Halloween Horror Month 2019

[DaveSimonH]

Halloween Horror Month 2019

It's that time again, another Halloween Horror Month, trying to watch 31 films in 31 days.
I started doing the challenge in 2012, so this is year #8 for me. It's always fun, watching new horror films and old favourites.

If the film lists horror as it's main, or sub genre it qualifies (and I like to keep it varied). But that's me, set your own rules & targets, it's supposed to be fun after all.
Personally I try for at least 1 per day in October, achievable as a single man without kids, but obviously for those more busy that may be an unrealistic target.
So just watch what you can and enjoy some horror films over October.

To see at a glance what horror titles you have in you collection, the blu-ray.com My Movies app (set to genres > horror) is an easy way to browse quickly.

If this sounds like fun, feel free to join in. I'm starting this year off watching the 1991 classic 'The Silence of the Lambs', and will update the post below with the films viewed throughout the month.

"It places the lotion in the basket."


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The 7 previous years film lists;

2012

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Originally Posted by DaveSimonH

I had to double up on a few days, but here were the 31 films;

Halloween Horror Month

1. Land of the Dead
2. Interview with a Vampire (DVD)
3. Dead Space: Downfall
4. The Exorcist
5. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddie's Revenge
6. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
7. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
8. The Birds (DVD)
9. Halloween H20 (iPlayer)
10. Critters (DVD)
11. Critters 2 (DVD)
12. Critters 3 (DVD)
13. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
14. A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
15. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
16. Wes Craven's New Nightmare
17. Planet Terror
18. Critters 4 (DVD)
19. The Shining
20. The Eye
21. Triangle
22. Day of the Dead (1985)
23. 30 Days of Night
24. Event Horizon
25. Paranormal Activity
26. The Devil's Backbone
27. American Werewolf in London
28. Alien
29. Let The Right One In
30. A Nightmare on Elm Street
31. Night of the Living Dead

2013

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Originally Posted by DaveSimonH

Last day, here's the final list of what I watched and I'm about to watch #31 now.

1. The Thing (HD-DVD) - and 84m "Terror Takes Shape" documentary
2. Dawn of the Dead (2004, director's cut)
3. Jaws
4. Predator
5. Stake Land
6. Alien (theatrical cut)
7. Aliens (director's cut)
8. Drag Me To Hell (director's cut)
9. Scream
10. The Devil's Backbone
11. Zombieland
12. 30 Days of Night
13. The Mummy (1999)
14. Hollow Man
15. Day of the Dead (1985)
16. Land of the Dead
17. A Nightmare on Elm Street
18. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 Dream Warriors
19. 28 Days Later
20. The Exorcist
21. World War Z (extended cut)
22. Event Horizon
23. Let The Right One In
24. An American Werewolf in London
25. The Shining
26. Dracula (1931)
27. Frankenstein (1931)
28. The Wolf Man (1941)
29. The Mummy (1932)
30. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
31. Dawn of the Dead (1978, theatrical cut)

2014

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Originally Posted by DaveSimonH

Final day, and finished list of;

Halloween Horror Month

1. The Wolf Man (1941)
2. Slither (2006) - DVD
3. Child's Play (1988)
4. Child's Play 2 (1990)
5. Stoker (2013)
6. Species (1995) - DVD
7. Doom (2005) - HD-DVD
8. The Thing (1982) HD-DVD
9. Blood: The Last Vampire (2000) - DVD
10. Beetlejuice (1988)
11. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
12. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
13. Day of the Dead (1985)
14. Land of the Dead (2005)
15. Diary of the Dead (2007)
16. Survival of the Dead (2009)
17. The X-files: Fight the Future (1998)
18. Blood: The Last Vampire (2009)
19. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
20. I Am Legend (2007)
21. Intruders (2011)
22. All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)
23. Dead Space: Downfall (2008)
24. Dead Space 2: Aftermath (2011)
25. The Woman (2011)
26. The Fly (1986)
27. Perfect Creature (2006) - iPlayer
28. Monsters (2010)
29. Curse of Chucky (2013)
30. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
31. Event Horizon (1997)
32. Alien (1979)

2015

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Originally Posted by DaveSimonH

Halloween Horror Month 2015


The end of my 4th Halloween Horror Month, this years complete list.
I watched The Exorcist & American Psycho earlier today, and I have Event Horizon set up ready to play.

