*** Official 9th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge

TravisR · 09-25-2008, 10:36 AM

Here's the thread for this year's Scary Movie Challenge. I basically copy and pasted last year's rules (which I believe were copy and pasted from the year before). If anyone has a problem with a rule, feel free to post it below.

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1. Watch 13 Scary/Horror/Halloween-Themed films before midnight on October 31, 2008 (use your own timezone to set the ending time).

2. Two of the above must be new discoveries, movies you've never seen before. The point of this is to see those few movies you've always meant to see, but never got around to. I recommend more than 2, but 2 is the minimum to pat yourself on the head and say you completed the challenge. Please specify new discoveries in your film list by making them bold, adding asterisks, different colors, etc.

3. Come here and talk about 'em.

4. There is an uber-category, the Ultimate Splatter Challenge for those who wish to put all of the rest of us to shame. This is the heavyweight division. These people, if they choose to accept the challenge, must view 31 horror/scary/Halloween themed movies before dawn on Nov. 1st. Ten new discoveries are recommended for this one. The rest of us will bow down in awed reverence to these truly "Splatterific" HTF members. The bragging rights will be awesome and long lived.

5. There has been discussion over the past two years as to what movies qualify. Is Silence of the Lambs a horror movie? Does The Nightmare Before Christmas count? From now on, if you wanna include it, go for it. There will be no hairsplitting. If The Wizard of Oz send you to the dresser for a fresh pair of boxer shorts, all the power.

2007 ULTIMATE SPLATTER-HEADS

Travis R 123 (29)
Russell G 119 (99)
Michael Elliott 103 (65)
James Perry 82 (?)
Martin T 82 (31)
John Stell 80 (9)
Mario Gauci 72 (69)
Peter Fitzgerald 60 (26)
Jason Roer 58 (48)
Rick Spruill 46 (26)
Steve Gon 45 (34)
Michael GH 45 (34)
Garrett Lundy 42 (32)
Joe Karlosi 42 (5)
Christopher B 40 (28)
Bob Turnbull 34 (31)
John Rice 33 (19)
Brian Kissinger 31 (29)
Jeff Reis 31 (27)
Marc Fedderman 31 (25)
Chucky P 31 (7)
Brook K 30 (24)
Sandro 30 (22)
Eric Schulz 30 (19)
Malcolm R 25 (13)
Jacob McCraw 20 (13)
Tim Tucker 17 (12)

Jason Roer · 09-25-2008, 10:47 AM

Ah - my favorite time of the year! Have loved participating in the challenge over the past few years but it looks like I'll have a bit of trouble this year. I'm only going for the 13 this time. I'm off to Paris on October 10th for a week so I'm going to lose some serious time this year. Oh well.

Everyone enjoy and I look forward to hearing all about your new findings! Every year I hear about a few flicks I never knew about. Always a couple gems in the bunch.

Cheers,

Jason

Malcolm R · 09-25-2008, 12:47 PM

First-time viewings in bloody, dark RED.
Letter grades this year: A,B,C,D,F

The Wolf Man (1941) B-
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) B
Frankenstein (1931) A-
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) A-
Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) C+
Hallowed Ground (2007) D
Never Cry Werewolf (2008) B-
Toolbox Murders (2003) B
Werewolf of London (1935) B
Son of Frankenstein (1939) B
House of Frankenstein (1944) C+
She-Wolf of London (1946) D
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) B
Brotherhood of Blood (2007) B
Masters of Horror: JENIFER (Dario Argento) C-
No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker (2007) A-
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) B-
I, Madman (1989) B+
Dance of the Dead (2008) A-
Room 205 (2007) C-
Reeker (2005) A-
Sleepaway Camp (1983) D-
The Strangers (2008) C
Halloween (1978) A

