Day 30: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 30 - Your favorite horror film of all time  - Awww we've come to an end of the 30 day horror film challenge. It has been a lot of fun and I am finding that I haven't seen nearly as many horror movies at others have. This new challenge that starts Sunday, should change that. 


So what is my all time favorite horror movie? Well on my about me post I said it was Psycho, but I have used that one already. So what really is my favorite horror movie.... Scream. I believe it is one of the first horror movies I saw when I started to get into horror. It was a movie that I felt was done really well. It played on some of the characteristic themes, but also was not afraid to be funny. And of course it is directed by Wes Craven with an all-star cast. 

Day 29: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 29 - Your least favorite horror film of all time - Believe it or not, while there are a lot of movies I hate I was able to think of my all time least favorite. I even believe they are doing a 3rd on, which is sad since this one was so bad that I didn't think it deserves a chance at redemption. 


Jeepers Creepers 2, I am not sure if it was the people around us in the theater that added to this movie being so bad or if the movie was that bad on it's own. The first one was decent and Brian and I even got the crap scared out of us on our way home. The second one was a huge let down. To add to it we had rude people sitting around us who kept chanting don't kill the black boy the entire movie. This made a bad movie even worse because well, you'll find out later (I'm doing a post on it), there are rules for horror movies and usually the black character dies. The story line of this one was bad no thought put to it. I like to pretend I never saw this movie. 

Day 27: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 27 - Your favorite guilty pleasure - Finally an easy one, where I am not looking up what other people have said or going through a list of movies trying to figure out what fits in this category. I think everyone would call this one of my all time favorite movies. 


Nightmare Before Christmas has been a favorite of mine since I was little. I even have the soundtrack. I am not one that knows a movie so well I can recite/sing lines, but this one I can. It's just different and the way the movie was filmed as just amazing and obviously painstaking. I watch this movie a lot and I really wish I had a 3D TV so I could watch it since that just came out. 

Day 26: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 26 - Your favorite horror film to watch as a child- As a kid I was not really into horror so the movies I watched were not really horror related so my favorite movie as a child was one about witches. Closest thing I can think of that would fit. 


Hocus Pocus, I think I watched this movie a million times as a kid when it came out. I was an older kid, but I still enjoyed it. It probably what got me into reading about the Salem Witch Trials and Salem Village when I reach my teens. It's a really goofy movie and really plays on the ugly vs. sexy witch, but was still a movie that was fun to watch despite it's corniness. 

Day 25: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 25 - A horror film that you used to hate, but now like - So this isn't really a movie I hated and now like. It's a movie that I was disappointed with and now are starting to give it a second chance. And it maybe the first series I will review. 


Saw was a movie that everyone was raving about how different it was from other horror movies. When it came out was around the time I gave up on horror movies. I was tired of the same old bullshit and crappy movies that people thought was horror. I saw it a while after it came out on DVD and did not see what people were raving about. I have seen the first one, one other time and half of the second movie and I started to see what people were talking about. I just actually bought the 5 disk unrated collectors set for the series and I almost bought Saw: The Final Chapter, but I didn't. So this movie is one I didn't like, but now I can see why people like it so much. I just hope it's better than the final destination series. 

Day 24: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 24 - Horror film in which you perfer the edited version over the director's cut - I honestly got to way that I have no clue about the differences between the edited version and director's cut. I pay no attention to which versions I watch. 


This movies is more of a sci-fi movie, but it's the only one I can think of where I know the edited version is better. Donnie Darko, is a cult classic I would say and from what I remember the director's cut was just bad. I don't remember and I really just watch whatever is out there and don't pay attention to what version this movie is. Sorry this one is kind of a cop out. 

Day 23: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 23 - Your favorite made for TV horror film - This one is going to be hard. For one thing I do not have cable... say what?! Yes, I have whatever the rabbit ears gives me. Though, I think no one but Lifetime and Hallmark Channel has made for TV movies that are only horror, because it's a horror anyone would watch them. So this means I have to go back to the 1980s and 19990s when made for TV movies were big and some of them were actually horror movies. 



There are some I remember on TV, but either I did not see them or they were remakes of films that came out in theater i.e. The Shinning with Steven Weber. 


The one that I do like was Kingdom Hospital. I cannot remember all of what it was about other than it was creepy and I was shocked that it was on TV, it was on in 2004. I do remember the creepy children and all the people that died in the movie. There has been many Steven King Novels and stories that have turned into movies and tv shows. Most I enjoy and some I do not. 

