Double T's blog of reviews: 09/01/2019

Monday, September 30, 2019

20 years of 31 Days of Horror

Back in late September 2000 I was at work and chatting with a buddy through AIM, remember AOL Instant Messenger? We were both complaining about how we had a huge pile of Horror movies on DVD that we hadn't watched. Cause at this time both of us were buying pretty much any horror film that companies like Anchor Bay and Synapse were releasing. Well my buddy came up with a idea. "How about each day in October we each watch a horror film and post a review online." Back then we posted these reviews to Usenet. And from 2000 through 2008 I posted my reviews to Usenet. Starting in 2009 I had created my blog. And that is the main place I have posted my reviews since then.

To help us get those piles of unwatched dvds smaller we created some rules for our annual 31 Days of Horror.

1.Once we reviewed a film we couldn't review it again. So far only one time did I review the same thing more than once. And that only happened because I forgot I had already reviewed the film before.
2.We include in the review what the source of film is. IE did I watch Phantasm on DVD, VHS, laserdisc or whatever.
3.The first 15 years we tried to avoid the popular slashers like Friday the 13th. Mostly cause those films have been reviewed so much I feel like there isn't much for me to say. The last 5 years I have started to include some of these films.
4.Every year we try to review at least 5 films that are obscure. Cause we have both been told that people discover films thanks to our reviews.
5.Every review has to be online by at least 10pm. That way the people reading them get a chance to read 1 each day. I usually have mine online by 9am central.
6. As long as the film is 60 minutes long it counts.
7.Stuff like horror comedies or films most people consider a horror count.

One change this year is I got a Roku last Xmas. So while last year I watched a few films online. Mostly thru services like Vudu,Vimeo or Youtube. Now I got Shudder,which is AMC's horror streaming service. Plus I have at least 10 different FREE horror streaming services. And well known streaming services like Hulu and Netflix.

Well I hope y'all enjoy the reviews. And a huge thank you to Every One that takes the time to read my rambling reviews.