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Holy cow, look what the October Challenge dragged in...

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FTV in red.

1. The Belko Experiment (2017) - 5/10
2. Knock, Knock (2015) - 4/10
3. The Shining (1980) - 9/10
4. Gerald's Game (2017) - 7/10
5. Quarantine (2008) - 5.5/10
6. Better Watch Out (2016) - 6.5/10
7. The Babysitter (2017) - 6/10
8. The Visit (2015) - 5/10
9. 1922 (2017) - 7/10
10. They Live (1988) - 6/10
11. Hell House LLC (2015) - 6/10
12. Circle (2015) - 5.5/10

Movies: 12
FTVs: 11

I am probably not going to make it.

The Belko Experiment: 7/10
Knock Knock: 7/10
Better Watch Out: 7/10
The Babysitter: 7/10
The Visit: 7/10

You have 5 days to watch 19 horror movies! Come on! You can do it!

Well I am going to try to make it to 16 FTVs at least..

My spot:
#1 Ghost Ship (2002) 6.5/10 - OK, ghost story. Not great movie, but it's enough solid that could have been great if it has a good script and I think this film looks like a bit of a B movie. The story and twist are good enough. I loved the opening scene, it was unexpectedly good. That scene was the only good thing about it and it's almost like they used their entire budget in that scene. The acting is ok and I didn't care for any characters except Emily Browning's ghost character which she was really likeable. But overall, it was just an okay film with good story.


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#2 mother! 10/10 - Since Black Swan (2010) is my all-time favorite film, I can't describe how ‘mother!’ much is strange and unusual movie. It is one hell of a film, but absolutely brilliant. I absolutely loved it! Excellent atmosphere! Stunning cinematography like from Black Swan. You will feel very awkward during watching because of weird situations. I thought Jennifer Lawrence was absolutely good in it and gave a powerful performance. In my opinion, she did her best performance so far and I am truly hoping she will be nominated an Oscar. Javier Bardem and Michelle Pfeiffer were also good actors. I wish I could see this movie again for the first time because it was hard to watch how much disturbing it is. I’d give it easily a 10/10 and this movie is in my top 40 of all time now. A new psychological horror masterpiece! Darren Aronofsky is one filmmaker that deeply disturbs me, he is just a genius director.


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#3 The Brood (1979) 6/10 - Since Cronenberg's The Fly (1986) is a very good and successful film, I thought this one was an okay scifi/body horror film. I thought it was creepy, dark, intense and shocking, but it has however most boring scenes. The last 15 minutes is surprisingly good and how creepy was it is. I'm not sure if the story makes all the sense, but it was definitely strange in an interesting way lol. Great atmosphere, and I loved that creepy performance by Samantha Eggar. Everything about this was just all that okay, but last 15 minutes was something special.


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#4 Demons (1985) 9/10 - A very cheesy 80's Italian horror film, but at least, it was very fun. It has terrible acting, good effects, good atmosphere, laughably bad, but so good story. I really enjoyed watching this low-budget film! So horror fans, if you haven't seen it, you're in for one hell of a fun movie. Sit back, relax and enjoy!


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#5 Black Sabbath (1963) 8.5/10 - This is an anthology film with three horror stories and Boris Karloff (who played the monster in Frankenstein '31) hosts.
The first story called "The Telephone" is about a woman who continually receives threatening telephone calls from an unseen stalker. Enough interesting story, but left me questions what exactly happened. But overall, it has a good mystery/horror story.

The second story called "The Wurdulak" is OK story. Karloff plays as a vampire, and he was a good part from it. This story felt a bit way too long and boring, but overall, it has a good vampire story, and I loved the ending.

The third story called "The Drop of Water" is.. Oh God! Easily the best and scariest of the three! Creepy as hell, but has a genius story told.

I think it's just beautiful Italian horror film! The lighting, the setting, the effects!


