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Well... Obviously *you* won as you had more "first time" viewings than I had. :D

I participate in another horror challenge where it takes 2 1hr episodes or 4 30min episodes of TV to equal a movie. I also prefer that method as it evens the playing field. Of course there are those "B" movies from the 30s-50s that run 60-70 minutes so you can make an argument otherwise but I...

Here's my full breakout: 138 films viewed (includes S2 of Penny Dreadful and S1 plus most of S2 of the original Outer Limits TV series - 2 1hr. episodes=1 entry) 43 First time viewings (5 of those are the 10 Penny Dreadful S2 episodes) ☼ - First time viewing ▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲▲ - Rating on a 1 to 10...

And the Wikipedia page for Alien doesn't mention the film at all - in spite of it being a *major* influence with more than a few mostly duplicate scenes as well as the premise. The Alien page cites several *minor* influences but *not* "IT!". You have to go to the wikipedia page for "IT!" to...

I wound up with a half dozen or so unopened movies I just didn't get around to watching. I blame my 12yo & 17yo granddaughters for a few as they are movies I wanted to watch with them - and they never made the time. The others are things I ordered during the month (various sales) that arrived...

/10 for score First Time viewing 134. The Ape Man (1943) A crazed scientist accidentally turns himself into a half ape, half human creature, and scrambles to find a cure. Not a sequel to the slightly better Return of the Ape Man, this one's still as goofy. Watching films like this really...

I always enjoyed this entry in the Frankenstein films, and then saw Young Frankenstein, which gave me an even greater appreciation. Mel Brooks lifted entire sections of this one for his parody, right down the the dialog. It's really kind of neat and fun how it works as a drama but then is put...

I hate to break it to you, Tony... but Army of Darkness does not wrap up the story. There's a very good TV series (3 seasons) that is what was originally going to be a 4th movie in the series until they wrote too much material to fit in a single film. It's called Ash vs. Evil Dead.

/10 for score First Time viewing Gahh... numbering off *again* due to cut/paste from another site and the Outer Limits stuff... fixed... again... 130. La frusta e il corpo (The Whip and the Body) (1963) The ghost of a sadistic nobleman attempts to rekindle his romance with his terrorized...

*Which* War of the Worlds are you discussing? There's the excellent George Pal version from 1953 and the so-so (loud and obnoxious, running/yelling action film) version from Spielberg in 2005. I'm guessing Spielberg's version since there's no "The" at the front. I'm right with you on The...

/10 for score First Time viewing 126. L.A. AIDS Jabber (1994) A guy who has been diagnosed with AIDS decides to get his revenge on the world by attacking people with hypodermic needles filled with his blood. A straight to video production that should have gone straight to the recycle bin...

/10 for score First Time viewing 122. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) Count Dracula moves from Transylvania to Wismar, spreading the Black Plague across the land. Only a woman pure of heart can bring an end to his reign of horror. Another of the handful of remakes that's worthy of your time and...

/10 for score First Time viewing 118. Crawl (2019) A young woman, while attempting to save her father during a category 5 hurricane, finds herself trapped in a flooding house and must fight for her life against alligators. I got far more laughs than frights from this one... all because of...

/10 for score First Time viewing 115. Pumpkinhead (1988) After a tragic accident, a man conjures up a towering, vengeful demon called Pumpkinhead to destroy a group of unsuspecting teenagers. There's not much story and you really don't feel for any of the teens, even the "good" ones, but the...

I was kind of "meh" on the film the first time but loved Midler's over-the-top performance - and she was the only reason I bothered anyway so it was a win of sorts. Today it's good, campy, fun but not one I watch very often. I saw the sequel last year. I didn't care for it at all. In my Scary...

/10 for score First Time viewing 110. The Fly II (1989) The almost-human son of "Brundlefly" searches for a cure to his mutated genes while being monitored by a nefarious corporation that wishes to continue his father's experiments. Martin Brundle, son of Seth Brundle is born with his mom...

/10 for score First Time viewing 107. Curse of the Fly (1965) Motorist Martin Delambre attempts to keep evidence of his family's bizarre experiments in teleportation hidden from his wife, who is hiding secrets of her own. The Delambres are still at it, attempting to create a teleportation...

/10 for score First Time viewing 104. The Fly (1958) A scientist has a horrific accident when he uses himself as a test subject in his newly invented teleportation device. A genuine classic - right down to the finale "Heelp me! Heeelp me!" cry. Check your brain at the door though as the...

I still remember all the press and hype over this one. It seemed like every other commercial for a movie was for this film. My parents likely wouldn't have let me go but I was also not interested as it didn't look that interesting to a 13yo who watched the Saturday Night Double Feature horror...

Now you need to watch the AIP (US) version. It features a more dramatic dubbing job recorded in the U.S. (which changes some character names) but Karloff's parts are in his voice (unlike the Italian or dubbed Italian version), a new score by Les Baxter to replace the original score, trims...

In the late 70s-80s I pretty much ignored horror films as the majority were nothing but half-baked slasher films - a genre I do not like in the least. I distinctly remember the TV promos for both these films and, while they looked more interesting than the normal horror of the day, nothing...

/10 for score First Time viewing 101. The Blood Beast Terror (1968) A scientist, working with genetics, creates a creature that is capable of transforming back and forth between a giant Death Head moth and a beautiful woman. The creature masquerades as his daughter when she is in her human...

/10 for score First Time viewing 94. Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966) Thrown out of his monastery for licentious and drunken behaviour, Rasputin travels to St Petersburg to try his luck. Through a dalliance with one of the czarina's ladies in waiting he soon gains influence at court with his...

/10 for score First Time viewing 89. A Quiet Place (2018) A family struggles for survival in a world where most humans have been killed by blind but noise-sensitive creatures. They are forced to communicate in sign language to keep the creatures at bay. Quite unexpectedly good and well...

/10 for score First Time viewing 85. Hercules in the Haunted World (1961): US version Hercules must journey into Hades itself to retrieve the magic stone that will free his love from the powers of darkness. I watched the US version on my new Kino BR (which contains 3! versions). I *think*...

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