SCARE-A-THON 2014 (FINAL RESULTS!!!)

Total Movies Watched: 81
Total First Time Views: 18
Amount Raised: $846.45

And that, my friends, brings us to the end of another glorious Scare-A-Thon and October Horror Movie Challenge. My thanks to everyone who participated in some way, whether it be reading the reviews, pledging, sponsoring a charity, watching alongside, or just stopping by to chat. It makes the long nights go by so much easier knowing that one’s efforts are noticed and appreciated.


BONUS CHALLENGE STATS:

Total Time: 7615 min

Average Length: 94 min
Longest Movies: ALIENS (137 min), WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (134 min)
Shortest Movie: THE MAN THEY COULD NOT HANG (64 min)
Longest "Day" (24-hour Music Box Massacre 10/11-12): 12 movies, 1125 min.
No-Movie Days: 3 (10/6, 10/7, 10/13)
Oldest Movie: THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921)
Newest Movie: EXISTS, THE BABADOOK (2014)



OTHER FUN FACTS:

Actors
Vincent Price: 8
Christopher Lee: 7
Peter Cushing: 4
Boris Karloff: 3

Directors
Noriaki Yuasa: 7
Terence Fisher: 4
Roger Corman: 3
Rob Zombie: 3

Countries Represented: 13
USA, UK, Japan, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Italy, Australia, Spain, Argentina, Canada, South Africa, Mexico

Scare-A-Thon 2014’s “Pick Your Poison” spin allowed a number of fantastic organizations to be showcased (instead of focusing on one sole charity), and while we didn’t quite reach the one-a-day goal I’d envisioned, we still managed to lend a hand to 24 deserving causes. Listed below are those two dozen, along with the individuals who led the charge for each. Consider dropping a buck or two their way if you haven’t already, or if it inspires you to donate somewhere else, that’s fine too. It’s all about Caring and Sharing through Scaring.

REACH COUNSELING -  John Pata
TRILLIUM PERFORMING ARTS -  Sheila Jordan
THE TIME COMMUNITY THEATER -  Gavin Schmitt
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY -  Christine Thom
THE COMIC BOOK LEGAL DEFENSE FUND -  Whit Spurgeon
GRAMEEN FOUNDATION -  Alan Ball
THE FRIENDS OF CHILDREN -  Jeff Cummings
MO MONEY FOR PIGS -  April Atwood
UNITED WAY OF GREENBRIER VALLEY -  Sheila Ann Jordan
ACT ONE ARTS INITIATIVE -  Becca M. Engle
THE INNOCENCE PROJECT -  Fawn Krisenthia
LCC K9 COMFORT DOGS -  Mark Matzke
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS -  Kevin Theis, Siri Buurma, and Gianine DeFrancesco
SMART – START MAKING A READER TODAY -  Patrick Mathewes
SEASCOUTS CHICAGO - SHIP 5111 -  Drew Martin
THE LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA SOCIETY -  John Pata
AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL -  Christine Thom and Whit Spurgeon
YOU CARING - AMY THE DOG'S TRAINING -  Dawn "Sam" Alden
ST. MARTIN DE PORRES’ HOUSE OF HOPE -  Sheila Ralston
SEASON OF CONCERN -  Dan Kiggins
RIC O'BARRY'S DOLPHIN PROJECT -  Michelle Courvais
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION -  Adam Rockoff
EXTRA LIFE -  Dave Gray
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION -  Stephanie Weller Castelluccio

Finally, here's a handy day-by-day guide of what was viddied, with links to reviews for each film.

10/1

1. EXISTS (2014)

10/2 - 10/3

2. GAMERA, THE GIANT MONSTER (1965)

3. GAMERA VS. BARUGON (AKA WAR OF THE MONSTERS) (1966)
4. GAMERA VS. GYAOS (1967)

10/4 - 10/5

5. GAMERA VS. VIRAS (AKA DESTROY ALL PLANETS) (1968)

6. THE DEVILS (1971)

10/6 - 10/8

7. GAMERA VS. GUIRON (AKA ATTACK OF THE MONSTERS) (1969)
8. GAMERA VS. JIGER (AKA GAMERA VS. MONSTER X) (1970)
9. GAMERA VS. ZIGRA (1971)

10/9 - 10/10

10. GAMERA: SUPER MONSTER (1980)
11. GAMERA: GUARDIAN OF THE UNIVERSE (1995)
12. GAMERA 2: ATTACK OF THE LEGION (1996)
13. GAMERA 3: REVENGE OF IRIS (1999)

10/11 - 10/12

14. THE PHANTOM CARRIAGE (1921)
15. THE MAN THEY COULD NOT HANG (1939)
16. CAT PEOPLE (1942)
17. CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF (1961)
18. THE BORROWER (1991)
19. NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979)
20. DEAD SNOW: RED VS. DEAD (2014)
21. NIGHTMARE (AKA NIGHTMARE IN A DAMAGED BRAIN) (1981)
22. SHAKMA (1990)
23. DON'T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT (1973)
24. JUST BEFORE DAWN (1981)
25. AUDITION (1999)

10/13 - 10/14

26. JUG FACE (2013)
27. THE BABADOOK (2014)
28. THE BATTERY (2012)
29. TOOLS OF IGNORANCE: MAKING THE BATTERY (2014)

10/15 - 10/16

30. THE CRAFT (1996)
31. RESTORATION/AIR CONDITIONS (2014)
32. NIGHTMARES (AKA STAGE FRIGHT) (1980)
33. SWEET SIXTEEN (1983)
34. ASMODEXIA (2014)

10/17

35. VAN HELSING (2004)
36. THE SQUAD (2011)
37. HORROR OF DRACULA (1958)

10/18 - 10/19

38. BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960)
39. DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966)
40. DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (1968)
41. TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1970)
42. SCARS OF DRACULA (1970)
43. DRACULA A.D. 1972 (1972)
44. THE SATANIC RITES OF DRACULA (1973)
45. DRACULA (1979)

10/20

46. END OF THE LINE (2007)
47. THE WILLIES (1990)
48. GRIM PRAIRIE TALES (1990)
49. ALIENS (1986)

10/21

50. THE LAST MAN ON EARTH (1964)
51. THE TOMB OF LIGEIA (1964)
52. HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959)
53. RETURN OF THE FLY (1959)
54. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962)

10/22

55. THE RAVEN (1963)
56. THE COMEDY OF TERRORS (1963)
57. WITCHFINDER GENERAL (1968)
58. DR. PHIBES RISES AGAIN (1972)

10/23

59. SQUIRM (1976)
60. DUNGEONMASTER (AKA RAGEWAR) (1984)
61. CELLAR DWELLER (1988)
62. WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005)
63. TRIBES OF THE MOON: MAKING NIGHTBREED (2014)

10/24

64. THE POSSESSION OF VIRGINIA (1972)

10/25 - 10/26

65. THE ORPHANAGE (2007)
66. DEATH SPA (1989)

10/27

67. PRISON (1988)
68. DUST DEVIL (1992)

10/28

69. THE STEPFORD WIVES (1975)
70. DEMENTIA 13 (1963)
71. THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1960)
72. SANTA SANGRE (1989)

10/29

73. HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES (2003)
74. THE DEVIL'S REJECTS (2005)
75. HALLOWEEN (2007)
76. KILL LIST (2011)

10/30

77. THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (1997)
78. JURASSIC PARK III (2001)

10/31

79. THE DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS (1985)
80. NIGHTBREED (1990)
81. BUBBA HO-TEP (2002)

 

That's it! Thanks again, everyone. See you next year....