Friday, March 25, 2011

Day 3 "Favorite slasher" of the 30 day horror challenge

So what exactly was my pick for favorite slasher? I went with a film that I can watch over and over and over again....and then one more time for good measure. It's that a true sign of a good movie, when you can watch it over and over again? So without further ado, here it is....

The Mutilator. With The Mutilator, the death sequences are gory, brutal, and highly effective. The Mutilator also has suspenseful stalking scenes in which the antagonist lurks about in the shadows keeping an eye on his prey from afar. The slasher elements are creepy and some of the most skillfully delivered of the early to mid 80's slasher craze. They have a way of keeping viewers jittery and on edge throughout. The Mutilator is, at times, goofy, but it's that awwwhhh shucks kind of quality that gives the film personality and makes it so that the characters are relateable. This makes the film's intense death sequences all the more potent. The Mutilator is one of the few films of its era that fully delivers upon the idea of what an 80's slasher should be.

So which film would you have picked? ....to take part, the rules are below, or you can check out the Facebook fan page and interact with everyone else that's taking part by visiting:

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Or feel free to start your own blog posts on your site! (You can start on day one or you can feel free to join me on day three) ...or just leave us a comment! We appreciate your feedback with our little game!

The rules are simple, just pick your favorite horror film for each day! However, you can't pick the same horror film more then once. So once you pick say The Exorcist for your favorite horror film involving the powers of Hell, you can't repick it again for any other day what so ever including favorite horror film. And for once, I am opening up the comments section so that, yes, you can comment each day along with me on your favorite picks! So let's get to it! This is the 30 Day Horror Film Challenge!

Day 01 - A horror film that no one would expect you to love, but you do
Day 02 - The horror film that you relate most to
Day 03 - Your favorite slasher
Day 04 - Your favorite werewolf film
Day 05 - Your favorite monster movie
Day 06 - Your favorite vampire movie
Day 07 - Your favorite supernatural horror film
Day 08 - Your favorite anthology
Day 09 - Your favorite exploitation / grind house type film
Day 10 - Your favorite psychological horror film
Day 11 - Your favorite science fiction horror film
Day 12 - Your favorite horror film involving the occult
Day 13 - Your favorite horror comedy
Day 14 - Your favorite zombie film
Day 15 - Your favorite horror film involving serial killers
Day 16 - Your favorite childhood themed horror film
Day 17 - Your favorite horror film remake
Day 18 - Your favorite foreign horror film (outside of your country of origin)
Day 19 - Your favorite horror film involving the powers of Hell or Satanism
Day 20 - Your favorite horror film involving a killer animal
Day 21 - Your favorite medical horror film
Day 22 - Your favorite horror themed TV show
Day 23 - Your favorite made for TV horror film
Day 24 - Horror film in which you prefer the edited version over the director's cut
Day 25 - A horror film that you used to hate, but now like
Day 26 - Your favorite horror film to watch as a child
Day 27 - Your favorite guilty pleasure
Day 28 - Your favorite horror film that no one's ever heard of
Day 29 - Your least favorite horror film of all time
Day 30 - Your favorite horror film of all time

3 comments:

Mr. Gable said...

This is great news. I just bought this on VHS and its kinda just been sitting there but now that I know its awesome...totally watching this.

Andrew said...

I can't believe that I have never seen The Mutilator....
And, would you mind if I stole those 30 Days of Horror categories, and used them, as well? I've been thinking about taking the 30 entries in April challenge, and the idea of organizing them like that would certainly make success all the more possible.

Eric Polk said...

I have to say my favorite slasher movie...wow...tough one...but if forced to choose...gotta go with original "Paycho"....the prototype of the slasher...