October: The 31 Days of Halloween

[Royal]

Hi all.

Just throwing out some feelers to see who is interested in doing another "31 days of Halloween" thread. Also to give anyone with Netflix queues ample time to build up for next month.

For those of you who are new, here's the first thread (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=146152&highlight=days+Halloween).

The rules are simple. Watch a horror movie a day and post a review of the movie. Post as many as you can.

Give a shoutout if your interested and maybe share a suggestion or two to make the thread better.

Posters? Trailers? Maybe themes? What do you think?

Thank you and Terror be with you.

[Indigo Al]

Hi all.

Just throwing out some feelers to see who is interested in doing another "31 days of Halloween" thread. Also to give anyone with Netflix queues ample time to build up for next month.

For those of you who are new, here's the first thread (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=146152&highlight=days+Halloween).

The rules are simple. Watch a horror movie a day and post a review of the movie. Post as many as you can.

Give a shoutout if your interested and maybe share a suggestion or two to make the thread better.

Posters? Trailers? Maybe themes? What do you think?

Thank you and Terror be with you.

Hey Royal, thanks for posting this! I was going to resurrect in some capacity, although, I'm NOT gonna be able to watch 1 per day - this October is gonna be a busy month for me. But the netflix queue is primed and I'm certainly gonna watch as many as i can.

[Royal]

Not a problem.

Can't wait to see what everyone brings.

[DDM]

Watch Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things & Return of the Living Dead as a sort of double feature; one has a band of actors in hippie garb; whereas, the other has the punk rocker motif. Both are black comedies.

[Jared]

I know I won't get anywhere near 31, but I've got quite a few horror flicks on DVD that I haven't watched recently, or at all. There are movies like Near Dark and Dagon that I've been meaning to rent for a long time, this will finally give the reason make a point of doing so.

Old b-movies especially tend to have those hilariously cheesy posters, if anyone has a pic, it's worth including.

As for themes, maybe each week could have its own theme. Like, say, monster week, ghost week, slasher week? Or perhaps some intrepid and devoted posters could dedicate themselves exclusively to one type of horror: all vampire movies, all J-horror, etc...

Easy for me to say of course, since I don't have Netflix or On Demand.

[Indigo Al]

I know I won't get anywhere near 31, but I've got quite a few horror flicks on DVD that I haven't watched recently, or at all. There are movies like Near Dark and Dagon that I've been meaning to rent for a long time, this will finally give the reason make a point of doing so.

Old b-movies especially tend to have those hilariously cheesy posters, if anyone has a pic, it's worth including.

As for themes, maybe each week could have its own theme. Like, say, monster week, ghost week, slasher week? Or perhaps some intrepid and devoted posters could dedicate themselves exclusively to one type of horror: all vampire movies, all J-horror, etc...

Easy for me to say of course, since I don't have Netflix or On Demand.

I like the idea, Jared, especially the division of labor. What say the rest of ye?

[The Zapper]

I watched Godzilla Final Wars today. It probably doesn't count, but the world does get kind of pwnd. So it's not too far off.

[Albert]

I like the idea, Jared, especially the division of labor. What say the rest of ye?

I don't know about a division of labor per se, but I plan to participate... I'll mainly be dining on old Karloff and Lugosi flicks, so I can certainly report the results of those experiments.

[Royal]

I like the idea, Jared, especially the division of labor. What say the rest of ye?

I'm just aiming for obscure titles, but if someone want to follow their own themes, I've got no problem.

[Royal]

invisopost!!!!!

[Royal]

invisopost!!!!!

[Cleric of Hell's Brigade]

Hmm, I'll throw my hat into the Ring.


Can't promise 31, but I'll get as close as I can.

[Indigo Al]

Well, I guess I'll be watching all kinds of different movies, but there's a lot of werewolf cinema on my queue, so expect a lot of that...

[Scorpion13]

Howsaboot Nosferatu the Vampyre?

70's Herzog version. Its amazing...and sleep inducing.

