Hideo Nakata Puns

Which one of them do you think is the better director?

The movie takes place on a film set and the cast and crew begin to feel uneasy about the place. It is an enjoyable little ghost story. It has a nice creepy atmosphere. The movie they are shooting also looks interesting. You can definitely see the signs of what is to come with the director's next film! (It is Ringu, for anyone who doesn't know :))

I would recommend it.

TSZDT 243 and TSPDT 5252 in 2021; Director: Hideo Nakata; Writer: Hideo Nakata, Takashige Ichise, Ken’Ichi Suzuki, Yoshihiro Nakamura, Koji Suzuki (Novel); Watched December 30th on the Arrow Video Special Edition Blu-ray (AV068)

101 minutes. The love of a parent takes many forms and there is no limit to what they would do to protect their offspring.

Imagine this well-trodden trope inserted into a horror movie that was immediately one of the creepiest and most oppressive atmospheres ever put to celluloid. Hitomi Kuroki plays a recently divorced mother - Yoshimi - who is looking for a new apartment and a new job to support her daughter, Ikuko. The apartment they find seems to have water damage but they give it a shot as the price is right. As they settle into their apartment the water damage gets worse, as does Yoshimi’s mental health.

The terror in this film comes from the slow leak consuming more of the apartment walls, daughter Ikuki discovering some secrets from the community that involve a missing girl, and the audience looking to understand the borders of reality and a mental breakdown.

Culturally, anyone watching movies around the mid-2000s would probably know this plot as there was a remake with Jennifer Connelly that was fairly popular in horror circles. The film has an overall optimistic message, which is crazy to think about since Director Nakata takes the audience through at least one level of hell to get there. For me, this film still works on a rewatch because of the atmosphere and because it’s heartbreaking to watch mother Hitomi wrestle with so many real-life pressures while getting no support from her ex-husband or the school.

An exercise for exploring the genre (and a road to triumph over fellow challengers), The Checklist Challenge features several categories with a spread of qualifying entries from the general to the very specific, and from the well-known to the obscure. One film could fulfill multiple items. Example: Dracula could fulfill requirements for decade, rating, actor, vampire, and possibly others as well. Some of the items on the checklist can be fulfilled by the suggested films for The Theme Weekends Challenge.

This is a supplement to your chosen ROHMC films; you are not required to use the checklist as a template!

***THIS IS A DISCUSSION POST***

Please feel free to use this space to ask questions, ruminate on appropriate films for each category, freestyle rap, or make general observations about the checklist. Feedback absolutely appreciated.

I will be adding expansions, explanations, clarifications, amplifications, and suggested films here as needed.

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Instructions (READ THIS OR PERISH)

When you make your ROHMC post, copy/paste the checklist as a comment on your post. You may fill it out all at once at the end of the month, or you can edit your comment and fill it out as you go. At the end of October, we will put up a post where you may post links to your (soon to be) completed checklists.

Use a * to mark first time viewings. Change "---" to "-X-" or some similar mark when you have completed that line item.

Watch one film from every decade of film history:

• --- 1890 - 1919 OPTIONAL -
• --- 1920 -
• --- 1930 -
• --- 1940 -
• --- 1950 -
• --- 1960 -
• --- 1970 -
• --- 1980 -
• --- 1990 -
• --- 2000 -
• --- 2010 -
• --- 2020 -

Watch a film for each rating:

• --- G -
• --- PG -
• --- PG-13 -
• --- R -
• --- X / NC-17/ Unrated -

Watch films in at least three languages:

• --- (First language), (insert title).
• --- (Second language), (insert title)
• --- (Third language), (insert title).

Watch a film starring:

• --- Nancy Allen -
• --- Robert Englund (NOT a NoES) -
• --- Hal Holbrook -
• --- Daria Nicolodi -
• --- Kevin McCarthy -
• --- Christopher Plummer -
• --- Vincent Price -
• --- Barbara Shelley -
• --- Joe Spinell -
• --- Julie Strain -

Watch a film directed by:

• --- Al Adamson -
• --- Terence Fisher -
• --- Kim Jee-woon -
• --- Antonio Margheriti -
• --- Hideo Nakata -

**SCAVENGE

All reviews will be posted in the comments.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF “WITCHBOARD”, ALL OF THESE FILMS WILL BE FIRST TIME VIEWINGS

X 1890 - 1919 OPTIONAL -THE GOLEM (1915, Henrik Galeen)

X 1920 -THE GREAT GABBO (1929, James Cruze)

X 1930 -THE DEVIL-DOLL (1936, Tod Browning)

