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Another fun year. 31 watched, 17 first time viewings. Best new discovery was a tie between Angel Heart and Mandy Worst film was Dracula 2000 Best re-watch was The Thing. I know I've seen this many, many times, but it just keeps getting better and this year I found even deeper appreciation for...

October 31: The Thing (1982) - 5 out of 5 In the isolation of a remote Antarctic, a U.S. research team is unknowingly infiltrated by a creature that can imitate, perfectly, members of the group. No-one is safe, an no-one knows who is still human. There's nothing better than finding a movie in...

I am almost certain I saw this film growing up in England so didn't list it as a first time viewing, but it was so long ago that it was all new to my brain. I've been watching the 1982 The Thing on Halloween for a LOOOOONG time, and added the prequal to that routine after it came out (I was...

October 30: The Thing (2011) - 4 out of 5 A discovery in the artic has Norwegian scientists excited and they enlist the expertise of American expert (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). But their frozen discover wakes up. With the ability to absorb and mimic its prey, the thing they uncovered could be...

October 29: The Thing from Another World (1951) - 4 out of 5 (I was away on business yesterday without my laptop so am late posting this) An apparent UFO crashed and buried beneath the ice in the North Pole is found by scientists, the Air Force dispatch a team to investigate, and the team...

October 28: Zombieland (2009) - 4 out of 5 It's the end of the world (or at least the end of America as we know it) and a small band of survivors have found each other and are navigating the carnage of America battling the undead. Zombieland is fun romp, with a great cast and a playful...

October 27: You Might Be The Killer (2018) - 3.5 out of 5 - First Time Viewing The leader of a group of Camp counselors, covered in blood, suffering a loss of memory, and surrounded by a growing count of dead counselors, unable to reach the sleepy small town sheriff, calls his good friend and...

October 26: X- The Man with X-Ray Eyes (1963) Dr. James Xavier is a brilliant scientist's experimenting on animals with drops that would allow the eyes to see in wavelengths far beyond their natural ability. But he becomes frustrated with the slow progress and uses the drops on himself. The...

October 25: White Noise 2 (2007) - 3.5 out of 5 (adapted from my old HD-DVD review) The happy home life of Abe Dale (Nathan Fillion), is shattered after his wife and child are gunned down by a stranger in a coffee shop. The grief of his loss pushes him to the edge until he takes his own life...

October 24: White Noise (2005) - 3.5 out of 5 (adapted from my old HD-DVD review) The paranormal and supernatural realm consists of endless theories, ideas and fields of expertise of varying levels of credibility and for a list of what the supernatural world has to offer, a quick glimpse...

October 23: The Vault (2017) - 3 out of 5 Two sisters, along with a small handful of heavies, rob a bank but get more than they bargained for when the bank turns out to have a deadly secret. The Vault is a mash of up deadly ghost/spirits and a bank heist movie, but what's interesting here is...

October 22: US (2019) - 4 out of 5 - First Time Viewing A family vacationing near the beach are terrorized by people who look just like them. These doppelgangers are strange and deadly, and are apparently not alone. Jordan Peele's follow up to the enormously successful and critically acclaimed...

October 21: Transylvania 6-5000 (1985) - 2.5 out of 5 Two reporters for a low-class tabloid are dispatched to Transylvania when a tourist videotape of what could be Frankenstein makes its way to their editor's desk. The two reporters clumsily investigate the strange town and uncover something...

October 20: The Sentinel (1977) - 2.5 out of 5 - First Time Viewing A beautiful model moves into a strange Brooklyn apartment building where she meets some of the eclectic inhabitants who may not actually be real. Even stranger is the blind priest who lives on the top floor. Seeing strange...

October 19: The Reaping (2007) - 2.5 out of 5 A former Christian missionary who has a crisis of faith after a tragic trip spends her life debunking (or scientifically explaining) various religious miracle phenomena around the globe, but struggles to explain the events in a small Louisiana town...