Day 22: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 22 - Your favorite horror themed TV show - Oh geez!! there's too many to name here. I can think of 3 shows of the bat that I LOVE that are horror theme. Why must I choose?! I take that back I could add a 4th to that because the main character is a witch. Well since I must I am going to go with The Munsters. 


I loved this show when I was little and the theme song catches you right away. Yes, the Adam's Family has a catchy song too, but I like this concept a bit more. I am not sure who thought of this, but I love it.  If you haven't seen this show look for it. 

Day 21: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 21 - Your favorite medical horror film - Well I guess you could all guess that the Human Centipede is not my favorite medical horror film. I can only think of one, and it was a movie I was afraid to watch because I thought it was going to be corny and just bad. 


Repo the Genetic Opera is actually a good movie. Yes, Paris HIlton sings in it, but if you look past that, you have an interesting story and some great singing by the wonderful Sarah Brightman. The movie is about a future world where people were dying until this miracle was found that will cure people. Of course not everyone can afford it and this is where the repo man comes in. Yes, it's a similar plot to Repo Men staring Jude Law, but this is darker and a musical. 


I was afraid to see it because of the musical aspect, but friends of mine said it was actually good, so I rented it and was surprised at how good it was. 

Day 19: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 19 - Your favorite horror film involving the powers of Hell or Satanism - Yeah this movie was either a hit or miss for most people. I really liked it when it came out. Maybe because it seem a bit different to me is the reason why I like it. Constantine was different than your usual Catholic based movie or even your good vs. evil movie. 


While Keanu is not a great actor I thought his character was truly different. Also, it is a bit similar to the show Supernatural, which I like so maybe that as well made me like it. 

Day 18: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 18 - Your favorite foreign horror film (outside of your country of origin) - I haven't seen too many foreign horror films, and the ones I have are the old silent film "horror" movies. The ones that are foreign that I have seen are the American remakes if they are modern. So I had to look up a list of some to see if I had seen any of them. Well I am going to have to go with the old silent film horror movies, because those are the only ones that will fit. Don't worry I have a good listen of them to pick from. 


The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, is not only one of my favorite old movies it is also one of the great classic films. For some people silent films are boring, but to me some of them are truly amazing. This of course is a movie done in Germany so you might have to find a version with English screen titles or captions. Since this is not a well know movie I will give you the plot line. 


The movie is about a zombie like man name Caesar who, at festivals is able to predict the future. His master is Dr. Caligari who keeps Caesar in a coffin when he is asleep. Caesar escapes and starts murdering people. When he finds Jane a beautiful women, he kidnaps her. The story goes on from there, but you get the idea. 


From what I have seen there is a remake done in 2005, but I doubt it is any good and I guess some people call this the original horror film. So there you have it, you want a truly good movie that doesn't need CGI to scare you or give you a fright, then try to find this movie to buy or rent. 

Day 17: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 17 - Your favorite horror film remake - I'm usually not a fan of remakes. Most that I have seen are pure crap and should have never seen the light of day. There is a rare occurrence where the remake to my surprise is better than the original. I off the top of my head can only think of two. Both by themselves were decent, but when compared with the original they were much better. So the one I personally liked better is 


Rob Zombie's remake of Halloween (2007). The reason why I like this remake is that the original just made the family seem so... normal. Too normal if you look at most slasher movies and serial killer movies. I do like the original, but Rob Zombie made the family dysfunctional enough to explain why Michael Myers became what he was. I was never happy with how the original explain why he killed his sister and her boyfriend. It seemed too.... PG I guess you could say. So when I saw this remake I was glad to see the family messed up a bit more. 

Day 16: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 16 - Your favorite childhood themed horror film - This one is a bit trickier for me. There is a lot of possibilities and I would think this is all on opinion on what you classify as a horror childhood theme movie. I tried to think of the movies I watched as a kid that could be horror themed and I think I have found on. 


Ghostbusters!! This movie was huge when I was a kid. I did get the first and second movie confused all the time. This movie as so big there was even a cartoon that I watched every saturday morning when TV was good for kids. I think every Halloween of my childhood I would rent this movie, and probably whenever I felt like watching it. While it is a comedy it still has some great horror scenes, a bit more slapstick, but better than a lot of other movies I have seen. It's truly a childhood favorite of mine and there is talk of a 3rd movie....

Day 15: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 15 - Your favorite horror film involving serial killers - I have to say I like most of American enjoy and are festinated by serial killers. Hell there's a reason why I like the show Criminal Minds so much. Now you could classify slasher movies with serial killers since they do kill so many people. So I have to leave slasher movies out of it and pick a movie on just serial killers. 

