I'm in! My son's decided to have his own horror movie marathon in October so I'm going to watch along with him. It should be a lot of fun. 
2014! October Horror Movie Marathon!
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Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
This one doesn't count (since it is still September 30th) but Carrie is on Encore Avenue right now. My son is watching it for the first time!
I will make an effort to watch some horror flicks (even if I have to go scrounging on the internet to find some!)
I will make an effort to watch some horror flicks (even if I have to go scrounging on the internet to find some!)
- not in any particular order -
Lily's October Movie Grooviness
(for when you're bored with the Halloweens, Nightmares, and Fridays)
1. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983; Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce)
You'd better be worried when the circus shows up in town.
2. The Silence of the Lambs (1991; Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster)
Cannibalism! Cross-dressing! Kidnapping! Torture! Murder! FBI! -You've been warned.
3. The Haunting (1999; Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor)
If creepy can be beautiful, this is the movie to see for the wood carvings and metalwork that come to life.
4. The Strangers (2008; Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman)
Arguably the most disturbing of this lot because you don't know who or what is out there.
5. From Hell (2001; Johnny Depp, Heather Graham)
If you can get past Graham's dreadful Cockney accent, there's an interesting (and plausible) theory behind Jack the Ripper's motives in 1888 London.
6. Beetlejuice (1988; Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin)
Davis and Baldwin have top billing but Michael Keaton steals the movie. Day-o!
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992; Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland)
Rutger Hauer as Big Bad King Vampire and Paul Reubens as smarmy sidekick in the Lite Ages in Los Angeles.
8. The Hills Have Eyes (2006 remake; Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan)
The hills are alive, and they're coming to eat you.
9. Dracula (1979; Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier)
Be still, my beating heart: young Langella, the yardstick by which sexy Draculas are measured.
10. Wolf (1994; Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer)
Once bitten....you know the rest. Good take on the old story, but I miss Jack Sawyer and SK's Wolf when I see this.
11. The Last House on the Left (2009 remake; Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter)
Brutal.
12. Jack's Back (1988; James Spader, Cynthia Gibb)
Old-school eighties take on Jack the Ripper with a twist. Young hottie Spader in a lesser-known role.
13. Se7en (1995; Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman)
Seven deadly sins; seven gory crimes to solve. Not for the faint of heart.
14. 'Salem's Lot (2004 remake; Rob Lowe, Andre Braugher)
Better cast than the original and creepier vampire scenes.
15. Drag Me to Hell (2009; Alison Lohman, Justin Long)
Sam Raimi does what he does best in this one.
16. Dracula (1992; Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder)
Yep. Vlad was a bad hombre.
17. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993; Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara)
Tim Burton's love letter to Halloween.
18. The Exorcist (1973; Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair)
Voted the scariest movie of all time. Don't ask me by whom. It just was.
19. Sleepy Hollow (1999; Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci)
High headcount with a truly frightening Christopher Walken as you-know-who.
20. Shadow of the Vampire (2000; John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe)
Bet you didn't know the filming of 1922's Nosferatu (a movie about - three guesses - Dracula) was cursed.
Happy viewing!
Lily's October Movie Grooviness
(for when you're bored with the Halloweens, Nightmares, and Fridays)
1. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983; Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce)
You'd better be worried when the circus shows up in town.
2. The Silence of the Lambs (1991; Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster)
Cannibalism! Cross-dressing! Kidnapping! Torture! Murder! FBI! -You've been warned.
3. The Haunting (1999; Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor)
If creepy can be beautiful, this is the movie to see for the wood carvings and metalwork that come to life.
4. The Strangers (2008; Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman)
Arguably the most disturbing of this lot because you don't know who or what is out there.
5. From Hell (2001; Johnny Depp, Heather Graham)
If you can get past Graham's dreadful Cockney accent, there's an interesting (and plausible) theory behind Jack the Ripper's motives in 1888 London.
6. Beetlejuice (1988; Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin)
Davis and Baldwin have top billing but Michael Keaton steals the movie. Day-o!
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992; Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland)
Rutger Hauer as Big Bad King Vampire and Paul Reubens as smarmy sidekick in the Lite Ages in Los Angeles.
8. The Hills Have Eyes (2006 remake; Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan)
The hills are alive, and they're coming to eat you.
9. Dracula (1979; Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier)
Be still, my beating heart: young Langella, the yardstick by which sexy Draculas are measured.
10. Wolf (1994; Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer)
Once bitten....you know the rest. Good take on the old story, but I miss Jack Sawyer and SK's Wolf when I see this.
11. The Last House on the Left (2009 remake; Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter)
Brutal.
12. Jack's Back (1988; James Spader, Cynthia Gibb)
Old-school eighties take on Jack the Ripper with a twist. Young hottie Spader in a lesser-known role.
13. Se7en (1995; Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman)
Seven deadly sins; seven gory crimes to solve. Not for the faint of heart.
14. 'Salem's Lot (2004 remake; Rob Lowe, Andre Braugher)
Better cast than the original and creepier vampire scenes.
15. Drag Me to Hell (2009; Alison Lohman, Justin Long)
Sam Raimi does what he does best in this one.
16. Dracula (1992; Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder)
Yep. Vlad was a bad hombre.
17. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993; Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara)
Tim Burton's love letter to Halloween.
18. The Exorcist (1973; Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair)
Voted the scariest movie of all time. Don't ask me by whom. It just was.
19. Sleepy Hollow (1999; Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci)
High headcount with a truly frightening Christopher Walken as you-know-who.
