2019 October Challenge Discussion Thread



All questions and suggestions about this years challenge go here...

Ready Aim Fire (RAF) Round 2!

Hello everyone! We're going to be playing this game again, but I will be the one you send your votes in to! This game is really fun & easy!
It is very simple and similar to rock paper scissors.

Here are the rules:
Players have 3 options:
1. Shoot themselves
If you shoot yourself anyone else who shoots you dies and you live, but if no one shoots you then you kill yourself.
2. Shoot someone else
If you shoot someone else then they die, unless they chose to shoot themselves, then you die.
3. Shoot the sky
You kill no one, but you die if some one shoots you, however you don't run the risk of shooting someone who shot themself and dying from it.

Players will PM their choice to me.

Go ahead and sign up below!

Players:
Snowy
Ballz
Der
Basic
Box

Children of the corn

I feel like this one has always been a little underrated. I like the perverted religious theme of this movie. The cornfield adds atmosphere. There is also the battle for power between Issac and Malachi that is very interesting. Linda Hamilton shines in this one too.

Sid Haig

Ok it's been 3 weeks now that this fine actor has left us. I couldn't find a thread so I come up with one. I'm not too fond of the Rob Zombie flicks he starred in but his role as Captain Spaulding was easily the most interesting in those. After those 2 I had seen enough of Zombie and especially his missus. Sid starred in a lot more but can't say there is that many I have seen of those. he regularly started in Jack Hill movies, some blackploitation with Pam Grier. I have seen a handful of these not really my cup of tea. Pretty tame on violence and nudity regarding its theme.

I wanted to watch a movie starring Sid as means of tribute to the man which I did the day after his passing away. My choice fell on one one of the lesser known 60s flicks: Spider Baby. This movie pretty much fell into obscurity after being shown in theater. It took many years for it to get a VHS release and the director really needed to use some backdoor practices to realize this as he didn't had the copyright to it.

A movie that grew on me with each new visit. It's kind of the godmother of the deranged family, a blue print if you want for movies like Texas Chainsaw Massacre. and it's not just Sid as the deranged Ralph who does a wonderful job. His movie sisters Beverly Washburn as Elizabeth and Jill Banner as Spider Baby Virginia do an equal great job. And of course not to forget Lon Chaney jr. (mostly known for his role as the Wolf Man) possibly gives his finest performance as chauffeur Bruno eventually becoming the caretaker of the 3 "children".

Any movie you would say Sid Haig really made you go wow (no pun intended)?

Blood Fest (2018)

I have never heard of this movie before today, but I saw this, and decided to turn it on. I didn't know what to expect. but I have to say, I genuinely enjoyed this movie. It starts off with a group going to a horror movie gathering called Blood Fest. The main charcater is a huge horror fan, but once he gets there he realizes blood fest is not what it seems.

This movie is pretty predictable, but most movies are nowdays. It also has a cameo from Zachary Levi who is amazing in everything I have watched him in. Although im a little biased there.

Anyway I don't know if any of y'all have seen this movie, but if you haven't you should give it a try. If only for the challenge!

Challenge Idea

Hey guys, I was thinking for December, or January we could do an 80s movie challenge. 80s movies are fun, and while I haven't worked out a point system there is a lot 80s movies can offer. Would any of y'all be interested in joining a challenge like this?

What movies did you watch or buy this week? (10-13)

I've had so little time for movies lately but have watched a few.

Who Saw Her Die (1972)
Graveyard of Horror (1971)
Pyewacket (2018)

Zombi 2: The First Zombi Movie

What a glorious piece of trash... In many ways, it's kind of the epitome of the Italian horror movie. It cashes in on every two-bit trend of Italian exploitation and makes it work, despite the director's incompetence. I for one am not a fan of Lucio Fulci. "Hack" is a word I use to describe him, but his hackiness works wonders in voodoo hoodoo bullocks zombie flick.

Made as an "unofficial" sequel to Dawn of the Dead, this turkey really has nothing to do with it, but zombies were all the rage back in the late 70s, and Argento (an Italian dude) produced Dawn, but I otherwise fail to see the similarities between the two.

This movie is basically a handful of people going to an island of voodoo zombies and all the fluff that it entails. This includes pointless zombie carnage and random acts of gratuity, like titties, sharks, gore, and dubbing. That about sums up Italian movies, don't you think?

Most people will tell you that one of the best things about Zombi 2 is the score. It isn't great, but at the same time, it is. There's something magical about it, and it's become a staple of old school horror soundtracks.

Also, another thing about Fulci flicks is that whenever someone gets their head bashed open and the blood comes out, it sounds like flowing liquids. Liquids being poured, which isn't a natural open-wound sound, but it's something you'll hear in several Italian movies. I attribute this to their bad sense of sound design and awkward follying. It's a charm, though. I wouldn't have it any other way.

It must have been an interesting experience to film a bunch of zombies crossing the Brooklyn Bridge, but that's part of what makes this such an iconic zombie movie. It had a decent (albeit contrived) ending.

Ready Aim Fire (RAF)

This is a very fun game I used to play on another site. It is very simple and similar to rock paper scissors.

Here are the rules:
Players have 3 options:
1. Shoot themselves
If you shoot yourself anyone else who shoots you dies and you live, but if no one shoots you then you kill yourself.
2. Shoot someone else
If you shoot someone else then they die, unless they chose to shoot themselves, then you die.
3. Shoot the sky
You kill no one, but you die if some one shoots you, however you don't run the risk of shooting someone who shot themself and dying from it.

Players will PM their choice to me.

SIGN UP PLEASE!

Players:
Snowy_Owl
Bambi
Ballz
Pick
Box

All Hallows's Eve (2013)

You can never have enough Halloween anthology movies, right? After watching Terrifier, I've always been curious to see where Art the Clown got his start, and this is it.

The opening credits sets the mood perfectly. You're in a Halloween VHS type of scenario and the titles have a static flicker to them that brings about a sense of Halloween III in a way. The wraparound takes us to a suburban house on Halloween night, and what is the address? 237, which as we all know is a haunted number. A woman is babysitting a boy and a girl when the kid finds a VHS tape in his bag of candy. Instead of watching Night of the Living Dead on tv, they convince her to watch this random-ass flick, but are they ready for it?

The first segment is about a girl waiting in the depot when none other than Art himself comes along, and suffice to say, her night quickly goes to hell. This segment involves sewer monsters, cults, demons, and Satan babies. It has some good imagery going for it because the team behind this movie is heavy on the special effects. This goes for gore as well as monsterous creature designs, and these creatures are fucked.

The next segment features a lady in her new isolated home as she unpacks. She seems to revel in the peace and quiet out here, but when everything suddenly stops working, it's cause for alarm. The rest of it features somewhat of a goofy threat, but it plays out alright.

The final segment features a girl who finds herself lost on the road at night, so she stops at Last Chance Gas for directions and a refill. Yeah, that's the name of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre gas station if you remember, and this segment is heavy on some Art the Clown action. This story alone is undoubtedly the main influence for the Terrifier movie and it has some good bits to it.

Like any anthology, things don't end well in the wraparound segment either. The VHS tape has gotten out of hand and while it'll end in a rather predictable manner, the execution is still pretty decent. If you want a solid little movie to kick off the month with, All Hallow's Eve is a good place to start.