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Black cats and goblins and Broomsticks and ghosts. Covens of witches With all our their hosts You may think they scare me You’re probably right Black cats and Goblins On Halloween night Trick or Treat!  The Three Mandatory Rules  Watch a movie appropriate to the challenge* Write a review Don't be a dick. THE CHALLENGE BEGINS *TODAY* ON SEPTEMBER 30th. You can only log movies you have watched after this thread has gone live (2PM EST). THE CHALLENGE ENDS ON NOVEMBER 1ST, @ 2PM EST You will have to have logged your final movie at this point. Final remarks and totals can be posted after 2PM, but new movies to add to your total will not be counted.  Personal Goals & ChallengesThe most common goal among participants is 31 movies, but there is no mandatory amount of films. You can participate with as much or as little enthusiasm as you want. You can watch as many movies as possible. (We've had people literally watch over a hundred films every challenge.) You can keep it casual and just watch what your schedule allows. However, people that meet the 31 film goal are eligible for some prizes. You can create any personal goals for yourself. Many use the challenge to watch films that are new-to-them. You can catch up on movies that have been released through-out the year, you can make this an excuse to finally watch that classic horror movie. You can use the challenge to watch all the films of a horror director, or an entire horror series you've been interested. You can concentrate on specific sub-genres like Creature Features or Giallos or Hammer-produced films. You can watch films that are only new to you, or only rewatches. You can always ask for a wildcard or recommendations, as well. The possibilities are endless. The only requirement is to watch a horror movie and then write about it. You can write a review, a list of thoughts you had while watching it, an analysis, essay or interpretation. You can post GIFs, screen grabs, illustrations. The whole intention of this thread is to share what we're watching and our thoughts about it. The bitter truth: Watching the movies is the easy part. It's finding something to say about them that gets difficult. That's why it's a challenge!  What Movies Can I Watch? movies, for the sake of this challenge, are considered anything longer than 60 minutes Horror MoviesThrillersHorror Comedies (Tucker & Dale vs. Evil)Horror Musicals (Rocky Horror, Phantom of the Paradise) Movies Set During or Around Halloween (Hocus Pocus, The Guest) Documentaries- about Halloween (The American Scream) - about the supernatural - about the horror genre (Horror Noire) - about horror movies (Never Sleep Again) -about a subject that is justifiably horror-related (The Act of Seeing with One’s Own Eyes, Cropsey) Family Friendly movies that meet the above requirements (Alvin & The Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein)(If you have questions about whether or not a movie counts, feel free to ask me.) What DOESN'T Count  TV Shows (This is CineD, not TVIV) mini-series Masters of Horror or Fear Itself episodes MST3k episodes (the movies are abridged) Pornography (it hasn't happened yet, but I swear, someone's gonna try and watch Edward Penishands for this)These is always a grey area that creates a lot of debates of what's considered "fair", and it gets exhausting trying to pick and choose what is allowed for the challenge. Mini-series are becoming more popular on streaming services, and it complicates the challenge. A single episode/chapter of a mini-series may be as long as a feature-length film, but because it's really a part of a whole, there will be some who want to count individual parts as single entries (boosting their watch numbers) and others who consider the whole thing a single entry. It's a little unfair for someone to watch a 45 minute episode of Masters of Horror and it counts the same as Brand New Cherry Flavor, which takes over 7 hours to watch, or Never Sleep Again, which is a single documentary that is a 4 hour watch. It also creates the grey area of "Is ____ a show or a anthology mini-series? Technically season 1 is self-contained." Let's just avoid it altogether. Please just watch something else. This is a FILM forum, so just stick with movies for the challenge.  There will be the inevitable naysayer who posts "I don't care what the rules say, I'm going to count Netflix's Midnight Mass." Just play nice and watch a movie instead. I probably won't call you out, because I have better things to do, but it will be ignored when it comes to tallying results for surprises, and it may just open you up to punishments. Consider this your warning.  There will be secret challenges announced in the next post for those that want to be pushed outside of their comfort zones. If you are working from a Letterboxd list, feel free to share it. There are various discords that have branched from CineD, with a couple of them being horror-centric. I'm not going to post them. If you're in the know, you can ask for invites from people, and hope a PM comes your way. (Don't ask me.)
