***Official 6th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge*** (1 Viewer)

[Christopher B]

Here is my final tally

I beat my total from last year by 10 and I learned a few things this year.
All Japanese horror movies are not created equal. J-horror like Ringu, Dark Water or Cure are a totally different beast than the gory, incoherent, and mostly pointless movies like Entrails of a Virgin or the Guinea Pig movies.
Hell of the Livng Dead is my new favorite Bruno Mattei movie! His use of stock footage almost out does Ed Wood.
No matter how old I get, I still love cheesy 80's horror!
After allowing myself to only watch horror movies for the month of October, I need to watch ANYTHING other than a horror movie tonight!

1. May
2. Evil Dead Trap
3. Nightmare on Elm Street 3 Dream Warriors
4. Nightmare on Elm Street 4 Dream Master
5. Tetsuo - The Iron Man
6. Nightmare on Elm Street 5 The Dream Child
7. The Fly
8. Black Christmas
9. Nightmare on Elm Street 6 Freddy’s Dead
10. Delirium
11. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
12. Delirium Photos of Gioia
13. City of the Living Dead
14. Dead Heat
15. Demons
16. Entrails of the Virgin
17. Entrails of the Beautiful Woman
18. Hell of the Living Dead
19. The Hitcher
20. The Initiation
21. It’s Alive
22. Let Sleeping Corpses Lie
23. Mountaintop Motel Massacre
24. Shaun of the Dead
25. Land of the Dead
27. Happy Birthday to Me
28. The Fly II
29. Wes Craven’s New Nightmare
30. Organ
31. C.H.U.D.
32. An American Werewolf in London
33. Piranha
34. Mad Man
35. Shock
36. Carrie
37. Tenebrae
38. Day of the Dead
39. Evil Dead II
40. Wendigo
41. Maniac

 

[Rick Spruill]

I was only able to get in one movie on Halloween night, so here's my final list:

1st time viewings in bold

1. Don't Torture a Duckling - 4/5
2. Dungeon of Harrow - 1/5
3. The Big Alligator River - 2.5/5
4. Son of Frankenstein - 4.5/5
5. Halloween: Resurrection - 2/5
6. The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake - 3/5
7. Tombs of the Blind Dead - 4/5
8. Return of the Evil Dead - 3.5/5
9. The Ghost Galleon - 3/5
10. Night of the Seagulls - 2.5/5
11. Jaws: The Revenge - 1/5
12. Dracula A.D. 1972 - 3.5/5
13. The Man with Nine Lives - 2.5/5
14. Swamp Thing - 2/5
15. Pyro - 3/5
16. The Mummy's Ghost - 2.5/5
17. Good Against Evil - 1.5/5
18. High Tension - 4.5/5
19. The Long Hair of Death - 3/5
20. A Whisper in the Dark - 4/5
21. Night of the Lepus - 1.5/5
22. Midnight - 0/5
23. Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy - 2.5/5
24. The Spiral Staircase - 4/5
25. I Walked with a Zombie - 5/5
26. The Seventh Victim - 3.5/5
27. Cat People - 4/5
28. Exorcist II: The Heretic - 1.5/5
29. Slaughter of the Vampires - 1.5/5
30. The Body Snatcher - 4/5
31. The Evil of Frankenstein - 2/5
32. The Wolf Man - 4.5/5
33. Hold That Ghost - 3.5/5
34. The Leopard Man - 4/5
35. Deep Red - 4.5/5
36. The Witch - 3.5/5
37. What Have You Done to Solange? - 4.5/5
38. Kill Baby...Kill! - 4.5/5
39. Bride of Chucky - 1.5/5
40. Pit and the Pendulum - 4.5/5
41. Seven Deaths in the Cat's Eye - 6/10

 

[Marc Fedderman]

32. Brides of Dracula :star: :star: 1/2
Hammer fare that focuses on a dashing vampire, his brood of undead wives, and his interesting means of procuring those wives. As is the case with most of these films, Brides is heavy on the drama, deliberate in its pacing (not necessarily a bad thing), and features stunning cinematography.

33. The Curse of the Werewolf :star: :star: :star:
Probably the best Hammer film that I've seen to date (I'm still making my way through the recent set). This one follows a werewolf from before birth to death. The lycanthropic torture endured by the main character is very effectively conveyed here. Also of note is the way characters are introduced as significant and then dispatched, leaving the viewer a bit unsettled. This is similar to the tortuous and intentionally misleading trail that Hitchcock leads viewers down in Psycho. I look forward to seeing this one again.