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#6 A Bay of Blood (1971) 3.5/10 - I found it completely slow and boring Italian slasher movie. It had some good ideas for kills, but the plot, dialogue, and characters are simply poor. The cinematography is ugly. The editing is also garbage. Best part of this movie was the beginning scene. It only had decent kills, but everything else in this movie sucked.


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#7 Near Dark (1987) 9.5/10 - It is one of the most modern vampire films of the decade. This is such stunningly awesome vampire film which never once uses the word "vampire". I found it very interesting, watchable and enjoyable, it's an excellent and absolute classic. Excellent atmosphere and cinematograhy! I can't describe anymore about it because it's not what a vampire film you think, it has across multiple genres than only horror. I'd give it a 9.5/10 and I highly recommend it!


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#8 Carrie (2013) (rewatch) 10/10 - I just finally re-watched it after 4 years when it released. For first, I love the original "Carrie", I also thought the new one is still an excellent remake. I thought it was amazing, well done, quite pleasent, touching, heart-breaking film. I liked Chloë Moretz's performance and she did a fine job. She gave a better Carrie role than from the original because I consider that Sissy Spacek was way too old for the role which she was one of the main problems I have with the original, but she gave a fine performance too. I loved the original Margaret, Carrie's mother who is obssessed with her religious beliefs, I also thought Julianne Moore was fantastic in it. She gives a creepy performance. Her messy hair made her character even more creepier. I liked the prom scene better than from the original because it is a bit stronger scene and I didn't like the way they put two screens from original prom scene. I thought the special effects and CGI weren't bad, it looked really nice. I don't accept any complains about the story, it was still good as the original, but has lower rating because horror remakes are hard to like and always compare it with the old movie. Carrie (2013) is definitely, in my opinion, one of the best horror remakes of the last 10 years.


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#9 It Comes at Night (2017) 9/10 - WOW! I adore movies distributed by A24 and still impress me. It is actually more of a post apocalyptic drama/suspense film than outright horror movie, but still an excellent film. These jump scares are rare, but I found it quite darkly disturbing as the story and very realistic. People said nothing comes at night, I bet they expected a monster or something, but this is all about human fear, survival and trust. Very good acting and directing. So, if you liked The Witch (2016), this movie is for you. It Comes at Night is another great horror movie that many horror fans actually hates this movie.


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#10 King Kong (1933) 7.5/10 - A very solid movie with brilliant editing and incredibly amazing special effects, but I thought the 2005 version is a lot of better and more emotional film. I still liked it anyway.


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#11 The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) 10/10 - A truly classic, and one of the most entertaining movies of the 50s. The theme of the film is what is amazing. What really impressed me was the special effects. It was absolutely amazing. I love the fight with the cat, one of the best movie scenes of the decade I've ever seen. The ending is not what you will expect, it's unexpectedly brilliant and unforgettable. Since The Fly '58 is a classic and still my favorite scifi film of the 50's, both are terrific films and are a ton of fun to watch. Highly recommend!


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#12 Candyman (1992) 9/10 - It's a 90s supernatural horror/psychological thriller film about the Candyman, a murderous soul with hook for a hand. Sometimes I am not a huge fan of horror films of the 1990s, but it's actually surprisingly excellent, creepy, dark, sad and deeply disturbing film. The story is really thrilling and fantastic. The acting is surprisingly good, especially for a horror movie. The amount of depth, dimension and persona that Tony Todd gives to his character 'Candyman' is amazing. The gory scenes are very effective.

