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In a recent episode, your late-night Horror host Jason Pyles (aka “Jay of the Dead”) received a voicemail from The Gray Man in Ohio, describing a remarkable film challenge that he completed with his buddy, Jody Horror Guy, of the Reel Blood Podcast Network. So, here in Episode 028 of Considering Horror Cinema, Jay of the Dead interviews Jody Horror Guy and Greg “The Gray Man” Bensch about their impressive Film Challenge: Three Decades of Theatrical Horror (1990 – 2019).
Anytime cinephiles complete a film challenge out of pure love of cinema (such as Dr. Shock’s 2,500 Movies Challenge), it’s worth admiring and hearing about how it was accomplished and what they learned from the journey. In Jody and Greg’s challenge, they watched a total of 972 Horror movies that were released theatrically over 30 years in the United States between 1990 and 2019. So, Jay of the Dead asks these intrepid film fans some logistical questions about how they pulled this off and which of the 972 Horror films were most notable. See Greg and Jody’s entire 972 Horror Film List on Letterboxd. Thank you to Jody Horror Guy and Greg “The Gray Man” Bensch for agreeing to share their experience while Considering Horror Cinema. Join us!
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Links for this episode:
See Greg and Jody’s entire 972 Horror Film List on Letterboxd.
Catch up with The Gray Man here:
– On Twitter: @Qua419
– Gray Man appears on Land of the Creeps Ep. 190
Catch up with Jody Horror Guy here:
— Podcasts: Reel Blood Podcast Network
– On Twitter: @JodyHorrorGuy
Gray Man recommends Team Deakins podcast
— Check out Jay’s Horror Movie Weekly podcast with BillChete and Lady Phantom!
— Check out BillChete and Lady Phantom’s new film podcast:
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Hear Jay of the Dead’s Midsommar review with Ron Martin on The Resurrection of Zombie 7 Podcast with a BONUS review of little-known gem “Midnight” (1982)
Jay recommends the Exploding Heads Horror Podcast as they present The Top 100 Horror Movies of the 2010s Decade
Jay recommends Nate Johnivan’s music:
— Spotify Playlist
— Quarantine Dream iii
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Awesome episode and nice work to Greg and Jody’s completed challenge! I’ve ventured over to their site to see the list of films and it’s pretty awesome. It’s fun to go through and note all the films I haven’t seen.
Great episode! I love making lists as well.I wish I could do something of a project like them, and in a ways I have been, but it is more of an ongoing one that is never ending. On IMDB i have a bunch of lists 2 of which I enjoy most. One being focusing on actors. So every movie I watch I go to the actors list and add a movie, Example: Leonardo DiCaprio- (9.2*) 9.0* 117/130 1. Django Unchained 10*, 2. Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood 10*, 3. Titanic 10*, 4. The Departed 10*, 5. Gangs of New York 10*, 5. Shutter Island 9*, 6. 7. The Revenant 9*, 8. The Quick and the Dead 9*, 9. Blood Diamond 9*, 10. The Great Gatsby 8*, 11. The Beach 8*, 12. Revolutionary Road 7*, 13. Inception 7*
I add up all the Star ratings and divide by total number movies. I have a scale which the more movies I have seen an actor in I would subtract the lowest rated ones every 9th/17th/24th/30th/35th… that way since I have been able to see more movies with someone in it, it wouldn’t penalize them too much for being in lesser movies. Like Samuel L Jackson being in a ton of movies, even though a lot aren’t always rated too high. But Since I have seen 40+ of his, his rating is still high and deservingly so. But unfortunately some actors have a High rating even though they arent my favorite, it is often because I have only seen a few movies they were in and they happen to be great movies. For Instance, I have only seen 3 Andrew Garfield movies. I have loved all 3 movies, and he is rated at my top spot, but he is by no means my favorite actor. I also admit I have a bias in Actors whom I like seeing in movies. So I tend it round up often, using my Leo example I feel The Beach is a 7.5* but I rounded up to 8* on the IMDB rating instead of a 7*. I am currently under a reform of my ratings because in the past I have been quite liberal in my rating system and am trying to be more stringent in how I rate movies. So all the ratings I have aren’t final. But here is a list to see the lengths of which I have gone.
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls021478679/