The countdown to Halloween has begun. Here at Castle Vanian, that means two things: busting out the decorations and horror movie marathons!
We've done classic horror and we've done modern horror. What's left? Plenty! Starting with...
Horror remakes!
And it all started because I didn't know Thir13en Ghosts was a remake - which led to watching the original, which led to a discussion about other remakes we loved, which led to...
A month of horror remakes!
We plan to spend the month of October discussing remakes that were better than the originals, remakes that should never have happened, remakes of foreign films we probably haven't seen, and maybe even remakes we'd like to see but haven't been made. To get started, we had a look at Wikipedia's list of horror remakes and vetoed the ones we either couldn't stand or couldn't be bothered watching. That left us with... dum dum DUM...
31 Days of Horror Remakes: The Longlist
Okay, we've narrowed down the list (and added a few more) to bring you...
31 Days of Horror Remakes: The Shortlist
Here's the final list:
18. The Omen 1976 vs 2006
17. Prom Night 1980 vs 2008
16. Carrie 1976 vs 2013 and 2002
15. My Bloody Valentine 1981 vs 2009
14. Black Christmas 1974 vs 2019 and 2006
13. The Fly 1958 vs 1986
12. Evil Dead 1981 vs 2013
11. The Woman in Black 1989 vs 2012
10. I Am Legend (2007 remake of 1971 The Omega Man)
9. The Hitcher (2007 remake of 1986 film)
8. Piranha 3D / Piranha (2010 /1995 remakes of 1978 film)
7. Village of the Damned (1995 remake of 1960 film)
6. It (2017/2019 remake of 1990 mini-series)
5. Flatliners (2017 remake of 1990 film)
4. The Haunting (1999 remake of 1963 film)
3. Thirteen Ghosts (2001 remake of 1960 13 Ghosts)
2. The Wicker Man (2006 remake of 1973 film)
1. Halloween (2007 remake of 1978 film)
We're running a bit late getting these posts out because... you know, 2020 and life and all. We will catch up so keep checking back!
Agree? Disagree? You know what to do.
