TRR Halloween Marathon 2024 Schedule & Guessing Game
Rules and hints
Hello everyone!
It’s that time of year again—time for the TRR Halloween Marathon guessing game! Since there are two marathons back-to-back this year, I’m going to do something a bit different. There will be three winning categories this year:
1. Highest overall score for all titles across both days - $100 Criterion/Vinegar Syndrome/DiabolikDVD gift card
2. Highest score for day 1 - $50 Criterion/Vinegar Syndrome/DiabolikDVD gift card
3. Highest score for day 2 - $50 Criterion/Vinegar Syndrome/DiabolikDVD gift card
Each individual entry can only win one of the three categories. In other words, if somebody guesses all the movies in the correct slots, they will just win the prize for #1. The other two prizes will go to the people who get the most points for each individual day. Note you do not have to be present at the marathon in order to win! There will be a couple of raffles during the last break for each day, though, and for those you will need to be online to win.
Scoring for the guessing game works as follows: Each slot is worth 2 points. If you guess the correct movie in the correct slot, you get both points. If you guess a movie that is showing, but not in the correct slot, you get one point. So for example, if you guess Phantasm for #1, you get two points if Phantasm is #1. However, if you guess Phantasm for any other numbered slot on either day, you get one point. (Please note Phantasm is not showing, and it’s in the wrong decade for the second half of the marathon anyway so don’t guess it!) This means there are 38 total points available across both days; people have won with as few as 3 points before, so don’t be intimidated! It’s definitely worth a shot.
Finally, a couple of things to keep in mind:
None of the films screening the marathon(s) have been shown at a previous TRR Halloween marathon or on TRR-TV. Check those links for Letterboxd lists to narrow down your guesses!
Since the entire second day consists of movies from a single decade, no films in the first day are from that decade. (Although one of them does have a copyright date in that decade, but it was released a few years later.)
If you’re on the Substack list, you can reply directly via email to this message with your entry. If you’re on the TRR-TV Discord you can also submit your guesses via direct message there. If you already have my email from previous entries, it’s the same as it was in previous years! Entries are due in by 11:59 p.m. (Central) on Friday 8 November. Winners will be announced during the breaks before the last movie each night. Overall winner will be announced Sunday night along with the day 2 winner.
And now for the main event! All times Central.
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Saturday 9 November (/)
10:00 a.m
1. Family friendly creature feature that plays like a 3-episode HANNAH MONTANA arc but the last episode is METAMORPHOSIS: THE ALIEN FACTOR
Credits: 4:11
11:28 a.m.
5-minute break
11:33 a.m.
2. Stylish classic marking the first time two absolute titans of the genre shared the screen
Credits: 36 seconds
12:39 p.m.
6-minute break
12:45 p.m.
3. Hugely influential sci-fi/horror that directly inspired a later and even more hugely influential sci-fi/horror
Credits: 46 seconds
2:15 p.m.
5-minute break
2:20 p.m.
4. 1990s made-for-TV Lovecraft adaptation (not English language)
Credits: 2:03
3:15 p.m.
5-minute break
3:20 p.m.
5. 1970s made-for-TV Fitz-James O’Brien adaptation (English language)
Credits: 55 seconds
4:25 p.m.
60-minute break: TV episode & trailers
5:25 p.m.
6. Surreal, (literally) nightmarish cosmic horror co-starring a familiar face to TRR-TV viewers
Credits: 2:49
6:47 p.m.
5-minute break
6:52 p.m.
7. Curious hybrid of stylish slasher and small-town drama with a couple of very recognizable cast members
Credits: 3:00
8:25 p.m.
5-minute break
8:30 p.m.
8. Brutal but fun single-location slasher with buckets of practical gore
Credits: 5:03
9:58 p.m.
7-minute break
10:05 p.m.
9. Absolutely merciless, gore-soaked slasher centered around the housing market (content warning: just about everything)
Credits: 5:07
11:42 p.m.
8-minute break
11:50 p.m.
10. Very recent, super fun sci-fi/horror with a killer soundtrack and style to burn
Sunday 10 November (\)
10:00 a.m.
1. Simply one of the greatest Italian horror movies ever made
Credits: 2:22
11:30 a.m.
5-minute break
11:35 a.m.
2. Very stupid “monster rally” packed with outrageous creatures and choices that make it obvious its production was a complete disaster (but the movie is super fun!)
Credits: 3:48
1:00 p.m.
5-minute break
1:05 p.m.
3. Like THE DEER HUNTER but a slasher movie; one of the greats!
Credits: 2:41
2:38 p.m.
7-minute break
2:45 p.m.
4. Hilariously bizarre absurdist slasher with a tangential HALLOWEEN connection
Credits: 2:20
4:22 p.m.
8-minute break
4:30 p.m.
5. Outrageous sci-fi/fantasy/horror/action from a legend in the field
Credits: 1:20
5:55 p.m.
5-minute break
6:00 p.m.
6. Economical sci-fi/horror that gets the job done and ends in a way you will have to see to believe
Credits: 7:45
7:20 p.m.
5-minute break
7:25 p.m.
7. Early 80s DIY sci-fi/horror from a legendary cult director
Credits: 3:35
8:47 p.m.
8-minute break
8:55 p.m.
8. Unquestionably one of the best sci-fi/horror remakes ever made (not that one) (or that one)
Credits: 4:24
10:30 p.m.
Break: Raffles & contest winners
10:35 p.m.
9. Simply one of the greatest Italian horror sequels ever made