published this month, and tonight I got to be a panelist and read an excerpt from it at book festival in Windsor. Tonight was their "Friday The 13th Evening", so it was me and a couple other Canadian horror authors.
I got to mark it off yesterday. I went to see the Welcome to Night Vale live show which was a lot of fun. The story centered around the residents of Night Vale finding doors they never noticed in their houses that led to attics they didn't know they had. Cecil, the main character, finds a slide projector full of photographs from a childhood vacation to the Grand Canyon that he didn't remember taking until he touched the projector. I had a fantastic time.
10-13-23, 11:18 PM
#452
Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Sacrifice of the Sisters Lot.
That sounds really cool. Do we all have dreams about suddenly finding hidden attics or rooms in our homes? I sometimes do.
A couple years ago I saw a production of The Woman In Black I thought was outstanding. Even though it was a community theatre (with sadly only a dozen people in the audience), I can't imagine a professional production being more effective. Made me wish I had the means to see live theatre more often.
I got to mark it off yesterday. I went to see the Welcome to Night Vale live show which was a lot of fun. The story centered around the residents of Night Vale finding doors they never noticed in their houses that led to attics they didn't know they had. Cecil, the main character, finds a slide projector full of photographs from a childhood vacation to the Grand Canyon that he didn't remember taking until he touched the projector. I had a fantastic time.
A couple years ago I saw a production of The Woman In Black I thought was outstanding. Even though it was a community theatre (with sadly only a dozen people in the audience), I can't imagine a professional production being more effective. Made me wish I had the means to see live theatre more often.
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10-14-23, 01:04 AM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I really enjoyed RENFIELD. I bought the blu ray and watched the extras. The cast and crew put a lot into the film. Cage had always wanted to play Dracula. I also quite like Nicholas Hoult. He really got my attention in A SINGLE MAN (2009) and loved him in WARM BODIES (2013). That man can even look good as a zombie. 
I was able to cross Attend a live or virtual event off my checklist. A horror novel I've written is being published this month, and tonight I got to be a panelist and read an excerpt from it at book festival in Windsor. Tonight was their "Friday The 13th Evening", so it was me and a couple other Canadian horror authors.
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10-14-23, 04:01 AM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Friday the 13th Part 2 ended up not happening because something came up and my friend who was going to host it had something to take care of. So I ended up watching the last two movies on my Mill Creek Fright Night set, Disc 1 , from Hamilton Books. And then I topped off my night with an episode from my Witchblade anime DVD set. Oh well. I guess it shows to make the most of last minute changes.
10-14-23, 09:33 AM
#456
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
If anyone needs it.. a good copy of Alone in the Dark is on Youtube
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10-14-23, 10:19 AM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
That sucks. I liked the first one and was going to check this one out.
Last night I watched the fan film I posted earlier, Friday The 13th: Vengeance (Part 1) and was surprised how polished it was.
It isn't perfect. The effects and kills are a little lackluster but the acting and story was better than expected. Surprisingly, there was more nudity in it than probably almost all the Friday the 13th movies combined!
I am definitely going to check out Part II.
It is miles ahead of Terror At Tenkiller!
Last night I watched the fan film I posted earlier, Friday The 13th: Vengeance (Part 1) and was surprised how polished it was.
It isn't perfect. The effects and kills are a little lackluster but the acting and story was better than expected. Surprisingly, there was more nudity in it than probably almost all the Friday the 13th movies combined!
I am definitely going to check out Part II.
It is miles ahead of Terror At Tenkiller!
10-14-23, 11:17 AM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Ok. this time I fucked around with the lighting and my camera setting and got better shots of the next round. If anyone wants to see a particular poster that I posted previously but a better shot with less glare, let me know.
This isn't the end. Have several others I will post as the challenge goes on. All the Universal Monster stuff and the Best Buy thread had me reconsidering those 4K sets that Amazon had on sale for $30 a piece so I reconsidered and impulse bought them last night since they were still on sale. Can't wait to see the main ones in 4K!
This isn't the end. Have several others I will post as the challenge goes on. All the Universal Monster stuff and the Best Buy thread had me reconsidering those 4K sets that Amazon had on sale for $30 a piece so I reconsidered and impulse bought them last night since they were still on sale. Can't wait to see the main ones in 4K!
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10-14-23, 11:25 AM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Not trying to count this, but still good for the season. If anyone is interested, YouTube has a huge collection of old Art Bell Ghost to Ghost specials. I’ve been listening to one a day for most of the past week.
