The Madness: Holidaze Week 4

This is week four of the Madness.  I thought this was our last week but I was wrong, next week is the last week so I am releasing this separate and with my limited time, will have to do so without the pictures.

ANNA PAQUIN

Anna is a wild card this year on account of her movie TRICK OR TREAT.

Almost Famous (2002, 122 minutes, 666 1/2):  This rock movie qualifies this year with Anna playing one of the Band-Aids in her supporting role.

The Good Dinosaur (2015, 93 minutes, 66 1/2):  Anna provides the voice of Ramsey in this movie.

X-Men:  Days of Future Past (2014, 151 minutes, 666):  This is the Rogue Cut version which gives Anna little bit bigger role than the extremely short cameo in the first version where she reprises her role as Rogue

BRUCE CAMPBELL

Bruce is someone that we use every year as a wild card no matter what the theme.

Bubba Ho-Tep (2002, 92 minutes, 6666):  This is one of my absolute favorite movies and one I feel belongs in the same breath as classics as GONE WITH THE WIND, CASABLANCA and THE WIZARD OF OZ.  Bruce plays an aging Elvis who now lives in a nursing home and teams with a former president to take on a mummy.

Darkman (1990, 96 minutes, 666);  Bruce Campbell has a cameo in the end and is billed as "final shemp" in the credits.  Sam Raimi created this superhero film when not getting the rights to the Shadow and Batman and is one of the earlier films for Liam Neeson to show his violent tendencies.  This also might be when we started to question why anyone would want to attack Liam Neeson.

Fargo (1996, 98 minutes, 666 1/2):  Bruce's part in this movie is when the character Gaear is watching television  and the show he is watching is Bruce Campbell.

CREATING LIFE

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994, 123 minutes, 666):  No explanation on this counting where scientist Victor Frankenstein who becomes obsessed with life and death and creating life.

The Lazarus Effect (2015, 83 minutes, 66):  This is about bringing back people from the dead starting with a dog, then with Olivia Wilde and the consequences of their actions.

CREATURE FEATURES

The Boxtrolls (2014, 96 minutes, 666):  The boxtroll characters should make this animated movie count.

EXORCISM MADNESS

The Last Exorcism Part II (2013, 88 minutes, 66):  I used the first one in week one of the Madness, now I use the last week for the sequel where Ashley Bell reprises her role of Nell and not being able to escape the evil force possessing her.

FOREIGN MADNESS

The Housemaid (1960, 109 minutes, 666):  This Korean film should count with the craziness on the title character.  One of my favorites and maybe the most disturbing watched on the list.

MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES

6 Souls (2010, 112 minutes, 66):  Julianne Moore must contend with Jonathan Rhys-Meyers' many personalities and the unique way he obtains them.

MUSICAL MADNESS

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (2016, 88 minutes, 66):  This was the live tv musical adaptation of the classic musical.  Laverne Cox plays Dr. Frank-N-Furter and the original one Tim Curry plays the narrator.

NICOLAS CAGE

Nic is not a wild card but had some qualifying selections so made a category for this man.

Ghost Rider (2007, 114 minutes, 66):  Nicolas Cage's turn as a superhero where he plays Johnny Blaze who makes a deal with the devil to save his father and is forced to be the title character.  Not the greatest but was worth it to me to see Peter Fonda play a devil character.

Pay the Ghost (2015, 94 minutes, 66):  Mr. Cage's son disappears and after a year is haunted by ghostly images and looks to find him along with his estranged wife.

Season of the Witch (2011, 95 minutes, 66):  Nicolas Cage and Ron Perlman teaming together to transport an accused witch but find there is a lot more to it.

P.J. SOLES

P.J. is a wild card this year on account with her work on the HALLOWEEN franchise.

Halloween (1978, 91 minutes, 666 1/2):  Jamie Lee Curtis is a wild card this year and I gave her a category in the first week so now I felt the need to include P.J. who plays Jamie Lee's best friend.

THE PLAGUE

Isle of the Dead (1945, 71 minutes, 666):  Some classic Karloff horror, enough said.

RYAN REYNOLDS

Ryan is not a wild card but had multiple selections so I made him into a category.

