***Official 23rd Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge 2022*** (1 Viewer)

[sleroi]

I was really excited when Ash vs Evil Dead first came out, but the first few episodes didn't really work for me.

Bruce Campbell is great as Ash, it had comedy, it had deadites, but it felt forced to me. The parts weren't adding up to a whole. So I gave up after a few episodes.

I recently got Netflix again, so I decided to give it another try, and I'm glad I did. Starting around episode 8 when they went back to the cabin the show really found it's groove. I should have season 1 finished by Saturday so I can watch season 2 (and maybe season 3) during the challenge.

 

[JasonRoer]

I was really excited when Ash vs Evil Dead first came out, but the first few episodes didn't really work for me.

Bruce Campbell is great as Ash, it had comedy, it had deadites, but it felt forced to me. The parts weren't adding up to a whole. So I gave up after a few episodes.

I recently got Netflix again, so I decided to give it another try, and I'm glad I did. Starting around episode 8 when they went back to the cabin the show really found it's groove. I should have season 1 finished by Saturday so I can watch season 2 (and maybe season 3) during the challenge.

I'm glad you gave it another chance. It really is a lot of fun. I'm watching it for the 3rd time right now. Equally as entertaining as the first viewing.

 

[Ruz-El]

Alligator II: The Mutation ? Seems a little "bottom of the barrel" (and recent) for TCM. Though it's at 4AM, so not many will be awake.

I think that's the TCM UNDERGROUND slot. Which explains THE VELVET VAMPIRE on the 8th.

 

[Ruz-El]

I put it in spoilers since it's rather long. TCM Schedule:

Spoiler

Saturday, October 1, 2022

• 10:45pm – Forbidden Planet (1956)

Monday, October 3, 2022

• 8:45am – Carnival of Sinners (1943)

Tuesday, October 4, 2022

• 12:15am – The Devil’s Own (1966)
• 2:00am – The Haunting (1936)

Wednesday, October 5, 2022

• 2:00am – Hausu (1977)

Saturday, October 8, 2022

• 2:30am – The Velvet Vampire (1971)
• 4:00am – The Hunger (1983)
• 6:15pm – The Omega Man (1971)
• 10:00pm – Westworld (1973)

Monday, October 10, 2022

• 2:45am – Village of the Damned (1960)
• 4:15am – Children of the Damned (1964)
• 6:00am – Five Million Years to Earth (1968)
• 9:15am – The Time Machine (1960)
• 11:15am – War of the Planets (1965)
• 1:00pm – The Wild, Wild Planet (1965)
• 2:45pm – The Green Slime (1969)
• 4:30pm – The Illustrated Man (1969)
• 6:30pm – Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell (1968)

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

• 3:15am – The Brood (1979)
• 5:00am – Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Saturday, October 15, 2022

• 8:00pm – THX 1138 (1971)

Monday, October 17, 2022

• 11:45pm – The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

Tuesday, October 18, 2022

• 1:30am – House of Wax (1953)
• 3:15am – The Hypnotic Eye (1960)
• 4:45am – Mad Love (1935)

Thursday, October 20, 2022

• 6:00am – The Thirteenth Chair (1929)
• 7:30am – Freaks (1932)
• 8:45am – Mark of the Vampire (1935)
• 10:00am – The Devil-Doll (1936)
• 2:15pm – Isle of the Dead (1945)
• 3:30pm – The Body Snatcher (1945)
• 5:00pm – The Ghost Ship (1943)

Saturday, October 22, 2022

• 2:00am – It’s Alive (1974)
• 3:45am – It Lives Again (1978)

Monday, October 24, 2022

• 4:00am – The Plumber (1979)
• 11:45am – 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
• 6:00pm – Brainstorm (1983)
• 9:45pm – Alice, Sweet Alice (1977)

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

• 3:15am – Carnival of Souls (1962)
• 4:45am – Spider baby 91964)
• 6:15am – Freaks (1932)
• 9:00am – Dracula Prince of Darkness (1965)
• 10:45am – The Face of Fu Manchu (1965)
• 12:30pm – Rasputin The Mad Monk (1966)
• 4:00pm – Taste of the Blood of Dracula (1970)
• 5:45pm – The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)

Friday, October 28, 2022

• 4:00pm – Them! (1954)
• 8:00pm – Poltergeist (1982)

Saturday, October 29, 2022

• 2:15am – Alligator (1980)
• 4:00am – Alligator II: The Mutation (1990)
• 6:00am – Around the World Under the Sea (1965)
• 12:00pm – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)
• 3:45pm – What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
• 6:15pm – House of Dark Shadows (1970)
• 9:45pm – Deadly Friend (1986)

Sunday, October 30, 2022

• 4:00am – Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
• 6:00am – Two on a Guillotine (1965)
• 8:00am – It! (1967)
• 1:30pm – I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
• 2:45pm – The Seventh Victim (1943)
• 4:15pm – Return to Glennascaul (1953)
• 4:45pm – Eye of the Devil (1966)

Monday, October 31, 2022

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

• 12:15am – Haxan (1922)
• 4:00am – Eyes Without a Face (1959)
• 6:00am – The Bat (1959)
• 9:00am – Horror Hotel (1960)
• 10:30am – The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
• 1:30pm – The Mummy (1959)
• 3:00pm – The Devil’s Bride (1968)
• 4:45pm – Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
• 6:30pm – The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
• 8:00pm – Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
• 11:15pm – Frankenstein (1931)
• 12:30am – The Invisible Man (1933)

Thanks for posting this Michael, I'll be setting my DVR. These will be "mom friendly" since she's still around and I force her to watch these lol.

