And that, my mutual minions of mischief and mayhem, brings us to the end of Scare-A-Thon 2023 and yet another OCTOBER HORROR MOVIE CHALLENGE!
As always, the Challenge itself is to watch (at least) one fright flick for each of those glorious 31 days that make up the month of October, 16 of which must be first time viewings. I am happy to report that goal has been handily accomplished, with all of the official Scare-A-Thon titles being FTVs. (Thanks, Shudder!)
Along the way, thanks to the generous hearts and minds of fans like you, over $7,571 has been raised for the WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ASSISTANCE PROJECT, with additional funds still coming in, making this the most successful Scare-A-Thon EVERRRRRRRR! (The fundraiser link will remain open for another two months, so if you would like to make a donation, there is still time!)
SCARE-A-THON 2023 FUNDRAISER LINK
Thanks to the 40 (!!) 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 post, watching or listening to a partner podcast, leaving a comment, suggesting a movie, or just chatting about what we were respectively watching this month.
Extra Special Thanks to Gert Verbeeck for his tireless efforts in creating all the fantastic YouTube thumbnails, as he has all year long for the H101 channel. Thanks for making us all look so good.
Below are the 33 "official" features viewed (with links to the online panels), as well as 14 additional horror titles viewed in October. 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: 47
First Time Views: 36
Total Scare-A-Thon Donations: $7,571
BONUS STATS:
TOTAL TIME: 4789 min (79.8 hours)
AVERAGE MOVIE LENGTH: 101 min
LONGEST MOVIES: Queer for Fear (docuseries) (225 min), Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched (194 min)
SHORTEST MOVIES: Host (57 min), The Witch in the Window (77 min)
OLDEST MOVIE: Burn, Witch, Burn (1962)
NEWEST MOVIE: When Evil Lurks (2023)
MOVIES WATCHED ALONE: 3
MOVIES WATCHED WITH OTHERS: 44
NON-HORROR MOVIES: 0
COMMENTARY TRACKS: 0
DOCUMENTARIES: 5
SEQUELS: 6
REMAKES: 1
SOURCES:
Shudder: 22
Chicago Public Library: 9
Tubi: 5
YouTube: 3
Cinema: 2
Personal Library: 4
Watched at Friend's House: 1
Blu-ray Review Screeners: 1
FAVORITE DISCOVERIES:
When Evil Lurks, Hatching, The Power, Tragedy Girls, Sator, The Sadness, Sharksploitation, Deadstream, Renfield, Speak No Evil
FAVORITE REVISITS:
Blood on Satan’s Claw, House of 1000 Corpses, Burn Witch Burn, Terrified, X
MOST VIEWED DIRECTORS:
Ti West (X, Pearl), Demian Rugna (Terrified, When Evil Lurks)
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED: 17
USA, UK, Canada, Taiwan, Italy, Spain, France, Denmark, Croatia, Norway, Sweden, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Australia, Finland, Japan
THE OFFICIAL SCARE-A-THON FILMS
(with links to reviews)
#1
THE POWER
#2
QUEER FOR FEAR
#3
BECKY / THE WRATH OF BECKY
#4
CRIMES OF THE FUTURE
#5
TRAGEDY GIRLS
#6
MAD GOD
#7
PEARL
#8
SHARKSPLOITATION
#9
HOST (2020)
#10
THE SADNESS
#11
M3GAN
#12
SATOR
#13
DEADSTREAM
#14
THE OUTWATERS
#15
HELLBENDER
#16
WATCHER
#17
RENFIELD
#18
SPEAK NO EVIL
#19
INFINITY POOL
#20
SKINAMARINK
#21
THE WITCH IN THE WINDOW
#22
WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE
#23
THE INNOCENTS
#24
HUESERA: THE BONE WOMAN
#25
BORIS KARLOFF: THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER
#26
TERRIFIER / TERRIFIER 2
#27
WOODLANDS DARK AND DAYS BEWITCHED
#28
HATCHING
#29
A WOUNDED FAWN
#30
WHEN EVIL LURKS
#31
TALK TO ME
AND THE REST!
KICKING THE SEAT
Dario Argento’s Dracula (2013) d. Argento, Dario (Italy/France/Spain) (2nd viewing) (110 min)
The Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971) d. Haggard, Piers (UK) (3rd viewing) (97 min)
House of 1000 Corpses (2003) d. Zombie, Rob (USA) (4th viewing) (89 min)
FRIDAY NIGHT FRIGHTS (HORROR 101)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003) d. Yu, Ronny (USA) (3rd viewing) (97 min)
Destroy All Monsters (1968) d. Honda, Ishiro (Japan) (5th viewing) (89 min)
Godzilla vs. Megalon (1973) d. Fukuda, Jun (Japan) (9th viewing) (81 min)
I Spit on Your Grave: Deja Vu (2019) d. Zarchi, Meir (USA) (1st viewing) (148 min)
Growing Up with I Spit on Your Grave (2019) d. Zarchi, Terry (USA) (1st viewing) (102 min)
FACETS HORROR-RAMA
The Witches Mountain (1973) d. Artigot, Raul (Spain) (2nd viewing) (86 min)
Burn, Witch, Burn (1962) d. Hayers, Sidney (UK) (4th viewing) (90 min)
JUST FOR FUN
The Blackening (2022) d. Story, Tim (USA) (1st viewing) (97 min)
X (2022) d. West, Ti (USA) (2nd viewing) (105 min)
Terrified (2017) d. Rugna, Demian (Argentina) (2nd viewing) (87 min)
28 Days Later (2002) d. Boyle, Danny (UK) (5th viewing) (113 min)
SPECIAL BONUS FEATURES:
BILL REBANE'S HISTORY HUNT in Merrill, WI
TERROR TUESDAYS at the Chicago Public Library
IS THIS A THING? Storytelling at O'Shaughnessy's Pub, Chicago IL
That’s it. See you next year!!!
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FACETS HORROR-RAMA
The Witches Mountain (1973) d. Artigot, Raul (Spain) (2nd viewing) (86 min)
Burn, Witch, Burn (1962) d. Hayers, Sidney (UK) (4th viewing) (90 min)
JUST FOR FUN
The Blackening (2022) d. Story, Tim (USA) (1st viewing) (97 min)
X (2022) d. West, Ti (USA) (2nd viewing) (105 min)
Terrified (2017) d. Rugna, Demian (Argentina) (2nd viewing) (87 min)
28 Days Later (2002) d. Boyle, Danny (UK) (5th viewing) (113 min)
SPECIAL BONUS FEATURES:
BILL REBANE'S HISTORY HUNT in Merrill, WI
TERROR TUESDAYS at the Chicago Public Library
IS THIS A THING? Storytelling at O'Shaughnessy's Pub, Chicago IL
That’s it. See you next year!!!
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