[DDM]

Well, I guess I'll be watching all kinds of different movies, but there's a lot of werewolf cinema on my queue, so expect a lot of that...

An American Werewolf in London & The Howling make for a good double feature. I'm not a fan of the recent Werewolf films or even the 1990's Werewolf movies. There's too much CGI & not enough story.

[DDM]

The old black & white films with the classic horror monsters would be good to watch together such as the original Bela Lugosi's Dracula, the first Lon Cheney Jr. Wolfman, The Mummy, & Frankenstein, & Bride of Frankenstein.

The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, Metropolis, & the original silent film Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Cheney are good too.

[Scorpion13]

Might I suggest the Hammer series of horror movies? Like Dracula, the Mummy, Frankenstein....good stuff.

[parrish]

Howsaboot Nosferatu the Vampyre?

70's Herzog version. Its amazing...and sleep inducing.

I like watching the 1922 version! I try to watch that every year. Along with Edison's 1911 Frankenstein, even though I would hardly call that a horror movie by today's standards.

[The Zapper]

I like watching the 1922 version! I try to watch that every year.

We have an old cathedral here in Spokane that plays that movie every Halloween. It's actually quite awesome.

[parrish]

We have an old cathedral here in Spokane that plays that movie every Halloween. It's actually quite awesome.

What soundtrack do they use?

I've always thought it was interesting to watch how the score affects the mood of the movie.

[The Zapper]

What soundtrack do they use?

I've always thought it was interesting to watch how the score affects the mood of the movie.

I believe they are currently using the original score that was remastered in the mid 90's. I'll check it out and post when I find out for sure.

[parrish]

I believe they are currently using the original score that was remastered in the mid 90's. I'll check it out and post when I find out for sure.

Some metal band did the soundtrack to it and I heard it wasn't very good (to put it politely)

[The Zapper]

Some metal band did the soundtrack to it and I heard it wasn't very good (to put it politely)

That sounds awful. Really awful. I know for a fact it's not that.

[Indigo Al]

The old black & white films with the classic horror monsters would be good to watch together such as the original Bela Lugosi's Dracula, the first Lon Cheney Jr. Wolfman, The Mummy, & Frankenstein, & Bride of Frankenstein.

The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari, Metropolis, & the original silent film Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Cheney are good too.

Anyone else have those great Universal collections that came out a few years ago? I got the Dracula series and it's fantastic, especially because it includes Dracula's Daughter and Dracula Spanish version.

An American Werewolf in London & The Howling make for a good double feature. I'm not a fan of the recent Werewolf films or even the 1990's Werewolf movies. There's too much CGI & not enough story.

Both movies that I love (especially The Howling with its genuine well-paced thrills), but I wanna see and go over what else has been done with the genre.

I've got thus far:
AWiL
The Howling
The Howling II: Your Sister is a Werewolf (yes, utterly horrible but such fun!)
Silver Bullet
Wolfen (reviewed last year, was that you Royal?)
The Werewolf twins movie - what was that? I saw it but didn't care for it much
Bad Moon
The Lon Chaney features
Dog Soldiers
and dammit why won't they release The Beast Must Die on DVD already???!!!

[The Zapper]

Anyone else have those great Universal collections that came out a few years ago? I got the Dracula series and it's fantastic, especially because it includes Dracula's Daughter and Dracula Spanish version.


No, but I have the 75th anniversary editions of Dracula and Frankenstein. Both are great DVD's.

[The Zapper]

In fact, I just decided that I'll watch Dracula tonight for my 31 days challenge.

[Indigo Al]

In fact, I just decided that I'll watch Dracula tonight for my 31 days challenge.

Wait till October 1st to start!!!!!
(j/k)

[The Zapper]

Wait till October 1st to start!!!!!
(j/k)

Oh yeah. I guess I can wait. Looks like a comedy tonight for me then.:)

[DDM]

1980's The Children is good horror. A nuclear plant leaks a strange gas while a school bus drives into the smog (the adults are immune to the toxin); the children turn into monsters who's hug is lethal (they exude the gas from their pours of skin & slowly burn the victims to death).