Chucky P · 09-25-2008, 02:35 PM

First Time Viewings In BOLD

October 3
1. The Haunted Strangler (1958) (3.5/5)
October 5
2. Corridors of Blood (1958) (4/5)
October 10
3. The Most Dangerous Game (1932) (4.5/5)
October 11
4. The Atomic Submarine (1959) (3.5/5)
5. First Man Into Space (1959) (3.5/5)
6. The Fog (1980) (5/5)
October 12
7. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) (4.5/5)
8. Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972) (3.5/5)
October 13
9. Twice-Told Tales (1963) (1.5/5)
October 16
10. Spellbound (1945) (4/5)
October 17
11. Doctor Who (1996) (TV) (3.5/5)
October 18
12. The War of the Worlds (1953) (4.5/5)
13. Doctor Who: The Brain Of Morbius (1976) (TV) (5/5)
October 20
14. The Mysterians (1957) (4/5)
October 21
15. Tales of Terror (1962) (3.5/5)
16. Mark of the Vampire (1935) (4/5)
October 22
17. Theater of Blood (1973) (4.5/5)
18. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932) (4.5/5)
October 23
19. Vertigo (1958) (5/5)
October 24
20. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) (4.5/5)
October 25
21. The Thing (1982) (4.5/5)
22. Christine (1983) (4/5)
23. Shaun of the Dead (2004) (4.5/5)
October 26
24. An American Werewolf in London (1981) (4.5/5)
25. The Devil Bat (1940) (3.5/5)
26. Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb (1964) (3.5/5)
October 28
27. Doctor Who: The Tomb Of The Cyberman (1967) (TV) (4.5/5)
October 30
28. Psycho (1960) (5/5)
October 31
29. Frenzy (1972) (4.5/5)
30. Matthew Hopkins: Witchfinder General (1968) (4.5/5)
31. The Body Snatcher (1945) (4.5/5)

Mario Gauci · 09-25-2008, 04:27 PM

10/01/08: 1.LA FOLIE DU DOCTEUR TUBE (Abel Gance, 1915) - VHS [Short] {First Viewing}
10/01/08: 2.AMONG THE LIVING (Stuart Heisler, 1941) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/01/08: 3.AU SECOURS! aka HELP and THE HAUNTED HOUSE (Abel Gance, 1924) - VHS [Short; English Intertitles] {First Viewing}
10/01/08: 4.SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET aka THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (George King, 1936) - DivX {First Viewing}

10/02/08: 5.GORILLA AT LARGE (Harmon Jones, 1954)

- DVD {Second Viewing}
10/02/08: 6.THE BESPOKE OVERCOAT (Jack Clayton, 1956) - DVD [Short; Extra] {First Viewing}
10/02/08: 7.GENUINE aka GENUINE - THE TALE OF A VAMPIRE [Condensed Version] (Robert Wiene, 1920) - DVD [Extra] {First Viewing}
10/02/08: 8.ROBOT MONSTER aka MONSTERS FROM THE MOON (Phil Tucker, 1953) BOMB - DivX {First Viewing}

10/03/08: 9.TROLL (John Carl Buechler, 1986) - TV {First Viewing}
10/03/08: 10.GHOULIES (Luca Bercovici, 1985)

- TV {Second Viewing}

10/04/08: 11.LA TORRE DE LOS SIETE JOROBADOS aka THE TOWER OF THE SEVEN HUNCHBACKS (Edgar Neville, 1944)
-DVD-R [Spanish-Language Only] {First Viewing}
10/04/08: 12.MISTERIO EN LA ISLA DE LOS MONSTRUOS aka MYSTERY ON MONSTER ISLAND and MONSTER ISLAND (Juan Piquer Simon, 1981) - DVD [Dubbed In English] {First Viewing}
10/04/08: 13.SANGRE DE VIRGENES aka BLOOD OF THE VIRGINS (Emilio Vieyra, 1967) - DVD-R {First Viewing}
10/04/08: 14.LA REBELION DE LAS MUERTAS aka VENGEANCE OF THE ZOMBIES (Leon Klimovsky, 1973) - DivX [Dubbed In English] {First Viewing}

10/05/08: 15.NOTHING BUT THE NIGHT aka THE DEVIL'S UNDEAD and THE RESURRECTION SYNDICATE (Peter Sasdy, 1972) - DVD-R {First Viewing}
10/05/08: 16.SYMPTOMS aka THE BLOOD VIRGIN (Jose` Ramon Larraz, 1974) - DVD-R {First Viewing}
10/05/08: 17.VENOM aka THE LEGEND OF SPIDER FOREST and SPIDER'S VENOM (Peter Sykes, 1971) - DVD-R {First Viewing}

10/06/08: 18.HOUSE OF THE LONG SHADOWS (Pete Walker, 1983) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/06/08: 19.SCREAM…AND DIE! aka THE HOUSE THAT VANISHED and PSYCHO SEX FIEND (Jose` Ramon Larraz, 1973)
- DivX {First Viewing}
10/06/08: 20.THE FLESH AND BLOOD SHOW (Pete Walker, 1972) - DivX {First Viewing}

