Tuesday, October 1, 2013

October Horror 2013: Plans and movie list

And we're here again, and I'm listing out the movies in this horror season's marathon list.  This year we're doing another 4x7 split, leaving 3 days at the end for catchup and other entries.

Without further ado, the categories and films this year are:

Shit we missed:
At last, a chance to make up for past digressions and grab some of the movies we never quite made it to in previous years.
  1. The House that Dripped Blood (1971) - Originally on 2012's Anthology week
  2. The Uninvited (2009) - Originally on 2010's Ghost Stories week
  3. Secret Window (2004) - Originally on 2012's Stephen King week
  4. The Others (2001) - Originally on 2010's Ghost Stories week
  5. The Shining (1980) - Originally on 2012's Stephen King week
  6. Campfire Tales (1991) - Originally on 2012's Anthology week
  7. Misery (1990) - Originally on 2012's Stephen King week

Bloody Disgusting:
This list derives from a list found here.  Apparently when I originally compiled that list into a Google doc for my own use (checking things off) I misattributed it to bloodydisgusting.com, hence the name.  In an effort to view many missed classics from this list, we've included it as a category this year and cherry-picked 7 films that either one of us hasn't watched.
  1. The Mummy (1932) - #100
  2. Ju-On (2000) - #15
  3. Don't Look Now (1973) - #52
  4. The Frighteners (1996) - #71
  5. Scream (1996) - #98
  6. The Legend of Hellhouse (1973) - #79
  7. Serpent and the Rainbow (1988) - #37
Horror TV Shows:
Horror TV has become quite a bit more popular lately, and there are some shows we'd like to check out, so this week will involve 2-3 episodes from that night's show.
  1. Harper's Island
  2. Sleepy Hollow
  3. Fear Itself
  4. American Horror Story: Asylum
  5. Hannibal
  6. Hemlock Grove
  7. Masters of Horror
Comedy Horror:
It's got zombies! And it's funny! How novel!
  1. Toxic Avenger
  2. 100 Bloody Acres
  3. Idle Hands
  4. Bubba Ho-Tep
  5. I Sell the Dead
  6. Fido
  7. The Stuff


And there we are, folks.  Reviews will come in as I have the energy to write them.  Also scheduled to appear this month will be haunted attraction tours, as this has become a large part of our October traditions.

Currently we are planning on visiting:
  • Ghoulie Manor (Taunton, MA)
  • Lakeville Haunted House (Lakeville, MA)
  • Screamer's Hollow (Sterling, NY)
  • Sylvan Beach Halloweekends (Sylvan Beach, NY)
  • Witch's Woods (Westford, MA)
  • Spooky World + Spooky World lights out night (Litchfield, NH)
  • Barrett's Haunted Mansion (Abington, MA)
  • Spooky Acres (Millbury, MA)
  • Fright Kingdom (Nashua, NH)
  • Haunting of Barrett Park (Leominster, MA)
--PXA

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