The Blob might be good, but I only recommed the Steve McQueen original as opposed to the 1988 remake.

The Stuff is a good mix of horror & comedy about sentient "ice cream." It's like an extended story of The Twilight Zone.

[Indigo Al]

Oh yeah. I guess I can wait. Looks like a comedy tonight for me then.:)

Hey, I cheated too by watching the Halloween remake on Sunday (general thumbs down, though not unwatchable).

[Royal]

Yep. I covered Wolfen. I wouldn't call it a Werewolf movie though.

Maybe a "Mythic Beast" or an "Old ones" movie.

Have you looked into the "Waldemar Dandinsky" movies?

[Scorpion13]

Howaboot good haunted house movies?

I myslef dont like the sub-genre all that much, but one I do love is The Legend of Hell House, with Roddy McDowall.

Very good.

[Monty_Cristo]

Howaboot good haunted house movies?

I myslef dont like the sub-genre all that much, but one I do love is The Legend of Hell House, with Roddy McDowall.

Very good.

i'm not big on haunted house but how about the movie Session 9?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0261983/

[DDM]

Howaboot good haunted house movies?

I myslef dont like the sub-genre all that much, but one I do love is The Legend of Hell House, with Roddy McDowall.

Very good.

A couple of Karen Black movies come to mind such as Trilogy of Terror & Burnt Offerings.

[Monty_Cristo]

A couple of Karen Black movies come to mind such as Trilogy of Terror & Burnt Offerings.

ToT wasn't really about a haunted house though, was it? her "kid" came back from the dead but that was as a demon. it's very commercial but i didn't mind that remake movie 'The Haunting' with Owen Wilson. it had a decent budget and cast.

or how about 'The Changeling' with George C Scott?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080516/

[DDM]

ToT wasn't really about a haunted house though, was it? her "kid" came back from the dead but that was as a demon. it's very commercial but i didn't mind that remake movie 'The Haunting' with Owen Wilson. it had a decent budget and cast.

Trilogy of Terror sets a mood with Karen Black. The house becomes a prison considering the final tale about the Zunni doll. Burnt Offerings is very much about a haunted house that "feeds" off the deaths of others.

[Monty_Cristo]

Trilogy of Terror sets a mood with Karen Black. The house becomes a prison considering the final tale about the Zunni doll. Burnt Offerings is very much about a haunted house that "feeds" off the deaths of others.

i understand you better, now. yeah, they did make the house seem claustrophobic. in that case, i must mention the House that Dripped Blood. i wonder why they never made a third Trilogy of Terror. wait, nevermind, after seeing Creepshow 3...

[The Zapper]

I'm looking forward to watching Halloween, Halloween 2, and Halloween H20 on consecutive nights.

[Monty_Cristo]

I'm looking forward to watching Halloween, Halloween 2, and Halloween H20 on consecutive nights.

i caved and just bought them all. i feel stupid for buying dvds while my Blockbuster membership goes to waste. but i kind of want to hold a weekly horror movie party this October. one week it'll be Carpenter movies. Romero the next. throw in some Tobe Hooper. etc.

[david r]

@Monty Cristo, I've been thinking about renting Creepshow 3. What was it like?

[Monty_Cristo]

@Monty Cristo, I've been thinking about renting Creepshow 3. What was it like?

what was it like? it was like shaving with a cheese grater. it was like drinking pool water after adult swim. it was like seeing your parents make babies while listening to Melissa Etheridge. if i can do one good deed in this life it would be to stop you from renting this movie. don't waste your money on Snoop Dog's Hood of Horror either. they needed a bigger budget/stronger wraparound story.

[Indigo Al]

I'm looking forward to watching Halloween, Halloween 2, and Halloween H20 on consecutive nights.

H3! H3! H3! It's time, kids!

