My latest purchases

Well... I have gone on another splurge this week.

These are what I came away with (right in time for the challenge too!):

bought:

Ju-On: The Grudge 2 (2003)
The Eye (2002)
The Eye 2 (2004)
Shutter (2004)
Dark Water (2002)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Return of the Living Dead III (1993)
Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
The House of the Devil (2009)
The Enfield Haunting (TV Mini-Series 2015)
Frankenstein (2015)
Jessabelle (2014)
The Mummy (1932)/Creature From The Black Lagoon(1954) - two film collectors edition.
The Wolf Man (1941)/Werewolf Of London (1935) - two film collectors edition.


rented (from local library):

The Martian (2015)
Truth or Dare (2018)
Alien: Covenant (2017)
The Girl with All the Gifts (2016)
The Dark Tower (2017)
Dracula - The Legacy Collection (Dracula / Dracula's Daughter / Son of Dracula / House of Dracula/House of Frankenstein)

Anyone have any thoughts on these?

Doom House 2003

Really fucking stupid no budget horror short

They Shoot Zombies, Don't They?

So I stumbled upon this remarkable project - a list of the 1,000 Greatest Horror Films implemented with a weighting system that allows a representation of the best that the horror genre has to offer. Some dedicated (kudos to him) fan of the horror genre created it and the list has grown in popularity over the last few years with a new edition for every year being released.

Now, I don't pretend to comprehend the system devised to come up with this list, and I won't debate it's authenticity, or reliability - not for 1,000 films. However, I feel this is a acceptable resource, and a strong basis of a wide range of what the horror genre has to offer.

Anyone ever heard about this list? How many have you seen?

(I have seen 590 btw)

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls026616000/

https://letterboxd.com/jhillman/list/they-shoot-zombies-dont-they-the-1000-greatest-3/

https://theyshootzombies.com/ghf1000/

What movies did you buy or watch this week? (10-1)

Bent 0/10
What Have They Done to Your Daughters 8/10
Marrowbone 0/10

Body Snatcher Movies

I recently watched The Faculty for the countless time. I've always been a fan of that movie. Back in 1998, I was 11, not a fan of most horror, and I didn't know shit about sci-fi outside of The X-Files. Something about The Faculty appealed to me however. Was it the cast and characters? The late '90s music? The school setting I could sort of relate to? The body snatcher scenario? These days, the last one's definitely a big part of the appeal. It adds something interesting to the movie. The main characters, high schoolers already struggling to get along due to their social differences, don't know who's an alien or who to trust.

When you read the title of this thread, you probably thought I would be talking about the Invasion of the Body Snatchers movies. Well, I am, in a moment. But I used that title because I'm not sure what else to call these movies. In Invasion of the Body Snatchers, the aliens are usually referred to as pod people, but that doesn't fit something like The Faculty. That's more of a parasite. As far as I know, there isn't really a sci-fi sub-genre for this. Maybe there should be.

There are four Invasion of the Body Snatchers movies: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), Body Snatchers (1993), and The Invasion (2007). They're based on the novel The Body Snatchers (1955) by Jack Finney, which I haven't read. The Faculty is of course a homage to (Invasion of) the Body Snatchers and there's even a direct reference in the dialogue.

I like the first three adaptations a lot and The Invasion is okay. They almost feel like they could be sequels that take place at the same time due to the different locations. 1956 is in the small town of Santa Mira, 1978 is in San Francisco, 1993 is at a military base in Alabama, and 2007 is in Washington, DC. Plus the lead actor from the 1956 version appears in the 1978 version playing basically the same character. There are differences that make it improbable that they're actually meant to be connected outside of their source material, but that hasn't stopped me from watching the first three together a few times before.

The Thing (1982) and its 2011 prequel could be considered body snatcher movies. Much like the other movies mentioned so far, it involves characters who don't know who's an alien. The blood test scene in the 1982 movie is well-known by now. I remember South Park spoofing it one time and I'm sure it inspired the similar test in The Faculty. I haven't seen The Thing from Another World in a long time, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't involve any body snatching. I also haven't read the novella the three movies are based on, Who Goes There? (1938) by John W. Campbell, Jr.