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10-14-23, 12:52 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Ok. this time I fucked around with the lighting and my camera setting and got better shots of the next round. If anyone wants to see a particular poster that I posted previously but a better shot with less glare, let me know.
This isn't the end. Have several others I will post as the challenge goes on. All the Universal Monster stuff and the Best Buy thread had me reconsidering those 4K sets that Amazon had on sale for $30 a piece so I reconsidered and impulse bought them last night since they were still on sale. Can't wait to see the main ones in 4K!
This isn't the end. Have several others I will post as the challenge goes on. All the Universal Monster stuff and the Best Buy thread had me reconsidering those 4K sets that Amazon had on sale for $30 a piece so I reconsidered and impulse bought them last night since they were still on sale. Can't wait to see the main ones in 4K!
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10-14-23, 04:54 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Thanks for the tip! Listened to Art every night back in the day, and have been wanting to dig up some of his old shows again. Even though I don't believe any of this stuff, some of his guests and subjects legitimately creeped me out.
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10-14-23, 05:17 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I had some decent momentum going today until I chose to put on Skinamarink. Holy shit, this movie about killed me. It seemed like a major exercise in tedium. It also largely succeeds in confusing and showing virtually nothing. I took a long deep nap during it, which necessitated me having to go back into it to finish it. I heard really good things about this movie, too. How did so many people not only endure this but like it? Any defenders here? I'd love to hear it.
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10-14-23, 06:28 PM
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10-14-23, 07:04 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
This isn't the end. Have several others I will post as the challenge goes on. All the Universal Monster stuff and the Best Buy thread had me reconsidering those 4K sets that Amazon had on sale for $30 a piece so I reconsidered and impulse bought them last night since they were still on sale. Can't wait to see the main ones in 4K!
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10-14-23, 07:14 PM
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Got a late start today, as my mom is in town visiting my newborn nephew. Going to stay up late tonight. I’m watching 28 Days Later right now and this blu looks terrible. On to the theme movie once this is done.
10-14-23, 09:10 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I had some decent momentum going today until I chose to put on Skinamarink. Holy shit, this movie about killed me. It seemed like a major exercise in tedium. It also largely succeeds in confusing and showing virtually nothing. I took a long deep nap during it, which necessitated me having to go back into it to finish it. I heard really good things about this movie, too. How did so many people not only endure this but like it? Any defenders here? I'd love to hear it.
10-14-23, 10:53 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I had some decent momentum going today until I chose to put on Skinamarink. Holy shit, this movie about killed me. It seemed like a major exercise in tedium. It also largely succeeds in confusing and showing virtually nothing. I took a long deep nap during it, which necessitated me having to go back into it to finish it. I heard really good things about this movie, too. How did so many people not only endure this but like it? Any defenders here? I'd love to hear it.
I got the first set in today and the 2nd set comes in next week. I watched The Wolf Man (1941) UHD tonight. It is so damn pretty that it literally looks like it could have been filmed yesterday and they chose B&W film.
I watched several films today. I definitely recommend the second Friday the 13th fan film I posted called Friday The 13th Vengeance 2: Bloodlines (2022). They dump the nudity for this but up the production value, kills, effects and gore. The last 30 minutes has Jason just going fucking cuckoo.
I also watched a Keanu Reeves film tonight (Knock Knock - 2015)where he truly has his Nicolas Cage moment. I have watched a lot of bad films so far this challenge and numerous bad actors and bad scenes, but I don't think I have laughed this hard at a scene or actor yet. Who wrote this? Was this Keanu ad-libbing? I don't know but I want more of it. Fucking fantastic.
No real spoilers in this scene if you haven't seen the movie. If you have seen the trailer or read the synopsis of the movie, then you get the gist already.
10-14-23, 11:17 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I also watched a Keanu Reeves film tonight (Knock Knock - 2015)where he truly has his Nicolas Cage moment. I have watched a lot of bad films so far this challenge and numerous bad actors and bad scenes, but I don't think I have laughed this hard at a scene or actor yet. Who wrote this? Was this Keanu ad-libbing? I don't know but I want more of it. Fucking fantastic.
No real spoilers in this scene if you haven't seen the movie. If you have seen the trailer or read the synopsis of the movie, then you get the gist already.
No real spoilers in this scene if you haven't seen the movie. If you have seen the trailer or read the synopsis of the movie, then you get the gist already.
