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Friday, October 2, 2026

2026 Scary Movie Challenge Day 2

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  1. MIDDLE EASTERN-BOUND TERROR DOUBLE FEATURE!

    06: LEE CRONIN'S THE MUMMY (2026, HBO MAX)


    Egyptian police procedural outshines Albuquerque family drama.

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    I've attended crazier, wilder funerals than grandma's.

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    'Lee Cronin,' Irish translation for 'Ari Aster.'

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    1. 07: Tobe Hooper's DJIIN (UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 2013, PLUTO)

      "Rosemary's Baby"-like; state-sanctioned patriarchy dialed way up.

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      More fog than both "Fog" movies combined.

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      Underwhelming, but we still miss Tobe. ๐Ÿ˜ฅ

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    1. 08: THE SILENT SCREAM (1979, KINO 4K UHD)

      "The People Under/Above/Below The Stairs"

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      Most intrusive, underlining, suspense-killing music score ever!

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      Cameron Mitchell/Avery Brooks, amusing detective partners.

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  4. 09: DEATH VALLEY (1981, PLEX)

    "Kramer vs. Kramer" meets Arizona-bound "The Hitcher[s]."

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    Wilford Brimley's "diabeetus" versus ax. Ax wins.

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    Sweets kill. Just ask Billy's fat babysitter.

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  5. TALES FROM THE CRYPT Episodes 4-6 (1989)

    Lea Thompson took The Substance before Demi.

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  6. Underwater (2020)

    You’ll never guess where this is set.

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  7. BLACKOUT (2023) dir. Larry Fessenden

    Sadly, as scary as Teen Wolf too

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  8. The Lost Boys (1987)

    Considerate guy, always lubes up before sax

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  9. Child's Play (1988, dir. Tom Holland*)

    * Not that Tom Holland. Or that one.

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    1. Yes! Love The Rest is History! ๐Ÿคฃ Listening to their episodes on ghosts and witchcraft right now.

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  10. Jonathan Demme's The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    "It's just you and me now, couch!"

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  11. The Island (1980)

    Caine breeding pirates of the Mosquito Coast.

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  12. Disturbia (2007)

    Milquetoast Rear Window, unforgivably bad fly fishing.

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  13. Satanico pandemonium (1975)

    These Mexico convents just full of nunsense

    School of the holy beast (1974)

    Oh. Wow. Wow. Eek. Yikes. Okay. Wow

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  14. Dead in Tombstone (2013)

    (no) Sympathy for The (mickey rourke) Devil

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  15. Evil Dead Burn (2026)

    Even my Halloween decorations were getting bored

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  16. When a Stranger Calls (1979):

    Durning Hulking through double doors: Pure cinema.

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  17. Backrooms (2026)

    Backrooms Ejiofor is just Temu Shimmer Portman.

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  18. Exit 8 (2025)

    Non-euclidean extra-dimensional subspace is having a moment.

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  19. Alien (1979)

    He’s not John Hurt, he’s John Dead

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  20. SCREAM OF THE DEMON LOVER (1970)

    What was this movie’s wool coat budget?

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  21. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

    Immediately going to sleep for Dana Wynter

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  22. The Keep (1983):

    Clive Barker's Raiders of the Lost Ark

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  23. 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)

    More French extremity and Maiden than expected

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  24. STARRY EYES (2014)

    I mean, that’s just life in Hollywood.

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  25. Ghostkeeper (1981)

    No ghosts here! Keep on keeping, Ghostkeeper.

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  26. The Hitcher (1986):

    JJL serves me fingers, I'm eating fingers!

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  27. The Corpse Vanishes (1942, dir. Wallace Fox)

    Graverobbing's a recipe for a healthy marriage.

    The Ape Man (1943, dir. William Beaudine)

    Well actually, taxonomically speaking we're all apes.

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  28. Night of the Living Dead (1990)

    Farm house has absurd number of windows.

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  29. In My Skin (2002)

    Is self mutilation one word or two?

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  30. Godzilla (2014)

    Gareth Edwards’ almost greatest almost great film.

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  31. Deadstream (2022)
    Blair Witch Project meets PewDiePie..........no thanks

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  32. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974):

    No movie’s ever had a better title!

