***Official 4th Annual HTF October Scary Movie Challenge*** (1 Viewer)

[RyanPC]

I was originally planning to watch more movies on Halloween day, but I wasn't feeling too well and was just too tired, almost fell asleep during Suspiria! :frowning:

Anyway, this is what I watched:

28. Suspiria
29. Carrie (1976) (my favorite movie of all time)

I didn't reach 31, but oh well. Even if I did, I'd still feel pretty weak compared to Peter.

 

[jimbo w]

Barely made it to 13! Over a hundred, cool.

1 The Ring
2 Bride of Frankenstein
3 Creature from the Black Lagoon
4 Phantasm
5 Halloween H20
6 Halloween 3
7 Halloween 4
8 Curse of the Mummy
9 Ghost of the Mummy
10 The Haunting (1964)
11 Scars of Dracula
12 Blood from the Mummys Tomb
13 The Stepford Wives
14 Motel Hell

 

[Angel Pagan]

Ok, just got back from an 11:55pm showing (and I've got the stub to prove it ) so this is my final entry:

THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (remake) After seeing the original the previous night, thought that this improved on it in many aspects. Won't get into it but enjoyed this movie very much.

Final List
1. Dead-Alive
2. Wrong Turn*
3. Prince Of Darkness
4. Night Of The Living Dead (remake)
5. Demons
6. Trilogy Of Terror*
7. The Faculty*
8. Pet Sematary
9. The Blair Witch Project
10. The Prowler*
11. The House On Sorority Row
12. A Nightmare On Elm Street
13. A Nightmare On Elm Street 3
14. Wes Craven's New Nightmare
15. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
16. Ghost Story*
17. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre* (2003)

*-viewed for 1st time

Missed out on a few of my favorites (Halloween, F13, Hellraiser, They Live, etc) so I'll continue to watch the horror movies I have left throught November.

 

[Peter M Fitzgerald]

In summary, my list of films watched between October 1st-31st for the 2004 Scary Film Challenge (titles in blue were first-time viewings):

