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Title: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 06, 2013, 06:58:37 PM
I was going to wait until the first day of Autumn again this year but, nah.
But let's get this thread and this greatest of holidays (well, in my opinion anyway) started right!
Helloween - Halloween (1987) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOAl0enE7kI#)

Any one have plans for Halloween yet? Movies you want to watch, games you want to play, costumes you want to make or candy you want to glut on? Post it here as we get ready for the October celebration of everything spooky.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: X on September 07, 2013, 09:55:39 AM
Probably play some old school Classic Castlevania. Those early games captured the mood and essence of Halloween perfectly.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Aridale on September 07, 2013, 01:16:57 PM
I always try to get in a watchin of Trick r Treat durin october and a few more movies like Hocus Pocus. Tryin to talk my gf into goin to haunted houses lol
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 07, 2013, 04:14:17 PM
Each year I hold an October Horrothon for myself (and anyone around who wants to watch some flicks). I know a guy online whose best was something like 137 horror movies during the month a couple years ago. I could NEVER do that, and at most I think I've watched around 20. I'm not the true marathoning sort, you see, but I look forward to it every year because the best weather sets in and it just gives me that nostalgic Halloween vibe to have the windows open and watching some scary movies.

Last year I carved a jack-o'-lantern, will probably do the same. Pick one up at the apple orchard along with some cookies and apple cider.

I really wanna play through Costume Quest again because that sorta lets you relive that childhood fun of Halloween if you don't have kids to take trick or treating.

I just got the Universal Monsters Blu-ray box—the UK one since it's practically identical and only cost around $30 as opposed to $80 for the US set—and plan to watch all those, since I'm unfamiliar with all but Dracula and Frankenstein. My friends and I have also been talking about rewatching all the Evil Dead movies, and since I now own all four on Blu-ray (the French release of the director's cut roooooolz), I plan on having 'em over for a couple nights.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 07, 2013, 04:35:22 PM
Probably play some old school Classic Castlevania. Those early games captured the mood and essence of Halloween perfectly.

Yeah I've been thinking a replay of Legacy of Darkness would be really nice. And I've had several survival horror games I've been meaning to play for a few years. Specifically Silent Hill on the PS1, Resident Evil 2 on the Dreamcast, REmake and RE0 on GCN. Anyone wanna recommend which one I should try first?

Each year I hold an October Horrothon for myself (and anyone around who wants to watch some flicks). I know a guy online whose best was something like 137 horror movies during the month a couple years ago. I could NEVER do that, and at most I think I've watched around 20. I'm not the true marathoning sort, you see, but I look forward to it every year because the best weather sets in and it just gives me that nostalgic Halloween vibe to have the windows open and watching some scary movies.

Last year I carved a jack-o'-lantern, will probably do the same. Pick one up at the apple orchard along with some cookies and apple cider.

I really wanna play through Costume Quest again because that sorta lets you relive that childhood fun of Halloween if you don't have kids to take trick or treating.

I just got the Universal Monsters Blu-ray box—the UK one since it's practically identical and only cost around $30 as opposed to $80 for the US set—and plan to watch all those, since I'm unfamiliar with all but Dracula and Frankenstein. My friends and I have also been talking about rewatching all the Evil Dead movies, and since I now own all four on Blu-ray (the French release of the director's cut roooooolz), I plan on having 'em over for a couple nights.

Yeah I'll probably throw a marathon or two for myself as well. You're in for a treat with the Universal movies, provided you liked Dracula '31 and Frankenstein. Bride of Frankenstein is probably the best film of the whole universal monster cycle, but they're all a lot of fun. Though House of Dracula is probably the least fun lol. Be sure to check out Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein when you're done to, I actually like Lugosi better as Dracula in that than in the 31 film. If you find you enjoy John Carradine as Dracula in the other Universals he also played the Count in Billy the Kid vs. Dracula as well, the ending of which is hilarious.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 07, 2013, 05:42:13 PM
Specifically Silent Hill on the PS1, Resident Evil 2 on the Dreamcast, REmake and RE0 on GCN. Anyone wanna recommend which one I should try first?

If you're wanting something that just has straight-up amazingly thick spooky atmosphere, then for sure go with the GameCube remake of the first, followed by the first Silent Hill which is really creepy in a different way but almost just as great.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Aridale on September 07, 2013, 07:19:51 PM
the resident evil HD collection thing just came out on psn I saw it the other day. No idea what it entails but it might be a fix your lookin for
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Inccubus on September 08, 2013, 07:16:36 AM
No idea what I'm gonna do this year. I just know I'll be making several costumes.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Aridale on September 08, 2013, 07:57:50 AM
I dunno if Im gonna *need* as costume this year but I usually make a new coat sometime between this month and november. I dunno if I posted pics here before or not but I made this last year (coat and mask)
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2F583napd.jpg&hash=2b85ba334c7162f5e6943aa8a33698e3)

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FprBnLZw.jpg&hash=7946e6454d96aaa03d35e3fd971c6253)

I dont have any better pics but I made the hood and the big shoulder cape detachable. If I dig it out of my storage box maybe Ill post more. Prolly make a coat similar to it this year but its gonna be a really dark blue thats so dark its hard to tell from black depending on the light
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: X on September 08, 2013, 11:21:51 AM
Ah! The Black Plague doctor's attire.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Laina on September 08, 2013, 11:31:31 AM
Each year I hold an October Horrothon for myself (and anyone around who wants to watch some flicks). I know a guy online whose best was something like 137 horror movies during the month a couple years ago. I could NEVER do that, and at most I think I've watched around 20. I'm not the true marathoning sort, you see, but I look forward to it every year because the best weather sets in and it just gives me that nostalgic Halloween vibe to have the windows open and watching some scary movies.

Last year I carved a jack-o'-lantern, will probably do the same. Pick one up at the apple orchard along with some cookies and apple cider.

I really wanna play through Costume Quest again because that sorta lets you relive that childhood fun of Halloween if you don't have kids to take trick or treating.

I just got the Universal Monsters Blu-ray box—the UK one since it's practically identical and only cost around $30 as opposed to $80 for the US set—and plan to watch all those, since I'm unfamiliar with all but Dracula and Frankenstein. My friends and I have also been talking about rewatching all the Evil Dead movies, and since I now own all four on Blu-ray (the French release of the director's cut roooooolz), I plan on having 'em over for a couple nights.

Can I come to your Halloween party? Sounds like way more fun than anything my friends do around here.

I went as a Silent Hill Bubblehead Nurse last year, thinking of doing either Pyramid Head or a Closer enemy from SH3 this year. Just depends on my budget & if I can get the stilts I need for the Closer or not. May even do a fairy thing (since I've never been a fairy of any sort in my 28 years on this earth), but I dunno if I'd be able to get my hands on enough material for the dress with my budget, whereas I have around half of what I'd need for good ol' PH & the rest is affordable stuff I could get rather easily.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Jorge D. Fuentes on September 08, 2013, 12:32:31 PM
I will probably cosplay as some videogame character and go to the NYC Halloween Parade with the rest of the geeky freaks. :D
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ravvie on September 08, 2013, 01:43:07 PM
As I did last year, I will eat about a quarter of my weight in candy and lament my lost childhood while watching a dreadful made for tv movie. Averting that, maybe I'll go out to eat with my family or something; I'm pretty sure my brother is out of school that day and my mom works for the school district, so she's out too. That actually would be nice; considering my dad's birthday is the following Monday.

...either that or I'll be doing my college work. But I hope all of you who are doing something have an awesome time :)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Aridale on September 08, 2013, 07:06:44 PM
a school thats out for halloween!? damn wish Id grown up there!
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Flame on September 08, 2013, 07:38:36 PM
Gonna be Rex Power Colt from Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. I have a leather jacket coming in the mail, and bought a Robocop replica gun, so i figured why the fuck not.

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ausgamers.com%2Fgameres%2F5337%2Fimages%2Fsource%2F1365711690-far-cry-3-blood-dragon-key-art.jpg&hash=6b16d92dfaa5f1b5bb490b194397b4b7)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 08, 2013, 07:39:00 PM
a school thats out for halloween!? damn wish Id grown up there!

