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Well that's it for me.

68 movies watched

51 of those were first time viewings

Favourite movie of the challenge: Exorcism of Emily Rose

Notable new movies seen: The Monolith Monsters; The Gorgon; Dracula (1958);

10/01 01 The Exorcist (1973)
10/02 02 The Birds (1963)
10/02 03 Doom (2005)
10/03 04 Dr. Giggles (1992)
10/03 05 Phantom from 10,000 Leagues (1955)
10/03 06 Sometimes They Come Back (1991)
10/04 07 Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde (1920)
10/04 08 The Indestructible Man (1956)
10/04 09 Last Woman on Earth (1960)
10/05 10 The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
10/06 11 The Land Unknown (1957)
10/06 12 The Vampire Bat (1933)
10/07 13 The Happening (2008)
10/07 14 White Zombie (1932)
10/08 15 The Deadly Mantis (1957)
10/08 16 Hellboy (2004)
10/09 17 The Monster Walks (1932)
10/09 18 Tarantula (1955)
10/10 19 The Mole People (1956)
10/10 20 The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
10/10 21 Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
10/11 22 The Gorgon (1964)
10/11 23 Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
10/11 24 Fright Night (1985)
10/12 25 Cult of the Cobra (1955)
10/13 26 Dr. Cyclops (1940)
10/14 27 Dementia 13 (1963)
10/14 28 Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
10/16 29 House on Haunted Hill (1959)
10/16 30 The Last Man on Earth (1964)
10/17 31 The Leech Woman (1960)
10/17 32 Dog Soldiers (2002)
10/18 33 Monster on the Campus (1958)
10/18 34 The Bat (1959)
10/19 35 Terror Train (1980)
10/19 36 The Two Faces of Dr. Jeckyll (1960)
10/20 37 The Exorcist III (1990)
10/20 38 Alien (1979)
10/21 39 Bloodlust (1961)
10/21 40 The Amazing Mr. X (1948)
10/22 41 The Strangers (2008)
10/22 42 Bug (1975)
10/22 43 The Monolith Monsters (1957)
10/22 44 The Mist (2007)
10/23 45 Pitch Black (2000)
10/23 46 I am Legend (2007)
10/23 47 Pet Sematary (1989)
10/24 48 Pet Sematary II (1992)
10/24 49 Taste of Fear (1961)
10/24 50 The Gorilla (1939)
10/25 51 Haunted (1995)
10/25 52 The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
10/25 53 The City of the Dead (1960)
10/25 54 Demon Knight (1995)
10/26 55 Land of the Dead (2005)
10/26 56 Tormented (1960)
10/26 57 An American Werewolf in London (1981)
10/26 58 From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
10/27 59 Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
10/28 60 Beetlejuice (1998)
10/28 61 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
10/29 62 Candyman 3: Day of the Dead (1999)
10/30 63 They Wait (2007)
10/30 64 The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)
10/30 65 Dracula (1958)
10/31 66 Jeepers Creepers (2001)
10/31 67 Population 436 (2006)
10/31 68 Halloween H2O: 20 Years Later (1998)

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Okay -- last movie of the Halloween Season:

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
This is always my main choice for Halloween Night... a classic featuring all the great Universal Monsters, very fun and festive and perfect for the occasion. Since there's not much new I can say about it, this year I'll just mention that I watched it from the just-released Abbott and Costello - The Complete Universal Collection, and it's undoubtedly a superior print to anything released previously on DVD. I'd already heard in advance that this print, as pristine as it is, is a "Realart Re-Release" print, and there is a Realart title card inserted at the beginning and end credits. I was concerned, but it didn't hurt my appreciation of the film in the least - the great quality was well worth it!

I also managed to watch more Munsters episodes than I thought I would, bringing my monthly total up to 68 out of the show's 70 total episodes watched.


In the end I wound up watching only 33 films, which is the lowest I've managed in the few years I've been participating in the SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE. But the ironic thing is, with 68 25-minute MUNSTERS episodes watched too, in actuality I've probably spent more viewing time in front of the TV than ever before!

This was as much fun as always, and please everyone, consider visiting my new thread called THREAD OF HORRORS, where we can continue listing and discussing horror and sci-fi movies we're watching in the "Halloween Off-Season" from November through September!

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End totals:

33 Films Watched
14 First-time Viewings



2008 SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE
01) Chamber of Horrors (1966) **1/2
02) Indestructible Man (1956) **1/2
03) The Earth Dies Screaming (1964) **
04) Village of the Damned (1960) ***
05) Children of the Damned (1963) **1/2
06) Dr. Renault's Secret (1942) ***
07) I Was a Teenage Frankenstein (1957) **1/2
08) The Mad Monster (1942) *1/2
09) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) ***
10) Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) ***
11) House of Wax (1953) ***
12) Quarantine (2008) **1/2
13) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) ***
14) Monster of the Campus (1958) ***
15) The Woman Who Came Back (1945) *
16) The Ape Man (1943) **
17) Decoy (1946) ***
18) Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948) **
19) Paranoiac (1963) ***
20) The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960) *
21) The Gorgon (1964) ***
22) Scream of Fear (1961) ***
23) The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964) **
24) Nightmare (1964) **1/2
25) The House of Seven Corpses (1974) **
26) My Son the Vampire (1952) **1/2
27) The Walking Dead (1936) **1/2
28) The Body Snatcher (1945) ****
29) Targets (1968) ***1/2
30) I Walked With a Zombie (1943) ***
31) Saw V (2008) **1/2
32) Freddy vs. Jason (2003) ***
33) Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) ****


TV EPISODES Watched
THE MUNSTERS - "Munster Masquerade"
THE MUNSTERS - "My Fair Munster"
THE MUNSTERS - "A Walk on the Mild Side"
THE MUNSTERS - "Rock- A- Bye Munster"
THE MUNSTERS - "Pike's Pique"
THE MUNSTERS - "Low-Cal Munster"
THE MUNSTERS - "Tin Can Man"
THE MUNSTERS - "Herman the Great"
THE MUNSTERS - "Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie"
THE MUNSTERS - "Autumn Croakus"
THE MUNSTERS - "The Midnite Ride of Herman Munster"
THE MUNSTERS - "The Sleeping Cutie"
THE MUNSTERS - "Family Portrait"
THE MUNSTERS - "Grandpa Leaves Home"
THE MUNSTERS - "Herman's Rival"
THE MUNSTERS - "Grandpa's Call of the Wild"
THE MUNSTERS - "All-Star Munster"
THE MUNSTERS - "If a Martian Answers, Hang Up"
THE MUNSTERS - "Eddie's Nickname"
THE MUNSTERS - "Bats of a Feather"
THE MUNSTERS - "Don't Bank on Herman"
THE MUNSTERS - "Dance With Me, Herman"
THE MUNSTERS - "Follow That Munster"
THE MUNSTERS - "Love Locked Out"
THE MUNSTERS - "Come Back, Little Googie"
THE MUNSTERS - "Far Out Munsters"
THE MUNSTERS - "Munsters on the Move"
THE MUNSTERS - "Movie Star Munster"
THE MUNSTERS - "Herman the Rookie"
THE MUNSTERS - "Country Club Munsters"
THE MUNSTERS - "Love Comes to Mockingbird Heights"
THE MUNSTERS - "Mummy Munster"
THE MUNSTERS - "Lily Munster, Girl Model"
THE MUNSTERS - "Hot Rod Herman"
THE MUNSTERS - "Herman's Happy Valley"
THE MUNSTERS - "Munster the Magnificent"
THE MUNSTERS - "Herman's Raise"
THE MUNSTERS - "Herman's Child Psychology"
THE MUNSTERS - "Herman, the Master Spy"
THE MUNSTERS - "Bronco-Bustin' Munster"
THE MUNSTERS - "Herman Munster, Shutterbug"
THE MUNSTERS - "Herman, Coach of the Year"
THE MUNSTERS - "Happy 100th Anniversary"
THE MUNSTERS - "Operation Herman"
THE MUNSTERS - "Lily's Star Boarder"
THE MUNSTERS - "John Doe Munster"
THE MUNSTERS - "A Man for Marilyn"
THE MUNSTERS - "Herman's Driving Test"
THE MUNSTERS - "Will Success Spoil Herman Munster?"
THE MUNSTERS - "Underground Munster"
THE MUNSTERS - "The Treasure of Mockingbird Heights"
THE MUNSTERS - "Herman's Peace Offensive"
THE MUNSTERS - "Just Another Pretty Face"
THE MUNSTERS - "Big Heap Herman"
THE MUNSTERS - "The Most Beautiful Ghoul In the World"
THE MUNSTERS - "Grandpa's Lost Wife"
THE MUNSTERS - "The Fregosi Emerald"
THE MUNSTERS - "Zombo"
THE MUNSTERS - "Cyrano De Munster"
THE MUNSTERS - "The Musician"
THE MUNSTERS - "Prehistoric Munster"
THE MUNSTERS - "A visit From Johann"
THE MUNSTERS - "Herman, the Tire-Kicker"
THE MUNSTERS - "Herman's Sorority Caper"
THE MUNSTERS - "Herman's Lawsuit"
THE MUNSTERS - "A Visit From the Teacher"

FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES - "The Inheritance"
FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES - "The Poison Pen"
FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES - "Cupid's Quiver"
FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES - "A Cup of Time"
FRIDAY THE 13TH: THE SERIES - "Hellowe'en"

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Travis,

Here are my totals.

Films: 35 films watched (10 of these were new).

Television episodes: 13 watched (5 of these were new).

Oct. 31:

Edgar Allan Poe's Witchfinder General (1968).

I was quite surprised at how bloody this film was for its time. One thing that was of interest to me was that the box set says the film takes place in the middle ages, although the date of 1645 is mentioned. By that time, we are very well into the renaissance (and in some disciplines, the early Baroque). It didn't detract one iota from me enjoying the film, however.

Again, I liked Vincent Price in his role as the Witchfinder. The lead female (Sarah) was also quite good. She was convincing in her love for her husband-to-be and in her role when she was used by the Witchfinder. The gore, though, was quite alarming (again, for 1968). Additionally, I don't recall having heard such screaming (both with regard to amount and intensity) in a film before. It was quite ear-wrenching at times.

Television films:

Trilogy of Terror (1975).

I hadn't seen this one for over thirty years. I thought it held up well. I liked "Julia," and I really liked "Millicent and Therese." I found that the most chilling of the three was "Amelia." I thought the writing in the second of the three episodes was the best of the lot. Karen Black was very, very good in her roles. I didn't realize just how good she was in these films until I saw them again. Back in 1975, I wouldn't have noticed the range of her talents as I do today.

Updated list:

Films:

01. House On Haunted Hill (1959)
02. The Fly (1958)
03. The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
04. Halloweentown (1998)
05. Return Of the Fly (1959)
06. The Blob (1958)
07. The Screaming Skull (1958)
08. Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001)
09. I Bury the Living (1958)
10. The Wasp Woman (1959)
11. The Hand (1960)
12. The Three Stooges ("Spook Louder") (1943)
13. Mostly Ghostly- Who Let the Ghosts Out? (2008)
14. The Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
15. The Monster That Challenged the World (1957)
16. The Giant Leeches (1959)
17. It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958)
18. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
19. Theater of Blood (1973)
20. Halloweentown High (2004)
21. The Shining (1980)
22. Revenge Of the Creature (1955)
23. Bloody Birthday (1981)
24. The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
25. Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
26. Curse Of the Fly (1965)
27. Return to Halloweentown (2006)
28. The Haunting Hour (2007)
29. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
30. Tower of Terror (1997)
31. Night Of the Living Dead (1968)
32. Madhouse (1974)
33. The Changeling (1980)
34. Edgar Allan Poe's Witchfinder General (1968)
35. Trilogy of Terror (1975)

Television episodes:

01. Dark Shadows (Original series) (episodes nos. 19 and 20) (1966)
02. One Step Beyond ("The Dead Part Of the House") (1959)
03. Charmed ("All Halliwell's Eve") (2000)
04. Star Trek ("Catspaw") (1967)
05. Dark Shadows (Original series) (episodes nos. 21, 22, 23, and 24) (1966)
06. The Waltons ("Ghost Story") (1974)
07. Scooby Doo, Where Are You! ("A Clue For Scooby Doo") (1969)
08. Wizards of Waverly Place ("Racing") (2008)
09. Wizards of Waverly Place ("Alex's Brother, Maximan" (2008)
10. Wizards of Waverly Place ("Saving WizTech") (part 1) (2008)
11. Wizards of Waverly Place ("Saving WizTech") (part 2) (2008)
12. Dark Shadows (Original series) (episodes nos. 25, 26, and 27) (1966)
13. The Brady Bunch ("Fright Night") (1972)

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21 viewed; 12 first-time viewings:

10/01 (1) Deranged (1974)
10/02 (2) Pet Sematary (1989)
10/03 (3) Empire of the Ants (1977)
10/07 (4) Tentacles (1977)
10/08 (5) The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
10/09 (6) Alligator (1980)
10/10 (7) Christine (1983)
10/10 (8) The Night Flier (1997)
10/13 (9) The Blob (1988)
10/14 (10) Near Dark (1987)
10/20 (11) Creepshow (1982)
10/21 (12) The Dead Zone (1983)
10/21 (13) Critters (1986)
10/23 (14) Scanners (1981)
10/24 (15) Motel Hell (1980)
10/24 (16) Pumpkinhead (1988)
10/25 (17) Donnie Darko (2001)
10/26 (18) The Monster Squad (1987)
10/27 (19) The Evil Dead (1983)
10/28 (20) The Lost Boys (1987)
10/30 (21) Tourist Trap (1979)

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53 movies viewed
20 new

Some years I am so tired of watching horror movies by the end of the challenge that I need to watch anything other than a horror movie. This year I want the challenge to go into November!

I still have some titles I bought for the challenge that I still need to watch.

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HALLOWEEN (1978) A

Decided to wrap things up, as is tradition in recent years, with the annual viewing of the horror classic, John Carpenter's Halloween.

I've seen this film at least 5-6 times, but the suspense and atmosphere still gets me every damn time. No gore and very little blood, but the staging, direction, and photography create a suspense film that I'm not sure will ever be equalled.

Watching this back-to-back with The Strangers really emphasizes the short-comings of that film. It obviously had designs on sharing space in the genre with "Halloween," but ended up being only a pale imitation.

Also, having recently watched Rob Zombie's prequel/remake, it also shows that while Zombie's film is a decent film on its own, it lacks the craft and subtlety of the original classic and its "less is more" approach (necessitated, possibly, by its extremely low budget, but highly effective nonetheless).

ANNUAL SUMMARY:

Looks like only 24 films this year (I've been nearly completely absorbed by election coverage which has cut into my viewing time this year), but I was able to get 21 first-time viewings.

Highlights of the new views this year were the classic Frankenstein and his Bride. I've also been pretty impressed by the new releases from Ghost House Underground, especially No Man's Land and Dance of the Dead. Biggest disappointment would have to be Sleepaway Camp.

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

1. The Wolf Man (1941) B-
2. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943) B
3. Frankenstein (1931) A-
4. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) A-
5. Ghost of Frankenstein (1942) C+
6. Hallowed Ground (2007) D
7. Never Cry Werewolf (2008) B-
8. Toolbox Murders (2003) B
9. Werewolf of London (1935) B
10. Son of Frankenstein (1939) B
11. House of Frankenstein (1944) C+
12. She-Wolf of London (1946) D
13. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) B
14. Brotherhood of Blood (2007) B
15. Masters of Horror: JENIFER (Dario Argento) C-
16. No Man's Land: The Rise of Reeker (2007) A-
17. The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) B-
18. I, Madman (1989) B+
19. Dance of the Dead (2008) A-
20. Room 205 (2007) C-
21. Reeker (2005) A-
22. Sleepaway Camp (1983) D-
23. The Strangers (2008) C
24. Halloween (1978) A

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I managed to hit my goal dead on.