34. Psycho :star: :star: :star: :star:
Certainly the classiest film I've seen this month. To me, Hitchcock's masterpiece is a prime example of the notion that genre is much less important than passion, competence, and respect for the material. This is only partially a knock on modern horror films, as I've encountered some really good ones. I do think, however, that Hitchcock respected the intelligence of his audience, a quality that is sorely lacking in many contemporary films. I watched Psycho with my girlfriend, who had never seen it before, and was struck by two things. First, how iconic the character and story are. There were some genuine surprises in store for her, but she was already well acquainted with Norman, the Bates Motel, and the shower scene (still, she had no idea that the "main" character would die less than half way into the proceedings.)
Secondly, while I was raving about Hitchcock's editing and shot composition ("Look at how he's perched that menacing bird above Norman's shoulder!"), she was able to enjoy the film on a more visceral level (although I suspect her filmic vocabulary is much greater than she lets on ). So it is both a great story and a work of high art.

35. It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown :star: :star: :star: 1/2
A childhood favorite that still appeals to me as an adult. Perfectly sweet, without ever being cloying.

36. Bluebeard :star: :star: 1/2
John Carradine stars as the notorious French painter and serial killer. Very good work from Carradine, who I found utterly convincing in the role. Also of note is the fantastic puppet show presentation of "Faust."

37. The Shining :star: :star: :star: 1/2
Does anyone else wish that Jack had taken his wife out with him? A great, deliberately over-the-top performance from Nicholson and some truly unnerving scenes are highlights here.

 

[Greg Black]

Well unfortunately, for whatever reason(s), I didn't meet my goal of 31+ movies this year. I thought I would do more than last year (31)... lol... Oh well, there's always next year

Final list:

6th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge

1. Identity ***
2. The Man With The Screaming Brain **1/2
3. Army Of Darkness: Director's Cut ****
4. The Exorcist III: Legion ***1/2
5. John Carpenter's Vampires **1/2
6. Near Dark ***1/2
7. Halloween ****
8. From Hell ***
9. The Fly (1986) ***
10. Joy Ride ***
11. White Noise **
12. Creepshow ***
13. From Dusk Till Dawn **1/2
14. Halloween II ***1/2
15. The Birds ****
16. Land Of The Dead **1/2
17. Halloween H20 **1/2
18. Alien Apocalypse **
19. Sleepaway Camp *1/2
20. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978) ***

Other:

X-Files: "Beyond The Sea"
South Park: "Spooky Fish"

 

[Bill McA]

Final Update

Managed to squeeze in 4 more, Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Black Cat, The Raven, and The American Nightmare


2005 Scary Movie List

First viewings in RED

1. I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958) (3/5)
2. Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005) (3/5)
3. Galaxy of Terror (1981) (2/5)
4. Tombs of the Blind Dead (1971) (3/5)
5. The Return of the Blind Dead (1973) (3/5)
6. The House on Sorority Row (1983) (2/5)
7. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) (3/5)
8. The Ghost Galleon (1974) (3/5)
9. Corpse Bride (2005) (4/5)
10. Countess Dracula (1970) (2/5)
11. The Vampire Lovers (1971) (3/5)
12. The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) (3/5)
13. The Night of the Sea Gulls (1975) (3/5)
14. The Mummy (1932) (3/5)
15. The Mummy's Hand (1940) (2/5)
16. The Mummy's Tomb (1942) (2/5)
17. The Mummy's Ghost (1944) (2/5)
18. The Mummy's Curse (1944) (2/5)
19. Nekromantik (1987) (2/5)
20. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) (3/5)
21. Demon Seed (1977) (3/5)
22. Sur le Seuil (Evil Words) (2003) (4/5)
23. Toolbox Murders (2004) (2/5)
24. The Phantom of the Opera (1962) (3/5)
25. Paranoiac (1963) (3/5)
26. The House That Dripped Blood (1970) (3/5)
27. Darkness (2002) (2/5)
28. Trespassing (Evil Remains) (2004) (1/5)
29. Love Object (2003) (4/5)
30. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) (5/5)
31. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) (3/5)
32. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (3/5)
33. Twice-Told Tales (1963) (3/5)
34. The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) (3/5)
35. The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) (3/5)
36. White Noise (2005) (2/5)
37. Land of the Dead (2005) (3/5)
38. The Card Player (2004) (4/5)
39. Sleepless (2001) (3/5)
40. A Lizard in a Woman's Skin (1971) (3/5)
41. Riding the Bullet (2004) (3/5)
42. Martin (1977) (4/5)
43. The Crazies (1973) (3/5)
44. Sombre (1998) (4/5)
45. They Came Back (2004) (5/5)
46. Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) (1/5)
47. Poltergeist III (1988) (1/5)
48. Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005) (3/5)
49. Amityville II: The Possession (1982) (1/5)
50. It's Alive (1974) (4/5)
51. La Residencia (The House That Screamed) (1969) (4/5)
52. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) (3/5)
53. The Black Cat (1934) (4/5)
54. The Raven (1935) (3/5)
55. The American Nightmare (2000) (3/5)

 

[Michael Elliott]

Splatter University (1984) 1/2:star:

Incredibly awful slasher film has kids on a campus being slaughtered by a maniac with a large knife. The director of this went on to make the cult classic Class of Nuke ‘Em High but no matter how you look at this thing it’s still awful. The acting is among the worst I’ve ever seen, the story makes no sense and the death scenes are all very lame and fake looking. I went ahead and gave it half a star for some unintentional laughs.