10/07/08: 21.LA FANTARCA (TV) (Vittorio Cottafavi, 1966) - VHS {First Viewing}
10/07/08: 22.REPO MAN (Alex Cox, 1984) - DVD Rental {First Viewing}

10/08/08: 23.BLOOD OF THE VAMPIRE (Henry Cass, 1958) - DVD {First Viewing}
10/08/08: 24.DEATHSPORT (Allan Arkush, Nicholas Niciphor and, uncredited, Roger Corman, 1978)

- DVD Rental {Second Viewing}

10/09/08: 25.HANDS OF THE RIPPER (Peter Sasdy, 1971)

- DVD {Second Viewing}
10/09/08: 26.THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS (Freddie Francis, 1985) - DVD-R {First Viewing}
10/09/08: 27.THRILLER: ONCE THE KILLING STARTS (TV) (John Scholz-Conway, 1974) - DVD [Short; Extra] {First Viewing}

10/10/08: 28.THE AMAZING MR. BLUNDEN (Lionel Jeffries, 1972) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/10/08: 29.THE WOMAN IN BLACK (TV) (Herbert Wise, 1989) - DVD-R {First Viewing}

10/11/08: 30.THE SKULL (Freddie Francis, 1965)

- DVD-R {Second Viewing}
10/11/08: 31.THE SHUTTERED ROOM aka BLOOD ISLAND (David Greene, 1967) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/11/08: 32.PSYCHOMANIA aka THE DEATH WHEELERS and DEATH WHEELERS ARE….PSYCHO MANIACS (Don Sharp, 1972) - DivX {First Viewing}

10/12/08: 33.HATCHET [Unrated Director's Cut] (Adam Green, 2006) - DVD Rental {First Viewing}
10/12/08: 34.KIBAKICHI: BAKKO-YOKAIDEN aka KIBAKICHI (Tomoo Haraguchi, 2004) - DVD Rental {First Viewing}
10/12/08: 35.ZOMBIE STRIPPERS! (Jay Lee, 2008) - DVD Rental {First Viewing}

10/13/08: 36.THE NORLISS TAPES (TV) (Dan Curtis, 1973) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/13/08: 37.BEASTS [Episode 1: BABY] (TV) (John Nelson Burton, 1976) - DVD {First Viewing}

10/14/08: 38.HOUSE OF DARK SHADOWS (Dan Curtis, 1970) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/14/08: 39.BEASTS [Episode 2: BUDDYBOY] (TV) (Don Taylor, 1976) - DVD {First Viewing}

10/15/08: 40.NIGHT OF DARK SHADOWS (Dan Curtis, 1971) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/15/08: 41.BEASTS [Episode 3: THE DUMMY] (TV) (Don Leaver, 1976) - DVD {First Viewing}

10/16/08: 42.AGAINST THE CROWD: MURRAIN (TV) (John Cooper, 1975) - DVD [Short; Extra] {First Viewing}
10/16/08: 43.THE BIG GAME aka CONTROL FACTOR and EXPLOSION (Robert Day, 1972) - DVD Rental {First Viewing}

10/17/08: 44.THE SILVER CHALICE (Victor Saville, 1954) - Theatrical Screening {First Viewing}

10/18/08: 45.THE MAN FROM PLANET X (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1951) - DVD-R {First Viewing}
10/18/08: 46.QUEEN OF OUTER SPACE (Edward Bernds, 1958) - DVD-R {First Viewing}

10/19/08: 47.THE CREATION OF THE HUMANOIDS (Wesley E. Barry, 1962) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/19/08: 48.I MARRIED A MONSTER FROM OUTER SPACE (Gene Fowler Jr., 1958) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/19/08: 49.COMMUNION aka ALICE SWEET ALICE and HOLY TERROR (Alfred Sole, 1976) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/19/08: 50.THE TORTURER (Lamberto Bava, 2005) - DVD Rental {First Viewing}

10/20/08: 51.UNEARTHLY STRANGER (John Krish, 1963) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/20/08: 52.BEASTS [Episode 4: SPECIAL OFFER] (TV) (Richard Bramall, 1976) - DVD {First Viewing}

10/21/08: 53.THE TIME TRAVELERS (Ib Melchior, 1964) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/21/08: 54.BEASTS [Episode 5: WHAT BIG EYES] (TV) (Donald McWhinnie, 1976) - DVD {First Viewing}
10/21/08: 55.BEASTS [Episode 6: DURING BARTY'S PARTY] (TV) (Don Taylor, 1976) - DVD {First Viewing}