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duz posted:Also for anyone who wants to browse prior challenge threads for ideas: SPOOKY BINGO 2022 Edition  The rules are simple. As you watch a qualifying movie, you will mark your SPOOKY card. It's bingo rules, so you are trying to spell SPOOKY either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. You can also fill the card. Most spots have multiple qualifiers, so read closely. You can mark your card however you see fit: simple scribbles on MS Paint (or PhotoPea), posters, or whatever symbols. Movies must be new-to-you, unless otherwise noted in the descriptions. Only one film per Spooky block, no double-dipping. Franchescanado posted:Halloween Is Special Printable Versions:  
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Sep 30, 2022 18:49
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Looking forward to this, I'm in for 31 again! Probably gonna try to hit 10 decades too as a subchallenge.
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I'm in the middle of moving, so who knows how many movies I'm going to get a chance to watch this year, but I'll record them here. EDIT: I'm going to copy Ambitious Spider and also shoot for 16 Reviews coming soon: 1. Shatter Dead 2. Sole Survivor 3. The Wailing 4. Sissy 5. Hellraiser 2022 6. Halloween at Aunt Ethel's 7. Dadstream 8. Crush the Skull 9. The Beach House Iron Crowned fucked around with this message at 22:59 on Oct 9, 2022 |
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Sep 30, 2022 18:53
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I'm not sure I'll get the full 31, but I'll give it a sporting try.
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In for 31 films this spooktacular season. Wish me luck that I don't get called into work!
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Sep 30, 2022 18:55
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 I'm here, in fear, get used to it!
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After sleeping on the horror threads for years and years, I finally did the October challenge for the first time in 2021. I ended up hitting a whopping 71 movies--work from home did wonders! I'm actually on parental leave for all of October, but with a 5-month-old I don't see averaging 2.29 movies per day. I'm thinking of aiming for 31 movies again, though. Consider this a lukewarm commitment until I see the challenges. Spook on, folks!
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Sep 30, 2022 18:58
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let's gooo
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Sep 30, 2022 18:59
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Let's goooooooooooooooooooo I don't know that I'll hit 31 this year, but I'm going to shoot for as many as I can + the shorts that Criterion is throwing up on their channel tomorrow
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Sep 30, 2022 19:00
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In for 31 as always! The main thing I have planned for this year is 80s/90s slasher icon marathon where I go through my favorites from Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, Hellraiser, Child's Play, and then Scream and a few of the Scream-lite imitators like I Know What You Did Last Summer(there's a new UHD for this that I'm looking forward to checking out). These are nostalgic movies that I watch almost every year anyway but I'm gonna line them up and pack all that nostalgia into a single week this time, with the new Hellraiser and Halloween Ends of course included. Jason has to sit this one out, he's a special boy that gets his own special attention during the summer months.
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Sep 30, 2022 19:04
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YES! I've been waiting for this all year!  Doing 31 films minimum. Aiming for at least 2 films a day. I will be doing films I haven't done for previous October and May challenges. I keep a list of all I've done so far to try to avoid repeats. Now it's just wait for the Scream Stream announcement.
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Sep 30, 2022 19:13
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Excellent, so it begins!! Spooky time. I'm in for 13 movies on my challenge.