She Creature, The (1956) :star:1/2

An evil hypnotist puts his assistant under a trance but she just happens to be the reincarnation of a 300-year-old sea creature who returns to start killing. The basic premise of this film is fairly interesting but the thing doesn’t have an ounce of life to it. There’s way too much talk and when the monster is on screen not too much happens. The look of the creature is very good but that’s about all this film has to offer.

Jack the Ripper (1959) :star::star:1/2

Atmospheric and moody version of the infamous serial killer. This isn’t quite as good as the version with Klaus Kinski but it remained entertaining throughout. The director does a great job building up the atmosphere of 1888 London but for some strange reason he never pushes the “mystery” surrounding the case. He throws a lot of suspects at us but for some reason he never tries to build up a mystery film as to who the killer is.


2005 Horror Challenge First time view in bold.

1.Frankenstein (1910) :star::star::star:
2.Golem, The (1920) :star::star::star:1/2
3.Maniac (1934) BOMB
4.Werewolf of London (1935) :star::star:1/2
5.Chloe, Love Is Calling You (1934) BOMB
6.Devil’s Daughter, The (1939) :star:
7.Audition (1999) :star::star::star:1/2
8.Silver Bullet (1985) :star::star::star:1/2
9.Grudge, The (2004) :star:1/2
10.Humanoids From the Deep (1980) :star::star::star:
11.Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) :star::star:1/2
12.Chandu the Magician (1932) :star:1/2
13.Return of the Ape Man (1944) :star::star::star:
14.Sleepaway Camp (1983) :star::star::star:
15.Sleepaway Camp 2 (1988) :star::star::star:
16.Sleepaway Camp 3 (1989) :star::star:
17.Walking Dead, The (1936) :star::star::star:
18.Doctor X (1932) :star::star:1/2
19.Return of Doctor X, The (1939) :star::star:1/2
20.Mask of Fu Manchu, The (1932) :star::star::star:
21.Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1953) :star::star::star:
22.Black Room, The (1935) :star::star::star:
23.Brides of Dracula, The (1960) :star::star:1/2
24.Curse of the Werewolf, The (1961) :star::star:1/2
25.Psycho 2 (1983) :star::star::star:1/2
26.Psycho 3 (1986) :star::star::star:
27.Haunted House, The (1921) :star::star::star:
28.Phantom of the Opera, The (1962) :star::star:
29.Paranoiac (1963) :star::star::star:
30.Mark of the Vampire (1935) :star::star:
31.Humanoids From the Deep (1996) :star:1/2
32.Voodoo Woman (1957) :star:
33.Undead, The (1957) :star::star:1/2
34.Friday the 13th (1980) :star::star::star:
35.Friday the 13th 2 (1981) :star::star::star:
36.House of Frankenstein (1944) :star::star::star:
37.Cosmic Man, The (1959) :star::star:
38.Satan’s Black Wedding (1975) :star::star:
39.Criminally Insane (1975) :star::star:1/2
40.Criminally Insane (1987) BOMB
41.Maniac (1980) :star::star::star::star:
42.Joe Spinell Story, The (2001) :star::star::star::star:
43.Face of the Screaming Werewolf (1964) :star:1/2
44.Ghosts on the Loose (1943) :star::star:
45.Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957) :star::star:
46.Mummy, The (1959) :star::star:
47.King of Kong Island (1968) BOMB
48.Gamera the Invincible (1966) :star::star:
49.Gamera vs. Guiron (1969) :star:1/2
50.Alone in the Dark (1982) :star::star:
51.Rawhide Terror, The (1934) :star:
52.Jacqueline Hyde (2005) :star::star:1/2
53.Freaks (1933) :star::star::star:1/2
54.Body Snatcher, The (1945) :star::star::star::star:
55.Leopard Man, The (1943) :star::star::star:
56.Ghost Ship, The (1943) :star::star::star:
57.I Walked with a Zombie (1943) :star::star:1/2
58.Cat People (1942) :star::star::star:
59.Curse of the Cat People, The (1944) :star::star::star:
60.Shadows in the Dark (2005) :star::star::star:1/2
61.Seventh Victim, The (1943) :star::star::star:
62.Isle of the Dead (1945) :star::star:1/2
63.Bedlam (1945) :star::star::star:
64.Black Cobra (1976) :star:1/2
65.Fer De Lance (1974) :star::star:1/2
66.Panic Beats (1982) :star::star:1/2
67.Snake Woman (1961) :star:1/2
68.Rope (1948) :star::star::star::star:
69.Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, The (1976) :star::star::star:1/2
70.Friday the 13th 4 (1984) :star::star::star:
71.I Eat Your Skin (1964) :star:1/2
72.Mysterious Doctor, The (1943) :star::star::star:
73.Curse of the Crimson Altar, The (1968) :star::star:
74.Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956) :star::star:
75.Ghost Walks, The (1934) :star::star:
76.Living Ghost, The (1942) :star::star:
77.Saw (2003) :star::star::star:
78.Boogeyman, The (1980) :star::star:1/2
79.Return of the Boogeyman (1994) BOMB
80.Rats: Night of Terror (1983) :star:1/2
81.Hell of the Living Dead (1983) :star::star:
82.Wicker Man, The (1973) :star::star::star:1/2 Extended Edition
83.Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976) :star:
84.Boogeyman 2 Redux (1983/2002) BOMB
85.Last Horror Film, The (1982) :star::star:
86.Graduation Day (1981) 1/2:star:
87.Sasquatch the Legend of Bigfoot (1977) :star::star:
88.Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) :star::star::star::star:
89.Freddy vs Jason (2003) :star::star::star:
90.Erotic Nights of the Living Dead (1980) :star::star:
91.Manson Family, The (2003) :star::star::star:
92.Devil Commands, The (1941) :star::star:1/2
93.Man With Nine Lives, The (1940) :star::star::star:
94.Fiend Without a Face (1958) :star::star:
95.Card Player, The (2004) :star::star:1/2
96.Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah (2001) :star::star:1/2
97.Vampyr (1932) :star::star:
98.Fire in the Sky (1993) :star::star::star:1/2
99.Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1947) :star::star::star::star:
100.Invisible Man, The (1933) :star::star::star::star:
101.Son of Frankenstein (1939) :star::star::star:1/2
102.Live Ghost, The (1934) :star::star::star:
103.Devil Doll, The (1936) :star::star:
104.Dracula (1931) :star::star:1/2 Spanish version
105.Cheerleader Massacre, The (2003) :star::star::star:
106.Unholy Three, The (1925) :star::star:1/2
107.Unholy Three (1930) :star::star:1/2
108.Phantom of the Opera, The (1925) :star::star::star: ’25 version
109.Phantom of the Opera, The (1925) :star::star: ’29 sound version
110.Unknown, The (1927) :star::star::star::star:
111.London After Midnight (1927/2002) :star::star::star: Photo reconstruction
112.Eyes of the Mummy, The (1918) :star:1/2
113.Mummy’s Boys (1936) :star::star:1/2
114.Maciste in Hell (1925) :star::star:1/2
115.Black Friday (1940) :star::star:
116.Man in the Attic (1953) :star::star:1/2
117.Men Who Made the Movies, The: Alfred Hitchcock (1973) :star::star:
118.Frenzy (1972) :star::star::star:
119.Boogens, The (1982) :star:1/2
120.Zontar the Thing From Venus (1966) 1/2:star:
121.House of Wax (2005) :star:1/2
122.Candy Snatchers, The (1973) :star::star:1/2
123.Mechanical Man, The (1921) :star::star:1/2
124.Headless Horseman, The (1922) :star:1/2
125.Monster Club, The (1982) :star:
126.Making of Psycho, The (1997) :star::star::star::star:
127.Satan’s Cheerleaders (1977) :star:1/2
128.Crazies, The (1973) :star::star:1/2
129.And Now the Screaming Starts! (1973) :star::star::star:
130.House That Dripped Blood, The (1970) :star::star::star:
131.Splatter University (1984) 1/2:star:
132.She Creature, The (1956) :star:1/2
133.Jack the Ripper (1959) :star::star:1/2