#13 Leatherface (2017) 6.5/10 It feels like I watched some solid indie horror film with low budget, and it barely feels like ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ movie. I’ve always wondered where the *beep* is Leatherface or who is until I saw the twist at the end who is actually (I wasn't even sure who is it when his mom was trying to look for him in hospital) and I thought it was just odd but in probably a good way. Good thing that I haven’t read the plot of this movie and I think some people shouldn’t read too. I thought the gory/violent scenes are awesome, but also feels needless because it’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie and the way it was too much for it. I expected a good cinematography, but the color looks way too orange. I don’t think the acting and characters were bad, but Lili Taylor (who played the mom in The Conjuring) was one of the better things about it. She played as Leatherface’s mom, she gives a crazy performance, but also really good.
Leatherface is definitely the most disturbing movie in the series, but also the worst. I actually liked all other 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre’ movies. One with McConaughey and Zellweger is a masterpiece that it’s terrible and actually very enjoyable at the same time. I haven’t seen 3D in a long time, but I remember I really enjoyed this one. But however, I don’t think this prequel was disappointed, but I expected something more.. I don’t know if it’s worth to watch for once, but it’s definitely forgettable after a day.

#14 Noroi: The Curse (2005) 5.5/10 - It's a Japanese found footage horror film about documentary filmmaker that explores in depth the paranormal. I thought it was a bit too long, a bit boring, but also a creepy movie. I know it's a low-budget film, but low quality shaky camera bothered me. Some things are hard to understand as it left me a few questions. But however, it's still an okay film, I liked some creepy scenes and the ending, but that's it.

#15 Creep (2015) 5.5/10 - I am a big fan of found footage style such like Paranormal Activity and there's really nothing specialty by this film. I mean it has well-written story, but it has most boring scenes and dialogues. It was a bit creepy indeed, especially the ending, but didn't give me creeps. The camerawork is really nice though. Overall, it isn't really that bad, it was enough to watch at least once and I still would watch the second one.

#16 Halloween (1978) (rewatch) 10/10 - I can't really describe something what I think about this movie, it's definitely different from any other slasher films. An excellent film! It feels too short and and had no many deaths, but still an absolute classic because it feels so original and has all memorable scenes from the beginning to end. The atmosphere is an excellent, and this is one of the absolute finest slasher films ever.

Demons is my third favorite horror movie.

Oct 1 591 mins
1. Gerald's Game (2017) 103 mins FTV
2. Little Evil (2017) 95 mins FTV
3. The Babadook (2014) 93 mins
4. Pet Sematary (1989) 103 mins
5. Maximum Overdrive (1986) 98 mins
6. The Village of the Damned (1995) 99 mins

Oct 2 189 mins
7. Odd Thomas (2013) 97 mins
8. The Children of the Corn (1984) 92 mins

Oct 3 89 mins
9. Burying the Ex (2014) 89 mins FTV

Oct 4 181 mins
10. The Children (2008) 84 mins FTV
11. The Boy (2016) 97 mins FTV

Oct 6 246 mins
12. The Conjuring (2013) 112 mins
13. The Conjuring 2 (2016) 134 mins FTV

Oct 7 667 mins
14. Krampus (2015) 98 mins FTV
15. Train to Busan (2016) 118 mins FTV
16. Pay the Ghost (2015) 94 mins FTV
17. Sacrifice (2016) 91 mins FTV
18. The Hallow (2015) 97 mins FTV
19. Hush (2016) 81 mins
20. The Unborn (2009) 88 mins

Oct 8 655 mins
21. Dracula (1931) 85 mins FTV
22. Dracula's Daughter (1936) 71 mins FTV
23. Son of Dracula (1943) 80 mins FTV
24. The Monster Squad (1987) 82 mins
25. Prom Night (2008) 88 mins
26. The Reaping (2007) 99 mins
27. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) 83 mins FTV
28. House of Dracula (1945) 67 mins FTV

Oct 9 141 mins
29. Darling (2015) 78 mins
30. Extraordinary Tales (2013) 63 mins

Oct 12 192 mins
31. Shaun of the Dead (2004) 99 mins
32. Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015) 93 mins

Oct 13 95 mins
33. Friday the 13th (1980) 95 mins FTV

Oct 14 278 mins
34. A Haunting in Connecticut (2009) 92 mins
35. The Messengers (2007) 90 mins
36. Night of the Living Dead (1968) 96 mins FTV

