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Day 11- Favourite horror-themed TV show

Well, I haven't seen Walking Dead or American Horror Story (though I'd especially like to the see the latter if some channel would show it from the start), but that still leaves plenty of scope for the likes of The X Files, Buffy, etc...

But I'm going to go with Sapphire And Steel, purely for stories one, two, and four...

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Day 8 - Favourite remake of a horror movie :
And this one is absolutely a tie, between two colourfully gory remakes of 1950s monochrome

In the Blue Corner, John Carpenter's 1982 version of The Thing, which is also far more faithful to the original novella, Who Goes There?



In the Red Corner, William Malone's 1999 version of The House On Haunted Hill. Now, I know that most critics and Price purists think the remake sucks, but it's great Halloween fun, and the question was "favourite," not "best," so I don't give a shit.

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Day 6 - Favourite literary ghost story

Oooh. So many to choose from. The Signalman has to be a top contender, and MR James did so many... But I'm going to go with Schalcken The Painter today. Ask me tomorrow and I'd probably have a different answer, but today it's Schalcken The Painter, by Sheridan Le Fanu.

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Day 4- Favourite TV villain. Is it Professor Moriarty? Dick Dastardly? Gul Dukat? CSM? Bester?

Is it fuck... you don't need the world's greatest detective to figure this one out!

31 Days of Halloween #1

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Day 1- Favourite Classic horror movie: A tough choice, as there have been so many good ones over the years, from silent times onwards. Should I go for Caligari or Nosferatu? A classic Universal or Hammer movie?

Well, in the end… I’ll say my favourite Universal classic horror is Bride Of Frankenstein, and favourite Hammer would be Brides Of Dracula, but as for a single favourite Classic, it’s down to a near-tie between Val Lewton’s 1957 Night Of The Demon (based on MR James’s Casting The Runes, with Niall MacGinnis as a very Crowley-like Karswell), and Robert Wise’s 1963 original of The Haunting (based on Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting Of Hill House.)

For me, I think The Haunting edges it, so that’s my favourite. I’ll post the trailers to both later, in case anyone wants to check them out.

Dr Who meme- http://doctorwho.tumblr.com/post/63123760534/ok-we-are-just-50-days-away-from-the-november - OK, I missed out a day in yesterday's catchup:

November 10: Name an episode that gave you the feels. (Name the feels.)

The Name Of The Doctor springs to mind - when the Doctor addresses ghost River. Loss and guilt and heartbreak, oh my.

As for today:

November 18: Name a minor character that you’d like to see return.

Alpha Centauri

From http://doctorwho.tumblr.com/post/63123760534/ok-we-are-just-50-days-away-from-the-november

October 29: Which Doctor had the best costume?

Four, especially in the grey season 13 coat, or the brown season 14 one.

October 30: Who is your favorite monster/villain?

As a race/species, the Daleks. Individually, the Master.

October 31: WHOlloween!!!!!

Er, what?

November 01: Mods are asleep! Anything goes!

Leela porn! Doctor/Master slash! Would two Romanas together really be cheating or just masturbation?

November 02: If you could write an episode, what would it be about?

About fifty grand, I think...

November 03: Who’s been your favorite guest star?

Oh, I can't narrow that down to one- John Ringham as Tlotoxl, Beatrice Lehman as Amelia Rumford, Tony Curran as Van Gogh, lots of others. Alex Kingston as River, obviously...

November 04: Which characters would make up your ideal Team TARDIS?

Four, Sarah, the Brigadier, River.

November 05: If you were a Dalek what would you be called?

Bad Motherfucker

November 06: Post the best Who gif you’ve ever seen (give credit to whoever made it.)

Oh, that I'd have to think about.

November 07: Which TARDIS had the best interior (desktop theme)?

The original.

November 08: Which character do you wish you could meet IRL and why?

River, Sarah or Leela, and and I couldn't say why in a family-friendly blog.

November 09: Plot twist: name a time you totally didn’t see that coming.

the Master in Keeper Of Traken

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October 19: Name a Who-ism you use IRL.

"I am the Master and you will obey me."

Well, actually it's more likely the one-word things like "what?!" "Fantastic!" etc... But when I get the excuse...

ETA_ oh, I just remembered, I do often do the " is/are cool" and "Bananas are good."

Three days of this - http://doctorwho.tumblr.com/post/63123760534/ok-we-are-just-50-days-away-from-the-november - to catch up with.

October 11: Take a photo of something IRL that you think would be from Doctor Who.

OK, I'll come back to this one - there is an object I own which I want to show for this, but I can't find it in the book-and-box moving, so when I find the box it;s in...

October 12: Bow ties, fezzes, or stetsons?

Fedoras.

October 13: What’s your favorite Doctor Who-themed youtube video?

The "50 Years of Humanism" one, which went up in July but has sadly been taken down since then. Glad I downloaded it before that...

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October 10: What’s the coolest planet the Doctor’s ever visited?

Gonna have to say the Library planet - though Tara looks like a fun place for a holiday.