 

[Brook K]

Wrapped up with 3 classics: William Dieterle's parable of greed in a still-young America The Devil and Daniel Webster, the best Golden Age horror film and also the saddest horror film from any time Bride of Frankenstein, and Dario Argento's fever dream masterpiece and an all-time top 5 horror entry Suspiria.
(I can only count 2 of these for the challenge since I watched BOF and Suspiria last year and already had counted Nightmare Before Christmas, which I also watched last year.

6th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge

1. Psycho (1960) - A
2. Suspiria (1977) - A
* Bride of Frankenstein (1935 - A
3. Peeping Tom (1960) - A
4. Night of the Living Dead (1968) - A
5. Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror (1922) - A
6. Nosferatu: Phantom Der Nacht (1979) - A
7. Carrie (1976) - A
8. The Devil and Daniel Webster (1940) - A
9. Deep Red (1976) - A-
10. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - A-
11. The Curse of the Cat People (1944) - A-
12. Trouble Every Day (2000) - A-
13. They Came Back (2004) - A-
14. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) - A-
15. The Wolf Man (1942) - A-
16. Zombie Lake (1981) - B+
17. The Body Snatcher (1945) - B+
18. The Brides of Dracula (1960) - B+
19. The Plague of the Zombies (1966) - B+
20. Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) - B+
21. Raw Meat (1973) - B+
22. Cat People (1942) - B
23. Let Sleeping Corses Lie (1973) - B
24. One Missed Call (2003) - B
25. The Innocents (1961) - B
26. The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) - B
27. Return of the Blind Dead (1973) - B
28. The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953) - B
29. I Walked With a Zombie (1943) - B-
30. Tombs of the Blind Dead (1971) - B-
31. Zombie Holocaust (1980) - B-
32. The Ghost Galleon (1974) - C+
33. Night of the Seagulls (1975) - C+
34. It's Alive (1974) - C
35. S.S. Experiment (1976) - D+
36. Ring 2 (2005) - D

First timers in Blue

Total Watched: 36
First Timers: 22

I was able to watch the same number as last year, despite a slow start and work interruptions. A good mix of time periods and film types with something of a zombie concentration this year. Also only managed to watch 1 film that had no value and even it wasn't bad enough to give an F too.