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Aww yeah, it's that time of year again. Aiming for a minimum of 31, as per tradition. Wishing wonderful Halloween vibes to everyone participating. THE LIST (* indicates a rewatch) #1.) The Snorkel (1958; Blu-ray) #2.) The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960; Blu-ray) #3.) The Boy (2016; Blu-ray) #4.) Slaughter Island (2010; Tubi) #5.) Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995; Blu-ray) * #6.) The Alpha Test (2020; DVD) #7.) The Thing (1982; Blu-ray) * #8.) Hikiko-san, a.k.a., Scream Girls (2008; Youtube) #9.) Sushi Girl (2012; Blu-ray) #10.) Amityville Death House (2015; Tubi) #11.) Dead Heading (2019; Blu-ray) #12.) Curse, Death & Spirit (1992; Youtube) #13.) The Lawnmower Man (director's cut; 1992; Blu-ray) * #14.) Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989; Blu-ray) #15.) Dark Water (2002; Tubi) #16.) Dark Waters (1993; Tubi) #17.) Blood and Black Lace (1964; Tubi) #18.) Everfall (2017; DVD) #19.) The Snorkel (commentary; 1958; Blu-ray) #20.) Remote Viewing (2018; DVD) #21.) Pulse (2001; DVD) * #22.) The Fear Footage (2018; digital) #23.) Dead Girl Walking (2004; Youtube) #24.) The Adventure of Denchu-Kozo (47 minutes; 1987; Blu-ray) #25.) It Came from Outer Space (1953; digital) #26.) Suicide DVD (2005; digital) #27.) Blade: The Iron Cross (2020; Tubi) #28.) Chinese Erotic Ghost Story (1998; digital) #29.) Cannibal Terror (1980; digital) #30.) Santo in the Vengeance of the Mummy (1971; Tubi) #31.) The Psychic (1968; digital) #32.) Shock (1977; Tubi) #33.) Senritsu Kaiki File Kowasugi! Final Chapter (2015; digital) #34.) Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack (2012; digital) #35.) Train of the Dead (2007; digital) #36.) Amityville Witches (dir. Rebecca Matthews; 2020; Tubi) #37.) Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (dir. William Crain; 1976; Tubi) #38.) Ju-On: White Ghost (2009; digital) #39.) 122 (Egypt; 2019; Netflix) #40.) Alice, Sweet Alice (1976; digital) #41.) The Brood (1979; digital) #42.) Killjoy Goes to Hell (2012; Tubi) #43.) Event Horizon (1997; Blu-ray) * #44.) Killjoy's Psycho Circus (2016; Tubi) #45.) Evils of the Night (1985; Tubi) #46.) The Fear Footage 2: Curse of the Tape (2020; digital) #47.) Snow White: A Deadly Summer (dir. David DeCoteau; 2012; Tubi) #48.) Bone Eater (2007; Tubi) #49.) The Vagrant (1992; Tubi) #50.) Deadly Punkettes (2014; Tubi) #51.) Summer of Fear (1978; Tubi) #52.) The Devil's Machine (2019; Blu-ray; also available on Tubi) #53.) Amityville Cop (2021; Tubi) #54.) Lake of Dracula (1971; Tubi) #55.) Flowers in the Attic (1987; Tubi) #56.) Crazy Eights (2006; Tubi) #57.) The Fat Albert Halloween Special (23 minutes; 1977; Youtube) #58.) Casper's Halloween Special (25 minutes; 1979; Youtube) #59.) The Smurfs Halloween Special (1983; Youtube) #60.) The Fear Footage: 3AM (2021; digital) #61.) 13 Real Asian Horror Stories (2011; Youtube) #62.) Fright (1971; digital) #63.) Kidan: Piece of Darkness (2016; digital) #64.) Amityville Island (2020; Tubi) #65.) XII (2008; Tubi) #66.) Vengeance of the Zombies (1973; Tubi) #67.) Ura Horror (2008; digital) #68.) Tomie: Revenge (2005; digital) #69.) The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971; Tubi) #70.) Tomie vs Tomie (2007; digital) #71.) Tomie Unlimited (2011; digital; also available on Tubi) #72.) Santo vs. the Riders of Terror (1970; Tubi) #73.) Ju-On: The Grudge (2003; digital) #74.) Gingerdead Man 3: Saturday Night Cleaver (2011; Tubi) #75.) Ju-On: Black Ghost (2009; digital) #76.) It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958; digital) #77.) The Undead (1957; Tubi) #78.) Invasion from Inner Earth (1978; Blu-ray) #79.) Amityville in the Hood (2021; Tubi) #80.) A Town Full of Ghosts (2022; Tubi) #81.) The Specter of Terror (1973; Youtube) #82.) American Psycho (2000; Blu-ray) * #83.) Skinned Alive (1990; Tubi) #84.) The Dead Next Door (1989; Tubi) #85.) Rodan (1956; Tubi) #86.) Teke Teke 2 (2009; digital) #87.) Frozen Scream (1975; Tubi) #88.) Yeti: A Love Story (2008; digital) #89.) Intermedio (2005; Tubi) #90.) The Ghastly Ones (1968; digital) #91.) Uncle Sam (1996; Tubi) #92.) P.O.V. - A Cursed Film (2012; digital) #93.) Mount. NABI (2014; digital) #94.) Ju-Rei: The Uncanny (2004; digital) #95.) Another Yeti a Love Story: Life on the Streets (2017; Tubi) #96.) Santo vs. Frankenstein's Daughter (1972; Tubi) #97.) Body Count (1986; Tubi) #98.) Darkroom (1989; Tubi) #99.) The Munsters (2022; Netflix) #100.) Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers (1988; Tubi) #101.) Evil of Dracula (1974; Tubi) #102.) Amityville: The Awakening (2017; digital) #103.) The Peanut Butter Solution (1985; Tubi) SPOOKY BINGO 