The novel The Puppet Masters (1951) by Robert A. Heinlein features some body snatching. For a change, I've read the book and haven't seen the 1994 movie. In the first Men in Black, I remember the alien antagonist basically wearing a human, except the skin didn't fit correctly and sagged.

These are all the body snatcher movies that come to mind right now. I think it's a fun concept that hasn't been done to death, yet. While all the movies I mentioned involve aliens doing the body snatching, I suppose it could be another invading force. Maybe some mutated plant or insect already on Earth.

I have no doubt there are other body snatcher movies out there. Feel free to list them and any other thoughts you have about this.

How many viewings have you watched this year so far?

I just logged on to my Letterboxd account and it never really registered with me until now how many titles I have seen this year so far. I have seen 330 titles to be exact, as of today - all FTVs, and all feature-length films. That breaks down to 182 horror films, and 148 non-horror films. A good mixture. It would be a safe bet to assume I will get over 400, possibly 500 before the year is out. Good grief! I need to get a life! It is down from 500 or so this time last year, but it is not bad considering I work full-time is a stressful job.

My current favorite horror FTV would be: Aswang (1994) 8.5
My current favorite non-horror FTV would be: The Mystery of Natalie Wood (2004) 9

Anyone have any idea of what they have watched this year so far? What would be your current favorite?

60's horror

I don't think we discuss the 60's horror movies very often here so I thought I would go ahead and discuss it...

So what are your favorite horror movies from the 60s?

What makes the 1960s such an interesting decade for horror films is that—without any build-up or warning from the previous decade—the genre started off so good in 1960 in Eyes Without a Face, Psycho, Peeping Tom and Black Sunday to name a few - that it was too much for most audiences. The more well-known directors made psychological horrors and the Italians and the low-budget exploitation American films made the more bloody efforts.


This is a list of the best horror films that I have seen (rated 7 or higher) from each year of the 60's:

1960 - Pretty solid year for horror.
Psycho
Peeping Tom
Village of the Damned
Eyes Without a Face
The City of the Dead
Mill of the Stone Women
House of Usher
The Flesh and the Fiends
Black Sunday

1961
The Innocents
Pit and the Pendulum
Scream of Fear

1962
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Carnival of Souls
Night of the Eagle
Premature Burial

1963
Il demonio
The Haunting
The Birds
Blood Feast
X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes
The Sadist
The Whip and the Body
Black Sabbath
The Ghost
Diary of a Madman
The Kiss of the Vampire
The Day of the Triffids

1964
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte
The Last Man on Earth
Castle of Blood
Nightmare
The Flesh Eaters
The Gorgon
The Tomb of Ligeia
Children of the Damned

1965
Repulsion
Planet of the Vampires
The Nanny
The Skull
Dr. Terror's House of Horrors

1966
Kill, Baby... Kill!
Eye of the Devil
Incubus
Queen of Blood
The Witch
The Reptile
The Plague of the Zombies
Dracula: Prince of Darkness
An Angel for Satan
The Witches
Island of Terror

1967
Viy (1967)
Wait Until Dark
Spider Baby
Torture Garden
The Mummy's Shroud

1968
Rosemary's Baby
Night of the Living Dead
Hour of the Wolf
A Quiet Place in the Country
Witchfinder General
Even the Wind Is afraid

1969 - oddly enough possibly my least seen year of the decade.
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
Fear No Evil
Daughter of the Mind

There are other horror movies I still want to see (possibly October) from the decade namely:

Blind Beast (1969)
Paranoiac (1963)
The Shuttered Room (1967)
The Book of Stone (1969)
The Time Machine (1960)
The Night Walker (1964)
The Oblong Box (1969)
Blood and Roses (1960)
Nightmare Castle (1965)
Homicidal (1961)
The Haunted Palace (1963)


What about you what are some of your favorites from the 60's?

2018 Sci-fi/Fantasy Challenge Progress Thread



And here it is. The spots go here. Choose spots wisely.

And for anyone who can't remember simple fucking rules... https://trashepics.com/post/9/210/

2018 Sci-fi/Fantasy Challenge Coming Soon...



It's almost time for challenge season! October is getting nearer and nearer. We're gonna have Horror running outta our asses, soon. That's why September is our month to not only take a little break from our favorite genre before we delve in full-blast, but to also have a bit of a warm up challenge, if you will.

