I feel bad for not finishing my list last year.

Instead of making my own list I'm going to take y'all's lists, combine them and hope that out of the three of you (if Josh is in) one of you picked something I haven't seen.

Or wait, maybe that's what I did last year too and just filled in my picks where I'd already seen all the movies you guys picked.

I don't remember, I think I have dementia.

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At first scan this would be what I need to fill in. Keeping Pet Semetary but changing it to the remake due out before the deadline in theaters, right? Also you have Dracula on the list twice. Are they two different movies, or are you double dipping?

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- [Psychological - Home Invasion] Santa Sangre [Psychological - Fanaticism] - [Psychological - Phobia & Isolation] Berberian Sound Studio [Psychological - Madness & Paranoia] Good Manners - [Monster - Werewolf] Thirst [Monster - Vampire] - [Monster - Undead] - [Monster - Animals & Nature] The Battery [Monster - Virus] - [Monster - Small Creatures] Dracula [Monster - Classic] Colossal [Monster - Giant Monsters] Creature from the Black Lagoon [Monster - Neo Monster] Invasion of the Body Snatchers [Monster - Aliens] The Perfection [Gore - Torture] - [Gore - Splatter] - [Gore - Cannibal] Ichi the Killer [Gore - Extreme] Possession [Paranormal - Possession] Midsommar [Paranormal - Witches & Occult] - [Paranormal - Supernatural] - [Paranormal - Haunted House] - [Paranormal - Devil/Demon/Hell] Tigers Are Not Afraid [Paranormal - Ghost & Spirits] - [Killer - Backwoods & Redneck] Peeping Tom [Killer - Slasher] Opera [Killer - Crime & Giallo] One Cut of the Dead [Misc - Meta] The Love Witch [Misc - Horror Romance] Pet Sematary [Misc - Creepy Kid] The Skin I Live In [Misc. - Body Horror] Irreversible [Misc - Revenge] - [Misc - Anthology] Inside [Misc - French Extremity] Vampire's Kiss [Misc - Comedy Horror] - [Misc - Found Footage] Dracula [Misc - Gothic Horror] Beyond the Black Rainbow [Misc - SciFi Horror] Pulse [Misc - Technology]

Some of us watching Martyrs at the same time-sh last season was one of my favorite board moments.

God the trials and tribulations of finding a werewolf movie are alive and well in 2019.

I forget, have you all done Ghoulies at all?

Will... Ghoulies be next year for the Gremlins/Critters category?

If so I can't wait.

As Above, So Below grew on me like a sweet dank fungus. I didn't hate it on first watch, but I didn't like it as much as I've grown to.

Review

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I just got back from watching this and I am so very pleasantly surprised. It's not going to set the world on fire or anything, but it was a really fun movie for what it was. And believe it or not, after about thirty minutes spent with the new Chucky I kind of forgot about how fucking ugly he is. A majority of the comedic bits hit hard for me ("This is for Tupac", basically everything involving the present) and honestly, as soon as it showed the kids watching and laughing at Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 while Chucky watches them and gets the idea that violence makes them happy I knew I was all in with it. Big fan of the decision to very slowly ease into the Chucky voice, having it corrupt the standard voice. I marked out a little for the stupid teddy bear version of Chucky in the big showdown scene too.

Ranking	+
1. Child's Play (2019)

Movie List

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1/39 Funny Games (1997) [Psychological - Home Invasion] Wicker Man (1973) [Psychological - Fanaticism] *Escape Room (2019) [Psychological - Phobia & Isolation] Berberian Sound Studio [Psychological - Madness & Paranoia] Good Manners (2017) [Monster - Werewolf] Let Me In (2010) [Monster - Vampire] Night of the Creeps (1986) - [Monster - Undead] *The Meg (2018) [Monster - Animals & Nature] The Battery [Monster - Virus] Mulberry Street (2006) [Monster - Small Creatures] *The Wolf Man (1941) [Monster - Classic] Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) [Monster - Giant Monsters] Spring (2014) [Monster - Neo Monster] Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) [Monster - Aliens] The Perfection [Gore - Torture] I Saw the Devil (2010) [Gore - Splatter] The Green Butchers (2003) [Gore - Cannibal] Ichi the Killer [Gore - Extreme] *Possession [Paranormal - Possession] Midsommar [Paranormal - Witches & Occult] The Orphanage (2007) - [Paranormal - Supernatural] House on Haunted Hill (1959) - [Paranormal - Haunted House] *Demonic (2015) - [Paranormal - Devil/Demon/Hell] The Woman in Black (2012) [Paranormal - Ghost & Spirits] High Tension (2003) [Killer - Backwoods & Redneck] Peeping Tom (1960) [Killer - Slasher] Opera (1987) [Killer - Crime & Giallo] *Ruin Me (2017) [Misc - Meta] Let the Right One In (2008) [Misc - Horror Romance] Pet Sematary (2019) [Misc - Creepy Kid] The Skin I Live In (2011) [Misc. - Body Horror] Irreversible (2002) [Misc - Revenge] *Ghost Stories (2017) - [Misc - Anthology] Inside (2007) [Misc - French Extremity] Vampire's Kiss (1988) [Misc - Comedy Horror] Lake Mungo (2008) [Misc - Found Footage] *The Lodgers (2017) [Misc - Gothic Horror] Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) [Misc - SciFi Horror] Child's Play (2019) [Misc - Technology]

