What a week!

So, my plan was to spend this week watching horror movies and writing up all sorts of reviews and stuff and scheduling them for the October Horrorthon.  That’s what I do every year during the final week of September.  This year, though, the universe had other plans.

On Monday, around 4 p.m., I noticed that I was getting a sore throat and that I was starting to feel a little bit light-headed.  I figured it was either a cold or maybe a sinus infection.  Instead, it was the flu.  I spent most of this week in bed, running a fever, and coughing.  I didn’t get to watch or write half of the things that I had planned for.  Fortunately, I’m now recovering.  I wouldn’t say that I’m a 100% well but I’m definitely doing better than I was just two days ago and, more importantly, I’m at a point where I can once against start watching and reviewing films.  And just in time because …. IT’S OCTOBER!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN MONTH EVERYONE!  THE OCTOBER HORRORTHON IS HERE!  And we’ve got a lot in store for you, both here at the Shattered Lens and also at Horror Critic!  On a personal note, this is my favorite time of year and I can’t wait to share it with all of you.

Here is this week in review:

Films I Watched:

1. Army of Darkness (1992)
2. Beyond The Living Dead (1973)
3. House of Dracula (1945)
4. I Dismember Mama (1972)
5. The Invisible Man Returns (1940)
6. Lake of Dracula (1971)
7. Princess of Thieves (2001)
8. Tentacles (1977)
9. Waxwork (1988)
10. Wind River (2017)

Television Shows I Watched:

1. All You Need Is Love
2. Big Brother
3. Dr. Phil
4. Gun
5. Hell’s Kitchen
6. The Hitchhiker
7. Montel Williams Show
8. Night Flight
9. Police Woman
10. Red Dwarf
11. Yes, Prime Minister

Books I Read:

1. Haunted (1990) by R.L. Stine

Music To Which I Listened:

1. Barry Adamson
2. Britney Spears
3. Christina Aguilera
4. Katy Perry
5. New Order
6. Phil Collins
7. Saint Motel
8. Skrillex
9. Souixsee and the Banshees

Live Tweets:

1. Princess of Thieves
2. Wind River
3. Army of Darkness
4. Tentacles

Horror on the Lens:

1. Avenging Conscience 

Horror on TV:

1. The Hitchhiker 4.1 “Perfect Order”

News From Last Week:

1. Michael Gambon Dies at 82
2. David McCallum Dies at 90
3. Sophia Loren Hospitalized After Fall, Has Several Fractures
4. Martin Scorsese Says ‘Fight Back’ Against Comic Book Movie Culture by Supporting Directors Like Christopher Nolan: ‘We’ve Got to Save Cinema’

Links From Last Week:

1. Who you save, saves you as well
2. “Shocktober” Gets Underway With The “Head-Spinning” 70’s Classic “The Exorcist”!
3. Tater’s Week in Review 9/30/23
4. Scientology gets another journalist fired for daring to print the truth

Links From The site:

1. Case reviewed Out There!
2. Leonard shared the trailer for Argylle!
3. I reviewed Miami Vice, Fantasy Island, The Love Boat, South Central, T and T, Welcome Back Kotter, and Dragnet!
4. I shared my week in television!
5. I shared an AMV of the Day!
6. I shared my September Oscar predictions!
7. I shared 8 things that I’m looking forward to in October!
8. I shared 6 trailers for the first day of Horrorthon!
9. I reviewed Spellbound, Blackenstein, The Prey, The Bonfire of the Vanities, Julie and Jack, My Dad’s On Death Row, Trucker’s Woman, The Day My Kid Went Punk, Karate Warrior, Replica, House of Frankenstein, Frogs, Oasis of the Zombies, The Honeymoon Killers, and Deadly Nightshade!
10. I reviewed three books: The Devil’s Candy, Bonfire of the Vanities, and Into the Dark!
11. I paid tribute to Robert Bresson, Arthur Penn, Nicolas Winding Refn, Michael Powell, and Dario Argento!
12. I shared scenes from Wall Street and Halloween 3!
13. Jeff shared music videos from LL Cool J, Olivia Newton-John, Meat Loaf, Brigitte Bardot, Cypress Hill, Jewel, and Smashing Pumpkins!
14. Jeff reviewed American Ninja 4 and the Zombie King!
15. Jeff shared a great moment from comic book history!
16. Erin shared Ranch Romances, Add Flesh to the Fire, Best True Detective, The Duchess of Skid Row, The Death Giver, Click, and Barn!
17. Erin welcomed you to October!
18. Erin shared moments involving an RV and a cemetery!
19. Erin shared The Showmanship of Broadway Nights!
20. Erin celebrated the Rangers making it to the play-off for the first time in a while!

More From Us:

1. At Pop Politics, Jeff shared Weekend News Roundup and Another Weekend News Roundup!
2. At her photography site, Erin shared Clock, Pink, Pioneer, Teeth, Evidence of a Southern Scandal, The Price of Fame, and I Hope He Returns!
3. At SyFyDesigns, I shared I Guess The WGA Strike Is Over, Sick, and Just In Time For October!
4. At my music site, I shared music from Skrillex, Phil Collins, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Katy Perry, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and New Order!
5. At the Reality TV Chat Blog, I shared What Happened To The Updates?, About Tonight, Week 9 Nominations, and Week 9 Veto Comp!
6. For Horror Critic, I reviewed Tentacles!
7. At my dream journal, I shared Last Night’s Air Conditioning Dream, Last Night’s Dr. Phil Dream, Last Night’s Courthouse Dream, Last Night’s Vacation Dream, Last Night’s Golf Course Dream, Last Night’s Laptop Failure Dream, and Last Night’s Flooded House Dream!

Want to see what I did last week?  Click here!