Round 1 was a great success–thanks to all who voted!–and the results are in: The Day the Earth Stood Still, Christine, She-Devils on Wheels, and Grizzly are all moving on, while Creature From the Black Lagoon, The Amityville Horror, Chopper Chicks in Zombietown, and Rattlers are done for this year. Here are the official results:
Classic 50s Horror/Sci-Fi
- Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)–8 votes (57%)
- Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)–6 votes (43%)
80s Horror, or Close Enough
- Christine (1983)–9 votes (69%)
- The Amityville Horror (1979)–4 votes (31%)
Schlock on Wheels
- She-Devils on Wheels (1968)–7 votes (78%)
- Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (1989)–2 votes (22%)
Animals On the Loose
- Grizzly (1976)–9 votes (90%)
- Rattlers (1976)–1 vote (10%)
Here are the next four contests–my schedule only allows me to do about four matches a week. As I said on Twitter a bit ago, this is only going to get harder as we go on. . .
Battle of Crazy 70s Cult Leaders!
Here we get two similarly-themed films, with cult leaders led by sadists! Horace Bones v. Alan Ormsby!
I Drink Your Blood (1970)
Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things (1973)
A Troma Classic v. Vengeful Christmas Trees
One’s a classic Troma, another is destined to be a classic (but not from Troma).
The Toxic Avenger (1984)
Treevenge (2008)–full movie (it’s a 16-ish minute short, featuring a Cannibal Holocaust soundtrack!)
Horror: 1960s v. 1970s
Battle of the best horror decades! The 1960s and 1970s. This is where things get tough.
Black Sunday (1960)–a very good intro sequence for its time.
The Abominable Dr. Phibes (1971)
Sci-Fi: 1950s v. 1960s
Two great classics a decade apart–which monsters will you choose?
Them (1954)
Godzilla vs. The Thing (1964)–The original frenemies!
As with last time, I’ll allow a week to vote, and we’ll get into round three roughly this time next week!
42nd St. Cinema Backstory 