1. THE QUEEN OF SPADES (1949-British) watched 10/01/03 at 9:08 PM
2. BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974-Canadian) watched 10/01/03 at 10:56 PM
3. THE GHOUL (1933-British) watched 10/02/03 at 7:48 AM
4. THE DEVIL COMMANDS (1941) watched 10/02/03 at 9:16 AM
5. INVISIBLE INVADERS (1959) watched 10/02/03 at 10:21 AM
6. THE VAMPIRE LOVERS (1970-British) watched 10/03/03 at 12:32 AM
7. FIEND WITHOUT A FACE (1958-British) watched 10/03/03 at 7:38 PM
8. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984) watched 10/03/03 at 9:29 PM
9. SPIDER BABY (1964) watched 10/03/03 at 11:00 PM
10. TARANTULA (1955) watched 10/04/03 at 8:41 AM
11. THE DEADLY MANTIS (1957) watched 10/04/03 at 10:01 AM
12. ANATOMY (2000-German) watched 10/04/03 at 11:34 AM
13. EVENT HORIZON (1997) watched 10/04/03 at 10:36 PM
14. HOUSE OF WAX (1953) watched 10/05/03 at 12:15 AM
15. HALLOWEEN (1978) watched 10/05/03 at 9:15 AM
16. HALLOWEEN II (1981) watched 10/05/03 at 10:47 AM
17. PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1987) watched 10/05/03 at 12:35 PM
18. WILLARD (2003) watched 10/05/03 at 3:03 PM
19. THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD (1951) watched 10/06/03 at 9:05 PM
20. SPLICED (2002-Canadian) watched 10/06/03 at 11:05 PM
21. THE HAUNTING (1963) watched 10/07/03 at 9:05 PM
22. JEEPERS CREEPERS (2001) watched 10/07/03 at 11:42 PM
23. IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE (1953) watched 10/08/03 at 1:28 AM
24. THE OMEGA MAN (1971) watched 10/10/03 at 9:00 PM
25. TALES OF TERROR (1962) watched 10/10/03 at 10:50 PM
26. CANDYMAN (1992) watched 10/11/03 at 12:21 AM
27. THE HITCHER (1986) watched 10/11/03 at 9:15 AM
28. A BUCKET OF BLOOD (1959) watched 10/11/03 at 11:05 AM
29. STRANGLER OF THE SWAMP (1945) watched 10/11/03 at 10:45 PM
30. THE LEGEND OF HELL HOUSE (1973-British) watched 10/11/03 at 11:45 PM
31. ONE HUNDRED MONSTERS (1968-Japanese) watched 10/12/03 at 9:00 AM
32. SPOOK WARFARE (1968-Japanese) watched 10/12/03 at 10:20 AM
33. ALONG WITH GHOSTS (1969-Japanese) watched 10/12/03 at 11:40 AM
34. DEAD OF NIGHT (1945-British) watched 10/12/03 at 7:26 PM
35. THE BLOB (1958) watched 10/12/03 at 9:20 PM
36. BLACK SABBATH (1963-Italian, english-dubbed version) watched 10/12/03 at 11:07 PM
37. WRONG TURN (2003) watched 10/13/03 at 12:52 AM
38. THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE (1946) watched 10/13/03 at 9:17 AM
39. HALLOWEEN III (1983) watched 10/14/03 at 11:45 PM
40. THE NIGHT STALKER (1971) watched 10/15/03 at 1:25 AM
41. WHAT LIES BENEATH (2000) watched 10/15/03 at 9:08 PM
42. THE NIGHT STRANGLER (1972) watched 10/15/03 at 11:30 PM
43. HOMICIDAL (1961) watched 10/17/03 at 12:30 AM
44. THE OBLONG BOX (1969-British) watched 10/17/03 at 1:51 PM
45. SCREAM & SCREAM AGAIN (1969-British) watched 10/17/03 at 4:00 PM
46. THE CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954) watched 10/17/03 at 6:38 PM
47. IT CONQUERED THE WORLD (1956) watched 10/17/03 at 7:58 PM
48. CARRIE (1976) watched 10/17/03 at 9:09 PM
49. SLEEPLESS (2000-Italian) watched 10/17/03 at 11:14 PM
50. CAPE FEAR (1991) watched 10/18/03 at 10:20 AM
51. X THE MAN WITH THE X-RAY EYES (1963) watched 10/18/03 at 12:42 PM
52. DRACULA, PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1965-British) watched 10/18/03 at 10:31 PM
53. THE THING (1982) watched 10/19/03 at 12:08 AM
54. DRACULA (1931) watched 10/19/03 at 10:22 AM
55. THE MUMMY (1932) watched 10/19/03 at 11:40 AM
56. 28 DAYS LATER (2003-British) watched 10/19/03 at 1:25 PM
57. THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1939) watched 10/19/03 at 3:51 PM