31 Total movies
13 New Viewings


1. Lost Boys:The Tribe At least I saw boobs
2. Captivity There's 2 hours I'll never get back
3. Undead or Alive Crap on a stick
4. Wrestlemaniac Spatterific
5. Bikini Bloodbath At least I saw boobs
6. Jaws Horrific
7. Jaws 2 Why do I keep doing this to myself
8. Jaws 3 Why yes, I do like cheese with my wine
9. Satan's Storybook crapcake...with whipped topping
10. Idle Hands Watch Evil Dead 2 instead
11. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Jessica Biel all dirty, grimy, bloody
12. Stupid Teenagers Must Die just like milk the day after it expires...you chance it, but you also know better
13. Quarantine Taking a bite of what you think is a piece of tasty banana cream pie, but really it is lemon
14. Session 9 Jif peanut butter can be scary
15. Feast super-horny-baby monsters.....yep, I'm in
16. Feast II: Sloppy Seconds Sadly, midgets+trashcan+dynamite doesn't always equal awesome
17. Pumpkinhead Splatterific
18. Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings Crap on a stick
19. Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes boobs would have added some much needed flavor
20. Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud bear traps and heads don't mix well
21. Saw
22. Saw II
23. Saw III
24. Saw IV All in all, enjoyable time-wasters
25. White Noise the dead are some tricky bastards
26. Event Horizon There sure are a lot of maggots in Hell. I guess insects do have souls.
27. Evil Dead
28. Evil Dead 2
29. Army of Darkness Horrific
30. Darkness Ghost kids aren't scary anymore....let's move on
31. Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead Chicken zombies....what more do you need to know?

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Here is my final tally for this year.


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)

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Total Movies Watched: 104

Total First Time Viewings: 21

T - Theater Viewing
D - DVD Viewing
H - HD DVD Viewing
B - Blu Ray Viewing
Bold - Denotes first ever viewing

Rating - Out of a possible 4

001) 10/01/08 D The Fog (1980)
002) 10/01/08 H An American Werewolf in London (1981) 1/2
003) 10/01/08 D It! (1967)
004) 10/01/08 D The Snake Woman (1960) 1/2
005) 10/01/08 D The Shuttered Room (1966)
006) 10/01/08 D Pumpkinhead (1988) 1/2
007) 10/02/08 D Just Before Dawn (1980) 1/2
008) 10/02/08 D Chamber of Horrors (1966)
009) 10/02/08 D Dementia 13 (1963)
010) 10/02/08 D Final Exam (1981)
011) 10/03/08 D The Innocents (1961)
012) 10/03/08 D Carnival of Souls (1962)
013) 10/03/08 D Death Ship (1980)
014) 10/03/08 D Curtains (1982) 1/2
015) 10/04/08 B The Thing (1982) 1/2
016) 10/04/08 B The Shining (1980) 1/2
017) 10/05/08 D Circus of Horrors (1960) 1/2
018) 10/05/08 D Black Sunday (1960)
019) 10/05/08 D Black Sabbath (1963)
020) 10/05/08 D The Tripper (2006) 1/2
021) 10/06/08 D The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
022) 10/06/08 D Scream (1996)
023) 10/06/08 D Scream 2 (1997) 1/2
024) 10/07/08 D Scream 3 (2000) 1/2
025) 10/07/08 D Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993)
026) 10/07/08 D Jason X (2001)
027) 10/08/08 D The Embalmer (1965) 1/2
028) 10/08/08 D The Machinist (2004)
029) 10/08/08 D Shutter (2004)
030) 10/09/08 D 13 Ghosts (1960) 1/2
031) 10/09/08 D Mother's Day (1980) 1/2
032) 10/10/08 D The Hand (1960)
033) 10/10/08 D The Tell-Tale Heart (1960)
034) 10/10/08 D Homicidal (1961) 1/2
035) 10/10/08 D Buried Alive (2007)
036) 10/11/08 D Rosemary's Baby (1968)
037) 10/11/08 D The Funhouse (1981)
038) 10/12/08 D Mr. Sardonicus (1961) 1/2
039) 10/12/08 D Dead and Buried (1981)
040) 10/12/08 D Wrong Turn (2003) 1/2
041) 10/12/08 D Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007)
042) 10/13/08 B The Amityville Horror (1979)
043) 10/13/08 D The Amityville Horror 2: Possession (1982)
044) 10/13/08 D Amityville 3-D (1983)
045) 10/14/08 D The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
046) 10/14/08 D The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)
047) 10/14/08 D The Gorgon (1964)
048) 10/14/08 D Scream of Fear (1961)
049) 10/15/08 D The Mask (1961) 1/2
050) 10/15/08 D Castle of Blood (1964) 1/2
051) 10/15/08 D The Bloody Pit of Horror (1965) 1/2
052) 10/15/08 H Pulse (2006)
053) 10/16/08 D The Playgirls and the Vampire (1960)
054) 10/16/08 D Tormented (1960)
055) 10/17/08 D The Witch's Mirror (1960) 1/2
056) 10/17/08 B The Descent (2005)
057) 10/17/08 B Gothika (2003) 1/2
058) 10/18/08 B The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
059) 10/18/08 D The House on Sorority Row (1982) 1/2
060) 10/18/08 D Children of the Corn (1984)
061) 10/19/08 D The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
062) 10/19/08 D The Terror (1963)
063) 10/20/08 D Mill of the Stone Women (1960)
064) 10/20/08 D World of the Vampires (1960)
065) 10/21/08 D The Ghost Cat of Otama Pond (1960) 1/2
066) 10/21/08 D Peeping Tom (1960)
067) 10/21/08 D Blood of the Zombie (1960) 1/2
068) 10/21/08 D Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)
069) 10/22/08 D Jigoku (1960) 1/2
070) 10/22/08 D Orlak: The Hell of Frankenstein (1960)
071) 10/22/08 D Bring Me the Vampire (1961)
072) 10/22/08 D Dead Eyes of London (1961) 1/2
073) 10/22/08 D The Curse of the Crying Woman (1961)
074) 10/22/08 D Spiritism (1961)
075) 10/22/08 D The Living Head (1961) 1/2
076) 10/23/08 B The Strangers (2008) 1/2
077) 10/23/08 D Tower of London (1962) 1/2
078) 10/23/08 D Strait-Jacket (1963)
079) 10/24/08 D The Awful Dr. Orlof (1962) 1/2
080) 10/24/08 D Dr. Orlof's Monster (1964)
081) 10/24/08 D Pulse 2 (2008)
082) 10/25/08 D The Vanishing (1988) 1/2
083) 10/25/08 D Session 9 (2001) 1/2
084) 10/25/08 D Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
085) 10/25/08 D The Substitute (2007) 1/2
086) 10/26/08 D House of the Damned (1963)
087) 10/26/08 D Blood Feast (1963)
088) 10/26/08 D Dark Floors (2008) 1/2
089) 10/27/08 D The Reptile (1966)
090) 10/27/08 D Anatomy of a Psycho (1961) 1/2
091) 10/27/08 D Dungeon of Harrow (1964) 1/2
092) 10/28/08 D Hands of A Stranger (1962) 1/2
093) 10/28/08 D Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory (1962)
094) 10/28/08 D Billy the Kid Vs. Dracula (1966)
095) 10/29/08 D Frankenstein, the Vampire, and Company (1961)
096) 10/29/08 D Goliath vs the Vampire (1961)
097) 10/30/08 T Saw V (2008) 1/2
098) 10/30/08 D The Devil Rides Out (1967) 1/2
099) 10/30/08 D Fright Night (1985)
100) 10/30/08 D Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
101) 10/31/08 T Quarantine (2008) 1/2
102) 10/31/08 D Evil Dead (1982)
103) 10/31/08 B Evil Dead II (1987) 1/2
104) 10/31/08 D Pieces (1982)

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Nice story, and oh so true! It was ages before this appeared at local stores, so I saw a copy of a copy of a... and I'm telling you, seeing that 10th gen dub at 15 years old was nightmare city for me and my friends. I remember sneaking a copy to school to watch in the library and people getting so freaked out they left, and being scared I was going to go to jail for doing so. Watching it a few years later though.... certainly a classic!

