>37. Frankenstein
>36. Dracula
EDIT: Oh god, they put Scream ahead of The Thing. I am so triggered right now.
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31 Days of Horror 6 |OT| The October Movie Marathon
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>37. Frankenstein
>36. Dracula
EDIT: Oh god, they put Scream ahead of The Thing. I am so triggered right now.
I'm sorry Ridley
btw there's only 1 movie on there I haven't seen; The Devil Rides Out. Is that worth watching?
pitcairn55
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I'm sorry Ridley
btw there's only 1 movie on there I haven't seen; The Devil Rides Out. Is that worth watching?
I quite liked it when I watched it last year:
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=180800674
I'm sorry Ridley
btw there's only 1 movie on there I haven't seen; The Devil Rides Out. Is that worth watching?
Yes. It has some really nice scenes.
J-Roderton
Member
Watched Alien last month. Surprised it's on that list. Hm.
I had Don't Look Now queued up on Hulu for next month, but it looks like it's going to expire on Sept. 30th (of course) so I have to find a replacement.
I was thinking of Wait Until Dark, with Audrey Hepburn, but I've seen some classify it as more of a thriller than a horror? Anyone here seen it and think that it'd count as horror?
I was thinking of Wait Until Dark, with Audrey Hepburn, but I've seen some classify it as more of a thriller than a horror? Anyone here seen it and think that it'd count as horror?
Plasticine
Member
I'm sorry Ridley
btw there's only 1 movie on there I haven't seen; The Devil Rides Out. Is that worth watching?
I think it's one of the best Hammer Horrors. Here's my review from a couple years ago.
#3. The Devil Rides Out (October 4)
I'd rather see you dead than meddling with black magic.
Christopher Lee does battle with a cult of devil worshipers in this prime slab of Hammer Horror. Directed by Terrence Fisher, and scripted by Richard Matheson, The Devil Rides Out is a breathlessly paced flick filled with wonderful action set-pieces and imbued with a real air of authenticity. While the goat legged antics may be hokum, they feel like they are the product of legitimate research into the black arts. This sense of realism is greatly aided by a rare heroic turn by Christopher Lee. His portrayal of the grim-faced Duc du Richleau commands the screen, never once wavering in his righteousness of his cause. While age hasn't been kind to the film's special effects, Fisher's assured direction, and the outstanding supporting cast, more than makes up for the film's short-comings. Years ago, Lee made some noise about remaking this film. The material seems ripe for a modern day special effects extravaganza, but I doubt a modern filmmaker would bring the same type of sophistication and class to their version. The Devil Rides Out is a high water mark for Hammer Films and an absolute treat for Christopher Lee fans.
Oh, great to hear! Never heard about the movie before, putting it on the list and I'll see if I can dig it up somewhere. Thanks for the replies.
You could just secretly watch it on/before sep 30th and use it regardless. It's a great movie. Wait Until Dark is on my list for this year as well, I've been told it counts as horror.
I did that with Nightmare on Elm Street last year and felt like I was cheating. :lol I'm leaving next week for vacation so my time would be limited anyway.
I'll add Wait Until Dark to my list.
I'll check it out, thanks.
pitcairn55
Member
Those dozy bollox at Cex have sent me the wrong Jack Frost!
I ordered a bunch of cheap Christmas horror movies for the marathon this year, and the first one to arrive is wrong. It clearly states on the paperwork I wanted the 18 rated movie!
To make matters worse, my wife got super-excited when she saw it and now she won't let me send it back. She loves family Christmas movies, and we haven't seen this one for years, since our kids were little. As I recall, it's a load of old shite.
Still, can't really complain, as it only cost me 50 of our Great British pennies.
I ordered a bunch of cheap Christmas horror movies for the marathon this year, and the first one to arrive is wrong. It clearly states on the paperwork I wanted the 18 rated movie!
To make matters worse, my wife got super-excited when she saw it and now she won't let me send it back. She loves family Christmas movies, and we haven't seen this one for years, since our kids were little. As I recall, it's a load of old shite.
Still, can't really complain, as it only cost me 50 of our Great British pennies.