Man can Midsommar go ahead and come out.

I'm trying to finish my list. What would you guys categorize Wicker Man as? I'm going from top to bottom. Adding Funny Games back as my Home Invasion because after watching the trailer I think I've only seen the newest one multiple times. I'm wondering if Wicker Man would fit for fanatacism?

Josh @ 24/6/2019 19:07

Zersch @ 22/6/2019 14:09 Child's Play (2019) + I just got back from watching this and I am so very pleasantly surprised. It's not going to set the world on fire or anything, but it was a really fun movie for what it was. And believe it or not, after about thirty minutes spent with the new Chucky I kind of forgot about how fucking ugly he is. A majority of the comedic bits hit hard for me ("This is for Tupac", basically everything involving the present) and honestly, as soon as it showed the kids watching and laughing at Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 while Chucky watches them and gets the idea that violence makes them happy I knew I was all in with it. Big fan of the decision to very slowly ease into the Chucky voice, having it corrupt the standard voice. I marked out a little for the stupid teddy bear version of Chucky in the big showdown scene too. Spoiler + I was so sad when he didn't do the "This is for Tupac" line for that one kid and I almost lost my mind when he brought it back later. It was so good.

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I laughed out loud and probably startled the whole two other people who were in the theater with me. People better not sleep on this one! It's dumb fun. When the black kid adopted Chucky and started calling him Chode... it was so stupid but I loved it because that's exactly what would happen with those toys IRL.

@Josh more Child's Play

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Oh and the arterial blood spray from the mascot onto the little girl to kick off the carnage in the finale was hilarious. The comedy in this reboot reminded me of Slither for some reason.

Okay, I think this is my list for this year. I cannibalized my list from last year since there was a lot of good shit I didn't get to. Swapped out the two Dracula for Let Me In/Let the Right One In. Asterisks are there for categories I struggled with and could switch out. I also committed to a few more 2019 theater movies to keep it fresh.

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Funny Games (1997) [Psychological - Home Invasion]
Wicker Man (1973) [Psychological - Fanaticism]
*Escape Room (2019) [Psychological - Phobia & Isolation]
Berberian Sound Studio (2012) [Psychological - Madness & Paranoia]

Good Manners (2017) [Monster - Werewolf]
Let Me In (2010) [Monster - Vampire]
Night of the Creeps (1986) - [Monster - Undead]
*The Meg (2018) [Monster - Animals & Nature]
The Battery (2012) [Monster - Virus]
Mulberry Street (2006) [Monster - Small Creatures]
*The Wolf Man (1941) [Monster - Classic]
Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) [Monster - Giant Monsters]
Spring (2014) [Monster - Neo Monster]
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) [Monster - Aliens]

The Perfection (2018) [Gore - Torture]
I Saw the Devil (2010) [Gore - Splatter]
The Green Butchers (2003) [Gore - Cannibal]
Ichi the Killer (2001) [Gore - Extreme]

*Possession (1981) [Paranormal - Possession]
Midsommar (2019) [Paranormal - Witches & Occult]
The Orphanage (2007) - [Paranormal - Supernatural]
House on Haunted Hill (1959) - [Paranormal - Haunted House]
*Demonic (2015) - [Paranormal - Devil/Demon/Hell]
The Woman in Black (2012) [Paranormal - Ghost & Spirits]

