31 Days (and nights) of Halloween, 2019!

[caj]

10/1 - It Follows (2014) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Follows
10/2 - A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street
10/3 - Wrong Turn (2003) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrong_Turn
10/4 - Aliens (1986) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_(film)
10/5 - The Omen (1976) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omen
10/6 - The Blair Witch Project (1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Witch_Project
10/7 - Identity (2003) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_(film)
10/8 - Cujo (1983) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cujo_(film)
10/9 - The Conjuring (2013) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjuring
10/10 - The Amityville Horror (1979) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Am...or_(1979_film)
10/11 - Psycho (1960) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film)
10/12 - Halloween (1978) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_(1978_film)
10/13 - Pet Sematary (1989) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Sematary_(1989_film)
10/14 - The Changeling (1980) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Changeling_(film)
10/15 - The Village (2004) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Village_(2004_film)
10/16 - Stephen King's It (1990) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(miniseries)
10/17 - Paranormal Activity (2009) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranormal_Activity
10/18 - The Exorcist (1973) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)
10/19 - Sinister (2012) Oh my gosh, this was so creepy. Excellent film!!!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinister_(film)
10/20 - Silence of the Lambs (1991) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Si...e_Lambs_(film)

[Jared]

October 1st. 1 - The Old Dark House (1932)
October 2nd. 2 - The Redeemer: Son of Satan (1976)
October 3rd. 3 - Prison (1987)
October 4th. 4 - Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990). 5. Godzilla, King of the Monsters! (1956)
October 5th. 6 - Mothra vs Godzilla (1964). 7 - The Curse of Frankenstein (1957). 8. The Horror of Dracula (1958)
October 6th. 9 - Tremors (1990). 10 - Tremors 2: Aftershocks (1996)
October 7th. 11 - The Haunted Palace (1963)
October 8th. 12 - Dracula (1931). 13 - Joker (2019)
October 9th. 14 - Blood Theater (1984)
October 10th. 15 - The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015). 16 - The Black Cat (1931)
October 11th. 17 - Night of the Demon (1957). 18 - Necronomicon (1993)
October 12th. 19 - The Ghoul (1933). 20 - Madhouse (1974). 21 - Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000)
October 13th. 22 - Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943). 23 - Bad Moon (1996). 24 - House of Frankenstein (1944).
October 14th. 25 - House of Dracula (1945)
October 15th. 26 - The Exorcist (1973). 27 - The Exorcist III (1990)
October 16th. 28 - The Mutilator (1985)
October 17th. 29 - Count Dracula (1977)
October 18th. 30 - Doctor Mordrid (1992). 31 - Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
October 19th. 32 - Subspecies (1991). 33 - Vampyres (2015)
October 20th. 34 - Bloodstone: Subspecies II (1993). 35 - Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994)



Basically one long, plodding story cut in half. Each part starts off with some narrative momentum but then they lose it. It's a lot of repeated scenes. I don't know why there are so many of these, there's really not much to recommend it.

[Sean Whitmore]

1. Evil Dead 2 (1987)
2. Prom Night (1980)
3. Dracula (1979)
4. In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
5. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
6. Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
7. Count Dracula (1970)
8. Hatchet (2006)
9. From Dusk till Dawn (1996)
10. From Beyond the Grave (1974)
11. Joker (2019)
12. One Cut of the Dead (2019)
13a. The Raven (1935)
13b. Annihilation (2018)
13c. Bone Tomahawk (2015)
14a. Hatchet II (2010)
14b. Waxwork (1988)
15. Dog Soldiers (2002)
16. Christine (1983)
17. Eat Local / Eat Locals (2017)
18a. Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
18b. From Beyond (1986)
19a. The Mummy (1959)
19b. The Conjuring (2013)
20. The Exorcist (1973)

21. Transylvania 6-5000(1985)


Felt like I needed something light after Exorcist, and this fits that bill. A dumb-but-fun story about a couple of hapless reporters who go to modern-day Transylvania to investigate monster sightings. Featuring very early performances by Geena Davis and Michael Richards. It's no Shaun of the Dead or anything, but it's good for a couple of laughs.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Day 21: The Car (1977)

[comicscollector]

1-The Conjuring.(2013)
2-Killer Klowns from Outer Space.(1988)
3-Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid.(2004)
4-Dementia 13 (1963)
5-Pumpkinhead (1988)
6-The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
7-Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)
8-Basket Case (1982)
9-Frogs (1972)
10-Death Ship (1980)

11-Krampus (2015)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus_(film)

12-Jaws (1975)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaws_(film)

[caj]

10/1 - It Follows (2014) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Follows
10/2 - A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street
10/3 - Wrong Turn (2003) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrong_Turn
10/4 - Aliens (1986) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_(film)
10/5 - The Omen (1976) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omen
10/6 - The Blair Witch Project (1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Witch_Project
10/7 - Identity (2003) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_(film)
10/8 - Cujo (1983) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cujo_(film)
10/9 - The Conjuring (2013) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjuring
10/10 - The Amityville Horror (1979) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Am...or_(1979_film)
10/11 - Psycho (1960) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film)
10/12 - Halloween (1978) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_(1978_film)
10/13 - Pet Sematary (1989) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Sematary_(1989_film)
10/14 - The Changeling (1980) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Changeling_(film)
10/15 - The Village (2004) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Village_(2004_film)
10/16 - Stephen King's It (1990) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(miniseries)
10/17 - Paranormal Activity (2009) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranormal_Activity
10/18 - The Exorcist (1973) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)
10/19 - Sinister (2012) Oh my gosh, this was so creepy. Excellent film!!!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinister_(film)
10/20 - Silence of the Lambs (1991) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Si...e_Lambs_(film)
10/21 - Scream (1996) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_(1996_film)