58. BLOOD & BLACK LACE (1964-Italian) watched 10/19/03 at 6:40 PM
59. GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS (1956-Japanese) watched 10/19/03 10:27 PM
60. PIRANHA (1978) watched 10/19/03 at 11:48 PM
61. JACOB'S LADDER (1990) watched 10/20/03 at 9:06 PM
62. THE HAUNTED PALACE (1963) watched 10/20/03 at 11:09 PM
63. A CHINESE GHOST STORY (1987-Hong Kong) watched 10/21/03 at 10:43 AM
64. A CHINESE GHOST STORY II (1990-Hong Kong) watched 10/21/03 at 12:35 PM
65. A CHINESE GHOST STORY III (1991-Hong Kong) watched 10/21/03 at 3:45 PM
66. DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS (1963-British) watched 10/21/03 at 6:56 PM
67. CUJO (1983) watched 10/21/03 at 9:10 PM
68. CUBE (1997-Canadian) watched 10/21/03 at 11:14 PM
69. CHILD'S PLAY (1988) watched 10/22/03 at 8:55 AM
70. THE COMPANY OF WOLVES (1983-British) watched 10/22/03 at 10:25 AM
71. TOWER OF LONDON (1962) watched 10/22/03 at 7:40 PM
72. SCREAM OF THE WOLF (1974) watched 10/22/03 at 10:47 PM
73. THE HAUNTING (1999) watched 10/23/03 at 12:18 AM
74. SVENGALI (1931) watched 10/23/03 at 9:19 AM
75. DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (1973) watched 10/23/03 at 10:40 AM
76. COUNTESS DRACULA (1970-British) watched 10/23/03 at 11:27 PM
77. THE BEAST FROM TWENTY THOUSAND FATHOMS (1954) watched 10/24/03 at 2:30 PM
78. THE TOMB OF LIGEIA (1965) watched 10/24/03 at 3:53 PM
79. HERCULES IN THE HAUNTED WORLD (1961-Italian) watched 10/24/03 at 6:10 PM
80. AT MIDNIGHT I WILL TAKE YOUR SOUL (1963-Brazilian) watched 10/24/03 at 7:35 PM
81. LIFEFORCE (1985) watched 10/24/03 at 11:50 PM
82. THE FLY (1958) watched 10/25/03 at 9:30 AM
83. RETURN OF THE FLY (1959) watched 10/25/03 at 11:05 AM
84. HAND OF DEATH (1962) watched 10/25/03 at 12:40 PM
85. CREEPSHOW (1982) watched 10/26/03 at 12:21 AM
86. NOSFERATU (1922) watched 10/26/03 at 2:37 PM
87. HATCHET FOR THE HONEYMOON (1969-Italian/Spanish) watched 10/26/03 at 6:45 PM
88. CAT GIRL (1957-British) watched 10/26/03 at 10:45 PM
89. ROBERT A. HEINLEIN'S THE PUPPET MASTERS (1994) watched 10/26/03 at 11:56 PM
90. PEEPING TOM (1960-British) watched 10/27/03 at 8:35 AM
91. THEATRE OF BLOOD (1973-British) watched 10/27/03 at 8:30 PM
92. MR. VAMPIRE (1985-Hong Kong) watched 10/28/03 at 11:30 AM
93. THE BLACK SCORPION (1957) watched 10/28/03 at 1:54 PM
94. THE DEVIL & DANIEL WEBSTER (1941) watched 10/28/03 at 3:25 PM
95. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956) watched 10/28/03 at 7:20 PM
96. CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER (1972-British) watched 10/28/03 at 11;21 PM
97. THE RAVEN (1963) watched 10/29/03 at 9:15 AM
98. WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS (1966-Japanese) watched 10/29/03 at 10:44 AM
99. THE COMEDY OF TERRORS (1964) watched 10/29/03 at 7:38 PM
100. INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1978) watched 10/29/03 at 9:08 PM
101. STIR OF ECHOES (1999) watched 10/29/03 at 11:51 PM
102. THE FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS (1966-British) watched 10/30/03 at 8:58 AM
103. NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) watched 10/30/03 at 11:00 AM
104. WAR OF THE WORLDS (1953) watched 10/30/03 at 6:45 PM
105. EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN (1987) watched 10/30/03 at 8:15 PM
106. ARMY OF DARKNESS (1993) watched 10/30/03 at 9:42 PM
107. PSYCHO (1960) watched 10/30/03 at 11:05 PM
108. KING KONG (1933) watched 10/31/03 at 8:51 AM
109. NIGHT OF THE DEMON (1957-British) watched 10/31/03 at 10:34 AM
110. HORROR OF DRACULA (1958-British) watched 10/31/03 at 12:20 PM

