Thursday, October 4, 2018

2018 Scary Movie Challenge Day 4


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  1. Martin Scorsese's SHUTTER ISLAND (2010, 138 min.) on Hulu.

    "The Village" equivalent of Scorsese's illustruous career.

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    1. Except I would say that Shutter Island has much more rewatch value than The Village.

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    2. This was a rewatch, and neither it or "The Village" offer much repeat viewing bang besides good acting, pretty pictures and memorable music.

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  2. George A. Romero's SEASON OF THE WITCH, aka HUNGRY WIVES (1972, 89 min.) on Amazon Prime.

    Feminist fantasy falters fast; ferociously foul fashions.

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  3. Lifeforce (1985)

    Everyone's painful screaming game is on point.

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  4. The Son of Dr. Jekyll (1951)

    Ok, take some liberties with the original...

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  5. Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957)

    Jekyll: “Human werewolf staked through the heart”

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  6. Unsane 2018

    Soderbergh has cheat codes on his iphone!

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  7. Mirrors + The Bye Bye Man + Wish Upon
    This triple feature's my homage to FThisMovie

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  8. Oculus (2013)
    "Can Mike Flanagan make a bad film?"

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  9. Summer of Fear (1978) aka. Stranger in Our House

    Lee Purcell and Linda Blair catfighting. Cool!

    or

    No one thought to check her background?

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  10. Red Eye (2005)

    Cilian Murphy is a discount Darth Vader

    or

    That scarf makes you neck look pierced

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  11. The Birds (1963)

    “I thought we had a deal, birds!”

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  12. Roger Corman's CREATURE FROM THE HAUNTED SEA (1961, 60 min.) on Amazon Prime for the first time.

    Hourlong flick? Longest week of my life!

    or

    Corman's "The Creature of Sierra Madre." A-FUCKING-VOID!

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  13. Monster House (2006)

    From those that brought you 'Pringles Dick'

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  14. THE HOUSE THAT SCREAMED (1970) – On Amazon Prime in a Double Dose of Horror package.

    Atmospheric Spanish horror that requires some patience,
    But it is rewarded by the conclusion.

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    The most elegant WIP movie ever made?

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  15. Burnt Offerings (1976)

    Cameo appearance by tree from Evil Dead.

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  16. Kolchak: The Night Stalker Episode 3

    Invisible aliens space travel in old Airstream.

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  17. HELLRAISER (1987)

    Pincushions never seen the same way after....

    OR

    Demons apparently love puzzles and fetish wear!

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  18. Dead and Breakfast (2004)
    Seven words not needed: skip it.

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  19. House of Frankenstein (1944)

    Wolf Man's awkward tinder profile: kill me

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  20. Identity (2003)
    Awesome movie...
    right up until the twist.

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  21. THE LOST BOYS (1987)

    Insert greased up saxophone guy reference here.

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  22. Halloween Pussy Trap Kill! Kill! (2017)

    Please don't see this movie. No! No!

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  23. Truth or Dare (2017)
    Not the Blumhouse one. Surprisingly not bad.

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  24. Dracula (1931)
    Children of night...what pauses they take.

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  25. Creature (1985)

    No budget for Aliens ripoff? No problem!

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  26. Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
    Chew that scenery Thesiger. Chew chew chew!

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  27. Mandy (2018)

    Acid trip of Iggy Pop versus Cage

    or

    Cocaine is a hell of a drug.

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  28. Cube (1997)

    Pure terror to the power of three.

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  29. Hell Fest (2018)

    Screw catering, give me more Tony Todd!

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  30. Land of the Dead (2005)

    Better than Walking Dead since season 2.

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  31. The Shape of Water (2017)

    *Steven Tyler voice*: Love with an alligatoooor....

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  32. The House of Frankenstein (1944)

    Wolfmen, and the women who love them!

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  33. The Battery (2012)

    No one ever forgets their first time.

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  34. Hold the Dark (2018)

    Forget, did trailer feature “I feel good”?

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  35. Theatre of Blood 1973
    Hobos drink purple grog, kill rich snobs

    or

    Diana Rigg as moustachoied cross-dresser... still sexy

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  36. Savage Weekend (1979)

    Softcore porn disguised as slasher. No complaints.

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  37. The Monster Squad (1987)

    Does not look great with 2018 eyes.

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  38. The Town that Dreaded Sundown (1976)

    Bumbling cop comedy and then trombone rape.

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  39. Sleepaway Camp (1983, Dir. Robert Hiltzik)

    The crop-top budget must've been huge.

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  40. Scream For Help (1984)

    Just what Nancy Drew lacked: graphic sex

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  41. House III: The Horror Show (1989)

    Lance as a family man is hilarious.

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  42. House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

    Chris Hardwick gets what's coming to him.

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  43. MIRROR MIRROR (aka MIRROR/MIRROR) (aka MIRROR, MIRROR) (aka MIRROR on top of upside down MIRROR) (aka MIRROR on top of backward MIRROR) (1990)

    Karen Black, Stephen Tobolowsky, William Sanderson...sold.

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  44. The First Purge (2018)

    How did I guess it was Staten

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  45. The Love Witch (2016)

    What? No subtext to see here folks!

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  46. TALES OF HALLOWEEN (2015)

    More Alex Essoe please and thank you!

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  47. Def by Temptation (1990)

    My name? Bond, James Bond...the 3rd.

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  48. Creepers (1985)

    Why not make this 30 minutes longer?

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  49. Gravy

    Was there a gravy reference I missed?

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  50. Intruders (2015)

    Rory Culkin meets his brother’s biggest fan

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  51. Diary of the Dead (2007)

    Samuel grew some fucking balls on Rumspringa.

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  52. Wish Upon (2017)

    Octagon outacts Ryan Phillippe. Few other Surprises.