45 Days till Halloween Halloween Halloween, 45 Days till Halloween, Silveeer Shamrock!

http://www.stomptokyo.com/img-m1/halloween3a.jpg

http://thor.mirtna.org/reviews/halloween3-a.jpg

[Monty_Cristo]

H3! H3! H3! It's time, kids!

45 Days till Halloween Halloween Halloween, 45 Days till Halloween, Silveeer Shamrock!

http://www.stomptokyo.com/img-m1/halloween3a.jpg

http://thor.mirtna.org/reviews/halloween3-a.jpg

i give that movie a lot of crap but it was worth it for the mask scene. that would be one sick terrorist act.

[Jared H.]

Sarah and I will do as much as we can.

[DDM]

I'm looking forward to watching Halloween, Halloween 2, and Halloween H20 on consecutive nights.

Halloween is essential, but the sequels are just get more & more awful.

Consider the first A Nightmare on Elm Street, the original Friday the 13th, & Dressed to Kill for the slasher genre instead of substandard Halloween sequels.

[Indigo Al]

My dream this Halloween season is to find Spellbinder, starring a very hot Kelly Preston (aka Mrs. John Travolta). It's rumored that Travolta bought the DVD rights and they won't allow it to be released in the US. This movie is also lauded by evangelical preacher and anti-D&D 'satanic panic' supporter Bob Larson. Pretty ironic throughout.

[Jared H.]

We'll be buying a copy of "Return to House on Haunted Hill" on Blu-Ray in October. A-choose-your-own-adventure type horror film.

Should be fun.

[Jared]

Some metal band did the soundtrack to it and I heard it wasn't very good (to put it politely)

I think it was Type O Negative. I've heard it's more for fans of the band than for fans of the movie.

[The Zapper]

Halloween is essential, but the sequels are just get more & more awful.

Consider the first A Nightmare on Elm Street, the original Friday the 13th, & Dressed to Kill for the slasher genre instead of substandard Halloween sequels.

I like Halloween 2 and Halloween H20. I don't really care for the first Friday the 13th. I haven't seen Dressed to Kill, so I'll check it out.

[Monty_Cristo]

I like Halloween 2 and Halloween H20. I don't really care for the first Friday the 13th. I haven't seen Dressed to Kill, so I'll check it out.

yeah, i agree. the original Friday the 13th was nothing to write home about. if i had to choose a favorite from that series, it would be the (can't remember off the top of my head) one where the beginning is a spoof of Bond movies. i think it was called jason lives. that one was fun in a goofy way. Jason has always been kind of over-the-top (especially in Jason X).

[DDM]

Child's Play is creepy & good.

Hellraiser & Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 are essential.

The original Children of the Damned is good instead of the 1994 John Carpenter remake; however, John Carpenter's The Thing is superior than the original The Thing from Another World because Carpenter's version remains true to the story source, "Who Goes There."

For satire, I recommend Love At First Bite, Saturday the 14th, The Monster Squad, & The Midnight Hour.

[Monty_Cristo]

Child's Play is creepy & good.

Hellraiser & Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 are essential.

The original Children of the Damned is good instead of the 1994 John Carpenter remake; however, John Carpenter's The Thing is superior than the original The Thing from Another World because Carpenter's version remains true to the story source, "Who Goes There."

For satire, I recommend Love At First Bite, Saturday the 14th, The Monster Squad, & The Midnight Hour.

i second his satire recommendations (haven't seen Midnight Hour, though). avoid Saturday the 14th Strikes Back, though.

anyone have recommendations for good horror anthologies? i have the following already in my collection...

The House that Dripped Blood
Tales From the Darkside
Tales from the Crypt (original and the complete tv series)
Twilight Zone
After Midnight
The Willies
Tales of the Unexpected
Campfire Tales
Asylum
Trilogy of Terror 1 & 2
Terror Tract
Grim Prairie Tales
&
Nightmares

[The Zapper]

It's newer, but I gotta watch The Descent again.

