31 Days of Halloween Movies (2015) - Horror Fans Unite!!!!!!

[VictoryAtNight]

It Follows: 1/2

[Stefan1]

Originally Posted by Stefan1

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1. Dawn of the Dead (1979) -
2. Bubba Ho-Tep -
3. Pitch Black -
4. Brotherhoood of the Wolf -
5. Friday the 13th: Part II -
6. Friday the 13th: Part III -
7. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter -
8. Friday the 13th: Part V A New Beginning -
9. Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives -
10. Phantasm -
11. Near Dark -
12. Friday the 13th (2009) REMAKE-
13. The Beyond -
14. Let the Right One In -.5
15. Young Frankenstein -
16. The Hunger (1983) - .5
17. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2-
18. Late Phases (Night of the Lone Wolf) -
19. Cockneys VS Zombies -
20. Dog Soldiers -
21. The Descent-
22. In the Mouth of Madness -

25. Puppet Master -
26. Puppet Master II -
27. Puppet Master III: Toulons Revenge -
28. Ghoulies -
29. Ghoulies II -
30. City of the Living Dead-
31. Monster Squad -
32. Zombeavers -
33. Rogue
34. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer

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35. Alien VS. Predator -
36. AVPR: Requiem
37. Predators -
38. Stephen King's It -
39. Bride of Re-Animator -
40. Shocker -
41. Castle Freak -

[StevenHarvey1990]

First time viewings in bold.

Oct 1st - The Thing (1982)
Oct 1st - Scream Queens SE01E03
Oct 1st - The Ring (2002)
Oct 2nd - Halloween (2007)
Oct 2nd - Cooties (2015)
Oct 3rd - The Cabin In The Woods (2012)

Oct 4th - The Ring Two (2005)



A sharp decline from the first. Didn't really offer anything new. Was kind of a slog to get through if I'm honest though it's not bad or anything. Just a bit boring. This franchise is much more of a thriller than a Horror in my opinion.

[evilive]

Originally Posted by AKORIS

been over a decade since I've seen this one but my opinion hasn't really changed much-- this is a creepy and disturbing film that offers a solid horror experience but suffers from being too nihilistic in it's outcome. I think it was Leonard Maltin that said that this has one of the most nasty endings ever and I agree... it lowers the film a full skull for me...

The first time I watched it I felt the same way, but after repeated viewings it grew on me and it works for me. I haven't seen it in years now, but its in my line up this year.

Originally Posted by CZAR

The ending was bomb! What you guys wanted a fairy tale ending? lol. I like when films dont go the Hollywood way out. Got Em!!

I agree, I'm a sucker for bleak endings

[RadicalThrasher]

Critters(1986) - 1/2





Maybe not the scariest, but one of my favorites. Good blend of horror/sci fi/comedy and good practical special fx/puppetry. It seems like this movie gets compared to Gremlins alot, but I find them to be totally different minus a few similarities. While Gremlins is probably an overall better movie(s), I like the Crite characters better. Thay have their own language, use of alien technology, perfected the tuck and roll, shoot porcupine like quills that are toxic, and have a taste for human flesh. Awesome!

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[evilive]

*denotes first time viewing

10/3

House(1985) Its been years since I've seen HOUSE and I always remembered the Vietnam zombie dude, Big Ben. Its a nice mix of 80's horror and comedy. The creature effects were good.


Santo Y Blue Demon Contra El Dr. Frankestein(1974) Mexico's greatest legends El Santo & Blue Demon go up against the diabolical Dr. Frankestein who is kidnapping innocent women to use in his brain transplants expirements. These movies are great. They're campy and you usually get 2-3 wrestling matches in between. I have fond memories of watching El Santo movies with my parents.


*Legacy of Blood(1971) After an aged millionaire passes, he leaves his fortune to his heirs under the condition that they must all spend a week at his estate to be split among them. After some strange things, heirs begin to turn up dead. I found this flick to really dull and boring.


*The Brain From Planet Arous(1958) After an alien ship crash lands in the American desert, the being turns out to be a big floating brain with telepathic powers, whose sole purpose is to conquer the world. I loved every bit of this flick. The alien creature was cool looking! I mean, a big, floating, and grotesque looking brain with eyes? Awesome!