I never got out of school for Halloween, but I do fondly remember trick'r treating several times each year. Different towns in the area had trick'r treat on different days (one would have it on Friday, another Saturday etc.) so we'd travel to all the different towns, I suspect a lot of people did. This had the added benefit of letting me wear 2 or 3 different costumes some years.

I dunno if Im gonna *need* as costume this year but I usually make a new coat sometime between this month and november. I dunno if I posted pics here before or not but I made this last year (coat and mask)

You did actually! In last year's Halloween thread (http://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php/topic,5344.msg114846.html#msg114846). Pretty neat costume.

Speaking of that thread, it reminds me to bring in some more seasonal music like this one from last year.
They're Coming to Get You, Barbara (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSpvvCK609c#ws)
Recounting the story of the Night of the Living Dead, which if you haven't seen you should watch now. I'd say it's almost certainly one of the best movies in the public domain, right up there with Nosferatu. Night of the Living Dead : Karl Hardman, Russell Streiner : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive (http://www.archive.org/download/http://archive.org/details/night_of_the_living_dead)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Aridale on September 08, 2013, 09:55:49 PM
shows how much I remember about what I post lol
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Lelygax on September 08, 2013, 09:56:16 PM
Wow, we have already reached this point of year already? Time surely flies :O

Since a year have been passed, what about my english? Its better, worse or the same?

As usual, Umineko Halloween!

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Happy Halloween Maria Eng & Romaji Subtitles (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0SH4SIEVXc#ws)

Expect even more Umineko and tricks from me in Halloween hahahaha
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on September 09, 2013, 12:58:52 AM
I won't be doing much. I would most likely be preparing for Christmas.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Mooning Freddy on September 09, 2013, 04:24:50 AM
Halloween is on October 31st. Another month and a half. You people have no patience.  :P

I've decided to dress up as King Diamond. When I get the chance, since Halloween isn't celebrated in my country.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: darkmanx_429 on September 09, 2013, 04:51:22 AM
Taking my wife out here. It'll be her 1st one, and my 2nd:

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FBb3gn53.jpg&hash=cccf85f7a485523cedbf9c37d6e24586)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 09, 2013, 06:31:37 AM
Halloween is on October 31st. Another month and a half. You people have no patience.  :P

Ministry - Everyday Is Halloween (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFPI9b9N6CQ#)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: X on September 09, 2013, 10:08:41 AM
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I won't be doing much. I would most likely be preparing for Christmas.

It's way, way too early to prepare for Christmas. Wait till December then you'll be in the correct month.  :)  although I'm assuming you do it to avoid the Christmas rush when things are chaotic.

This is what I loath about today's consumerism. All the stores get decked out for Christmas after Halloween's almost over and they don't even wait for November to pass, they just go straight to next holiday. I don't want to see Christmas stuff in October nor November. Just December where we've always seen it. Otherwise I'd get really tired of seeing Christmas stuff constantly for several months, and that's not how it should be. They never used to do that when I was still a kid but somewhere along the way to my adulthood, someone/someones got the silly idea into their heads to push back the Christmas sales to November then back again to October. What's next? September?! October is the month for Halloween. November is the month of remembrance. December is the month of Christmas; not before.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Lelygax on September 09, 2013, 10:42:18 AM
Ministry - Everyday Is Halloween (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFPI9b9N6CQ#)

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fcdn.uproxx.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F10%2Fpumpkin-futurama-shut-up-and-take-my-candy.jpg&hash=8afe442f34dde25bae3f8d517c5aa6d1)

What's next? September?! October is the month for Halloween. November is the month of remembrance. December is the month of Christmas; not before.

These type of things can create bizarre creatures...

(https://s-media-cache-ec0.pinimg.com/upload/221872719111784630_ZamikoXH_c.jpg)

It seems that they even created a even called "Creepmas".
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Laina on September 09, 2013, 01:36:27 PM
I'm expecting to see some pics of everyone who dresses up this Halloween! Either on this thread, or the photo thread.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 09, 2013, 09:15:56 PM
I watched Rob Zombie's Halloween last night, and while it was a big fat load of suck, I was kind of inspired by Myers' chintzy masks to maybe do my own.

Even if I don't, I'ma carve a pumpkin again this year. Got a design fleshed out and ready to go.

Posted this before, but here's last October's jack-o'-lantern:

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And I think I'll start playing through Costume Quest soon just so it doesn't interfere with my horror movie watchin'. :p Last year I barely got any flicks in due to court and playing the game.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Shiroi Koumori on September 09, 2013, 11:27:09 PM
It's way, way too early to prepare for Christmas. Wait till December then you'll be in the correct month.  :)  although I'm assuming you do it to avoid the Christmas rush when things are chaotic.

This is what I loath about today's consumerism. All the stores get decked out for Christmas after Halloween's almost over and they don't even wait for November to pass, they just go straight to next holiday. I don't want to see Christmas stuff in October nor November. Just December where we've always seen it. Otherwise I'd get really tired of seeing Christmas stuff constantly for several months, and that's not how it should be. They never used to do that when I was still a kid but somewhere along the way to my adulthood, someone/someones got the silly idea into their heads to push back the Christmas sales to November then back again to October. What's next? September?! October is the month for Halloween. November is the month of remembrance. December is the month of Christmas; not before.

I really do my Christmas shopping early, so that when December starts, the gifts are ready to go. I hate the December rush and the maddening crowds! And some items might get sold at higher prices when December comes.

I know a country where Christmas starts in September.
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/05/world/asia/irpt-xmas-philippines-traditions (http://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/05/world/asia/irpt-xmas-philippines-traditions)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: VladCT on September 09, 2013, 11:31:36 PM
Seeing as we don't celebrate Halloween where I'm at, I guess I'll just be waiting for some fan projects to be released in Halloween, like Vampire Variations II and Hellsing Ultimate Abridged.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 10, 2013, 01:01:41 PM
I watched Rob Zombie's Halloween last night, and while it was a big fat load of suck

I know right? I've rarely seen a filmmaker miss the entire point of a character so hard before. "Hey guys I've got this character who's whole appeal is that he's unexplainably evil to the point that he might actually be a demon. I know! I'll spend the first hour or so of the movie with him as a little kid to show that a crappy abusive childhood turned him into a killer." that's some latter-day George Lucas film making right there. I hear the sequel has Rob Zombie's wife on a unicorn telling Myers to kill people (no really) so I guess there's that.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 10, 2013, 04:40:40 PM
I'll probably watch the sequel just out of curiosity. To be honest, I always hated how the original sequel
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I always thought that kind of ruined the feel of the original film. Well, not ruin it, since it's still a great flick, I just have to watch it as a standalone piece and ignore what was established later, because it doesn't make sense to me. There really should never have been any sequels.

That said, I like II and III and to some extent 4.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: darkmanx_429 on September 10, 2013, 04:54:54 PM
I'll probably watch the sequel just out of curiosity. To be honest, I always hated how the original sequel
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I always thought that kind of ruined the feel of the original film. Well, not ruin it, since it's still a great flick, I just have to watch it as a standalone piece and ignore what was established later, because it doesn't make sense to me. There really should never have been any sequels.

That said, I like II and III and to some extent 4.
I actually like H20. I wish they would of continued from there.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 11, 2013, 01:14:39 PM
Crappy Pasta (warning: this video is haunted!) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wZhJ2vGj7E#)
How about some bad ghost stories?

PS - Also we need more Castlevania Jack'O Lanterns people! (http://p.twimg.com/A6hFWR_CUAAvJPE.jpg:large)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Lelygax on September 11, 2013, 02:27:40 PM
After seeing 5 minutes I noticed that these voices  and kind of humor were familiar and them remembered from where, so I checked the channel and its really from retsupurae xD

I already knew that Sonic.EXE thing because of the youtube video showing a game based on that, but with them reading the fic it becomes even more cool and funny.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 18, 2013, 03:03:52 AM
After seeing 5 minutes I noticed that these voices  and kind of humor were familiar and them remembered from where, so I checked the channel and its really from retsupurae xD

I already knew that Sonic.EXE thing because of the youtube video showing a game based on that, but with them reading the fic it becomes even more cool and funny.

Yep, they did a whole series on creepy pastas. After watching them I think the second episode was actually funnier. The pasta was certainly more absurd.

