2013 Film Log

I’m back at least for 1 post. Every year I keep a film log, but last year was the first time I ever posted it. So here’s my film log for 2013 plus the books/comics I read this year.

2013 Film Log

Popatopolis- Clay Westervelt- ****
Night Train Murders- Aldo Lado- ****
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter- Joseph Zito- ****
Intruder- Scott Spiegel- *** ½
Dorm That Dripped Blood- Jeffrey Obrow & Stephen Carpenter- *** ½
House by the Cemetery- Lucio Fulci- ****
Flesheater- William Hinzman- ***
Sorority House Massacre II- Jim Wynorski- ***
Are You Alone in the House- Walter Grauman- *** ½
Terror Train- Roger Spottiswoode- *** ½
The House on Sorority Row- Mark Rosman- *** ½
Final Exam- Jimmy Huston- *** ½
Lisa- Gary Sherman- ***
Daddy’s Girl- Martin Kitrosser- **
A Mother’s Nightmare- Vic Sarin- ***
Strip Nude for Your Killer- Andrea Bianchi- *** ½
Jason Goes to Hell- Adam Marcus- ***
Amazing Spider-Man- Marc Webb- **** ½
Inferno- Dario Argento- ****
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge- Jack Sholder- ** ½
Zombie- Lucio Fulci- **** ½
Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare- Rachel Talalay- ***
My Bloody Valentine- George Mihalka- ****
Burial Ground- Andrea Bianchi- *** ½
Friday the 13th- Marcus Nispel- *** ½
Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning- Jonathan Liebesman- ** ½
Nightmare- Romano Scavolini- *** ½
Jason X- James Isaac- ** ½
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan- Rob Hedden- *** ½
The Exterminator- James Glickenhaus- *** ½
Death Wish 2- Michael Winner- **** ½
Halloween II- Rick Rosenthal- ****
Maniac- William Lustig- ****
Deep Red- Dario Argento- ****
The Crazies- George A. Romero- ****
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 2- Jay Oliva- *** ½
Paranormal Activity 4- Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman- ** ½
Maniac Cop- William Lustig- ****
Lethal Weapon 3- Richard Donner- **** ½
Maniac Cop 2- William Lustig- ***
Lethal Weapon 2- Richard Donner- ****
Midnight Movie- Jack Messitt- *** ½
Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence- William Lustig- ***
Schizo- Pete Walker- ** ½
Goodnight for Justice: Queen of Hearts- Martin Wood- ***
Zombie Lake- Jean Rollin- ***
Zombie Girl: The Movie- Justin Johnson- ****
House of Whipcord- Pete Walker- ****
Zombie High- Ron Link- **
Skyfall- Sam Mendes- ****
The Comeback- Pete Walker- ***
Re-Animator- Stuart Gordon- ***
The Living Dead Girl- Jean Rollin- *** ½
Schoolgirl Hitchhikers- Jean Rollin- *** ½
Night Terror- E.W. Swackhamer- **
Grapes of Death- Jean Rollin- ****
Dawn of the Dead- George A. Romero- *****
New Nightmare- Wes Craven- ****
Female Vampire- Jesus Franco- ***
Initiation of Sarah- Robert Day- *** ½
The Dark Knight Rises- Christopher Nolan- *****
Day of the Dead- George A. Romero- ****
Night of the Living Dead: Re-Animation- Jeff Broadstreet- *
In the Custody of Strangers- Robert Greenwald- ***
Pieces- J. Simon- *** ½
Land of the Dead- George A. Romero- *** ½
Bloody Birthday- Ed Hunt- ***
Jaws- Steven Spielberg- **** ½
Carrie- Brian De Palma- **** ½
Contamination .7- Joe D’Amato- **
Survival of the Dead- George A. Romero- ****
Halloween- John Carpenter- *****
Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later- Steve Miner- ****
Halloween 5- Dominique Othenin-Girard- ****
Blood Feast- HG Lewis- ***
Hellbent- Paul Etheredge- ** ½
Die Hard 2- Renny Harlin- ****
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers- Dwight Little- ***
Child’s Play 2- John Lafia- ***
Die Hard with a Vengeance- John McTiernan- ****
The Warriors- Walter Hill- ****
Kiss Me Killer- Jesus Franco- **
Jeepers Creepers- Victor Salva- ** ½
Frightmare- Pete Walker- ****
American Winter- Harry Gantz & Joe Gantz- *** ½
When a Stranger Calls- Simon West- ** ½
The Exterminator 2- Mark Buntzman- *** ½
Open House- Jag Mundhra- **
Amityville II: The Possession- Damiano Damiani- ** ½
Children of Times Square- Curtis Hanson- ***
Don’t Look in the Cellar- Dennis Devine- ** ½
Class of 1999- Mark L. Lester- ****
Halloween Night- Mark Atkins- **
When a Killer Calls- Peter Mervis- ** ½
Friday the 13th Part 2- Steve Miner- ****
Slumber Party Massacre- Amy Holden Jones- ****
The Crazies- Breck Eisner- ***
Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning- Danny Steinmann- *** ½