1. Alien (1979, theatrical cut)
2. Aliens (1986, director's cut)
3. World War Z (2013)
4. I Am Legend (2007, alternate cut)
5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
6. Prometheus (2012)
7. The Omen (1976)
8. PontyPool (2008)
9. Halloween (1978)
10. The Thing (1982, HD-DVD)
11. Pitch Black (2000)
12. Dracula (1931)
13. Frankenstein (1931)
14. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
15. The Wolf Man (1941)
16. Priest (2011)
17. The Return (2006)
18. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
19. Jaws (1975)
20. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
21. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
22. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
23. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
24. Birth of the Living Dead - Documentary (2013)
25. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
26. Day of the Dead (1985)
27. Scream 4 (2011)
28. Videodrome (1983)
29. The Fly (1986)
30. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
31. The Exorcist (Director's Cut, 1973)
32. American Psycho (2000)
33. Event Horizon (1997)

2016

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Originally Posted by DaveSimonH

The finished list of films;

1. Fire in the Sky (1993, DVD)
2. Tremors (1990)
3. Cloverfield (2008, DVD)
4. World War Z (2013)
5. Child's Play (1988)
6. The Others (2001)
7. Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
8. Ghost Ship (2002, DVD)
9. Zombieland (2009)
10. Halloween (1978)
11. The Last Days on Mars (2013)
12. The Haunting (1999, DVD)
13. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
14. Dawn of the Dead (1978, disc 2 DVD Extended cut)
15. Day of the Dead (1985)
16. Zombie Town Hall (2012, bonus DVD in this "World War Z" release)
    - 1hr panel with George A. Romero, Steve Schlozman & Max Brooks
17. Jaws (1975)
18. Hollow Man (2000)
19. 28 Days Later (2002)
20. 28 Weeks Later (2007)
21. Splinter (2008, TV Recording)
22. Magic (1978, TV Recording)
23. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
24. Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
25. Final Destination (2000)
26. The Thing (2011)
27. Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
28. Alien (1979)
29. Aliens (1986)
30. The Omen (1976)
31. The Exorcist (1973)
32. Salem's Lot (1979)
33. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
34. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
35. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
36. Slither (2006)
37. 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
38. Mama (2013)
39. Thirst (2009)
40. REC (2007)
41. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
42. Julia's Eyes (2010)
43. Critters (1986, DVD)
44. Critters 2 (1988, DVD)
45. Critters 3 (1991, DVD)
46. Night of the Creeps (1986, TV Recording)
47. The Frighteners (1996, HD-DVD)
48. The Thing (1982, HD-DVD)
49. Videodrome (1983)
50. Event Horizon (1997)
51. 30 Days of Night (2007)

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2017

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Originally Posted by DaveSimonH

Rounding out the month with "American Psycho" and "Pitch Black". As always, it was a lot of fun and glad to see so many people attempting the challenge or just enjoying some horror films over October.
I'll see you next year for Halloween Horror Month 2018.

1. Child's Play (1988)
2. Child's Play 2 (1990)
3. Society (1989)
4. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
5. Faces in a Crowd (2011)
6. Stranded (2013)
7. Flatliners (1990)
8. Pet Sematary (1989)
9. Suck (2009)
10. Maggie (2015)
11. Jaws (1975)
12. Grabbers (2012)
13. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
14. Buffy: Hush (s4e10, 1999) & Once More, With Feeling (s6e7, 2001)
15. Twins of Evil (1971)
16. The Thing (1982)
17. Curse of Chucky (2013)
18. Cult of Chucky (2017)
19. The Walking Dead: Pilot (black & white version, 2010)
20. Stake Land (2010)
21. The Wolf Man (1941)
22. Fire in the Sky (1993)
23. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
24. Dawn of the Dead (Extended cut, 1978)
25. Day of the Dead (1985)
26. Psycho (1960)
27. The Birds (1963)
28. The Shining (1980)
29. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
30. Event Horizon (1997)
31. Interview with the Vampire (1994)
32. From Dusk Till Dawn (1995)
33. American Psycho (2000)
34. Pitch Black (2000)

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2018

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Originally Posted by DaveSimonH

1. Alien (1979, 'Director's cut')
2. Aliens (1986, Director's cut)
3. Daybreakers (2009) + 2hr Making Of
4. The Conjuring (2013)
5. The Crazies (1973)
6. Halloween (1978)
7. Halloween H20 (1998)
8. Night of the Living Deb (2015)
9. The Sixth Sense (1999)
10. Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
11. Slither (2006)
12. The Evil Dead (1981)
13. The Edge (1997)
14. Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)
15. 30 Days of Night (2007)
16. Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010)
17. The Reaping (2007)
18. Pandorum (2009)
19. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
20. Dawn of the Dead (1978, theatrical cut) + 84m 'Document of the Dead' (1989)
21. Day of the Dead (1985)
22. Hocus Pocus (1993)
23. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
24. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
25. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
26. Carry on Screaming (1966)
27. Near Dark (1987)
28. The Thing (1982)
29. Event Horizon (1997)
30. Shaun of the Dead (2004)
31. Videodrome (1983)
    

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[DaveSimonH]

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1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
2. Hannibal (2001)
3. Red Dragon (2002)
4. A Quiet Place (2018)
5. What Lies Beneath (2000)
6. What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
7. The Shape of Water (2017)
8. The Mist (B&W ver, 2007)
9. Train to Busan (2016)
10. The Host (2006)
11. Fire in the Sky (1993)
12. Night of the Living Dead (1990)
13. Dawn of the Dead (2004)
14. Day of the Dead (2008)
15. Santa Sangre (1989)
16. Warm Bodies (2013)
17. The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
18. The Crazies (2010)
19. Byzantium (2012)
20. The Craft (1996)
21. The Descent (2005)
22. Life (2017)
23. Ghosts of Mars (2001)
24. The Addiction (1995)
25. The Amityville Horror (1979)
26. Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
27. 28 Weeks Later (2007)
28. Crimson Peak (2015)
29. Event Horizon (1997)
30. I Am Mother (2019)
31. Gothika (2003)
32. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
33. Candyman (1992)
34. The Thing (2011)
35. The Faculty (1998)
36. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
37. Wes Craven's New Nightmare (1994)
38. Zombieland (2009)
39. Cloverfield (2008)
40. Jaws (1975)

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As I watch films, I'll update this post throughout the month.