I got too busy at work to update earlier, so here's my final rundown for the past 2 days.

10/30 108 FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL (1974) 2/5 - Victors in jail, but that ain't stopping the monster making! The monster isn't actually from hell, but sure is a ugly bugger. That's abut it, Cushing does what he can, but this was pretty dull.

10/30 109 OMEN : THE FINAL CONFLICT (1981) 3.5/5 - This one was pretty good. It has a problem, which is Sam Neil is so good and likable as Damien, you end up rooting for him to win.

10/30 110 OMEN IV : THE AWAKENING (1991) 2.5/5 - basically a remake of the first, but with a girl. And Psychics, god damn them psychics! not terrible as far as TV movies go, but I doubt I'll need to watch it again.

10/30 111 DON'T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT (1973) 3/5 - People love this one, I didn't. Reminded me of a crap version of Spiderbaby.

10/31 112 HALLOWEEN (2007) 4.5/5 - Decided to revisit the Unrated cut of Zombies version for Halloween. I still love this one. By giving Myers a more realistic origin, it works more as a parallel to the original, as opposed to remakes like THE OMEN that try to be the same and are just shit.

10/31 113 EVIL DEAD (1981) 5/5 - One of my all time faves. If you have never seen it, do so immediately.

I finished up with the 3 disc Halloween and the Ultimate edition of evil dead, so expect some talk on the extra features in the thread of terror.

Final Tally : 113 total, 92 first timers

SCARY MOVIE CHALLENGE 2008
10/01 001 X THE UNKNOWN (1956) 3.5/5
10/01 002 DRACULA (1992) 4/5
10/02 003 THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN (1957) 2.5/5
10/02 004 ZOMBIES OF MORA TAU (1957) 3/5
10/02 005 THE WEREWOLF (1957) 2.5/5
10/03 006 MIDNIGHT BLUNDERS (1936) 1.5/5
10/03 007 CREATURE WITH THE ATOM BRAIN (1955) 4/5
10/03 008 THE GIANT CLAW (1957) 2/5
10/03 009 TARANTULA (1955) 4/5
10/04 010 THE MOLE PEOPLE (1956) 3.5/5
10/04 011 THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING MAN (1957) 5/5
10/05 012 THE MONOLITH MONSTERS (1957) 3.5/5
10/05 013 MONSTER ON THE CAMPUS (1958) 2/5
10/05 014 CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST 2: THE CATHERINE MILLES STORY (FORREST SLAVE) 1985 1.5/5
10/05 015 CRY OF THE BANSHEE (1970) 2.5/5
10/05 016 ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932) 5/5
10/05 017 SCREAM BLACULA SCREAM (1973) 2/5
10/06 018 REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1958) 4/5
10/06 019 THE DEVIL'S RAIN (1975) 4/5
10/06 020 SLAUGHTERED VOMIT DOLLS (2006) bomb/5
10/06 021 BRIDE OF RE-ANIMATOR (1990) 2/5
10/07 022 THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH (1959) 3/5
10/07 023 DR. CYCLOPS (1940) 2.5/5
10/08 024 THE MUMMY (1959) 4.5/5
10/08 025 CULT OF THE COBRA (1955) 3.5/5
10/08 026 THE LAND UNKNOWN (1957) 3/5
10/08 027 THE DEADLY MANTIS (1957) 3.5/5
10/09 028 THE SKULL (1965) 4/5 -
10/09 029 DRACULA THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966) 4/5
10/10 030 THE LEECH WOMAN (1959) 2/5
10/10 031 SUSPIRIA (1977) 4/5
10/10 032 INFERNO (1980) 3/5
10/10 033 PHENOMENA (1985) 3/5
10/10 034 THE OBLONG BOX (1969) 3.5/5
10/11 035 THE ASTRO-ZOMBIES (1968) 2/5
10/11 036 THE BEAST MUST DIE (1978) 2.5/5
10/11 037 DEEP RED (1975) 4/5
10/11 038 TENEBRE (1982) 3.5/5
10/11 039 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE (1962) 4.5/5
10/12 040 CREEPSHOW (1982) 4/5
10/12 041 HATCHET (2006) 3.5/5
10/12 042 THE OMEN (2006) 2.5/5
10/12 043 PROM NIGHT (2008) 1.5/5
10/12 044 LOST BOYS : THE TRIBE (2008) 3/5
10/12 045 DOOMSDAY (UNRATED) 2008 4/5
10/13 046 DAY OF THE DEAD (2007) 1.5/5
10/13 047 TWILIGHT ZONE THE MOVIE (1983) 4/5
10/13 048 HOLLYWOOD CHAINSAW HOOKERS (1988) 4/5
10/13 049 POLTERGEIST (1982) 3.5/5
10/13 050 DR. RENAULT'S SECRET (1942) 3.5/5
10/13 051 CHANDU THE MAGICIAN (1932) 3/5
10/14 052 PLAGUE OF THE ZOMBIES (1966) 2/5
10/14 053 DRAGONWYCK (1946) 4/5
10/14 054 WRONG TURN 2 : DEAD END (2007) 1.5-5
10/15 055 THE REPTILE (1966) 2/5
10/15 056 TEETH (2007) 1.5/5
10/15 057 ZOMBIE STRIPPERS (2008) 1.5/5
10/16 058 THE LEGEND OF BLOODY MARY (2008) 1/5
10/16 059 THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK (1972) 2.5/5
10/17 060 FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN (1967) 3/5
10/17 061 THE MUMMY'S SHROUD (1967) 2/5
10/17 062 NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1957) 5/5
10/17 063 BLOOD CAR (2007) 3.5/5
10/17 064 CHRISTMAS EVIL (1980) 4/5
10/18 065 GODZILLA (1954) 4/5
10/18 066 PUMPKINHEAD (1989) 3/5
10/18 067 JOYRIDE : DEAD AHEAD (2008) 3/5
10/18 068 MIRRORS (2008) 4/5
10/18 069 FEAST II SLOPPY SECONDS (2008) 3/5
10/19 070 PUMPKINHEAD 2 : BLOODWINGS (1994) 3/5
10/19 071 PUMPKINHEAD 3 : ASHES TO ASHES (2006) 2/5
10/19 072 PUMPKINHEAD 4 : BLOOD FEUD (2007) 1/5
10/19 073 TRICK OR TREAT (1986) 3/5
10/19 074 COUNT YORGA VAMPIRE (1970) 3.5/5
10/19 075 THE RETURN OF COUNT YORGA (1971) 3.5/5
10/19 076 MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN (2008) 3/5
10/20 077 DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM HIS GRAVE (1968) 4/5
10/20 078 WEREWOLF IN A WOMAN'S PRISON (2006) 2.5/5
10/20 079 SAVAGE STREETS (1984) 3/5
10/21 080 THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL (1960) 4/5
10/21 081 THE CURSE OF THE MUMMY'S TOMB (1964) 2/5
10/22 082 THE HORROR OF FRANKENSTEIN (1970) 2/5
10/22 083 THE GORGON (1964) 4/5
10/22 084 SCREAM OF FEAR (1961) 3/5
10/23 085 GODZILLA RAIDS AGAIN (1959) 3.5/5
10/23 086 MOTHRA Vs. GODZILLA (1964) 4/5
10/23 087 GHIDORAH THE THREE HEADED MONSTER (1964) 4.5/5
10/24 088 KING KONG VERSUS GODZILLA (1962) 4/5
10/25 089 KING KONG ESCAPES (1967) 4/5
10/26 090 HAMMER THE STUDIO THAT DRIPPED BLOOD 3/5
10/26 091 SAW (2004) 3.5/4
10/26 092 SAW 2 (2005) 3/5
10/26 093 FRONTIER(S) (2007) 3.5
10/26 094 SAW 3 (2006) 3/5
10/26 095 SAW 4 (2007) 2.5/5
10/26 096 TOOTH AND NAIL (2007) 2/5
10/26 097 URBAN LEGEND (1998) 3/5
10/27 098 SCARS OF DRACULA (1970) 3/5
10/27 099 URBAN LEGENDS - THE FINAL CUT (2000) 2/5
10/27 100 URBAN LEGENDS - BLOODY MARY (2005) 1/5
10/28 101 DRACULA AD1972 (1972) 2.5/5
10/28 102 PIGS (1972) 2/5
10/28 103 PET SEMATARY (1989) 3.5/5
10/28 104 PET SEMATARY II (1992) - 1.5/5
10/29 105 SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA (1973) 2/5
10/29 106 THE OMEN (1976) 4/5
10/29 107 DAMIEN : THE OMEN II (1978) 3/5
10/30 108 FRANKENSTEIN AND THE MONSTER FROM HELL (1974) 2/5
10/30 109 OMEN : THE FINAL CONFLICT (1981) 3.5/5
10/30 110 OMEN IV : THE AWAKENING (1991) 2.5/5
10/30 111 DON'T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT (1973) 3/5
10/31 112 HALLOWEEN (2007) 4.5/5
10/31 113 EVIL DEAD (1981) 5/5