October 18: Q - The Winged Serpent (1982) - 3 out of 5 - First Time Viewing New York Police Detectives are investigating strange, ritualistic murders popping up around the city, plus reported sightings of a flying creature, and soon connect the two. Meanwhile, a low-level, opportunistic crook...

Oh, yes. I was able to pick up Phantasm last year on sale so will be on the look out for good deals on the sequels. I've read that the first sequel does quite a bit more with the deadly spheres (an idea I really liked), so will perhaps make the sequels part of next year's challenge :)

October 17: Phantasm (1979) - 3.5 out of 5 - First Time Viewing Strange activity around a small town funeral home lead a young boy, Mike, and his older brother, Jody to investigate. What they discover is a creepy tall man who may not be what he seems, small, dangerous robed creatures, and a...

October 16: Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) - 4 out of 5 - First Time Viewing It's 1967 in Los Angeles, California, and a mother and her two daughters make a living giving 'readings' to folk looking to talk to or hear from deceased loved ones. It might be a scam, but there's good intentions behind...

October 15: The Nun (2018) - 2 out of 5 - First Time Viewing In 1952 Romania, a Catholic Monastery is the site of a terrible tragedy - an apparent suicide by one of the Nuns. Father Burke, who specializes in investigations is dispatched, along with Sister Irene (who hasn't actually taken her...

October 14: Mandy (2018) - 4 out of 5 - First Time Viewing The year is 1983, and Red (Nic Cage) and his artist girlfriend Mandy (Andrea Riseborough) live a peaceful, idyllic and simple life near the Shadow Mountains in California. But Mandy catches the eye of cult leader, Jeremiah Sand (Linus...

October 13: The Limehouse Golem (2016) - 3 out of 5 In Victorian London a strange series of murders has gripped the city and the papers (along with the susceptible public) are blaming an ancient creature called the Golem. Unable to break the case, Scotland Yard assigns Inspector Kildare (Bill...

October 12: Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988) – 3.5 out of 5 A quite Californian town is turned upside down when what appears to be a comet lands in the woods. But it’s no comet, it’s a circus tent with killer clowns that soon start turning the town’s inhabitants into cotton-candy-like food...

October 11: Jack Brooks Monster Slayer (2007) - 2 our of 5 - First Time Viewing As a young boy, Jack Brooks sees his mother, father and sister killed by a monster on a camping trip. The trauma messes him up and as an adult, he's dealing with some major anger issues. A plumber by trade, Jack...

October 10: I Still See You (2018) - 3.5 out of 5 - First Time Viewing A strange explosive event in Chicago kills thousands of people, but they aren't really gone. Their echoes, remnants of who they are, exists as ghosts of a sort. These remnants, or rems as they are called, appear at the same...

October 9: Halloween (2018) - 3.5 out of 5 - First Time Viewing It's been decades since Michael Myers terrorized Haddonfield, Illinois with his murderous rampage on Halloween night, 1978. While Myers has been incarcerated, Laurie Strode, the young girl that survived his attack, has suffered...

October 8: Halloween (1978) - 4 out of 5 (Last nights movie that I couldn't post about as I was travelling on business and didn't have my personal laptop with me :)) Halloween is the story of a young boy (Michael Myers) on Halloween night, 1963, who slays his sister in a quiet suburban town of...

October 7: The Gate (1987) - 3.5 out of 5 When a tree falls down in the backyard, a gateway is opened to the underworld releasing demons. A young boy, along with his older sister and his best friend, are the only ones standing in the way of hell on earth. A very, very young Stephen Dorff takes...

October 6: From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) - 3.5 out of 5 Two bank robber brothers are on the run. They've killed officers of the law and civilians alike on their run to the Mexican border. Kidnapping a man, his two children, and their RV, they make it over the border and rest up at a biker/trucker...

October 5: Evolution (2016) - 3.5 out of 5 - First Time Viewing A young boy, Nicholas, lives on a small island with a group of other young boys and women who say they are there mothers. These boys undergo unusual medical treatments, and one day, Nicholas sees a drowned boy on the ocean floor...