X 1940 -CRY OF THE WEREWOLF (1944, Henry Levin)

X 1950 -THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH (1959, Terence Fisher)

X 1960 -THE LONG HAIR OF DEATH (1964, Antonio Margheritti)

X 1970 -RITUALS (1977, Peter Carter)

X 1980 -SPOOKIES(1986,Brendan Faulkner)

X 1990 -RING 2 (1999, Hideo Nakata)

X 2000 -TALES FROM THE CRAPPER (2004, Lloyd Kauffman)

X 2010 -AMERICAN SATAN (2018, Ash Avildsen)

X 2020 - HOST (2020, Rob Savage)

Watch a film for each rating:

X G- MISSION KATHMANDU (2017, Nancy Savard)

X PG -BLOOD OF DRACULA’S CASTLE (1979, Al Adamson)

X PG-13 -I, FRANKENSTEIN (2014, Stuart Beattie)

X R -RITUALS (1977, Peter Carter)

X X / NC-17/ Unrated -I SAW THE DEVIL (2010, Kim Jee-Woon)

Watch films in at least three languages:

X (French), THE DEVIL’S NIGHTMARE (1971, Jean Brismee)

X (Korean) I SAW THE DEVIL (2010, Kim Jee-Woon)

X (Japanese) RING 2 (1999, Hideo Nakata)

Watch a film starring:

X Nancy Allen - TERROR IN THE AISLES (1984, Andrew J Keuhn)

• --- Robert Englund (NOT a NoES) -

X Hal Holbrook - RITUALS (1977, Peter Carter)

X Daria Nicolodi - SCHOCK (1977, Mario Bava)

X Kevin McCarthy - FALLEN ANGELS (2007, Jeff Thomas)

X Christopher Plummer - PRIEST (2011, Scott Stewart)

X Vincent Price - HOUSE OF 1000 DOLLS (1967, Jeremy Summers)

X Barbara Shelley - CAT GIRL (1957, Alfred Shaughnessy)

X Joe Spinell - THE UNDERTAKER (1988, Franco Steffanino)

X Julie Strain - TALES FROM THE CRAPPER (2004, Lloyd Kauffman)

Watch a film directed by:

X Al Adamson - BLOOD OF DRACULA’S CASTLE (1979, Al Adamson)

X Terence Fisher - THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH (1959, Terence Fisher)

X Kim Jee-woon - I SAW THE DEVIL (2010, Kim Jee-Woon)

X Antonio Margheriti - THE LONG HAIR OF DEATH (1964)

X Hideo Nakata - RING 2 (1999, Hideo Nakata)

SCAVENGER HUNT - Watch a film in each of the following categories:

X All the Haunts Be Ours: 2 films from the Severin folk horror compendium-

A FIELD IN ENGLAND (2014, Ben Wheatley)

THE DREAMING (1988, Mario Andreacchio)

X Based on a Novel or Short Story - PET SEMETARY (2019, Dennis Widmyer)

X Bigfoot / Sasquatch / Yeti - MISSION KATHMANDU (2017, Nancy Savard)

X Death By: Sex - CAM (2017, Daniel Gold

Below is an excerpt from my Master's Thesis and is by no means an authoritative text for anything comprehensive.

First, I will discuss common tropes of yūrei and how they differ from their Western counterparts. There are often two depictions of ghosts in the West, the more childish description of a white figure in something akin to a sheet and a shape more like a potato than a human. The second is that of a human who is either unable to accept they have died or died in a way so tragic they remain earthbound.

There are different types of yūrei that I will discuss later, but the most common depiction and the depiction we will be concerned with the most for this paper are women. Yūrei depicted as women often have long stringy hair.

The depiction of yūrei with long disheveled hair might suggest freedom from societal norms and synonymously symbolize a state of independence where the patriarchy had no jurisdiction. Through this lens, one can begin to see how the imagination was free to play with what a scorned woman might do with newfound freedom.

They often wear a white kimono folded right-to-left rather than left-over-right, limp hands. In some instances, a triangular headdress indicates earlier Buddhist funerary practices. However, what gives a yūrei its “creepy factor” are the tiny balls of energy known as hitodama (人魂), which are associated with ghostly energy and the soul, and an incomplete form with no feet and cannot touch the ground.

Further, ghosts in the Western tradition have more flexible natures; Hogwarts' friendly ghosts seem in stark contrast to the angry spirits found in the film A Haunting in Connecticut. Yet, both dialectical interpretations of ghosts do not damage their archetype. While some Japanese ghost stories are similar, the yūrei is less flexible when compared to its Western Counterpart.