[chad_1138]

9/22 - *Devil's Due
9/23 - *Night of the Creeps
9/24 - *Creep (2014)
9/25 - *Hotel Transylvania 2
9/26 - Dreamwork's Spooky Stories
9/26 - *E.T.
9/27 - *Fear the Walking Dead 1.05
9/28 - *As Above, So Below
9/29 - *ATM
9/30 - *Night of the Living Dead (1968)
10/01 - Halloween (1978)
10/02 - Halloween II (1981)
10/03 - Halloween III
10/04 - Mr. Boogedy

*denotes first time viewing

[drb124]

10/3 (cont.)



*First Time Viewing

1/2

-A great atmosphere of the Italian castle with a secret, plus Jefferey Combs and Barbara Crampton. Nothing not to like here. I may rate it higher on a second viewing.




*First Time Viewing

1/2

-The theme or score really made the movie for me. While the actual zombies looked a bit fake, some of the gore was still very visceral. I liked it a lot. It just takes a little while to get where it is going.

[CrazyBlu-RayFan]

* = first viewing

October 1st:
*The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) =

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Defiantly see why it's consider a masterpiece of horror, the violence is minimal and yet made me wince just because of how it's presented. You feel the same emotions that Sally feels because her actress really gives it her all with her fear, her desire to live, it's amazing. The family is probably the best hillbilly villains in horror cinema. If you haven't seen this classic yet, like I before, do yourself a favor and see it, it's fantastic.

October 2nd:
Tusk =

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Kevin Smith's second horror film (I'll be doing the first soon), and...(sigh) I'm really sad to give this just a 3, The acting is fantastic (besides one, I'll get to that in a little bit), the writing is amazing, there are some amazing monologues in this film that are truly enthralling and I love (or love to hate) most of the characters (there's that one I flat out don't like that I'll mention soon), it was also kind of brilliant, a parody of films like The Human Centipede, but done in such a tongue-in-cheek way that's still very creepy and disturbing, with the genius technique of implied violence (most of the surgery isn't shown), but it's also funny. Plus it has an ending the wouldn't be too out of place in something like Tales from the Crypt, although it's bit more dramatic then Crypt, which I liked, and it's with another great monologue from a surprise performance from Genesis Rodriguez. So, what brought this down to a 3...the second half. So there's a "surprise" cameo during around the end of act 2, and it's Johnny Depp (it's not really a surprise if you're familiar with Depp) and to put it simply of how out of place this character is, well, it's like putting 20 minutes of The Pink Panther into The Human Centipede, he is that out of place, and there's another thing that makes this character hard to sit through, this is a BAD Depp performance, hands down. Of course that's not the only problem with this second half, when Depp comes in, the whole movie goes way too over the top at that point and it pisses me off because there is an amazing Horror-Comedy-Drama in all these rough points. But because of those rough points I can only give it a 3, but I find myself still liking it because of how much good it has. I recommend a rental for the curious and a buy for the brave. I think Smith has shown to be a good horror director, he just needs to tighten his scripts a bit better for his future horror films. Sorry for this long review, but I needed to really get my thoughts on this film out.

October 3rd:
Daybreakers = 1/2

Some really nasty gore, really interesting universe, smart satire, great acting, gorgeous cinematography, and some clever dark humor; but I feel that it's too short, but that's probably my love of this world talking. This isn't the best vampire movie out there but it's still one of the most creatively original vamp films in the genre.

October 4th:
*The Crazies (2010) =

Haven't seen the original, so I can't compare. However, this film is intense (any scene involving military puts me on the edge of my seat), creepy, greatly acted, beautifully filmed, and brilliantly satirical. Even if you're not a zombie fan, it changes up the formula enough to be refreshing, I highly recommend it.

[Foggy]

I'm gutted, switch on The Fog which I recorded from the other night, has the ace opening shot with the hand watch and what happens? Massive bald sign language guy turns up covering a third of the frame. Completely ludicrous.