I have to go with American Psycho staring Christian Bale. I saw this movie only a few years ago and I actually refuse to see it because I thought it was some modern version of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. Yes, I was wrong, but that is what I thought by the name. I will say this movie is very interesting and I will not spoil it for you, but the twist is done well and not in a way that makes you feel upset. There is a sequel, which I have been meaning to watch one of these days. 

Day 14: 30 Day favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 14 - Your favorite zombie film - Since we all know that zombies are not my thing it's hard to pick a zombie movie that I like. I can easily see flaws in them or how fake the zombies look. So for me this is another hard one, but I can pick one. 


Zombieland is one movie that I liked right away that was about zombies. Maybe because it was a comedy and had some great scenes in it that I liked it. There was just so much about it that I liked. The whole rules, and how it's hard to trust people when the world is in chaos. It just did things right without getting too overboard like some zombie movies. And of course they didn't have to end it with a hey everyone he killed them all or something. It was left where they still had to survive, but where happy with each other. 

Day 13: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 13 - Your favorite horror comedy- I was actually going to pick a different movie, but I realized it fits better with day 28 so you'll have to wait to then. This movie is one of my favorite horror comedies and a lot of people know of this movie. It of course is a Mel Brooks movie and his comedies are do so well. 

Young Frankenstein was the first Mel Brooks movie I had ever seen and I had to see more after watching this one. How can you go wrong with making grave robbing, brain stealing and comedy? There's nothing bad about this movie, it is a guarantee laugh and if you aren't laughing then you are probably already dead. If you haven't seen this movie, then you have to go see this one. Do it know, actually go buy it because it is one of those movies that will cheer you up when you are having a bad day. 

Day 12: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 12 - Your favorite horror film involving the occult - There are a lot of movies that fit this category and I was having trouble narrowing a choice. Film makers love to make movies about the occult and how it affects people. We know, Oujia boards are bad and if you do something wrong in a spell you will cause a lot of harm. 

So my choice is The Exorcist. This movie is pretty basic, but there is so much about it that really makes it better than the rest in my book. I think a classic example is the pea soup incident. Something so simple yet it is trapped in the minds of those who saw the movie. It's always brought up in a reference to something. I also think it was one of the first movies that made the exorcist out front to the world. Being Catholic I know that it is kept secret who is the exorcist for that area. It's almost like a dirty little secret, but we know they exist, but no one really knew what it was like to see one being perform. Now a says any movie about Catholics have to do with either a demon possession or a priest with bad habits. This movie really does a great job. 

Day 11: 30 Day favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 11 - Your favorite science fiction horror film - Another one I had to look up since my definition of science fiction is more of those space movies like teenagers from outer space. I am not a fan of this genre, but again looking at the list I found some that I never thought would be under this category. I guess if there's science and it's scary it is under this classification. 


The Fly (1958)  stars one of my favorite actors and I would say one of the most loved horror/macabre actors Vincent Price. This movie was a remake in the 1980s (never saw it) and one of The Simpson's Tree House of Horrors did a version as well. I like this movie because it shows how easily something can go wrong. Also showed the length people would go for their loved ones. It's another great movie that doesn't get the credit it deserves. 

Day 10: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 10 - Your favorite psychological horror film- This genre is not one I would usually think about, but many of my favorite horror movies fit right into this category. It's so hard to pick because many of the first scary/horror films I have ever seen are in this list. So for this one I have many, but I will not cop out and I will pick a favorite. 


Alfred Hitchcock's Pyscho. There is so much about this movie that I love. For one it is directed by my favorite director and he did so much with this movie that was groundbreaking for this genre of movie. I know so much about the special effects and it is just iconic. I think this movie made staying at unheard of roadside motels scary and made it possible for movies like vacancy to really get us scared. While by today's standards this movie is not scary because it's hardly gory and there are no torture scenes with barbwire it is a true horror classic. 

Day 9: 30 Day Favorite Horror Film Challenge

Day 09 - Your favorite exploitation / grind house type film - To be honest I had to look this one up, because I think I've only seen one that was done a few years ago. So based on my research these type of movies exploit something, ie sex, rape, cars and so on. So you could put slasher films in this category, which helps me out a lot. Here's the link to the article in case you are still lost. Some of these movies I wouldn't put in the horror genre, but some fit right in. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploitation_film

So my favorite is House of 1,000 Corpses. I am not a fan of this genre of horror, if you haven't guessed I am sure the Human Centipede would fit right in with this genre. This movie I like because it was Rob Zombie's first movie and it was done very well. It was done well for someone's first big movie and had an interesting story line. I found myself buying this movie shortly after it come out on DVD, which again it is not my kind of movie.