Number of first-time viewings: 27
Re-watched films previously viewed in the 2001 Challenge: 3
Re-watched "tradition" films previously viewed in the 2002 Challenge: 4

My previous Scary Film Challenge tallies--

2001: 58
2002: 70

As usual, this was a lot of fun, and the perfect excuse to dust off some old favorites, and catch up on some I'd missed (or thought I had seen years ago, but really didn't).

However, after this year's insane orgy of watching as many scary movies as is inhumanly possible, I think I've taken this as far as I can. I've never watched this amount of movies in one month before, and I doubt I ever will again (though I typically watch quite a bit).

Therefore, I'd like to take this opportunity to formally announce my retirement as three-time undefeated Scary Movie Challenge champion!

Bow and scrape before the Ultimate Splatterrific Scary Movie King! Rah-hahahahahaaaa!

Hope you all have had at least a fraction of the fun that I have.

Yours cruelly,

Peter M. Fitzgerald

 

[RyanPC]

Did you have like, any spare time for work... or family... or any of the other normal things that people do?

 

[Peter M Fitzgerald]

Yes and no (and vice-versa).

 

[BarryS]

I didn't officially participate in the Challenge, but I did watch a lot of scary movies during October, and I'll try to remember them all. I almost made it.

The Last House on the Left
The Brood
Wrong Turn
Poltergeist
The Creature From The Black Lagoon
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
The Tingler
Psycho
Halloween
The Mummy
Martin
Carnival of Souls
The Return of the Living Dead
The Fog
Freddy Vs. Jason
A Bucket of Blood
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Eye
Halloween: Resurrection
Plan 9 From Outer Space
The Curse of Frankenstein
Willard (2003)
28 Days Later
Ghosts of Mars
Theater of Blood
The Fearless Vampire Killers
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
The Blair Witch Project
The Omega Man

 

[Brook K]

Finished up on Halloween with The Wicker Man, I always watched the director's cut before so I finally watched the theatrical version and found it to be equally effective.

Also in driving from Johnstown PA to the Pittsburgh airport, I partially went through Monroeville but didn't have time to swing by the mall.

October List: (* First time viewing/Ranked by quality and enjoyment)
1. Day Of The Dead
2. The Wicker Man
3. Freaks
4. Play Misty For Me *
5. Audition*
6. The Thing From Another World *
7. The Vanishing *
8. May *
9. Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things *
10. The Tingler *
11. Wrong Turn *
12. In The Mouth Of Madness *
13. Identity *
14. Vampyros Lesbos *
15. Willard *
16. Mr. Vampire *
17. Candyman *
18. The Legend Of Hell House *

 

[Justin_S]

Here's the remainder of what I watched:

Pumpkinhead- A definite classic with a spectacular monster! The film is very touching, yet very chilling as well.

Demons- Great gorefest from Lamberto Bava that is pure fun.

Cat's Eye- One of the best anthologies out there! The cameos from Cujo and Christine are great touches, and the Quitters Inc. segment is a riot, and easily the best. James Woods never disappoints.

Army of Darkness- Fantastic and hilarious finale to the Evil Dead franchise. It may actually be my fav of the three.

Motel Hell- Still just okay as I remembered it. Some nice black humor, and the climax with the pig mask and chainsaw is fantastic, but the film overall is just okay.

Bad Moon- Excellent and underrated little dog vs. werewolf gem. The werewolf looks outstanding, and the rivalry with the dog is great to watch.

Fright Night- Classic vampire flick with fantastic performances from Roddy McDowell and Chris Sarandon. One of the best.

The Last Broadcast- Pretty damn creepy film that is only marred by a disappointing ending. Its definitely no Blair Witch, but its great and creepy all the same.

Dagon- A modern classic, and the best HP Lovecraft adaptation to date. The fish people are freaky villains, and the story is perfect with a truly fitting ending.

In the Mouth of Madness- Carpenter's last great film, and one of his top 5 best. Sam Neill is outstanding as always, and Jurgen Prochnow is simply born to play the perfect villains. The Lovecraftian story is wonderful, and the film is a major underrated gem.

Alien director's cut- It was great seeing this on the big screen, and the changes were interesting. Seeing it in the theater was one fantastic experience indeed.