Oct 16 100 mins
37. Pet Sematary II (1992) 100 mins

Oct 17 96 mins
38. Tremors (1990) 96 mins

Oct 18 95 mins
39. Silver Bullet (1985) 95 mins

Oct 19 111 mins
40. The Omen (1976) 111 mins

Oct 20 96 mins
41. Happy Death Day (2017) 96 mins FTV

Oct 21 88 mins
42. Zombieland (2009) 88 mins

Oct 22 293 mins
43. Dawn of the Dead (2004) 101 mins FTV
44. It (1990) 192 mins

Oct 23 102 mins
45. The Awakening (2011) 102 mins

Oct 24 117 mins
46. Split (2016) 117 mins

Oct 26 192 mins
47. The Voices (2014) 103 mins
48. Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010) 89 mins

Oct 27
49. Creep (2014) 77 mins FTV

Oct 29
50. Housebound (2014) 107 mins FTV
51. The Visit (2015) 94 mins
52. World War Z (2013) 114 mins

Oct 30
53. Damien: Omen II (1978) 107 mins

Oct 31
54. The Babysitter

First Time Viewings:22
Total Viewings:54
Total Viewing Time:
Average Viewing Time:
Shortest Movie:
Longest Movie:
Busiest Day:

33. Friday the 13th (1980) 95 mins FTV
36. Night of the Living Dead (1968) 96 mins FTV

Wait... What?

Well... I wasn't missing much on the first but the second was amazing.

Even though I'm organising one myself for the Dutch speaking crowd might as well post my progress here:

https://www.moviemeter.nl/forum/5/15273

1. Macabre (1958) - 72 minutes - FTV 5/10
2. I Saw What You Did (1965) - 82 minutes - FTV 7/10
3. The Spirit Is Willing (1967) - 100 minutes - FTV 3/10
4. Six She's and a He (1963) aka Love Goddesses of Blood Island - 50 minutes - FTV 2/10
5.The Undertaker and His Pals (1967) - 63 minutes - FTV 4/10
6. Confessions of a Psycho Cat (1968) - 69 minutes - FTV 6/10
7. Bad Ronald (1974) - 74 minutes - FTV 5/10
8. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) - 74 minutes - FTV 6/10
9. The Ravager (1970) - 76 minutes - FTV 3/10
10. The Flesh and Blood Show (1972) - 96 minutes - FTV 2/10
11. The Dead Pit (1989) - 100 minutes - FTV 4/10
12. The Devil's Daughter (1973) - 74 minuten - FTV 6/10
13. Nightmare (1964) - 82 minutes - FTV 7/10
14. Ghosthouse (1988) - 90 minutes - FTV 3/10
15. Picture Mommy Dead (1966) - 88 minutes - FTV 5/10
16.The Night Child (1975) - 90 minutes - FTV 7/10
17.Tower of London (1962) - 79 minutes - FTV 8/10
18. The Sex Killer aka The Girl Killer (1967) - 55 minutes - FTV 2/10
19. The Beast That Killed Women (1965) - 60 minutes - FTV 2/10
20. The Man with Two Heads (1972) - 80 minutes - FTV 2/10
21. Dracula (the Dirty Old Man) (1969) - 70 minutes - FTV 4/10
22. The Black Cat (1966) - 73 minutes - FTV 7/10
23. The Bushwhacker (1968) - 82 minutes - FTV 4/10
24. Crypt of Dark Secrets (1976) - 71 minutes - FTV 3/10
25. The Love Captive (1969) - 64 minutes - FTV 3/10
26. Love After Death (1968) - 72 minutes - FTV 5/10
27. Les Amours Particulières (1970) aka The Room of Chains - 69 minutes - FTV 3/10
28. Mundo Depravados (1967) - 77 minutes - FTV 5/10
29. Pin (1988) - 103 minutes - FTV 4/10
30. The Dollhouse Murders (1992) - 89 minutes - FTV 6.5/10
31. Alice, sweet Alice (1976) -108 minutes - RW 9/10
32. The Ghastly Ones (1968) -71 minutes - FTV 2/10
33. Placer Sangriento (1967) aka Feast of Flesh/The Deadly Organ - 71 minutes - FTV 1/10
34. Freaks (1932) - 64 minutes - RW 8/10
35. Seeds (1968) - 78 minutes - FTV 3/10
36. Bloody Pit of Horror (1965) - 82 minutes - FTV 5/10
37. The Body Beneath (1970) - 82 minutes - FTV 2/10
38. Maggie (2015) - 95 minutes - RW 7/10
39. War of the Satellites (1958) - 65 minutes - FTV 5/10
40. A Bucket of Blood (1959) - 66 minutes - FTV 6/10
41. The Little Shop of Horrors (1960) - 70 minutes - FTV 4/10
42. Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961) -74 minutes FTV 1/10
43. Sex and the Single Vampire (1970) - 55 minutes - FTV 2/10
44. The Terror (1963) - 81 minutes - FTV 5/10
45. Beginning of the End (1957) -76 minutes - FTV 4/10
46. Attack of the Puppet People (1958) - 79 minutes - FTV 5/10
47. Braindead aka Dead Alive (1992) - 97 minutes - RW 8/10
48. Premature Burial (1962) - 81 minutes - FTV 6/10
49. Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920) - 77 minutes - RW 8/10
50. Color Me Blood Red (1965) - 79 minutes - RW 5/10
51. Frankenstein Unbound (1990) - 82 minutes - FTV 3/10
52. The Ice House (1969) - 78 minutes - FTV 3/10
53. Die Nackte und der Satan (1959) aka The Head - 91 minutes - RW 8/10
54. Two Thousand Maniacs! (1964) - 87 minutes - RW 7,5/10
55. Hellraiser (1987) - 90 minutes - RW 7,5/10
56. The Tingler (1959) - 82 minutes - RW 8/10
57. Child of Darkness, Child of Light (1991) - 85 minutes - FTV 6/10
58. Burned at the Stake (1981) aka The Coming - 88 minutes - FTV 5/10
59. Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988) - 95 minutes - RW 8,5/10
60. Låt den Rätte Komma In (2008) aka let the Right One in - 115 minutes - RW 8/10
61. The Food of the Gods (1976) - 88 minutes - FTV 5/10
62. The Company of Wolves (1984) - 95 minutes - RW 9,5/10
63. The Fly (1958) - 94 minutes - RW 6,5/10
64. Re-Animator (1985) - 86 minutes - RW 8/10
65. Haunter (2013) - 93 minutes - RW 9/10
66. Vampyros Lesbos (1971) - 89 minutes - FTV 2/10
67. The Innocents (1961) - 100 minutes - RW 9/10
68. The Wizard of Gore (1970) - 94 minutes - RW 8/10
69. The Gruesome Twosome (1967) - 71 minutes - RW 7,5/10
70. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010) - 99 minutes RW 8,5/10
71. Blood Feast 2: All U Can Eat (2002) - 99 minutes - RW 9/10
72. Dolls (1987) - 77 minutes - RW 10/10

That's all folks! Thx for hosting Tromafreak.

FTV's: 50
RW's: 22
Total: 72

I just seen Valerie and Her Week of Wonders today. I immediately thought that this a a film that Johan would like - fantasy, strong young female protagonist, fairytales etc. I may be wrong but I think you weren't a fan of it?