High Tension (2003) [Killer - Backwoods & Redneck]
Peeping Tom (1960) [Killer - Slasher]
Opera (1987) [Killer - Crime & Giallo]

*Ruin Me (2017) [Misc - Meta]
Let the Right One In (2008) [Misc - Horror Romance]
Pet Sematary (2019) [Misc - Creepy Kid]
The Skin I Live In (2011) [Misc. - Body Horror]
Irreversible (2002) [Misc - Revenge]
*Ghost Stories (2017) - [Misc - Anthology]
Inside (2007) [Misc - French Extremity]
Vampire's Kiss (1988) [Misc - Comedy Horror]
Lake Mungo (2008) [Misc - Found Footage]
*The Lodgers (2017) [Misc - Gothic Horror]
Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) [Misc - SciFi Horror]
Child's Play (2019) [Misc - Technology]

Review

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Not as bad as I thought it would be (not high praise), but it didn't know when to end and went comically over the top by the end. It was basically Cube (really: played out almost exactly the same minus an autistic man) but with escape room puzzles so all of the characters are constantly running around looking at everything and trying to figure out if it's a clue. "There's a blue shoe here... no wait two blue shoes! 'Two blue shoes' has three syllables, the first digit of the twelve digit code is 3!" It reminded me of Jim Carrey in the Number 23. If I had randomly picked this from Netflix to watch I would probably have liked it a little more, but it's taking a spot on this list that could have probably gone to something a lot more interesting than it wound up being. I don't really have anything insightful to say about it, sorry. It wasn't an insightful movie. Oh there was this one thing I really rolled my eyes at. Early on the characters are introduced to what seems to be a character in the storyline of their escape room called Dr. Woo Tan Yu. They kept on saying his name and finding documents with his name on it. From the first time they introduce him the name is so painfully obviously an anagram that I refused to unscramble it and trusted the movie to shoehorn it into every scene and have a "huge" reveal at the end. And I got what I wanted. (It unscrambles to No Way Out!!!)

Ranking	+
1. Child's Play (2019) 2. Escape Room

Movie List

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2/39 Funny Games (1997) [Psychological - Home Invasion] Wicker Man (1973) [Psychological - Fanaticism] Escape Room (2019) [Psychological - Phobia & Isolation] Berberian Sound Studio (2012) [Psychological - Madness & Paranoia] Good Manners (2017) [Monster - Werewolf] Let Me In (2010) [Monster - Vampire] Night of the Creeps (1986) - [Monster - Undead] *The Meg (2018) [Monster - Animals & Nature] The Battery (2012) [Monster - Virus] Mulberry Street (2006) [Monster - Small Creatures] *The Wolf Man (1941) [Monster - Classic] Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) [Monster - Giant Monsters] Spring (2014) [Monster - Neo Monster] Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) [Monster - Aliens] The Perfection (2018) [Gore - Torture] I Saw the Devil (2010) [Gore - Splatter] The Green Butchers (2003) [Gore - Cannibal] Ichi the Killer (2001) [Gore - Extreme] *Possession (1981) [Paranormal - Possession] Midsommar (2019) [Paranormal - Witches & Occult] The Orphanage (2007) - [Paranormal - Supernatural] House on Haunted Hill (1959) - [Paranormal - Haunted House] *Demonic (2015) - [Paranormal - Devil/Demon/Hell] The Woman in Black (2012) [Paranormal - Ghost & Spirits] High Tension (2003) [Killer - Backwoods & Redneck] Peeping Tom (1960) [Killer - Slasher] Opera (1987) [Killer - Crime & Giallo] *Ruin Me (2017) [Misc - Meta] Let the Right One In (2008) [Misc - Horror Romance] Pet Sematary (2019) [Misc - Creepy Kid] The Skin I Live In (2011) [Misc. - Body Horror] Irreversible (2002) [Misc - Revenge] *Ghost Stories (2017) - [Misc - Anthology] Inside (2007) [Misc - French Extremity] Vampire's Kiss (1988) [Misc - Comedy Horror] Lake Mungo (2008) [Misc - Found Footage] *The Lodgers (2017) [Misc - Gothic Horror] Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010) [Misc - SciFi Horror] Child's Play (2019) [Misc - Technology]

The Enigma of Amigara Fault

I know it's kind of the internet's standard story when it comes to Ito, but it really stuck with me.

shit am i finna do back to back nights?


... maybe.