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Darkness falls across the land The midnite hour is close at hand Creatures crawl in search of blood To terrorize y'all's neighbourhood And whosoever shall be found Without the soul for getting down Must stand and face the hounds of hell And rot inside a corpse's shell The foulest stench is in the air The funk of forty thousand years And grizzly ghouls from every tomb Are closing in to seal your doom And though you fight to stay alive Your body starts to shiver For no mere mortal can resist The evil of the..  Welcome one and all, to the official  Scream Scream thread for this October. What started as a way to celebrate Halloween with a few online friends has grown into a yearly tradition that you're more than welcome to partake in. If you love horror movies and the season of the witch even half as much as I do, or if you just want to hang out with some goons and watch movies this October, you'll fit right in. Now, let me explain how this works.Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday for all of October, at 8:30 EST, I'll be streaming two horror films a night, along with some other light halloween-themed entertainment to break it up. The stream is hosted on this Ustream channel, and sometimes here when Ustream decides it wants to suck. That's a minimum of 24 horror films for the whole of the month, a worthwhile celebration of the best of all holidays. Every Scream Stream has its own Scream Theme, and this year the theme of the films shown will be "Modern Horror." I'll be showing spooky films made in 2000 or later. No remakes allowed! We're going to be watching original works that you might've missed due to all the remakes dominating the headlines. I haven't seen every movie that I'll be showing, so even I may end up surprised at a great (or terrible) movie I end up streaming. I won't spoil what we're going to be watching, but I will say that the Paranormal Activity series will not be making an appearance. What a shame.  Pictured above: me preparing to reply to posts by Paranormal Activity fans. But the fun of the Scream Stream doesn't just stop at watching awesome horror movies with cool and handsome people! We also have prizes! What kind of prizes? Well how's about :  Every single Friday night, you'll have your chance to enter a raffle to win a pizza that will be delivered on the following night, to enjoy while you watch your movies! You have to tune in for the details. Here are some of last year's satisfied winners:     I just want to say that I love Halloween, I love horror movies, and it's my pleasure to host this stream. Last year was a ton of fun, and hopefully this year will be even better! Keep an eye on this thread for updates about the lineups and any last minute changes that might happen. Let's all watch some movies, post about the movies and have a...  bloody good time! 
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So this post is a walk down memory lane. This is the third Scream Stream, and while the first one was a small affair (with the theme of "Family-Friendly Horror"), last year's was a bit bigger, with the theme of Horror Sequels. Here's what we all watched!                       And here's last year's Scream Stream opening: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyOebimeruU
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SCREAM STREAM 3 MONSTER HALL OF FAME Here's what we've watched so far this month!  1408 (Theatrical cut)  Final Destination  I am Legend  Slither  Shadow of the Vampire  Drag Me To Hell  Ginger Snaps  The Lords of Salem  Monster House  Tucker and Dale vs Evil  Let The Right One In  The Cabin In The Woods  Secret Window  30 Days of Night  The Babadook  Dead Snow 2: Red vs Dead  Coraline  The Descent  Bug  The Conjuring  Frailty  You're Next  American Psycho  The Exorcism of Emily Rose  It Follows  Excision Lurdiak fucked around with this message at 10:39 on Oct 31, 2015 |
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Choco1980 posted:Yay! That was the week-end before Halloween. For those who missed it, a friend of mine decided to donate a crazy amount to the raffle, meaning I had enough dough to buy everyone a pizza. I make absolutely no guarantees of anything like that happening this year, but the Scream Stream is an unpredictable beast.
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last year I caught about half of these streams and they were SO much fun. Mockking the bad stuff, getting scholarrly with the good. Hanging out. Was it halloween itself where everyone was a winner and we had a pizza party? Good times. Definitely will parrticipate this year.
BetterToRuleInHell posted:So does the scream streamers chat in-window or do they like to voice chat? In-window. I'm not gonna be talking over movies like some kind unfunny Rifftraxer.
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SCREAM STREAM INAUGURAL NIGHT Beginning at 8:30 EST, Friday's features are... 1408 (Theatrical cut) and... Final Destination Tonight is also your chance to enter the raffle and win... Be there! ... I have a feeling that this year is going to feature a lot more lovely posters than last year. Basebf555 posted:The post-2000 thing is actually really interesting, it actually makes it even harder somehow to predict what we'll be watching. I'm hoping for The Ruins! I feel like there was a dry spell in memorable quality horror in the post-2000s, with a ton of remakes and some movies like Saw that some people might not consider legitimate horror films. Nothing as iconic as the Hammer and Universal horror era or the inescapable 80s slashers. But that doesn't mean there wasn't good stuff, especially in the past couple years with the indie renaissance! Dr.Caligari posted:Oh, and I love you. Rivarz posted:I was just thinking today about how much I liked last year's stream. Namirsolo posted:Yay! It's the most wonderful time of the year! Thank you for running this, Lurdiak. I can't wait. Aww, y'all are gonna make me blush. Watrick posted:Would I be able to stream uplay through my PS4? You can stream to Ustream from your PS4, so I don't see why the reverse wouldn't work. Lurdiak fucked around with this message at 05:59 on Oct 2, 2015 |
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Wrong thread, doc.