R.I.P.D. (2013, 96 minutes, 66 1/2):  Ryan stars as a murdered police department who joins the Rest In Peace Department with his partner played by Jeff Bridges so no explanation to get this counted.

X-Men Origins:  Wolverine (2009, 107 minutes, 66):  This superhero flop should count with all the mutants in it.  Ryan plays a pre-Deadpool Wade Wilson which in the first DEADPOOL movie he admits he had to kiss the ass of a man whose name rhymes with Polverine.  Reynolds did kind of make this worth a watch, especially at the end.

SLASHERS AND SERIAL KILLERS

I am Not a Serial Killer (2016, 104 minutes, 66 1/2):  Max Records is a high schooler who has a fascination with serial killers and looks to destroy serial killer Christopher Lloyd.  Nothing great but watchable.

SPIDER-MAN

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012, 136 minutes, 666):  Andrew Garfield makes his debut as the web-slinger and feel this should count with Dr. Curt Connors' transformations into the Lizard.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014, 142 minutes, 66):  Garfield makes his second and last appearance as Spider-Man before the Marvel Cinematic Universe got its hands on the character with Tom Holland.  I would argue this to count on the things that Electro was able to do and for the appearance of the Green Goblin.

STEPHEN KING

This author is a wild card this year so I have a couple of his selections.

It (2017, 135 minutes, 666):  This is the remake from the 1990 mini-series.  This will be a two-part series and this is the first one.  Bill Skarsgaard makes a good Pennywise.

The Shawshank Redemption (1994, 142 minutes, 666 1/2):  This prison movie counts this year as it is based on a short story by Stephen.  Possibly the best prison movie of all time if not one of the best movies of all time.

SWORD AND SORCERY

The Beastmaster (1982, 118 minutes, 66 1/2):  I think this has enough dark fantasy in order to qualify.  There are witches, beast like barbarians, animal communication, etc.

VAMPIRES

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014, 122 minutes, 6):  This is a Spike Lee vampire film and was very difficult to watch.

Horror of Dracula (1958, 82 minutes, 666 1/2):  A very iconic Dracula and the first for Christopher Lee which started quite the Dracula franchise for Hammer Films.

Saturday the 14th (1981, 75 minutes, 66 1/2):  This was a horror spoof that spoofed many horror films up to this era so it could have been done into many categories but I put it into Vampires with the vampire character that Jeffrey Tambor played.

Shaun Berk's 10 Movie Recommendations- 676th Edition

Welcome to the 676th Edition of my series.  DRACULA is officially at an end and will be hard to see that go.  I am not in anything at this time but I'll keep everyone posted.  The Madness continues but the last week is not required until Thursday so I will be releasing it separately this time.  I also learned of the sad news of Filmstruck shutting down at the end of November.  My dad bought me a year subscription for my birthday and has been a source of a lot of my selections, especially the older ones.  Nothing else really happening now so on with my selections.

X-Men:  Days of Future Past (2014):  I start the week out with this Superhero film that features both generations of X-Men including those that had been in the first three movies and much of them from X-MEN:  FIRST CLASS.  Bryan Singer directed this film in which the basic premise is that the X-Men and in a never-ending and unwinnable war that will result doom for all humans and mutants.  Professor X, played by Patrick Stewart in this era, has Kitty Pryde, played by Ellen Page, sends Wolverine, played by Hugh Jackman, back to 1973 to convince his younger self, played by James McAvoy in that era, to prevent an assassination by Mystique, played by Jennifer Lawrence, to make a better world.  This is at a time when Professor X was going off the deep end and must also convince him to team with Magneto, played by Michael Fassbender in the earlier era and sir Ian McKellan in the current era, so it was not an easy assignment for Wolverine.  That is your basic premise and add to it that Peter Dinklage is the main villain.  Halle Berry, Nicholas Hoult, Anna Paquin, Shawn Ashmore, Omar Sy, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Bingbing Fan, Adan Canto, Booboo Stewart, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Lucas Till, Evan Jonigkeit, Mark Camacho, and many others co-star in this film.  I really though they did a good job of featuring the eras and all the characters.  I watched the extended cut of this movie being dubbed as "The Rogue Cut" which expands the role of Rogue, played by Paquin, a little bit whereas in the original cut, she practically has top billing and makes a very short cameo.