CharminUltra
Member
All of my 31 movies will be first watch, so it should be interesting. About half of them will be Hammer pictures, too:
Brides of Dracula
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Phantom of the Opera
The Kiss of the Vampire
Paranoiac
Nightmare
Night Creatures
The Evil of Dr. Frankenstein
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Scream of Fear
The Gorgon
Stop Me Before I Kill!
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
The others:
Dark Water
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
Haxxan
Human Centipede 2
And whatever Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime video, and Youtube can offer me w/o paying extra.
Brides of Dracula
The Curse of the Werewolf
The Phantom of the Opera
The Kiss of the Vampire
Paranoiac
Nightmare
Night Creatures
The Evil of Dr. Frankenstein
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Scream of Fear
The Gorgon
Stop Me Before I Kill!
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb
The others:
Dark Water
The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
Haxxan
Human Centipede 2
And whatever Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime video, and Youtube can offer me w/o paying extra.
afternoon delight
Member
My acquisitions for the month's viewings arrived as well, I love grouped shipping from Amazon!
RE: Exorcist, do it do it do it, don't let a matter of twenty four hours dissuade you.
I also accomplished a childhood dream of mine and bought the 4 discs of assorted cuts of Romero's Dawn of the Dead, so needless to say I'm super fucking excited to start! Will definitely watch the Argento and Theatrical cuts for sure.
Infernostew
Member
That reminds me. I need to spend $65 on that Possession blu-Ray. I'm gonna drink a lot tonight so it's definitely happening.
ThirstyFly
Member
Girlfriend gave me free reign on the list, so I went all in as best I could, including the two required.
The list:
1.Hush
2.Last Man on Earth
3.We Are Still Here x
4.Cub x
5.Europa Report x
6. Goodnight Mommy x
7.Mama
8. The Vanishing (original) x
9.Who Can Kill a Child x
10.The Exorcist
11. The Neon Demon x
12.Ginger Snaps
13.The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (original) y
14.A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night x
15.Don't Breathe x
16.Pontypool
17. Black Christmas
18. Repulsion
19. Frailty
20.Demons
21. Salem's Lot
22.A Nightmare on Elm Street (Don't Blink removed becasue I can't get my hands on a copy)
23.Dracula 1931 y
24. Rosemary's Baby
25.Omen y
26.Omen 2
27.Omen 3
28.The Beyond x
29.The Thing
30. The Howling x
31.The Blair Witch Project
Extras should these be too hard to acquire:
• Halloween 1978
• Friday the 13th
• Susperia
• Night of the Living Dead ‘68
• [rec]
• Nosferatu
• Evil Dead 2
Those with the 'x' are first time views for me, and those two with a 'y', ones she's seen.
I just hope she doesn't react to any of these like she did Hard Candy (which is to say, basically shut down).
Don't Breathe would be seen in theaters
The list:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6. Goodnight Mommy x
7.
8. The Vanishing (original) x
9.
10.
11. The Neon Demon x
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17. Black Christmas
18. Repulsion
19. Frailty
20.
21. Salem's Lot
22.
23.
24. Rosemary's Baby
25.
26.
27.
28.
29.
30. The Howling x
31.
Extras should these be too hard to acquire:
• Halloween 1978
• Friday the 13th
• Susperia
• Night of the Living Dead ‘68
• [rec]
• Nosferatu
• Evil Dead 2
Those with the 'x' are first time views for me, and those two with a 'y', ones she's seen.
I just hope she doesn't react to any of these like she did Hard Candy (which is to say, basically shut down).
Don't Breathe would be seen in theaters
canoli2006
Member
Starting week 1 with Criterion horror like I did last year. So far I've got Cat People, Carnival of Souls, Videodrome, and Eraserhead.
Rhomega Beta
Member
We don't watch Hush until at least the 16th.
My list is just of the movies in no particular order
8-Bit Sunset
Banned
Don't worry. Only one watch of that shite will give you nightmares for weeks.
