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Month Long Horror/Halloween Marathon: 2009
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I'm going to try to watch at least 1 everyday this month.  I'm on track so far.

1. Creepshow
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
3. Monsters vs Aliens (hey, it has Monsters in the title)
4. My Bloody Valentine 3D
5. Untraceable
6. Uninvited
7. Lady in the Water (debated on whether this was horror - should have skipped it as it is easily the worst film I've seen this month so far)
8. Carrie
9. See No Evil
10. Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
11. Halloween (2007)
12. Mirrors
13. Splinter
14. It Came From Beneath The Sea
15. Written By (not really a horror, more supernatural suspense like The Sixth Sense)
16. P2
17. Rest Stop: Dead Ahead
18. Rest Stop: Don't Look Back
19. Drag Me to Hell
20. Trick 'r Treat
21. Blood: The Last Vampire
22. Children of the Corn
23. Mortuary (What happened to Denise Crosby?!?)
24. Snakes on a Plane
25. Missing (cross between Ghost and Strip Mind)
26. Resident Evil: Degeneration
27. The Amityville Horror (1979)
28. Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
29. Passengers
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Pete, may I suggest: one full night dedicated to episodes of "Thomas the Tank Engine" and another to "Teletubbies".

I'm sure you would enjoy the forthcoming horror flicks all the more 


Oh No!... now that is what I would call scary! 
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I'm going to try to watch at least 1 everyday this month.  I'm on track so far.

1. Creepshow
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
3. Monsters vs Aliens (hey, it has Monsters in the title)
4. My Bloody Valentine 3D
5. Untraceable
6. Uninvited
7. Lady in the Water (debated on whether this was horror - should have skipped it as it is easily the worst film I've seen this month so far)


What did you think of Uninvited? I just got that one.... but haven't had the chance to watch it yet.
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Updated List:

Oct 1st: Werewolf Shadow (La noche de Walpurgis): Rating: 4/5
Oct 2nd: Untot - Undead Unleashed: Rating 3/5
Oct 2nd: Guinea Pig: Mermaid in a Manhole: Rating 3.5/5
Oct 3rd: Horror Express: Rating 4.5/5
Oct 3rd: Frankenstein Created Woman: Rating 3.5/5
Oct 3rd: Night Train Murders: Rating 4/5
Oct 3rd: Black Sunday: Rating 4.5/5
Oct 3rd: The Murder Secret: Rating 3.5/5
Oct 4th: Bloodsucking Freaks: Rating 3.5/5
Oct 5th: Seeding of a Ghost: Rating 4/5
Oct 6th: Requiem for a Vampire: Rating: 4/5
Oct 7th: The Driller Killer: Rating 4/5

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Well I'm not going to keep up with the rest, and my definition of 'horror' may have to be quite liberal, but I'll be watching a few this month to keep in with the theme...

5th It Came from Outer Space ***1/2
6th This Island Earth **1/2
7th The Thing from Another World ***
12th Curse of the Wolf *1/2
13th Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) ****
14th The Incrdeible Shrinking Man ***
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I'm aiming for a 1 a day average:
1) My Bloody Valentine (2009) 3.5/5
2) Critters (1986) 3.5/5
3) Raving Maniacs (2005) 2/5
4) Underworld (2003) 4/5
5) Underworld: Evolution (2006) 3.5/5
6) Critters 2: The Main Course (1988) 3/5
7) Sisters (1973) 3.5/5
8) Critters 3 (1991) 2.5/5
9) Vampire Bats (2005) 2.5/5
10) Wrong Turn (2003) 4/5
11) Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) 3.5/5
12) Creepshow 2 (1987) 3/5
13) Grip of the Strangler (1958) 3/5
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Title: The Body Snatcher
Movie Count: 18
TV Ep. Count:  6
Other Count:  4
Time Started:  6am

Plot:
Boris Karloff plays the title role in the Lewton adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's The Body Snatcher, directed with subtle calculation by versatile Robert Wise. A doctor (Henry Daniell) needs cadavers for medical studies and Karloff is willing to provide them - one way or another. Don't miss his scene with fellow horror icon Bela Lugosi.