[Monty_Cristo]

It's newer, but I gotta watch The Descent again.


great atmosphere in that movie. i was kind of disappointed by some of the actions certain characters took in the film. but, yeah, it was as creepy and claustrophobic as advertised.

[DDM]

i second his satire recommendations (haven't seen Midnight Hour, though). avoid Saturday the 14th Strikes Back, though.


The Midnight Hour is a Halloween network film which came out in the fall of 1985. The teens cause the dead to rise from the graves as zombies, one powerful witch (related to the main character), & a cheerleader stuck in the 1950's who is also the key to reversing the spell. The Wolfman comes back too. Levar Burton becomes a real vampire. It's a real good movie. I think the network executives cooked this movie up due to success of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video...

[Scorpion13]

i second his satire recommendations (haven't seen Midnight Hour, though). avoid Saturday the 14th Strikes Back, though.

anyone have recommendations for good horror anthologies? i have the following already in my collection...

The House that Dripped Blood
Tales From the Darkside
Tales from the Crypt (original and the complete tv series)
Twilight Zone
After Midnight
The Willies
Tales of the Unexpected
Campfire Tales
Asylum
Trilogy of Terror 1 & 2
Terror Tract
Grim Prairie Tales
&
Nightmares


Good God, you dont have Creepshow?

Eh. You probably do. Stupid question.

By Tales from the Crypt, do you mean the British one from the 70's?

Well, what about the less known sequel?

[Monty_Cristo]

Good God, you dont have Creepshow?

Eh. You probably do. Stupid question.

not stupid but i have Creepshow I & II. it just slipped my mind.

By Tales from the Crypt, do you mean the British one from the 70's?

Well, what about the less known sequel?

the british one from the 70's. i haven't found the sequel. are you talking about Vault of Horror?

[Royal]

Anthologys?

Natcho Cerda's Aftermath.

[Scorpion13]

not stupid but i have Creepshow I & II. it just slipped my mind.



the british one from the 70's. i haven't found the sequel. are you talking about Vault of Horror?

Im not sure. I know it has Tom Baker in it, though.

[marshal99]

The 2 tales of the crypt movies are good , especially Demon Knight. Billy Zane is great as the collector. The other one Bordello of Blood wasn't nowhere near as good but still reasonably watchable.

Demon Knight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jx3BvCSi5A

Bordello of Blood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzV4Ifqkfes

[Monty_Cristo]

Anthologys?

Natcho Cerda's Aftermath.

that's only one story.

Im not sure. I know it has Tom Baker in it, though.

yeah, that was Vault of Horror. it's the one where the vampires stick a tap in some dude's neck and use him like a keg. i have that it comic book form as well.

[DubipR]

I happen to like Carl Theodor Dreyer's Vampyr. Sure its not as creepy as the Murneau Nosferatu, but its a solid vampire film.

Also Dr. Mabuse, if you want to call that a horror film.

As for something a bit more modern, I like random werewolf films like Dog Soldiers and Ginger Snaps.

[Julusnc]

I always watch the following movies during the month of October -

The Thing (Kurt Russell is the man)
Gargoyles (Cornel Wilde)
The Boogens (childhood favorite)
Dracula
Frankenstein
The Wolfman
The Invisible Man
Halloween
Jaws (Robert Shaw)

[Royal]

that's only one story.


Three actually. It just takes up the name of the first one.

[Indigo Al]

By the way Royal? The blog looks terrific. Nice job.

[Monty_Cristo]

Three actually. It just takes up the name of the first one.

care to give a synopsis? i'm only familiar with the necrophilia angle. :)

[Monty_Cristo]

I happen to like Carl Theodor Dreyer's Vampyr. Sure its not as creepy as the Murneau Nosferatu, but its a solid vampire film.

Also Dr. Mabuse, if you want to call that a horror film.

