OHMC 2018 Checklist
At Codex Mortis, we’re big fans of the subreddit Horror Movie Challenge. To help anyone who’s looking to complete their 2018 October challenge checklist, we’ve put together a quick search to make your life a little easier.
Watch one film from every decade of film history:
Watch films in at least three languages:
(For a listing of all foreign Codex Mortis reviews, click here.)
- First language
- Second language
- Third language
Watch a film starring:
(Note that Codex Mortis searches do not distinguish between cast and crew roles. Some actors may also direct and vice versa. We suggest you use these searches for ideas, and then confirm on IMDB.)
- Barbara Steele
- Brion James
- Dick Miller
- Felissa Rose
- Hazel Court
- Jeffrey Combs
- Lon Chaney
- Tom Noonan
- Veronica Cartwright
- The Soska Sisters (Sylvia Soska and Jen Soska)
Watch a film directed by:
(Note that Codex Mortis searches do not distinguish between cast and crew roles. Some actors may also direct and vice versa. We suggest you use these searches for ideas, and then confirm on IMDB.)
Watch a film in each of the following sub-genres / types:
- Anniversary Films (3 Films Released in a Year Ending in 8–But Not 2018)
- Anthology
- Based on a Novel or Short Story
- Death by: Fire
- Directed by: A WOMAN
- Don’t!
- Folkloric or Fairy Tale Horror
- Italian Gothic
- It Came from: Underground
- Made for TV Movie
- Possession
- Region of Origin: Scandinavia
- Slasher
- Takes Place: On Halloween
- Title Includes: “Return of…”
- Val Lewton Joint
- Witches, Man
- YA Horror
(A great deal of the Codex Mortis involves made-for-TV movies, but you can start with Syfy flicks)
(Try our Family-Friendly movies, or just go for flicks with PG ratings.)