So, for the month of September, we're gonna geek out on any movie or tv show we want that offers even a little Sci-fi or Fantasy. That means plenty of Horror is still fair game. And like last year, we're doing a point a minute. I'll have the Progress thread up by this weekend.

Recs? Questions? Comments?

First Half Vs. Second Half: 70's Horror

I remember making a series of these threads on the old board years ago, and it led to alot of interesting input. So, going by the lists below, which half of the decade do you think is superior?

1970-74

House Of Dark Shadows
I Drink Your Blood
The Vampire Lovers
Taste The Blood of Dracula
Scars Of Dracula
The Dunwitch Horror
The Wizard Of Gore
The House That Screamed
Count Yorga, Vampire
The Return of Count Yorga
Equinox
The House That Would Not Die
Cry Of The Banshee
Mark Of The Devil
Carnival of Blood
Bloodthirsty Butchers
The Body Beneath
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Willard
Daughters Of Darkness
Vampyros Lesbos
Twins Of Evil
The Blood On Satan's Claw
Let's Scare Jessica To Death
Lust For A Vampire
Lady Frankenstein
The Shiver Of the Vampires
Dracula Vs. Frankenstein
Blood And Lace
Zaat
The Corpse Grinders
The Velvet Vampire
Requiem For A Vampire
Don't Deliver Us From Evil
Werewolves On Wheels
A Taste Of Evil
Slaughter Hotel
Honey Britches
The Girl Slaves Of Morgana La Fey
Brain of Blood
Blood Legacy
The Headless Eyes
The Night God Screamed
The Vampire Happening
Sometimes Aunt Martha Does Dreadful Things
Blood Shack
Sweet, Sweet Rachael
Last House on The Left
Tales From The Crypt
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Dracula A.D. 1972
Frogs
Blacula
Virgin Witch
The Legend Of Boggy Creek
Don't Torture A Duckling
Gargoyles
Blood Freak
The Gore Gore Girls
All The Colors Of The Dark
Demons Of The Mind
Vampire Circus
Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things
Night Of The Dark Full Moon
Man From Deep River
Beware! The Blob
Private Parts
Something Evil
Blood Spattered Bride
Grave Of The Vampire
Terror House
The Lady In Red Kills 7 Times
Blood Sabbath
Love Me Deadly
Night Of The Devils
Stanley
The Screaming Woman
Night Of 1,000 Cats
Fury Of The Wolfman
Evil Come Evil Go
The Slasher Is The Sex Maniac
Blackenstein
Enter The Devil
She Waits
Naked Girl Killed In The Park
Invasion Of THe Blood Farmers
Garden Of The Dead
Asylum Of Satan
The Rats Are Coming THe Werewolves Are Here
Frankenstein '80
Smile Before Death
Dr. Gore
Scream Bloody Murder
The Exorcist
Psychomania
The Wicker Man
Theater Of Blood
Flesh For Frankenstein
The Crazies
Torso
The Baby
A Virgin Among The Living Dead
Invasion Of The Bee Girls
Female Vampire
Satan's School For Girls
The Iron Rose
The Creeping Flesh
Pigs
Tombs Of The Blind Dead
Cannibal Girls
The Sinful Dwarf
Dont Look In THe Basement
Baba Yaga
Seven Dead In The Cat's Eye
Schoolgirls In Chains
The Vampire's Night Orgy
Count Dracula's Great Love
The Devil's Plaything
Blood Orgy Of The She Devils
The Devil's Daughter
Death Smiles On A Murderer
Lemora
The Candy Snatchers
Horror High
Horror Rises From The Tomb
Hannah, Queen Of The Vampires
The Picture Of Dorian Gray
Warlock Moon
Scream... And Die
The Werwolf Of Washington
It Happened At Nightmare Inn
Godmonster Of Indian Flats
Mark of The Devil II
The House That Cried Murder
Curse Of The Devil
The Cat Creature
Scream Blacula Scream
Mystery In Dracula's Castle
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Black Christmas
It's Alive
Deranged
Messiah Of Evil
Blood For Dracula
Vampyres
Captain Kronos - Vampire Hunter
Bad Ronald
Beyond The Door
Lorna The Exorcist
Sexcula
Symptoms
Flavia THe Heretic
The Legend Of 7 Golden Vampires
Return of The Evil Dead
Frightmare
House Of Whipcord
Nightmae Circus
Killer Bees
Axe
The Ghost Galleon
All The Kind Strangers
The Eerie Midnight Horror show
Don't Open The Door
Scum Of The Earth
The Beast Must Die
Death Dream
House Of Seven Corpses
The Thirsty Dead
The Cars That Ate Paris
Son Of Dracula
A Knife For The Ladies
Scream Of The Wolf
The Strange And Deadly Occurrence
Shriek Of The Mutilated
Help Me... Im Possessed