[zallzed]

I'm up for this, will be the first time for me. I've planned 31 films already and a few extra just in case.

Will update tonight.

[CouncilSpectre]

#1



Was tempted to leave this until later in the month, but couldn’t wait!

[WouldItBeGreat]

I'm in...
1st - Pet Sematary (2019)
2nd - Phantasm (1979)
3rd - Candyman (1992)
4th - Candyman Farewell to the Flesh (1995)
5th - Without Warning (1980)

[CouncilSpectre]

#2



AKA Titan Find in the UK.

Surprised to see this on Netflix as I've always found this difficult to get a hold of in any decent form. The version on Netflix is 'Creature', in SD/4:3.

I spent a lot of time at my grandparents as a kid, and their parental controls around viewing films was shall we say, fairly liberal. Consequently I pretty much got to watch what I wanted. Saw Terminator when I was 8, Aliens when I was 10 etc. This was the ONLY film that I turned off as it absolutely scared the living sh1t out of me!

Relatively tame these days, and definitely a movie produced on a shoestring, not to mention its highly derivative (polite way of saying it rips off plenty of other movies). That being said, I still find it watchable, and it would be nice to see a HD version of this from the likes of 88 or Arrow.

[Rutger Lundgren]

I'd love to join in, but I live with my fiancee who's not really a horror fan. I'll still try to sneak a few in, and I'll also play some thematically appropriate video games.

[jcmw98]

Probably aim for 12 what with Uni & my toddler running amuck. Still, I want to join in. Will update with what I've watched.

I always love to read this thread every year anyways

[DaveSimonH]

Originally Posted by Rutger Lundgren

I'd love to join in, but I live with my fiancee who's not really a horror fan. I'll still try to sneak a few in, and I'll also play some thematically appropriate video games.

If you can hit personal targets, that great, but just have fun with it.
Maybe your fiancee would be up for horror comedies like 'Beetlejuice'.

[RetroAlarm]

Excellent - I've deferred watching some BDs until this came around again. I'm aiming to mostly watch films that I haven't watched before.

[Wes Blu-ray]

First time for me.

Mad at myself for not bothering any of the previous years to be honest, but that changes from this point onwards!
I plan to watch at least one film each day, possibly two. Anyway, to get things rolling...

#1

Watched:



Forever my favourite of the original Dead trilogy

[Rutger Lundgren]

Originally Posted by DaveSimonH

If you can hit personal targets, that great, but just have fun with it.
Maybe your fiancee would be up for horror comedies like 'Beetlejuice'.

True, we watched One Cut of the Dead recently, and she liked it. She'll even enjoy a proper horror from time to time, the hard part is getting her to watch anything if she knows that it's a horror ahead of time. "Nekromantik? Well, you see, it's sort of a romance movie..."

But Beetlejuice is a good suggestion, thanks, I've been meaning to watch that with her for a while.

[CouncilSpectre]

Originally Posted by Rutger Lundgren

"Nekromantik? Well, you see, it's sort of a romance movie..."

Reminds me of when Mrs Spectre suckered me into taking her to see BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN at the cinema by describing it to me as a “cowboy film”.....

[Wes Blu-ray]

Watched:

#2



Not a patch on the original of course, but still a great film.

[zallzed]

#1.



Friday 13th

[DeathlyGeneral]

#1:



This was my third time watching it, and it’s still a brilliant movie IMO. Love the book as well and I’m a sucker for nostalgia.

[jcmw98]

Day 1:





Watched Part 1 of this, will watch Part 2 tomorrow night. Thought it was alright, really enjoyed the practical effects.

[Andrew354]

I completely forgot we were into Halloween month again. How time flies.

Well, I just got this yesterday so it seems a good place to get started...

[Babu93]

I always see threads like this and never get round to taking part in one. So gonna give it a go this time

I'm going to try and use it as a good excuse to finally get round to watching some films I've not seen, or ticking off all those Blu-rays I've accumulated from Arrow sales and not given a spin yet. I'll specify if it's a first watch or a re-watch on my list. So first up...

#1. Happy Death Day (2017) - First watch



Really enjoyed this one. Fun, smart and full of heart. Thought it had a great lead performance from Jessica Rothe and a really likable cast of supporting characters. Might have to add the sequel to my line-up.

[Vantage91]

#1 - Sleepy Hollow



Absolutely loved this, been meaning to watch it for ages!