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It is accomplished!!!
For those not in the know, The October Horror Movie Challenge, at least as I have come to know and honor it, was born on the IMDb Horror message boards over a decade ago. The original rules were relatively simple: Watch 31 horror films over the course of the month, 16 of which have to be first-time viewings. Of course, for those with a combination of spare time and an enthusiastic spirit of adventure, it also could be used as an excuse to bury oneself in the genre for 31 days, rediscovering old favorites and delving into the "why have I never watched that?" pile.
This year, due to a variety of distractions (including an
unexpected trip to Brazil), I elected to return to the basics. 31 flickers were
viddied from Oct 1 through 31, 16 of which had never passed before these
wondering, wandering eyes before. As always, there were highs and lows (more of
the former than the latter), and all in the service of our ultimate goal, to
raise funds and awareness for a charitable organization. This year's recipient is the GREATER CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY, for whom we were able to raise a combined total of over $1400!
Thanks to everyone who participated, whether it be reading the reviews, pledging, watching alongside, or just stopping by to chat. Your support makes the long days and nights go by so much easier. I’ll be contacting donors directly via email, but if you are still interested in contributing, contact me at drach101@gmail.com and we’ll get you to the right place.
CHALLENGE STATS:
Total Movies Watched: 31Thanks to everyone who participated, whether it be reading the reviews, pledging, watching alongside, or just stopping by to chat. Your support makes the long days and nights go by so much easier. I’ll be contacting donors directly via email, but if you are still interested in contributing, contact me at drach101@gmail.com and we’ll get you to the right place.
CHALLENGE STATS:
Total First Time Views: 16
Total Scare-A-Thon Donations: $1431.63
BONUS STATS:
Total Time: 2881 min
Average Length: 93 min
Longest Movies: SHIN GODZILLA (120 min), CRIMSON PEAK (119 min)
Shortest Movie: FOLIES MEURTRIERES (47 min)
Oldest Movie: I SAW WHAT YOU DID (1965)
Newest Movie: SHIN GODZILLA (2016)
Movies Watched Alone: 21
Movies Watched with Others: 10
Commentary Tracks: 5 (Vampyres (1974), The Hills Have Eyes, The Thing, Slugs, The Witch Who Came from the Sea)
Blu-ray screeners: 14
Seen on big screen: 4
Non-horror movies watched in Oct: 3 (Mission: Impossible 2, Mission: Impossible 3, Star Trek: Beyond)
FAVORITE DISCOVERIES:
Nightmares in Precinct 7, Francesca, Crimson Peak
FAVORITE REVISITS:
The Hills Have Eyes, Carrie, The Witch Who Came from the Sea, Feast, Left Bank, Vampyres, Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
SEQUELS:
Critters 2, Critters 3, Critters 4, Exorcist III, Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
REMAKES:
Shin Godzilla, The Thing, Vampyres
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED: 11
Hong Kong, USA, Spain, Japan, Argentina, Canada, Belgium, UK, Mexico, France, Austria
THE MOVIES (with links to reviews):
1. Nightmares in Precinct 7 (2001) d. Yau, Herman (Hong Kong) (1st viewing) 88 min
2. Inner Senses (2002) d. Lo, Chi-Leung (Hong Kong) (1st viewing) 100 min
3. The Hills Have Eyes (1977) d. Craven, Wes (USA) (4th viewing) 90 min
4. You’ll Like My Mother (1972) d. Johnson, Lamont (USA) (1st viewing) 93 min
5. I Saw What You Did (1965) d. Castle, William (USA) (2nd viewing) 82 min
6.The Exorcist III (1990) d. Blatty, William Peter (USA) (3rd viewing) 110 min
7.Carrie (1976) d. De Palma, Brian (USA) (5th viewing) 98 min
8.The Premonition (1976) d. Schnitzer, Robert Allen (USA) (1st viewing) 94 min
9.The Witch Who Came from the Sea (1976) d. Cimber, Matt (USA) (3rd viewing) 83min
10.Vampyres (2015) d. Mattellano, Victor (Spain) (1st viewing) 79 min
11.Shin Godzilla (2016) d. Hideaki Anno (Japan) (1st viewing) 120min
12.
Francesca(2015) d. Onetti, Luciano (Argentina) (1st viewing) 80 min
13.Flowers (2015) d. Stevens, Phil (USA) (1st viewing) 79 min
14.Critters (1986) d. Herek, Stephen (USA) (2nd viewing) 82 min
15.Critters 2 (1988) d. Garris, Mick (USA) (2nd viewing) 86 min
16.Critters 3 (1991) d. Peterson, Kristine (USA) (1st viewing) 86 min
17.Critters 4 (1992) d. Harvey, Rupert (USA) (1st viewing) 94 min
18.
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991) d.Ohmori, Kazuki (Japan) (3rd viewing) 100 min
19.Backcountry (2014) d. MacDonald, Adam (Canada) (1st viewing) 92 min
20.Bloody Knuckles (2014) d. O’Mahoney, Matt (Canada) (1st viewing) 83 min
21. 30 Days of Night (2007) d. Slade, David (USA) (2nd viewing) 112 min
22.Feast (2005) d. Gulager, John (USA) (4th viewing) 87 min
23.Slugs (1988) d. Simon, J.P. (Spain) (3rd viewing) 89 min
24. Crimson Peak (2015) d. del Toro, Guillermo (USA) (1st viewing) 119 min
25. The Thing (1982) d. Carpenter, John (USA) (7th viewing) 109 min
26.Left Bank (2008) d. Van Hees, Pieter (Belgium) (2nd viewing) 102 min
27. Vampyres (1974) d. Larraz, Jose Ramon (UK/Spain) (3rd viewing) 88 min
28.
NarcoSatanico (aka Terror, Sex, and Witchcraft) (1968/1984) d. Portillo, RafaelMexico (1st viewing) 90 min
29.Folies Meurtrieres (aka Deadly Madness) (1984) d. Pellissier, Antoine (France) (1stviewing) 47 min
30.Hotel (2004) d. Hausner, Jessica (Austria/Germany) (1st viewing) 83 min
31.Tucker and Dale vs. Evil (2010) d. Craig, Eli (Canada/USA) (3rd viewing) 89 min
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