Night of the Living Dead- George A. Romero- *****
Diary of the Dead- George A. Romero- *** ½
I Drink Your Blood- David Durston- *** ½
Teaching Mrs. Tingle- Kevin Williamson- ****
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue- Jorge Grau- ****
Satan’s Blood- Carlos Puerto- ***
Night of the Living Dead- Tom Savini- *** ½
The Last Man on Earth- Ubaldo B. Ragona- *** ½
The Evil Dead- Sam Raimi- ****
City of the Living Dead- Lucio Fulci- ****
Evil Dead II- Sam Raimi- **** ½
Bully- Lee Hirsch- *** ½
Friday the 13th Part 3- Steve Miner- ****
Student Bodies- Mickey Rose- *** ½
Beverly Hills Cop- Martin Brest- ****
Death Wish 3- Michael Winner- **** ½
New York Ripper- Lucio Fulci- ****
An American Werewolf in London- John Landis- ****
Django Unchained- Quentin Tarantino- *****
Sorority House Massacre- Carol Frank- ** ½
The Confessional- Pete Walker- *** ½
Zombi 3- Lucio Fulci- ***
30 Days in May- Todd Crites & Jackson Nguyen- *** ½
Oasis of the Zombies- Jesus Franco- **
Another Earth- Mike Cahill- *** ½
Don’t Torture a Duckling- Lucio Fulci- **** ½
Massage Parlor Murders- Chester Fox & Alex Stevens- ***
Killer’s Moon- Alan Birkinshaw- ** ½
High Tension- Alexandre Aja- ****
The Wizard of Gore- HG Lewis- ***
Hands of the Ripper- Peter Sasdy- ** ½
Alice Sweet Alice- Alfred Sole- *** ½
Halloween III: Season of the Witch- Tommy Lee Wallace- *** ½
Virgin Witch- Ray Austin- ** ½
Beyond the Darkness- Joe D’Amato- ****
Rats: Nights of Terror- Bruno Mattei- ***
Humanoids from the Deep- Barbara Peeters- *** ½
Suspiria- Dario Argento- **** ½
Trauma- Dario Argento- *** ½
Last House on the Left- Wes Craven- **** ½
Fortress- Stuart Gordon- *** ½
The Hills Have Eyes- Wes Craven- *** ½
Someone’s Watching Me- John Carpenter- ****
Assault on Precinct 13- John Carpenter- ****
Deadly Friend- Wes Craven- ***
Massacre in Dinosaur Valley- Michele Massimo Tarantini- ***
Murder Rock- Lucio Fulci- ***
They Live- John Carpenter- ****
Zombie Holocaust- Marino Girolami- *** ½
Hellraiser: Deader- Rick Bota- ***
Bloody Moon- Jesus Franco- ***
Devil Dog: Hound of Hell- Curtis Harrington- ***
Slugs- J. Simon- *** ½
The Prowler- Joseph Zito- ****
Cyclone- Fred Olen Ray- ***
The Black Cat- Lucio Fulci- **
Alienator- Fred Olen Ray- ***
Texas Chainsaw- John Luessenhop- ** ½
Rape Squad- Robert Kelljchian- ***
Blood Night: The Legend of Mary Hatchet- Frank Sabatella- ** ½
Death Wish 4: The Crackdown- J. Lee Thompson- *** ½
Disturbing Behavior- David Nutter- ***
Phenomena- Dario Argento- ****
Savage Streets- Danny Steinmann- ****
Death Wish: The Face of Death- Allan A. Goldstein- ***
Phantasm II- Don Coscarelli- *** ½
The Burning- Tony Maylam- ****
Madman- Joe Giannone- *** ½
Psycho- Alfred Hitchcock- *****
The Town That Dreaded Sundown- Charles B. Pierce- ****
The Evictors- Charles B. Pierce- *** ½
Death Wish- Michael Winner- ****
Vigilante- William Lustig- ****
Friday the 13th Part VII- The New Blood- John Carl Buechler- ***
Lethal Weapon 4- Richard Donner- ****
Psycho- Gus Van Sant- ***
Hatchet- Adam Green- ****
Hatchet II- Adam Green- ****
He Knows You’re Alone- Armand Mastroianni- *** ½
The Dentist- Brian Yuzna- *** ½
A Good Day to Die Hard- John Moore- ** ½
Sudden Impact- Clint Eastwood- **** ½
Magnum Force- Ted Post- *** ½
The Wolf-Man- George Waggner- **** ½
The Invisible Man- James Whale- ****
Dracula- Tod Browning- ****
The Enforcer- James Fargo- *** ½
Frankenstein- James Whale- **** ½
Dirty Harry- Don Siegel- ****
The Mummy- Karl Freund- ** ½
Bride of Frankenstein- James Whale- *****
Gran Torino- Clint Eastwood- *****
Dracula- George Melford- ****
Creature from the Black Lagoon- Jack Arnold- *** ½
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man- Roy William Neill- ***
Strangers On a Train- Alfred Hitchcock- ****
Ghost of Frankenstein- Erle C. Kenton- *** ½
Mummy’s Curse- Leslie Goodwins- ** ½
The Dead Zone- David Cronenberg- ****
House of Frankenstein- Erle C. Kenton- ***
Escape from New York- John Carpenter- ****
Killer Workout- David Prior- ***
The Black Cat- Edgar G. Ulmer- ***
Jane Doe: How to Fire Your Boss- James A. Contner- ***
Saturday Night Fever- John Badham- ****
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein- Charles Barton- ****
White Zombie- Victor Halperin- ** ½
The Vampire’s Ghost- Lesley Selander- ** ½
Beverly Hills Cop II- Tony Scott- ****
Son of Frankenstein- Rowland V. Lee- **** ½
