Halloween Movie Marathon 2013

Since I am finished (The Dolphins are playing tonight - so no movie unless it goes horribly bad early) here are my awards.

The best movie I had not seen before: Sinister - I gave this a 9/10 only because it's too early for a 10. I think this will be a classic.

Best indie movie that practically no one has seen - Resolution - this one had me thinking about the ending for days. I'm going to have to watch it again soon and see what I think.

Most fun to watch - The Cabin In The Woods

I want to join you and say that I enjoyed the marathon, too. A lot of great movies watched, a lot of favorite movies rewatched. I saw a lot of great recommendations from you, and, maybe, I even provided some good review for you...

I will just post my whole list now. I also put marks for every movie, just to remember which ones I liked most, and which I should never watch again:

1. Chernobyl Diaries 8/10
2. Salem’s Lot (1979) 8/10
3. The Raven 10/10
4. Insidious. Chapter 2 9/10
5. The Purge 9/10
6. Noroi (The Curse) 7/10
7. White Noise 9/10
8. The Woman in Black 10/10
9. Silent Hill: Revelation 7/10
10. Absentia 7/10
11. The Descent 8/10
12. Eden Lake 8/10
13. The Apparition 6/10
14. Madhouse (2004) 8/10
15. The Conjuring 10/10
16. The Haunting 8/10
17. The Amityville Horror 10/10
18. Dark Mirror 4/10
19. Thir13en Ghosts 10/10
20. Summer’s Blood 9/10
21. Cube 9/10
22. The Awakening 10/10
23. May 3/10
24. Creep 10/10
25. Mama 10/10
26. Grave Encounters 10/10
27. The Deaths of Ian Stone 8/10
28. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 10/10
29. Dream House 9/10
30. The Exorcism of Emily Rose 10/10
31. In the Mouth of Madness 4/10

I'm in on that DJ! I burned my brain up on Westerns growing up.

Cowboy said:

Hugs to the (((Evil Queen)))
Good list, never seen Claustofobia though.....going to have to check it out.

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Yes, it's a good one, very suspenseful. I hope you like it.

34) The Satanic Rites of Dracula
33) The Wicker Man
32) Silver Bullet
31) The Haunting in Connecticut
30) The Haunting
29) The Pit and The Pendulum
28) Ghostbusters
27) The Mummy
26) Alien
25) Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl
24) Halloween III: Season of the Witch
23) Scrooge
22) Maximum Overdrive
21) Apt Pupil
20) Primal
19) Halloween II
18) Graveyard Shift
17) The Rite
16) Dawn of the Dead
15) Copycat
14) Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
13) Salem's Lot
12) The Lady Vanishes
11) Storm of The Century
10) The Shining
9) Christine
8) Tales of Terror
7) The Fog
6) The Exorcist
5) Land of the Dead
4) Halloween
3) Dark Water
2) The Village
1) Claustofobia

So that's my list! I didn't have time for a whole movie last night. I made it over 30 movies this year. I remember last year I only made it to 27 I think. I had a great time! A lot of these movies were my first time watching, so it was great! Many thanks to Fushingfeef for this awesome idea!

31. Halloween (1978) The original, my all time favorite horror movie. Still scares me and makes me look over my shoulder, wild-eyed at any little bump or noise in the house.

My final list:

1. 976-EVIL
2. The Rage
3. VHS
4. The Collector
5. Absentia
6. Cut
7. The Gorgon
8. The Bleeding House
9. Scarecrow
10. Warm Bodies
11. Playback
12. Dark Mirror
13. The Haunting
14. Horror Castle
15. Scream of Fear
16. House of Seven Corpses
17. Slither
18. Mama
19. Sublime
20. Pacific Rim
21. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
22. It Came From Outer Space
23. Mother's Day
24. The Wicked
25. Reeker
26. Vamps
27. From Within
28. The Mad Magician
29. Silent Night
30. Halloween (2007)
31. Halloween (1978)

This was sooo much fun to do again!! Thank you everyone!! I have to think about my awards before I post them.

Wow, you guys all really turned out this year! Lots of great new and old recommendations, and I had a blast! Just a few more final reviews from late last night...

34. The Witches
Witches at an annual convention concoct a plan to turn all children into mice, but a curious boy (with the help of his grandmother) try to foil their plan. Roald Dahl, the author behind dark children's tales such as "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", "James and the Giant Peach" and "Matilda" has little nostalgia for childhood, as always it is a time to be frightened of adults who are more ill-behaved than the children. Director Nicholas Roeg (Don't Look Now, The Man Who Fell To Earth) pulls no punches here: the witches are grotesque and evil, particularly the excellently cast Angelica Huston who has never had a more delicious role than that of the Grand High Witch. The scary scene where a boy is transformed into a mouse was an example of how practicaI effects can far outshine CGI. 4 out of 5 stars.