After my girlfriend showed me a list of "50 Essential Halloween Movies" and I saw that I disagreed with many of them, I decided to try and make a list of my own of films that are perfect for the season. Resisting the temptation to put in "so bad it's good" films (of which I'm perhaps overly fond) in favor of movies that are just genuinely good and have great Halloween atmosphere I decided to shorten my list to 31. Here's what I've got so far, in no particular order-

1.   The Bride of Frankenstein - Almost certainly the best film the Universal horror cycle produced, it cemented the classic image of the monster for generations and oozes classic spooky atmosphere.

2.    Halloween (1978) - A great slasher movie (my personal favorite, though I'm not a big fan of the genre) and has a perfect seasonal touch. It's a blend of an old spookshow monster movie and a more modern, more graphic and violent take on horror. The theme song is unforgettable.
 
3.   Halloween 2 (1981) - Great follow up to the original which nicely closes the story imo.

4.     Army of Darkness - If you haven't seen it, see it. If you've seen it you know why it needs to be high on anyone's list of Halloween movies.
 
5.   House on Haunted Hill (1959) - Vincent Price at the height of his powers in a cheesy but spooky haunted house classic.

6.   The Wolf Man (Director’s Cut) (2010) - The little bit of extra time for pacing and character development added to this movie makes the home video version much more enjoyable than the one I saw in the theaters.

7.   The Wolf Man (1941) - I've seen this film at least 10 times, while it's one of the lesser universal horrors it's a personal favorite and a must for anyone looking to add some more lycanthropy to their festivities.

8.    Fright Night (1985) - A genuinely scary and funny film. All of the performances are great but Roddy McDowell is especially excellent as the washed up horror star turned reluctant Vampire slayer.

9.   An American Werewolf in London - Just like Fright Night, a true horror-comedy classic. Though the humor is more pronounced in this one it's not at all to the detriment to the horror and tragedy.

10.    Dracula (1931) - Can feel a little slow and dull at times from a modern perspective, but its atmosphere is undeniable.

11.   The Mummy’s Hand - The first and best of Universal's Mummy movies focusing on the Mummy Kharis.

12.   Werewolf of London - Classic atmosphere, possibly a better movie than "The Wolf Man" though the makeup is more minimalistic.

13.   Nosferatu - Creepy iconic classic.

14.   Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man - Focuses mostly on the Wolf Man, good sequel in the same vein though a little more silly.

15.   Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein - Once Universal had milked their classic Frankenstein, Dracula and Wolf Man series into the ground they made this self-parody to top it off. Bela Lugosi shines in his second of only 2 screen appearances as Dracula. A very fun and funny movie.

16.   Horror of Dracula - Hammer's original, very animalistic take on the Count.

17.    The Night Stalker - Introduced Darren McGaven as dedicated but sometimes cranky reporter Kolchak. After this and another TV movie he would star in the short lived but fondly remembered TV show "Kolchak: The Night Stalker". In this adventure he's on the track of a vampire let loose in Las Vegas.

18.   Night of the Living Dead (original or 1990 remake) - Both versions are classic, though the 1990 remake will probably be more scary for a modern audience.

19.  The Mummy (1959) - Many Hammer horrors were plodding with little action, this one isn't.

20.   Mr. Vampire - Probably the best movie in the Jiang-Shi genre of Chinese hopping vampires.

21.   Dagon - Great, creepy and gory adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "The Shadow Over Innsmouth"

22.   Vampire Hunter D - A classic that helped inspire Castlevania.

23.   The Last Man on Earth - Vincent Price in the first (and best) screen adaptation of "I Am Legend"

24.   Evil Dead 2 - Needs no introduction. Scary and darkly humorous.

25.   Arsenic & Old Lace - Carey Grant and Peter Lorre liven up the screen in this adaptation of a Broadway comedy. About a man who, coming home to tell his sweet old aunties about his elopement and impending honeymoon one Halloween night, finds out that they have gone insane and started poisoning and burying homeless people in their basement in the name of charity.

26.   Bram Stoker’s Dracula - Probably the best romance-focused Dracula movie.

27.   Sleepy Hollow - Seems to have been designed with October in mind. Not the best movie on this list but not a bad little whodunit.

28.   The Howling - Some of the best practical effects werewolves ever on film elevate a mediocre script.

29.   Dog Soldiers - Very well written and acted low budget action-horror movie taking place primarily in a house under siege in the night by a bloodthirsty werewolf pack. Some great humorous dialog to.

30.   Ernest Scared Stupid - Ok this one is a sentimental nostalgia pick but I still think it's a great Halloween movie, especially if you're looking for something more kid-friendly.

31.   White Zombie - Bela Lugosi and the sometimes spooky gothic sets combined with corny Voodoo zombies make this a great mood setter.

Honorable mentions:
Hellsing Ultimate, Hellsing (TV series) and Kolchak: The Night Stalker aren't technically movies but are still great seasonal viewing in my opinion.

Anyone else have a similar list? Movies you either think would be perfect for the season or already watch every year?
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Nagumo on September 18, 2013, 04:03:12 AM
I recommend Trick 'r Treat.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 18, 2013, 04:46:20 AM
I recommend Trick 'r Treat.

I keep meaning see that one, I hear it's quite good.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Aridale on September 18, 2013, 10:44:04 AM
I think I mentioned it earlier in the thread but I watch it every year. Very good movie for getting into the Halloween mood
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 18, 2013, 01:42:06 PM
Trick ’r Treat is a load of fun. Really cool atmosphere, entertaining stories. Makes me kinda sad that there aren't a whole lot of Halloween-themed horror movies—which makes me wish the Halloween series had continued the way the third movie had changed things and not gone back to make a slew of boring Myers sequels (which mostly all got retconned anyway).


"Scary and darkly humorous" is a good way to describe Evil Dead II. It's the only horror-comedy that I've seen which you can still truthfully leave the "horror" in.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 18, 2013, 02:31:02 PM
Anyhooobz, I bin checkin' out some flicks for this year's October/Fall Horrorthon. So far I've seen these (followed by a rating and whether it was a rewatch):

The Blair Witch Project - 4/5 RW
Pumpkinhead - 4/5 RW
Sledgehammer - 1/5 (but strangely enticing)
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil - 4/5
The Deader the Better - 3.5/5
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Lelygax on September 18, 2013, 03:24:34 PM
Wow, a Cinemassacre movie in your list.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 18, 2013, 03:52:40 PM
I love James Rolfe and bought the DVD sometime last year and decided it's finally time I watch it.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Lelygax on September 18, 2013, 04:40:35 PM
Me too, but I dont have money so I didnt watched it yet. Hey, I think it deserves to be here:

MR. BUCKET - Board James - Cinemassacre.com (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GukmQE-WIlM#)

Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 18, 2013, 04:43:58 PM
The Dream Phone episode is a nice sequel to that.

Pretty sure all of the Cinemassacre flicks are on their website. I just like owning the DVDs, heh.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Lelygax on September 18, 2013, 04:49:22 PM
You could doubt me, but I've returned here now to post Dream Phone because I forgot to post it before only to see your post here now, are you stalking me? xD

Board James: Dream Phone (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzWtnyhdn_4#ws)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 18, 2013, 05:04:29 PM
>)

Here's The Deader the Better, by the way.

http://cinemassacre.com/2005/12/19/the-deader-the-better/ (http://cinemassacre.com/2005/12/19/the-deader-the-better/)

There's also a commentary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3eVYTx4yrI#) on YouTube.

The DVD has some other extras that I'm unsure are online, such as an animatic and making-of featurette. I always love watching every last thing available on these Cinemassacre DVDs (both the Nerd stuff and non-Nerd).

Hell, might as well get the Nerd horror episodes in here.

AVGN: Friday the 13th (High Quality) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dfs6TFqg0cU#)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (http://cinemassacre.com/2006/10/31/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2/) (higher quality and more footage than what's on YouTube)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre - Angry Video Game Nerd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVtwVXMPBY8#)

Halloween - Angry Video Game Nerd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0G_8gHDsL8#)

Dracula - Angry Video Game Nerd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDR8HKC9wgI#)

And his Monster Madness (http://cinemassacre.com/category/moviereviews/monstermadness/) reviews are always a ton of fun to watch.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 18, 2013, 05:28:18 PM
Hell, might as well get the Nerd horror episodes in here.

