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burd Oct 1, 2023

It's here!
Prepare!
Take Heed!
May this toot be the Harbinger of your Halloween!

It's:
🎃 Burd's #31NightsOfHorror 🎃

This marks year 7 (but year 1 on Masto). That's wild. Feel free to mute the 31 Nights hash OR follow along with me this month. Every post in this thread after this toot will only be under the 31 Nights hash until the end of Oct. New platform does mean potential kinks to work out.

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Burd's #31NightsOfHorror 2023

The full watchlist for Burd's #31NightsOfHorror 2023. This includes the original scheduled movie for each night and all the Music Box Of Horrors 24h Marathon entries, PLUS all BOO-nus 👻 Movies that get added on the fly. If need be, this list is subject to change before October 1st based on availability, updates to the MBoH schedule, etc. During the actual month of October, any sudden changes to the schedule will be clearly marked (with notes when applicable). This year I'm pre-planning larger blocks of themed watches. It's probably overly ambitious. Fright in the Brites is a work related event…

burd Oct 1, 2023

Kicking off Burd's #31NightsOfHorror with a midnight inaugural Pre-Show BOO-nus 👻 Watch.

I went out of my way this year to import a Blu-ray of Over the Garden Wall. 1000% worth it.

burd Oct 1, 2023

🎶Patient is the Night🎶

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burd Oct 1, 2023

Throwing on yearly staple as a BOO-nus 👻 Watch before tonight's real kick off.

Gilda Radner in Witch's Night Out (1978) deserves to be on EVERYONE'S list. Perfect weird Halloween vibes.

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burd Oct 1, 2023

The BOO-nus 👻 Bus keeps rolling.

Now:

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)

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burd Oct 1, 2023

"Heresy? Heresy. Do they still burn men for heresy? Then burn me, monsieur. Light the fire."

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burd Oct 1, 2023

Micro theme between Over the Garden Wall and Murders in the Rue Morgue?

Man in a gorilla suit, of course.

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burd Oct 1, 2023

Ok first official entry for Burd's #31NightsOfHorror. A first time watch that I hunted down a copy to own.

Cherry Falls (2000)

burd Oct 2, 2023

Moving on to tonight's next selection, a film that didn't quite hit me the first time but slowly I grew my own hunger to rewatch it. When I did, I felt abundantly satiated. Now it is a beloved favorite. An acquired taste, if you will.

(eh? eh? Thess jokes working for you?)

Now cooking:

Julia Ducurnau's Raw (2016)

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burd Oct 2, 2023

The third and final film in tonight's little "Coming of Age" triology kick off to Burd's #31NightsOfHorror is an all time classic.

"They're all gonna laugh at you!"

Carrie (1976)

burd Oct 2, 2023

A preview of tonight's Burd's #31NightsOfHorror mini themed double feature, "Going Deutsch?".*

And yes, the first film is technically Austrian and the second film's production history has some yikes:

Angst (1983) & Der Fan (1982)

*points to those who caught this throwaway Psych reference.

burd Oct 2, 2023

The emotion I most felt in highschool.

First time watching:

Angst (1983)

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burd Oct 3, 2023

Off the bat, I'm not sure I can decide what is more unsettling:

The content of the narration or the very present sound design.

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burd Oct 3, 2023

So I stumbled onto this earlier this year renting a DVD of it from the unusual record and curiosities shop I've come to occasionally haunt.

I sought out a copy for myself after viewing it because, well I'm not exactly sure. This film got in my head. Incredibly problematic art.

Now watching:

Der Fan (1982)

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burd Oct 3, 2023

The more I think about it during this rewatch, the more I'm sure this would make a really good double feature with Burning (2018).

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burd Oct 3, 2023

We're gonna keep "Going Deutsch?" with a BOO-nus 👻 Watch.

Why the hell not, let's see what The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990) has in store for us. Or...Blackest Heart. What a terrible alternate title.

