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I’m away at a music festival but I’ll probably start the new thread tomorrow if that’s okay. If anyone has any suggestions or anything they want on the main post just let me know. It’ll probably be sometime tomorrow once I’m off work but I’m open to suggestions or whatever.

The old "what is a horror film" subject. It's such a fascinating one to have. I'd certainly include ROBOCOP. I mean, I see JAWS as more of an action film. Plus, Roger Ebert made a terrific claim as to why PINOCCHIO was the greatest horror movie ever made. The "horror film" versus "horror...

Appreciate the added work, John. I'll definitely host it next year if I'm still alive. I'll bring this thread up a few weeks before.

Another challenge and another year that I didn't revisit Dario Argento's INFERNO or the mini-series of THE SHINING. Maybe next year. 167 total with 136 first time viewings.

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995) * 1/2 (Producer's Cut) Yes, this Producer's Cut is better than the Theatrical version but to claim it's actually a "good" movie is a bit of a stretch. The film certainly has a better opening, feels more like a HALLOWEEN picture and the cutting of...

I stayed up until 4am and then forgot to turn my alarm off for work since I was off. Ended up getting up at 7 and I'm about to turn this football game off and watch one more. Haha. I really do love this day and how I always take a 4 day weekend with it. The kids had a blast trick or...

The Amityville Curse (1990) * Five people move into a house and guess what? Yes, it's haunted. This Canadian film was technically the fifth film in the series, although it really doesn't have any connection to the previous four. There have been some truly horrible films in the series but the...

Omen IV: The Awakening (1991) ** The fourth film in the series is basically a remake of the first one, although the adopted baby is this time a girl. Overall, this is a mildly entertaining film as long as you don't take it too serious. It keeps you entertained for what it is but at the same...

Haha. I want to ask if you're a subscriber but I'm guessing you're not since you've already got your order. My tracking says my order should be here tomorrow but they're usually off by a day or two. We shall see.

EATEN ALIVE was CITIZEN KANE compared to poor NIGHT TERRORS. Each time I see a new Tobe Hooper film that more convinced I am that he didn't direct POLTERGEIST.

The Keep (1983) ** 1/2 Michael Mann's notorious film about Nazi soldiers coming into contact with some entity. I've heard a lot about this film over the years and finally decided to check it out. It's impossible to judge the film for what it isn't. After all, the original cut was 210-minutes...

he Vengeance of Dr. Mabuse (1972) ** 1/2 Jess Franco's attempt at doing Fritz Lang is basically him re-working his Orloff character. For the most part this was a mildly entertaining film. At just 74-minutes the film doesn't overstay its welcome and there are some nice elements including the...

Yeah I can't stand current "B" movies that feel they need to be 150-minutes long. I just don't understand how we've gotten to this point where the norm is 2 1/2 hours or 3 hours. It seems like a good 80-minute movie is rare these days. Siskel and Ebert once said that "No great movie is too...

Grapevine Video has a great 3-disc collection of Jekyll and Hyde films. I think the Barrymore version has sadly been forgotten over the years, which is too bad since it's very good. I also like the "other" 1920 version with Sheldon Lewis. It's over-the-top but I really liked the way it tried...

Terrifier 2 (2022) *** A year after the events in the previous film, a girl and her brother start to see visions of Art the Clown and soon he's back. If you took every death scene in MANIAC, F13 series, the HALLOWEEN series, every slasher of the 80s and every SCREAM picture and put them...

The whole "Lugosi" thing with FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLF MAN has always fascinated me. I have a really hard time believing there was a test audience for a "B" horror movie and I often wonder if Universal would pump more money into a finished "B" movie and do the extra cuts. I wish there was...

Wow, thanks a lot! I had no idea that this was ever completed let alone out there to view. I'll definitely get this on later today.

Buenas Noches Senor Monstruo (1982) *** Four kids get caught up in a rainstorm and seek shelter inside a house not knowing that Dr. Frankenstein lives there with a hunchback, Count Dracula and El Hombre Lobo (Paul Naschy). It's downright shocking that this film has never gotten an official...

I have a hard time enjoying the Rondo Hatten films because they just come across as pure exploitation. Hatten's story should be turned into a movie or at least a really good documentary.

One of the first "examples" of what I talked about in this documentary happened with SON OF FRANKENSTEIN. A certain horror magazine started to question Ygor's line of "He... does... things for me." To me it's him talking about the monster killing for him. Others took it as meaning something...

Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror (2022) ** 1/2 This four-part documentary takes a look at homosexuality in horror. Episode one takes a look at writers like Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde. Episode two looks at James Whale and Alfred Hitchcock. Episode three takes a look at...

I felt the same way about that BLOOD, GUTS AND SUNSHINE documentary. Definitely a bait and switch and I'm sure it selling out was before word got out on what it was. Even the bit on Grindhouse Video is somewhat worthless now since the shop is no longer in Florida.

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998) * 1/2 Jennifer Love Hewitt is back and running away from the scary man with a hook for a hand. I thought the first film in the series was very good and it's held up rather well. This sequel was bad in 1998 and time hasn't done it any favors...

I've never seen BLOOD BEACH but I've owned it for several years now. I keep holding off watching it expecting Vinegar Syndrome to announce it but they never do. I had it marked to watch this month but I still haven't gotten around to it..... just fearing this will be one of the secret...

Re: THE SHINING. This had turned into another reminder that I've once again failed to watch the mini-series. As far as the Kubrick film goes, the first time I watched it I didn't care too much for it. I'd watch it again and like it a little more with each new viewing. Today I really do...

This was my first time watching THE CRAWLING EYE since the VHS days. For some reason I went into it expecting a bad movie but it was surprisingly good. If Wade Williams still owns the rights then we should be seeing an eventual Blu-ray from The Film Detective. Williams sold his rights to them...

Who Invited Them (2022) *** 1/2 A couple move into a rich neighborhood and have a housewarming party. Another couple that they don't know show up and soon the four are doing some drugs, partying and eventually chaos follows. This is basically a home invasion picture and it turns the sub-genre...

TERRIFIER 2 is actually playing a very mainstream theater near me. I'm going to go sometime this week just to support it. It's rather amazing how well the film has done considering what type of film it is and it going out unrated. One of my kids are wanting to go with me so hopefully they...

Re: CHALLENGE OF THE DEVIL. Yeah, I thought this one was awful but at the same time I'm glad we have studios like Severin who will go out and release this stuff. Even Vol. 2 had some pretty weak films but I'm the type that will watch anything once and especially if it features an actor that I...

I heard about a week ago that it was being remade. I was checking out Tubi yesterday and it was listed. I think it just got released there yesterday. It’s still Canadian! It’s a Tubi exclusive.