#Halloweenathon

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Halloweenathon:Island of Lost Souls

So today we are looking at a movie that I had I had watched....Cept it turns out I never saw the ending before

In this 1932 film Edward Parker (Richard Arlen ) finds himself on the island of Dr Moreau (Charles Laughton ) who has been turning animals into people through surgery and is keeping Parker to mate him with a Panther woman ,Lota (Kathleen Burke )

OK first ,I just wanna say this poster is a LIE ,as it makes the movie seem like it is aboust the Panther Woman seducing and killing people ,when in accuality,Lota is a sympathetic character and the villain is Dr Moreau

So this is a pre code classic and I say a true horror film.The Beast men are scary (Peops to makeup man Wally Westmore ) ,dealing with vivisections ,and Charles Laughton is an effective villain,a calm yet morally bankrupt mad scientist with a god complex and a whip Besides LAughton you also get some great performances by Kathleen Burke as Lota the PAnther woman and Bela Lugosi in a small but memorable role as The Sayer of The Law,the leader of the Beast Men (He is also the most qoutable character"ARE WE NOT MEN!").ALso love the climax that is awesome

Like many a horror film though the weak aspect is the main leads,who are fine but just not interesting and the ending is kind of unintentionally funny

Overall its a good flick do reccomend

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This episode is on my tri sci fi Halloweenathon, along with The Haunting of Deck Twelve and the episode of Quantum Leap where Al is the devil

[mittensmorgul]

Hey, so I was thinking about having a mini SPN marathon on Halloween and I’m trying to decide what episodes (other than the actual Halloween ones) would have a good seasonal, spooky vibe to them. One I’ve got right now is Scarecrow, but otherwise I’m undecided. Do you have any suggestions? :)

OOH WHAT A FUN IDEA!

Scarecrow is great! And obviously 4.07 because that’s pretty much the halloweeniest episode there is.

Maybe Crossroad Blues or Croatoan from s2? They both feel spooky and autumnal… ooh, or Hollywood Babylon maybe?

ooh or maybe Monster Movie? There’s Oktoberfest in it, and it’s both hilarious and spooky…

Maybe Something Wicked? Come to think of it, there was a lot of good spooky in s1. Asylum? Hell House if you need a bit of a laugh with all the spooky…

I’m trying to think of things in later seasons, but as the show grew, some of the spook factor dissipated, you know? It’s not as spooky when we all know how to deal with ghosts and monsters. Things that were creepy or spooky in s1, the Winchesters take care of like nothing by s5, you know?

Hmmm… maybe Thin Lizzie (just because of the lizzie borden references?), or The Chitters?

In s12, The Foundry and American Nightmare are both super creepy, and Twigs and Twine and Tasha Banes.

S13 has Breakdown (which I love for the creepy factor), and Funeralia.

s14, HECK WHY DIDN’T I THINK OF THIS SOONER. Mint Condition (Horror Movie Ghosties!) and Nightmare Logic (what is even real? which might be a good one to rewatch just for what the current canon situation is, you know?)

Heck I know even know how many episodes that is *counts* oh dear… 18… I don’t know how long a marathon you were looking for, but I think that’s definitely a good start. :’D

ETA: mel just informed me that TNT is showing a halloween marathon, too, from 10 am until 7 pm. These are the episodes they’re showing:

10:00 AM S3|E3: Bad Day At Black Rock11:00 AM S3|E11: Mystery Spot12:00 PM S3|E13: Ghostfacers1:00 PM S4|E5: Monster Movie2:00 PM: S4|E6: Yellow Fever3:00 PM: S5|E8: Changing Channels4:00 PM: S6|E15: The French Mistake5:00 PM: S8|E8: Hunteri Heroici6:00 PM: S13|E16: Scoobynatural

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I'm having a Halloweenathon tomorrow and no one's gonna stop me.

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Halloweenathon - Cabin Fever

#43

Cabin Fever released in 2002 and directed by the awesome Eli Roth is a well directed and edited movie with a great plot that combines Evil Dead Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Deliverance

The Score is memorable, which is surprising as it's not a huge budget movie.

now the problem is the performances themselves, it's really down by some bad acting.

the script is good, not great, but good and yet the acting completely sucks!

the ending isn't great either, it has a comical ending which is really really odd.

the cinematography is great though and Eli Roth proves his talent here

the gore and the make up is believable, and the leg shaving scene still makes me look away!