[Mandalorian]

1. 9/28 - Secret Window - 1/2
2. 9/29 - Eyes Wide Shut* -
3. 10/1 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) -
4. 10/3 - The Sixth Sense -
5. 10/4 - Jacob's Ladder* - 1/2
6. 10/4 - Wolfen* -

* First-time Viewing

[DragonOfTheBlackPool]

29.



Great story, great cast, great movie. Another DVD I need to upgrade.

28.

1/2

Bonafied classic.

27.



Two words: Dennis Hopper

[Blu Myers]

10/4 - We Are Still Here

This is a great little Indie ghost house flick, with a real bloodbath at the end. Be sure to check this one out if you guys haven't yet.



31 Days of Halloween 2015

9/27 - Final Girl .5
9/28 - Rob Zombie's Halloween .5
10/1 - Trick 'r Treat
10/3 - The Guest
10/4 - We Are Still Here


31 Days of Halloween 2010

[Show spoiler]10/1 - Halloween TV Version (1978)
10/1 - Halloween II (1981)
10/1 - Halloween III (1982) 1/2
10/2 - Rob Zombie's Halloween
10/4 - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
10/5 - The Descent
10/6 - The Descent Part 2
10/7 - Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
10/8 - The Exorcist
10/9 - Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers 1/2
10/10 - Rob Zombie's Halloween II (Theatrical Cut) 1/2
10/11 - Night of the Creeps
10/12 - Sleepaway Camp 1/2 (Watch it for the ending!) *
10/12 - Sleepaway Camp 2 *
10/13 - Frozen *
10/13 - Sleepaway 3 *
10/13 - Return to Sleepaway Camp *
10/14 - The Omen (1976) 1/2 *
10/14 - Orphan *
10/15 - Pet Sematary
10/16 - Damien: Omen 2 *
10/17 - The Exorcist II: The Heretic *
10/17 - Predators *
10/24 - Planet Terror
10/25 - Friday the 13th (2009)
10/25 - Halloween: H20 1/2
10/26 - The Shining
10/27 - Black Christmas (1974)
10/27 - Evil Dead II
10/28 - Antichrist
10/28 - From Dusk Till Dawn
10/29 - The Strangers 1/2
10/30 - The Crow
10/31 - Halloween (2007)
10/31 - Halloween II (2009) 1/2

31 Days of Halloween 2011

[Show spoiler]10/1 - Trick 'r Treat
10/2 - Flatliners -
10/3 - The Thing (1982)
10/4 - Halloween (1978)
10/5 - Halloween II (1981)
10/6 - Scream 4
10/7 - Fright Night (2011)
10/9 - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
10/10 - The Amityville Horror (2005) 1/2
10/11 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
10/13 - Friday the 13th (2009) 1/2
10/15 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
10/17 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
10/19 - The Thing (2011)
10/22 - Saw
10/25 - John Carpenter's The Ward
10/27 - Paranormal Activity 2
10/29 - Dawn of the Dead (1978)
10/30 - Terror Train (1980) 1/2
10/30 - Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
10/31 - Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers

31 Days of Halloween 2012

[Show spoiler]10/1 - The Exorcist
10/2 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
10/3 - Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
10/4 - Black Christmas (1974) 1/2
10/5 - House of 1000 Corpses
10/6 - The Devil's Rejects 1/2
10/7 - Se7en
10/8 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) 1/2
10/9 - Return of the Living Dead
10/10 - Sleepaway Camp
10/11 - Terror Train
10/12 - Frozen
10/13 - Dawn of the Dead (1978) 1/2
10/14 - Psycho (1960)
10/15 - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 1/2
10/16 - Trick or Treat (1986) 1/2
10/18 - Night of the Creeps 1/2
10/19 - Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives 1/2
10/19 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
10/20 - Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood 1/2
10/21 - His Name Was Jason (Documentary) 1/2
10/21 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch 1/2
10/22 - Scream 4 (Scre4m) - 1/2
10/23 - Rob Zombie's Halloween (Unrated DC) 1/2
10/23 - Halloween II (2009 Unrated DC) - 1/2
10/26 - The Thing (2011) -
10/26 - Black Christmas (2006) -
10/27 - The Thing (1982)
10/30 - Psycho II 1/2
10/30 - Psycho III
10/31 - John Carpenter's Halloween