Also, apparently Udo Kier is in this because...of course he is.

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burd Oct 3, 2023

Oh the places we'll go.

Udo Kier is certainly...unforgettable in this.

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burd Oct 3, 2023

Tonight's Burd's #31NightsOfHorror pick is one of those films that I just never quite got around to watching before but I have listened to many a podcast recap and review. This has resulted in me having a very specific idea in my head of this film but I acknowledge it is a pretty glaring blindspot.

It's going to feel really good to finally check it off the list later tonight.

burd Oct 3, 2023

I understand why a lot of modern movies withhold their title card until the end. But, damnit, I love even the most basic opening title because I too am basic.

Now watching for the first time (apologizes Mr. Raimi):

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

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burd Oct 4, 2023

Uhhhh, yeah. Like I wasn't immediately gonna put this on right after Drag Me to Hell as a BOO-nus 👻 Watch.

It's The Evil Dead, baby!

The Evil Dead (1981)
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burd Oct 4, 2023

I went to look at my original review of The Evil Dead as I was getting ready to start it up. And you know what? It is a really satisfying feeling to read a piece of writing from a few years ago that I still 100% stand by.

Like, if I had to write it again today, I wouldn't change a got dang thing.

It's not terribly profound but I certainly am terribly proud of it.

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https://boxd.it/1EZiV5

A review of The Evil Dead (1981)

Love | Like | Indifferent | Dislike Love a cabin in the woods. Watching a 4k of a 16mm film is weirdly cool. I've said in the past, this movie scared the shit out of me as a kid. I turned it off at the porch swing shot my first time watching because it creeped me out so bad, but that shot is burned into my head. The cinematography and editing works so damn well so a low budget production. Cut down, balls to the wall horror, but seriously the tree doesn't age well. Shout out to perfect Cheryl, fifth

burd Oct 4, 2023

Just when you think I'm gonna zig on you? That's right when I'm gonna zag. Of course we are doing another BOO-nus 👻 Watch but...

It's The Japanese Evil Dead, baby!

Bloody Muscle Bodybuilder In Hell (1995)
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burd Oct 4, 2023

Due to mental stability reasons, I probably only have one watch in me today. But it IS a first time watch.

Now watching:

Basket Case (1982)

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You want to know how absolutely fucking spaced I am?

I didn't even realize the terrible joke I make about me not feeling all too well in the head right now while watching a movie LITTERALLY called Basket Case.

I'm like a nun in an airplane needing to be talked down.

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burd Oct 5, 2023

Tonight is Night One of Fright in the Brites. Setting up a projector in the brewery after work tonight and screening a seriously under appreciated tale regarding the revenge of one, Jimmy Bones.

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burd Oct 6, 2023

Fright in the Brites!
BEER!
BONES!
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Bones (2001)

burd Oct 6, 2023

Let's make it a Katharine Isabelle (swoon) double feature with a BOO-nus 👻 Watch.

First time:

American Mary (2012)

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burd Oct 6, 2023

The micro theme tonight for Burd's #31NightsOfHorror is 'The Mis-Shaped'.

I still haven't watched a chunk of the later Halloween films so I'm starting to rectify by watching The Shapes that I've...missed.

That means Curse, H20, & Resurrection are all getting slashed off the list later tonight. 🔪

burd Oct 7, 2023

Up first for "The Mis-Shaped":

Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

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burd Oct 7, 2023

Time for a little water break otherwise known as the next movie for "The Mis-Shaped':

Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)

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burd Oct 7, 2023

So I've come to the conclusion that killing is not Michael Myers only hobby.

Dude fucking *lives* to drive.

He got behind the wheel in that first film and he's been hooked ever since. We have to assume that since no one taught him, that his driving skill is also inherently a manifestation of his evil.

All of this to say:
GIVE MICHAEL MYERS A ROAD MOVIE, YOU COWARDS!

