"Thirty one days, thirty one (31) horror movies.
At least sixteen (16) must be first time views.
The Challenge starts on October 1, 12:00AM (your time zone)
The Challenge ends on November 1 6:00AM (your time zone)"
I will now be blogging about the subjectivity of horror.
"The difference between Terror and Horror is the difference between awful apprehension and sickening realization: between the smell of death and stumbling against a corpse." — Devendra Varma
"Terror is usually described as the feeling of dread and anticipation that precedes the horrifying experience. By contrast, horror is the feeling of revulsion that usually occurs after something frightening is seen, heard, or otherwise experienced." — Wikipedia
In short, if you a) think it is horror, and b) are not a moron, it counts. A technical example that was once included and allowed was Full Metal Jacket (1987), because "the experience of war is something I will never forget."
I will be posting a list of my viewings with random thoughts on each. I normally try to watch nothing but new horror films, but I always get so many bad ones I usually switch over to ones I've already seen after suffering through sixteen crappy ones.
Optional Challenges
For those of you who like to crunch numbers:
Golgo-13 Bonus Challenge
Shortest Movie:
Longest Movie:
Busiest Day:
Average Length:
Total Length:
For those of you who like vampires:
Alchemie's Vampire Challenge
"Watch 17 vampire films during the October Horror Movie Challenge starting October 1st at midnight YOUR time - with at least 8 of them being first time views, and write a review of at least one sentence in poetic form. If more than one person does this, I will pick which one had the best poems.
You may reply here to either ask vampire or rules questions OR start by logging your nickname space. Save your movie watches though, in case this ends up getting deleted.
You can win your choice of a FREE copy of either:
Midnight Kiss (1993-DVD)
OR Blood Ties (1991-VHS)
OR Perfect Creature (2006-DVR-Region 2)"
For those of you who rule:
The Insanislupus Full Moon Challenge
Normally the rules would change every single year so that a fresh new challenge would await all participants and I see nothing abnormal about this year (aside from the fact it will be cut short by an apocalypse.)
This year's challenge is "How many werewolf films can you watch the night of October 29th, under the full moon, starting as soon as the moon is visible to the naked eye, and ending when it is not?"
The winner will receive 29 words, no more, no less, about how they rule in their own blog entry.