Finally, my must watch on Halloween three:

Prince of Darkness- Carpenter's absolute best, and a very frightening film at that. The score is Carpenter's greatest as well, and the intelligent plot is one of the most interesting I've come across. Stellar ending as well.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch- Second best film in the series, and my personal favorite. Very underrated with a major sense of dread, a score that rivals the original's, great performances from Atkins and O'Herlihy, a major dose of bizarre freakiness, and a great downer ending. A classic despite the naysayers.

The Blair Witch Project- An utter masterpiece of horror, and the best film of the 90s if you ask me. The scariest film I've seen, and great use of the terrifying unknown. Brilliant film that surpassed the hype for me, and a perfect Halloween viewing.


WATCHED (* = first time viewing)

Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
The Night Flier
Lord of Illusions
The Initiation
They Live
The Serpent and the Rainbow
Session 9
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Burnt Offerings*
Freaks
Ghoulies II
The Devonsville Terror
Blood and Black Lace
Suspiria
The Sentinel
Cujo
From Dusk Till Dawn
The House of the Dead*
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Funhouse
Society
Frailty
The Blob 1988
Rosemary's Baby
Final Destination 2
Jack Frost 2*
Jason X
The Prowler
The Burning
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)*
Squirm
Mutant
Jacob's Ladder
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
Re-Animator
Pumpkinhead
Demons
Cat's Eye
Army of Darkness
Motel Hell
Bad Moon
Fright Night
The Last Broadcast
Dagon
In the Mouth of Madness
Alien director's cut*
Prince of Darkness
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
The Blair Witch Project

If my count is right, I watched 50 films, 5 new discoveries.

EDITED to post my count.

 

[Walt Riarson]

Been out of town and just got back today, so here's my final update from Friday. I failed the big challenge, but I was able to watch 24 total (which by any conventional logic is fairly impressive...or obsessive depending on who you ask).

Final List (New Discoveries)
1. May (ND)
2. House of Wax
3. Identity
4. Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III
5. Sorority House Massacre
6. The Hills Have Eyes
7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
8. Stephen King's IT (ND)
9. The House on Sorority Row
10. The Birds
11. The Omen
12. Phantasm
13. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) (ND)
14. Frogs (ND)
15. Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (ND)
16. Frightmare (ND)
17. The Brood
18. Halloween II
19. Phantom of the Paradise
20. The Legend of Boggy Creek (ND)
21. Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Myers
22. The Ring
23. The Nightmare Before Christmas
24. The Rocky Horror Picture Show

It's been fun. Can't wait till next year.

 

[Brian Kissinger]

Well my fellow Gorehounds, I'd like to blow you away with an astounding final run at greatness, but the truth of the matter is....I fell short. I took Saturday off to watch my final movies Friday night.....but ended up getting shitfaced instead. But I did manage two more:

Re-Animator (1985)
directed by Stuart Gordon

I'm still not sure if I've seen this before or not. I thought I had, but much of the film wasn't familiar. It doesn't matter much. I enjoyed the film, but didn't give it its due attention. A quick summary: There's an evil dead cat, then some naked man tries to kill our heroes, then there's more naked people trying to kill people, and there's some lobotomies thrown in, then the world's worst night watchman/security guard makes his presence known a couple of times, then some stuff happens. Yep this one kicks ass!

I must admit, I was mostly toast when I saw it though. So I'll refrain from any long detail on acting, directing, editing, story, or anything like that. All I can say is that there was a severed head, and a female's naughty parts in the same scene. And when you are three sheets to the wind (and exactly where in the Hell did that phrase originate?) That's Entertainment!



:star: :star: :star: out of :star: :star: :star: :star:


May (2002)
directed by Lucky McKee

My thoughts on this film is well documented in several other threads. I'll bore no one with re-hashing them.

