@republicandalek.bsky.social@kjaycee.bsky.social FULL DISCLOSURE: I *MAY* HAVE REPEATEDLY ALTERED THE TIMELINE IN SUBTLE BUT PERILOUS WAYS TO GET 'THE CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF' BACK INTO PRINT (AND THEN ON SALE) SO THAT I COULD ADD IT TO THE PILE OF DARCY'S FAVORITES FOR #61FILMSOFHALLOWEEN. BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR PARADOXES!
@republicandalek.bsky.socialGOT TO MONITOR THOSE BABY LIZARDS! #61FILMSOFHALLOWEEN
@republicandalek.bsky.social@kjaycee.bsky.social EPISODE 3, 'HANGING BALLOONS', IS APPARENTLY ONE OF ITO'S MORE FAMOUS STORIES.
THE EPISODE IS... APPROPRIATELY CREEPY. HARD TO DESCRIBE IN ANY DETAIL WITHOUT GIVING IT AWAY. BUT IF YOU NEED NIGHTMARE LOGIC AGORAPHOBIA FUEL, JAPAN IS HERE TO PROVIDE! #FILM42 #61FILMSOFHALLOWEEN
@republicandalek.bsky.social@kjaycee.bsky.social EPISODE 2 WAS MUCH BETTER! "The Story of the Mysterious Tunnel / Ice Cream Bus" ASKS DUAL QUESTIONS OF 'HOW ARE GHOSTS LIKE RADIATION?' & 'WHAT FRESH HELL CAN JAPAN IMAGINE FROM A STRANGER GIVING SUGARY TREATS TO CHILDREN OUT OF A CREEPY VEHICLE?' #FILM41 #61FILMSOFHALLOWEEN
@republicandalek.bsky.social@kjaycee.bsky.social CHASTISING L.A. MOST VIGOROUSLY FOR EPISODE 1, WHICH I *WILL NOT COUNT* FOR #61FILMSOFHALLOWEEN, MARKING FIRST MISS OF 2026!
IT OSTENSIBLY HAS GHOSTS & A SEANCE AND SO FORTH, BUT REALLY, L.A., 'THE ADDAMS FAMILY BUT JAPANESE AND YOU HATE ALMOST EVERYONE' IS NOT PROPER SPOOKY.
@republicandalek.bsky.social@kjaycee.bsky.social ALSO, I SHOULD SAY SOMETHING ABOUT #FILM40 'STING OF DEATH' FOR #61FILMSOFHALLOWEEN. AND THAT IS: OH MY DAVROS. THAT WAS THE WORST RUBBER SUIT MONSTER COSTUME THE DALEK HAS EVER SEEN. IT'S SO BAD IT ACTUALLY FAILS IN A WAY I HAD NEVER IMAGINED A MONSTER COSTUME *COULD* FAIL!
@republicandalek.bsky.socialI AM SHOCKED. SHOCKED!
@republicandalek.bsky.socialSHE WAS ASKED FOR *A* FAVORITE, SHE GAVE 3 FAVORITES AND SAID THEY WERE TIED. SO IT FEELS PRETTY CLEAR!
NOW REGRETTING THAT NONE OF MY PREVIOUS STOCKPILE ACQUISITIONS GOT 'CURSE OF THE WEREWOLF' AS THE BEST BLU-RAY IS APPARENTLY OUT OF STOCK.
SOMETHING FOR NEXT YEAR PERHAPS!
@republicandalek.bsky.socialTOO MANY, I SAY!
ALSO, QUERY FOR THE RULES COMMITTEE. IF DARCY RESPONDED TO A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT HER FAVORITE WEREWOLF MOVIES WERE BY LISTING 3, ARE THOSE 'FAVORITE' MOVIES FOR THE PURPOSES OF #61FILMSOFHALLOWEEN? OR DID SHE NEED TO SAY THE WORD 'FAVORITE' HERSELF?
@republicandalek.bsky.socialI SAW THAT ONE! BUT ISN'T IT TAKING DIALOGUE FROM A SONG IN THE FILM AND PUTTING IT OVER AN UNRELATED SCENE?