10-15-23, 10:31 AM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
I had some decent momentum going today until I chose to put on Skinamarink. Holy shit, this movie about killed me. It seemed like a major exercise in tedium. It also largely succeeds in confusing and showing virtually nothing. I took a long deep nap during it, which necessitated me having to go back into it to finish it. I heard really good things about this movie, too. How did so many people not only endure this but like it? Any defenders here? I'd love to hear it.
I haven't seen Knock, Knock but it's on my list. Sounds fun.
10-15-23, 11:09 AM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
It is definitely fun...ny!
I tend to typically put myself in the protagonist's position when watching movies like this, but I kept getting that knocked out of my head due to laughing so much at Keanu's performance and dialogue in this movie. They are both simply atrocious but so goddamn funny that you can't the movie seriously in the slightest bit.
And the way the girls act after he sleeps with them. The breakfast scene is so beyond bad it is hard to describe. These two sexy, mature young women turn into 3-year-old toddlers the next day. And they continue to act like that for the rest of the movie. It is hilariously jarring.
I plan to watch the original movie, which I have never seen, before the end of the challenge which is called Death Game (1977) and it is streaming on AMC+/Shudder. One of the original women has a cameo in Knock Knock. There is actually a Spanish remake of Death Game from 1980 called Vicious And Nude.
I don't see it streaming anywhere. Vicious and Nude (1980) - IMDb
Edited to add that it does appear you can find V&N streaming on Youtube.
I tend to typically put myself in the protagonist's position when watching movies like this, but I kept getting that knocked out of my head due to laughing so much at Keanu's performance and dialogue in this movie. They are both simply atrocious but so goddamn funny that you can't the movie seriously in the slightest bit.
And the way the girls act after he sleeps with them. The breakfast scene is so beyond bad it is hard to describe. These two sexy, mature young women turn into 3-year-old toddlers the next day. And they continue to act like that for the rest of the movie. It is hilariously jarring.
I plan to watch the original movie, which I have never seen, before the end of the challenge which is called Death Game (1977) and it is streaming on AMC+/Shudder. One of the original women has a cameo in Knock Knock. There is actually a Spanish remake of Death Game from 1980 called Vicious And Nude.
I don't see it streaming anywhere. Vicious and Nude (1980) - IMDbEdited to add that it does appear you can find V&N streaming on Youtube.
10-15-23, 01:07 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
This afternoon I decided to look at the horror lists on icheckmovies, and decided to start modestly with the 101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die. As I perused the list, I was immediately able to check off something like 34 or 35. And I started with Der Golem , the 1920 German Silent Film. It happened to be on YouTube, so was easy to find. I always remember seeing stills of the monster in some of my dad's old monster magazines as a kid.
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10-15-23, 01:53 PM
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I plan to watch the original movie, which I have never seen, before the end of the challenge which is called Death Game (1977) and it is streaming on AMC+/Shudder. One of the original women has a cameo in Knock Knock. There is actually a Spanish remake of Death Game from 1980 called Vicious And Nude. I don't see it streaming anywhere. Vicious and Nude (1980) - IMDb
Edited to add that it does appear you can find V&N streaming on Youtube.
I don't see it streaming anywhere. Vicious and Nude (1980) - IMDbEdited to add that it does appear you can find V&N streaming on Youtube.
10-15-23, 02:46 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
Piper Laurie died yesterday. I am truly crushed. "Carrie" has always been one my absolute favorite horror films, due in large part to her mesmerizing performance.
Here's a really nice article from Variety that I encourage everyone who is a fan to read:
https://variety.com/2023/film/column...er-1235756697/
Here's a really nice article from Variety that I encourage everyone who is a fan to read:
https://variety.com/2023/film/column...er-1235756697/
10-15-23, 03:46 PM
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Re: 100 Movies. 31 Days. The 19th Annual "October Horror Movie Challenge" (10/1 - 10/31)
This afternoon I decided to look at the horror lists on icheckmovies, and decided to start modestly with the 101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die. As I perused the list, I was immediately able to check off something like 34 or 35. And I started with Der Golem , the 1920 German Silent Film. It happened to be on YouTube, so was easy to find. I always remember seeing stills of the monster in some of my dad's old monster magazines as a kid.
FYI, TCM is showing another Paul Wegener silent horror movie tonight, The Magician.
https://www.tcm.com/video/1457333/be...-magician-1926
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