Frankenstein - Angry Video Game Nerd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOfHlihgOn0#)

You forgot the Frankenstein episode!

But while we're reposting things for completeness I think I posted these in last years thread, but no harm in posting them again.

Terror T.R.A.X. - Track of the Vampire (Part 1 of 3) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vs07e3fp5U#)

Have your own copy of Track of the Vampire to download and play free courtesy of Wizards of the Coast here: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20011026b (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20011026b) you'll need VLC media player (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html (http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html)) to play them (they're old rmj sound files) but you should have that anyway :).

Terror T.R.A.X. - Track of the Werewolf (Part 1) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NYmtesm8gY#)

Just like Track of the Vampire, you can get Track of the Werewolf free here http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnD_TRAX_1.asp (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/DnD_TRAX_1.asp)

Spoony also did a very funny let's play of the full motion video choose your own adventure Terror TRAX game. Which was basically just a remake of Track of the Vampire with a few alterations and starring the actor who was Motaro in "Mortal Kombat Annihilation" doing a Solid Snake as surfer impersonation.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Lelygax on September 18, 2013, 05:57:42 PM
Thanks for these links, Dracula reminds me of Fred Fuchs. xD

About this exclusive content in A Nightmare on Elm Street, I never knew of this difference, they only added this scene on the beggining or they added more material to it? How did you discovered it?
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 18, 2013, 07:40:53 PM
It's just that when he initially did it, he had an introduction, whereas the YouTube version just continues where the previous episode left off. Quite a number of his older episodes are slightly altered on YouTube, and for the DVDS he couldn't have footage taken from copyrighted movies, so the Rocky and Back to the Future episodes are different.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Lelygax on September 18, 2013, 08:06:30 PM
Yeah, I knew about the DVD ones because our blog owner have them, I think the only one that escaped us was this episode :P
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Zannibal on September 21, 2013, 04:51:23 PM
Holy fuck Aridale. I scrolled down and had a heart attack from your mask ;_;

Sadly enough, Finland doesn't have any culture for Halloween. None. Nothing. So basically I haven't learned to celebrate it either in any way. What I would like to do, is buy Machine for Pigs and play it through (it's very short game, so it goes in one sitting I guess), but I doubt I'll have that much money in a week. I'm also planning to make a metal cover of certain song that matches with the Halloween theme ;) But that takes time, so I only release it on Halloween, not actually make it  :rollseyes:
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 21, 2013, 06:44:57 PM
If I stroll into Target this Tuesday and they don't have the 35th anniversary edition Blu-ray of Halloween, I'ma raep.

New transfer from negative approved by the DP, much better detail, contrasting, and grain structure than previous release. Only possible hitch is the color timing is very muted, but it's a look I'm willing to accept.

http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Halloween-Blu-ray/54082/ (http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Halloween-Blu-ray/54082/)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 21, 2013, 10:29:40 PM
but I doubt I'll have that much money in a week.

Do you mean in a month? Halloween is always on the 31st of October. Back before it had the name it does today, it was one or more popular pagan holiday(s) that was/were still widely celebrated around the same time after the Catholic Church got a hold on Europe. To dissuade Christians from practicing it the church created a religiously important Holiday around the same time on the first of November. (Much as they had done in placing Christmas on the 25th of December and Easter in the spring to edge-out and replace older pagan holidays.) The name of the holiday the church created was "All Hallows Day", today better known as "All Saints' Day". Unlike with Christmas and Easter this backfired, people kept celebrating the pagan holiday, they just called it "All Hallow's eve" which degenerated into Hallowe'en and eventually just Halloween. It didn't really become the holiday we know and love until it reached America though. It's too bad there's no costumes and spooky decorations where you live, but you can still watch horror movies and gorge on candy, maybe even make a jack'o lantern and display it outside.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Zannibal on September 22, 2013, 04:37:06 AM
Do you mean in a month? Halloween is always on the 31st of October.

 :rollseyes: Well, you can clearly see we don't have Halloween there. I was so sure it's 31.9. Thank god someone corrected me :D Would've been stupid to release Halloween stuff too early.

Yeah, we have the Saint's Day too. And.. it's not a "party" day, really. We just go to graveyard and bring a candle and that's it. Woohoo. I don't even know the people who died (well, my granny's there, but she was totally out of this world already during my lifetime, so I can't say I knew her), so I don't even take part of that.

But you're right, I can still do it. And maybe I will, if I buy the pigs. Or maybe I should watch some horror movie. The only ones I've seen are Dead Silence, Alien and Eraserhead (not really horror tho), so there's plenty to choose from..
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 22, 2013, 06:24:53 AM
The only ones I've seen are Dead Silence, Alien and Eraserhead (not really horror tho), so there's plenty to choose from..
Yep! You can see a list of 31 of my top recommendations on the previous page. You could start watching some of them now, there's plenty of time for lead up and as with any major holiday half the fun is anticipation and celebrations leading up to it. If money is an issue several of my recommendations are in the public domain (Night of the Living Dead (1968), Nosferatu, White Zombie, The Last Man on Earth, and I think the original 1959 House on Haunted Hill) and can be watched freely on archive.org (ad-free) or youtube.

If you want movies that have influenced Castlevania, I recommend Vampire Hunter D and Bram Stoker's Dracula. As well as Universal Studios' Dracula (1931) and Son of Dracula and Hammer Studios' Horror of Dracula. Though beyond that you get to the list of movies that have probably or possibly (rather than definitely) had a lasting or notable influence on the series, and that list is considerably larger.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Johnny on September 22, 2013, 09:28:14 AM
I usually leave my apartment before any of the kids show up to trick or treat cause I don't ever buy any candy. Thing is that most of the kids could be desperate enough to show up at midnight looking for candy though I doubt it. Hopefully I don't have to buy some. Good thing I work at Costco cause I may actually be working that day. Then I can get home by 8:00 PM and hope most of the kids won't come out because they are getting ready for school the next day.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 22, 2013, 11:30:47 AM
Two of the most fun Halloweeny movies are Coffin Joe's At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul and This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse. You just know by those names that they're great.

There's also a third, Embodiment of Evil, which retains some of that spirit but is much more modern and gruesome.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Zannibal on September 22, 2013, 12:03:05 PM
Yep! You can see a list of 31 of my top recommendations on the previous page. You could start watching some of them now, there's plenty of time for lead up and as with any major holiday half the fun is anticipation and celebrations leading up to it. If money is an issue several of my recommendations are in the public domain (Night of the Living Dead (1968), Nosferatu, White Zombie, The Last Man on Earth, and I think the original 1959 House on Haunted Hill) and can be watched freely on archive.org (ad-free) or youtube.

If you want movies that have influenced Castlevania, I recommend Vampire Hunter D and Bram Stoker's Dracula. As well as Universal Studios' Dracula (1931) and Son of Dracula and Hammer Studios' Horror of Dracula. Though beyond that you get to the list of movies that have probably or possibly (rather than definitely) had a lasting or notable influence on the series, and that list is considerably larger.

Hmm, interesting. Yeah, money is kind of problem. Of course it's easy to get them for free, but I could... (http://youtu.be/pEctVHxs34U?t=32s). (I absolutely had to).

I'll surely check some of those. I like Gothic stuff, so Dracula movies are a must, I guess. Other movies I'd like to see, are Halloween (and the sequel) and Shining at least. I see Shining didn't make it to your list, tho. Is it bad, or is it even horror :D? Also, Psycho.

The only problem might be, that some of them just don't work anymore. I watched Dawn of the Dead, and my god was it boring. It wasn't scary at any point, it wasn't also bloody or anything to be a splatter either. And it was like 5 hours long. But I'm not saying it's a bad movie, I'm just born too late :( I wish I was born earlier, to experience all these movies when they were new. Or games. Hell, playing Castlevania when it was the best game out there, instead of something anyone could make with Game Maker nowadays..  :D
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 22, 2013, 12:43:05 PM
Well, all of the ones in the public domain on my list are much older and less scary than Dawn of the Dead, though they do exude a spooky atmosphere I always associate with Halloween. But I've liked old movies from the 30s and 40s since I was a kid. Those old movies were already decades old by the time I was born but they had stayed culturally relevant through continual late night movie showings in the days before VHS and infomercials, when TV stations often just went off the air at midnight until the next morning. Even when I was a kid such late night showings were already all but completely gone. Which is why, sadly, year by year Universal and Hammer's classic monster movies carry less and less cultural clout. At least in America.
American Scary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kph0aEnQnPo#ws)
^I don't know if it's available in your country but this gives some more info about said late night fright movies. Focusing on the "TV Horror Hosts". The last host of real note was Elvira and she'd stopped hosting Movie Macabre by the time I was born as I recall, though she had a short revival a few years ago.