35. Drag Me To Hell (Unrated Director's Cut)
A banker is cursed by a gypsy who had been turned down for a loan. Now she must find a way to reverse the curse or risk being dragged to Hell. I'd seen this movie theatrically but I'd never seen the unrated director's cut. Honestly, the film is exactly how I remember it: fun, over-the-top, and a bit lightweight. Sam Raimi's direction and use of sound are the real reasons the movie succeeds, the various creaks and howls make for some fun demo material for your home theater, giving all 7 (or 5) of your speakers a workout. As with the Evil Dead, there are moments where you are laughing at how much bodily fluid can be produced by a single person--my favorite scene is when the corpse tumbles out of the coffin and ejects pea-green vomit directly into the lead actress' mouth. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

36. House of the Devil
A college girl finds out she's gotten more than she'd bargained for when a weird couple hires her as a babysitter. Ti West's tribute to the Satanic films of the late 70's/early 80's is a refreshing change of pace, a movie that is not afraid to explore the silences between horrific events, and to take its time building up the atmosphere. The finale may be a long time coming for the impatient, but it takes your breath away. Tom Noonan (Manhunter, Robocop 2, Monster Squad) is excellent in a creepy understated role as an awkward, almost shy man. 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Well, that's it guys! 36 movies in one month (4 on Halloween alone--five if I wanted to count "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown"). I'll try to come up with some overall "best of" rankings for the month at some point in the near future.

Bob's October 2013 Horror Movie List
FTV denotes first time viewing
1. Some Guy Who Kills People (FTV)
2. Uzumaki (FTV)
3. The Pact (2011) (FTV)
4. Midnight Son (FTV)
5. Excision (FTV)
6. Absentia (FTV)
7. Sleep Tight (FTV)
8. Lunacy (FTV)
9. Frankenstein's Army (FTV)
10. The Woman in Black (FTV)
11. Color Me Blood Red (FTV)
12. Chained (FTV)
13. Frankenweenie
14. Mum and Dad (FTV)
15. Malevolence (FTV)
16. V/H/S/2 (FTV)
17. Juan of the Dead (FTV)
18. The Awakening (FTV)
19. Blood and Black Lace (FTV)
20. Naboer (Next Door) (FTV)
21. Carrie (2013) (FTV)
22. Eye of the Devil (FTV)
23. Splinter (FTV)
24. The Shining (1980)
25. Taxidermia (FTV)
26. Poltergeist
27. Maniac (FTV)
28. Hotel Transylvania (FTV)
29. Eden Lake (FTV)
30. The Tunnel (FTV)
31. Citadel (FTV)
32. The Revenant (FTV)
33. Vampyr
34. The Witches
35. Drag Me to Hell (Unrated Director's Cut)
36. House of the Devil

Thank you, Sai Fush...... You inspired us. I watched a lot, just did not write them down. And thinking of you and this thread the whole time.

How fun!

OK, here are my "best of"' categories:

Weirdest: "Uzumaki" & "Taxidermia" (tie)
Goriest: "Mum and Dad"
Most creepy: "Absentia"
Best Foreign: "Sleep Tight"
Best-looking: "The Woman in Black"
Best Family Horror: "Frankenweenie"
Best Throwback: "Malevolence"
Best Comeback: "VHS 2"
Most Fun: "Juan of the Dead" & "The Revenant" (tie)
Best Cast: "Eye of the Devil"
Most Wife-Friendly (results may vary depending on wife): "The Awakening"
Best Villain: Dad in "Mum and Dad"
So Bad You'll Laugh: "Color Me Blood Red"
Worst Dubbing: "Blood and Black Lace"
Most pointless remake: "Carrie"
Movie that angered me the most: "Eden Lake"

This was awesome and a great way to see what others watch. I never had done this before ,but will be checking for it next October.

I know the marathon is over but I had one disc that I had rented from Netflix for the marathon that I just got around to watching yesterday.

Dead Birds (2004) - Henry Thomas (you know, that ET kid) - This is a very creepy, although confusing movie. The creepy wins out here though and I liked it. This movie is set in the time of the Civil War and is about a group of bandits hiding out in an abandoned house (that just happens to have some demons hanging around). It's a good flick but I did not get the ending and I went to the IMDB page after I watched it to read some of the comments and I think I get the ending after reading what some of the other viewers thought. Henry Thomas is a favorite indie actor of mine. He is very good and I think his indie status is more his choice. He is in a big movie once in a while but not very often. 7/10

Ahhh I was so close. I'm feeling a little lost atm , how did some of y'all recover your lists. I can't find the old thread. It's a catastrophe!

Shoe said:

Ahhh I was so close. I'm feeling a little lost atm , how did some of y'all recover your lists. I can't find the old thread. It's a catastrophe!

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October Horror Movie Marathon 2013

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October Horror Movie Marathon 2013

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Thankee Sai!!

31. Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, Evil Dead (2013)

Ka is a wheel.

1. The Evil Dead
2. Evil Dead II
3. Army of Darkness
4. Evil Dead (2013)
5. Drag Me to Hell
6. Pet Sematary
7. Night of the Lepus
8. Rosemary's Baby
9. The Final Terror
10. The Descent
11. Cube
12. Poltergeist
13. Kingdom Hospital
14. The Haunting
15. Dead Alive
16. May
17. Suspiria
18. Creepshow
19. Cujo
20. Carrie (2013)
21. Rose Red
22. Bubba Ho-Tep
23. Død Snø
24. Zombie Nightmare
25. Werewolf
26. Halloween
27. Hellraiser
28. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
29. Haute Tension
30. オーディション (Audition)