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August 8, 2010

Images of Transportation and Vehicle Horror + ONE BIG CHALLENGE!

Hey, more meme! The latest joyous challenge amidst the blog world has been asked of me by both Christine of Fascination with Fear (BEWARE - The music WILL surprise you!) and Emily C. of The Quest to Watch Every Movie Ever (the most ambitious blog of all-time?), two of my favorite blogs around.

The challenge, which I've chose to accept, is to capture images that relate to a certain theme in horror. In my case, since it was a Christine that first challenged me, I thought of a shiny red car. And then, I thought of more vehicles in horror - the kind of planes, trains, automobiles, spaceships, boats, carts, carriages, and more that transported the horror of their films from place to place. So, here's a collection of images of the methods of transportation in which evil resides, which I captured from a few DVDs.

AND HERE'S THE BEST PART! (No, I didn't call the pizza dude.) I'm not telling you what I took them from! You get to guess what movies they come from in the comments below! Some are easy! Some are harder! Some are great movies! Some are awful! Consider this a one-time-only tribute to Kindertrauma Funhouse!

1. Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht
2. C.H.U.D.
3. Young Frankenstein
4. Jason X
5. Leprechaun
6. Snakes on a Plane
7. A Nightmare on Elm Street
8. The Blob
9. Jeepers Creepers
10. John Carpenter's The Thing
11. The Midnight Meat Train
12. Alien
13. The Monster Squad
14. Death Proof
15. The Evil Dead
16. Terror Train
17. Christine
18. Jaws
19. Riding the Bullet
20. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
21. Satan's Cheerleaders
22. George A. Romero's Diary of the Dead
23. Lifeboat
24. The Car
25. An American Werewolf in London
26. Below
27. Maximum Overdrive
28. Bram Stoker's Dracula
29. Who Can Kill a Child?
30. Pulse (Kairo)
31. Joy Ride
32. Creatures from the Abyss
33. Duel
34. Trick 'r Treat
35. The Wicker Man
36. Halloween
37. Ghost Ship
38. Night Train to Terror

Show me your smartness!!!!

30 comments:

Kristi Dorson said...

These are going to haunt me in my sleep! I KNOW I know more of them but I underestimated how hard it would be to identify a movie by a single image, heh.

I'll start with:

7 - Nightmare On Elm Street 1
9 - Jeepers Creepers
15 - Evil Dead

Yes? No? Idiocy? lol

Anonymous said...

20 is Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
27 is Maximum Overdrive?

I'm going to be trying to figure the rest out all night.

Anonymous said...

Some more (probably wrong) guesses:

14. Death Proof
24. the Car
25. An American Werewolf in London
28. Bram Stoker's Dracula
33. Duel
36. Halloween

The Mike said...

So far, all correct.

Good work ladies!

Andre Dumas said...

Well here are some of my guesses

3. CHUD
4. This is a guess is it Aliens?! I'm not sure.
6. Creepshow
11. Another guess....Midnight Meat Train?
13. Monster Squad
17. Christine
21. BIG guess: The Hills Have Eyes
29. Who Can Kill a Child?
37. Ghostship?

Yeah a lot of guesses. I'll be back for more maybe later.

props to making things fun

The Mike said...

Which one did you think was CHUD, Andre?

You got 11, 13, 17, 29, and 37 right.

So far, we have....

7. Nightmare on Elm Street
9. Jeepers Creepers
11. Midnight Meat Train
13. Monster Squad
14. Death Proof
15. Evil Dead
17. Christine
20. Texas Chain Saw Massacre
24. The Car
25. An American Werewolf in London
27. Maximum Overdrive
28. Dracula
29. Who Can Kill a Child?
33. Duel
36. Halloween
37. Ghost Ship

22 to go, people! I'll start giving out hints a little later if we're still missing some.

Emily said...

Ahhh, these are tough! I'm gonna rack my brain for the rest of the night! Here are some guesses for now:

2. CHUD
12. Event Horizon
26. Below
34. Trick 'R Treat

The Mike said...

You're right about CHUD (as was Andre, just wrong #), Below, and Trick 'r Treat!

2. CHUD
7. Nightmare on Elm Street
9. Jeepers Creepers
11. Midnight Meat Train
13. Monster Squad
14. Death Proof
15. Evil Dead
17. Christine
20. Texas Chain Saw Massacre
24. The Car
25. An American Werewolf in London
26. Below
27. Maximum Overdrive
28. Dracula
29. Who Can Kill a Child?
33. Duel
34. Trick 'r Treat
36. Halloween
37. Ghost Ship

Emily said...