Unlike their western counterparts, the yūrei obeys specific rules; as Zack Davisson notes in his book Yūrei: The Japanese Ghost,

>Yūrei, on the other hand, follow certain rules, obey certain laws. They are bound by centuries of culture and tradition.

In the West, we do not often think of categories of ghosts, but that is a concept one needs to understand for this paper's purposes. Because Japan is an island, there are a host of maritime ghosts associated with shipwrecks known as funayūrei (船幽霊 or 舟幽霊). There are yūrei associated places or circumstances known as jibakurei (地縛霊). Also, some women were recently made mothers and d

MMXXI: What is this that stands before me?

This is my annual attempt at 31 horror movies (and related media) in October. As always, I'll have the checklist and HoopTober in mind as I pick my movies. But I'll probably stray from the path.

I've included a bubbling cauldron of possibilities for me to draw from below - feel free to recommend anything you think I'd enjoy.

I'll also be updating a companion letterboxd list as I go.

Satan's coming 'round the bend!

Grand Total: 26.00 points

Movie Total: 26.00 points

01.00. *The Mummy's Hand**, dir. Christy Cabanne, 1940 - (10/2)

02.00. *Rituals**, dir. Peter Carter, 1977 - (10/2)

03.00. *Tenebrae**, dir. Dario Argento, 1982 - (10/4)

04.00. *Dracula: Prince of Darkness**, dir. Terence Fisher, 1966 - (10/5)

05.00. Possession, dir. Andrzej Żuławski, 1981 - (10/8)

06.00. *Mad Monster Party?**, dir. Jules Bass, 1967 - (10/12)

07.00. *The Mangler**, dir. Tobe Hooper, 1995 - (10/15)

08.00. *A Tale of Two Sisters**, dir. Jee-woon Kim, 2003 - (10/15)

09.00. *Dressed to Kill**, dir. Brian De Palma, 1980 - (10/16)

10.00. *The Long Hair of Death**, dir. Antonio Margheriti, 1964 - (10/19)

11.00. *The Abominable Dr. Phibes**, dir. Robert Fuest, 1971 - (10/20)

12.00. *Clearcut**, dir. Ryszard Bugajski, 1991 - (10/21)

13.00. *Bleed**, dir. Devin Hamilton & Dennis Petersen, 2002 - (10/21)

14.00. *Witchboard**, dir. Kevin Tenney, 1986 - (10/21)

15.00. *Twilight Zone: The Movie**, dir. Joe Dante, John Landis, George Miller, & Steven Spielberg, 1983 - (10/21)

16.00. *Blood of Dracula's Castle**, dir. Al Adamson, 1969 - (10/26)

17.00. *Nosferatu in Venice**, dir. Augusto Caminito & Klaus Kinski, 1988 - (10/27)

18.00. *[Willow Creek](https://www.i

This is the fourth year attempting and hopefully second year fully completing it! Tried to focus mostly on films I haven't watched. Any suggestions or recommendations welcome! Also, call me out if some thing doesn't fit the list :)

Watch one film from every decade of film history:

-X- 1920's - "Haxan" (1922)* [HBO Max]

-X- 1930's - "Vampyr" (1932)* [HBO Max]

--- 1940's - "Cat People" (1942)* [Rent]

--- 1950's - "House on Haunted Hill" (1959)* [Tubi]

--- 1960's - "Dracula: Prince of Darkness" (1966)*

-X- 1970's - "Carrie" (1976) [Shudder/Sling]

-X- 1980's - "The Fly" (1986)* [HBO]

-X- 1990's - "Wishmaster" (1997)* [Prime, Tubi]

-X- 2000's - "Tale of Two Sisters" (2003)

-X- 2010's - "Happy Death Day" (2017)*

-X- 2020's - "Malignant" (2021)* [Netflix]

Watch a film for each rating:

-X- Rated G - "Creature from the Black Lagoon" (1954)* [Rent]

--- Rated PG - "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956)* [Prime]

-X- Rated PG-13 - "Happy Death Day" (2017)*

-X- Rated R - "Wishmaster" (1997)* [Prime, Tubi]

-X- X/Unrated/NC/ - "Lake Mungo" (2008)* [Prime]

Watch films in at least three languages:

--- French - "Martyrs" (2008)* [Rent]

-X- Korean - "Tale of Two Sisters" (2003)

-X- Spanish - "The Orphanage" (2007) * [Starz/Sling]

Watch a film starring:

-X- Nancy Allen - "Carrie"(1976) [Shudder/Sling]

-X- Robert Englund - "Wishmaster" (1997)* [Prime, Tubi]

