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Sunday, October 5, 2025

2025 Scary Movie Challenge Day 5

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  1. Rouben Mamoulian's DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1931, HBO MAX) for the first time.

    Unbilled protagonist: constantly-moving, always-involving, never-stationry camera work.

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    Left deep impression on then-9-year-old Stan Lee.

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    Pre-code Ivy nudity scrambles Hyde's 'Brundlefly' brain.

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  2. WINTERBEAST (1992, TUBI) for the first time.

    Claymation monster rally (Yeti? Dragon?) unexpected delight.

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    Evil lip-syncing Roddy McDowall doppelganger steals movie.

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  3. Sean S. Cunningham's DEEPSTAR SIX (1989, KINO LORBER 4K UHD).First time seeing movie in 4K.

    "Two nuclear explosions... same afternoon?" Nowadays, yep.

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    Eff "The Abyss." Marry "Leviathan." Kill "DSS."

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  4. DEATH BECOMES HER (1992) dir. Robert Zemeckis

    Alphaville’s 1984 hit single was right there…

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  5. FROM BEYOND (1986)

    This movie sure does resonate with me.

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  6. Clown In A Cornfield (2025)

    Adam was right with Geico commercial comparison.

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  7. BRING HER BACK (2025)

    Horror metaphor for grief. Yep, it's A24.

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  8. Clive Barker's Underworld (1985), in glorious 4k

    Brody* got lost in museum, became scientist

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    Very low budget movie, need more Pinhead

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  9. The Uninvited (1944)

    There's no end to Crimson Peak's plagiarism...

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  10. Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

    Wait... Jersey... Ohio... Where's Jason Takes Pennsylvania?!

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  11. Spawn (1997):

    Dated CGI, Glorious 4K, I'm in heaven

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  12. The Fetus (2025)

    The things I watch for Lauren LaVera

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  13. Come to Daddy (2019)

    Indie horror Elijah Wood grinds me gears

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  14. Twins of Evil (1971)

    Takes time to focus then gets entertaining

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  15. Night of the Demons (1988)

    It has great trashy skid row atmosphere

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  16. Croc (2007)

    Love ya' Quentin... you severely oversold this

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  17. House of Wax (1953)

    Insert a "wax on, wax off" joke.

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  18. The Monkey (2025)
    Son, we have some family trauma

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  19. The Devil's Rejects (2005, dir. Rob Zombie)

    Sheri Moon's jeans deserve their own credit.

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  20. The Invisible Man (1933)

    Guy takes invisibility drug...becomes Bugs Bunny.

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  21. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS (1988):

    Everyone in this movie is fucking terrible.

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  22. UNTIL DAWN (2025)

    Aka daylight come and I wendigo home.

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  23. Studio 666 (2022)

    Fun, but at 106 minutes, kinda Everlong.

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  24. Pin (1988)

    NOBODY ruins a family like Terry O’Quinn.

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  25. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

    Almost annoys me when it's this good

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  26. The Ritual (2017, dir. David Bruckner)

    Moral of the story: never visit Sweden.

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  27. Tales of Terror (1962)

    Crazy wino cat owner really carries this.

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  28. Spooktacular! (2023)

    This place seems like an absolute nightmare

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  29. The Innkeepers (2011)
    The second best Healy and Paxton film.

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  30. The Mangler

    The photographer was robbed of an Oscar.

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  31. Scarecrows (1988)

    Is this what happened to D.B. Cooper?

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  32. Ti West's The Innkeepers (2011)

    This is why you don't work overnights.

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  33. Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)

    Dinosaur flies over Manhattan. "D'you see somethin'?"

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  34. The Stepfather (1987)

    50 percent of fatherhood is making speeches.

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  35. JACK-O (1995)

    Movie's boring. I'd rather watch Dr. Cadaver.

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  36. GOG (1954)

    US enemies turn AI against us....Documentary?

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  37. Child's Play (1988)

    Sometimes you gotta go with a classic

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  38. The Invisible Man (2020)

    I immediately saw right through this asshole.

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  39. The Frighteners (1996, dir. Peter Jackson)

    Proves couples that slay together stay together

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  40. IT (2017)

    King's innovation: Combine scary clown with sewer.

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  41. The Love Witch (2016)

    Hear me out...Elaine did nothing wrong.

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  43. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 (1986)

    Bubba Sawyer versus the male loneliness epidemic.

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  44. Sleepaway Camp (1983)

    Ah yes, the bees of instant death.

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  45. A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: THE DREAM CHILD (1989) dir. Stephen Hopkins

    Skateboards. Comic books. 1989 me feels seen.

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  46. The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

    Them Satan parties are to die for

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  47. The Frighteners (1996)

    Jeffrey Combs can haunt me anytime please

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  48. Fright Night (1985)

    Chris Sarandon made me celebrate in June

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  49. Saw X (2023. Dir. Kevin Greutert)
    Nice hearing Jigsaw called out on hypocrisy.

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  50. The Invisible Man’s Revenge (1944)

    Cheap cheesy sequel. Not enough John Carradine.

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  51. V/H/S Halloween (2025)
    Entertaining… but ixnay on the idkay ictimvays!

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  52. Review count for day 5: 52
    Review total after day 5: 311

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