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![]() Halloween Horror Month 2022 ![]() October 1st, time for another Halloween Horror Month, attempting to watch 31 films in 31 days. This will be my 11th year doing the challenge (previous years complete film lists are below). It's a lot of fun and in some ways freeing in terms of narrowing down what to watch from the collection. Like other "seasonal" films, it's really up to you what you think fits with the Halloween and/or Horror theme. My best advice is to just keep it varied, balance the apocalyptic films with some comedy horror or supernatural stories. I'll sometimes set myself other goals, like blu-ray only, or a few years ago I did one film for each of the last 31 years (1989 to 2019). Personally I always aim for 31 films in 31 days, and while that's doable for some, that's unrealistic for others. The final number doesn't really matter, in the end it's just a good excuse to watch some Horror/Halloween films in the lead up to Halloween. The 'My Movies' app is also handy for both browsing what you have on BD, DVD etc. in the Horror genre, but also can be set by runtime if you say only have about an hour you could watch something shorter like 'Dracula' which is about 70min. If watching some Horror/Halloween films over this month sounds fun, feel free to join in. The main thing is to just have fun, whether you end up watching 31 films, or only a handful, just pace yourself and enjoy some films or TV. Re-watch some old favourites and maybe try something new. I'm going to start with the Universal Monsters classic 'The Wolf Man', and I'll update the post below with the films I view throughout the month. ![]() _______________________________________ The 10 previous years film lists; 2012 [Show spoiler] 2013 [Show spoiler] 2014 [Show spoiler] 2015 [Show spoiler] 2016 [Show spoiler] 2017 [Show spoiler] 2018 [Show spoiler] 2019 [Show spoiler] 2020 [Show spoiler] 2021 [Show spoiler]
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![]() Covers [Show spoiler] As I watch films, I'll update this post throughout the month. Last edited by DaveSimonH; 11-01-2022 at 12:14 AM. |
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Setting myself a realistic target for October this year (and will be finishing on 1st November with the original Halloween II). I'm hoping for one film per day through October, but it will be tricky.
Got an idea of half a dozen horror films I'm going to watch, in addition to (hopefully) a couple of films at the cinema (the original Poltergeist, and Halloween Ends). |
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Thanks given by: | DaveSimonH (10-01-2022), zallzed (10-01-2022) |
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I’m down for this again think it will be my third year, managed 62 last year but not sure I can manage that volume again.
Time now to go off and pull some movies from the collection and unwatched pile. Last edited by zallzed; 10-01-2022 at 09:18 AM. |
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Thanks given by: | DaveSimonH (10-02-2022) |
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I always try to watch as much as possible in October. In the last couple of years I've done weekend horror series marathons. This year will be 'Paranormal Activity' which admittedly I'm not excited about (picked by my brother), last year was 'Saw' and the previous year was 'Puppet Master'.
This year I'm mostly doing films I haven't seen. Although some stuff will be re-watches like 'Fright Night' (1985) which is my choice of Halloween film. * denotates a rewatch. September 30th/October 1st: 1. Storm of the Century (1999) 6.5/10 2. Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi File 01: Operation Capture the Slit-Mouthed Woman (2012) 7/10 October 2nd: 3. Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi File 02: Shivering Ghost (2012) 6.5/10 4. Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi File 03: Legend of a Human-Eating Kappa (2013) 6.5/10 (I prefer this over File 2) 5. The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) 6.5/10 October 3rd: 6. Glorious (2022) 7/10 October 4th: 7. Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi File 04: The Truth! Hanako-san in the toilet (2013) 7/10 8. Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Preface: True Theory, Yotsuya Kaidan, the Curse of Oiwa (2014) 7/10 October 5th: 9. Pumpkinhead (1988) 8/10 * October 6th: 10. Eye In The Labyrinth (1972) 5.5/10 October 7th: 11. Paranormal Activity (2009) 3/10 * 12. Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) 5/10 * 13. Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) 5/10 * 14. Paranormal Activity 4 (2012) 4/10 15. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones (2014) 6/10 October 8th: 16. Deadstream (2022) 8/10 October 9th: 17. The Dead Pit (1989) 5.5/10 October 12th: 18. Scream (2022) 3/10 19. The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) 7/10 * October 13th: 20. Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi: The Most Terrifying Movie in History (2014) 7/10 October 14th: 21. Overlord (2018) 7/10 October 15th: 22. Dark Glasses (2022) 6/10 23. X (2022) 7/10 October 16th: 24. Body Count (1986) 5/10 October 18th: 25. Prince of Darkness (1987) 6.5/10 * October 19th: 26. Shock (1977) 6.5/10 October 20th: 27. V/H/S 99 (2022) 5.5/10 October 21th: 28. A Bay of Blood (1971) 7.5/10 * October 22nd: 29. Carrie (2002) 4/10 October 24th: 30. Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi: Final Chapter (2015) 5/10 October 25th: 31. Lisa and the Devil (1973) 7.5/10 * 32. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1968) 7/10 October 26th: 33. Occult (2009) 6.5/10 October 29th: 34. Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979) 7.5/10 * October 31st: 35. Fright Night (1985) 8/10 * Last edited by Stewynewy; 10-31-2022 at 10:15 PM. |
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Thanks given by: | DaveSimonH (10-02-2022) |
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I'll definitely participate this year as well!
My horror physical collection hasn't grown much since last year, so I'll revisit some old classics from there and I'll try to watch horror films I haven't watched so far through streaming services such as mubi etc. |
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Thanks given by: | DaveSimonH (10-02-2022) |
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Started off with John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness. Like this film a lot, the atmosphere, the tone, Donald Pleasance, the score. That scene with the guy who says, "I have a message for you, and you are not going to like it" haunted my dreams as a wee boy. I just wish it was longer, I feel like there is something, I'm not sure what, but just something missing?