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I got a lot of stuff going on, so all I'm promising to do is watch all of the streaming horror movies I've bookmarked because people said they were good or they looked interesting but haven't gotten around to watching yet. 
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I've been on a horror fast for this. My body and mind are ready.
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i will try this challenge even tho im shy~~ i can probably do 31 movies, sure B)
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I'm in for 31. The last few months have been lovely and emotionally draining, and I need to take some time for me. I don't have a theme or a list or anything, but I do have a goal to just watch some stuff rather than scrolling endlessly while trying to find a movie that's a perfect fit for my mood.
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Snooze Cruise posted:i will try this challenge even tho im shy~~ We are very friendly and cute and nice.
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Sep 30, 2022 19:27
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Eh, I'll watch a few. I can't promise how many because my eyes have been bad lately and I'm away for a week as well, but some movies will be watched.
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It's the most wonderful time of the year! I'm in for 31 again this year. No plan, no rhyme or reason, just whatever grabs my attention that night (and/or whatever meets whatever challenges Fran throws our way).
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Snooze Cruise posted:i will try this challenge even tho im shy~~ It's normal to be nervous when it comes to writing reviews. That's the most common concern raised by everyone new to our October movie free for all. If it helps, read some of the past October challenge threads to see how each of us does ours.
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M_Sinistrari posted:It's normal to be nervous when it comes to writing reviews. That's the most common concern raised by everyone new to our October movie free for all. If it helps, read some of the past October challenge threads to see how each of us does ours. Seconding this. I was pretty nervous and thought it was going to be a huge time sink, but I learned pretty quick that you can write a couple of paragraphs and people will read them and engage with you. It turns out to be a lot of fun.
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I think when you look at some of the posts over the next few days you'll see that there's a wide range of how people handle the write-ups. There's no pressure at all to do like a whole multi-paragraph effort post, some people do that and then others will write three or four sentences about each movie. No big deal either way.
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I'm nowhere near some of the reviewers, but what's helped me a lot to get more words is just keeping a physical notebook and writing thoughts during the movie. Not all of it gets copied over but it's nice to record things I like or dislike right at the moment, and feels better than typing on my phone. I have a fountain pen with oxblood ink now so it'll be extra spoopy. On a different note, this month will be a lot of fun because a few friends are also doing this 31 movie challenge with us. Not sure if they'll make it to this thread but we're planning a lot of movie nights and have spreadsheets going. Lhet fucked around with this message at 20:21 on Sep 30, 2022 |
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 I am so hyped! Hoping my 11th Annual Letterboxd Horrorthon lines up with a bunch of thread challenges again.