As for something a bit more modern, I like random werewolf films like Dog Soldiers and Ginger Snaps.

i'd recommend both werewolf movies. Dog Soldiers was good mindless fun (kind of a guy movie). and Ginger Snaps was a great twist on your average coming of age story. the 2 actresses had good chemistry. the gore was sufficient. can't say that i enjoyed Gingersnaps 2 or 3 though. but it's hard to make a good werewolf movie. even harder to make a scary vampire movie. i hate when they introduce a romantic element into either.

[Royal]

By the way Royal? The blog looks terrific. Nice job.

Thank you. I appreciate it. Feel free to comment whenever guys.

care to give a synopsis? i'm only familiar with the necrophilia angle. :)

It's just a collection of Cerda's short films. You got Aftermath then Genesis, about a sculpter who loses his wife in a car crash and decides to make a sculpture of her, and then The Awakening.

[Knightmare10880]

My recomendations and the movies that I'm planning on watching this Halloween season are:

The Evil Dead Trilogy

Hellraiser/ Hellbound:Hellraiser 2

Night of the Demons (classic 80's horror)

Halloween/ Halloween 2/ Halloween 4:The Return of Micheal Myers (these three make a nice trilogy in the Halloween series)

Frankenstien (1931)

Jack the Ripper (1988 tv-movie starring Micheal Caine)

A Nightmare on Elm st.

Friday the 13th

The Romero Dead Saga (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead and Land of the Dead)

Ghostbusters

BeetleJuice

And although they aren't horror movies it's just Halloween without Garfield's Halloween Adventure and the immortal classic It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.

[marshal99]

If you loved zombie movies , you can't really go wrong with Flight of the living dead , a lesser known zombie movie that is actually pretty good.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3npZtL-ZPhA

There's also Dead and Breakfast , a quirky zombie horror comedy
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dsiTUfbIJZs

There's "Dead end" , a little known creepy movie with some funny lines and a great atmosphere.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nH8MTQ6ferY

If you don't mind really hokey cheesy low budget werewolf movie , you can try "Big Bad Wolf". The wise cracking horny werewolf is hilarious while he's slaughtering all the teenagers.

[Domo Goddess]

I'm hoping to watch Unhinged ( 1982 ) and Luther the Geek soon.
I know that Unhinged had bad reviews, but I mostly want to see the ending ( same with Luther the Geek. ) I also want to see Vault of Horror / Tales from the Crypt.

[Monty_Cristo]

If you loved zombie movies , you can't really go wrong with Flight of the living dead , a lesser known zombie movie that is actually pretty good.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3npZtL-ZPhA

There's also Dead and Breakfast , a quirky zombie horror comedy
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dsiTUfbIJZs

There's "Dead end" , a little known creepy movie with some funny lines and a great atmosphere.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nH8MTQ6ferY

If you don't mind really hokey cheesy low budget werewolf movie , you can try "Big Bad Wolf". The wise cracking horny werewolf is hilarious while he's slaughtering all the teenagers.

i bought Big Bad Wolf. it was cheesy but entertaining enough. i really wanted to beat the protagonist up for being such a wuss through most of the movie.

[DDM]

Christine, Carrie (original), & Children of the Corn are good Stephen King novels turned into great films.

[Siddon]

My rough plan

October 1 The Man Who Knew To Much
October 2 Twilight Zone S3/Two S1/Monsters are due on Maple Street
October 3 Koljack /Vampire
October 4 Doctor Who S1/Empty Child
October 5 Doctor Who S1/The Doctor Dances
October 6 Twilight Zone S5/Masks/I Am the Night Color Me Black

October 7 Marnie/ Them!
October 8 Twilight Zone S3/The Grave/A Game of Pool
October 9 Koljack/Werewolf
October 10 Twilight Zone S3/Shelter/Still Valley
October 11 Doctor Who S3/Blink
October 12 Family Plot
October 13 Out of the Past

October 14 It Came From Outer Space
October 15 Twilight Zone S5/The Fear
October 16 Koljack/Firefall
October 17 Twilight Zone S3/The Hunt/To Serve Man
October 18 The Trouble with Harry
October 19 Dark Pasage
October 20 Laura