My favorite new discoveries are The Curse of the Cat People, Trouble Every Day, & They Came Back.

Next year I want to finally watch the Hammer Dracula and Frankenstein series' as well as a few other Hammer's, and maybe I'll finally get around to the Chick's With Tails Trilogy.

 

[Peter M Fitzgerald]

11 more films watched, to nicely round out this year's festivities (first-time viewings in blue):

40. THE SEVENTH VICTIM (1943) Another fine Val Lewton production, though it just barely qualifies as "real" horror, falling into more into the film noir/suspense area.

41. THE MAGIC SWORD (1962) Bert I. Gordon jumps onto the fantasy/adventure bandwagon, in the wake of the success of Ray Harryhausen's 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1958). Still, I include it here as it contains more horror elements than usual for this particular genre. Has its fair share of clumsy dialogue, wooden characters and dodgy special effects, but is also one of Gordon's best-realized films, boistered by the presence of pro character actors Basil Rathbone and Estelle Winwood.

42. ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968) First-rate occult tale, one of Polanski's top films, though it plays more for suspense than outright horror. Not that I'm complaining. Highly recommended.

43. HOUSE OF WAX (1953) More entertaining than 1000 Dark Castle "reimaginings". Vincent Price is the man, Phyllis Kirk's a peach, Charles Bronson is everything you'd want in a mongoloid deaf-mute assistant, a terrific small comic performance from Carolyn Jones (the exact opposite of her more famous "Morticia Addams" character) plus you get the immortal "paddle-ball man", guaranteed to enliven any party! Highest recommendation.

44. THE FLY II (1989) Not up to Cronenberg's 1986 FLY film, but an okay sequel, and a decent monster movie in its own right. Pretty funny to see the private company's guards break out the machine guns, but ordered to "capture it unharmed" by their boss, when the Eric Stoltz fly-beast invades the complex.

45. WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) I haven't seen the Spielberg remake, but I doubt I'll enjoy it nearly as much as this flick, one of my all-time favorites. "You can't buy a ride for love of MONEY!". Highest recommendation.

46. THE LADY IN WHITE (1988) Some good period feel, but I was disappointed in this often-praised ghost story. A few good scenes, but overall, characters didn't act believably most of the time, there were some really abrupt changes in tone, over-done (though competent low-budget) special effects in the climax, a very predictable mystery, etc. Good for kids, I guess, but a bit lacking for adult viewers. Too bad, since this was clearly a labor of love for director Frank Laloggia.

47. MURDER, HE SAYS (1945) Great mystery/comedy, starring Fred MacMurray, as a pollster who stumbles into the midst of the dreaded, homicidal Fleagle clan, headed by whip-cracking matriarch, Marjorie Main. Sort of like a hillbilly version of ARSENIC & OLD LACE, except better. Highest recommendation.

48. HOUSE OF MYSTERY (1961-British) Really cool little revenge story, wrapped in a ghost story, all told in about 53 minutes, sort of like a more supernaturally-inclined episode of THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR. Highly recommended.

49. EVIL DEAD II: DEAD BY DAWN (1987) Sam Raimi's comedy-horror rollercoster ride, putting Bruce Campbell through the wringer. Maximum entertainment. Highest recommendation.

50. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956) The original, and still the best. Unlike many fans, I prefer it with the Whit Bissell/Richard Deacon post-production wraparound. Highest recommendation.

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween!

