The 49 Days: Final Results

Friday September 13th all the way until Halloween. A few of us took this challenge. Nothing but horror for 49 days. In the end none of us got the numbers we had hoped, but that happens. My life has changed a metric fuck ton since last time I attempted this. Below you will find Mortician Matt, Jacob VonKlingele, Jeremy Gaulkenstein, and myself, and our final counts and ratings. What did you watch this Halloween season? Any ratings you agree or disagree with? Sound off in the comments. 

Mortician Matt

Final Count: 49

1. Friday the 13th(1980)- 4/5

2. Friday the 13th II- 4/5

3.Friday the 13th Part 3- 3/5

4. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter- 5/5

5. Friday the 13th V: A New Beginning- 4/5

6. World War Z- 2/5

7. Ghoulies- 3.5/5

8. Re-Animator- 5/5

9. Halloweentown II- 2/5

10. Return to Horror High- 2.5/5

11. Return to Halloweentown- 1.5/5

12. Halloweentown High-0/5

13. Friday the 13th VI: Jason Lives- 3.5/5

14. Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood - 2/5

15. Child's Play 2- 3/5

16. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones - 2/5

17. Creepshow 2 - 4/5

18. Friday the 13th: Jason Takes Manhattan - 4/5

19. Tower of Terror -2/5

20. Halloweentown -2/5

21. Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday -2/5

22. John Dies at the End -4/5

23. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr Toad -3/5

 24. Frankenweenie -3/5

 25. Twitches -1/5

26. The Monster Squad -5/5

27. The Hole(2009) -3/5

28. After Earth -0/5 "Fuck this movie."

29. The Innkeepers -4/5

 30. House of the Devil -5/5

31. Hobo with a Shotgun -4/5

32. The Taint -3/5

33. Terrorvision -4/5

34. Troll Hunter -4/5

35. Monster House -3/5

36. Haunted Mansion -3/5

37. The Stuff -3/5

38. Alvin and the Chipmunks meet the Wolfman. -3/5

39. Hocus Pocus -2/5

40. Halloween(1978) -5/5

 41. Halloween II(1981) -4/5

 42. Ernest Scared Stupid -5/5

43. Ghoulies II -3/5

44. V/H/S -3/5

 45. Paranorman -3/5

46. The Mummy -4/5 (1932)

47. Trick or Treat -4/5

48. Something Wicked this way Comes -3/5

49. Ghoulies III: Ghoulies go to College -5/5

Jacob VonKlingele  

Final Count: 21

  

1. A Nightmare on Elm Street(1984)1- 3.5/5
2. Hellgate-2/5
3. Friday the 13th VI: Jason Lives- 3/5
4. The Hitcher- 3/5
5. The Gate II- 2.5/5
6. Lords of Salem- 4/5
7. This is the End- 3/5
8. Maniac(2013)- 4/5
9. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge- 2/5
10. Vamp- 2/5
11. Room 237- 3.5/5
12. Curse of Chucky- 4/5
13. The World's End- 4/5
14. Nightmare Before Christmas- 4/5
15. Pacific Rim- 3.5/5
16. Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III- 3/5
17. Spaced Invaders- 4/5
18. Trick r Treat- 4.5/5
19. V/H/S 2- 2.5/5
20. Trick or Treat- 4/5
21. The Monster Squad- 3/5

Jeremy Gaulkenstein

Final Count: 28

1. Poltergeist - 5/5
2. My Amittyville Horror 4/5
3. Witchfinder General 3/5
4. Troll Hunter 5/5
5. Pandorum 4/5
6. House(1986) 3/5
7. The Omen 2 - 3/5
8. The Omen(1976) 4/5
9. Cabin in the Woods 4/5
10. Anti-Christ 5/5
11. Rosemary's Baby 5/5
12. Aliens 5/5
13. The Exorcist 5/5
14. Prince of Darkness 4/5
15. The Thing 5/5
16. Dead Ringers 4/5
17. Supernatural Season 9 (so far) 2/5
18. Strange Calls (episodes 1-6) 3/5
19. Grapes of Death 3/5
20. The Jeffrey Dahmer Files 3/5
21. Fiancee of Dracula 3/5
22. The Omen 3 2/5
23. Halloween (1978) 5/5
24. Big Trouble in Little China 4/5
25. Paranormal Activity 4 1/5
26. Solomon Kane 2/5
27. Dredd 4/5
28. Dagon 4/5 