Here:
http://letterboxd.com/lordxar/list/movies-on-shudder/
That's the entire list of movies on Shudder US currently. When I first signed up a couple weeks ago they didn't have a queue/favorite system so I made that list. Then they added a favorite thing a few days later...
EmpressInYellow
Banned
Yes. Spring is very good and surprisingly endearing.
I actually like basically everything that creative duo has done except for the inexplicably bad "Bonestorm" segment in V/H/S: Viral. I still don't understand how that happened.
Got free tickets to Alamo's screening of the new 4K print of Phantasm tonight. So fucking excited, probably my favorite horror film. Can't wait to see Ravager next month.
I'll attempt the challenge, but again probably fade out eventually. Studying usually starts to get serious for me around mid October.
I'll attempt the challenge, but again probably fade out eventually. Studying usually starts to get serious for me around mid October.
I'll mention the ones that aren't super popular or have pretty small cult followings:
-Basket Case
-The Battery
-Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
-Berberian Sound Studio
-Black Death
-Black Sabbath (not a hidden gem so much since it already enjoys a great reputation, but this one deserves special mention since Shudder shows the original Italian version with the intended story order, the intended story for one of those stories and the original color timing)
-Castle Freak
-Day of the Animals
-Dead and Buried
-Dead Heat
-Deathdream
-Dream Home
-Excision
-Fascination
-Frankenhooker
-Ghosthouse
-Hobo with a Shotgun
-Horror Express
-Ils (or They)
-Maximum Overdrive
-Nina Forever
-Pieces
-Riki-oh: The Story of Ricky
-Santa Sangre
-Severance
-Shock
-Simon Killer
-Slugs
-StageFright
-They Look Like People
-Vampyres
I'm sure to add more after this year's marathon. I would also mention Shakma, but that depends on your tolerance of killer baboons terrorizing LARPers. Yes, that is the plot of the film, and it is gloriously stupid.
41. Dracula (1958)
(Christopher Lee)
40. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
No, just no, i couldnt take advice from them.
ThirstyFly
Member
Damn, Shudder has a lot of good shit. Everyone should watch Basket Case and Frankenhooker. Frank Henenlotter's two best movies.
I think I would put Brain Damage ahead of Basket Case, though I know that's not a super popular opinion due to that film being a lot more genuinely unpleasant and, well, horrific compared to the rest of his output.
Very nice!
I watched Castle Freak earlier in the week - loved it! lol
Own Ils, Riki-oh, and have seen Black Death (and enjoyed it).
Good stuff here - thank you!
afternoon delight
Member
Color comparisons of the recent BLU release of The Thing versus its predecessor, spoilers in the screenshots.
All is fair until that goddamn finale's treatment of the flares, what the hell were they thinking?
ThirstyFly
Member
I think Brain Damage is probably the best indication of what's going on inside Frank's bizarre head and maybe his most creative effort. Basket Case's rough edges and rawness are make make it great though, and that pushes it above the rest for me. It was also my first introduction to Henenlotter, so I probably have a slight bias towards it.
Plus, that . How can you not laugh when you hear that?
ThirstyFly
Member
Here's some detailed caps of The Thing on caps-a-holic (slight spoiler warning I guess):
https://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?d1=4145&d2=8845&c=1708
It's definitely an improvement detail-wise, but honestly, looks like it could have been better. They really stripped a lot of the colour out, it's way too desaturated. Look at the fire in the last cap.
I dunno, it seems like there's much more of a balanced color now, versus the more aggressive red that the old Blu was pushing. Cundey doesn't strike me as the revisionist type, either.
Yeah, that
flare glow and tint is a defining visual for me on that movie. They made it waaay too bright.
From just a color standpoint I actually think I prefer the original. Obviously the new one is cleaner and sharper but I might be messing with my TV color and contrast settings a bit.
ThirstyFly
Member
Yeah, same here. Typical Shout transfer for me. So close, but just not quite there.
Yep that's how I'd look at it too. It's a lot cleaner, but missing some of the atmosphere the colour provded.