31 Days of Halloween 2013

[Show spoiler]9/16 - You're Next 1/2
9/18 - Friday the 13th Part 3 (Real 3D)
10/4 - Halloween 35th Anniversary Ed
10/9 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch
10/13 - Halloween II (1981) 1/2
10/14 - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 1/2
10/18 - Carrie (2013) 1/2
10/22 - Carrie (1976)
10/29 - Psycho (1998)
10/31 - Trick 'r Treat

31 Days of Halloween 2014

[Show spoiler]9/8 - Insidious* 1/2
9/11 - Insidious Chapter 2* 1/2
9/22 - Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Theatrical)
9/23 - Halloween 666: The Curse of Michael Myers (Producer's Cut)*
9/24 - Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
10/1 - High Tension 1/2
10/2 - Night of the Creeps
10/3 - John Carpenter's The Fog
10/3 - Zodiac
10/4 - Gone Girl*
10/5 - House of 1000 Corpses
10/5 - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers 1/2
10/6 - Scre4m
10/7 - Scream
10/9 - Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter 1/2
10/10 - The Quiet Ones*
10/11 - Shaun of the Dead 1/2
10/12 - Dracula Untold
10/13 - A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge
10/13 - Walking Dead Season 5 Ep 1: No Sanctuary
10/14 - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
10/15 - A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 3 1/2
10/16 - The Town That Dreaded Sundown*
10/17 - The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)* 1/2
10/18 - Halloween: H20
10/19 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch 1/2
10/19 - Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Producer's Cut w/ Theatrical Ending)*
10/20 - The Walking Dead Season 5: Strangers*
10/21 - The Wolfman (2010)
10/23 - Friday the 13th Part 7: The New Blood
10/25 - Bram Stoker's Dracula
10/25 - Psycho
10/26 - Texas Chainsaw 1/2
10/26 -Psycho II 1/2
10/27 - The Walking Dead S5E3* 1/2
10/28 - Evil Dead (2013)
10/28 - Psycho III 1/2
10/30 - Life After Beth* 1/2
10/30 - Halloween
10/30 - The Crow
10/31 - Halloween II (1981)
10/31 - Return of the Living Dead
11/01 - 28 Weeks Later

* - denotes first time viewing.

[Mystic]

9/21 - The Mephisto Waltz (1971) - A moody / atmospheric occult thriller that perfectly sets the tone for my Halloween film festival.

9/22 - Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) - Another early '70s occult thriller to set the mood.

9/23 - The Shuttered Room (1967) - Great moody and atmospheric Gothic horror film.

9/24 - The Abominable Dr Phibes (1971) - Nuff' said!

9/25 - Diary of a Madman (1963) - An underrated gem that's perfect for a dark Autumn night.

9/26 - The Wicker Man (1973) - Perhaps one of Christopher Lee's best performances.

9/27 - N/A

9/28 - Race with the Devil (1975) - Great occult thriller from the mid-1970s that's been a favorite of mine for the last 40 years.

9/29 - The Tingler (1959) - Gimmicky but an interesting premise with the inimitable Vincent Price.

9/30 - The Creature from Black Lake (1976) - The opening sequence in the swamp is still chilling after many many viewings of this film. Not to mention the intense "showdown" at the end of the film. Perhaps the best of the Bigfoot-style films of the 1970s.

10/1 - The Devil Rides Out (1968) - I've always loved this late '60s adaptation of Wheatley's novel. Excellent mid-period Hammer occult horror film.

10/2 - Night of Dark Shadows (1971) - A perfect film for a dark rainy Autumn night. Despite the occasional soap opera-ish elements, there's a genuine macabre atmosphere inherent to the film, and a well-executed twist ending. Not to mention a superb film score by Robert Colbert that adds to the horrific proceedings.

10/3 - Sleepy Hollow (1999) - The Gothic atmosphere of this film is almost perfect. An annual favorite.