1975-79

Jaws
Salo
Profondo Rosso
Picnic At Hanging Rock
Trilogy Of Terror
Ilsa: She Wolf Of The SS
The Devil's Rain
Snuff
Shivers
Deep Red
The Stepford Wives
Frozen Scream
The Bloodsucker Leads The Dance
Strip Nude For your Killer
Werewolf Of Woodstock
The Giant Spider Invasion
The Ghoul
Forced Entry
Lips Of Blood
Night Of The Howling Beast
Night Of The Seagulls
Exorcism
Criminally Insane
Satan's Children
Demon With Child
God's Bloody Acre
School Of Death
Carrie
The Omen
Alice Sweet Alice
The Food Of The Gods
The Little Girl Who Lives Down The Lane
Burnt Offerings
Grizzly
Eaten Alive
The Town That Dreaded Sundown
Blood Sucking Freaks
God Told Me To
Squirm
The Witch Who Came From The Sea
Island Of Death
Look What's Happened To Rosemary's Baby
Ilsa: Harem Keeper Of The Oil Sheiks
Drive In Massacre
Death Weekend
Sata's Slave
Embryo
The Savage Bees
Spermula
Shocking Asia
Track Of The Moon Beast
Creature From Black Lake
A•P•E
Sisters Of death
Land Of The Minotaur
Rattlers
Seven Women For Satan
The Devil Master
Blood Bath
Blood Stalkers
Northville Cemetery Massacre
Death At Love House
The Miplitas Monster
Kidnapped Coed
Satan's Black Wedding
The Wife Killer
Blood Voyage
My Friends Need Killing
Suspiria
Eraserhead
The Hills Have Eyes
Exorcist II
Emanuelle And The Last Cannibals
Jungle Holocaust
The Incredible Melting Man
Day Of The Animals
Audrey Rose
Death Bed: The Bed That Eats
Blue sunshne
Prey
Bad
Alucarda
The Last House On Dead End Street
Ilsa: Tigress Of siberia
Ilsa: The WIcked Warden
Snowbeast
The Mighty Peking Man
Satan's Cheerleaders
The Haunting Of Julia
Love Letters Of A Portugese Nun
The Child
The Spell
Return To Boggy Creek
Meatcleaver Massacre
Keep My Grave Open
Whiskey Mountain
Ghosts That Still Walk
The Witches Of Pendle
Halloween
I Spit On Your Grave
Dawn of The Dead
Damien: Omen II
Magic
The Evil
Faces Of Death
The Legacy
The Sentinel
Rabid
Kingdom of The Spiders
Empire Of The Ants
House
Tentacles
Count Dracula
Watch me When I Kill
Shock
Cathy's Curse
Dead Of Night
The Crater Lake Monster
Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes
Slave Of the Cannibal God
Martin
Nurse sherri
It Lives Again
Alien Zone
Vampire Hookers
The Grapes Of Death
The Initiation Of Sarah
Devil Dog: The Hound Of Hell
The Alien Factor
Helga: She Wolf Of Stilberg
Class Reunion Massacre
Inquisition
Mardi Gras Massacre
Killers Moon
Spawn Of The Slithis
Damned In Venice
Die Sister die
The World Beyond
Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind
Alien
Salem's Lot
The Amityville Horror
Phantasm
The Brood
Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht
Zombi 2
Tourist Trap
The Evictors
The Driller Killer
Don't Go In The House
Beyond The Darkness
Killer Nun
When A Stranger Calls
Fascination
Savage Weekend
Thirst
The Day Time Ended
Dominique
Up From The Depths
Prophecy
Satan's Wife
Screams Of A Winter Night
Savage Water
Weasels Rip My Flesh
The Hollywood Strangler Meets The Skid Row slasher
The Meateater

Let me know if I missed anything and I'll add it to the list.