I think Abnormal Freak could probably point you towards movies that'd be more to your taste. Also don't wish you were born before, there's never been a better time to be a media buff. I'm guessing you don't know what it was like before the internet. But back in those days your selection in entertainment and knowledge about the world was to a large degree dictated by the limited resources of your local library and video store.
Video Store Memories with James Rolfe & Mike Matei - Cinemassacre.com (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsKVBZEx3Ck#ws)
Trust me, things are way better today in terms of being able to enjoy and learn about media.

As for Castlevania being "something anyone could make with Game Maker nowadays" I have to emphatically disagree. You might be able to make a platformer easily today (which I think is what you really meant) but Castlevania and Castlevania 3 had a degree of artistry and brilliance of level design which sets them near the very top of the entire genre even a quarter of a century later.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Zannibal on September 22, 2013, 01:08:35 PM
*snap*

Hm, good points. Not all old movies are problem, luckily. I just guess Dawn of the Dead was too old. I guess 80s and 90s horror could still be scary. I think the most scariest things are the unknown / weird things. When you can't understand what is that moving creature. I also found Dead Silence scary as hell, when I watched it. But I was very young back then.

I actually did live without internet to the age of 10. So, I know how it is to live without it :D

Also, I knew the Castlevania thing sounded a bit too negative :D Yes, I meant that it's easy to make one easily. I mean, when I put the game in, I don't go like "OH MY GOD, LOOK AT THESE GRAPHICS! THE QUALITY!", it's more like "I could make better graphics. And gameplay". But I do agree they are good games in design, and music. I wouldn't be able to top that. But it just doesn't have the same effect as it most likely had to kids in 80s.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 23, 2013, 08:25:47 AM
Dracula - Angry Video Game Nerd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDR8HKC9wgI#)

After watching a documentary about text adventure games. (http://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/index.php/topic,5308.msg147463.html#msg147463) (Or "interactive fiction" which seems to be the preferred term these days.) I got curious about "The Count" and found out its author, Scott Adams, has released it for free along with most of his other old text adventure games. So if you'd like to play what Wikipedia says (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Count_%28video_game%29) is the very first (1981) Dracula video game you can get it free here. http://www.msadams.com/downloads.htm (http://www.msadams.com/downloads.htm) though this version is slightly different from the one on the Vic-20 ("fuck you" "'fuck' is a word I don't know ...sorry!") and I recommend keeping the pillow out of your mouth and in your inventory because you'll probably need it to solve a puzzle later.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 24, 2013, 05:54:22 AM
http://cinemassacre.com/2013/09/24/monster-madness-2013-sequel-a-thon-2-promo/ (http://cinemassacre.com/2013/09/24/monster-madness-2013-sequel-a-thon-2-promo/)

I'm so ready for this.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 25, 2013, 10:59:03 AM
http://cinemassacre.com/2013/09/24/monster-madness-2013-sequel-a-thon-2-promo/ (http://cinemassacre.com/2013/09/24/monster-madness-2013-sequel-a-thon-2-promo/)

I'm so ready for this.

It's interesting to hear someone else's take on movies I've seen that most other people don't seem to have heard of. But more often Monster Madness just seems to remind me how woefully behind I've fallen in monster movie watching.

Speaking of which to get the fall season rolling I re-watched the original 1931 Dracula. I think it'd been about 3 years since my last viewing and the movie is better than I remembered it. I'd forgotten how great some of Lugosi's line deliveries are. "To die... to be really dead. That must be glorious!"
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Laina on September 25, 2013, 11:40:43 AM
All this classic movie monster talk reminds me of being a kid & watching the Universal monster movies with my now estranged older brother. He was my idol as a child & I did whatever he did, which meant I attentively watched every horror movie he watched. Every B movie, every mainstream, every cult classic-but he loved none so much as the Universal monsters. As a child, I never really understood their appeal, but I just liked spending time with my "Big Bub" & feeling like I belonged, like an adult, rather than a pestering child as most 5 year olds are treated.

As I grew older & we grew apart, I slowly began to understand the films better & they developed a whole new appeal to me. I wished I could go back & watch them with him again, discussing & enjoying them as two actual adults this time, but the rift was too wide-we are estranged now. Barely speaking unless it's a gruff reprimand or snide remark, but I do like to look fondly back at when I was a little girl with my Big Bub, watching Lon Chaney, Bela Lugosi, Boris Carloff...
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 25, 2013, 02:08:28 PM
Yeah, I like to think Halloween is one of the few holidays where you can concentrate on the positive memories and on building new ones. Classic horror movies offer a bit of both.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Zannibal on September 27, 2013, 09:05:39 AM
I feel like a dickhead now ;D First I ask for suggestions, then I buy something that was not suggested. Oh well.

Indeed, I had around 10€ spare money, and found out that the store I use for buying CDs have both Halloween and Shining for 10€. I mean one DVD for 10€, of course. Also, other classics were that price. Well, after a little bit of thinking, I ended up buying Shining  :rollseyes: I don't know, it just seems so interesting. If I understood the story right (don't spoil anything  ??? ). I hope it was worth the buying and skipping Halloween. But then again, I will most likely watch this as soon as it arrives..
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 28, 2013, 06:41:47 PM
I dig The Shining but IMO Halloween is a far better movie.

You can't really go wrong with either and they're wildly different.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: JR on September 28, 2013, 09:05:55 PM
I'm going to knock out as many horror-themed games as I can in October, starting with the Splatterhouse remake. I'd like to play Amnesia or one of the Penumbra games, too, but outside of that I'm not sure what else I might play.

A funny coincidence at my house is that we're slowly gaining a collection of replica skulls...this place in town sells some that they paint themselves, and sells untouched ones for $20 each. I bought a Jokerized one for $40:
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.us%2Fa%2Fimg89%2F7739%2F384e.jpg&hash=5d57ba8b6fbc88623e14b53422e7dc86)

And my girlfriend painted all 3 of these:
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.us%2Fa%2Fimg833%2F6497%2F4rea.jpg&hash=f4b377c1a713925df3f4b71504a6dc89)
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.us%2Fa%2Fimg819%2F2393%2Ffq6y.jpg&hash=b05c0ddca94c907a5e2b42b22c86b40f)
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimageshack.us%2Fa%2Fimg407%2F5100%2Fs7f8.jpg&hash=0189d4032b5966ff6893ab182251d7ba)


They really go well with the rest of the decorations we have around the house, and we (well, my girlfriend, mostly) will be painting more. The guy who sells them gave us a misshapen one for free, so I think I'll try my hand at that. I'm thinking of something between Frankenstein's monster and Slayer's album cover for South of Heaven, if that makes sense. Not sure what I'll end up doing, though.

Also coincidentally, I've been on a horrorpunk kick lately...namely the Serpenteens and the Crimson Ghosts, for what it's worth.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Lelygax on September 28, 2013, 09:31:38 PM
I'm going to knock out as many horror-themed games as I can in October, starting with the Splatterhouse remake. I'd like to play Amnesia or one of the Penumbra games, too, but outside of that I'm not sure what else I might play.

Even Frankstein for SNES?
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on September 28, 2013, 09:57:08 PM
starting with the Splatterhouse remake.

Maaaan, I gotta get back into that. Really fun game. Makes me think what MadWorld might be like if it were HD (or anything above subpar 480i bullsquit) and had a normal controller with no waggle. This needs to happen.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 29, 2013, 06:47:51 AM
I dig The Shining but IMO Halloween is a far better movie.

You can't really go wrong with either and they're wildly different.

I'm not a Stephen King fan but given the choice between the two I'd pick The Shining TV miniseries. I've heard it put that while The Shining movie let you watch an already insane man go crazy, the mini-series let you watch a sane man descend into madness. Which is much more creepy imo. Though granted the little kid in the miniseries was a lot more annoying.