I'm pretty pleased, I got in a bunch of stuff I always wanted to see based on past challenges, and a good variety. Got in a good chunk of classic Hammer horror, tasted some Argento, loved some Godzilla, and took in a few more well known series like "Pumpkinhead" and "The Omen".

Great challenge guys! See you in the terror thread!

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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}


Totals for October 2008: 82 Films Watched; 77 First Viewings

Best First Viewing: UNEARTHLY STRANGER
Best Revisit: GORILLA AT LARGE

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Here is my movie only totals...

All ratings is out of a possible 5. BOLD titles are first time viewings.

Movies:

Oct. 1st:
1. Shadow Zone: The Undead Express
2. Embrace of the Vampire
3. Fright Night
4. The Breed
5. Crazy Eights
6. The Invasion

Oct. 2nd:
7. The Others
8. Lake Dead
9. The Willies
10. Silver Bullet

Oct. 3rd:
11. Psycho
12. The Tingler
13. Psycho II

Oct.4th:
14. 976-EVIL
15. Pulse (1988)
16. Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge
17. Psycho III
18. Psycho IV: The Beginning

Oct. 5th:
19. Dementia 13
20. White Zombie
21. Skeleton Man

Oct. 6th:
22. Cube
23. Salem's Lot
24. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
25. Children of the Corn

Oct. 7th:
26. A Nightmare on Elm Street
27. Campfire Tales

Oct. 8th:
28. The Lost Boys
29. Lost Boys: The Tribe
30. The Haunting (1963)

Oct. 9th:
31. Reincarnation
32. The Mist
33. Amityville Dollhouse

Oct. 10th:
34. Diary of the Dead
35. Night Scream
36. Pulse

Oct. 11th:
37. Mulberry St
38. The Curse of Lizzie Borden - 0/5
39. The Sorority - 0/5
40. Cemetery Man
41. Ring Around the Rosie
42. The Hollow
43. Dead Birds

Oct. 12th:
44. The Wolf Man
45. Unearthed
46. Saw IV
47. The Nurse

Oct. 13th:
48. Bay Cove
49. The Descent
50. Chopping Mall

Oct. 14th:
51. The Changeling

Oct. 15th:
52. Night of the Comet
53. Pet Sematary
54. Mortuary

Oct. 16th:
55. Near Dark
56. Nightmare Man
57. Vampires: Out for Blood

Oct. 17th:
58. Jigsaw
59. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein

Oct. 18th:
60. Burnt Offerings
61. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
62. Mirror Mirror
63. Mirror Mirror 2: Raven's Dance

Oct. 19th:
64. Ghost Ship (2002)
65. From Dusk Till Dawn
66. From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
67. From Dusk Till Dawn 3: Hangman's Daughter
68. Mirror Mirror 3: The Voyeur

Oct. 20th:
69. The Golem

Oct. 21st:
70. The Night Stalker

Oct. 22nd:
71. Night of the Demons
72. Night of the Demons 2

Oct. 23rd:
73. The Monster Squad
74. Madhouse
75. Halloween III: Season of the Witch
76. Shadow Puppets

Oct. 24th:
77. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
78. Return of the Living Dead

Oct. 25th:
79. Salem's Lot (2004)
80. R.L. Stein's Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It
81. I Know What You Did Last Summer
82. Mirror Mirror 4: Reflections
83. Beetlejuice

Oct. 26th:
84. The Amityville Horror (2005)
85. Children of the Night
86. Dr. Giggles

Oct. 27th:
87. The St. Francisville Experiment
88. Leprechaun

Oct. 28th
89. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

Oct. 29th:
90. Friday the 13th
91. Friday the 13th Part 2
92. Friday the 13th Part 3
93. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
94. Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning

Oct. 30th:
95. Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives
96. Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood
97. Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan
98. Child's Play

Oct. 31st:
99. Halloween
100. Halloween (2007)

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Ratings out of

First time viewing in Bloody Red

Spirits of the Dead (1968)
European critical darlings Vadim, Malle and Fellini each adapt a tale by Poe. A mixed bag with the Fellini segment starring Terrence Stamp being the best and the Vadim segment with the Fonda’s was the worst.

The Wolf Man (1941)
It always takes me a while to get past the poor casting and the unbelievable probability of Lon Chaney Jr as British lord Claude Raines son and all the flat American accents with most of the cast (Ralph Bellamy as the chief constable for fuck sake?) in what’s supposedly ye jolly olde England? (or is it?). Would it have killed them to try a limey accent? How about a “Cor”? a “Blimey”? a “Cheerio”? Anyway Chaney is fine as the tormented werewolf.

Twice-Told Tales (1963) ½
A pretty cool trilogy of Hawthorne adaptations starring Vincent Price.