The Boxtrolls (2014):  I follow up with this animated movie from Focus Features.  Graham Annable and Anthony Stacchi directed this animated movie which centers around the group of creatures of the title.  They are mischievous and very misunderstood and have raised a boy named Eggs, voiced by Isaac Hempstead Wright, as one of them.  They must do what they can to defeat the evil trash collector Archibald Snatcher, voiced by Ben Kingsley, and convince the rest of the human race that they are very harmless.  Jared Harris, Nick Frost, Richard Ayoade, Tracy Morgan, Nika Futterman, Dee Bradley Baker, Elle Fanning, Steve Blum, Maurice LaMarche, James Urbaniak, Brian George, Toni Collette, Simon Pegg, and many others lend their voice to this film.  This uses the stop animation technique and is a pretty good look at fearing the unknown.  A bit dark but still good for the family, maybe for older kids and has some pretty funny moments.

It (2017):  Andy Muschietti directed this remake of the Stephen King novel and will have a sequel or continuation, I never really known which is which and seems rather subjective, next year.  In a small town in Maine, a group of bullied kids must band together to take on the evil clown Pennywise, played by Bill Skarsgard, who feeds upon one's fears.  Jaeden Lieberher, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Jack Dylan Grazer, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Nicholas Hamilton, Jake Sim, Logan Thompson, Owen Teague, and many others co-star in this film.  It has been awhile since I have seen the 1990 mini-series.  I thought this was a pretty good blend of comedy and horror but the movie is not for everyone by any means.  Skarsgard had some big shoes to fill in a role originated by Tim Curry and does very well as the evil clown.  The relatively unknown actors also held their on in this film.  This only covers about the first half, the next one will have the kids all grown up.

The Fable of the Jolly Rounders (1923):  This is my animated short for the week and take another look into the really early era of animation.  Paul Terry directed this animated short that centers around Harry Hippo who is always at the pub instead of at home with his wife and kids so his wife kicks him out.  Harry then conjures up a plan to make his wife jealous.  For the seven minutes it was on, I had a wtf face the whole way through.  At this time, this was apparently geared towards kids which would probably not go over today with the scene involving spousal abuse.  It is very interesting to watch for historical purposes and is available to watch on Filmstruck in the Cartoon Roots section.

Isle of the Dead (1945):  Mark Robson directed this film that takes place during the 1912 war.  Boris Karloff stars as General Pherides who is suspicious of a plague happening and suspecting of one of the young girls being a vorvolaka, a vampiric sort of demon.  This causes a lot of tension and suspecting that something more sinister is at hand.  Ellen Drew, Marc Kramer, Katherine Emery, Helene Thiming, Alan Napier, Jason Robards Sr., and many others co-star in this film.  This is a pretty creepy and atmospheric film with Karloff putting on a good performance.  It also keeps us guessing up until the end.  This is some classic horror for the season that is available on Filmstruck.

The Housemaid (1960):   This is my Korean film for the week which was written and directed Ki-Young Kim.  Married man and father Mr. Kim works in a factory giving music classes and piano lessons to the employees and also giving home lessons at time.  He hires a young girl per the recommendation of one of his students as a housemaid.  She begins to exhibit unusual behavior and makes Mr. Kim succumb to temptation when he has an affair.  The maid soon begins to wreak havoc on the household.  I don't want to go too far into this one as I feel I might give too much away.  I will say that this one probably creeped me out more than anything I watched in October although I was a bit confused by the ending.  This was remade in 2010 and I did see that version and as I recall was not into it as much as this one.  This disturbing film is available to watch on Filmstruck.

Horror of Dracula (1958):  Terence Fisher directed this film which is based on the characters from the Bram Stoker novel but have been mostly rewritten and is the start of a long series of Dracula films from the Hammer Films series.  Christopher Lee makes his debut as the iconic vampire and Peter Cushing stars as his rival Van Helsing.  Michael Gough, Melissa Stribling, Carol Marsh, Olga Dickie, John Van Eyssen, Janina Faye, and many others co-star in this film.  Back to what I was saying about this being rewritten.  My understanding is they did not have the budget to get the actual rights for the novel so they did some rewrites on the story with the same characters that include Johnathan Harker visiting Dracula's castle knowing his true nature.  Unfortunately, the character that I have portrayed in Renfield is not part of this story.  I still enjoy this version and find it creepier than others but don't want to get too detailed for those who have not seen this version.  It also has quite a body count for this time period.  This is available to watch on Filmstruck.