2005 Watched List:

1. SATAN'S LITTLE HELPER (2004)
2. THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (2005)
3. THE NIGHT STALKER (1972)
4. RAW MEAT (1973)
5. TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD (1971)
6. HIGH TENSION (2003)
7. UNDEAD (2002)
8. THE MUMMY'S SHROUD (1966)
9. RETURN OF THE EVIL DEAD (1973)
10. CAT PEOPLE (1942)
11. CURSE OF THE CAT PEOPLE (1944)
12. THE FLY (1986)
13. MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE (1932)
14. THE BLACK CAT (1934)
15. THE RAVEN (1935)
16. THE GHOST GALLEON (1975)
17. THE LEOPARD MAN (1943)
18. LAND OF THE DEAD (2005)
19. THE NIGHT STRANGLER (1972)
20. TORTURE GARDEN (1967)
21. PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES (1966)
22. THE INVISIBLE RAY (1936)
23. BLACK FRIDAY (1940)
24. NIGHT OF THE SEAGULLS (1976)
25. I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (1943)
26. FRIDAY THE 13TH PART VII - THE NEW BLOOD (1988)
27. THE GHOST SHIP (1943)
28. MONKEY SHINES (1988)
29. SILVER BULLET (1985)
30. THE BROOD (1979-Canadian)
31. HOUSE OF WAX (2005)
32. THE CABINET OF CALIGARI (1962)
33. THE MAN WITH NINE LIVES (1940)
34. ISLE OF THE DEAD (1945)
35. BEDLAM (1946)
36. SNOW DEVILS (1965)
37. DRACULA A.D. 1972 (1972)
38. THE BODY SNATCHER (1945)
39. WHISPERING CORRIDORS (1998)
40. THE SEVENTH VICTIM (1943)
41. THE MAGIC SWORD (1962)
42. ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968)
43. HOUSE OF WAX (1953)
44. THE FLY II (1989)
45. WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953)
46. THE LADY IN WHITE (1988)
47. MURDER, HE SAYS (1945)
48. HOUSE OF MYSTERY (1961)
49. EVIL DEAD II: DEAD BY DAWN (1987)
50. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956)

 

[Andrew Schwarz]

Rosemary's Baby A 10/31
Finished off the month with a classic. This movie still holds up and works today. Very creepy and unsettling, though not as much as the first time I saw it.

2005 Scary Movie Challenge:
New titles in bold

1. The Innocents A
2. Bay of Blood C
3. A History of Violence B
4. Cat O'Nine Tails B+
5. Wallace & Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit A-
6. Satan's Little Helper C-
7. The Dead Zone B+
8. The Cat and the Canary B
9. The Nameless B-
10. Alone in the Dark C
11. Saw 2 B+
12. The Beast Must Die D+
13. Session 9 A
14. Rosemary's Baby A

 

[Marc Fedderman]

6th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge
(First-timers in bold):

1. House on Haunted Hill :star: :star: 1/2
2. Don't Look in the Basement :star:
3. The Invisible Ghost :star: :star:
4. The Ghost Walks :star: :star: 1/2
5. Mystery of the Wax Museum :star: :star: :star:
6. House of Wax (1953) :star: :star: :star: 1/2
7. The Devil Bat :star: :star:
8. I Walked with a Zombie :star: :star: :star: 1/2
9. The Body Snatcher :star: :star: :star: 1/2
10. The Ghost Ship :star: :star: :star:
11. The Leopard Man :star: :star: 1/2
12. Bowery at Midnight :star: :star:
13. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? :star: :star: :star: 1/2
14. Isle of the Dead :star: :star: :star:
15. Bedlam :star: :star: :star: 1/2
16. The Omen :star: :star: 1/2
17. Scared to Death :star: 1/2
18. I Eat Your Skin :star:
19. Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1932) :star: :star: :star: 1/2
20. Cat People :star: :star: :star: 1/2
21. The Curse of the Cat People :star: :star: :star: 1/2
22. King of the Zombies :star: 1/2
23. Haunted Honeymoon :star: 1/2
24. The Seventh Victim :star: :star: :star:
25. Revolt of the Zombies :star:
26. The Wolf Man :star: :star: :star:
27. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man :star: :star:
28. She-Wolf of London :star: :star: 1/2
29. Werewolf of London :star: :star: 1/2
30. Dead Men Walk :star: 1/2
31. Monster Maker :star: :star:
32. Brides of Dracula :star: :star: 1/2
33. The Curse of the Werewolf :star: :star: :star:
34. Psycho :star: :star: :star: :star:
35. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown :star: :star: :star: 1/2
36. Bluebeard (1944) :star: :star: 1/2
37. The Shining :star: :star: :star: 1/2

All in all, I consider my performance a success. 37 films, including 33 first-timers. I've never really thought of myself as a horror fan, but the experience was rewarding and opened my eyes to some wonderful new films. I was most impressed with the Lewton oeuvre and plan to revisit many of these titles in the future. Next year, I'd like to focus on more modern fare and improve upon my tally.

 

[John Bryant]

I ended up with 13 movies, all first timers . My Top 5 overall:

1.The Wolf Man
2.The Bride of Frankenstein
3.The Machinist
4.Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
5.The Body Snatcher

2005 Scary Movie Challenge Recap
First time viewings in blue

1.Shaun of the Dead (10/5) - :star::star::star:1/2
2.28 Days Later (10/12) - :star::star::star:1/2
3.The Machinist (10/14) - :star::star::star:3/4
4.From Dusk Till Dawn (10/17) - :star::star:3/4
5.Saw (10/26) - :star::star::star:1/4
6.Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (10/26) - :star::star::star:1/2
7.I Walked with a Zombie (10/26) - :star:3/4
8.The Body Snatcher (10/26) - :star::star::star:1/4
9.Frankenstein (10/27) - :star::star::star:1/4
10.The Bride of Frankenstein (10/27) - :star::star::star::star:
11.Dracula (10/27) - :star::star:1/4
12.The Wolf Man (10/27) - :star::star::star::star:
13.Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (10/28) - :star::star::star:1/2

 

[Martin_T]

Sorry about the late final update, been spending most of the last couple of days catching up on some of the stuff around the house that got put off while I watched movies like mad in October :b

I had been planning on watching High Tension (third time that I have watched it, and it has actually gotten better!) as my final movie of the challenge, but I messed up on my count and wound up staying up late Monday watching Tom Savini's Night Of The Living Dead remake as my last film instead.