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burd Oct 7, 2023

Based on what I know about this movie, people's opinions of it, and knowledge of my own terrible taste, there is a not insignificant chance I'm gonna fall really hard for this.

It's Part III of "The Mis-Shaped" and Part "who the hell is still counting?" of The Halloween Franchise:

Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

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burd Oct 7, 2023

Yeah.....

My terrible taste prevails again!

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https://boxd.it/4XjhNb

A review of Halloween: Resurrection (2002)

Love | Like | Indifferent | Dislike None of this makes any sense! Don't think too hard about it. I know what you're thinking, "do they mean none of the movie makes any sense or is none of the review going to make any sense?". And the answer is "Yes!" and don't think too hard about it. True credit to Jamie Lee Curtis for how many times she has been willing to come back to this franchise. I'll say I dont hate the look of Michael's mask in this one. No. No. Mickey Stern's party is tonight and you know

burd Oct 7, 2023

Night 7 of Burd's #31NightsOfHorror!

I'm on a road to watching one of my all time favorite horror actors in a role I haven't seen yet. Tonight's micro-theme is "It's a Bad Sign". We're doing The Omen triology straight to Sam Neill.

Up first, the OG (or OGP, for Original Gregory Peck):

The Omen (1976)

burd Oct 8, 2023

Onward and upward.

...Downward?

Either way, it's:

Damien: Omen II (1978)

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burd Oct 8, 2023

It is time. Time for my romp with Sam Neill in whatever the the heck they managed to do with:

Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981)

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burd Oct 8, 2023

Today's main entry for Burd's #31NightsOfHorror is actually a matinee. Seeing a screening of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) with a live score provided by The Invisible Czars at The Music Box Theatre.

Live contemporary scoring is the secret to making "boring" old silent films instantly more accessible. I try to offer it as a recommendation when I talk to folks who say they can't get into silent films.

burd Oct 8, 2023

Before our main event, I must do a yearly tradition as a BOO-nus 👻 Watch.

Now rewatching the single most important influence that inevitably set me on the path to Horror:

Mr. Boogedy (1986) and Bride of Boogedy (1987).

These are unimpeachable icons of horror and I will not suffer detractors.

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burd Oct 8, 2023

The fact that Mimi Kennedy's character doesn't murder Richard Masur as the dad in this first one BAFFLES me.

Patience of a saint to live with that man.

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burd Oct 8, 2023

I still want someone to sell a recreation of the Mr. Boogedy Pop-up Book.

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burd Oct 8, 2023

Finally making my way home after visiting with friends who saw the Dr. Caligari screening with me at the Music Box.

Very fun live score, though they tried to do an audience participation bit that didn't quite carry.

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burd Oct 9, 2023

In low power mode, at the moment, but still gotta get in tonight's movie for Burd's #31NightsOfHorror.

Rewatching Piranha (1978) in anticipation of seeing a 35mm print of the sequel later this month.

burd Oct 10, 2023

Tonite's logline:
Def-Con 4 (1985)
THE LAST DEFENSE. THE LAST HOPE. THE BATTLE FOR THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD HAS BEGUN.
Two men and a woman circle the globe in a satellite armed with a nuclear device. The third world war breaks out, and a few months later the satellite crashes. They survive the crash but one man gets killed by survivors and the other man gets caught. The woman stays by the remains of the the satellite but is soon caught by evil punks who have taken power.

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burd Oct 10, 2023

I'm pretty stoked for when I get home from work.

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Mother Suspiria

@chicagoburdman I was so happy to see these were available on Disney+ last year and it was slightly surreal rewatching them again. Enjoy!

nicegnome 🇬🇱Oct 8, 2023

@chicagoburdman how fun! 👻

bunnyhero+Oct 8, 2023

@chicagoburdman oh that sounds awesome! definitely the best way to watch silent film. i will never forget seeing metropolis with a live score

DanChilton Oct 8, 2023

@chicagoburdman That must have been great. Very jealous.