10/23/08: 56.FASCINATION (Jean Rollin, 1979) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/23/08: 57.VEM VAR DRACULA? aka IN SEARCH OF DRACULA (Calvin Floyd, 1975) - DVD Rental {First Viewing}

10/24/08: 58.THE BLACK SCORPION (Edward Ludwig, 1957) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/24/08: 59.TARGET EARTH (Sherman A. Rose, 1954) - DVD {First Viewing}
10/24/08: 60.DR. RENAULT’S SECRET (Harry Lachman, 1942) - DVD {First Viewing}
10/24/08: 61.ZETA ONE aka THE LOVE FACTOR and ALIEN WOMEN (Michael Cort, 1969) - DivX {First Viewing}

10/25/08: 62.INVASION USA (Alfred E. Green, 1952) - DVD {First Viewing}
10/25/08: 63.FREEDOM AND YOU aka RED NIGHTMARE and THE COMMIES ARE COMING, THE COMMIES ARE COMING (George Waggner, 1962) - DVD [Short; Extra] {First Viewing}
10/25/08: 64.THE DEADLY BEES (Freddie Francis, 1967) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/25/08: 65.DOOMSDAY (Neil Marshall, 2008) - DVD Rental {First Viewing}

10/26/08: 66.CHILDREN SHOULDN'T PLAY WITH DEAD THINGS aka REVENGE OF THE LIVING DEAD and THINGS FROM THE DEAD (Bob Clark, 1972) - DivX {First Viewing}
10/26/08: 67.THE TOWN THAT DREADED SUNDOWN (Charles B. Pierce, 1976) - DivX {First Viewing}

10/27/08: 68.DERANGED (Jeff Gillen and Alan Ormsby, 1974) - DVD-R {First Viewing}
10/27/08: 69.MOON ZERO TWO (Roy Ward Baker, 1969) - DivX {First Viewing}

10/28/08: 70.THE LOVE OF ZERO (Robert Florey and William Cameron Menzies, 1927) - DVD-R [Short] {First Viewing}
10/28/08: 71.DREAM OF A RAREBIT FIEND (Edwin S. Porter and, uncredited, Wallace McCutcheon, 1906) - DVD-R [Short] {First Viewing}
10/28/08: 72.MASTERS OF HORROR: CIGARETTE BURNS (TV) (John Carpenter, 2005) - VHS {First Viewing}
10/28/08: 73.DNEVNOY DOZOR aka DAY WATCH and NIGHT WATCH 2 (Timor Bekmambetov, 2006) - DVD Rental {First Viewing}

10/29/08: 74.THE HILLS HAVE EYES (Wes Craven, 1977) - DVD {First Viewing}
10/29/08: 75.TELEPLAY: THE ITALIAN MACHINE (TV) (David Cronenberg, 1976) - VHS [Short] {First Viewing}
10/29/08: 76.PEEP SHOW: THE LIE CHAIR (TV) (David Cronenberg, 1975) - VHS [Short] {First Viewing}
10/29/08: 77.EATEN ALIVE aka DEATH TRAP (Tobe Hooper, 1977) - DVD-R {First Viewing}

10/30/08: 78.SCANNERS (David Cronenberg, 1981) - DVD-R {First Viewing}
10/30/08: 79.THE FUNHOUSE (Tobe Hooper, 1981) - DVD-R {First Viewing}
10/30/08: 80.THE HILLS HAVE EYES PART II (Wes Craven, 1985) - DVD-R {First Viewing}

10/31/08: 81.LOOKING BACK AT "THE HILLS HAVE EYES" (V) (Perry Martin, 2003) - DVD [Extra] {First Viewing}
10/31/08: 82.THE DIRECTORS: WES CRAVEN (TV) (Robert J. Emery, 1999) - DVD [Extra] {First Viewing}

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Joe Karlosi · 09-25-2008, 04:41 PM

I may follow through or not, depending on a variety of things. For one thing, this year a lot of health problems have been plaguing me and draining me of my desire to watch much stuff (or do ANYTHING), and then there are always the Mets to focus on if they make it to October baseball (which is always unlikely).

I intend to watch episodes from the newly-released FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES television show through October, though I personally choose not to count them as part of the Challenge (I'll only count movies). Also, I hope to have a Munsters Marathon as well.

We'll see.