I managed to watch a few dozen new movies during the month, but other than Land Of The Dead (and a few others), not many of them are worth a second watch. Heck, some of them were not even worth a single watch! Hopefully I will be able to find some better new stuff for next year.


2005 Scary Movie List

1. Friday The 13th Part 6: Jason Lives 4.2/10
2. Friday The 13th Part 7: The New Blood 4.5/10
3. Friday The 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan 2.7/10
4. Dolls (laserdisc) 5.6/10
5. Dolly Dearest (laserdisc) 2.9/10
6. Demonic Toys (laserdisc) 5.0/10
7. Track Of The Moon Beast 1.5/10
8. Snowbeast 3.0/10
9. Creature 5.5/10
10. Ghost Rig 2.7/10
11. The Thing Below 2.3/10
12. Leeches 1.7/10
13. Infested 4.5/10
14. Spiders 4.2/10
15. Spiders 2 4.6/10
16. Sabretooth 3.8/10
17. Dead Birds 5.8/10
18. Dead Meat 3.0/10
19. Squirm 4.3/10
20. Frankenfish 4.8/10
21. Boa vs. Python 3.5/10
22. The Off Season 2.6/10
23. Urban Legends: Bloody Mary 3.2/10
24. Aquanoids 0.6/10
25. Alone In The Dark 2.7/10
26. Feeding The Masses 4.1/10
27. Larva 4.0/10
28. Breeders (1986) 3.7/10
29. Mosquito Man (aka Mansquito) 5.3/10
30. Darkness Falls 4.7/10
31. The Crawling Eye 4.2/10
32. Invaders From Mars (1953 British Version) 3.5/10
33. The Toxic Avenger 4.8/10
34. Shaun Of The Dead 5.3/10
35. Dagon 6.8/10
36. Subhuman (aka Shelf Life) 4.5/10
37. Memorial Day 1.7/10
38. Dracula 3000 3.1/10
39. Hellraiser: Inferno 4.0/10
40. Deep Evil 4.2/10
41. Creepies 1.4/10
42. Alien 51 1.7/10
43. Revenge Of The Rats 3.1/10
44. Ring 6.7/10
45. Ring Two (Unrated) 2.3/10
46. Gragoyles 5.0/10
47. Second Name 5.4/10
48. Guinea Pig: Devils Experiment 2.4/10
49. Guinea Pig: Android Of Notre Dame 3.3/10
50. After Midnight (VHS) 4.6/10
51. Murder Secret (aka The Broken Mirror) 3.3/10
52. Evil Toons 5.4/10
53. Demon Lust 2.9/10
54. Evil Spawn 3.4/10
55. The Johnsons 6.3/10
56. Twists Of Terror (VHS) 5.6/10
57. Wasp Woman (1995) (VHS) 5.0/10
58. The Black Cat (1981) (VHS) 2.9/10
59. Dead And Breakfast 6.7/10
60. Trauma (laserdisc) 4.7/10
61. Jack O'Lantern2.1/10
62. Midnight Hour 4.7/10
63. Just Before Dawn (VHS) 4.6/10
64. Death Warmed Up (VHS) 4.9/10
65. Killing Birds (VHS) 2.4/10
66. Darkwalker 4.3/10
67. The Revolting Dead 3.8/10
68. The Car 5.2/10
69. Resident Evil 6.5/10
70. Resident Evil:Apocalypse (with commentary) 5.5/10
71. Legion Of The Dead 3.7/10
72. Bleed 3.5/10
73. Witches Of The Caribbean 4.2/10
74. The Night Stalker 7.3/10
75. The Night Strangler 6.8/10
76. Guinea Pig: Mermaid In A Manhole 5.1/10
77. Guinea Pig: He Never Dies 3.9/10
78. Urban Legend 5.4/10
79. Urban Legend: Final Cut 4.8/10
80. Land Of The Dead 7.7/10
81. The Boogens (VHS) 5.3/10
82. From Beyond (VHS) 5.5/10
83. Demon Of Paradise (VHS) 3.2/10
84. Cthulhu Mansion (VHS) 2.8/10
85. The Faculty 7.5/10
86. My Bloody Valentine 6.0/10
87. The Deadly Spawn (with commentary) 4.4/10
88. Wrong Turn (with commentary) 4.9/10
89. The Thing From Another World (1951) 7.2/10
90. John Carpenter's The Thing 7.0/10
91. Slugs 6.3/10
92. The Triolgy Of Terror 3.9/10
93. The Sisterhood 4.9/10
94. New Blood 3.8/10
95. Terror On Tape (VHS) 5.3/10
96. John Carpenter's Vampires 5.3/10
97. Unknown Origin 3.6/10
98. Jason X 5.0/10
99. High Tension (Unrated director's cut) 9.0/10
100. Night Of The Living Dead (1990) (with commentary) 5.9/10

 

[Matt Stone]

Sorry for not posting the totals yet. I planned on doing it last night, but ended up going out and seeing Saw 2 with some guys from work. I'll definitely do it tonight.