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Thanks given by: | DaveSimonH (10-02-2022) |
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Started with Near Dark. A rewatch for me but I was hyped by the stories about Americans being able to watch it on The Criterion Channel and I got tired of waiting for Studio Canal to release a new disc so bought it on iTunes and it looked okay but with room for improvement. Maybe next October, they'll have that new 4K restoration out.
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Thanks given by: | DaveSimonH (10-02-2022) |
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Thanks for starting this thread again!
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Thanks given by: | DaveSimonH (10-02-2022) |
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Watched in ODEON:
![]() All I remembered from watching as a kid is mice in a train set in a hotel, I think [Show spoiler] I think Roeg does a good job of combining the more humorous elements (Rowan Atkinson running a hotel but not being able to keep backroom affairs, the kitchen, rats under control, and a cucumber sandwich and raisin munching boy in the mode of Augustus Gloop and Bruce Bogtrotter) with the sheer terror of children being snatched and transformations that frighten both kids and adults with some incredible witchlike prosthetics and effects by Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. As a kid, this would have been my first exposure to Roeg, Huston, Zetterling and Blethyn. It’s also refreshing to have a Dahl adaptation that keeps the British setting (though the kid is American), unlike the transposition to the US in the 2020 film and Matilda, Fantastic Mr. Fox taking place in a UK/US (especially with its soundtrack) which could be the 60s, 70s or 80s or really no time at all, or the UK/US/Germany hybrid of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.![]() While there’s several obvious antecedents, like Ring and It Follows, Smile is elevated by some genuine scares, exploration of important topics such as mental health and trauma, some truly superb cinematography and one of the best scores of the year. And made a head start at the end of September with a handful of titles: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Last edited by CelestialAgent; 10-01-2022 at 03:18 PM. |
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Thanks given by: | DaveSimonH (10-02-2022), mcvitie (10-01-2022) |
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#11 |
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1. Smile (2022)
2. Poltergeist (1982) |
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Thanks given by: | DaveSimonH (10-02-2022) |
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1. Poltergeist (1982) - 1st Oct.
2. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971) - 2nd Oct. 3. The Shining (1980) - 2nd Oct. 4. The Thing from Another World (1951) - 2nd Oct. 5. Alien (1979) - 3rd Oct. 6. Death Line (1972) - 4th Oct. 7. The Changeling (1980) - 5th Oct. 8. Night of the Demon (1957) - 5th Oct. 9. The Conjuring (2013) - 6th Oct. 10. The Wolf Man (1941) - 6th Oct. 11. Hellraiser (1987) - 7th Oct. 12. Pet Sematary (1989) - 7th Oct. 13. House on Haunted Hill (1959) - 8th Oct. 14. Werewolf by Night (2022) - 8th Oct. 15. Creepshow (1982) - 9th Oct. 16. Eyes Without a Face (1960) - 9th Oct. 17. Dawn of the Dead (1978) - 9th Oct. 18. Wolf (1994) - 9th Oct. 19. The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970) - 11th Oct. 20. The Exorcist (1973) - 12th Oct. 21. The Sixth Sense (1999) - 12th Oct. 22. Scanners (1981) - 15th Oct. 23. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - 15th Oct. 24. The Invisible Man (1933) - 15th Oct. 25. Prince of Darkness (1987) - 15th Oct. 26. The Haunting (1963) - 15th Oct. 27. Dracula (1931) - 16th Oct. 28. Crimson Peak (2015) - 16th Oct. 29. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) - 16th Oct. 30. Frankenstein (1931) - 19th Oct. 31. Event Horizon (1997) - 22nd Oct. 32. REC (2007) - 22nd Oct. 33. An American Werewolf in London (1981) - 23rd Oct. 34. Train to Busan (2016) - 23rd Oct. 35. A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) - 23rd Oct. 36. The Thing (1982) - 23rd Oct. 37. Videodrome (1983) - 24th Oct. 38. Creepshow 2 (1987) - 24th Oct. 39. Amsterdamned (1988) - 25th Oct. 40. As Above, So Below (2014) - 26th Oct. 41. The Conjuring 2 (2016) - 26th Oct. 42. Nightmare City (1980) - 27th Oct. 43. Cloverfield (2008) - 27th Oct. 44. Ring (1998) - 28th Oct. 45. Friday the 13th (1980) - 28th Oct. 46. Pulse (2001) - 29th Oct. 47. The Blair Witch Project (1999) - 29th Oct. 48. Friday the 13th: Part 3 (1982) - 30th Oct. 49. Zombie/Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979) - 30th Oct. 50. The Fog (1980) - 30th Oct. 51. Re-Animator (1985) - 31st Oct. 52. Demons (1985) - 31st Oct. 53. Halloween (1978) - 31st Oct. Last edited by Ben_C; 10-31-2022 at 08:22 PM. |
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Thanks given by: | DaveSimonH (10-02-2022) |
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May 2018
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Motel Hell (1980)
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Thanks given by: | DaveSimonH (10-02-2022) |
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Thanks given by: | DaveSimonH (10-02-2022) |
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I like this challenge
1. Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022) Edit Rating : 6 / 10 Last edited by Paisano80; 10-01-2022 at 11:56 PM. |
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Thanks given by: | DaveSimonH (10-02-2022) |
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Blu-ray Guru
Dec 2012
UK
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Thanks given by: | DaveSimonH (10-02-2022) |
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Started with the 1932 film Vampyr, big fan of the German expressionism films and this was a similar style film, the first sound film that Carl Th. Dreyer made
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