THAT'S TOO MANY CONCEPTS! #DALEKDISAPPROVAL #61FILMSOFHALLOWEEN #SORTOF
@republicandalek.bsky.socialA SHOCKING FAILURE OF THE BLUESKY SYSTEM THAT I DO NOT HAVE A PROPER 'MOST DELIGHTFUL' GIF TO RESPOND TO THAT!
IN OTHER NEWS, STOCKING UP FOR #61FILMSOFHALLOWEEN 2027 HAS ALREADY BEGUN WITH THE PURCHASE OF A FANCY 4K OF A CHRISTOPHER LEE MOVIE THIS DALEK HAS YET TO SEE. REPLENISH THE RESERVES!!
@republicandalek.bsky.socialGREAT VALUE TORGO *AT BEST*. PERHAPS A SHUR FINE TORGO OR EVEN AN UNREGULATED GAS STATION HERBAL 'ENHANCEMENT' LINE TORGO!
@republicandalek.bsky.social@kjaycee.bsky.social 20 MINUTES IN AND I CAN ALREADY ASSURE YOU: 'STING OF DEATH' HAS A STORE-BRAND TORGO.
ALSO IT'S BAD. IT'S SO BAD.
@republicandalek.bsky.social@kjaycee.bsky.social SPEAKING OF SEASONAL, #FILM40 OF #61FILMSOFHALLOWEEN IS THE VERSION OF A CREATURE FEATURE SO NEW THAT IT TECHNICALLY DOESN'T RELEASE UNTIL TOMORROW! THE GLORIOUS RETURN OF MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATRE AND THE NOT-SO-GLORIOUS RETURN OF 1966'S CREATURE FEATURE, 'STING OF DEATH'!
@republicandalek.bsky.socialSCARIER THAN GIANT BUGS?!
WELL... PROBABLY SCARIER THAN 'MIMIC 2', ANYWAY! NOT THE MOST AUSPICIOUS START. BUT IT *IS* A CREATURE FEATURE *AND* A SEQUEL, NO DENYING THAT!
@republicandalek.bsky.social@kjaycee.bsky.social UPDATE: AFTER SOME DITHERING, NEXT MOVIE FOR #61FILMSOFHALLOWEEN WAS SELECTED! 'MIMIC 2' GETS POINTS FOR A SEQUEL *AND* ANOTHER CREATURE FEATURE! I LIKE BIG BUGS AND I CANNOT LIE, KIRSTEN. OTHER #61FILMSOFHALLOWEEN VIEWERS CAN'T DENY (THE BIG BUG FILMS)! #FILM39
@republicandalek.bsky.social@kjaycee.bsky.social PONDERING WHAT DIRECTION TO GO TONIGHT FOR #61FILMSOFHALLOWEEN!
A 70S MOVIE? A DARCY MOVIE? ANOTHER CREATURE FEATURE? A SEQUEL?
GOT TO CHECK OFF SOME OF THOSE BOXES!
@republicandalek.bsky.social@kjaycee.bsky.social WIKIPEDIA HAS ME INTRIGUED BY THE B-SIDE OF THAT SAME EPISODE, BECAUSE IT WAS DIRECTED BY JOE DANTE AND STARS CARY ELWES AND BRAIN DENNEHY. DID THIS DOOMED AND QUICKLY ABANDONED ANTHOLOGY MAKE A PACT WITH SATAN TO LAND ALL THESE HUMANS?
@republicandalek.bsky.social@kjaycee.bsky.social THIS DALEK'S UP LATE AND WAITING ON TECH DALEK TO FINISH SOMETHING NEFARIOUS, SO WHY NOT PICK SOME ADDITIONAL SEGMENTS FROM THAT SAME SERIES? #FILM37 OF #61FILMSOFHALLOWEEN IS 'A VIEW THROUGH THE WINDOW', BASED ON THE SHORT STORY 'WINDOW'. MOST SUPERIOR ENTRY SO FAR!
@republicandalek.bsky.social@kjaycee.bsky.social OTOP, 'RENOVATION' WAS A LOT LESS FUN. LOW-RENT, CUT-DOWN 'THE SHINING' WITH THE ALLEGEDLY BIG TWIST ABOUT THE HOUSE AND PAST THEREOF OVERTLY SPOILED OVER AND OVER THE WHOLE EPISODE?