Halloween (1978):  I decided to bring in one of the definitive films for the season and the start of quite the franchise of sequels and remakes.  John Carpenter directed and co-wrote this film where Michael Myers, played by Tony Moran, escapes from an institution 15 years after killing his sister and goes to his town of Haddonfield where he sets out to kill again.  Jamie Lee Curtis stars as Laurie Strode in what would become a breakthrough film for her and does what she can to survive Myers.  Donald Pleasance co-stars as Dr. Loomis who has known Myers since he was a kid and knows he will go to his town of Haddonfield.  P.J. Soles, Charles Cyphers, Nancy Kyes, Kyle Richards, Brian Andrews, John Michael Graham, Nancy Stephens, and many others co-star in this film.  This has always ranked very high among the horror genre and still holds up today.  As usual, Carpenter writes his own music score which are usually simple but very effective and this one is no different.  I am hearing really good things about the new version which stars Curtis many years later but don't forget where it all started.

The Beastmaster (1982):  Don Coscarelli directed this sword and sorcery fantasy film.  Marc Singer stars as Dar whose family has been murdered.  Dar is not only a skilled fighter but also can communicate with animals and along with his animal friends that include a black tiger, two ferrets, and and an eagle, he sets out for vengeance against the evil priest Maax, played by none other than Rip Torn, who is responsible for the massacre.  Along the way he is joined by other allies that include John Amos, Joshua Milrad, and Tanya Roberts.  Rod Loomis, Ben Hammer, Billy Jayne, Janet DeMay, Janet Jones, and many others co-star in this film.  I had seen this as a kid as my childhood best friend Ross used to watch this a lot.  I thought the ferrets named Kodo and and Podo stole the film and feel they could have had their own spinoff films being a new Chip and Dale type duo.  This is a rather overlooked fantasy film had a couple sequels and tv series.

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994):  Kenneth Branagh directed this adaptation of the classic novel by Mary Shelley and also stars as Victor Frankenstein.  Frankenstein is a well-meaning scientist who becomes obsessed with creating life and in doing so he creates life with none other than Robert De Niro playing the Creature.  Helena Bonham Carter co-stars as Elizabeth who is Victor's stepsister turned fiance but Victor's work keeps them apart.  Tom Hulce, Aidan Quinn, Ian Holm, Richard Briers, John Cleese, Robert Hardy, Cherie Lunghi, Celia Imrie, Trevyn McDowell, and many others co-star in this film.  This is not like the Universal adaptation that is most known and is more like the novel.  Monty Python alum John Cleese is nearly unrecognizable as a mentor figure in Victor's life.  De Niro puts on an interesting performance as the Creature who is mostly left on his own and must learn everything on his own but everybody's fear of the unknown drives him to commit heinous acts.  I have been in a theatrical production of this story which shows a lot of similarities to the film.

Well, that is it for this week.  Tell me what you like and dislike and stay tuned for Thursday where I will be releasing the last week of the Madness.

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Shaun Berk's 10 Movie Recommendations- 675th Edition and the Madness: Holidaze- Week 3

Welcome to the 675th Edition of my series and week three of the Madness.  We have finished one weekend of Dracula and it has been very well received.  We still have three more performances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday being Friday and Saturday at 7:30 pm and Sunday at 2 pm.  Tickets are $18 and it is at the Richmond Civic Theater.  Come see me in all my insanity playing Renfield.  I will get on with my selections.