The only one that looked better is the one they seemed to add colour to, and it's the ice canyon/ufo shot. everything else seems to have had the blue or red removed and it looks less intimate
afternoon delight
Member
Someone there is determined to fuck with me. I never thought I'd say it but... I miss Anchor Bay's transfer powers? Lo, the humanity!
Fancy Clown
Member
The new Thing transfer looks better in every way compared to the old blu imo. I'll probably sell off or get rid of my old disc.
afternoon delight
Member
Plasticine
Member
I initially didn't think I was going to do a list, but I kind of changed my mind. Having just subscribed to Shudder, I think I'm going to rely on streaming more. Since I'm no longer constrained by my physical media library, I thought I'd put together a pool of titles to pick from. Bold indicates they would be first time viewings.
Exorcist
Eaten Alive
Carrie
Salem's Lot
The Hills Have Eyes
Blood Spattered Bride
Requiem for a Vampire
Vampyres
Messiah of Evil
Nosferatu
Class of Nuke 'em High
The Mutilator
Slugs
Chopping Mall
Monster Squad
House
The Thing
Lost Boys
Vamp
Sorority Babes in the Slime-Bowl-O-Rama
Hollywood Hookers
Body Snatchers
Nightmare Sisters
Creepozoids
Curse II: The Bite
The Dead Next Door
Razorback
Rats: Nights of Terror
Evil Clutch
Mutant
Dead End Drive-In
Nightmare City
Dead Heat
The Guardian
Disturbing Behavior
Cherry Falls
Valentine
The Exorcist III (Director's Cut)
Warlock
Bats
Neon Demon
Macabre
Dream Home
31
Knucklebones
The Funhouse Massacre
Most Likely to Die
Summer Camp
Viral
That's a lot of movies, so obviously I won't get through them all. I'll try to skew more towards things I haven't seen before.
Exorcist
Eaten Alive
Carrie
Salem's Lot
The Hills Have Eyes
Blood Spattered Bride
Requiem for a Vampire
Vampyres
Messiah of Evil
Nosferatu
Class of Nuke 'em High
The Mutilator
Slugs
Chopping Mall
Monster Squad
House
The Thing
Lost Boys
Vamp
Sorority Babes in the Slime-Bowl-O-Rama
Hollywood Hookers
Body Snatchers
Nightmare Sisters
Creepozoids
Curse II: The Bite
The Dead Next Door
Razorback
Rats: Nights of Terror
Evil Clutch
Mutant
Dead End Drive-In
Nightmare City
Dead Heat
The Guardian
Disturbing Behavior
Cherry Falls
Valentine
The Exorcist III (Director's Cut)
Warlock
Bats
Neon Demon
Macabre
Dream Home
31
Knucklebones
The Funhouse Massacre
Most Likely to Die
Summer Camp
Viral
That's a lot of movies, so obviously I won't get through them all. I'll try to skew more towards things I haven't seen before.
I'm right with you. The old Blu looks like it was taken from old print, only to then be administered some DNR for further injury.
SillyEskimo
Member
I highly suggest ranker for figuring out what "best ofs" that you may have missed.
Here's one for the best Horror Movies of the 21st Century. There are links at the top to all sorts of lists, just stick to the horror ones and I guarantee you'll have a que full of movies in no time.
http://www.ranker.com/list/best-horror-movies-of-the-21st-century/ranker-horror
There are all sorts of lists for horror based on slasher/monsters/"years"/supernatural/ect.
If you see a movie you are not familiar with, que up YouTube in a separate window and check out the trailer!
Here's one for the best Horror Movies of the 21st Century. There are links at the top to all sorts of lists, just stick to the horror ones and I guarantee you'll have a que full of movies in no time.
http://www.ranker.com/list/best-horror-movies-of-the-21st-century/ranker-horror
There are all sorts of lists for horror based on slasher/monsters/"years"/supernatural/ect.
If you see a movie you are not familiar with, que up YouTube in a separate window and check out the trailer!
mariachi507
Member
I've got six Cronenberg's on my list with this being one of them, next week needs to hurry up and get here.
Joe Molotov
Member
I've got The Brood, Scanners, and Videodrome Blu-Rays ready to roll.