October 21 Rope
October 22 Topaz
October 23 Koljack/ Devil's Platform/Bad Medicine
October 24 Twilight Zone S3/One More Pallbearer/Once Upon a Time
October 25 Bloody Reunion
October 26 Twilight Zone S5/ Living Doll
October 27 Lifeboat

October 28 Thing
October 29 Twilight Zone S5/Encounter/Jeopardy Room
October 30 Koljack /Mr R.I.N.G.
October 31 Torn Curtain/Invasion of the Body Snatchers

[Monty_Cristo]

My rough plan

October 1 The Man Who Knew To Much
October 2 Twilight Zone S3/Two S1/Monsters are due on Maple Street
October 3 Koljack /Vampire
October 4 Doctor Who S1/Empty Child
October 5 Doctor Who S1/The Doctor Dances
October 6 Twilight Zone S5/Masks/I Am the Night Color Me Black

October 7 Marnie/ Them!
October 8 Twilight Zone S3/The Grave/A Game of Pool
October 9 Koljack/Werewolf
October 10 Twilight Zone S3/Shelter/Still Valley
October 11 Doctor Who S3/Blink
October 12 Family Plot
October 13 Out of the Past

October 14 It Came From Outer Space
October 15 Twilight Zone S5/The Fear
October 16 Koljack/Firefall
October 17 Twilight Zone S3/The Hunt/To Serve Man
October 18 The Trouble with Harry
October 19 Dark Pasage
October 20 Laura

October 21 Rope
October 22 Topaz
October 23 Koljack/ Devil's Platform/Bad Medicine
October 24 Twilight Zone S3/One More Pallbearer/Once Upon a Time
October 25 Bloody Reunion
October 26 Twilight Zone S5/ Living Doll
October 27 Lifeboat

October 28 Thing
October 29 Twilight Zone S5/Encounter/Jeopardy Room
October 30 Koljack /Mr R.I.N.G.
October 31 Torn Curtain/Invasion of the Body Snatchers


not bad. i work 2nd shift so i have to be a little craftier about my movie watching. doubt i could make a concrete list. i'll just throw in whatever catchs my eye 2 hours before work.

[Royal]

Sneak Preview (http://bijouinmidnightblue.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/coming-attractions-2/) of what I got planned.

[Scorpion13]

Sneak Preview (http://bijouinmidnightblue.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/coming-attractions-2/) of what I got planned.


Oh no, not The Giant Behemoth!

That thing is boring as hell.

[Domo Goddess]

I just watched Luther the Geek and was very disappointed in the ending. It was kind of slow moving at times, but I did enjoy Luther's rooster noises near the end.

[Royal]

Hold back Domo. hold back. heh heh.

[Domo Goddess]

I know, but I had to see the ending right away. :D
I'll just wait to view Unhinged then.

[Monty_Cristo]

Slaughter High = horrible movie but i love the theme song for some reason

[The Zapper]

I'll watch Jack Frost some night...and that movie is rank!

[Albert]

My rough plan



That's an interesting interpolation of Serling, Hitchcock and Kolchak. I'll be watching a few episodes of The Veil, a Karloff hosted anthology series. While not as good as his Thriller series, some of the episodes were quite effective.

[Albert]

Howaboot good haunted house movies?

I myslef dont like the sub-genre all that much, but one I do love is The Legend of Hell House, with Roddy McDowall.

Very good.

I consider that one to be the King of Haunted House movies... I rank it just above The Haunting. Great stuff.

[DDM]

A few Tobe Hooper films come to mind such as the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist & Lifeforce.

[DDM]

1978's Pirahna (http://youtube.com/watch?v=2NmkXCSewdA) & 1975's JAWS (http://youtube.com/watch?v=ucMLFO6TsFM) would be a good movie combination...

[Scorpion13]

1978's Pirahna (http://youtube.com/watch?v=2NmkXCSewdA) & 1975's JAWS (http://youtube.com/watch?v=ucMLFO6TsFM) would be a good movie combination...