20. Shadow of the Vampire (2000; John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe)
Bet you didn't know the filming of 1922's Nosferatu (a movie about - three guesses - Dracula) was cursed.
Happy viewing!
THe only one on this list i haven't seen is Buffy the Vampire Slayer.- not in any particular order -
Lily's October Movie Grooviness
(for when you're bored with the Halloweens, Nightmares, and Fridays)
1. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983; Jason Robards, Jonathan Pryce)
You'd better be worried when the circus shows up in town.
2. The Silence of the Lambs (1991; Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster)
Cannibalism! Cross-dressing! Kidnapping! Torture! Murder! FBI! -You've been warned.
3. The Haunting (1999; Liam Neeson, Lili Taylor)
If creepy can be beautiful, this is the movie to see for the wood carvings and metalwork that come to life.
4. The Strangers (2008; Liv Tyler, Scott Speedman)
Arguably the most disturbing of this lot because you don't know who or what is out there.
5. From Hell (2001; Johnny Depp, Heather Graham)
If you can get past Graham's dreadful Cockney accent, there's an interesting (and plausible) theory behind Jack the Ripper's motives in 1888 London.
6. Beetlejuice (1988; Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin)
Davis and Baldwin have top billing but Michael Keaton steals the movie. Day-o!
7. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992; Kristy Swanson, Donald Sutherland)
Rutger Hauer as Big Bad King Vampire and Paul Reubens as smarmy sidekick in the Lite Ages in Los Angeles.
8. The Hills Have Eyes (2006 remake; Ted Levine, Kathleen Quinlan)
The hills are alive, and they're coming to eat you.
9. Dracula (1979; Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier)
Be still, my beating heart: young Langella, the yardstick by which sexy Draculas are measured.
10. Wolf (1994; Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer)
Once bitten....you know the rest. Good take on the old story, but I miss Jack Sawyer and SK's Wolf when I see this.
11. The Last House on the Left (2009 remake; Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter)
Brutal.
12. Jack's Back (1988; James Spader, Cynthia Gibb)
Old-school eighties take on Jack the Ripper with a twist. Young hottie Spader in a lesser-known role.
13. Se7en (1995; Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman)
Seven deadly sins; seven gory crimes to solve. Not for the faint of heart.
14. 'Salem's Lot (2004 remake; Rob Lowe, Andre Braugher)
Better cast than the original and creepier vampire scenes.
15. Drag Me to Hell (2009; Alison Lohman, Justin Long)
Sam Raimi does what he does best in this one.
16. Dracula (1992; Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder)
Yep. Vlad was a bad hombre.
17. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993; Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara)
Tim Burton's love letter to Halloween.
18. The Exorcist (1973; Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair)
Voted the scariest movie of all time. Don't ask me by whom. It just was.
19. Sleepy Hollow (1999; Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci)
High headcount with a truly frightening Christopher Walken as you-know-who.
20. Shadow of the Vampire (2000; John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe)
Bet you didn't know the filming of 1922's Nosferatu (a movie about - three guesses - Dracula) was cursed.
Happy viewing!
Neesy
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
You should watch Buffy - it is quite campy and very well done!
I must bow out, I think. Grandma doesn't like a lot of horror, usually, and I don't like splatterfests.
Sounds like a fun exercise, though! I'll contribute as/if/when I can.
Sounds like a fun exercise, though! I'll contribute as/if/when I can.
There are some interesting mystery/suspense movies which I would say would count. The old ones. They are always good. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane is a classic. The Innocents. Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte. I'm sure I'll include all 3 in my October chills.
Cat People rocks! Touch of Evil. Notorious.
Yes, great ones!
I tend to agree with what Mr. King says in Danse Macabre: I go for terror first, then horror, then the gross out: "I'm not proud."
OH! Just thought of a couple of modern creepy-but-not-gross movies: The Others and The Orphanage (a little more creepy than The Others, and definitely more sad, but good).
Then you are the only other person I know on this Board who's seen Jack's Back!
Spader is *such* eye candy in that one.
As alluded to by me in another thread, Psycho to me is the seminal horror film of the modern era. And I can watch that anytime.
I love the marathon! Last year I made it to 31 movies, that was great! Unfortunately, this year I will definitely not watch 31 movies, as I just don't have time to do it
But I will watch some horror movies this month, anyway, and, of course, I will share my thoughts with you. And I will read the thread to find some cool movies I have not seen yet. Good luck to everyone who wants to watch 31 movies or more!
But I will watch some horror movies this month, anyway, and, of course, I will share my thoughts with you. And I will read the thread to find some cool movies I have not seen yet. Good luck to everyone who wants to watch 31 movies or more!
Yes- my DVR is still full from the Stephen King movies for his birthday in the month of September on Encore. Already watched a few of them, but still have plenty to get me a good start for October!
I think I'm going to start tomorrow with "A Clockwork Orange".
Black Sunday (1960)
A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant.
A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant.
Psycho is a masterpiece, imho; one movie that never gets old.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
I prefer the 1956 original, then the 1993 remake, to this one. But this one was on.
I prefer the 1956 original, then the 1993 remake, to this one. But this one was on.
Yes! I am in! As you know, I won't make it to 31, but thanks to the rankings (thank you feefster!) I will aim to at least make Tet-Mate! Bwaa-ha-ha-ha!
1. The Legend of Hell House with Roddy McDowall. I don't think I need to say anything else.
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