[Vegan Daddy]

1. Mad Love (1935)
2. Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
3. Kuroneko (1968)
4. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
5. The Demon (1963)
6. Hour of the Wolf (1968)
7. The Addams Family (1964)
8. The Gruesome Twosome (1967)
9. Deep Red (1975)
10. Midsommar (2019)
11. Us (2019)
12. Knife+Heart (2018)
13. The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)
14. Phenomena (1985)
15. Climax (2018)
16. Blood and Black Lace (1964)
17. Don’t Torture a Duckling (1972)
18. All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
19. Kill, Baby...Kill! (1966)
20. The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
21. Altered States (1980)
22. The Thing (1982)

I shouldn’t have watched this while eating spaghetti.

[thwhtGuardian]

The Phantom Carriage

1921

I learned about this one earlier this year from... Steven King! I stood in line to talk to him at a book signing and when talking to him about the upcoming film adaptation of Doctor Sleep he mentioned that Stanley Kubrik drew inspiration for the famous, "Here's Johnny!" scene from this old, silent Swedish film and as a huge fan of both the book and film The Shining I knew I had to find this...and lo and behold Criterion had it...and it's amazing.

The film plays out a little like A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life with Death in the guise of an old friend visiting a drunk on new years eve and showing him his past scenes of depravity and what would happen if he was gone in an attempt to force him to mend his ways. It's never scary, so some may not say it's a true horror film, but it's morality play on the road to redemption and the toll true damnation would take is truly moving and coupled with the aforementioned ax scene that obviously struck Kubrick and the eerie ghost effect used in portraying Death definitely make it count for this month's theme.

[Astral Disaster]

31 - Shadow Of The Vampire (2000)

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[Sean Whitmore]

1. Evil Dead 2 (1987)
2. Prom Night (1980)
3. Dracula (1979)
4. In the Mouth of Madness (1994)
5. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
6. Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
7. Count Dracula (1970)
8. Hatchet (2006)
9. From Dusk till Dawn (1996)
10. From Beyond the Grave (1974)
11. Joker (2019)
12. One Cut of the Dead (2019)
13a. The Raven (1935)
13b. Annihilation (2018)
13c. Bone Tomahawk (2015)
14a. Hatchet II (2010)
14b. Waxwork (1988)
15. Dog Soldiers (2002)
16. Christine (1983)
17. Eat Local / Eat Locals (2017)
18a. Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
18b. From Beyond (1986)
19a. The Mummy (1959)
19b. The Conjuring (2013)
20. The Exorcist (1973)
21. Transylvania 6-5000(1985)

22. Night of the Creeps (1986)


A love-letter to 50s sci-fi wrapped up in 80s horror trappings. It's easy to see why it became a cult classic, but I can't really put it up there with my favorites. Aside from the great Tom Atkins, everyone else in the movie is either annoying or forgettable.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Day 22: The Exorcist (1973)

[batnbreakfast]

Day 22: The Exorcist (1973)

You might enjoy this then
http://redlettermedia.com/the-exorcist-review/

[caj]

10/1 - It Follows (2014) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_Follows
10/2 - A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Nightmare_on_Elm_Street
10/3 - Wrong Turn (2003) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrong_Turn
10/4 - Aliens (1986) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliens_(film)
10/5 - The Omen (1976) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Omen
10/6 - The Blair Witch Project (1999) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blair_Witch_Project
10/7 - Identity (2003) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Identity_(film)
10/8 - Cujo (1983) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cujo_(film)
10/9 - The Conjuring (2013) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Conjuring
10/10 - The Amityville Horror (1979) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Am...or_(1979_film)
10/11 - Psycho (1960) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psycho_(1960_film)
10/12 - Halloween (1978) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_(1978_film)
10/13 - Pet Sematary (1989) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Sematary_(1989_film)
10/14 - The Changeling (1980) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Changeling_(film)
10/15 - The Village (2004) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Village_(2004_film)
10/16 - Stephen King's It (1990) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(miniseries)
10/17 - Paranormal Activity (2009) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranormal_Activity
10/18 - The Exorcist (1973) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_(film)
10/19 - Sinister (2012) Oh my gosh, this was so creepy. Excellent film!!!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinister_(film)
10/20 - Silence of the Lambs (1991) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Si...e_Lambs_(film)
10/21 - Scream (1996) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scream_(1996_film)
10/22 - Joy Ride (2001) Very, very suspenseful https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joy_Ride_(2001_film)

[Astral Disaster]

32 - Ed Wood (1994)

Ed-Wood.jpg

[Vegan Daddy]

1. Mad Love (1935)
2. Shadow of the Vampire (2000)
3. Kuroneko (1968)
4. The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
5. The Demon (1963)
6. Hour of the Wolf (1968)
7. The Addams Family (1964)
8. The Gruesome Twosome (1967)
9. Deep Red (1975)
10. Midsommar (2019)
11. Us (2019)
12. Knife+Heart (2018)
13. The Red Queen Kills Seven Times (1972)
14. Phenomena (1985)
15. Climax (2018)
16. Blood and Black Lace (1964)
17. Don’t Torture a Duckling (1972)
18. All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
19. Kill, Baby...Kill! (1966)
20. The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
21. Altered States (1980)
22. The Thing (1982)
23. Mother! (2017)

A couple’s relationship is tested when uninvited guests arrive at their home, disrupting their tranquil existence.