-X- Hal Holbrook - "The Fog"(1980)* [Prime]

-X- Daria Nicolodi - "Suspiria" (1977) [Tubi]

--- Kevin McCarthy - "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956)* [Prime]

-X- Christopher Plummer - "Dreamscape" (1984)* [Tubi]

-X- Vincent Price - "The Fly" (1986)* [HBO]

--- Barbara Shelley - "Dracula: Prince of Darkness" (1966)*

--- Joe Spinell - "Maniac" (1988)* [Tubi, Shudder, AMC+]

-X- Julie Strain - "How to Make a Monster" (2001)* [YouTube]

Watch a film directed by:

--- Al Adamson - "Blood of Dracula's Castle" (1969)* [Plex.tv]

--- Terrance Fisher - "Dracula: Prince of Darkness" (1966)*

-X- Kim Jee-Woon - "Tale of Two Sisters" (2003)

--- Antonio Margheriti - "Killer Fish" (1979)* [Tubi]

--- Hideo Nakata - *"Dark W

#Frontmatter

Well, it's that time of year again! My wife and I are going to be spending our first Spooky Season in the house we bought last November, so we're excited to do some decorating. We also had our third child on Wednesday, so I've made the decision that I'm starting my checklist as of September 15th (effectively the 18th, as that's the first day I watched a horror film). It's not totally above board, I suppose, but it's definitely my best shot at completing anything close to the challenge/checklist. I'll be trying in October specifically for 31-in-31, but I figured I'd start knocking out checklist stuff along with Hooptober stuff now.

I know shorts count, according to the sidebar, but I'm going to tag them with a [s] so I know in my checklist, at least.

#Checklist (40/54)

Watch one film from every decade of film history: (9/11)

• -X- 1890 - 1919 OPTIONAL - The Infernal Cauldron (1903) * | The Haunted Castle (1896) *
• -X- 1920 - The Skeleton Dance (1929) *
• -X- 1930 - Vampyr (1932) *
• --- 1940 -
• -X- 1950 - The Blob (1958) * | The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) * | House on Haunted Hill (1959) *
• -X- 1960 - Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) * | Viy (1967) *
• -X- 1970 - Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) * | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) * | Halloween (1978) *
• -X- 1980 - The Shining (1980) * | Angel (1984) * | Terror Train (1980) * | Witchboard (1986) * | Mr. Boogedy (1986) *
• -X- 1990 - Scream (1996) * | Game Over (1990) * | Tammy and the T-Rex (1994) *
• --- 2000 -
• -X- 2010 - Doctor Sleep (2019) * | The Dollmaker (2017) [s] * | A Field in England (2013) * | The Study (2018) * | Mohawk (2018) *
• -X- 2020 - Malignant (2021) * | V/H/S/94 (2021) *

Watch a film for each rating: (5/5)

• -X- G - Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) *
• -X- PG - Mr. Boogedy (1986) *
• -X- PG-13 - Vampyr (1932) *
• -X- R - The Shining (1980) * | Doctor Sleep (2019) * | Scream (1996) * | Malignant (2021) * | Angel (1984) * | Terror Train (1980) * | Witchboard (1986) * | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) * | Halloween (1978) *
• -X- X / NC-17/ Unrated - The Blob (1958) * | The Dollmaker (2017) [s] * | The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) * | Viy (1967) * | A Field in England (2013) * | Game Over (1990) * | The Skeleton Dance (1929) * | Tammy and the T-Rex (1994) * | Mohawk (2018) * | House on Haunted Hill (1959) *

Watch films in at least three languages: (3/3)

• -X- German, Vampyr (1932) *
• -X- Russian, Viy (19

Do your worst!

Watch one film from every decade of film history:

• --- 1890 - 1919 OPTIONAL -
• -X- 1920 - The Phantom Carriage (1921)
• -X- 1930 - The Mummy (1932)
• -X- 1940 - The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
• -X- 1950 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1958)
• -X- 1960 - The Gorgon (1964)
• -X- 1970 - Dracula vs Frankenstein (1971)
• -X- 1980 - Terror Train (1980)
• -X- 1990 - Hocus Pocus (1993)
• -X- 2000 - Noroi (2005)
• -X- 2010 - Terrified (2017)
• -X- 2020 - Blood Quantum (2020)

Watch a film for each rating:

• -X- G - Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
• -X- PG - Hocus Pocus (1993)
• -X- PG-13 - Dark Water (2003)
• -X- R - The Fog (1980)
• -X- X / NC-17/ Unrated - Cam (2017)

Watch films in at least three languages:

• -X- (Spanish), Terrified (2017)
• -X- (Norwegian), The Lake of Death (2019)
• -X- (Japanese), Noroi (2005)

Watch a film starring:

• -X- Nancy Allen - Poltergeist III (1988)
• -X- Robert Englund (NOT a NoES) - Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)
• -X- Hal Holbrook - The Fog (1980)
• -X- Daria Nicolodi - Mother of Tears (2007)
• -X- Kevin McCarthy - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1958)
• -X- Christopher Plummer - Wolf (1994)
• -X- Vincent Price - The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
• -X- Barbara Shelley - The Gorgon (1964)
• -X- Joe Spinell - The Ninth Configuration (1980)
• -X- Julie Strain - Delta Delta Die (2003)

Watch a film directed by:

• -X- Al Adamson - Dracula vs Frankenstein (1971)
• -X- Terence Fisher - The Gorgon (1964)
• -X- Kim Jee-woon - I Saw the Devil (2010)
• -X- Antonio Margheriti - Castle of Blood (1964)
• -X- Hideo Nakata - Dark Water (2003)

SCAVENGER HUNT - Watch a film in each of the following categories:

• -X- All the Haunts Be Ours: 2 films from the Severin folk horror compendium - Viy (1967), Clearcut (1991)
• -X- Based on a Novel or Short Story - Viy (1967)
• -X- Bigfoot / Sasquatch / Yeti - Exists (2015)
• -X- Death By: Sex - Delta Delta Die (2003)
• -X- Eco Horror - Phase IV (1974)
• -X- Face/Off: 2 films in which different actors play the same character - The Invisible Man Returns (1940), Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
• -X- Found Footage - Noroi (2005)
• -X- Haunted House - Poltergeist III (1988)
• -X- Holiday Horror - *H

Watch one film from every decade of film history:

• --- 1890 - 1919 OPTIONAL -
• --- 1920 -
• --- 1930 -
• --- 1940 -
• --- 1950 -
• --- 1960 -
• --- 1970 - Dracula vs. Frankenstein
• --- 1980 - Hellraiser
• --- 1990 - Wishmaster
• --- 2000 - Orphan
• --- 2010 - The Nightingale
• --- 2020 - The Green Knight

Watch a film for each rating:

• --- G -
• --- PG -
• --- PG-13 - The Monster Squad
• --- R - Hellraiser
• --- X / NC-17/ Unrated - In the Tall Grass (TVMA)

Watch films in at least three languages:

• --- (Korean) Train To Busan
• --- (English, Irish, Australian Aboriginal), The Nightingale
• --- (Japanese) Audition

Watch a film starring:

• --- Nancy Allen -
• --- Robert Englund (NOT a NoES) - Wishmaster
• --- Hal Holbrook -
• --- Daria Nicolodi -
• --- Kevin McCarthy -
• --- Christopher Plummer -
• --- Vincent Price -
• --- Barbara Shelley -
• --- Joe Spinell - The Ninth Configuration
• --- Julie Strain -

Watch a film directed by:

• --- Al Adamson - Dracula vs. Frankenstein
• --- Terence Fisher -
• --- Kim Jee-woon -
• --- Antonio Margheriti -
• --- Hideo Nakata -

SCAVENGER HUNT - Watch a film in each of the following categories:

• --- All the Haunts Be Ours: 2 films from the Severin folk horror compendium -
• --- Based on a Novel or Short Story - In the Tall Grass
• --- Bigfoot / Sasquatch / Yeti -
• --- Death By: Sex - It Follows
• --- Eco Horror - In the Tall Grass
• --- Face/Off: 2 films in which different actors play the same character - The Ninth Configuration
• --- Found Footage -
• --- Haunted House -
• --- Holiday Horror -
• --- Horror Comedy / Spoof
• --- Killer Inanimate Object -
• --- Location: A Body of Water -
• --- Monster Mash: One each Chocula (Dracula), Frankenberry (Frankenstein), Boo Berry (ghost), Fruit Brute (Werewolf), and Yummy Mummy (Mummy) films - Chocula- Dracula vs. Frankenstein, Frankenberry- Dracula vs. Frankenstein, Fruit Brute- Skinwalkers, Yummy Mummy- The Monster Squad
• --- Nation of Origin: Canada - In the Tall Grass
• --- One Word Title! - Hellraiser
• --- Pick a Number: Title includes a number (NOT part or volume) - The Ninth Configuration
• --- Psychological Thriller - Orphan
• --- Slasher - Halloween Kills
• --- Title Includes “Death” -
• --- Therianthropy: Any were-creature EXCEPTING a werewolf -
• --- We Were Here First: 2 Native Am

