Wednesday, October 13, 2021

2021 Scary Movie Challenge Day 13

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  1. Klaus Kinski in SCHIZOID (1980, TCM Underground) for the first time. Also streaming on Amazon Prime.

    Cannon unicorn: sleazy, well acted procedural/slasher.

    OR

    Kinski's wardrobe mirrors his scissors: sharp, shiny.

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    1. Seriously... What a weird fucking movie where Klaus Kinski plays the least mentally disturbed of the bunch

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  2. Tonino Ricci's PANIC (1982, Raygun) for the first time.

    Italian-as-Brits coppers chase "Slithis"-type creature through sewers.

    OR

    "Resident Evil 2" tropes long before "RE2."

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  3. Edgar Wright's SHAUN OF THE DEAD (2004, 4K UHD Blu-ray).

    Among its innumerable positive attributes: NO SEQUEL.

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  4. Neil Marshall's THE DESCENT (2005, Blu-ray). Unrated Version with director/cast commentary. Rated version streaming on Amazon Prime, Hulu, TUBI, Pluto, etc.

    Fuck Juno, Marry Sarah, Kill all Crawlers.

    OR

    Bechdel saw this, threw her hands up.

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  5. Frankenstein (2004)

    Is a movie, plus three more words.

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  6. The Night House (2020, Dir. David Bruckner)

    What has gotten into Rebecca Hall? Nothing.

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  7. 1981 double feature inspired by Patrick's 24-hour marathon:

    Dead & Buried (1981, dir. Gary Sherman)

    The town motto: homicide by the seaside.

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  8. Student Bodies (1981, dir. Mickey Rose)

    Wig makes lead look like Kristen Wiig.

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  9. Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971, dir. Roy Ward Baker)

    Jekyll gets a breast of the situation.

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  10. The Mummy Returns (2001)

    Half the fun of the first one.

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  11. The Forever Purge (2021)

    How many more of these movies? Forever?

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  12. Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

    They finally killed Michael Myers for good.

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  13. VAMPYR (1932)

    The “drowned in flour” cliche again? Yawn.

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  14. Dead Again (1991)

    Remembered the first twist, not the second.

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  15. Dead Heat (1988)
    Dir: Mark Goldblatt

    Lame Piscopo one-liners really killed this one.

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  16. The Happening (2008)
    Dir: M. Night Shyamalan

    Quit trying to hate this so hard!

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  17. WEREWOLF WOMAN (1976)

    Werewolf transformation at minute one. Premise fulfilled!

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  18. Corpse Bride (2005)

    Strangers fall in love by being apart.

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  19. Terror Train (1980: Shudder Joe Bob Briggs Halloween)

    "Take the last train to deathsville" Monkees

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  20. Nightbeast (1982, dir. Don Dohler)

    Wasn't expecting such a curly-haired hero.

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  21. The Night House (2021, dir. David Bruckner)

    Liked better when it wasn't all metaphor.

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  22. Day of the Dead (1985)

    Let them Choke on ‘em!
    - Bub (Zombie)

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  23. Martin (1977)

    Vampire or not, he's one weird mf.

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  24. HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959):

    These hipsters and their murder mystery parties.

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  25. Crimson Peak (2015)

    I incest that you drink your tea.

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  26. Dracula Untold (2014)

    Sick of all these Batman origin stories.

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  27. The Prophecy by Gregory Widen (1995).

    Even angels retire in Arizona and die.

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  28. House of the Witch (2017, dir. Alex Merkin)

    Teenagers go where teenagers shouldn't be going.

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  29. Prince Of Darkness (1987)

    Any green liquid should stay in Vegas.

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  30. Carrie (1976)

    Didn't realize roadhouse whiskey was powerful aphrodisiac.

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  31. Malignant (2021)
    MY malignance volunteers at the soup kitchen

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  32. The Void (2016)
    So what's fun up in this void?

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  33. Halloween (2018, dir. David Gordon Green)

    Michael's the number one reason for podfade.

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  34. The Beyond (1981)
    I never trusted God damn service animals

    Or

    Ah! Spiders!...I mean eventually ah, spiders

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  35. Suspiria (1977)
    Bathroom? Down the hall from the wirepit

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  36. Suspiria (2018)
    Why is that old man strangely hot?

    Or

    So this flick is still going on

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  37. ORPHAN (2009)

    Bring back Esther for remake of Gigi.

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  38. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

    Like the Sawyers, movie has zero waste.

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  39. The People Under the Stairs (1991)

    Wes Craven's take on Saturday morning cartoons

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  40. Dead Silence (2007)

    Does this count as a Cronenberg joint?

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  41. The Hills Have Eyes 1977

    Who puts Jaws poster in vacation camper?!?!

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  42. HATCHET (2006):

    This is all skinny Adam Driver's fault.

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  43. LIFEFORCE (1985)

    Rail burglar, give me my rails back!

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  44. Final Destination 2

    Chasing pigeons and paying the ultimate price!

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  45. You're Next (2011)
    Won't be blending smoothies anytime soon. Blech!

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  46. Fright Night (1985, dir. Tom Holland)

    Just let these teenagers fuck in peace!

    or

    Wow, vampires accumulate a lot of junk

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  47. GRIZZLY II: REVENGE

    The best concert film with bear cameo

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  48. The Thing (2011)

    CG test exposes poor imitation of original.

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  49. TO THE DEVIL A DAUGHTER (1976)

    To The Hammer Film A Pubes Shot

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  50. The Broken (2008, dir. Sean Ellis)

    Better mirrors than Mirrors (I'm an expert).

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  51. The Mummy (1932)

    bet they had one helluva wrap party!