The Score

5

An entertaining and well written movie however the acting holds this movie back from being something more.

[cowboybuckleys]

I´m sorry but it will never not be funny to me how in Jurassic park if you stand still Tyranusarus Rex can´t see you. I just imagine this giant beast, with itty bitty arms, constantly running into things. The other dinousars just rolling their eyes. For gods sake Rexie just wear your glasses. I know you think you look stupid but that is the 9 tree this goddam morning!

could you imagine them making giant ass glasses for Rexie to just slip on and then be like ���oh yes, there’s the food. excuse me i must munch” and then that being the other dinosaurs’ entire weekly entertainment? XD i would watch tf outta that animated movie tbf. Land Before Time is a classic that will never be touched, but more animated dino movies PLEASE.

it makes it even more funny cos (and there are like.. literally hundreds if not thousands of discussions/articles about this) that T-Rex probably had good eye sight. i’ve seen a varying mish mash of reasons WHY people think this, i’ve seen people sourcing the books, hell even the movie in some instances (didn’t one guy stop moving and then T ate em anyway?? shit i need to add this to the Halloweenathon movieathon list huh??), and even genuine scientific articles about dinosaurs have mentioned it. i’ve even seen articles about how the misconception came about. it’s some great reading if you’re bored and annoyed at the lack of new and decent Netflix documentaries. 

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Land of the Dead

Problems, already, with the HalloweenAThon:

It turns out I don't own "Land of the Dead", which was supposed to be today's movie. Damn. Substitute: "Undead".

Cool movie. We'll see how it works out.

[thatrueoriginalgata]

When you have the most awesome fans & they appreciate cheesy low budget horror flicks 💖💖 #Repost @brian_jus2tired ・・・ My #halloweenathon would not be complete without watching this (for the 1,000 time) #fan

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#nowwatching #HalloweenII 🎃🔪 #michaelmyers #donaldpleasence #jamieleecurtis #haddonfieldillinois #loristrode #moustaphaakkad #instahorror #horror #halloweenathon #halloween #halloween2

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Halloweenathon :The Dark Half

We have another Sthephen King adaptation this one directed by legendary filmmaker George A Romero

In this 1993 film author Thad Beaumont (Timothy Hutton ) decides to retire his pen name,George Stark,which he uses to write darker low brow books.....George however isnt going to die without a fight

George Romero is one of the great horror directors ,and has been attatched to or involved with amy a King project,most notably Creepshow.I will say of the King films I have seen this feels the most King:Odd characters ,weird lines and a supernatural element that doesnt make a whole lotta sense .My main issue with the film is it feels like the orgin for George is way to complicated:Hes an evil double of THad who represents the darker side of Thad who has been given physical form ,but hes not exactly a split personality because he has taken over the remains of Thas absorbed twin,but he isnt the twin,the twin is a vessell--and its just complicasted when it coulda been simplified and that and the abrupt ending are my big issues with the film

George Romero gives the film a great sense fof style and color ,I like the fun characters (Specifically Julie Harris as a friend of Thads,and Royal Dano in his last role as a grave digger),Michael Rooker is recurring King character Sheriff Pangborn and Rooker is always excellent .

The star of the film really is the duel performance of Tomthy Hutton as both the writer hero Thad and the murderous villain George .I applaud how diffrent both characters feel

It aint perfect but I hads a fun time

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[that-bookish-hiker]

First 5K done.

[snakeoilghost]

Tonight's terror. #HypeMonsterCult #DeadlySpawn #Horror #Movies #Halloweenathon

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Halloweenathon - Halloween

#45

Halloween is such an iconic piece of horror movie history and I have fond memories of acting out my own versions of this film with my friends late at night in the parks around my hometown.

let's start with the script, it's very basic and there isn't much complexity going on but it doesn't need that. in fact when you really look at it there isn't much dialogue at all during the 2nd half of the movie, just plenty of screaming!

the acting is pretty poor but these kids are all unknowns, but Jamie Lee Curtis holds this together and proves her worth and launches a very long successful career.