I'd watch either of them before sitting through Rob Zombies Halloween remake again though.

Speaking of what I've watched, put on Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man last night, classic monster mash fun. When I think about it, it's kind of strange that Hollywood was able to make a movie in 1945 where the main character spends the majority of the movie seeking assisted suicide. Even if he is a werewolf.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Mooning Freddy on September 29, 2013, 08:28:29 AM
@Ratty-  yes. I couldn't help but think while watching Kubrick's The Shining, hey is Jack supposed to go insane at the end? 'cus he seems damn crazy from the very beginning. I mean look at how calm he looks while he's told about the slaughter that happened in the hotel, and then smiles and jokes about it.   

"The Shining" job interview scene (Dir. Kubrick) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg7mi8toOuc#ws)

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fd24w6bsrhbeh9d.cloudfront.net%2Fphoto%2FaXbx9Vd_700b.jpg&hash=2a0902832a4e3a3248f150ef0e0c8dc3)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Inccubus on September 29, 2013, 06:43:20 PM
Maybe I should just get off my butt and make that Shredder Costume I always wanted?
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on September 30, 2013, 06:48:12 PM
Maybe I should just get off my butt and make that Shredder Costume I always wanted?

Sounds like a good idea to me. Especially if you could get some friends to dress up as Bebop/Rocksteady/Foot Clan soldiers.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Inccubus on September 30, 2013, 07:11:37 PM
I might be able to swing an April O'Neil and maybe a Bebop. Of course I'd probably get roped into making their costumes too.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on October 04, 2013, 05:25:45 PM
I might be able to swing an April O'Neil and maybe a Bebop. Of course I'd probably get roped into making their costumes too.

Any progress?
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Inccubus on October 05, 2013, 04:53:17 PM
Any progress?
Nope.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on October 08, 2013, 10:19:24 PM
Woo! Well while this month isn't going right at all on my end I did accomplish one of my season goals and beat Castlevania 3 legit for the first time. Been trying against Dracula for I don't know how long. In a way I think it might almost be easier going through the last 2 rooms before Dracula because then you get the axe, which makes taking out his last 2 forms much easier.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Lelygax on October 08, 2013, 11:26:17 PM
Im watching Cinemassacre's Monster Madness 2013 :)

Also I plan to play this game again:

Jersey Devil (PSX) Speedrun, Pt. 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfFVE-ySivI#)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on October 09, 2013, 01:53:36 AM
I decked my place out a bit with lights and other Halloweeny stuff. Here's a small glimpse of it.

(https://scontent-b-pao.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/1150988_10151906934745435_1199904948_n.jpg)

Perfect for horror movies.

Speaking of which, here's my list of horror movies seen so far for this year's October Horrorthon (including all of the ones I started early as part of the extended Fall Horrorthon, which are all the flicks before the gap), followed by ranking and whether it's a rewatch (RW).

The Blair Witch Project - 4/5 RW
Pumpkinhead - 4/5 RW
Sledgehammer - 1/5 (but strangely enticing)
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil - 4/5
The Deader the Better - 3.5/5
House of 1000 Corpses - 3.5/5 RW
Sledgehammer - 3/5 RW (better with company)
Street Trash - 4/5 RW
The Thing (2011) - 3/5
Halloween (1978) - 5/5 RW
Halloween II (2009) - 1/5 (manages to be even worse than the first in the reboot series)

Dracula (1931) - 3.5/5 RW (both with and without Philip Glass score)
Psycho (1960) - 4.5/5 RW
Frankenstein (1931) - 4/5 RW

Yeah, so for whatever reason, my actual October Horrorthon has been pretty sparse. Doesn't help that I've sat down to watch the zany surrealistic comedy Forbidden Zone three times this past week in addition to seeing Wayne's World 2 for the first time. I guess next year I'll have to reserve my Horrorthon specifically for October, because maybe I've already gotten a little bit tired out.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Inccubus on October 10, 2013, 10:36:36 AM
Damn. I can't believe I haven't put up my bat lights yet. Blasphemy!
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Nagumo on October 10, 2013, 11:55:06 AM
I always watch several horror movies in a row on Halloween. This year, I'm thinking about seeing the Conjuring because I heard many good things about it. Also, I'm going to buy a pumpkin and carve a face in it. Pretty standard, but Halloween is almost non-existent where I live, so I'm going to be a pioneer in my neighborhood.   
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Belmontoya on October 10, 2013, 02:51:41 PM
Ooooh yeah the Conjuring was awesome. I heard Insidious 2 was kind of a let down though...

We watched a movie called VHS the other night and it kinda freaked me out a little. It actually gave me a nightmare!

I can't wait to take my daughter out trick or treating this year. She's being a Batarina! She's in ballet so she was pretty excited when she found a scary ballerina costume!
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on October 10, 2013, 05:31:08 PM
So I was walking through the store today and saw that Frute Brute (Cheery) and Yummy Mummy (Orange Cream) monster cereals have been reissued for this Halloween, YES! http://www.blog.generalmills.com/2013/08/frute-brute-yummy-mummy/ (http://www.blog.generalmills.com/2013/08/frute-brute-yummy-mummy/) They've both been discontinued for decades and I've wanted to try them for a long time. Even if I know they'll taste basically like slightly different Franken Berry or Count Chocula. (But hopefully not Boo-Berry because I hate that.) Guess I'll find out tomorrow!
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Lashen on October 11, 2013, 07:08:57 PM
Well, I bought that Jiang Shi outfit that I never got around to doing last year.

Should be here within 6 - 10 days.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on October 12, 2013, 08:54:55 PM
Watched a few more movies in the Horrorthon.

Black Sabbath
Three-story movie with gothic horror and other delights. Went for the Italian version because that one's the best: no censorship, better music and SFX, and that final segment still manages to be creepy as fudge. I only wish there existed English audio for the Italian-specific segments with Boris Karloff (since the US cut had different segments), and a way to mix and match which you'd like: in my case it would be the Italian cut with the English language Karloff bookends from the US cut. Great movie, awesome Blu-ray from Arrow Video (UK). 5/5 RW

Re-Animator
This one's normally a perfect 5/5 movie for me or close to, but this time around I watched the Integral Version, which is a mash-up of the Unrated and R-rated versions of the film. Unrated version is clearly superior, and I've never seen the R-rated cut which took out much of the blood and boobs and added in some unnecessary story stuff—only seen the scenes separately as deleted scenes—but seeing it all put together into one movie was pretty interesting and offered a different experience from what I'm used to, while still essentially keeping the good bits intact (save for the alternate take of the sex scene—no Barbara Crampton boobs being thrown about by gravity, less titillating pulling-up-of-the-panties shot, etc.). The scenes originally exclusive to the R-rated version feel kind of awkward and tacked on, but when so much footage from the original was taken out, you gotta admire the filmmakers for making some kind of compromise. Awesome Blu-ray from Germany (new transfer from an interpositive; the US Blu-ray is from an ass-old master), glad I snagged up the limited first edition with the Integral Version for curiosity's sake and the ultra-cool mediabook packaging. 4/5

The Manson Family
Great movie by Jim VanBebber that takes a very uncompromising approach to the Spahn Ranch goings-on and the grisly murders that followed. It's essentially a '70s-style exploitation film (started filming in the late '80s and took over a decade to finish) that manages to stay respectful to the real-life events and doesn't serve as strictly entertainment but a gut-wrenching experience. Four out of five stars (rewatch). Can't wait to see another movie from VanBebber; Deadbeat at Dawn is one of my favorite movies, and his recent Gator Green short is pretty cool. Shame we never got muthafudgin' CHUNKBLOWER, though. That would have been one boss-ass movie based on the promotional trailer, especially with that awesome late '80s industrial music by Dwayne Goettel and cEvin Key (since I'm a huge Skinny Puppy fan).