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  52. Scream 4 (2011)

    Roger L. Jackson for the new siri!

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  53. Return of the Fly (1959)

    When "Like father, like son" goes wrong.

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  54. STAGE FRIGHT: AQUARIUS (1987)

    Great news for all the understudies!

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  55. Malignant (2021)

    Horrorcon vendors get "people walking backwards" insurance.

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  56. The Babadook (2014)

    True story behind "Go Eat Worms" song.

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  57. Possum (2018)

    Freaky spider puppet freaks out freaky puppeteer.

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  58. Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)

    This American High School Looks suspiciously Canadian

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  59. The Hills Have Eyes Part 2 1984

    Female Daredevil, Beast and Hulk versus Morlocks

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  61. Monkey shines(1988)

    Biting monkey's neck makes him walk again

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  62. Crimewave 1985

    Kinda thought Brion James was Joe Spinell

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  63. November (2017):

    Love, Loss, and Souls inhabiting farm equipment.

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  64. Dead Again (1991)
    Beautiful amnesiac's fears revolve around die shears.

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  65. Underwater (2020)

    This team doesn't perform well under pressure.

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  66. The Belko Experiment (2017, Greg McLean)

    Tony Goldwyn, a king of resting doucheface

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  67. Burning Moon 1992

    Not sure how heroin helps one's storytelling...

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  68. Dracula's Daughter (1936, dir. Lambert Hillyer)

    She's the least menacing of Dracula's relatives

    or

    Transylvanians are the drunkest and horniest folk

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  69. FRANKENSTEIN (1931)

    Nobody tell Don Quixote about this windmill.

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  70. JENNIFER'S BODY (2009)

    "No one wants to see your ki-ki."

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  71. Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)

    Ed Asner was typecast in this movie.

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  72. The Cave (2005)

    Cole Hauser says "Dr. Nicolai" with pizzazz

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  73. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors 1965

    Don't steal from Big Bad Voodoo Daddy!

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  74. Wishmaster (1997)

    Must wish me bye the bye everlasting.

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  75. Wishmaster 2: Evil Never Dies (1999)

    The rules got kind of wishy washy.

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  76. Blue Monkey (1987)

    "Huh, huh, huh shock the blue monkey!"

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  77. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986):

    Leatherface: Hold still, ima sex you up.

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  78. PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1989)

    Fewer opera numbers, more gooey face peelings.

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  79. HOCUS POCUS (1993):

    Formed unrealistic expectations for mischievous little sisters.

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  80. The Thing(2011). The THING!!!! Ugh, it's the other Thing.

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  81. Tales of Terror 1962

    Without doubt, the best wine drinking scene!

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  82. 30 Miles From Nowhere (2018), Dir: Caitlin Koller

    30 miles from making any damn sense.

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  83. Maximum overdrive (1986)

    Who made who you might ask… cocaine

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  84. Halloween (1978)

    Scared 1970s teenagers in high wasted jeans

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  85. THE UNKNOWN TERROR (1957)

    Indiana Jones and the Cave of Fungus

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  86. Hocus Pocus (1993)

    Nostalgia won’t let you admit it’s bad

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  87. Doctor Sleep (2019)

    Wait a minute, was that zombie baby?

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  88. THE BATMAN VS DRACULA (2005)

    Alucard? Fool me twice, shame on me!

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  89. THE BLOB (1958)

    Creeps, leaps, glides, slides, splotch, blotch... blub.

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  90. Cabin Fever (2002) Dir. Eli Roth

    Why is anyone even friends with Bert?

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  91. Ms. 45 (1981)

    Less skeevy than expected. Good lead performance.

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  92. Black Roses (1988)

    The most okay parts of heavy metal.

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  93. Incident in a Ghostland (2018)

    Very unpleasant. Horrifying to watch. Four stars.

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  94. Graveyard Shift, dir Ralph S. Singleton, 1990

    Dude thinks he's Vasquez with a hose

    Or

    Conveniently, Dorif had a prepared casket waiting

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  95. Suspiria (2018)

    Fun fact, Tilda Swinton was every character

    Or

    Marcos' greatest crime: never wearing a robe

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  96. Monster Club (1981)

    Hums the greatest monster of them all.

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  97. Phantoms (Joe Chappelle, 1998)

    Liev Schreiber is the bomb in Phantoms

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  98. There’s Someone Inside The House (2021)

    Let’s do Scream again but less scary

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  99. The Hunger (1983)

    David Bowie in M. Night Shyamalan's "Old"

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  100. Anna and the Apocalypse (2018, John McPhail)

    The saddest zombie musical comedy ever made

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  101. PAGANINI HORROR (1988)

    How many genres can one movie be?

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    1. The House October Built(2014, Dir Bobby Roe)

      Who follows someone down an NOLA alley

      or

      More like, "Genre Myrick and Sánchez Built"

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  104. Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021)

    I like that King Harvest song too!

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  105. When a Stranger Calls (1978) dir. Fred Walton

    My tween: “Terrifying. Then boring. Then terrifying!”

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  106. Them (2006)

    Reverse and remove T because it's meh

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  107. Horror of Dracula (1958)

    Ladies get bit, the undertaker got bits

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  108. The Torture Chamber of Dr. Sadism (1967)

    This movie owes me a Dr. Sadism.

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  109. Hideaway (1995)

    Kinda expected killer to be Goldblum, backwards.

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  110. The Boys From County Hell(2021, Dir Chris Baugh)

    Like Shawn except Irish, vamps and heartless.

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  111. Curse II: The Bite (1989)
    Was expecting more snakes. And more thrills

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  112. An American Werewolf in London (1981)
    Still my favorite werewolf transformation effects scene.

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