My Thoughts:
This is my very first taste of Val Lewton. I normally liked to go into a new movie with low expectations... but I admit I went into this one a little hyped. But that is ok... I absolutely loved every minute of it. Sure it moves a little slower then the movies I am used to... but I believe that is to be expected with the classics. Besides... the story was so good... so interesting that even the slow parts had you glued to the set. I so enjoyed watching both horror legends in this movie... Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi both gave great performances. Every scene with the two of them together was great... but especially one scene in particular. The scene where Joseph (Lugosi) finally had enough of John Grey (Karloff)... and decided it was time to settle things. I really enjoyed everything about this movie... from the beginning to the well written (although somewhat predictable) ending. This is one true classic I highly recommend!

My Rating: 5/5
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I'm going to try to watch at least 1 everyday this month.  I'm on track so far.

1. Creepshow
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
3. Monsters vs Aliens (hey, it has Monsters in the title)
4. My Bloody Valentine 3D
5. Untraceable
6. Uninvited
7. Lady in the Water (debated on whether this was horror - should have skipped it as it is easily the worst film I've seen this month so far)


What did you think of Uninvited? I just got that one.... but haven't had the chance to watch it yet.

I am a big fan of the original Korean movie.  I thought it was a good remake, lot better than remakes of Grudge or Ring.  They changed the plot around a little bit and made the storyline lot more clear than the Korean version.  If you watch the featurette, they say that that was intentional to cater to the American audience.  I give it a solid 7 out of 10.
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Not sure if any of you are taking suggestions, but I just watched an anime movie the other day that I would whole heartedly recommend to anyone (even those who don't like anime).

Perfect Blue

It's very much different then any other anime I've seen. Very creepy, and plays with the viewer's head just as much as the main character. A classic in my book from an excellent director! Check it out if you haven't! 
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Thanks... I will have to be sure to watch The Uninvited before too long.

And thanks for the recommendation... Unfortunately I just used the last of my extra cash while out today... so it will have to go on my wishlist for now!
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Title:  The Haunted History of Halloween
Movie Count:  3
Other Count:  1

A History Channel documentary about the history of the holiday.

A pleasant, well-put-together little documentary about the history behind Halloween, its customs and celebrations.  Nothing new, nothing I didn't know before, but reasonably good anyway.  A  for the reasonable, realistic portrayal of modern pagans.

Verdict: 2.5/5 (a tolerable, entertaining waste of time)*

* make a 3/5 if you don't know know much about the history of Halloween
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Hocus Pocus
Movie Count: 4

Maniac Cop: Badge of Silence
Movie Count: 5
"One Eyed Monster" (Don't Even Ask, but it was a horror flick )
Movie Count: 6


{Now where did I leave that "Evil Dead" DVD? }
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Title:  It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Movie Count: 3
Other Count: 2

The classic cartoon of Halloween with the Peanuts gang, show stolen as always by Snoopy.  Featured together with the Peanuts short "It's Magic, Charlie Brown."

What would Halloween be without "Great Pumpkin?"  Simply a perennial favorite of the season since I was a small child.

Verdict:  4/5 (an excellent cartoon)

* The companion short, "It's Magic, Charlie Brown" is really only a 2.5/5, especially when sat beside a great cartoon like "Great Pumpkin"
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In the 2008 remake, a town falls victim to an unknown virus that soon turns people into the walking dead.  Well, walking isn't quite the right word, they tend to run and run very fast.  Jump too - and not to forget the occasional "spider" zombie that climbs walls.

A nice mixture of zombie and humor, it was a fun watch, even the vegetarian zombie.

4.5/5
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Unfortunately with all that is going on I have not been able to even think about this marathon. I will try to fit things in here and there. But that is all I can say. But I think that is understandable.
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Absolutely!  Your mom comes first, always!
If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
-- Thorin Oakenshield
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