Oktoberfest 2024
Every year I watch 1 horror movie everyday for the month of October. These are the movies I plan on watching this year.
Back-ups:
The McPherson Tape (1989) - Dean Alioto
Cobweb (2023) - Samuel Bodin
The Fly (1958) - Kurt Neumann
Late Night With the Devil (2024) - Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes
Monster Dog (1984) - Claudio Fragasso
and whatever Giallo film that's available.
Abandoned because a lack of availability:
Suicide Club (2001) - Sion Sono
Back-ups:
The McPherson Tape (1989) - Dean Alioto
Cobweb (2023) - Samuel Bodin
The Fly (1958) - Kurt Neumann
Late Night With the Devil (2024) - Cameron Cairnes, Colin Cairnes
Monster Dog (1984) - Claudio Fragasso
and whatever Giallo film that's available.
Abandoned because a lack of availability:
Suicide Club (2001) - Sion Sono
List activity
121 views
• 21 this weekCreate a new list
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks.
31 titles
- DirectorMario BavaStarsMichèle MercierLidia AlfonsiBoris KarloffBoris Karloff hosts a trio of horror stories about a stalked call girl, a vampire-like monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her ring's rightful owner.The segments were placed in a descending order of enjoyment for me. I think I would've liked the movie more if "The Drop of Water" was the last one rather than the first one. The movie is visually intriguing throughout the whole thing, but it has a few too many dull moments in my opinion.
- DirectorPeter JacksonStarsTimothy BalmeDiana PeñalverElizabeth MoodyA young man's mother is bitten by a Sumatran rat-monkey. She gets sick and dies, at which time she comes back to life, killing and eating dogs, nurses, friends, and neighbors.Not my favorite movie ever, but still a fun gore-fest. The priest should've been in it more, though.
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsDavid CarusoStephen GevedonPaul GuilfoyleTensions rise within an asbestos cleaning crew as they work in an abandoned mental hospital with a horrific past that seems to be coming back.One of my favorite horror movies. I hadn't seen it in like 5-6 years and it still holds up.
- DirectorAndrea BianchiStarsKarin WellGianluigi ChirizziSimone MattioliAn archaeology professor discovers an ancient crypt which contains living dead corpses. The zombies go on a rampage and attack a group of people which the professor had invited to celebrate his discovery.I had plans on watching Suicide Club today, but by the time I got to it it was no longer available to me. Instead I watched the first Italian low budget movie available, which unfortunately ended up being Burial Ground.
The opening scene gave me somewhat of a hope. I enjoyed the tone of it and I really enjoyed the music. The scene then transitioned into the opening credits which had this 60's jazzy tune to it and I thought "Okay, this is going to be interesting. I can't wait for the plot to kick in". Little did I know that there would be absolutely no plot at all. The movie sets up a few things for no reason. None of the set-ups have any payoff whatsoever. Zombies wake up and slowly starts harrassing the boring characters. They spend the rest of the movie trying to get away from them, never once thinking of leaving the estate. The soundtrack just got annoying after a while. We needed more actual music rather than just droning ambience. I got so tired of listening to the sci-fi beeping while we got close-ups of zombie faces.
I have no idea how this ended up on my watchlist in the first place. It was so boring and I wouldn't recommend it. If you want to watch an Italian zombie movie, just watch Zombie 2 instead - which this incidentally is ripping off. Or watch Zombie 3 even, at least that one is funny and it actually has a plot. - DirectorAri AsterStarsToni ColletteMilly ShapiroGabriel ByrneA grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.I remember my first time watching this. I spent most of the time trying to figure out the plot before it unraveled, which in hindsight I believe skewed my enjoyment a bit. I remember liking it, but not as much as I would've if I just sat back and enjoyed what I was seeing. Today I was able to do that and I did enjoy it more than I did 6 years ago. Knowing how it ends made me appreciate the movie alot more for what it is. Much like when I rewatched Inland Empire. The difference being that Hereditary makes sense.
- DirectorWilliam CrainStarsWilliam MarshallVonetta McGeeDenise NicholasAn 18th-century African prince, turned into a vampire by Dracula, finds himself in modern-day Los Angeles.Fun blaxploitation movie. It's not hysterical, but it has some funny moments here and there. The climax was interrupted by an inappropriately framed "No smoking" sign that took alot of focus, which made me laugh quite a bit. Things like that will stick with me the most from this movie. Technically there's nothing special about it. William Marshall is a very captivating actor in my opinion and makes everything he's in 100% more interesting. No exceptions here. The supporting cast was decent as well.
The movie is not scary. - DirectorZack SnyderStarsSarah PolleyVing RhamesMekhi PhiferA nurse, a policeman, a young married couple, a salesman and other survivors of a worldwide plague that is producing aggressive, flesh-eating zombies, take refuge in a mega Midwestern shopping mall.I don't think it has anything on the original, but it's still a decent zombie movie.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsDonald PleasenceLisa BlountJameson ParkerA group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open the container, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all humanity.I really like the overall atmosphere of this movie, even though it does take a bit too long to get moving.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsJack HedleyAlmanta SuskaHoward RossA burned-out New York police detective teams up with a college psychoanalyst to track down a vicious serial killer randomly stalking and killing various young women around the city.Fun slasher with some great gore. Probably one of the best Fulci movies that I've seen.
- DirectorRuggero DeodatoStarsRobert KermanFrancesca CiardiPerry PirkanenDuring a rescue mission into the Amazon rainforest, a professor stumbles across lost film shot by a missing documentary crew.This is a difficult movie to rate because it's very effective in what it tries to do. However, they did some horrible shit in order to get that point across. I appreciate the scene where they burn down the tribes hut because even though it is somewhat difficult to watch it is a very effective way of demonstrating what bad people they are. Stuff like that will stick with you in a bittersweet kind of way. I'm not much for those kind of movies in general, it's not what I tend to watch all that much. However, I will speak highly of them afterwards. Come and See is a movie that I doubt I'll ever watch again, but I never miss a chance to bring it up and recommending it to people. And that movie also has scenes like that.