Madhouse- Jim Clark- ***
Bride of the Monster- Ed Wood- ***
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland- Michael A. Simpson- ****
Mark of the Vampire- Tod Browning- ****
Plan 9 from Outer Space- Ed Wood- *** ½
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers- Michael A. Simpson- ****
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II- Bruce Pittman- ***
Rosemary’s Baby- Roman Polanski- **** ½
Invasion of the Body Snatchers- Don Siegel- ****
Rear Window- Alfred Hitchcock- **** ½
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon- Scott Glosserman- ****
The Birds- Alfred Hitchcock- ****
Action Jackson- Craig R. Baxley- ** ½
House of Seven Corpses- Paul Harrison- **
Vertigo- Alfred Hitchcock- ****
Evil Dead- Fede Alvarez- ***
Night of the Ghouls- Ed Wood- ** ½
Devil Bat- Jean Yarbrough- ****
The Dead Pool- Buddy Van Horn- *** ½
High Noon- Fred Zinnemann- *****
The Nest- Terence H. Winkless- ** ½
Prison- Renny Harlin- *** ½
The Shootist- Don Siegel- ****
Batman- Tim Burton- ****
Lone Wolf McQuade- Steve Carver- *** ½
Batman: Year One- Sam Liu, Lauren Montgomery- ***
Batman Forever- Joel Schumacher- ***
Batman Returns- Tim Burton- ***
The Fog- John Carpenter- ****
Missing in Action- Joseph Zito- *** ½
Blood Rage- John Grissmer- **
A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors- Chuck Russell- *** ½
Hatchet III- BJ McDonnell- ****
The Lost Boys- Joel Schumacher- ****
Sleepaway Camp- Robert Hiltzik- ***
Return of the Living Dead- Dan O’Bannon- *** ½
The Blob- Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr- ***
Home Sweet Home- Nettie Pena- **
Pink Floyd: The Wall- Alan Parker- *** ½
Hospital Massacre- Boaz Davidson- *** ½
I Come in Peace- Craig R. Baxley- ****
The Incredible Melting Man- William Sachs- ***
The Unseen- Danny Steinmann- *** ½
Schizoid- David Paulsen- ***
Lords of Salem- Rob Zombie- ****
Lifeforce- Tobe Hooper- **
Lethal Weapon- Richard Donner- *****
Rocky V- John G. Avildsen- *** ½
Rocky IV- Sylvester Stallone- ****
Rocky III- Sylvester Stallone- *** ½
Rocky II- Sylvester Stallone- ****
Rocky- John G. Avildsen- *****
Rocky Balboa- Sylvester Stallone- *****
Death Hunt- Peter Hunt- ****
First Blood- Ted Kotcheff- ****
Rambo- Sylvester Stallone- **** ½
Psycho III- Anthony Perkins- *** ½
Psycho II- Richard Franklin- ****
Bay of Blood- Mario Bava- *** ½
Happy Birthday to Me- J. Lee Thompson- *** ½
I Spit on Your Grave 2- Steven R. Monroe- ***
The Big Bird Cage- Jack Hill- ****
World War Z- Marc Forster- ** ½
Women in Cages- Gerardo de Leon- *** ½
Curse of Chucky- Don Mancini- ***
The Fly- Kurt Neumann- ****
Rambo: First Blood Part II- George P. Cosmatos- ****
Child’s Play 3- Jack Bender- ***
Rambo III- Peter MacDonald- *** ½
Maniac- Franck Khalfoun- ****
Prince of Darkness- John Carpenter- ** ½
Halloween- Rob Zombie- ****
A Nightmare on Elm Street- Wes Craven- **** ½
A Nightmare on Elm Street- Samuel Bayer- ** ½
High Plains Drifter- Clint Eastwood- **** ½
28 Weeks Later- Juan Carlos Fresnadillo- ****
Silent Night, Deadly Night- Charles E. Sellier, Jr- ****
Night of the Creeps- Fred Dekker- **** ½
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2- Lee Harry- ** ½
Splatter University- Richard W. Haines- ** ½
Bullet to the Head- Walter Hill- ****
A Fistful of Dollars- Sergio Leone- *** ½
For a Few Dollars More- Sergio Leone- **** ½
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly- Sergio Leone- ****
Tango & Cash- Andrey Konchalovskiy- *** ½
Pale Rider- Clint Eastwood- ****
Once Upon a Time in the West- Sergio Leone- **** ½
Demolition Man- Marco Brambilla- *** ½
Body Snatchers- Abel Ferrara- *** ½
Night of the Comet- Thom Eberhardt- *** ½
Man of Steel- Zack Snyder- ***
Superman II- Richard Lester- *** ½
Planes, Trains and Automobiles- John Hughes- *****
A Virgin Among the Living Dead- Jesùs Franco- ***
Hatchet for the Honeymoon- Mario Bava- ***
Troll 2- Claudio Fragasso- ***
Silent Rage- Michael Miller- ** ½
Taxi Driver- Martin Scorsese- *****
The Stepford Wives- Bryan Forbes- ***
Bloody Homecoming- Brian C. Weed- ** ½
Best Worst Movie- Michael Stephenson- ****
Body Bags- John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper- *** ½
Black Sabbath- Mario Bava- ****
House on Straw Hill- James Kenelm Clarke- ***
Whip and the Body- Mario Bava- ** ½
Awful Dr. Orlof- Jesùs Franco- *** ½