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I don't think I'll be able to get to 31 but I'll watch as many as I can!! Hyped to read and write reviews I'm going to be keeping everything on Letterboxd too, and I've got a list of my personal spooky movies recommendations up if anyone wants to look at them (yeah I know a lot of them are obvious and some big ones are missing but that mostly means I haven't seen them in decades) (I know not everyone will think these are all horror that's ok) https://boxd.it/iuruU I'd love to see other people's lists too! A True Jar Jar Fan fucked around with this message at 20:30 on Sep 30, 2022 |
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Lhet posted:I'm nowhere near some of the reviewers, but what's helped me a lot to get more words is just keeping a physical notebook and writing thoughts during the movie. Not all of it gets copied over but it's nice to record things I like or dislike right at the moment, and feels better than typing on my phone. I have a fountain pen with oxblood ink now so it'll be extra spoopy. Post the pen and ink! I love fountain pens.
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Franchescanado posted:Post the pen and ink! I love fountain pens. Kaweco sport with Diamine oxblood Penbbs 480 with Kobe #4 Kitano Ijinkan Red Sailor Procolor with Sailor Kiwaguro black. 
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I'm down for: - 31 new-to-me horror movies. - (31) horror movies from countries that I've never seen a movie from. Shorts count. Honest attempts to watch something I believe is a horror movie based on the Letterboxd description count. "Country" as defined by Letterboxd. Starting map:  - Arsenic and Old Lace
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Going for a conservative 15 because I'm e: The main theme this year is showing my partner a bunch of rad movies she's never seen. My secondary theme is to show me a bunch of rad movies I've never seen. feedmyleg fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Sep 30, 2022 |
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Nice! I'm in for sure. It'll be 31 movies I've never seen before.
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 #1.) The Snorkel (1958; Blu-ray) Wow, this movie gets right into it. The first five minutes or so are spent on a dialogue-free scene of a man preparing a room for his wife's murder, via lamp gas-jets. He then hides himself beneath the room, while his wife sleeps, feeding himself oxygen through... a snorkel! Waiting out the police investigation in that space beneath the room, he hears their suspicions, and the immediate accusation from his step-daughter of his role in the murder. Her certainty that he did it provides the conflict for the rest of the film. With the main setting being an Italian villa, the primary cast is kept rather small. There's the murderer (Paul), his step-daughter (Candy), her friend Jean (who came with her from England), and a couple members of the police force, plus the step-daughter's dog (Toto). And with Candy playing detective, the focus is on her, and Paul's responses to her nosing about. That narrowness of focus benefits the film, because apart from Paul (played by Peter van Eyck), the performances aren't very strong. Van Eyck gives his character an appreciable veneer over his menace, with more cracks appearing as Candy gets closer to the truth, and while the script makes his character a bit clumsy in his cover-up, that's not van Eyck's fault. The film is shot nicely, which might build a sense of foreboding, but the nature of the conflict requires any action against Candy to be postponed until the end of the film, which hobbles the tension. On top of that, the potential excellence of the ending is quickly compromised, in an apparent concession to moral censors. Generally enjoyable, with the main disappointment being that the atmosphere isn't more richly sinister. “Mommy will go to Heaven, won't she, Jean?” Rating: 7/10
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Put me down for 16 which isn't a spooky number, but more than half of 31. Hopefully I'll hit more, but I'm a bit busy this month
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Horror and science! My goal is watch one horror film involving each of the major insect groups. (I think this is actually going to be easy. Heh heh heh....) 
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I’m gonna try but I’m NOT writing more than a paragraph. I don’t have anything to say. Also I’m not even making a list. I’m just gonna watch something every other day or whatever
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I'm in!! I have no idea how many movies I'll watch this month but I WILL post about 'em. Going to challenge myself to at least 5 just to be gentle and easy, as it's been a wild month.
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