:star: :star: :star: 1/2 out of :star: :star: :star: :star:




Final Breakdown

UPDATE (*=New Discovery)

1 The Collector*
2 Ginger Snaps
3 Theater of Blood*
4 Spirits of the Dead*
5 The Birds*
6 The Tenant*
7 The Asphyx*
8 The Legend of Hell House*
9 The Last Man on Earth*
10 House on Haunted Hill (1959)*
11 An American Werewolf in London
12 The Shining
13 The Blair Witch Project
14 Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
15 The Masque of the Red Death*
16 The Premature Burial*
17 Ghosts of Mars
18 How to Make a Monster*
19 From Dusk Till Dawn
20 Hatred of a Minute*
21 Halloween 3: Season of the Witch
22 Tales From the Darkside: the Movie
23 Friday the 13th part VI: Jason Lives
24 They Live
25 Jaws
26 May
27 Re-Animator

Phase I: 13 new discoveries completed!
Phase II: 31 total films...I blew it by 4

 

[Dan Rudolph]

Finished off the challenge by watching the following (all first-time viewings):

The Howling
A great werewolf movie. The effects have held up fairly well. Not that they don't look like effects in many cases, but they aren't hokey or anything. Also good to see something a little different from your usual werewolf plot.

28 Days Later
Quite possibly the best of the movies I watched for the challenge. (May and Insomnia have a shot at this as well, though.) Like most good horror movies, it understood that monsters are somewhat scary, but it's people that are really scary.

The Ring (US version)
Thought this was pretty good, but certainly not the new standard for horror or anything. I have nothing against PG-13 horror in most cases (The Sixth Sense pulled it off admirably), but here, i think it hurt the movie overall. I suppose my main problem was that the premise was kind of hokey and this is supposed to be a serious horror movie. Thought the ending really worked, though.

A Comedy of Terrors
Okay, but not great. Showed signs of being shot way too quickly. The premise and script were both fine, but the acting seemed to be overplayed in places and it looked very cheap.

Dracula 2000
Not Oscar-material, but I enjoyed it. Has one of the best takes on the origin of vampires I've seen, plus you get to see Vitamin C naked. Now that's what I call a movie.

Insomnia
An excellent thriller abotu moral compromise. I'm not sure what to say about this movie as the premise is pretty much a spoiler, but they had a great script and great director, then filled it with great actors. Also, it takes place in an interesting location. Can't go wrong that way.

Killer Klowns From Outer Space
Hi-larious. Not actually very scary, not is it intended to be, but the vast majority of the jokes work and it has some of the best and most disturbing clowns I've seen in a movie. And how could anyoen not love alien clowns who make a balloon dog to track down some kids in the woods?

 

[Matt Stone]

Okay, since no one is stepping up to the plate and posting a recap, I figured I should.

First, let me say congratulations to all who took part in the challange. Thanks for helping make this year's challange a great one! Also, a congrats is in order to Peter M Fitzgerald for being the first (I believe) to ever break the 100 movie mark in a month. Your insanity is a inspiration to us all

ULTIMATE SPLATTER-HEADS
Peter M Fitzgerald (110)
Justin_S (50)
Matt Stone (44)
Scott Weinberg (39)

OCTOBER SCARY MOVIE CHALLANGE COMPLETED
RyanPC (29)
Brian Kissinger (27)
Walt Riarson (24)
Brook K (18)
Angel Pagan (17)
Scotty_McW (15)
jimbo w (14)
Dan Rudolph (14)
Kenneth Cummings (13)
Brian Lawrence (13)
Raymond_H (13)

Other Participants
James Sarno (11)
Jeremy Farthing (11)
Alex Spindler (8)
Ross Williams (8)
Nick Sievers (6)
Greg Black (6)
Robin Warren (5)
Malcolm R (5)
SteveGon (2)
MattBroon (1)

NOTE: Contact me if you finished one of the challanges, but didn't update your final tally. I'll make sure you're included.

Once again, thanks for participating, and I hope to see you all next October!

 

[Dan Rudolph]

I actually had 14 movies. I think you counted both versions of Dracula (1931) as 1 for me.

 

[Matt Stone]

Oops, Sorry about that. Fixed.

 

[Dan Rudolph]

Now I'm listed twice.

 

[Angel Pagan]

Peter, Justin, Matt and Scott: Great job. Congrats to all who participated. Next year I'll start on time and hopefully do better.