Only if you want to be bored to tears.

IMHO, Pirahna enjoys a grossly overinflated reputation. It isnt even on the same plane of exsistance as Jaws.

[DDM]

Only if you want to be bored to tears.

IMHO, Pirahna enjoys a grossly overinflated reputation. It isnt even on the same plane of exsistance as Jaws.

Different strokes for different folks. The two films are not meant to be compared; they are two separate distinct films. When I first saw Pirahna on television, it scare me to death. It's a good film because there's equal parts humor & horror.

[Monty_Cristo]

A few Tobe Hooper films come to mind such as the original The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist & Lifeforce.

have you seen the Toolbox Murders (original or remake)?

[DDM]

have you seen the Toolbox Murders (original or remake)?

I haven't seen Toolbox Murders. I never heard of it.

[Monty_Cristo]

I haven't seen Toolbox Murders. I never heard of it.

oh. you mentioned Tobe Hooper films. it was one of those he wasn't that proud of, i guess. he remade it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367153/

[Indigo Al]

Just gonna make a list of everything I watched last year, so that I don't repeat myself (although it's possible - watching Halloween on Halloween is like a reading of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas on X-Mas eve...)

The day may not actually be the actual date of viewing, but whatever

Oct 1 - Freddy v Jason
Oct 2 - Honogurai mizu no soko kara (Dark Water, Japanese version)
Oct 3 - Seed of Chucky
Oct 4 - Ju On (The Grudge, Japanese version)
Oct 5 - The Ninth Gate
Oct 6 - Hard Candy
Oct 7 - Bad Dreams
Oct 8 - Ghost Ship
Oct 9 - Stephen King's Riding the Bullet
Oct 10 - Incubus
Oct 11 - Rosemary's Baby
Oct 12 - F13 I
Oct 13 - All of Them Witches
Oct 14 - Dressed to Kill
Oct 15 - Calvaire
Oct 16 - Hills Have Eyes 2005
Oct 17 - Invitation to Hell
Oct 18 - Bordello of Blood
Oct 19 - Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Oct 20 - Devil Dog: Hound of Hell
Oct 21 - Cronos; part of Halloween 3, Season of the Witch
Oct 22 - Tribulation
Oct 23 - Astronaut's Wife
Oct 24 - 13 Ghosts (1960)
Oct 25 - Omen II
Oct 26 - White Noise
Oct 27 - Crawlspace
Oct 28 - Vamp
Oct 29 - Parts of Vampyros Lesbos (and what parts they were!); House of 100 Corpses
Oct 30 - Amityville 2005
Oct 31 - The Devil's Rejects

[Donald M.]

I was going to do this last year, but ended up not doing it for whatever reason, I can't remember.

This year I think I'll go for it.

I no longer subscribe to NetFlix, but I have Digital Cable with OnDemand which includes FearNet, the horror channel that's not really a channel, plus its October so I should have no trouble finding flicks to watch.

[Donald M.]

i second his satire recommendations (haven't seen Midnight Hour, though). avoid Saturday the 14th Strikes Back, though.

anyone have recommendations for good horror anthologies? i have the following already in my collection...

The House that Dripped Blood
Tales From the Darkside
Tales from the Crypt (original and the complete tv series)
Twilight Zone
After Midnight
The Willies
Tales of the Unexpected
Campfire Tales
Asylum
Trilogy of Terror 1 & 2
Terror Tract
Grim Prairie Tales
&
Nightmares

Tales From the Darkside, I assume you mean the movie. I wonder if the series is available on DVD, too bad if its not.

I'm not sure what their availability is, but a few other TV horror anthologies to look out for are: The Hitchhiker, Monsters and The Ray Bradbury Theater. Also, more recently, Showtime's Masters of Horror. I think the first season of that is available on DVD, but I could be wrong.

Also, how do you not have either of the Creepshow movies. The second's not so good but the first one's a classic!