Watch one film from every decade of film history:

• --- 1890 - 1919 OPTIONAL -
• --- 1920 -
• --- 1930 -
• --- 1940 -
• --- 1950 -
• --- 1960 -
• --- 1970 -
• -X- 1980 - Spoorloos (The Vanishing)
• -X- 1990 - Nightbreed
• -X- 2000 - Joy Ride
• --- 2010 - As the Gods Will
• --- 2020 - Till Death

Watch a film for each rating:

• --- G -
• --- PG -
• --- PG-13 -
• --- R -
• --- X / NC-17/ Unrated -

Watch films in at least three languages:

• --- (Japanese), As the Gods Will
• --- (Dutch), Spoorloos
• --- (Third language), (insert title).

Watch a film starring:

• -X- Nancy Allen - Dressed to Kill
• --- Robert Englund (NOT a NoES) -
• --- Hal Holbrook -
• --- Daria Nicolodi -
• --- Kevin McCarthy -
• --- Christopher Plummer -
• --- Vincent Price -
• --- Barbara Shelley -
• --- Joe Spinell -
• --- Julie Strain -

Watch a film directed by:

• --- Al Adamson -
• --- Terence Fisher -
• --- Kim Jee-woon -
• --- Antonio Margheriti -
• --- Hideo Nakata -

SCAVENGER HUNT - Watch a film in each of the following categories:

• --- All the Haunts Be Ours: 2 films from the Severin folk horror compendium -
• --- Based on a Novel or Short Story -
• --- Bigfoot / Sasquatch / Yeti -
• --- Death By: Sex -
• --- Eco Horror -
• --- Face/Off: 2 films in which different actors play the same character -
• -x- Found Footage - VHS 94
• --- Haunted House -
• --- Holiday Horror -
• --- Horror Comedy / Spoof
• --- Killer Inanimate Object -
• --- Location: A Body of Water -
• --- Monster Mash: One each Chocula (Dracula), Frankenberry (Frankenstein), Boo Berry (ghost), Fruit Brute (Werewolf), and Yummy Mummy (Mummy) films -
  • Frankenstein - Depraved
• --- Nation of Origin: Canada -
• --- One Word Title! - Depraved
• -X- Pick a Number: Title includes a number (NOT part or volume) - VHS 94
• --- Psychological Thriller -
• -x- Slasher - There's someone inside your house.
• -x- Title Includes “Death” - Till Death
• -x- Therianthropy: Any were-creature EXCEPTING a werewolf - Cat People
• --- We Were Here First: 2 Native American horror films -
• -x- Witchboard
• --- Year of: 1971 -

The 2021 OHMC checklist for /r/horrormoviechallenge

This is just so I can keep track of my list this year, but if you want to try it yourself, here's the official post.

Watch one film from every decade of film history:

• -X- 1890 - 1919 OPTIONAL - \ The Craving (1918)
• -X- 1920 - \ Nosferatu (1922)
• -X- 1930 - \ Dracula (1931)
• -X- 1940 - The Body Snatcher (1945)
• -X- 1950 - \ Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
• -X- 1960 - \ The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
• -X- 1970 - \ Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
• -X- 1980 - \ Wilczyca a.k.a. The Wolf (1983)
• -X- 1990 - Clearcut (1991)
• -X- 2000 - \ Wendigo (2001)
• -X- 2010 - Exists (2014)
• -X- 2020 - \ Malignant (2021)

Watch a film for each rating:

• -X- G - \ Santa Claus (1959)
• -X- PG - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
• -X- PG-13 - \ Escape Room: Tournament of Champions (2021)
• -X- R - Clearcut (1991)
• -X- X / NC-17/ Unrated - \ Ringu (1998)

Watch films in at least three languages:

• -X- (Korean), (\ The Quiet Family (1998)).
• -X- (Polish), (\ Wilczyca a.k.a. The Wolf (1983))
• -X- (Japanese), (\ Ringu (1998)).