Tromeric

Final Count: 106

1. Friday the 13th VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan- 4/5

2. Lone Wolf- 3.5/5

3. Sleepaway Camp 2: Unhappy Campers- 4/5

4. Sleepaway Camp 3: Teenage Wasteland- 3.5/5

5. The Abomination- 3.5/5

6. House of 1000 Corpses- 3/5

7. Pet Semetery- 3.5/5

8. Identity- 3/5

9. The Devils Rejects- 5/5

10. Scream- 4/5

11. Monsters Inc- 3.5/5

12. Pet Semetery 2- 3.5/5

13. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth- 3.5/5

14. Scream 2- 3/5

15. Scream 3- 3/5

16. Scream 4- 3.5/5

17. Hellraiser- 5/5

18. Cabin in the Woods- 3.5/5

19. This is the End- 4/5

20. Tucker and Dale vs Evil- 4/5

21. Prince of Darkness- 5/5

22. Rocktober Blood- 3.5/5

23. Lords of Salem- 5/5

24. Maniac(2012)- 4/5

25. Zombi 2- 4.5/5

26. Street Trash- 4.5/5

27. The Crow- 4/5

28. The Crow: Wicked Prayer- 3.5/5

29. Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue- 4/5

30. American Grindhouse- 4/5

31. Curse of Chucky- 3.5/5

32. Heartstoppers- 2.5/5

33. Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape-4.5/5

34. Cujo- 3.5/5

35. The Frightners- 4/5

36. Creepers- 4/5

37. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre(1974)- 5/5

38. Faces of Death IV- 2.5/5

39. Puppet Master- 4/5

40. Friday the 13th Part 2- 3.5/5

41. Return of the Living Dead- 4.5/5

42. Crystal Lake Memories- 5/5

43. Friday the 13th Part 3- 3/5

44. Friday the 13th(2009)- 3/5

45. Friday the 13th VI: Jason Lives- 3/5

46. Friday the 13th V: A New Beginning- 4/5

47. Freddy vs Jason- 2.5/5

48. Pumpkinhead- 4/5

49. Best Worst Movie- 4/5

50. Dust Devil- 4/5

51. Christine- 3.5/5

52. Fire in the Sky- 5/5

53. Tales from the Crypt: Bordello of Blood- 2/5

54. 13/13/13- 2.5/5

55. Halloween 666- 2.5/5

56. Shocker- 4/5

57. Alien- 4.5

58. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers- 4/5

59. The Burbs- 5/5

60. Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter-  4.5/5

61. Aliens- 4

62. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2- 4/5

63. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers- 2/5

64. House by the Cemetary- 4.5/5

65. House of the Devil- 4.5/5

66. Hobo with a Shotgun- 4.5/5

67. The Taint- 4/5

68. Exorcist 3- 4/5

69. Hatchet- 4/5

70. Saturday Morning Mystery- 1.5/5

71. Hatchet II- 3/5

72. Hatchet III- 3.5/5

73. The Mist- 4/5

74. Haute Tension- 4/5

75. The Beyond- 4/5

76. Bay of Blood 3.5/5

77. Flesh for Frankenstein- 3.5/5

78. The Lost Boys- 3.5/5

79. Toy Story of Terror- 3.5/5

80. Pacific Rim- 2.5/5

81. Night of the Creeps- 5/5

82. Subconscious Cruelty-  5/5

83. The Willies- 4.5/5

84. Graveyard Shift- 3.5/5

85. Tenebrae- 4.5/5

86. Night of the Demons(1988)- 4.5/5

87. Super 8- 4.5/5

88. Willow Creek- 4/5

89. Holliston(Season 2)- 4/5

90. Big Ass Spider- 4/5

91. The Conjuring- 4/5

92. Hellbenders- 3.5/5

93. Never Sleep Again- 5/5

94. Trick r' Treat- 5/5

95. The Shinning(1980)- 4.5/5

96. Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge- 4.5/5

97. Ernest Scared Stupid- 5/5

98. Idle Hands- 4/5

99. Spaced Invaders- 5/5

100. Halloween(1978)- 5/5

101. Halloween 2(1981)- 3.5

102. The Monster Squad- 5/5

103. Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures(Hosted by Elvira)- 3/5

104. WNUF: Halloween Special- 3.5/5

105. Halloween III: Season of the Witch- 4.5/5

 106. Trick or Treat- 5/5

This was a blast. Sure it wasn't the same as 2002, we all live in different cities now. I was able to meet up with Matt and Jacob to watch a few movies together, wish I could of had Jeremy as well. It was a great season, outside of all of these films, I saw Goblin live, I had multiple Halloween parties, many movie nights with friends, was able to see some of these in the the theater, attempted to build a Goosebumps gingerbread house, and much more excitement. Thanks everyone for reading along, and to Matt, Jacob, and Jeremy for participating along with me. Until next time. 