Thor:  Ragnarok (2017):  I open up with this installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the third of the Thor series.  Taika Waititi directed this film where Thor, reprised by Chris Hemsworth, becomes imprisoned on the planet Sakaar but must find a way to escape to save his own world of Asgard from his ruthless sister Hela, played by Cate Blanchett.  While on Sakaar, he gets put into the gladiator like tournaments and finds that the Hulk, reprised by Mark Ruffalo, is also there and looks to get him back to his senses to help him fight on Asgard.  Joining him is Valkyrie, played by Tessa Thompson, and his brother Loki, reprised by Tom Hiddleston.  Benedict Cumberbatch makes a cameo as Dr Strange in this film.  Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Karl Urban, Mark Ruffalo, Anthony Hopkins, Benedict Cumberbatch, Taika Waititi, Rachel House, Clancy Brown, Tadanobu Asano, Ray Stevenson, and many others co-star in this film.  I have seen criticism of this one for having too much humor but it was something I enjoyed about the movie as well as the action.  I have found the superhero genre is the most subjective genre in film and television.  I was also very amused by Goldblum's villainous character that saw over Sakaar.  I also really liked the music score in this movie brought to us by Devo member Mark Mothersbaugh.  This movie really plays into its next installment of AVENGERS:  INFINITY WAR.  This is available to watch on Netflix.

Warm Bodies (2013):  I follow with this zombie romantic comedy.  Nicholas Hoult stars as a zombie named R who after meeting feeding on another human, played by Dave Franco, forms a connection to his girlfriend Julie, played by Teresa Palmer.  He becomes her protector and she starts to take a liking to the zombie.  Analeigh Tipton, Rob Corddry, John Malkovich, Cory Hardrict, and many others co-star in this film.  This was an interesting twist to the zombie genre where it is taken from the zombie point of view and what they must do to survive.  It is also loosely based on ROMEO AND JULIET.  This is a very clever romantic comedy with a zombie twist.

The Witch (2015):  I go much darker in this selection.  Robert Eggers wrote and directed this film that takes place in 1630s New England.  It centers around a devout Christian family whose newborn disappears and other happenings are going on leading the family to turn on one another through beliefs that witchcraft is happening.  Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie, Harvey Crimshaw, Julian Richings, Sarah Stephens, Daniel Chaudhry, and many others co-star in this film.  This is one that is a bit hard to explain in my opinion.  It has a creepy and atmospheric tone to it with good performances.  It is a really good entry into independent horror and one for the season.  This is available to watch on Netflix.

Bobby Bumps starts for School (1917):  This is my animated short for the week.  Bobby Bumps was a character that was created by Earl Hurd and had its own series of shorts from 1915-1925.  In this one, Bobby is in school and is not in well with his teacher with his daydreaming during class.  I suppose this is an early look at having problems with authority.  This is another from the pioneering days of animation.  This is available on Filmstruck as well as many other early animation shorts from the Cartoon Roots collection.

The Bye-Bye Sky-High Murder Case (1977):  This is technically an episode of the tv series COLUMBO but as I always say, I write this blog and I decide what gets to go on here.  Peter Falk stars in his most known role of the Columbo and must contend with a murderer with a very high IQ in Oliver Brandt, played by Theodore Bikel.  Kenneth Mars, Sorrell Booke, Samantha Eggar, Basil Hoffman, Howard McGillan, George Sperdakos, Jamie Lee Curtis, and many others co-star in this episode.  This is an early role for Curtis before her big breakthrough as Laurie Strode in HALLOWEEN.  This was always a pretty entertaining series and had quite a few before they hit it big like Curtis in this episode.

That Uncertain Feeling (1941):  This is my romantic comedy for the week which was directed by Ernst Lubitsch and based on a play by Victorien Sardou and Emile DeNajac.  Merle Oberon stars as Jill Baker who has a happy marriage with Larry, played by Melvyn Douglas, and reluctantly agrees to see a psychoanalyst about her constant hiccups making her question her marriage.  While there, she meets fellow patient and pianist Alexander Sebastian, played by Burgess Meredith, who is just as confused as her and form feelings for each other making Jill rethink her life.  Alan Mowbray, Olive Blakeney, Harry Davenport, Sig Ruman, Eve Arden, Richard Carle, and many others co-star in this film.  This does have some pretty funny moments and is a rather clever romantic comedy.  It does beg the question though of who in their right mind would choose Melvyn over Burgess or maybe this made him disillusioned to become the man he was in ROCKY.  If I'm not mistaken, this is a rare romantic comedy turn for Meredith and does well in this one.

