It's not thirty-one days. I do know how to count. I just was not in a great place mentally to follow a schedule for something that was supposed to be fun. ^-^ And I stand by that decision.
This month I watched fourteen movies, one youtube musical, and two (almost two) shows.
- The Midnight Club (Netflix)
- Howl (Shudder)
- Saw (Hulu)
- Werewolf By Night (Hulu)
- Ginger Snaps (Shudder)
- StageFright (Shudder)
- Stage Fright (2014) (Tubi)
- Hell House LLC (Shudder)
- Alien (Hulu)
- The Babadook (Hulu)
- Bloody Hell (Shudder)
- Dog Soldiers (Shudder)
- Slotherhouse (Hulu)
- One Cut of the Dead (Shudder)
- The Angry Black Girl and her Monster (Shudder)
- Goosebumps (2023) (Hulu)
- Nerdy Prudes Must Die (Youtube. Team Starkid)
WARNING: Some of these movies contain material that is not suitable for younger audience, or certain triggers. I would suggest using your discretion and the internet when deciding whether or not you will be watching these movies.
How am I going to rank them?
Similarly to last year, I will be ranking things based on a point system and judging on different categories. The choices I make are based only on my taste. This year I will be using some of the same ones from last year, along with some new ones. I will be using the following categories here.
- Most Enjoyable
- The Protagonist(s)
- The Final Girl/Guy
- The Supporting Characters
- The Antagonist(s)
- The Killers
- The Story
- The Kills
- The Most Painful Deaths (to me)
- Most Satisfying Death
- Best Performance
- Scariest
- Best Scream
- Funniest
- Best Ensemble Cast
Points will be assigned as follows. (I will probably change this for one or two categories today, and I will make sure to make it clear how many slots I am doing for each category if I am not doing five.
- First: 5 points
- Second: 4 points
- Third: 3 points
- Fourth: 2 points
- Fifth: 1 point
- Honorable Mention: Half a point. Because some of these movies had great qualities.
Yeah. So how I handed out the points is listed, and I will show how many points each got, but other than that, I will only be sharing some general thoughts about each category. I am sticking to only the highlights!
Spoilers Abound Below!
Read on at your own risk!
- Most Enjoyable -- Slotherhouse
- I had so many good options for this category, like Nerdy Prudes Must Die and Dog Soldiers! However, I went with Slotherhouse because there wasn't a moment where I didn't have a smile on my face. It was absurd and silly and I absolutely loved it.
- Best Protagonists -- Isaiah, Margot, James, Isabella, Lucas (Goosebumps)
- This was an easier decision, as I had my top three choices as the two tv shows, and the one stage musical. However, these five are all main characters who I actually enjoy despite any misgivings about their characters. I love the Midnight Club and Steph and Peter, but these five are a good group and they jive well together.
- Best Final Girl -- Ellen Ripley (Alien)
- This is the correct choice out of all of the final girls on my list. She is the best. It says something that they movie would have been much shorter if the other characters had listened to her. I will say, the only strong competition she would have had on my list were the Final Guy and Brigette from Ginger Snaps.
- Best Final Guy -- Cooper (Dog Soldiers)
- I am very partial to final guys (see previous attempts where Dwayne from Death Drop Gorgeous has made my list.) But Cooper really takes the reins in the fight against the werewolves, proving himself to be more than capable as a soldier and as a final guy.
- Best Supporting Character -- Ms. Mayflower (Slotherhouse)
- There was no contest here. Never have I laughed more than when Ms. Mayflower was on screen in Slotherhouse. She was a hoot and a half, and really made me smile.
- Best Antagonists -- Those Fucking Clowns (Hell House LLC)
- Another category where there wasn't much of a contest. I mean, yeah Slappy the Dummy and the Babadook are iconic and bone-chilling antagonists. But fucking clowns!? The clowns were the worst.
- Best Killer -- Ginger (Ginger Snaps)
- Jennifer Check could never kill the way Ginger did. Ginger was cunning, ruthless, and just sympathic enough where she could lull you into a sense of security before she rips your throat out. The Xenomorph and Irving Wallace from Stagefright were on my list as well.
- Best Story -- Hell House LLC
- There were quite a few amazing movies as far as stories go. The Babadook, Midnight Club, and The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster were both well-told stories that made me think and feel things. But Hell House LLC mashed the story with so many well placed scares that I just had to pick this movie.
- Best Death -- Any major character in Dog Soldiers.
- The practical effects in this movie were something else. Each kill was remarkably bloody and gory, to the point that I was in awe of the filmmakers genius. The practical effects mixed with how well-developed some of the characters ended up made each death hit a lot harder. Sam from Ginger Snaps and Kane from Alien were also on this list.
- Most Painful Death (For Me) -- Anya (Midnight Club)
- Ruth Codd is one of my favorite actors that I got to watch do their work in October. Anya was sympathetic and likeable, despite being a stone-cold bitch. The idea of death in this show is always looming in the background for these terminally ill young adults, but the way she goes is just so tragic and the show tries to pull some strings to make it hurt more when you realize what is going on.
- Most Satisfying Death -- Artie (Stage Fright 2014)
- Hey. Musical Theater people. This guy deserved the way he died because he tried exploiting an actress to sleep with him so she could get a role! Fuck Artie.
- Best Performance (Lead) -- Ruth Codd (Midnight Club)
- Ruth Codd. I have already said how much I liked her and Anya. She beat out Sigourney Weaver.
- Best Performance (Supporting) -- Tiff Stevenson (Slotherhouse)
- I have also shared my love for the character Ms. Mayflower. This character was such a delight! Angela Giarratana of Smosh and Starkid is also on this list for her role as Grace Chastity, as is Sean Pertwee for his role in Dog Soldiers.
- Scariest -- Hell House LLC
- This movie was very scary. Easily the most scary on this list.
- Best Scream -- Cary Elwes and Leigh Whannell (Saw)
- A good scream in a horror movie will be remembered forever, just like the scene in Saw where Doctor Gordon saws his own leg off. The screams from both actors in that bathroom were just so good.
- Funniest -- Slotherhouse
- Dude. I already mentioned how much this movie had me dying of laughter. The two horror musicals were pretty funny, but this one was the funniest.
- Best Cast -- Nerdy Prudes Must Die
- Team Starkid is wonderful. I have already started watching the other Hatchetfield musicals (plus the Nightmare Time content on Youtube) and the cast does such an amazing job. It still baffles me how multiple cast member are able to play more than one character. Every member of the cast plays at least two or three characters, and it's astounding. Plus, they're all really funny and great performers.
FINAL RANKING
- Dog Soldiers 28.5 Points
- Alien 25 Points
- Nerdy Prudes Must Die 22.5 Points
- Ginger Snaps 22 Points
- Slotherhouse 21 Points
- Saw 20 Points
- The Angry Black Girl and Her Monster 15 Points
- Hell House LLC 15 Points
- Midnight Club 14.5 Points
- Goosebumps 12.5 Points
- Stage Fright 2014 11.5 Points
- Stagefright 10 Points
- Howl 7 Points
- Babadook 6.5 Points
- Werewolf By Night 3.5 Points
- One Cut of The Dead 3 Points
- Bloody Hell 0 Points
Best take away from this ranking is that furries know what they're talking about. I loved Dog Soldiers. And there it is on top of my list. All of these movies are available to watch online. Check them out if you're in the mood for horror. (Or if you want to laugh a bit Slotherhouse, Stage Fright (2014), and Nerdy Prudes Must Die are really funny. Did I already mention that?)
