For so many reasons, this is the year of the vampire. It’s 100th anniversary of Nosferatu, the 90th of Vampyr, the 150th of the Carmilla novella, and the 125th of the Dracula novel. But most importantly, our Queen of the Damned is no longer with us. Anne Rice gave me the Dark Gift of gay, goth vampires and I want to honor that. In particular, I want to watch as many Carmilla-inspired films as possible.
As in the past few years, I will be trying to balance my personal thematic interest with Cinemonster's Hoop-Tober challenge and the Reddit October Horror Movie Challenge. Below is my aspirational list, which I will narrow throughout the coming months.
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QUICK EASY RULES:
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For so many reasons, this is the year of the vampire. It’s 100th anniversary of Nosferatu, the 90th of Vampyr, the 150th of the Carmilla novella, and the 125th of the Dracula novel. But most importantly, our Queen of the Damned is no longer with us. Anne Rice gave me the Dark Gift of gay, goth vampires and I want to honor that. In particular, I want to watch as many Carmilla-inspired films as possible.
As in the past few years, I will be trying to balance my personal thematic interest with Cinemonster's Hoop-Tober challenge and the Reddit October Horror Movie Challenge. Below is my aspirational list, which I will narrow throughout the coming months.
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QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 films
⚰️ 6 countries
-France: Irma Vep
-Italy: Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom
-Germany: Cannibal
-South Korea: Thirst
-Austria: Angst
-Netherlands: The Vanishing
⚰️ 8 decades
-1910s: Les Vampires
-1920s: Nosferatu
-1930s: Dracula
-1940s: Cat People
-1950s: Godzilla
-1960s: Carnival of Souls
-1970s: Season of the Witch
-1980s: The Entity
-1990s: Boxing Helena
-2000s: Cannibal
-2010s: The Moth Diaries
-2020s: We're All Going to the World's Fair
2 insect centered films
⚰️ 1 horror film set in space or the future (relative to when it was released): Critters 4
⚰️ 2 animated films: Where the Dead Go to Die, Wendell & Wild
⚰️ 1 bloodthirsty old person/people film: Halloween Ends
⚰️ 2 1970s regional US films: Season of the Witch, Multiple Maniacs
⚰️ The worst horror sequel from the 1990s that you haven't seen and can access: Critters 4
⚰️ 1 German Silent: Nosferatu
5 Films from David Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B. Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Houck Jr.:
-Charles B. Pierce: The Legend of Boggy Creek
-Ti West: X
-David Cronenberg: Friday the 13th 1.06 Faith Healer
2 Christopher Lee films: Horror Express
⚰️1 film with a musician or band in it (A real life musician or band): The Hunger
1 Stephen King adaptation that is not the first go around.
1 Lon Chaney film. (NOT JR)
🩸And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film) - Salem’s Lot
***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: WATCH The Last Circus and Silent Madness. Like last year, there is a third film: Pennywise: The Story of It.
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Reddit October Horror Movie Challenge Scavenger Hunt Checklist
⚰️ Watch one film from every decade of film history:
-🩸- 1890 - 1919 OPTIONAL - Les Vampires
-🩸- 1920 - Nosferatu
-🩸- 1930 - Dracula
-🩸- 1940 - Cat People
-🩸- 1950 - Godzilla
-🩸- 1960 - Takes of Terror
-🩸- 1970 - Season of the Witch
-🩸- 1980 - Society
-🩸- 1990 - The Crow
-🩸- 2000 - Thirst
-🩸- 2010 - The Moth Diaries
-🩸- 2020 - Possessor
⚰️ Watch films in at least three languages:
-🩸- French, In My Skin
-🩸- German, Cannibal
-🩸- Korean, Thirst
Watch a film starring:
--- Linda Blair -
--- Corey Feldman -
--- Clu Gulager -
--- Anne Heche -
--- William Hurt -
--- Sandra Peabody -
--- Debbie Rochon -
--- Jill Schoelen -
--- Fred Ward -
--- David Warner -
Watch a film directed by:
--- Jeff Burr -
-🩸- Roger Corman - Takes of Terror
--- Veronika Franz -
--- Leigh Janiak -
--- Mickey Keating -
SCAVENGER HUNT - Watch a film in each of the following sub-genres / types:
-🩸- Anthology - Takes of Terror , V/H/S/99
-🩸- As Above, So Below: 1 Each Top and Bottom Scoring Films (2) - Godzilla, Where the Dead Go to Die
-🩸- Based On: Anne Rice - Interview with the Vampire (2022)
--- Bugs Bugs Bugs -
--- Canadian tax shelter movies (2) -
-🩸- Composed By: Charles Bernstein - The Entity
-🩸- Country of Origin: Mexico - Alucarda
--- Cryptid That’s NOT Bigfoot -
-🩸- Documentary - Satanis
--- Halloween Specials (3) - Treehouse of Horror XXXII
-🩸- Hometown Horror - The Legend of Boggy Creek
-🩸- Horror Comedies (2) - Creepshow: Public Television of the Dead, Simpsons: Not It
--- It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown -
-🩸- Killer Plants - Treehouse of Horror XXXII: Nightmare on Elm Tree
--- Musical Meat Loaf -
-🩸- Nano Challenge: American Regional Horror Films (5) - Multiple Maniacs, Season of the Witch, Martin, Carnival of Souls, Legend of Boggy Creek
-🩸- Remake and Original (2) - Les Vampires, Irma Vep
-🩸- Queer Horror (2) - Cannibal, Queer for Fear, Interview with the Vampire (2022), The Moth Diaries, The Hunger
-🩸- Takes Place in: Space - Critters 4
-🩸- True Crime - Cannibal
--- Written By: Curt Siodmak -
-🩸- Video Nasty - Martin
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Past years:
2021, 2020, 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015