John Carpenters vision is very much genius, and to rely on such a small budget and such unknown actors it's incredible how his movie has survived generations of new fans and spawned so many sequels.

the creepy Michael Myers character looks horrifying in the first entry, he is shown way too much from Halloween 4 onwards, in this movie he lurks in the shadows barely revealing his mask, and he claimed his throne next to Freddy and Jason.

but let's look at the real star here, the score, that iconic Halloween music is incredible and so simple. it is the soundtrack to the real Halloween and you can even feel the atmosphere when you play that track where ever you go.

note that the blu ray quality is incredible, as I remember owning this on VHS and it was so blurry and unwatchable, as well as the DVD being pretty poor with it's colour bleeding.

The Score

8.2

The perfect movie to watch in the dark on Halloween, there is no better setting for it. an iconic performance from Jamie Lee Curtis and a perfect spooky score makes this a must watch for horror fans.

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Halloweenathon :Once Upon a Midnight Scary

SO I stumbled upon this Vincent Price lead Halloween special and I gotta discuss it

In this 1979 special a vampire (Vincent Price )tells excerpts of The Ghost Who Belonged to Me,The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and The House with a Clock in its Walls

So this is an odd special ,but charming .The best way to describe this special is it is Vincent Prices book club .He will tell a bit of the story but then will be like "Well you gotta read the book to get EVERYTHING".Vincent Price makes for a magnificent horror host,whish he did more stuff like this .Theres some good performance by Severin Darden as the enigmatic wizard Johnathan in House With a Clock In its Walls and a perferctly berillaint performance by Rene Auberjunois as Ichabod Crane in Legend of Sleepy Hollow ,though the rest of the acting is just OK .GHost that Belonged To Me was the weakest segment but both Sleepy Hollow and House with a Clock In Its Walls are a ton of fun.I do wish the special was longer but it does its job:It makes me want to read Ghost That Belongs To Me and HOuse With a Clock in Its Walls or at least see other adaptations (I have already read Sleepy Hollow )

This is fun and a good spooky starter pack for kids,though I like the idea of it more then the finished project

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Halloweenathon:GHostwatch

Today we are looking at something controvercial,aBBC TV movie....That people thought was real

In this 1992 movie we hold witness to a BBC Halloween special,where various presenters investigate a supposedly haunted house

The strength of Ghostwatch is also why it was so controvercial :It is grounded in reality,the entire thing is presented like a real live TV Special ,with the cast consisting of actual presenters,personaltiess the British public would be familiar with playing themselves like Michael Parkinson,Sarah Greene,Mike Smith and Craig Charles (Who I will admit as an American/sci fi dork is the only one I know due to Red Dwarf ),and it is all in the confines of this special format,so when the horror amps up it feels very visceral and real....In fact a lot of people thought it was.....It is not.This is what we would call a mockumentary,it was done by the BBC's drama department ,but much like Orson Welles Halloween broadcast of War of the Worlds back in the 30's a lot of folks got fooled ,and that caused it to become controvercial

Now I am of course an American watching this 30 years later and while it doesnt have the same impact on me as it did on audiences then.....I still think this is an effective scary movie ,especially the ending .Also props to the presenters who give really realistic performances

Overall an effectively scary mockumentary that I highly reccomend

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Halloweenathon:Nerdy Prudes Must Die

SO doing something diffrent today ,we are looking at a recently released musical ,Nerdy Prudes Must Die

In this 2023 musical ,in a prank gone wrong ,school bully Max Jaggerman (Will Branner) is accidently killed but vows all "Nerdy Prudes Must Die "

So I am a fan of Team Starkid albiet a casual one..They have made many a musical ,recently venturing into the horror comedy realm with the Hatchetfield series which consists of the musicals The Guy Who Didnt Like Musicals ,Black Friday ,and the webseries Nightmare Time (The latter I havent seen but the former two I quite enjoyed ) .Nerdy Prudes is the third musical in the series ......And I quite liked it

The songs are quite good ,and I enjoyed the performances of Joey Richter and Mariah Rose Faith ,but Will Branner stole the show as the villanious Max.II also enjoyed the callbacks in this one a lot more then the call backs in Black Friday (One character showing up near the end was both fun and made sense ) .I also like how each one of the Hatchetfield musicals is a diffrent type of horror ,Guy Who Didnt Like Musicals being sci fi,Black Friday being cosmic ,while this is bit more of a supernatural slasher

I do have issues,mainly I didnt enjoy all the characters,Grace Chasity in particular got on my nerves and the ending twist was just OK not as effective as the previous two musicals

Overalll though I did enjoy this.Its on youtube,so give it a watch

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