10/4 - Ghost Story (1981) - It doesn't come close to capturing the Lovecraftian terror of the Peter Straub novel, but it has a subtly creepy macabre tone to it that I've loved since I first saw the film in 1981.

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by DragonOfTheBlackPool

29.



Great story, great cast, great movie. Another DVD I need to upgrade.

28.

1/2

Bonafied classic.

27.



Two words: Dennis Hopper

Personally I find T-Saw Massacre 2 to be a horrendous piece of crap.

...but that's just me.

[Ray Jackson]

I will NEVER watch Sleepaway Camp.

...EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Petemo2010]

1. Maniac (1980) (Blu Ray)
2. The Wind (1986) (DVD) 1/2
3. The Legacy (1978) (Blu Ray)
4. City of the Living Dead (1980) (Blu Ray) 1/2
5. Friday the 13th (1980) (Blu Ray) 1/2
6. Deranged (1974) (Blu Ray)
7. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) (Blu Ray)
8. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977) (Blu Ray)
9. Devil Dog: Hound of Hell (1978) (Blu Ray)
10. Ghost Town (1988) (Blu Ray)
11. Panic Beats (1982) (DVD)
12. Witchery (1988) (Blu Ray)
13. Dog Soldiers (2002) (Blu Ray)
14. Nightmare Castle (1965) (Blu Ray)
15. Castle of Blood (1964) (Blu Ray)
16. Terror-Creatures from the Grave (1965) (Blu Ray) 1/2
17. The Witchmaker (1969) (DVD) 1/2
18. The Haunting (1963) (Blu Ray)
19. Don't Go in the House (1979) (Blu Ray)
20. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) (DVD)
21. The People Under the Stairs (1991) (Blu Ray) 1/2



Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) is the big screen adaptation of the Ray Bradbury story. Disney did a hell of a job with this film IMO. Yeah it's Disney but just like The Watcher in the Woods three years before it, it has an uncanny ability to still make the hair on the back of your neck stand up. Johnathan Pryce is sooo good in this as Mr. Dark, proprietor of Dark's Pandemonium Carnival. A carnival of evil that travels from town to town claiming the souls of it's citizens.The whole cast was great, the scenery beautiful and the plot engaging. A fantastic movie and a classic for the whole family in IMO. Very recommended!



The People Under the Stairs (1991) 1/2 I could not get into this movie. Wes was obviously trying to achieve a smorgasbord of horror, black comedy, violence, slapstick and even social issues. I thought the plot was just silly and hastily thrown together. I couldn't get behind the characters who were all unlikable to me. About the only thing I did like were the gadgets, trap doors and secret passages that were created for the set. Way too many cheesy and cringe-worthy moments. This one was more of a stinker than a horror or black comedy IMO.

[AllHallowsEve]

10/1-The Outing(1987)*
10/1-Invitation To Hell(1984)*
10/4-Halloween(1978)
10/4-Halloween II(1981)
10/4-A Nightmare On Elm Street(1984)
10/5-Rumpelstiltskin(1995)
10/5-Tales of the Third Dimension(1984)*
10/5-Terror Eyes(1989)*
* First Viewing

[StevenHarvey1990]

First viewings in bold.

Oct 1st - The Thing (1982)
Oct 1st - Scream Queens SE01E03
Oct 1st - The Ring (2002)
Oct 2nd - Halloween (2007)
Oct 2nd - Cooties (2015)
Oct 3rd - The Cabin In The Woods (2012)
Oct 4th - The Ring Two (2005)

Oct 4th - Alien vs. Predator (2004)



I hadn't seen this since it came out, and I remembered enjoying it so I revisited it tonight, and well... I kinda had fun with it. Sure it has its problems, not least of which is Paul W.S. Anderson and that AWFUL lead actress, actually the cast in general, but lets be honest it was always gonna be about those badass Aliens and Predators. So much fun seeing them battle and that was enough for me. It had the potential to be so much better and I for one would like to see another attempt at an Alien vs. Predator film with a better team behind it and a more suspenseful Horror driven angle.

[L.J.]

2/5