Halloween Horror Month 2018

[DaveSimonH]

Halloween Horror Month 2018

It's that time again, another Halloween Horror Month, where I watch 31 films in 31 days.
So this is my 7th year doing this, having stated in 2012, and it has always been a fun experience. Basically if it's listed as horror, as it's main or sub-genre, it qualifies. My main focus is horror, but if it's a film that fits more with Halloween theme rather than horror, with witches, vampires etc. they'll be options too. But don't feel like you need to follow that, if you want to open it up or be more selective go for it. My wider net just helps keep it varied.
If you have/use the blu-ray.com My Movies app (set to genres > horror), that's a useful way of seeing at a glance what horror you have in your collection.

If this sounds like fun, feel free to join in.
My advice would be to not be too tough on yourself if you miss a day or three (life takes over sometimes), I inevitably end up catching up on weekends. Of course not everyone has the time to watch 7x 90m+ films per week, if you can't just have fun and watch some horror in October!

I try not to go into the month with grand plans, best to just watch what you are feeling like that night. But saying that, I was considering doing some original vs remakes over the month, eg. Romero's Dead trilogy vs Savini's Night, Snyder's Dawn and the pretty awful Day remake.

Starting the month with a classic sci-fi horror, 'Alien'.

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The 6 previous years;

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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[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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I'll update this list throughout the month.

[Bullitt]

I’m doing this in the movie section but will gladly join in here too although as I stated there,I doubt I’ll get 31 in but we’ll see how I go.

Starting off tonight with this Hitchcock classic:

The Mrs loves her horror but has never seen it so looking forward to hearing what she thinks,5/5 for me.

[Kamelot121]

Starting the season off with

1. In the mouth of madness

[CompleteCount]

1) Ghost of Frankenstein.

[TarPot1]

1. Unsane.

[Nguss]

1. It comes at night.

[THX1137]

1. Another Evil

[chlodwig]

1. The Last man on Earth (Vincent Price)

[Blu MacReady]

Well done Dave, joining you for what I think is the fourth year in a row.



Blown away by how good this actually is, having grown up on the original I’m always a little wary of remakes. This is great. UHD looks awesome too.

Oh? Won’t let me add film? Stephen Kings IT.

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Originally Posted by Blu MacReady

Well done Dave, joining you for what I think is the fourth year in a row.

[BD]188562[BD]

Blown away by how good this actually is, having grown up on the original I’m always a little wary of remakes. This is great. UHD looks awesome too.

Oh? Won’t let me add film? Stephen Kings IT.

You need to have [ / bd ] at the end, mate.

[johndoyle123]

I’m trying to do multiple a day , at least one a day

1st - the burning , hills have eyes, lifeforce

[TarPot1]

Originally Posted by johndoyle123

I’m trying to do multiple a day , at least one a day

1st - the burning , hills have eyes, lifeforce

Great stuff.

[levcore]

1st I watched:

The Sleeper
The Borderlands

2nd I watched:

The Row
The Void

3rd I watched

Rec

4th I watched

Insidious Chapter 2

[CompleteCount]

Got an early start this morning and watched:

2) The Devil Rides Out.



A pity that they had to dub Leon Greene, but superb stuff all the same.

Oh, and anyone calling it "The Devil's Bride" gets a digital kick in the knackers...

[Dougling]

I'm doing this for the first time this year. I doubt I'll manage one each day due to other commitments, but I can fit a couple in on certain days so should be able to get to 31 safely.

Started with this last night:

1. A Nightmare On Elm Street



Incredibly, my fiancée had never seen it before, which made it even more fun.

[WouldItBeGreat]

1st - Miss Leslie's Dolls, *** Good, creepy low budget, fairly bad acting, however quite an original storyline kept me entertained.

[Steedeel]

Day one was Excision.

Day two, I’m in the mood for The Hills Have Eyes remake.

[DaveSimonH]

Originally Posted by Dougling

I'm doing this for the first time this year. I doubt I'll manage one each day due to other commitments, but I can fit a couple in on certain days so should be able to get to 31 safely.

[Show spoiler]Started with this last night:

1. A Nightmare On Elm Street



Incredibly, my fiancée had never seen it before, which made it even more fun.

In previous years, weekends have definitely helped when I've fallen behind, and watching some shorter films, eg. many of the 'Universal Monsters' collection are just over 1hr. You can also set the My Movies app by runtime, so at a glance you can find a couple of 70-90 min films to watch, vs one 2hr+ film.

[smashcut2black]

Day #1



Watched the 4k scan of Argento's European Cut.

Going to try and "theme" each week thru October.

This week - Films Featuring Ken Foree.