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Final count 105

First time viewings 53

1. The Wicker Man (2006) *
2. Rodan (1957) ***½
3. War of the Gargantuas (1966) ***
4. Dracula’s Great Love (1972) **½
5. Vengeance of the Zombies (1973) **
6. Dracula (1931) ****
7. The Mummy (1932) *****
8. Resident Evil Extinction (2007) **
9. Crypt of the Vampire (1964) **½
10. The Mist (2007) ****½
11. The Other (1972) ***
12. Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) *****
13. Island of Lost Souls (1933) *****
14. Frankenstein (1931) *****
15. Bride of Frankenstein (1935) *****
16. Son of Frankenstein (1939) ****
17. Calling Mr. Death (1943) **½
18. Weird Woman (1944) ***
19. Dead Man’s Eyes (1944) **½
20. The Frozen Ghost (1945) **
21. Strange Confession (1945) **
22. Pillow of Death (1945) **
23. The Blood of Fu Manchu (1968) *
24. The Devil Rides Out (1968) ****½
25. Horror Rises from the Tomb (1973) **½
26. Season of the Witch (1972) *
27. Night of the Demon (1957) *****
28. The Black Castle (1952) ***½
29. The Happening (2008) *
30. Count Dracula (1970) **
31. Black Sunday (1960) ****½
32. It Came From Beneath the Sea (1955) ***½
33. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) ***½
34. Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (1958) *****
35. Strangler of the Swamp (1946) ***
36. House of the Damned (1963) **
37. Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974) **
38. The Legend of Hell House (1973) ****½
39. Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) ****½
40. Cry of the Banshee (1970) **
41. Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971) **
42. Mother of Tears (2007) ***
43. Curse of the Werewolf (1961) ****½
44. The Oblong Box (1969) **½
45. Zombi 3 (1988) *
46. Curse of Frankenstein (1957) *****
47. Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) *****
48. The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) ***
49. Castle of the Walking Dead (1967) **½
50. Dead Eyes of London (1961) **
51. The Ghost (1963) ***½
52. Mark of the Devil (1970) **½
53. Horrors of Malformed Men (1969) ***½
54. Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) ***½
55. Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) ***
56. Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell (1974) ****
57. The Thing (1982) *****
58. Poltergeist (1982) ****
59. I Vampiri (1956) ***
60. A Lizard in a Woman’s Skin (1971) **½
61. The Gorgon (1964) ****
62. Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (1964) **½
63. Two Faces of Dr Jekyll (1960) **½
64. Taste of Fear (1961) ****
65. Fear in the Night (1972) **
66. Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) **
67. The Black Cat (1941) **
68. Horror Island (1941) **
69. Man Made Monster (1941) **½
70. Night Monster (1942) **
71. Captive Wild Woman (1943) **½
72. Curse of the Devil (1973) **
73. House by the Cemetery (1981) **
74. The Omen (1976) ****
75. Phantom Ship (1935) ***
76. The Blood Beast Terror (1968) *
77. From Beyond the Grave (1973) ****
78. El Vampiro (1957) ***
79. The Vampire’s Coffin (1958) **
80. Tales from the Crypt (1972) ****½
81. Vault of Horror (1973) ***½
82. The Sentinel (1977) **
83. Asylum (1972) ****
84. Panic Beats (1983) **
85. And Now the Screaming Starts (1973) ***½
86. The Mummy (1959) *****
87. The Dark Eyes of London (1940) ***
88. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) ****½
89. The House that Dripped Blood (1971) ***½
90. Horror of Dracula (1958) *****
91. Brides of Dracula (1960) ****½
92. Dracula Price of Darkness (1965) ****
93. Dracula Has Risen From the Grave (1968) ****
94. Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) ***½
95. Scars of Dracula (1970) ***
96. Burnt Offerings (1976) ***
97. The Strangers (2008) *½
98. The Thing from Another World (1951) *****
99. The Castle of Fu Manchu (1969) *
100. Godzilla (1954) *****
101. THEM! (1954) *****
102. The Masque of Red Death (1964) *****
103. Spirits of the Dead (1968) ***
104. The Wolf Man (1941) ****
105. Twice-Told Tales (1963) ***½

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DAY THIRTY-ONE -- Friday, HALLOWEEN, 2008

***FINAL DAY***

It would have been nice to add 5 more. But it didn't happen. Yesterday my dog Goldie lost her footing crossing into the driveway and fell badly. Luckily she didn't hit her nose. She was a but scared when it happened and I had flashbacks of last year when Bear had the seizure. For a short moment I thought my dog was dying on Halloween. I pet and talked to her and she got up looking okay and was eventually wagging her tail again. Dog are amazing, eh? She's very grumpy this morning though. Anyway, that effected Friday's viewing...plus the fact I gave them flea baths and I was a bit tired. What the hell! 115 is a success anyway! Considering...

114. Halloween. (2007)

As God enters the scene thru the gate, Michael prepares to beat the shiit out of him.

I enjoyed this more at the theater last year. But at home, on DVD, it just left a lot of be desired. It sure does start good, with an explanation of why he wears the mask. I would have liked a whole new non-iconic William Shatner mask like what he was wearing while in the institution. The orange one would have been great. Nothing about this film needed to be the same as the original IMHO. Just the same general story. But what do I know?! hahahaha! The dark scenes of Michael's attacks are almost dizzying. I couldn't keep up with what was going on. I don't know how I kept up last time and enjoyed it so much.

Horrorthon success level of film (1-10): 7.

**EXTRA 1: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (1966)


This first came out the year I was born. Neat! I believed I've watched it about once a year for about 75% of the years I've lived. As an adult it hard not to be critical, like why Charlie Brown gets rocks when he's trick or treating. Was that ever a thing to do? Those are obviously the tricks, is it just a random thing and he's ending up with it because he's just not lucky? I hope so because it looks like the poor guy is being picked on.

Horrorthon success level of film: 8.

**EXTRA 2: The Fat Albert Halloween Special! (1977)

You're like a dead school teacher. No claaasss...

I'll never forget when this got a DVD release because I'd been craving it every Halloween for years and years. Used to watch it every year since 1977. It's a nice little story about younguns respecting their elders. Still works pretty good teaching it's lesson. Also reminds me of what it was like to have friends, dress up and do all the Halloween stuff. I'm a major fan of the Fat Albert cartoons.

Horrorthon success level of film: 9.

115. Evil Dead II. (1987)

Go ahead! Splatter your monitor screen with red, black and whatever other sticky liquid you want to...then throw a rickety shelf at it!! Bruce won't mind.

I knew this was going to have to do it. Horrorthon over at this point. But ED2 is a good one to end it on. I wanna watch it again soon. I love this movie! I think it is better than the first, even though the first is awesome too. And it's better than the 3rd even though the 3rd is awesome too. Bruce (and the super duper visual effects) make this worth watching over and over again. I put on the commentary for a short bit and was reminded about how awesome that is too. Anyway, that's all folks!!!

Horrorthon success level of film: 10.



Well, that's it for me!!

Now...some stupid pet Halloween costumes...


Rah! Roo! Rah! Roo! I'm gonna piss in your shoes!!


I know where you keep your valuable porn magazine collection...those shred easily, don't they?


I'll be crapping orange stuff on the carpet later. Hope you don't mind....


Oh yeah, this is dead sexy. I just know I'll be getting laid soon....

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1. Frankenstein (1910)
2. Teenage Zombies (1959)
3. Spooks Run Wild (1941)
4. She-Wolf of London (1946)
5. We Want Our Mummy (1939)
6. Ape Man, The (1943)
7. Ape, The (1940)
8. Night to Dismember, A (1983)
9 Voodoo Man (1944)
10. Condemned to Live (1935)
11. One for the Fire (2008)
12. Monster Maker, The (1944)
13. Maniac (1934)
14. Tell-Tale Heart, The (1953)
15. Just Before Dawn (1981)
16. Seven Notes in Black (1977)
17. Cannibal Apocalypse (1980)
18. Barbed Wire Dolls (1975)
19. Deadly Bees, The (1967)
20. Terrible Giant of the Snow, The (1962)
21. Hitch, The (2004)
22. Blood Feast 2 (2002)
23. Blood Shack (1971)
24. Prowler, The (1981)
25. Mummy's Tomb, The (1942)
26. Mummy's Ghost, The (1944)
27. Mummy's Curse, The (1944)
28. Man with Two Lives (1942)
29. House of Mystery (1934)
30. Little Shop of Horrors, The (1960)
31. Au secours! (1924)
32. Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970)
33. Blood of Ghastly Horror (1972)
34. Ripper, The (1985)
35. Blood Cult (1985)
36. Revenge (1986)
37. Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)
38. Please Don't Eat My Mother! (1972)
39. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (194
40. House of Clocks, The (1989)
41. Two Orphan Vampires (1997)
42. Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
43. Ants! (1977)
44. Lady Frankenstein (1971)
45. Strip Nude for Your Killer (1975)
46. Creeping Terror, The (1964)
47. Bloodlust! (1961)
48. Re-Animator: 1942 (2008)
49. Lust for Frankenstein (1998)
50. Oasis of the Zombies (1983)
51. Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pride (1925)
52. King of the Zombies (1941)
53. Gorgon, The (1964)
54. Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, The (1964)
55. Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll, The (1960)
56. Madmen of Mandoras, The (1963)
57. They Saved Hitler's Brain (1973)
58. Man and His Finger, A (2004)
59. Headless Ghost, The (1959)
60. She Killed in Ecstasy (1971)
61. Inside (2004)
62. City of the Living Dead (1980)
63. Last House on the Left, The (1972)
64. Headless Horseman, The (1934)
65. Prom Night (1980)
66. Prom Night (2008)
67. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night 2 (1987)
68. Emanuelle Escapes from Hell (1983)
69. Beyond the Darkness (1979)
70. Spooks (1931)
71. Skeleton Dance, The (1929)
72. Haunted House (1929)
73. Skeleton Frolic (1937)
74. Womaneater (1958)
75. Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997)
76. Halloween (2007)
77. Blood Feast (1963)
78. Gruesome Twosome, The (1967)
79. Undertaker and His Pals, The (1966)
80. John Carpenter: Fear is Just the Beginning (2004)
81. Sasquatch (2002)
82. Return of Doctor X, The (1939)
83. Nightmare on Elm Street, A (1984)
84. Hitcher in the Dark (1989)
85. Indestructible Man (1956)
86. White Cannibal Queen (1980)
87. Shadows of the Dead (2004)
88. Song of the Dead (2004)
89. Suspiria (1977)
90. Beyond the Door (1974)
91. Abby (1974)
92. Witchfinder General (1968)
93. She-Beast, The (1966)
94. Lisa and the Devil (1973)
95. House of Exorcism, The (1975)
96. Bat, The (1926)
97. Bat Whispers, The (1930) 35mm version
98. Bat Whispers, The (1930) 65mm version
99. Circus Queen Murder, The (1933)
100. Mysterious Doctor, The (1943)
101. Before I Hang (1940)
102. Man They Could Not Hang, The (1939)
103. Salome (1973)
104. Forbidden, The (1978)
105. Vampire Hookers (1978)
106. Monster Dog (1984)
107. Incredible Melting Man, The (1977)
108. Devil Hunter, The (1980)
109. Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
110. Hands of the Ripper (1971)
111. Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde (1971)
112. Mama Dracula (1980)
113. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
114. Vampyr (1932)
115. Evening with Edgar Allan Poe, An (1972)
116. Evil Come Evil Go (1972)
117. Terror at Orgy Castle (1971)
118. Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
119. Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff (1949)
120. Tell-Tale Heart, The (1941)
121. Faces of Death (1978)