 

[Matt Stone]

We had another great year for the HTF Scary Movie Challenge. Not as good as last year, but I think last year was a lucky time for a lot of us (no work, out sick, etc). We had almost as many people break the 31 film mark this year as compared to last (15 compared to 16 last year) and a total of 21 compared to 26 in the 13 film category. Regardless of how we compared to last year, we were way above the historical average. A lot of films I saw for the first time this year will become re-watches come next October. Congratulations to all of you who had the stomach to complete the challenges. I hope to see everyone back next year (Scott and Justin, this means you).

ULTIMATE SPLATTER-HEADS
Michael Elliot (133*)
Martin_T (100)
Russell G (61)
Bill McA (55)
Jason Roer (54)
Peter M Fitzgerald (50)
Joe Karlosi (45)
Chucky P (45)
Matt Stone (42)
Christopher B (41)
Rick Spruill (41)
SteveGon (40)
Marc Fedderman (37)
Brook K (36)
Jim_K (34)
Bob Turnbull (34)

SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE COMPLETED
ElAhria (29)
Greg Black (20)
Sebastien S (14)
Angel Pagan (14)
Andrew Schwarz (14)
John Bryant (13)

If I don't have everyone's total listed (or if your total is incorrect), please email me at [email protected] and I'll update your total. Once again, I'd like to thank you all for participating, and I hope you're all back next October!

*I included Michael's total even though he said that he wasn't participating, because he was such a strong presence in the thread. Thanks for bringing great discussion and a hell of a film count!

 

[Ruz-El]

Wow, I can't believe I came in 3rd!! Great fun gang! I'm already looking forward to next year!

 

[Chucky P]

Ok here is my 2005 October Scary Movie Challenge list. Sorry about the delay but I have been kept busy with work and such so here is the list and I hope you get my e-mail Matt. And I also like to say again sorry for being a putz.

2005 Scary Movie List (New Viewings in Bold)

1. The Ring (2002) (3.5/5)
2. Creepshow (1982) (4/5)
3. The Brides Of Dracula (1960) (4/5)
4. The Curse Of The Werewolf (1961) (3.5/5)
5. Phantom Of The Opera (1962) (3/5)
6. Paranoiac (1963) (3.5/5)
7. The Kiss Of The Vampire (1963) (4/5)
8. Nightmare (1964) (3.5/5)
9. Night Creatures (1962) (3.5/5)
10. The Evil Of Frankenstein (1964) (3/5)
11. The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936) (3.5/5)
12. Demon Seed (1977) (4/5)
13. The Legend Of Hell House (1973) (4/5)
14. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) (3.5/5)
15. Fright Night (1985) (4/5)
16. 28 Days Later (2002) (4.5/5)
17. Dawn Of The Dead (2004) (3.5/5)
18. The Innocents (1961)(4/5) 19. The Dead Zone (1983) (5/5)
20. Shaun Of The Dead (2004) (4.5/5)
21. The Satanic Rites Of Dracula (1974) (2.5/5)
22. An American Werewolf In London (1981) (4.5/5)
23. Return Of The Living Dead (1985) (4.5/5)
24. I, Monster (1972) (2/5)
25. Die! Die! My Darling (1965) (3.5/5)
26. The Man With Nine Lives (1940) (3.5/5)
27. Don’t Look Now (1973) (4.5/5)
28. Videodrome (1983) (4.5/5)
29. The Reptile (1966) (3.5/5)
30. The Fly (1986) (5/5)
31. Fear of the Flesh: The Making of 'The Fly' (2005) (5/5)
32. The Fly II (1989) (3/5)
33. Cat People (1943) (4/5)
34. The Curse Of The Cat People (1944) (4.5/5)
35. I Walked With A Zombie (1943) (4.5/5)
36. The Body Snatcher (1945) (4.5/5)
37. Isle Of The Dead (1945) (4/5)
38. Bedlam (1946) (4/5)
39. The Leopard Man (1943) (4.5/5)
40. The Ghost Ship (1943) (4/5)
41. The Seventh Victim (1943) (4/5)
42. The Simpsons: Treehouse Of Horror XV (2004) (3/5)
43. Shadows In The Dark: The Val Lewton Legacy (2005) (4/5)
44. Poltergeist (1982) (4.5/5)
45. Land Of The Dead (2005) (4.5/5)

 

[Matt Stone]

No problem, Chucky. I've updated the totals with your film count.

 

[Chucky P]

Thanks Matt!

 

[Garrett Lundy]

Hey, you missed my 15 from page 2!