314- Total Films

30s- 10
40s- 8
50s- 9
60s- 15
70s- 62
80s- 120
90s- 33
2000s- 56

First Time Views

102

Films by Director

2 Films

Andrea Bianchi
HG Lewis
Bruno Mattei
Stuart Gordon
Juan Piquer Simon
Fred Olen Ray
Sam Raimi
Charles B. Pierce
Adam Green
Erle C. Kenton
Tod Browning
Michael A. Simpson
Renny Harlin
Tim Burton
Joel Schumacher
Craig R. Baxley
John G. Avildsen
J. Lee Thompson
Rob Zombie
Walter Hill
Tobe Hooper

3 Films

Steve Miner
Michael Winner
James Whale
Ed Wood
Don Siegel
Joseph Zito
Danny Steinmann

4 Films

Jean Rollin
Richard Donner
Clint Eastwood
Sergio Leone
Mario Bava

5 Films

Alfred Hitchcock
Pete Walker
Dario Argento
William Lustig
Sylvester Stallone
Wes Craven

6 Films

Jesùs Franco

7 Films

George A. Romero

8 Films

Lucio Fulci
John Carpenter

Books

Death Wish- Brain Garfield- *** ½
Death Sentence- Brian Garfield- *** ½
Psycho- Robert Bloch- **** ½
Psycho II- Robert Bloch- ****
Psycho House- Robert Bloch- ***
Dead City- Joe McKinney- *** ½
Walking Dead Vol. 1: Days Gone Bye Issues 1-6- ****
Walking Dead Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us Issues 7-12- ****
Walking Dead Vol. 3: Safety Behind Bars Issues 13-18- ****
Walking Dead Vol. 4: Heart’s Desires Issues 19-24- ****
Walking Dead Vol. 5: The Best Defense Issues 25-30- ****
Walking Dead Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life Issues 31-36- ****
Walking Dead Vol. 7: Calm Before Issues 37-42- ****
Walking Dead Vol. 8: Made to Suffer Issues 43-48- ****
Walking Dead Vol. 9: Here We Remain Issues 49-54- ****
Walking Dead Vol. 10: What We Become Issues 55-60- ****
Walking Dead Vol. 11: Fear the Hunters Issues 61-66- ****