 

[Malcolm R]

A couple of other TV notes of interest to this challenge:

AMC's new series based on Interview With the Vampire begins on October 2.
https://www.amc.com/shows/anne-rice-interview-with-the-vampire--1053259

FX's new season of American Horror Story: New York City, premieres on October 19 (two eps per week).

USA/SyFy's Chucky Season 2 begins on October 5. (I've been catching up with Season 1 on my DVR recently. Not real thrilled with the show since Jennifer Tilly showed up.)

SyFy's new series, Reginald the Vampire, debuts after Chucky on October 5.
https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/reginald-the-vampire-syfy-behind-the-scenes-featurette

 

[BobO'Link]

I was really excited when Ash vs Evil Dead first came out, but the first few episodes didn't really work for me.

Bruce Campbell is great as Ash, it had comedy, it had deadites, but it felt forced to me. The parts weren't adding up to a whole. So I gave up after a few episodes.

I recently got Netflix again, so I decided to give it another try, and I'm glad I did. Starting around episode 8 when they went back to the cabin the show really found it's groove. I should have season 1 finished by Saturday so I can watch season 2 (and maybe season 3) during the challenge.

I've had that one in my queue for the past 3 years... and have never gotten to/made time for it. I really, really, really need to correct that this year...

 

[EricSchulz]

Did you see X, the movie it's a prequel to? I've heard good things about both movies but was wondering as I haven't seen X yet.

Today I was the only person in my AMC theater watching the surreal horror movie Pearl, which also has a bit of comedy from my pov. The film has sprinkles of The Wizard of Oz, Psycho, Douglas Sirk, etc. A good and arty horror movie, which has one especially long take with some impressive method acting. My rating: A-

 

[benbess]

I haven't seen X. But now I think I want to!

 

[JasonRoer]

I've had that one in my queue for the past 3 years... and have never gotten to/made time for it. I really, really, really need to correct that this year...

Yes. It really is so worth it. So much fun.

 

[JasonRoer]

Did you see X, the movie it's a prequel to? I've heard good things about both movies but was wondering as I haven't seen X yet.

X is on my list this year. I'm looking forward to it after all the great reviews.

 

[benbess]

I made it all the way through the new Netflix movie Blonde. Can I count that as one of my 13 horror movies for October? A few reviews more or less say that it's a horror movie.

 

[Michael Elliott]

Each year the newest "great horror movie" gets released and I usually rush out to see them. 99% of the time I think they're all hype and very little else. I held off watching X but finally got around to it about a month ago and I must admit that I downright loved it. I really thought it was one of the best horror movies in recent memory. I might try to get to the theater for PEARL but I'll probably wait to watch it at home since I just don't do the theater very much unless it's for older films.

 

[EricSchulz]

Each year the newest "great horror movie" gets released and I usually rush out to see them. 99% of the time I think they're all hype and very little else. I held off watching X but finally got around to it about a month ago and I must admit that I downright loved it. I really thought it was one of the best horror movies in recent memory. I might try to get to the theater for PEARL but I'll probably wait to watch it at home since I just don't do the theater very much unless it's for older films.

I’m on a waiting list at the library but hopefully I’ll get it before 10/31!

 

[TravisR]

Each year the newest "great horror movie" gets released and I usually rush out to see them. 99% of the time I think they're all hype and very little else. I held off watching X but finally got around to it about a month ago and I must admit that I downright loved it. I really thought it was one of the best horror movies in recent memory. I might try to get to the theater for PEARL but I'll probably wait to watch it at home since I just don't do the theater very much unless it's for older films.

Pearl isn't the slasher movie that X is but it's got a very good performance from Mia Goth.

 

[JasonRoer]

My daughter and I decided to jump the gun and watch The Black Phone tonight rather than wait til Saturday. That way we can reserve Saturday for an It and It: Chapter 2 double feature.

The Black Phone was fantastic with excellent performances by Ethan Hawke and the young actor playing the lead role of Finn. The movie was based off a short story by Joe Hill (Steven King's son). If you haven't seen the movie, give it a go this month if you have time. Definitely worth it.

 

[BobO'Link]

Scream Factory is having a "Shocktober" sale (now through 10/7/22 at 11:59 p.m. PT.) with, surprisingly, fairly good prices (not "great" but lower than you'd expect from them):

Scream Factory's Shocktober Sale | DVDs

Our Shocktober sale is live, with prices that will shock you! In honor of Scream Factory's 10th anniversary, we're offering 50% off the list price on all included titles! With genres such as slashers, monsters, paranormal, and psychological horror spanning every decade since the 1940s, you're...

www.shoutfactory.com

Free shipping starts at $50 and there's a free T-Shirt when you spend $100+ (it's normally $30 and only available during the sale - free or purchased separately - and you can apparently make separate $100 orders to get more than one free):

 

[Bryan^H]

I'm in

 

[Winston T. Boogie]

OCTOBER 1 - THE BIRDS

 

[Winston T. Boogie]

OCTOBER 2 - THE EXORCIST

 

[Winston T. Boogie]

OCTOBER 3 - THE HAUNTING