Cannibal Holocaust has so many scenes of animal cruelty and death, which I'm sure most people will already be aware of. I've probably been told about it as well, I guess I just forgot about it. Those kind of scenes will stick with you in a strictly bad way. I can't say that I appreciated that aspect of this movie. I'm okay with the aforementioned burning scene or the rape scene. Even though they're horrible to sit through, at least you know it's simulated. The animal death scenes were so blatantly matter of fact and you know that the Italian filmmakers of the era did not give a shit about what they were doing. In a way they were as cruel as the characters. This is why the movie is very difficult to rate. I'm sure that all this has been said before by numerous people, but god damn it I have to speak my mind.
I will give credit where credit is due. Ruggero Deodato has a knack for good filmmaking. Cannibal Holocaust is a well made movie. It looks great, the acting is decent and you can't talk about this movie without mentioning the fantastic score by Riz Ortolani. I will gladly watch other Deodato movies in the future because he was talented. A movie like Body Count, which is utterly incompetent, is very entertaining to watch because of the visuals and the pacing. I will never watch this movie again, though. - DirectorTony MaylamStarsBrian MatthewsLeah AyresBrian BackerAbusive former summer camp caretaker Cropsy, horribly burned from a prank gone wrong five years earlier, lurks around upstate NY summer Camp Stonewater with garden shears and bent on killing the teenagers responsible for his disfigurement.Overall a really solid slasher. It's not without it's flaws, of course. It has some really distracting day-for-night stuff, which sort of made passage of time a bit confusing. George Costanza plays a teenager and he just comes off as George Costanza. My apologies to Jason Alexander who was only about 21 when they shot this, but it's true. The movie lost it's steam in the last 20 minutes or so when the main character was just running around the woods looking for the killer.
Other than that I really enjoyed The Burning. It has a very solid pace, except for the last 20 minutes. Great Tom Savini effects, a great score by Rick Wakeman from Yes and I actually liked most of the characters, whether it be because of the acting or the writing. It's arguably my favorite straight up slasher film, if you don't count the franchises. Although, The Initiation is pretty great as well. - DirectorJuan López MoctezumaStarsClaudio BrookDavid SilvaTina RomeroAfter the death of her parents, a young girl arrives at a convent and brings a sinister presence with her. Is it her enigmatic imaginary friend, Alucarda, who is to blame? Or is there a satanic force at work?
- DirectorSteve MinerStarsDana KimmellTracie SavageRichard BrookerJason Voorhees stalks a group of friends who have just arrived to spend the weekend at a cabin near Crystal Lake.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsDavid HemmingsDaria NicolodiGabriele LaviaA jazz pianist and a wisecracking journalist are pulled into a complex web of mystery after the former witnesses the brutal murder of a psychic.
- DirectorJuan Piquer SimónStarsChristopher GeorgeLynda Day GeorgeFrank BrañaThe co-eds of a Boston college campus are targeted by a mysterious killer who is creating a human jigsaw puzzle from their body parts.
- DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJames FranciscusKarl MaldenCatherine SpaakA reporter and a blind puzzle writer investigate a series of murders connected to a pharmaceutical company conducting secret genetic experiments, finding themselves targeted by the killer.
- DirectorLucio FulciStarsCatriona MacCollDavid WarbeckCinzia MonrealeA young woman inherits an old hotel in Louisiana where, following a series of supernatural "accidents", she learns that the building was built over one of the entrances to Hell.
- DirectorEric SwelstadStarsDino TripodisNick BaldasareShanna ThomasSingle father Paul Henson purchases a newspaper in the small town of Copperton, Ohio and moves there with his teenage daughter Christina. The two soon come to realize the townsfolk, led by the evil Reverend Donovan, are actually Satanists.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsCatherine DeneuveDavid BowieSusan SarandonA love triangle develops between a beautiful yet dangerous vampire (Catherine Deneuve), her cellist companion (David Bowie), and a gerontologist (Susan Sarandon).
- DirectorLesley ManningStarsMichael ParkinsonSarah GreeneMike SmithIn a "live" broadcast on Halloween night, a BBC team investigate a reported poltergeist in an ordinary London home.
- DirectorStuart GordonStarsJeffrey CombsBruce AbbottBarbara CramptonAfter an odd new medical student arrives on campus, a dedicated local and his girlfriend become involved in bizarre experiments centering around the re-animation of dead tissue.
- DirectorBenjamin ChristensenStarsBenjamin ChristensenElisabeth ChristensenMaren PedersenFictionalized documentary showing the evolution of witchcraft, from its pagan roots to its confusion with hysteria in Eastern Europe.
- DirectorJean RollinStarsFranca MaïBrigitte LahaieJean-Marie LemaireA runaway criminal breaks into an eerie chateau, taking its two frightened chambermaids hostage. As night falls, a group of mysterious aristocratic women arrive and the criminal begins to realize the women are hiding a sinister secret.
- DirectorPeter MedakStarsGeorge C. ScottTrish Van DevereMelvyn DouglasAfter experiencing tragic personal losses, a music professor rents a Seattle mansion, haunted by a slain boy.
- DirectorMario BavaStarsBarbara SteeleJohn RichardsonAndrea ChecchiDecades after being executed for witchcraft, vengeful Princess Asa Vajda and her fiendish servant are resurrected and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of Asa Vajda's beautiful look-alike descendant Princess Katia.