It's been a few years since I have seen it. I thought it was ok, it reminded me a bit of The Company of Wolves but Valerie didn't make much sense to me. It was ok for a 1 time view for the setting which was lovely, there was no real story that made sense to me more like symbolism of a young girl discovering her sexuality. So no not a fan of it, if you liked it though I would rec you Lemora which is a bit in the same style as Valerie. The reason why I like Company of Wolves over Ginger Snaps or any other werewolf or surreal/symbolic fantasy horror is because it's one of the few that mixes fantasy/fairy tale and it's symbolism in a (for me anyway) interesting way with horror and despite the symbolism still has a story (plus sub stories told by the grandmother) that does make sense. Call it fantasy horror or dark fantasy and I love that but it's rarely executed the way I like it. Call me lazy but I really don't feel like figuring out all symbolism. Lastly I was alwyas a fan of The Red Riding Hood tale.
Ginger Snaps was like I said pretty good and a straightforward easy story even though the higschool teeny stuff doesn't interest me, personally it was not a fun period for me which is why most of the teenage flicks don't interest me. Fantasy doesn't work that well for me in a modern setting either.
So yeah you can't say I don't try and some stuff that is far away from what some might call kiddie horror I learned to appreciate even became a fan of (silent, black and white, old sci-fi horror, HG Lewis gore flicks, exploitation stuff 60s) . And while some of my favorites indeed have young female leads (and I do admit that attracts me more than other movies) it's no guarantee to success. However as I pointed out there is quite a variety of horror not fitting my favorite recipe I like as well.

I feel I have a better understanding of your tastes now. I was wondering why you didn't love Ginger Snaps because of the teenage stuff, and as you said it wasn't a great time for you personally, so you attach the bad times to these films. Maybe, this is why you like all those children movies, because you enjoyed those early childhood years more than the teenage years? You relate more to young female protaganists in these movies than young male protaganists. I admit it is hard to recommend you anything because I don't know if it fits your criteria, but this has helped me in a way to understand it better.

I think you made the right conclusions there. Not saying teenage years were every day hell even though I must say I didn't particularly enjoy school days age 12-18. I must say I much prefer doing a job than getting up early going to class worrying if I had studied enough to pass the tests etc. Sometimes I still dream of being in class failing at something. Waking up and realizing ok I never have to go through that crap again, hallelujah! Also the gossip, the trying to outdo the other, impressing the other sex, showing of the typical cock behavior as we call it here of young males it was never for me. I could write pages of this but don't want to go that personal in public. So yes glad you understand it better now

My first time doing this, I'll give it a go...


Oct 1

Sickhouse (2016) FTV

Oct 2

Cult Of Chucky (2017) FTV
The Triangle (2016) FTV
The Houses October Built 2 (2017) FTV


Oct 3

Leatherface (2017) FTV
Jackals (2017) FTV


Oct 4

Rorschach (2015) FTV


Oct 5

The Final Project (2016) FTV


Oct 6

House Of The Wolf Man (2009 FTV


Oct 7

Amityville: No Escape (2016) FTV
The Mildew from Planet Xonader (2015) FTV


Oct 8

Gerald's Game (2017) FTV
Cabin 28 (2017) FTV


Oct 9:

The Sound (2017) FTV
Happy Hunting (2017) FTV


Oct 10

The Dark Tapes (2016) FTV
Welcome To Willets (2016) FTV


Oct 11:

Megan Is Missing (2011) FTV
Sleepy Hollow High (2000) FTV
Mama Dracula (1980) FTV


Oct 12:

Devil's Night (2017) FTV


Oct 13:

The Babysitter (2017) FTV
Happy Death Day (2017) FTV


Oct 14:

Better Watch Out (2016) FTV


Oct 15:

Lycan (2017) FTV


Oct 16:

Talon Falls (2017) FTV
My World Dies Screaming (1958) FTV


Oct 19:

It Stains The Sands Red (2016) FTV
Scary Movie (1991)


Oct 20:

Attack Of The Killer Donuts (2016) FTV
Zombie Babies (2011) FTV


Oct 21:

The Devil's Hand (1961)
The Headless Ghost (1959)


Oct 22:

The Greasy Strangler (2016)


Oct 23:

In Fear (2013)


Oct 26

Creep (2014)
Creep 2 (2017) FTV

Oct 27:

The Territory (1981)


Oct 28:

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
Poltergeist (1982)


Oct 29:

It (2017)


Oct 31:

Found Footage 3D (2016) FTV



Movies Watched: 42
FTV: 32



Sherry Leigh who played Lizzy in Slaughterhouse is in Happy Hunting.