Pumpkinhead (1988):  I go from a romantic comedy to more of a seasonal selection that started a fairly popular series.  Stan Winston directed this horror film which stars Lance Henriksen as Ed Harley who is a single father living in a remote town and has a really good relationship with his son Billy, played by Matthew Hurley.  Things change when a young and rambunctious group of bikers accidently kill Billy causing Ed to seek vengeance with a demonic creature named Pumpkinhead.   Jeff East, John D'Aquino, Joel Hoffman, Cynthia Bain, Kerry Remsen, Florence Schauffler, Brian Bremer, Buck Flower, Mayim Bialik, and many others co-star in this film.  This is not exactly for everyone and is not a family film.  Also, if you are expecting an actual pumpkin as a head, you will be sadly disappointed.  If you can get past the violence, it is a pretty underrated horror film and is available on Amazon Prime.

Pete's Dragon (1977):  Now I bring a more family oriented movie though people do seem to get drunk a lot.  Don Chaffey directed this movie which stars Sean Marshall as the title character who is an orphan boy that becomes friends with a dragon named Elliott, voiced by Charlie Callas.  Pete is also on the run from his abusive adopted family which includes Shelley Winters in the sort of role she does best.  In the process, he meets lighthouse keeper Nora, played by Helen Reddy, and her father Lampie, played by Mickey Rooney, who are more ideal to parent.  There is also the corrupt Dr. Terminus, played by Jim Dale, who is out to capture and exploit Elliot.  Red Buttons, Jane Kean, Jim Backus, Charles Tyner, Gary Morgan, Jeff Conaway, Cal Bartlett, Walter Barnes, and many others co-star in this film that really centers around hope.  This was at a time Don Bluth worked for Disney and is the main animator of Elliott before leaving them to form his own successful animation company.  This has a pretty good soundtrack by Al Kasha and Joel Hirschhorn that includes the very successful song CANDLE IN THE WATER.  This is one that is fun for the whole family and lives on through the generations.

The Haunted Strangler (1958):  Robert Day directed this horror film which stars Boris Karloff as researcher James Rankin who is investigating the 20 year old execution of a notorious serial killer.  Through his investigation, he appears to be possessed by the spirit of the killer causing him to commit similar murders and not knowing what happened.  Jean Kent, Elizabeth Allan, Anthony Dawson, Vera Day, Tim Turner, and many others co-star in this film.  This is another good one for the season where Karloff does really well in his Jekyll and Hyde type transformations.  There is not much else more to describe this horror film but it available to watch on Filmstruck.

The House of the Devil (2009):  This has always been one of my favorites in the horror genre which is a genre that is not particularly my favorite.  Ti West wrote and directed this independent horror film which stars Jocelin Donahue stars as broke college student Samantha who takes a babysitting job which turns out to be a rather unusual one but takes it for the money.  She soon learns that her clients, played by Tom Noonan and Mary Woronov, lead a satanic cult where she must soon fight for her life.  Greta Gerwig, AJ Bowen, and Dee Wallace all co-star.  I remember seeing this a couple years ago and actually liked it far more than I thought I would.  Donahue carries it very well by herself when she is at the home by herself trying to figure out what is happening.  This takes place in the 80s and how can you dislike a movie which has THE BREAKUP SONG by the Greg Kihn Band.  This did have some good suspense and Ti West did a great job of making a good movie out of a familiar storyline.

Well, that is it for this week but read on for week 3 of the Madness.  Tell me what you like and dislike and stay tuned for next week which so far includes Anna Paquin, Toni Collette, and many others.

THE MADNESS:  HOLIDAZE- WEEK 3

We are now in week three of this contest.  As always, I try to make categories out of names but I do have a rough list I use and had to come up with some of them.

ANYA TAYLOR-JOY

Anya is not a wild card this year.  I don't know a lot about her but appears to be on the rise and with my multiple selections, I decided to make her into a category.

Split (2016, 117 minutes, 666 1/2):  This psychological thriller could be M. Night Shyamalan's best work and James McAvoy's best performance as a man with 23 personalities where one of them kidnaps three girls including Anya.

Vampire Academy (2014, 104 minutes, 66):  Anya makes her debut in this movie in an uncredited role as a feeder girl which launched what has been a successful career.  This is a based on a teen series of vampire novels by Rachel Mead.  Evidently not as successful as the TWILIGHT series as this has not followed up with anything.

