Racketboy Month of Horror 15: Whelp, That Happened

[Michi]

I know it's a tad early again this year, but I know I can't be the only one already preparing to commence with the horror-lovin' festivities (Most of us die-hards DO like starting early, afterall). So why not just dive right in and get this thing going! So, without further ado, it's once again almost that time of year again!

Welcome to the Racketboy Month of Horror 15: Whelp, That Happened

As per tradition, this thread will act as a catch-all place for horror movie watching and horror-game playing (as long as it's not directly related to anything that might be linked to something else community related, like Together Retro) and anything else horror related that you wish to talk about during the month of October 2024. Books! Music! Costumes! Decorations! Come, share your bountiful horror goodness with us all!

Here's a list of past threads for reference:

dsheinem's MONTH OF HORROR! What horror games will you play? (games)
dsheinem's MONTH OF HORROR 2011! What games are you playing? (games)
noiseredux' month of horror (movies) (movies)
The MONTH OF HORROR 3: Season of the Dream Warriors (games)
noiseredux October horror film spooktacular 2012 (movies)
The Month of Horror PART IV: dsheinem vs. noiseredux (combined games and movies)
Month of Horror V: the Seed of dsheinem & noiseredux (combined games and movies)
noiseredux Presents THE MONTH OF HORROR VI (2015) (remake) (movies)
The 2016 October Horror Marathon (movies)
Spooky time games for spooky times (games)
Month of Horror 8: The Hellworld Gospel Resurrection Legacy
Racketyboy Month of Horror 9: The Axis of Sorta Evil Legacy
Racketboy Month of Horror 10: The Rebootening
Racketboy Month of Horror 11: The Pandemic Edition
Racketboy Month of Horror 12: 80 Weeks Later
Racketboy Month of Horror 13: Maybe Next Year Will Be More DOPE
Racketboy Month of Horror 14: Please Call First


So, what's everyone planning for this year? Share with the class...

[Ziggy]

For games, I would like to replay Resident Evil 4. I've beaten it on Wii and PC, but I'd like to play the PS4 version this time. It's been a while since I've played it on a big TV (as oppose to a computer monitor) and never in HD. I would like to try the RE4 remake, but I wont purchase the Steam version until after they drop the DRM requirement.

I'd like to play some classic Resident Evil games, but they never clicked with me. I have RE1 on Steam, and I've tried it a few times, but wasn't able to get into it. I'd love to be able to enjoy these games.

Maybe I'll play a little Castlevania. The classics are always easy for me to return to. But I just picked up that new DS collection which also includes the Haunted Castle remake, so it'd be nice to play some of those.

Outside of that, I have no other plans (yet) of games to play.

For movies, I'll probably end up rewatching some things. It's been a while since I've seen certain films, that I would like to see again. I have some classic Universal monster movies that I picked up on 4K, so I'm eager to see those. For new-to-me movies, I have the Dawn of the Dead remake that was included in a double pack, but I never watched it, so I might watch that. When I hear about remakes, I automatically assume they're bad. But I had someone recently tell me that the Dawn of the Dead remake is worth watching.

For books, I'm in the middle of Salem's Lot as an audio book, so I'll have to finish that. I haven't had time recently to read though. Maybe I'll do another audio book.

For comics, I have a few that I'd like to read. I wanted to read Batman Arkham Asylum last October, but ended up not having the time to even start it. It would be nice to finally read it this year. I also have a Tales from the Crypt collection, so I could also read a couple of those.

[Note]

I look forward to this thread every year. It's great to read about everyone's horror movie reviews and recommendations, and I enjoy the excuse to chat about survival horror games as well.

Movies wise, my girlfriend and I decided to put together a short list of a few movies each to watch together. If we're able to get through them, we'll put together a few more. For my list, I'd like to watch (or rewatch) the following movies in the next few weeks: Night of the Living Dead, The Blair Witch Project, Mute Witness, Dead and Buried, and Event Horizon.

As for gaming, I plan on trying to beat the PS1 games Overblood, Resident Evil 3, and Parasite Eve. I might also give Castlevania: Bloodlines another go, as I've got far into the game, but haven't finished it yet.

