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.
With my October plates filled to overflowing with onstage performances (one week left to First Folio's The Man-Beast), teaching self-defense workshops, and a full slate of personal training clients, 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 recipients are the AMERICAN WOMEN'S SELF-DEFENSE ASSOCIATION and IMPACT CHICAGO, for whom we were able to raise a combined total of nearly $1800!
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: 31
Total First Time Views: 16
Scare-A-Thon Pledges/Donations: $1799.24
BONUS STATS:
Total Time: 2866 min
Average Length: 92 min
Longest Movie: Brotherhood of the Wolf (152 min)
Shortest Movies: The Eyes of My Mother (76 min), The Glass Coffin (77 min)
Oldest Movie: Caltiki, The Immortal Monster (1959)
Newest Movie: Tonight She Comes (2016)
Movies Watched Alone: 27
Movies Watched with Others: 4
Commentary Tracks: 3 (The Zodiac Killer, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Night of the Werewolf)
Blu-ray/DVD screeners (i.e. obligatory views): 26
Seen on big screen: 1
Non-horror movies watched in Oct: 5 (Jodorowsky's Dune, Money Monster, 20 Feet from Stardom, A Fish Called Wanda, Beauty Bites Beast)
FAVORITE DISCOVERIES:
Madhouse, The Glass Coffin
FAVORITE REVISITS:
Beyond the Darkness, Westworld, Jason X, The Devil's Honey, The Eyes of My Mother, Tonight She Comes
SEQUELS:
Teen Wolf Too, Jason X
REMAKES:
Dawn of the Dead, Night of the Werewolf
MOST VIEWED DIRECTORS:
Dario Argento (3), James Isaac (2)
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED: 10
USA (14), Italy (8), Spain (2), Japan (1), Argentina (1), Canada (1), UK (1), Denmark (1), France (1), Sweden (1)
THE MOVIES (with links to full reviews):
1. LYCAN
2. RED RIDING HOOD
3. TEEN WOLF
4. TEEN WOLF TOO
5. WOLF GUY
6. NIGHT OF THE WEREWOLF (aka THE CRAVING)
7. BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF
8. THE DEVIL'S HONEY
9. THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE
10 THE CAT O' NINE TAILS
11 FOUR FLIES ON GREY VELVET
12 CALTIKI, THE IMMORTAL MONSTER
13. THE OTHER HELL
14. BEYOND THE DARKNESS (aka BUIO OMEGA)
15. THE HARVEST
16. THE GHOUL
17. WHAT WE BECOME
18. CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT
19. BEYOND THE GATES
20. THE GLASS COFFIN
21. WESTWORLD
22. FEED THE LIGHT
23. TONIGHT SHE COMES
24. THE ZODIAC KILLER
25. MADHOUSE
26. BEYOND THE SEVENTH DOOR
27. ESCAPES
28. DAWN OF THE DEAD
29. DARK HARVEST
30. THE EYES OF MY MOTHER
31. JASON X
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