63 new viewings.

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Horrorthon 08 Totals:

115 total flicks watched in 31 days.
32 of those (in BOLD) were new to me.

1. Friday the 13th - Part 1. (1980)
2. Deranged. (1974)
3. The House that Dripped Blood. (1970)
4. Clownhouse. (1990)
5. Silent Hill. (2006)
6. What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
7. I Bury the Living. (1958)
8. Friday the 13th Part 2. (1982)
9. Dead Birds. (2004)
10. Asylum. (1972)
11. Dahmer. (2002)
12. Throw Mama from the Train. (1987)
13. Flightplan. (2005)
14. Coma. (1978)
15. Countess Dracula. (1971)
16. Innocent Blood. (1992)
17. House of Wax. (2005)
18. Child's Play. (1988)
19. Don't Look in the Basement. (1973)
20. Mansion of Madness. (1972)
21. Bundy. (2002)
22. Transylvania 6-5000. (1985)
23. Friday the 13th: Part 3. (1982)
24. Halloween. (1978)
25. The Gate. (1987)
26. Final Destination. (2000)
27. Texas Chainsaw Massacre. (1974)
28. Trilogy of Terror. (1975)
29. Dark Water. (2002)
30. Cemetery Man. (1992)
31. The Axe. (1977)
32. Gein. (2001)
33. High Tension. (2003)
34. House. (1986)
35. Skull. (1965)
36. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. (1986)
37. Final Destination 2. (2003)
38. Tales from the Crypt. (1972)
39. Interview with a Vampire. (1994)
40. King of the Zombies. (1941)
41. Friday the 13th Part 4. (1984)
42. Student Bodies. (1981)
43. The Amityville Horror. (2005)
44. Masque of the Red Death. (1964)
45. Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massace III. (1990)
46. The Thing. (1982)
47. Chopping Mall. (1986)
48. Dreamcatcher. (2003)
49. Child's Play 2: Chucky's Back. (1990)
50. Psycho. (1960)
51. Cannibal Holocaust. (1979)
52. The 'Burbs. (1989)
53. Premature Burial. (1962)
54. Duel. (1972)
55. Shutter. (2004)
56. White Zombie. (1932)
56. Friday the 13th Part V: A new Beginning. (1985)
57. The Abominable Dr. Phibes. (1971)
58. Gacy. (2003)
59. El Topo. (1970)
60. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives! (1986)
61. Tomb of Ligeia. (1964)
62. Deadly Friend. (1986)
63. Psycho II. (1983)
64. Halloween II. (1981)
65. Vampire Lovers. (1970)
66. Texas Chainsaw Massacre. (2003)
67. The Addams Family. (1991)
68. From Beyond the Grave. (1973)
69. Malevolence. (2004)
70. Little Shop of Horrors. (1986)
71. Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood. (1988)
72. Fear. (1990)
73. Night of the Living Dead. (1968)
74. Uzumaki (Spiral). (2000)
75. The Fog. (1980)
76. The Oblong Box. (1969)
77. Shaun of the Dead. (2004)
78. Halloween 3: Season of the Witch. (1982)
**EXTRA: Frankenweenie. (1984)
79. Friday the 13th Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan. (1989)
80. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning. (2006)
81. Vault of Horror. (1973)
82. Devil Times Five. (1974)
83. Nothing But Trouble. (1991)
84. Pieces. (1982)
85. Hostel. (2005)
86. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday. (or Part 9 of infinity) (1993)
87. Parents. (1989)
88. And Now the Screaming Starts. (1973)
89. Resident Evil. (2002)
90. Jacob's Ladder. (1990)
91. Alucarda. (1978)
92. Young Poisoner's Handbook. (1995)
93. Black Christmas. (1974)
94. Elvira's Movie Macabre featuring Frankenstein's Castle of Freaks. (1974)
95. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers. (1988)
96. Final Destination 3. (2006)
97. Silence of the Lambs. (1991)
98. Blair Witch Project. (1999)
99. Scream & Scream Again. (1970)
100. Evil Dead. (1981)
101. Cat's Eye. (1985)
102. The Last Supper. (1995)
103. Sleepaway Camp. (1983)
104. Cabin Fever. ()
105. Jason X. ()
106. Ravenous. ()
107. Invisible Man. ()
108. Devil's Rejects. (2000 something)
109. From Dusk til Dawn. (1990s)
110. Motel Hell. (1980s)
111. Wolf Creek. (2005)
112. Misery. (1990)
113. Last Man on Earth. (1964)
114. Halloween. (2007)
**EXTRA 1: It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (1966)
**EXTRA 2: The Fat Albert Halloween Special! (1977)
115. Evil Dead II. (1987)

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Here's my final list. Final tally, 32 movies, 17 of which were first-time viewings (indicated by "FTV" below). What I'm most happy with is that I didn't miss a single day, despite having two children under the age of 4, AND I didn't miss a single Steeler game, AND I got all my Halloween decorations up outside on time!

1. An American Werewolf in London
2. Who Can Kill a Child? (FTV)
3. Rosemary's Baby
4. Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas
5. Ernest Scared Stupid
6. Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (FTV)
7. The Cottage (FTV)
8. Creepshow
9. Fido (FTV)
10. Night Creatures
11. The Others
12. Haxan (Witchcraft Through the Ages)
13. The Evil of Frankenstein (FTV)
14. Inside (FTV)
15. The Woods (FTV)
16. It
17. The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen (FTV)
18. Freaks
19. Shaun of the Dead
20. Storm Warning (FTV)
21. Night of the Comet (FTV)
22. The Last House on the Left
23. Dance of the Dead (FTV)
24. The Happening (FTV)
25. Dracula A.D. 1972 (FTV)
26. Versus (FTV)
27. Paperhouse
28. May (FTV)
29. Spider Baby
30. The Black Cat
31. The Gorgon (FTV)
32. Halloween (Rob Zombie version) (FTV)

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Hey All. Back with my final tally. Saw 44 flicks with 19 new this year. Most notable new viewing was The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Superb film I can't wait to watch again. Hope everyone had a blast. Looking forward to seeing you all in the Thread of Horrors!