Chunk Blower Jim Van Bebber, 1990) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZh-pg7qmE8#)

Zombie
Love this Italian splatter zombie classic. Fulci is great, though in ways I think I like his entire ensuing "Gates of Hell" trilogy more. So much surrealism in those flicks, really adds to the unsettling camera shots and gore. 4/5 RW
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Inccubus on October 12, 2013, 10:59:59 PM
Welp. The Shredder idea went out the window again this year too.
Instead I'm getting together with a big group on Halloween and going to go partying as a tribe of Native Americans. We all have some Indian heritage so we're all studying the tribes whose blood we share and making some bad-ass costumes from there.
My bud is part Cherokee and Black Foot, so I'm making him a buffalo head. I'm part Taino which was a group from the Antilles (Cuba/Puerto Rico/Dominican Republic) so I'm mostly going to be wearing cotton, feathers, and sea shells.
This is going to be fun.
Just for shits and giggles I'm going to make a gunstock club to go with it. Yeah it's not really from the Taino, but it's too damn cool to pass up. And besides, there was trade among the various tribes after all.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: JR on October 13, 2013, 02:39:58 AM

Re-Animator
This one's normally a perfect 5/5 movie for me or close to, but this time around I watched the Integral Version, which is a mash-up of the Unrated and R-rated versions of the film. Unrated version is clearly superior, and I've never seen the R-rated cut which took out much of the blood and boobs and added in some unnecessary story stuff—only seen the scenes separately as deleted scenes—but seeing it all put together into one movie was pretty interesting and offered a different experience from what I'm used to, while still essentially keeping the good bits intact (save for the alternate take of the sex scene—no Barbara Crampton boobs being thrown about by gravity, less titillating pulling-up-of-the-panties shot, etc.). The scenes originally exclusive to the R-rated version feel kind of awkward and tacked on, but when so much footage from the original was taken out, you gotta admire the filmmakers for making some kind of compromise. Awesome Blu-ray from Germany (new transfer from an interpositive; the US Blu-ray is from an ass-old master), glad I snagged up the limited first edition with the Integral Version for curiosity's sake and the ultra-cool mediabook packaging. 4/5


Aw, hell. I have this on my netflix queue, and I'm wondering if it's the cut version.


Just watched Hellraiser this past week, because I saw the first half or so some years back, but never finished it. Really liked the last 30 minutes or so of the movie...I'll probably watch the sequel next. I think most of the franchise is on netflix, but I've heard mixed things about the movies beyond the second one, so I'll probably pass on those. Especially since it sounds like the whole purpose/motives of the cenobites changes? I found the whole concept of them really cool in the first movie.

Also been playing the new Splatterhouse this week, and it's pretty great. The only thing (and this probably sounds crazy) is that the gore in the new one isn't as satisfying to me as the old games because there's always so much going on at once, so a lot of it gets kind of lost in the shuffle. Still can't complain too much...a few of the splatter kills are really satisfying (even after seeing them dozens of times), and I'm liking the story so far. I also re-soldered the power connections on both my genesis and famicom twin and got them working again (YES!!), so I played around with Splatterhouse Wanpaku Graffiti a little bit. I'll have to play it all the way through sometime this week. Fond memories of playing it on an emulator.
 


Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on October 13, 2013, 08:09:24 PM
Don't forget to take pictures of your costumes folks!

Not going to wear a costume unfortunately, but I did re-watch two Edgar Allen Poe inspired films to get more into the season.

The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986)
- George C. Scott and a pre-fame Val Kilmer team up in this TV version of Poe's famous whodunit. Though the movie makes it a little too obvious who the killer is. Very hokey but the costumes and sets are nice.

The Masque of the Red Death (1964) - Far and away one of Roger Corman's best, Vincent Price turns in a delightfully wicked performance as a Satan worshiping Prince. Poe's short story "Hop-Frog" is also worked in as a small subplot. Good stuff.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Zannibal on October 18, 2013, 08:48:21 AM
Aww yeah, the CD/DVD shop had discount on The Exorcist ;D Only 5€. I guess I'll get something to watch on Halloween after all. I just hope it's not too old to be creepy. The Shining managed to be creepy at some points, even tho I would have preferred a bit heavier atmosphere. I guess it's just that it's 2013 and daddy killing his family just isn't extreme enough anymore. I mean you can read that stuff from your newspaper even in Finland quite often so...  :rollseyes:
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Lashen on October 19, 2013, 01:05:54 PM
(https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1394380_527772343971163_1199354103_n.jpg)

Somebody (I forget) was disappointed last year when I didn't go through with this, so here we are.

I'll probably make the attempt for a better picture closer to holiday.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on October 19, 2013, 03:20:09 PM
Somebody (I forget) was disappointed last year when I didn't go through with this, so here we are.

I'll probably make the attempt for a better picture closer to holiday.

Nice! Are you going to add some white makeup to? Looks pretty cool already. Just try not to trip while you're hopping all night!

For those in the US here's a very Halloween-y episode of a classic 90s anime. Funny but creepy, one of the best in the series even if it is technically a filler.

Slayers NEXT (SUB) - 15 - A Big Crash? The Battle at Artemay Tower? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC0QXNn0e6Y#)

PS - The only setup you need for this episode is that all the characters are looking for a magical macguffin named the Claire Bible for various reasons.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: VladCT on October 21, 2013, 07:19:27 AM
Anyone else looking forward to this?
Hellsing 4 Preview: "Interrogations" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wwXphbJNBo#)
(Yes, it's the abridged series.)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on October 23, 2013, 10:56:36 PM
Nah, at first I thought the Hellsing abridged type stuff was pretty funny. But as I've thought about it more over the years it seems like, where the manga and OVAs are concerned at least, Hellsing is so over the top that making fun of the sillier aspects of it is kinda like parodying something that's already a comedy. It's just a comedy with lots of traumatic violence, action, blood and death.

As for my Halloween festivities I've been rereading the old Tomb of Dracula comic, which is great because it's one of the last big interpretations of Dracula as an evil, conceited and self-serving monster. Before he started to become a more straightforward sympathetic sex symbol in the post-Hammer era. Also contemplating marathons of the old 1940s Mummy Movies and/or Hellsing Ultimate.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on October 28, 2013, 01:27:26 PM
So what's everyone doing for Halloween? I imagine most plans are more concrete by now. I also realized we forgot to link this AVGN Halloween episode earlier.
Ghosts N' Goblins - Angry Video Game Nerd (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Y6y1MOoEo#ws)


Personally I made a Jack'O Lantern and have the seeds in the fridge planning to bake them soon. Marathoned Universal's "... of the Mummy" movies, Hand, Tomb Ghost and Curse. Good goofy fun, especially love hammy "no-really-I've-got-a-Fez-hat-I'm-Egyptian" John Carradine in Ghost, and how the Mummy sort of wins in that one.

Also watched Dragonball: Sleeping Princess in Hidden Castle for the first time and I definitely get a Castlevania feel from this 1987 flick, wherein Goku and a newly introduced Krillin travel to the castle of the vampiric Count Lucifer and his monster army. Any film that contains the line "They look like flying monsters with machine guns!" is probably worth watching. And this one had some great funny moments that make me wish I'd gotten to see the original Dragonball rather than the shark-jumping Z series as a kid.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: GuyStarwind on October 28, 2013, 10:14:11 PM
If I dress up this year I'm going to wrap myself in wrapping paper and tape a sign to me saying To:Women From:God
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Zannibal on October 31, 2013, 01:08:17 PM
Happy Halloween ;D

I made a little cover for fun;

This is Halloween metal cover (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85y920WctUE#ws)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Dracula9 on October 31, 2013, 09:14:30 PM
This is technically late, but this picture doesn't do the makeup much justice.

(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Flnj3lMi.jpg&hash=3d5367cd7b5bf038430f37a6c0a6e664)

I've had this damn thing on for nearly ten hours now (hooray for being the only one to do anything at work!). I'm amazed it's still looking any kind of decent. And shit picture of me is shit.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: DoctaMario on October 31, 2013, 09:18:58 PM
I had a gig tonight, but the most Halloween-ish thing I've done is play Splatterhouse. I started playing the reboot a few days ago in honor of Halloween, but tonight I played some of the original. Love those games, but man are they difficult.

Unfortunately I think I'm going out to a bar now. Normally I'd be all over it, but I have to pick up my girl and my friends and it's rainy and not very nice out. Lol, it's bad but I'd rather be in playing Splatterhouse or Dracula X Chronicles. xD
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on October 31, 2013, 09:40:30 PM
My friends all kind of bailed on me and didn't show up, so I feel a bit shitty and not so festive.