- Tromeric 

Gaulkenstein's Guide to the Occult

So in lieu of a few more reviews here's a short guide to the occult and some drawings to sort out any confusion as Halloween approaches.  

The inverted cross up until the mid-twentieth century was the cross of St. Peter. St. Peter was gonna get martyred, as saints tend to do, and the guys were gonna crucify him and he was like “the boss will kill me if I steal his thunder like that, why don't you just do it upside down. The guys were reasonable so they said sure. At some point Hollywood decided that it should be an anti-christian symbol. The Omen and Vincent Price has more to do with the inverted cross becoming a satanic symbol than any actual Satanists do. Though a lot of people take credit, it was more likely the prop department saying “Hey why don't we just turn this cross upside down. Upside down things are evil right?”

Pentagrams aren't really evil or good. They're shapes. People got really into the number 5. Geometry happens.

666 is the wrong number. But it still looks cool. Way cooler than 616 which is the “actual” number. It still doesn't mean anything. Basically all that number stuff happened back when people who did math or read books were wizards. Not real wizards though.

The Key of Solomon is a real book like Harry Potter is a real book. It exists. It was written in the dark ages but they try to say that it came from ancient Jewish times. Thats not true. The story is that Solomon, who was a really smart wizard, tricked all these demons into this little circle jar and then would trick them into coming out again and helping him with his math homework or on getting revenge on the other desert guys or whatever. So then he wrote how to do all this shit down but before he died he said “get rid of it” but his son said fuck you dad and did what he felt like. None of that really happened. Some guys made most of it up based on stuff that other people had made up a few hundred years before. But it has really cool symbols.

The Necronomicon, is also a book that is made up but actually exists. H. P. Lovecraft made it up. Completely. He barely talks about it. But then it was in some movies and bam you got it. The “real” Necronomicon in mass market paperback. Its supposed to drive you insane but it doesn't. They did bind some books in human flesh though. Its called Anthropodermic bibliopegy. Some of the most notable anatomy books were bound with the skin of human cadavers.

Illumanati stuff is really stupid. They're probably are a lot of rich people secretly running the world but it don't matter. None of this matters.

Look if you want to understand the occult do this:

First get a A4 piece of paper and fold the bottom left corner to the top as far as you can.Then get your scissors and on the right you should see a rectangle shape and you need to cut that off.

Then when you have done that it should look like a square with a dent across.Fold all of the corners into the middle.

Turn your piece of paper over (to the back) and fold the corners again in the middle.

Then when you have done that fold your TINY square in half.

This step is a bit complicated. Now you have to work you fingers threw to fortune teller so you can then move it like a portrait then landscape.

Now get your pens or crayons and do 1 colour on each 4 squares. Then open your Fortune teller and put a number on all 8 squares.

When you have done your number if you open up your numbers (lift the flap that your numbers are written on) and write a message on each side you then should have 4 colors,8 numbers and 8 messages.

Finally test a friend and anybody in your family.

Congratulations! You now understand the occult!! Happy Halloween!!

Tromeric's 49 Days: The Middle

So it's been a few weeks since I did an update. Life got busy. I saw Goblin play, worked a ton, had some parties to attend, and plenty of other shenanigans. The 49 days is getting close to the end. Since I waited so long, this list is a bit longer than usual. Due to this, I am just going to include a rating, instead of a summery. There will be one more recap from me that will include the final week.

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Season 2  4/5

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Some pretty great stuff has been watched. Most I have seen many times, but a few nice new surprises. I loved "The Conjuring" a lot, which I had very low expectations of. I got to see Bobcat in person, and found another found footage film I actually enjoyed. Mike Mendez showed me another great film with "Big Ass Spider," that is way different than any of his previous entries(like all of his previous entries). Been a great marathon so far. My numbers aren't at the strongest, but I have much more of a life than I did in 2002 when I last did this. Stay tuned for some more goodies leading up to Halloween. I will have my last recap, as well as entries from Mortician Matt, Jacob VonKlingele, and Jeremy Gaulkenstein.

- Tromeric