A small sampling of suggestions taken from OHMC 20. As always, apologies if any were overlooked.

Fire Away.

Here are some suggestions:
Remove Luchador from the checklist, it seems too limited - I found a list of 19 titles and not all are even Luchador films (https://www.imdb.com/list/ls045016353/)
Add Home Invasion as a checklist item (or even a theme day) - here is a list of 319 home invasion horror films (https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...sion&count=100
Made for TV Movies as a theme day IMDB Advanced says there at over 3,000 made for TV horror movies [not including shows in that] (https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...enres=horror); also on YouTube TVTERRORLAND is hosting some interesting ones (https://www.youtube.com/@TVTERRORLAND)
'I'm going to the bathroom' trope temporarily to checklist - could bet set in a bathroom, character leaving to go to the bathroom, etc https://littleredhorror.wordpress.co...throom-scenes/

Not to be a BS artist but can SterlingBen just be banned from subset (worth a try after Killer Tongue, Greasy Stranger, etc)?

I work hard to find cinematic classics like these.

How about bring Monster back to the checklist? There were a few movies this year that seemed to hit monster but not giant monster or extraterrestrial.

Just a friendly reminder for the OHMC offseason (I.e the other 11 months)... a year long, weekly challenge on Letterboxd by yours truly. It's getting decently popular, and some people from here are already in... https://letterboxd.com/darkgod/list/...f-horror-2025/

Darkgod, I really enjoyed doing your challenge in 2024 and look forward to doing it again in 2025!

Letterboxd just added access to some cool stats for lists for Patron/Pro users, which include which actors and directors have appeared in the most films on the list, as well as a ton of other crew and studio stats. So for TSZDT 2024 edition, for example...



(I'm sure you're all shocked -- shocked! -- at the names that appear here. But it looks like actor and director lists keep going until they hit everyone who's done at least 2 of the films, and the rest go up to the top 20 in each category, so it gets pretty long-tail-ish.)

Time to start mining the stats on various lists for new names for the checklist!

Is Pro worth the $15?

I mean, that comes out to $1.25/month, which I consider a pretty low bar for a subscription. I use the site a lot, in a lot of different ways, so I feel like it's easily worth it for me. If you only use the site to browse and maybe log your watches, maybe not worth it for you.

In addition to getting rid of ads, Pro also lets you set your streaming services, and then filter by what's available on individual services or available on any of them. Which, of course, lots of sites serve that basic purpose (LB uses JustWatch for their streaming info), but it's really nice to use that in combination with LB's other filter/sort options. Like, if I'm in the mood to watch a '90s thriller (but not horror) that I haven't seen before and that I can stream right now, I can get to a manageable list in a few clicks.

Pro (and even more so Patron) also adds some extra functions for creating and editing lists that I find useful. And I looove all the stats that Pro gives you access to!

I'll second everything Alyx said. its only 1.25 and its so much better with the stats, the streaming guide, and other options.

I missed this year’s Friday The 13th bonus day but I would love to participate in next years in June though?

Here are some personalities checklist suggestions...


Actors
A Film With Any Stuntman Who Portrayed Jason Voorhees - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls083533784/ (or Michael Myers - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls083536708/)
Trent Haaga (57 titles - Suitable Flesh, Deadgirl, Girl on 3rd Floor, Killjoy, Troma, etc) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm0351772
Edward Van Sloan (12 titles - Universal monster classics) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm0888000
Henry Thomas (17 titles - Psycho 4, Pet Sematary 3,Desperation, Curse of the Necklace, etc) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm0001794
Pollyanna McIntosh (13 titles - Jack Ketchem's Woman trilogy, Double Blind, Let Us Prey, Bats 2) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm1717573
Evelyn Ankers (14 titles - Universal monsters 1940s stuff) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm0030166
Chrissie Wunna (30 titles - recent b grade stuff) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm3287002

Director
Kiyoshi Kurosawa (25 titles - j-horror like Cure, Pulse, Pu-On) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm0475905

Producer
Jennifer Scudder Trent (41 titles - modern stuff including Wolf Man, Speak No Evil, Get Out, M3gan, Black Phone, etc) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm0780219
Roy Lee (82 titles - Strange Darling, It, Barbarian, Late Night With the Devil, Until Dawn, etc) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm0498175
Richard P. Rubinstein (15 titles - kind of a villain but Dawn of the Dead, Pet Sematary, Day of the Dead, Creepshow 1-2, etc) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm0748283
Vertigo Entertainment (45+ films including Strangers: Chapter 1, Salem's Lot, Until Dawn, Cobweb, a lot of remakes) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vertigo_Entertainment
Raphael Margules (17 titles including Firestarter, Contracted, RentAPal, Uncaged, etc) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm4193081
William Alland (10 titles - 1950s stuff including Creature from Black Lagoon, It Came From Outer Space, This Island Earth, Tarantula, etc) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm0020041
Jesse Thomas Cook (16 titles - Antisocial, Monster Brawl, Exit Humanity, Cult Hero, Creep Nation, etc) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm2373713

Composer
Paul Sawtell (35 titles - 1940s-1950s including The Fly, Last Man on Earth, Godzilla Rides Again, House of Dracula, The Sadist, Black Scorpion, etc) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm0006275

Special Effects
Olivier Afonso (34 titles - The Substance, Titane, Raw, As Above So Below, Inside, Leatherface, Frontiers, etc) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm1618621
George Blackler (10 titles - 70s stuff like Twins of Evil, To the Devil a Daughter, Lust for a Vampire, Theater of Blood, Satanic Rites of Dracula, etc) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm0085716
Charles Gemore (19 titles starting in 1920s - Dr Cyclops, Hunchback, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Phantom of the Opera) - https://www.imdb.com/search/title/?t...role=nm0312599

Anyone hear from Chad? He usually posts in June to start getting things together and the actual pre challenge post goes up on the 11th. I Pm'd him, but he hasn't been on in almost 3 weeks.

I was just thinking about the challenge and wanted to check in. I'm also surprised not to see Chad. I hope everything is all right. I know there was some talk in the past about helping with duties or something, but maybe it would be a good idea to designate a backup Chad or maybe a council of Chad to help keep things moving if he isn't interested or isn't able one year. I know many, including myself, would be willing to assist if needed.

Already got my days off approved for October!

Thats something we can definitely do until Chad comes back or not.

We can also start the lists and suggestions here until he comes back. I'll definitely be a volunteer again. I'll start a new post so Chad can just grab it without me rambling.

Subset Volunteers
1. Darkgod
2.SterlingBen
3. Undeadcow
4. Spiderbite
5. Cwileyy
6. Gobear
7. Alyxstar
8. DaveyJoe

For subset? Sign me up.

I can sign up for subset.

Here are some early recommendations: A Desert (fits slasher/killer), Marshmallow (fits slasher/killer), Párvulos: Children of the Apocalypse (fits zombies), Tiger Stripes (fits foreign, werecreatures); will post more/better eventually.

Best to Chad who I am sure will be on soon.

If Chad needs a break I can certainly understand, I hope he's ok though. If I can help out with anything let me know.

I will volunteer as well. Hope Chad is good!

I was just thinking about this Challenge the other day and had checked her a few days back to see if anything had been posted yet.

Miss you, Chad, hope you are well, and let us know how we can help you.

I’ve been checking weekly since June. Really glad to see everyone, and hope we’ll see Chad soon and that he’s well.

I’m up for a subset!

I'm in for a subset pick, and for other volunteer tasks as needed!

Starting to get a little worried...

I'll volunteer for subset picks again. I hope Chad is okay!