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Jenny Angel posted:Todd Oh poo poo!
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Beginning at 8:30 EST, tonight's features are... I am Legend and... Slither We'll also be announcing the winner of the... Be there!
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Jenny Angel posted:Which ending of I Am Legend The other one.
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Jenny Angel posted:Oh well I'll probably go see The Martian with pals instead, sorry about that We all have our own wars to fight.
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Jenny Angel posted:To be clear I Am Legend with the correct ending is one of my favorite sci-fi horrors like, ever. But I think I wanna use this stream to watch and appreciate stuff I've never seen before, so I'll try and make it back in time for Slither. I've never seen the alternate ending and I got really mad at the theatrical ending when I first saw it, so I wanted to give this a shot. quote:EDIT: Note that I Am Legend is the second movie you're showing this weekend that features a guy named Shrek Don't ruin it!
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Oct 3, 2015 18:15
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Eerie Indiana and The Outer Limits (95) will be showing up every stream for people who want to stick around after the movies. You can finally find out how those episodes ended!
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zVxTeflon posted:Is the "real" ending that butterfly poo poo? Hahahaha, it suuuuure is.
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Pennywise the Frown posted:Any hints on to the lineup tonight? Beginning at 8:30 EST, tonight's lineup is... Shadow of the Vampire and... Drag Me To Hell Be there! Pennywise the Frown posted:Lot's of disagreements with the movies last night but it was still fun and I still appreciate the stream. Not every movie's gonna be a hit with everyone, that's part of the fun.  Watrick posted:I got me some delicious pizza! Hell yeah! Reminder for next week, the more people enter the raffle, the bigger the pizza for the winner. Choco1980 posted:....FOR ME TO POOP ON!! Poop was extra. Lurdiak fucked around with this message at 16:39 on Oct 4, 2015 |
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Basebf555 posted:I don't think I'll be able to handle it if people poo poo on Drag Me to Hell. It's all right....
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If you don't go in expecting the Evil Dead trilogy or good special effects, it's a fine film.
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Jenny Angel posted:Seriously gently caress off 3 out of the 6 movies this weekend feature a guy named Shrek Yes, it totally was.
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I recommend anyone who hasn't watched Werner Herzog's Nosferatu to do so if they have time before the stream. It's not necessary viewing (any more than the original is) to appreciate Shadow of the Vampire, but it can give you a deeper appreciation of certain aspects of it.
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Live in 20! Due to technical difficulties on Ustream's part, we are using my backup channel.
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Mister J posted:I don't suppose there's a mobile way to check this out? I know ustream has an app. Try this?
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Fun fact: Shadow of the Vampire is a film I'd seen before, and I spent a good 40 minutes of the movie thinking I should really go reheat my pizza because I was starving, but completely unable to tear myself away from the movie.Loki_XLII posted:My stream kept cutting out on the new site, unfortunately. Instead I double featured Re-Animator and Lifeforce, which I'm gonna call a good night. I'm really sorry to hear that. We should be back to Ustream next week-end, barring more issues. I actually wanted to try switching back during the intermission since the frame dropping tends to only last for a short time, but I forgot.
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I just think the main character is incredibly weak. I'm going to be generous and blame that on the writing/directing and not the actress, since Raimi managed to make Kirsten Dunst look stilted and uninteresting in the Spider-man movies. Christine doesn't really show much personality until like the last 20 minutes of the movie. You could compare this to Ash in the original Evil Dead, but that movie wasn't as heavily focused on his character like 2 and 3 were, so he didn't need to have much going on. Christine just has these long scenes where she's explaining things or having things explained to her and it's so lifeless. And sometimes Justin Long is talking, which is always a negative in a film. Ladies don't seem to be Raimi's strong point, even though it's obvious this movie makes attempts to have Christine's gender be a part of the themes and plot.
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Yeah, his character was totally appropriate, I just don't like him. Once again, I'm sounding harsher on this film than I'd want to. It's a 3/5, but I'm just passionate because we know Raimi can make 5/5 films. We even briefly see Sam Raimi wake up during his own film for the exorcism scene, but then the movie goes right back to very dry and lifeless scenes of Christine worrying.