Watch a film starring:

• -X- Nancy Allen - \ Poltergeist III (1988)
• -X- Robert Englund (NOT a NoES) - Urban Legend (1998)
• -X- Hal Holbrook - \ The Fog (1980)
• -X- Daria Nicolodi - \ Opera (1987)
• -X- Kevin McCarthy - \ Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
• -X- Christopher Plummer - \ The Clown at Midnight (1998)
• -X- Vincent Price - \ The Fly (1958)
• -X- Barbara Shelley - \ Ghost Story (1974)
• -X- Joe Spinell - \ Maniac (1980)
• -X- Julie Strain - \ Thirteen Erotic Ghosts (2002)

Watch a film directed by:

• -X- Al Adamson - Dracula vs. Frankenstein (1971)
• -X- Terence Fisher - \ The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll (1960)
• -X- Kim Jee-woon - \ The Quiet Family (1998)
• -X- Antonio Margheriti - Killer Fish (1979)
• -X- Hideo Nakata - \ Ringu (1998)

SCAVENGER HUNT - Watch a film in each of the following categories:

• -XX- All the Haunts Be Ours: 2 films from the Severin folk horror compendium - \ Clearcut (1991), \ **Wilc

What I'm currently expecting to do, currently in progress/being updated:

Watch one film from every decade of film history:

-x- 1890 - 1919 OPTIONAL - Dante's Inferno (1911)
-x- 1920 - Warning Shadows (1923)
-x- 1930 - Murder by the Clock (1931)
-x- 1940 - The Mummy's Hand (1940)
-x- 1950 - Tarantula (1955)
-x- 1960 - Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
-x- 1970 - Dracula V Frankenstein (1971)
-x- 1980 - Terror in the Aisles (1980)
-x- 1990 - The Quiet Family (1998)
-x- 2000 - The Ring (2002)
-x- 2010 - The Funhouse Massacre (2015)
-x- 2020 - Underwater (2020)

Watch a film for each rating:

-x- G - Tarantula (1955)
-x- PG - Abominable (2019)
-x- PG-13 - The Ring Two (2005)
-x- R - Web of the Spider (1971)
-x- X / NC-17/ Unrated - Color Me Blood Red (1965)

Watch films in at least three languages you don't speak:

-x- French, The Grapes of Death (1978)
-x- Korean, The Quiet Family (1998)
-x- Maori, The Dead Lands (2014)

Watch a film starring:

-x- Nancy Allen - Terror in the Aisles (1980)
-x- Robert Englund - The Funhouse massacre (2015)
-x- Hal Holbrook - Creepshow (1982)
-x- Daria Nicolodi - Phenomena (1985)
-x- Kevin McCarthy - Final Approach (1991)
-x- Christopher Plummer - Priest (2011)
-x- Vincent Price - Bloodbath at the House of Death (1984)
-x- Barbara Shelley - Ghost Story (1974)
-x- Joe Spinell - Maniac (1980)
-x- Julie Strain - Future Shock (1993)

Watch a film directed by:

-x- Al Adamson - Dracula V. Frankenstein (1971)
-x- Terence Fisher - The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
-x- Kim Jee-woon - The Quiet Family (1998)
-x- Antonio Margheriti - Web of The Spider (1971)
-x- Hideo Nakata - The Ring Two (2005)

SCAVENGER HUNT - Watch a film in each of the following categories:

-x- All the Haunts Be Ours: 2 films from the Severin folk horror compendium - Penda's Fen (1974), Dark Waters (1993)
-x- Based on a Novel or Short Story - Web of The Spider (1971)
-x- Bigfoot / Sasquatch / Yeti - Abominable (2019)
-x- Death By: Sex - Vampire in Brooklyn (1995)
-x- Eco Horror - The Grapes of Death (1978)
-x- Face/Off: 2 films in which different actors play the same character - IT Chapter Two (2019), Silent Night Deadly Night (1984),
-x- Found Footage - As Above So Below (2014)
-x- Haunted House - The Funhouse Massacre (2015)
-x- Holiday Horror - Silent Night Deadly Night (1984)
-x- Horror 

Watch one film from every decade of film history:

• --- 1890 - 1919 OPTIONAL -
• -X- 1920 - Haxan 10/26/21
• -X- 1930 - The Mummy 10/13/21
• -X- 1940 - Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 10/13/21
• -X- 1950 - The Cat Girl* 10/1/21
• -X- 1960 - Castle of Blood* 10/2/21
• -X- 1970 - Horror of the Blood Monster* 10/4/21
• -X- 1980 - Prom Night* 10/5/21
• -X- 1990 - Scream 10/26/21
• -X- 2000 - Thirteen Ghosts 10/25/21
• -X- 2010 - Halloween (2018) 10/13/21
• -X- 2020 - The Boy Behind the Door* 10/18/21

Watch a film for each rating:

• -X- G - The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 10/16/18
• -X- PG - Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom* 10/14/21
• -X- PG-13 - A Quiet Place 10/27/21
• -X- R - Halloween Kills* 10/15/21
• -X- X / NC-17/ Unrated - Martyrs Lane* 10/31/21

Watch films in at least three languages:

• -X- Japanese, Ring 10/6/21
• -X- Dutch, The Columnist* 10/6/21
• -X- Icelandic, Lamb* 10/12/21

Watch a film starring:

• -X- Nancy Allen - Dressed to Kill 10/12/21
• -X- Robert Englund (NOT a NoES) - The Last Drive In: Dead and Buried 10/12/21
• -X- Hal Holbrook - The Fog 10/6/21
• -X- Daria Nicolodi - Deep Red 10/10/21
• -X- Kevin McCarthy - Piranha 10/7/21
• -X- Christopher Plummer - Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom* 10/14/21
• -X- Vincent Price - The Abominable Dr. Phibes 10/14/21
• -X- Barbara Shelley - The Cat Girl* 10/1/21
• -X- Joe Spinell - Maniac 10/11/21
• -X- Julie Strain - Young Blood, Fresh Meat* 10/1/21

Watch a film directed by:

• -X- Al Adamson - Horror of the Blood Monster* 10/4/21
• -X- Terence Fisher - The Gorgon* 10/4/21
• -X- Kim Jee-woon - I Saw the Devil 10/30/21
• -X- Antonio Margheriti - Castle of Blood* 10/2/21
• -X- Hideo Nakata - Ring 10/6/21

SCAVENGER HUNT - Watch a film in each of the following categories:

• -X- All the Haunts Be Ours: 2 films from the Severin folk horror compendium - A Field in England 10/12/21 and Viy* 10/20/21
• -X- Based on a Novel or Short Story - Antlers* 10/29/21
• -X- Bigfoot / Sasquatch / Yeti - Exists 10/4/21
• -X- Death By: Sex - Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday 10/21/21
• -X- Eco Horror - Boar* 10/6/21
• -X- Face/Off: 2 films in which different actors play the same character - Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter 10/19/21 and Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (Tommy Jarvis) 10/19/21
• -X- Found Footage - V/H/S 94* 10/

Instructions (READ THIS OR PERISH)

When you make your ROHMC post, copy/paste the checklist as a comment on your post. You may fill it out all at once at the end of the month, or you can edit your comment and fill it out as you go. At the end of October, we will put up a post where you may post links to your (soon to be) completed checklists.

Use a * to mark first time viewings. Change "---" to "-X-" or some similar mark when you have completed that line item.

Watch one film from every decade of film history:

• --- 1890 - 1919 OPTIONAL -
• --- 1920 -
• --- 1930 -
• --- 1940 -
• --- 1950 -
• --- 1960 -
• --- 1970 -
• --- 1980 -
• --- 1990 -
• --- 2000 -
• --- 2010 -
• --- 2020 -

Watch a film for each rating:

• --- G -
• --- PG -
• --- PG-13 -
• --- R -
• --- X / NC-17/ Unrated -

Watch films in at least three languages:

• --- (First language), (insert title).
• --- (Second language), (insert title)
• --- (Third language), (insert title).

Watch a film starring:

• --- Nancy Allen -
• --- Robert Englund (NOT a NoES) -
• --- Hal Holbrook -
• --- Daria Nicolodi -
• --- Kevin McCarthy -
• --- Christopher Plummer -
• --- Vincent Price -
• --- Barbara Shelley -
• --- Joe Spinell -
• --- Julie Strain -

Watch a film directed by:

• --- Al Adamson -
• --- Terence Fisher -
• --- Kim Jee-woon -
• --- Antonio Margheriti -
• --- Hideo Nakata -

SCAVENGER HUNT - Watch a film in each of the following categories:

• --- All the Haunts Be Ours: 2 films from the Severin folk horror compendium -
• --- Based on a Novel or Short Story -
• --- Bigfoot / Sasquatch / Yeti -
• --- Death By: Sex -
• --- Eco Horror -
• --- Face/Off: 2 films in which different actors play the same character -
• --- Found Footage -
• --- Haunted House -
• --- Holiday Horror -
• --- Horror Comedy / Spoof
• --- Killer Inanimate Object -
• --- Location: A Body of Water -
• --- Monster Mash: One each Chocula (Dracula), Frankenberry (Frankenstein), Boo Berry (ghost), Fruit Brute (Werewolf), and Yummy Mummy (Mummy) films -
• --- Nation of Origin: Canada -
• --- One Word Title! -
• --- Pick a Number: Title includes a number (NOT part or volume) -
• --- Psychological Thriller -
• --- Slasher -
• --- Title Includes “Death” -
• --- Therianthropy: Any were-creature EXCEPTING a werewolf -
• --- We Were Here First: 2 Native American