In its humble origins, the Challenge itself has always been to watch (at least) one fright flick for each of those glorious 31 days that make up the month of October, 16 of which being first time viewings. In 2010, I launched the annual Scare-a-Thon to coincide, raising funds and awareness for various charities and organizations along the way.
With this being the 15th installment, I wanted to try something a little different: Rather than simply watching movies and reviewing them as in years past, I held interviews with a wide assortment of fellow fright fans, highlighting the community itself alongside these movies we hold so dear. It turned out to be a marvelous experiment!
Thanks to the generous hearts and minds of fans like you, over $7,700 has been raised for the INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, with additional funds still coming in, making this the most successful Scare-A-Thon EVERRRRRRRR! (The fundraiser link will remain open for another week, so if you would like to make a donation, there is still time!)
Thanks to all my guests who showed up at all hours from across the globe to chat on the HORROR 101 with Dr. AC YouTube channel, as well as everyone who participated in some way, whether it be making a contribution, liking a Facebook/Instagram post, watching or listening to a partner podcast, leaving a comment, suggesting a movie, attending our Terror Tuesdays lectures at the Chicago Public Library, or even just sharing what YOU were watching this month.
Below are the 18 "official" Scare-a-Thon events (with links to the episodes), as well as a list of the various horror titles viewed for the October season. Before we get to that, however, there is the usual assemblage of useless factoids to ponder while you're thinking ahead to next year's costume.
Have fun!
CHALLENGE STATS:
Total Movies Watched: 33
First Time Views: 16
Total Scare-A-Thon Donations: $7,722
BONUS STATS:
LONGEST MOVIE: Aliens: Expanded (2024) (282 min)
SHORTEST MOVIES: The Benefactress (67 min), Monster a Go-Go (68 min)
OLDEST MOVIES: Bride of Frankenstein, Werewolf of London (1935)
NEWEST MOVIES: Drop, The Benfactress (2025)
MOVIES WATCHED ALONE: 31
MOVIES WATCHED WITH OTHERS: 2
NON-HORROR MOVIES: 4
COMMENTARY TRACKS: 5
DOCUMENTARIES: 2
SEQUELS: 6
PREQUELS: 0
REMAKES: 0
SOURCES:
Review Screeners: 1
Chicago Public Library: 1
Personal Library: 22
Shudder: 4
YouTube: 1
Tubi: 4
Borrowed from Friends: 1
Cinema: 0
FAVORITE DISCOVERIES:
Drop, PussyCake, Aliens: Expanded, Red Rooms
FAVORITE REVISITS:
Trilogy of Terror, The Changeling, Never Take Sweets from a Stranger, Return of the Living Dead
MOST VIEWED DIRECTORS:
Ellery Elkayam (2, ROLTD: Necropolis, ROTLD: Rave to the Grave), Terence Fisher (2, Brides of Dracula, Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll)
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED: 6
USA, Argentina, Italy, UK, New Zealand, Canada
Thanks to the generous hearts and minds of fans like you, over $7,700 has been raised for the INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE, with additional funds still coming in, making this the most successful Scare-A-Thon EVERRRRRRRR! (The fundraiser link will remain open for another week, so if you would like to make a donation, there is still time!)
Thanks to all my guests who showed up at all hours from across the globe to chat on the HORROR 101 with Dr. AC YouTube channel, as well as everyone who participated in some way, whether it be making a contribution, liking a Facebook/Instagram post, watching or listening to a partner podcast, leaving a comment, suggesting a movie, attending our Terror Tuesdays lectures at the Chicago Public Library, or even just sharing what YOU were watching this month.
Below are the 18 "official" Scare-a-Thon events (with links to the episodes), as well as a list of the various horror titles viewed for the October season. Before we get to that, however, there is the usual assemblage of useless factoids to ponder while you're thinking ahead to next year's costume.
Have fun!
CHALLENGE STATS:
Total Movies Watched: 33
First Time Views: 16
Total Scare-A-Thon Donations: $7,722
BONUS STATS:
LONGEST MOVIE: Aliens: Expanded (2024) (282 min)
SHORTEST MOVIES: The Benefactress (67 min), Monster a Go-Go (68 min)
OLDEST MOVIES: Bride of Frankenstein, Werewolf of London (1935)
NEWEST MOVIES: Drop, The Benfactress (2025)
MOVIES WATCHED ALONE: 31
MOVIES WATCHED WITH OTHERS: 2
NON-HORROR MOVIES: 4
COMMENTARY TRACKS: 5
DOCUMENTARIES: 2
SEQUELS: 6
PREQUELS: 0
REMAKES: 0
SOURCES:
Review Screeners: 1
Chicago Public Library: 1
Personal Library: 22
Shudder: 4
YouTube: 1
Tubi: 4
Borrowed from Friends: 1
Cinema: 0
FAVORITE DISCOVERIES:
Drop, PussyCake, Aliens: Expanded, Red Rooms
FAVORITE REVISITS:
Trilogy of Terror, The Changeling, Never Take Sweets from a Stranger, Return of the Living Dead
MOST VIEWED DIRECTORS:
Ellery Elkayam (2, ROLTD: Necropolis, ROTLD: Rave to the Grave), Terence Fisher (2, Brides of Dracula, Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll)
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED: 6
USA, Argentina, Italy, UK, New Zealand, Canada
THE OFFICIAL SCARE-A-THON 2025 ROSTER
ICONS OF FRIGHT
with Rob Galluzzo, Mike Cucinotta, and Adam Barnick
CHICAGO INT'L FILM FEST
& SUPER-HORROR-RAMA
with Nicola McCafferty and John McDevitt
THE LOSERS' CLUB
with Jenn Adams, Randall Colburn, and McKenzie Gerber
LUGOSI THEATRE
with Bobby Zier
HORROR NUGGETS 101/
GROSSEST MOVIE MOMENTS
with Lucy Ba’al, Skip Redstone, and Spooky Weaselbones
FRIDAY NIGHT FRIGHTS
BLACK SUNDAY
THE CHANGELING
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN/WEREWOLF OF LONDON
LIFEFORCE
TRILOGY OF TERROR
KICKING THE SEAT
THE VIEWS
FTV: 16
Aliens: Expanded (2024) (counts for 2)
Are We Not Cats (2016)
The Benefactress (2025)
Drop (2025)
PussyCake (2021)
Red Rooms (2023)
Return of the Living Dead: Necropolis (2005)
Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005)
You’re So Cool, Brewster: The Story of Fright Night (2016)
Tales from the Darkside: Season 1 (1984-85) (9 hours = 6 movies)
REPEAT VIEWS: 18
Black Sunday (1960) x2
Brides of Dracula (1960)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
The Changeling (1980) x2
Dead-Alive aka Braindead (1992)
Lifeforce (1985)
Monster a Go-Go (1965)
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960)
The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave (1971)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
Return of the Living Dead III (1993)
Scary Movie (2000)
Trilogy of Terror (1975)
The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
Werewolf of London (1935)
CIVILIAN: 5
Black Sunday (1977)
Hell is a City (1960)
Lenny (1974)
WarGames (1983)
Sweet Charity (1969)
That's it! See you next year!!
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