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  53. Satan's Slaves (2018, dir. Joko Anwar)
    Toys would make better 7th birthday gift.

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  54. Dracula Untold (2014 - Gary Shore)

    The Master Vampire has some Olympic spirit.

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  55. The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)

    This week on GRAPHIC MEDICAL MYSTERIES: Witches?

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  56. Night of the Living Dead (1968)

    I never liked Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

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  57. Countess Dracula (1971)

    Peasant blood is great for the skin

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  58. Revenge Of The Creature (1955)

    Gill Man is a major girl fan.

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  59. Dead of Night (1977)

    How to frame someone as a vampire.

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  60. The Devil's Candy (2015)
    Scott Stapp wannabe channels Lord of Deviantart

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  61. Wishmaster (1997) -- Only way to defeat the friend-zone? Djinn.

    Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999) -- Tillaver is definitely the original Crazy Eyes.

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  62. Summer of 84 (2018)

    *Sees Stranger Things* Quick! Add porno mags!

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  63. Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason takes Manhattan (1989)

    Melted babyface Jason nearly made me urp.

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  64. Murder Party (2007)

    Cat, face melt, axe, chainsaw, how jejune.

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  65. Saw (2004)

    Shot on location in Patio Theater bathroom.

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  66. Salem’s Lot

    I’ll be the Philistine wanting more Vampire.

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  67. No One Lives (2013)

    Criminals beware: maybe don’t rob psycho killers

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  68. Return of the Living Dead

    Resurrection Cemetery must be near Foreshadowing Lane

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  69. 28 Days Later (2002)

    Why do the English have baseball bats?

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  70. Re-Animator (1985)

    West loves resurrection, is dick to pencils.

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  71. The Lords of Salem (2012):

    This Hocus Pocus sequel needs a haircut.

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  72. A Quiet Place (2018)

    My snoring girlfriend wouldn't survive one night.

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  73. Truth or Dare (2017)

    This game's DESTINATION seems kind of FINAL.

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  74. Tales From The Hood 2 (2018)

    At least I have a new episode

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  75. The Invisible Man

    Not an adaptation of Ralph Ellison’s book.

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  76. Deadly Friend (1986)

    Fun revisit of this Wes Craven classic.

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  77. There's Nothing Out There (1991)

    Whew, good. I was starting to worry.

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  78. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
    Riveting live radio broadcast from chili contest.

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  79. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988):

    Wanna know how I got...more scars?

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  80. Communion (1989)

    Nobody dances after probing quite like Walken!

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  81. Day of the Dead (1985) Dir. George Romero

    More shouting than a Senate judiciary meeting.

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  82. Mama (2013)

    Hey, where's Albert Brooks and Debbie Reynolds?

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  83. Drag Me To Hell (2009)

    Slapstick demonic cabrones with tons of cahones

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  84. Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992, dir. Francis Ford Coppola)

    Yo, check out this Destination Wedding prequel.

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  85. Monsters (2010)

    This guy should direct a Godzilla movie!

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  86. Tales From The Darkside The Movie (1990)

    I'd marry a gargoyle if she converted.

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  87. Yoga Hosers (2016)

    Somehow, exactly what I figured it'd be.

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  88. Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)

    "This movie sucks."
    "Let's make it again!"

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  89. Wishmaster (1997)

    Taller
    Baller
    Girl with ear to call

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  90. Mad Monster Party (1967)

    More monsters! More songs! Almost entirely boring.

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  91. Eaten Alive (1976) Dir. Tobe Hooper
    Crocodile's not the best pet, is it?

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  92. Bone Tomahawk (2015)
    This is a traditional western....OH SHIT!

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  93. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989, dir. Dominique Othenin-Girard)

    Not a good "killer uber driver" movie.

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  94. The Monster Squad (1987)

    My Blu-Ray is missing the bonus features.

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  95. Tales of Halloween (2015)
    Adrienne, Barbara, Caroline: MY ABCs of death!

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  96. The Predator (2018)

    Was hoping the Predator Killer was Arnold.

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  97. After School Massacre (2014, dir Jared Lee Masters)
    Can someone please After School Murder me

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  98. The Campus (2018, dir. J. Horton)
    The Happy Death Day I never wanted.

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  99. Let Us Prey (2014, dir. Brian O'Malley)
    You're the Satan, Satan. Love you, Davos.

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  100. Suspiria (1977)

    Oh great. Now snoring is super creepy.

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  101. The Invisible Man (1933)

    Now you seem him...now you don’t.

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  102. Paranormal Activity 2

    Who’s editing all of these home movies?

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  103. The Lodgers (2017)

    Mike Holmes could totally fix that shit.

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  104. Let Us Prey (2014)

    Don’t ever fuck with the onion knight.
    or
    Great, the boss had a deeper cut. (See above)

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  105. Hell House LLC (2015, dir. Stephen Cognetti)

    What happened in there??

    Oh, a haunting.

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  106. Trick 'r Treat (2007)

    movie. just damn the best Halloween It's

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  107. Cube (1997)

    As if math wasn’t already frightening enough.

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  108. A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge

    Nice try Elm Street Two Freddy's Revenge!

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  109. Zombeavers (2014)

    Zombeaver chomps on wood. Total dick move.

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  110. Extraterrestrial Visitors (Los nuevos extraterrestres) (1983, dir. Juan Piquer Simón)

    Kendall and Mike Pence - the long-awaited reunion.

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  111. The Evil Dead (1981)
    Didn't wrap Linda's wound... now it's inflected.

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  112. NIGHTMARE WEEKEND (1986)

    Somehow,dubbing doesn't make Midkiff sound worse.

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  113. The Nude Vampire (1970)

    Is this the prequel to Hotline Miami?

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