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    1. Serious question: where's Rob Zombie version of it? I feel it would be perfect for him. Or are we assuming House of a 1000 Corpses is his version?

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    2. I'd say 1000 Corpses is for sure his version and The Devil's Rejects is also very similar to Texas Chainsaw 2

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  33. Goosebumps (2015)

    Night of the Living Scholastic Book Fair

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    1. I think you just pitched a million dollar horror script… unless that is exactly what Goosebumps is. (Haven’t seen it.)

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  34. Terror Train (1980)

    Murder on the Rufus T. Firefly Express

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  35. Maximum Overdrive (1986)
    “Alexa, do machines want to kill us?”

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    1. Hearing this in Sonia’s sardonic voice makes this review even better.

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  36. Dracula (1931)
    “The blood… is the life, Mr. Renfield.”

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  37. Obsession (2025)

    Still hoping for Inde Navarrette on the rebound.

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  38. Bordello of Blood (1996)

    Expelled gases are a known aphrodisiac, babe.

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  39. X-Tro 3: Watch the Skies (1995)

    My Scary Movie Month is already ruined

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    1. OMG....so random...i added this to my watch list a few days ago (after its clip on In Search of Darkness).

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  40. Black Christmas (1974) 

    Nightmare before christmas, before halloween, with murd3r

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  41. Tremors (1990)

    Fred Ward. Goddamn best. Pardon my French.

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  42. Race with the Devil:
    Deliverance in an RV, but not really

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  43. Friday the 13th, Pt 3:
    Flagrant abuse of the third dimension here

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  44. Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)

    We should let homicidal SantaBots police themselves.

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  45. THE THING (1982)

    Kurt Russell’s beard is the beardiest beard.

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  46. VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1995, dir. John Carpenter)

    Surprised silver wigs did not catch on

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    A promising beginning undone in many ways.

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  47. Bordello of Blood

    Watch Miller Night Football HBO Doc instead.

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  48. Trick 'R Treat (2007)

    Sweet (werewolf) kinks are made of this.

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  49. BLUE MURDER (2026)

    At least somebody’s still making cheapie slashers.

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  50. Raising Cain (1992)

    He wasn't that raised. More off kilter.

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  51. Hellraiser 2 Hellbound (1998 Dir Tony Randal)

    Hey, Cenobytes are humans! And they're dead.

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  52. Family (2026) (VOD)

    Watch if you want no fun whatsoever.

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  53. The Devils (1971)

    Smoking hot priest. Like really really hot.

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  54. The Black Room (1981)

    Create your Black Room! Hang some fabric.

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  55. Frankenhooker (1990)

    Oh what used to pass as fat

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  56. Black Sheep (2006)

    Shear restraint not to show sheep shaggin

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  57. ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Evil Dead | 2013
    dir. Fede Alvarez
    ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Evil Dead Rise | 2023
    dir. Lee Cronin
    ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Evil Dead Burn | 2026
    dir. Sรฉbastien Vanicek
    ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Evil Dead 2 | 1987
    dir. Sam Raimi

    Levy, Mommy, Family, Groovy

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  58. Resident Evil(2026):
    Kreggers successfully creates Katamari/Resident Evil Crossover!

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  59. Review count for day 2: 60
    Review total after day 2: 125

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    1. Shouldn't you count the reviews for the day until the middle of the next day, Mikko? In the past lots of folks post a late review after 3AM ET (like yesterday's 7PM ET review of "The Dark Half" by John Gutts on day 1 after you counted the day) that could fall off the counter. And Lord knows we need every single review to count in these days of lowered engagement. ๐Ÿ˜“ You're the man in charge of stats, just a suggestion. ๐Ÿ˜‰

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    2. I does not seem that is the case just here, J.M. So far, the postings on Bluesky for horror challenges are light compared to past years. Maybe activity will pick up as the month goes on.

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  60. Halloween 3 - 1982

    Atkins matchkins witskins with maskins saving munchkins

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  61. Hocus Pocus

    Malarkey hogwash poppycock balderdash mumbo jumbo gobbledygook

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  62. The Shining (1980)

    I’m constantly coming, Dan! All the time!

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