Oh well, a Tim and Eric special is recorded on the DVR. Think I'll go check that out.


Love those games, but man are they difficult.

I always thought the original arcade game was difficult until I familiarized myself with and mastered the TG16 version. From there, the arcade version got a lot easier and I can beat it pretty easily. Good to build yourself up.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: GuyStarwind on November 01, 2013, 01:49:47 AM
I cuddled and watched some movies. That was my Halloween.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Abnormal Freak on November 01, 2013, 03:16:41 AM
Just ended my October/Fall Horrorthon with James Rolfe's commentary (http://cinemassacre.com/2013/10/31/night-of-the-living-dead-1968-full-commentary/) on Night of the Living Dead. Fun to listen to, and informative. I'd be down for him doing more of these, and maybe getting Mike Matei along for something he's knowledgeable on.

That makes this the final October Horrorthon 2013 list (again, with the ones I actually watched in September being before the break) with my ratings and whether or not I've seen them before (with "RW" signifying rewatch):

The Blair Witch Project - 4/5 RW
Pumpkinhead - 4/5 RW
Sledgehammer - 1/5 (but strangely enticing)
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil - 4/5
The Deader the Better - 3.5/5
House of 1000 Corpses - 3.5/5 RW
Sledgehammer - 3/5 RW (better with company)
Street Trash - 4/5 RW
The Thing (2011) - 3/5
Halloween (1978) - 5/5 RW
Halloween II (2009) - 1/5 (manages to be even worse than the first in the reboot series)

Dracula (1931) - 3.5/5 RW (both with and without Philip Glass score)
Psycho (1960) - 4.5/5 RW
Frankenstein (1931) - 4/5 RW
Black Sabbath (original Italian cut) - 5/5 RW
Re-Animator (Integral Version, which fuses together the unrated director's cut and the footage shot for the R-rated cut) - 4/5 (with the unrated cut by itself being 5/5)
The Manson Family (twice—once with commentary) - 4/5 RW
Zombie - 4.5/5 RW
Corruption - 4/5
FleshEater - 2/5 RW
Dead Alive - 5/5 RW
Bad Biology - 4/5 RW
Mother of Tears: The Third Mother - 2/5 RW
Tenebrae - 4.5/5 RW
The Return of the Living Dead (with original theatrical audio) - 5/5 RW
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead (documentary) - 4/5
Night of the Living Dead (twice—once with Rolfe commentary) - 4.5/5 RW
Basket Case - 4.5/5 RW
Basket Case 2 - 3.5/5 RW
Basket Case 3: The Progeny - 3.5/5 RW

Basket Case 3 - choke scene (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TiXHf1wn-c#)

Oh, and Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories, which had me all giggly the entire half-hour. Apparently it's been greenlit for its own series and not just a special. Can't wait.

Here's a couple shots of my jack-o'-lantern.

(https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/q85/s720x720/1385300_10151956549405435_2078241667_n.jpg)

(https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/q83/s720x720/999987_10151956548085435_408308326_n.jpg)

Which I allowed my sister to smash apart at the end of the day.

I should have asked her if it was cathartic.

American Movie Episode (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92WQZW3hFNY#)

Wore my Hausu shirt today.

(https://scontent-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1450834_10151969225265435_906820772_n.jpg)

Didn't do much besides work and catch up a little on lost sleep but got to chill for a bit as well.

Right. Till next year.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on November 01, 2013, 07:14:15 AM
I read Carmilla, which I thought was actually a better story than Dracula until the part with the General telling his tale. So that you have a memoir within a memoir, then a recounted legend within a memoir in a memoir. It was still pretty good. Surprised there's not been more movie adaptations, considering that it's a vampire story about lesbianism. I would have thought exploitation filmmakers would be all over it.

Also beat another Castlevania (HoD) last night, bringing the number of them I've played through this October up to 5. Surprised to find that the majority of the stuff I watched on Halloween and the day before wasn't really gory at all, mostly just cartoons I remember enjoying (on the down low of course) during my tween years like Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, which holds up very well. Also Ernest Scared Stupid, which I think rivals Goes to Camp for the title of best in the series.

Glad to see most had if not perfect still enjoyable Halloweens this year :)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Lashen on November 01, 2013, 09:23:15 AM
So, my calves are on fire.

My friend got stuck with the closing shift at work, so I hopped on over to Universal CityWalk. A lot of Chinese/Korean tourists took pictures with me—made me feel special.

(I'm pretty sure everyone else just assumed I was just in a racist outfit though.)

(https://scontent-b-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/816_534841123264285_1232719244_n.jpg)

Forewarning: From here on, I look like I'm enamoured with myself. So, like, if you didn't like me before for any reason, uh... I apologize for this.

(click to show/hide)

This was my first time applying makeup, so yeah, there's that (glowed in the dark, too).
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on November 01, 2013, 11:23:47 AM
Nice costume! Especially like the picture in front of the sign, reminds me a bit of the chase scene from Robo Vampire.

Would you like me to delete that accidental second message?
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: DoctaMario on November 01, 2013, 03:28:05 PM



I always thought the original arcade game was difficult until I familiarized myself with and mastered the TG16 version. From there, the arcade version got a lot easier and I can beat it pretty easily. Good to build yourself up.

I've done that actually, but I still get beasted once I get to level 5. Man that level's tough. It's kinda like the Classicvanias in that you need to figure out what the best thing to do at a given moment is, but I guess I just haven't gotten to that point in the latter levels I guess.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Mooning Freddy on November 02, 2013, 09:40:11 AM
So I prepared a King Diamond costume, complete with top hat, cloak and massive Satanist necklaces but failed to find any make-up, which made my costume pointless and I decided to give it up. Since my country doesn't celebrate Halloween, it's simply IMPOSSIBLE to find any cheap make-up for costumes except when it's Purim, the Jewish costume holiday. Of course I considered taking make-up from my female friends but decided it's too much of an effort for a small party. So the costume would have to wait until Purim, around 4 months from now. 
Me and my friends still had a nice party. Girls decided to make halloween-themed decorations, some punch, and lots of cakes and cookies. That was when I found out that I can't eat too many sweets. The sugar and dough is killing me, and eating sweets with alcohol seems to me a bit weird.

Oh, well. Here's the video that inspired the costume.

King Diamond - The Family Ghost [OFFICIAL VIDEO] (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGC2iP5ss6E#)
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Intersection on November 02, 2013, 03:07:10 PM
I don't mean to ruin the Halloween vibes here, but the October monster-fest never went down amongst my favorite holidays. For a while now, it's started to become a bit too commercial for my tastes. It's no longer as deep-rooted in culture or tradition as it could be, and that often puts me off as I stare at miles of aimless horror-themed adornments. Although it's still a good excuse for trying out a few... imaginative wares.  ;)

As for my Halloween activities, well, I took a flight. Predictably, there weren't exactly many Halloween-oriented activities available. Ah well. At least I carved a pumpkin as a small distraction before I left.
Title: Re: Halloween! 2013
Post by: Ratty on November 02, 2013, 09:18:26 PM
Every holiday is commercialized these days. But I think this has helped Halloween find its own identity. It's been freed of its religious roots, both Pagan and Christian, to become a masquerade festival celebrating all things spooky which everyone can enjoy. You can have the Halloween you want, as elaborate or simple as you please, tailored to your own tastes and beliefs.

The rest of the "Holiday season"... not so much. Thanksgiving is forced traditional food with family, at least some of whom you're likely to not enjoy the company of very much. Then with Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa/New Year we've got all the commercialism of Halloween and then some, plus schmoltzy sentimentality and a bittersweet reminder of our own aging.

Plus the yearly bickering between religious and secular groups over "the meaning of/reason for the season". Because some can't accept that the winter solstice has been celebrated by different cultures in different ways for many thousands of years. Maybe it's not as bad in countries other than the USA. But every. single. year. here there are thousands of people (mostly the more conservative Christians) who act like saying "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" is a personal affront to them, and will miss no opportunity to moan about someone wishing them a good day with a more inclusive phrase than they wanted. In spite of the fact that they are celebrating two holidays closely together, counting New Years. This is just one of the ways the never ending "war for the meaning of Christmas" happens for at least 25 days every year.

So, yeah. Halloween is more customizable, more inclusive and just more fun.