[prfsnl_gmr]

YYYYEEEESSSS!!!!

My favorite thread of the year! I’ve been doing a lot of horror watching recently, and I’ll write it up here.

[Gucci]

For games, I would like to replay Resident Evil 4. I've beaten it on Wii and PC, but I'd like to play the PS4 version this time. It's been a while since I've played it on a big TV (as oppose to a computer monitor) and never in HD. I would like to try the RE4 remake, but I wont purchase the Steam version until after they drop the DRM requirement.

Funny enough, this year I played through the original Resident Evil 4 on the Xbox One. It was just as great as the GameCube version and brought back a lot of memories. Just upscaled obviously. I don’t think the original GameCube version had the Separate Ways story so it was cool playing it here. Then I ended up hitting up the remakes of RE 2 and 3, which were phenomenal. Played them on the Xbox One. Lastly, the RE4 Remake on the PS4. Now that game was something else. I had a lot of fun with that. The three remakes were some of the best times that I had with the series. I haven’t played any of the newer, first person games though.

[Ziggy]

The first time I played RE4 I really didn't like how it controlled. Then I played the Wii version and had a lot of fun with the motion control for aiming. It was the first time that I played through the game. These days though, the Wii's graphics are too dated. So I ended up buying it on Steam for PC, and I played through that version once. The mouse is great for aiming, but the PC version has a bug with the QTE button presses. Then later, I think we were highlighting PS2 for TR one month, I gave RE4 a try on PS2 and was surprised how much I didn't completely hate the controls like I thought I would. The PS2 version is widescreen, and forced letterbox if you play on a 4:3 screen. So for that reason I started playing it on my HDTV instead of a CRT. At which point, I thought that was stupid, I might as well play the PS4 version. So LOL I bought it on PS4. But I didn't play through the entire game on PS4. And, long story short, that's partly why I want to play it this October. I mean, it's mostly because I feel like it's been long enough that I could enjoy playing through the game again. But that's why the PS4 specifically.

I know the remake of RE4 has a PS4 release, and I could get that. But I don't know, I just figured I'd rather have it on PC for mouse aiming and I assume better graphics. It's just that it requires third party DRM at the moment, which will eventually be dropped.

I have RE 5, 6 and 7 on PC. I got them from Steam during sales. But I have yet to play them. I also have RE1 on Steam, as I already mentioned. I'm more interested in playing 1, and the remakes of 2 and 3. It's just that the RE1 formula just didn't click with me. I mean, I love just about everything about the game, but gameplay-wise I get bored from not knowing what the hell to do. Am I missing something? I want to enjoy these games!

[pierrot]

It's just that the RE1 formula just didn't click with me. I mean, I love just about everything about the game, but gameplay-wise I get bored from not knowing what the hell to do. Am I missing something? I want to enjoy these games!

In terms of puzzles, or where to go in the mansion? I kind of think of the early Resident Evils as sort of metroid-vania adjacent: Usually there's an item, or items, that unlock new areas; Often doubling back through places is required. I guess some of the puzzles are kind of reminiscent of P&Cs in some ways, but I generally find them to be fairly reasonable to figure out, personally.

I've never played any RE after Code:Veronica. I don't even really care that much about 2 or 3, tbh. It's mostly just the original and C:V for me. Even REmake doesn't exactly do it for me; I kind of feel it's the schlocky b-horror vibe that makes RE1 a classic.

[marurun]

I watched Beetlejuice Beetlejuice this past weekend. I think that qualifies! It's definitely more spoopy than scary, but still very much in that creepy vein.

[Ziggy]

spoopy

Is that like scary poopie?

I'll watch it eventually, but I'm always afraid to watch sequels like this.

I guess some of the puzzles are kind of reminiscent of P&Cs in some ways, but I generally find them to be fairly reasonable to figure out, personally.

Yes! I feel like that's a good comparison, point and clicks.

[o.pwuaioc]

We just rewatched Hellraiser a couple weeks ago. Honestly, the figure was so much cooler than the movie was. My wife liked it, but I was a bit let down. For reference, I hadn't seen the movie in over 30 years.