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Buzkashi posted:What's the game plan for this weekend? Sorry, meant to post this earlier. Beginning at 8:30 EST, Friday's features are... Ginger Snaps and... The Lords of Salem Tonight is also your chance to enter the raffle and win... Be there! That was seriously the best image I could find for the only well-designed poster Ginger Snaps has. BetterToRuleInHell posted:Does anyone else have a problem running UStream on Android devices? I couldn't get the scream stream to run on either my phone or tablet, and my notebook was having stuttering problems as well but I'm mostly sure that's because of the combination of my aging notebook and Ubuntu. Are you using Ustream's Android app? I can't speak for it, but I have to assume it works better than just trying to use the website directly. I mean, you probably already tried that. Basebf555 posted:Last year's sequel theme was so broad that it made it impossible to predict, but with this year being post-2000 its fun to guess. Good guesses! I might stream more of your guesses, or maybe Ginger Snaps was the only one you got right. We'll see... And for the record, I'm aromantic agender. Basebf555 posted:Another likely candidate could be Jeepers Creepers, and yes I know about how the director is a creepy pedo. We will not be watching movies directed by creepy pedos. Sorry, Bryan Singer! mikeycp posted:I would think The Ring would count against the no remakes rule, even though it's better than the original. The Ring won't be appearing because it might be my most hated horror film of all time. Jenny Angel posted:One quick point I wanna add to Shadow of the Vampire discussion before we move onto this weekend: Yeah, the whole climax of the film is brilliant and filled with so many oddly placed emotions and subtle touches. Like I said in stream, that final line stuck with me for years. By the way, I'm curious as to why you lowered the movie's score from 9/10 to 8/10 in between the stream night and your post? Jenny Angel posted:Lurdiak's been really good about including movies that maybe aren't 100% gems but that have some very interesting scenes and elements amidst the terminal unevenness, which makes me wonder if something like Sinister is on the docket. As Jay Bauman once said, horror doesn't always have to be good, as long as it's memorable.
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Basebf555 posted:I just watched Lords of Salem last night, but I absolutely plan to tune into the stream because I'm very interested to see what people have to say about it. I'm probably gonna be singing Dragula the whole time. Jenny Angel posted:I have no response other than to be flattered that you paid enough attention to notice that I lowered the score from 9 to 8 skulls. CineD journalism strikes again #Jennygate.
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dog days are over posted:Can UK people enter the raffle for pizza because gently caress I want a pizza! As long as your weird british pizzerias accept online orders, I don't see why not!
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I'm not convinced British people understand what food is.
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It sounds like the stream might be a tad lonely tonight... I hope Sad Bulldog doesn't have to return as a result.Jenny Angel posted:In all honesty it's because of the peak-end rule. It's a movie that gets better as it goes on - when Shrek shows up there's a jump in quality, and then again when Wagner shows up. But the first 20 minutes or so contain stuff like the lead actress complaining that the camera "drains life from her", which is on the nose enough to be distracting but not on the nose enough to be dope. That's fair, although I love all the stuff at the beginning, on-the-nose foreshadowing and all. Max Schreck is going to rise from the grave and ask you to stop calling him Shrek. Lurdiak fucked around with this message at 23:12 on Oct 9, 2015 |
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Rivarz posted:Does anyone else have issues with Ustream interrupting every like 15 minutes to pop in a commercial? There is.
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Namirsolo posted:You could always have both on (if you have a tv and a computer) and mute one. Mute Freddy's Revenge and watch my stream. I can guarantee that's a good choice.
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This is the second Rob Zombie film I'll ever see. I really wasn't impressed with House of 1000 Corpses and how it just turned into a dumb music video halfway through. I've heard very good things about this one, so we'll see how it turns out. He's had a decade to hone his craft. Live in 10!
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Just wanted to say that I have too few participants in the pizza raffle right now, so if you're on the fence, you really should give it a shot. I also wanted to apologize if I was a little too grumpy in stream chat tonight, I've had a long day and I hope I didn't dampen anyone's enjoyment of the stream.
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Beginning at 8:30 EST, tonight's features are... Monster House and... Tucker and Dale vs Evil We'll also be announcing the winner of the... Be there! Lurdiak fucked around with this message at 18:52 on Oct 10, 2015 |
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I haven't actually seen Tucker & Dale vs Evil, but it came highly recommended. I however did see Monster House in the theater and loved it. If you like Monster Squad or The Goonies or even Fright Night, that movie is for you.
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Happy (Canadian) Thanksgiving, everybody! Beginning at 8:30, tonight's features are... Let The Right One In and... The Cabin In The Woods Don't miss it!
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