1. Frankenstein (1910)
2. Frankenstein (1931)
3. Little Shop of Horrors (1961)
4. Hatchet (2006)
5. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
6. Friday the 13th (1980)
7. Ghostbusters (1984)
8. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
9. Young Frankenstein (1974)
10. The Wasp Woman (1959)
11. Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
12. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
13. The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
14. Tremors (1990)
15. The Blob (1958)
16. The Ghost Train (1941)
17. The Tingler (1959)
18. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1976)
19. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
20. From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
21. The Giant Claw (1957)
22. The Mummy (1959)
23. The Lost Boys (1987)
24. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
25. House of Wax (1953)
26. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920)
27. Corpse Bride (2005)
28. Day of the Dead (1985)
29. Friday the 13th part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
30. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
31. My Bloody Valentine (1981)
32. The Blood Splattered Bride (1972)
33. The Devil's Backbone (2001)
34. Beetlejuice (1988)
35. The Fog (1980)
36. Saw V (2008)
37. Piranha (1978)
38. A Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
39. Spiral (2007)
40. The Exorcist (1973)
41. Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
42. Vampyr (1932)
43. Planet Terror (2007)
44. I Am Legend (2007)

Cheers,

Jason

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Final tally is 32 movies, 11 new ones. I had a blast doing this and can't wait till next year! Edited to remove Devils rejects from my count.



1. *** Disturbia (2007).
2. *** Resident Evil: Apocalypse.
3. ** 28 Weeks Later.
4. **** Boy Eats Girl. (NEW)
5. * Devour(2005). (NEW)
6. * The Strangers (2008). (NEW)
7. *** Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003).
8. ** Crawlspace (1986).
9. ** Frankenstein (1994). (NEW)
10. ** Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddies Revenge (1985).
11. 2001 Maniacs (2005). (NEW)
12. ***The Hitcher (2007). (NEW)
13. * The Happening. (NEW)
14. ** Friday the 13th part 6.
15. **** The Lost Boys.
16. * The Graveyard (2006). )NEW)
17. ** Midnight Meat train. (NEW)
18. The Devils Rejects. (NEVER FINISHED DUE TO CLOWNS)
19. ** Storm of the Century. (NEW)
20. **** Alien.
21. **** Aliens.
22. *** Hard Candy. (NEW)
23. **** Scream.
24. **** Tremors.
25. **** Misery.
26. *** a Nightmare on Elm Street.
27. *** The craft.
28. *** Single White Female
29. *** Scream 2.
30. *** Resident Evil.
31. *** Scream 3.
32. **** Night of the Living Dead (Original).
33. **Jason Goes to Hell:The Final Friday.

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Finished up with more zombie flicks (natch), a few scary classics and a low budget riff on Jaws...


Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead - Full bore Troma-fest (of the good kind) finds all hell breaking loose after fried chicken entrepeneur General Lee Roy opens an American Chicken Bunker store on top of an ancient Indian burial ground (the Tromahawk tribe to be exact). Vengeful Indian spirits then invade the store's supply of chicken products, turning customers into fowl, flesh-eating zombies! One of Troma's best films features lesbians, boobs, gore, scatological humor, tasteless jokes and musical numbers that are actually good (though my favorite is the deleted S-U-I-C-I-D-E number - can't go wrong with dancing Jews!). (Plus it's hard to miss with a cute and spunky heroine who spends half her screen time topless!)

"The chickens have declared jihad on us all!"

*** out of ****


Johnny Sunshine - Seamy tale set in a world overrun by zombies. The living have barricaded themselves in walled cities where they've made snuff porn the entertainment du jour. The most popular star is Johnny Sunshine, a leather-clad hottie who finds herself embroiled in a plot that endangers all she holds dear, including her own life! Potentially interesting material is weighed down by its cheap veneer as well as its ultimately pointless zombie subplot.

** out of ****


Pastiche of the Dead - Anthology of zombie shorts plays out like a series of deleted scenes. Pretty much worthless.

* out of ****


Shadows of the Dead - Earnest story of a couple who find themselves infected with a virus that's turned them into zombies. Odd, talky entry in the zombie canon seems more like a filmed play with its limited characters and sets. A good try, but this material has been better handled in other undead films.

** out of ****


Also revisited:

Psycho ****
Tremors ***
Spanish Dracula ***


And...


Trees - Slight homage to Jaws has a killer Great White Pine terrorizing a forest. Can a brave sheriff, a tree (-hugging) expert and a crusty oddball known as Squint track down and destroy this man-eating terror? Much better than I thought it'd be, but eventuallly wears out its welcome. Probably would have worked better had it been shorter.

"We're gonna need a bigger axe!"

** out of ****

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My tally:

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein ***
Bay of the Dead *
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud *
The Corpse Eaters **
Dance of the Dead **
Dark Water ***
Dead Beat *
Evil Town *
Ghostbusters ***
The Happening **
Heavy Metal Zombies *
Hollywood Mortuary ***
Johnny Sunshine **
Loves of the Living Dead **
Mother ofTears ***
Night of the Living Babes *
Night of the Living Dead (30th Anniversary Edition) **
Noctem **
O.C. Babes and the Slasher of Zombietown BOMB!
Pastiche of the Dead *
Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead ***
Psycho ****
Quarantine ***
Re-Animator: 1942 **
Secret Window **
Spanish Dracula ***
The Supernaturals **
Trailer Park of Terror **
Trees **
Tremors ***
Vampire Whores from Outer Space BOMB!
The Vanguard **



Finished up with 32, though that number includes some shorts. Call me a damn cheater if you want.

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I only got 8 movies in this year, so I'm not sure it's worth tallying.

Only 2 were new viewings.

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31 last year, a paltry 9 this year.

1-10 scale
first viewings bold

10/1 War of the Gargantuas (English Version) (1970) 7
10/2 Mark of the Vampire (1935) 6.5
10/9 C.H.U.D. (1984) 5.5
10/13 Chamber Of Horrors (1966) 7.5
10/15 The Wizard Of Gore (2007) 4.5
10/16 The Gorgon (1964) 7.5
10/20 Friday The 13th Part 2 (1981) 6.5
10/27 Martin (1977) 8.5
10/31 Brides of Fu Manchu (1966) 6.5

A pitiful showing by me this year...oh well. Just don't have the time or inclination to be as ravenous about movies as I was the past couple of years. All were entertaining enough though, with Martin being the best of the bunch, the Wizard of Gore remake being the worst, taking an interesting premise but going off the rails largely due to the awful direction. Friday Pt 2 wasn't as graphic as I remember, and I just rewatched it maybe 2 years ago. Still among the top 2 or 3 in the series. May be overrating Chamber Of Horrors a little bit, but it was a lot of fun...so weird to see Wayne Rogers as anyone but Trapper or the guy on CNBC. First time in a couple of years I haven't watched Halloween III. Aside from Iron Man, Incredible Hulk and Indy 4 I'll probably just continue to watch mostly horror in November.

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

Only managed to watch 10 this year but I did put in 16 hours into Dead Space. That's more than 8 movies right there.

First time viewings are in bold.

1) The Thing (1982) [HD-DVD]
2) Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) [DVD] 1/2
3) The Wolf Man (1941) [DVD]
4) An American Werewolf In London (1981) [HD-DVD)
5) Wolf Creek (2005) [HD-DVD]
6) Hostel: Part II (2007) [Blu-ray] 1/2
7) Fright Night (1985) [DVD]
8) Rest Stop (2006) [Blu-ray] 1/2
9) The Happening (2008) [Blu-ray]
10) Prom Night (2008) [Blu-ray] 1/2