The Witch (2015, 92 minutes, 666):  No explanation needed for this one that centers around witchcraft.  Anya plays the older child Thomasin.

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BURGESS MEREDITH

Burgess is one of our wild cards that I used in week one and decided to use him again this week.

That Uncertain Feeling (1941, 84 minutes, 666):  A romantic comedy that would usually not count but does here thanks to our wild card for the year Burgess Meredith.

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CLANCY BROWN

Clancy is not a wild card though was one of our very first wild cards as I recall being able to use SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS on account of this man.  I did have a couple selection on my list so decided to make him into a category.

A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010, 95 minutes, 66):  The actors did what they could but it just did not match its predecessor with Jackie Earle Haley playing Freddy, a character that just cannot be replaced.  Clancy plays one of the parents with the deep and dark secret.

Thor Ragnarok (2017, 130 minutes, 666 1/2):  This should easily qualify with the Hulk making it a creature feature and Clancy's devilish character Surtur shown below.

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CREATURE FEATURES

Pumpkinhead (1988, 86 minutes, 66 1/2):  I could not think of a better category and did not have movies with the same actors on my list.

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DUAL PERSONALITIES

The Haunted Strangler (1958, 78 minutes, 66 1/2):  This is billed as horror and it has Boris Karloff as a well-meaning researcher ending up in Jekyll and Hyde type flashbacks.

Jekyll (2007, 334 minutes, 666):  This is a BBC mini-series with an update version on the Robert Louis Stevenson character.  James Nesbitt stars as Dr. Tom Jackman who is a descendant of Dr. Jekyll and has inherited the Mr. Hyde side.  This has six episodes and wonder if they ever had plans to further the series.  This is an annual to semi-annual watch I have this time of year.

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JAMIE LEE CURTIS

Jamie is a wild card this year as we cannot be without her doing a theme on the holidays.  She is sure to be a wild card if they ever do what I want with "Women in Horror".

The Bye-Bye Sky-High Murder Case (1977, 70 minutes, 66 1/2):  This is an episode from COLUMBO and has a young Jamie Lee as a waitress and would soon skyrocket into fame.

Forever Young (1992, 102 minutes, 666):  In a Madness where all sci-fi counts, I could make an argument to include it with the use of putting Mel Gibson in cryogenics in 1939 only to wake in 1992 but not all sci-fi is accepted.  However, Jamie co-stars in this Mel Gibson film making it count for the year.

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MARGOT KIDDER

Margot is a wild card this year due to her work in BLACK CHRISTMAS.  

Confessions of a Superhero (2007, 92 minutes, 666 1/2):  This was a documentary that focused on four people in Los Angeles who parade around in superhero outfits and panhandle the crowd.  Margot makes an appearance where she is doing an autograph session during an annual Superman festival in Metropolis, Illinois.

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MICKEY ROONEY

Mickey is not a wild card but found a couple qualifying movies to use so decided to make a category out of this legendary actor.  A few years ago, I saw him in a live show with his wife that was a lot of fun.

The Muppets (2011, 103 minutes, 6666):  One of my favorites and should count with being a creature feature.  Mickey has a cameo in the film.

Pete's Dragon (1977, 128 minutes 66 1/2):  This Disney classic should count for being a creature feature.  Mickey co-stars as Lampie and saw his looks really did not change from the time he was a kid to an older adult.

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ROB CORRDRY

Rob is not a wild card but found a couple of his comedic movies that have qualifying genres.

Hell Baby (2013, 98 minutes, 66 1/2):  This is a horror comedy that spoofs exorcisms with Leslie Bibb seemingly being possessed while pregnant.  Rob star as her husband just trying to get through his wife acting strange.  I found it to be a bit much at times but there were some laughs.  Garfunkel and Oates fans will love Riki Lindhome in this movie.

Warm Bodies (2013, 98 minutes, 666):  This zombie qualifies without saying.  Rob co-stars as one of the zombies.

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SATANIC MADNESS

The House of the Devil (2009, 95 minutes, 666 1/2):  This has become an annual to semi-annual watch and always enjoy watching this movie.

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