To some it's a challenge. To others, a competition. But to some of us, the October Challenge is a journey. A journey through the good, the bad, the old and the new of the Horror genre. This was my seventh one, and it shows, as I was very hard up for quality FTVs, especially since I was completely unprepared. But I won't make the same mistake next year.

So, a big thank you to everyone who supported the inaugural October Challenge here on Trash Epics! by far the biggest challenge we've had here, so far.

Goddamn! Always a bridesmaid, but never a bride! At least these days. I actually thought I had this one in the bag for most of the month. But congratulations to Gymnopedie for earning the top spot.


1. Gymnopedie - 106 Films - 90 FTVs

2. Messiah_Of_Doom - 100 Films - 62 FTVs

3. Corpus_Vile - 94 Films - 51 FTVs

4. Johan_WoW - 72 Films - 50 FTVs

5. Ballz - 72 Films - 37 FTVs

6. Ebossert - 60 Films - 31 FTVs

7. Foz - 58 Films - 45 FTVs

8. Triggerhappy6 - 55 Films - 43 FTVs

9. ConditionedResponse - 54 Films - 22 FTVs

10. Shroudoftheimmortal - 53 Films - 41 FTVs

11. Smerd - 42 Films - 32 FTVs

12. BarkingBaphomet - 42 Movies - 16 FTVs

13. Psychotronicbeatnik - 41 Films - 26 FTVs

14. Box_a_Hair - 41 Films - 20 FTVs

15. NoseOfNicko - 35 Films - 18 FTVs

16. Damn_Cyborg - 35 Films - 17 FTVs

17. ZombieCPA - 34 Films - 28 FTVs

18. Tommix - 34 Films - 17 FTVs

19. Onyx_Hades - 33 Films - 23 FTVs

20. Jimb14red & Amon_101 - 31 Films - 28 FTVs

21 BaseBallZombies - 31 Films - 19 FTVs


iceflamez - 25 Films - 18 FTVs

Zombee - 24 Films - 19 FTVs

Brett_Lives - 24 Films - 12 FTVs

Deadandburied81 - 18 Films - 5 FTVs

BloodWank - 16 Films 14 FTVs

Prolelol - 16 Films - 14 FTVs

Markus_San - 12 Films - 11 FTVs

Hazelrigg - 8 Films - 7 FTVs

Klownz - ? - ?


So, now that that's out of the way, let's talk about it. What were your favorite first time viewings of the month? what were your least favorites? Anything at all you have to say about the 2017 October challenge, let's hear it!


My Top 10 favorites

Blood Of The Tribades (2016)
The Appointment (1981)
Blood And Lace (1971)
1922 (2017)
It Stains The Sands Red (2016)
The Babysitter (2017)
Cult Of Chucky (2017)
Easter Bunny Bloodbath (2010)
All The Kind Strangers (1974)
Dark Angel: The Ascent (1994)

10 Least Favorites

Thankskilling 3 (2012)
Gingerdead Man 3 (2011)
Gingerdead Man 2 (2008)
The Gingerdead Man (2005)
C.H.U.D. (1984)
Chopper Chicks In Zombie Town (1989)
Rings (2017)
Can't Take It Back (2017)
Jack Frost (1997)
Uncle Was A Vampire (1959)