Okay- new (improved) guess for #12 is Alien

The Mike said...

New, Improved...and CORRECT.

2. CHUD
7. Nightmare on Elm Street
9. Jeepers Creepers
11. Midnight Meat Train
12. Alien
13. Monster Squad
14. Death Proof
15. Evil Dead
17. Christine
20. Texas Chain Saw Massacre
24. The Car
25. An American Werewolf in London
26. Below
27. Maximum Overdrive
28. Dracula
29. Who Can Kill a Child?
33. Duel
34. Trick 'r Treat
36. Halloween
37. Ghost Ship

We're more than halfway done! First set of clues:

#1 is from a remake. #3 is from a film that is not primarily horror, but based on a horror story. #4 features one of the horror genre's favorite villains. #5 appears to be a very small vehicle. #6 contains most of the film's working title.

The Mike said...

#8 and #10 occur on the same continent.

Anonymous said...

Ok, 4 might be Silent Running, 5 maybe the House of Wax remake, 8 maybe POTA 3, 3...hmmm, maybe Frankentstein, not sure, 21 maybe the hills have eyes, these are just guesses
Dreaded Dreams
Petunia Scareum

Andre Dumas said...

Oh I did mean #2... nuts! Your number placement confused me pffffft!

Emily said...

8. Hmmmmm....something in Antarctica
10. John Carpenter's The Thing

The Mike said...

MORE CLUES!
I'm guessing there probably aren't many people out there who have seen #21, #32, and #38...though I have recently heard one blogger commenting on that last one via twitter.

#16 is taken a few seconds before the film's title comes on screen. #18 is one of the most loved movies ever. #19 is based on a Stephen King story. #22 is from a film whose title ends in Dead. #23 is from a famed director who made a couple of horror classics, but isn't really a horror film.

The Mike said...

Ah, Emily C got #10!

2. CHUD
7. Nightmare on Elm Street
9. Jeepers Creepers
10. The Thing
11. Midnight Meat Train
12. Alien
13. Monster Squad
14. Death Proof
15. Evil Dead
17. Christine
20. Texas Chain Saw Massacre
24. The Car
25. An American Werewolf in London
26. Below
27. Maximum Overdrive
28. Dracula
29. Who Can Kill a Child?
33. Duel
34. Trick 'r Treat
36. Halloween
37. Ghost Ship

BTW, don't forget that there's a certain movie I have to mention in almost every post. ;)

Emily said...

4. Jason X
8. The Blob (original)
22. Diary of the Dead?

The Mike said...

Emily's rolling!

2. CHUD
4. Jason X
7. Nightmare on Elm Street
8. The Blob ('58)
9. Jeepers Creepers
10. The Thing
11. Midnight Meat Train
12. Alien
13. Monster Squad
14. Death Proof
15. Evil Dead
17. Christine
20. Texas Chain Saw Massacre
22. Diary of the Dead
24. The Car
25. An American Werewolf in London
26. Below
27. Maximum Overdrive
28. Dracula
29. Who Can Kill a Child?
33. Duel
34. Trick 'r Treat
36. Halloween
37. Ghost Ship

A couple more clues:
#1 The ship shown is also represented in another film that's already been identified.
#3 is a younger film than you think. #30 is from a non English language film. #35 is from a cult classic which has an infamous remake.

Emily said...

1. Bram Stoker's Dracula??
18. Jaws
19. Riding the Bullet?

I have a feeling these images will haunt me as I sleep and I'll wake up at 3am with a revelation about more of them.

The Mike said...

You're on the right track for #1. The first clue I gave on it might give you the answer.

But, the other two are quite right.

2. CHUD
4. Jason X
7. Nightmare on Elm Street
8. The Blob ('58)
9. Jeepers Creepers
10. The Thing
11. Midnight Meat Train
12. Alien
13. Monster Squad
14. Death Proof
15. Evil Dead
17. Christine
18. Jaws
19. Riding the Bullet
20. Texas Chain Saw Massacre
22. Diary of the Dead
24. The Car
25. An American Werewolf in London
26. Below
27. Maximum Overdrive
28. Dracula
29. Who Can Kill a Child?
33. Duel
34. Trick 'r Treat
36. Halloween
37. Ghost Ship

CLUE: #6, #16, #31, and #38 take place almost entirely in the vehicles pictured.

Michele (TheGirlWhoLovesHorror) said...

6. Snakes on a Plane

That's all I got for now!

The Mike said...

One more for the fire!

2. CHUD
4. Jason X
6. Snakes on a Plane
7. Nightmare on Elm Street
8. The Blob ('58)
9. Jeepers Creepers
10. The Thing
11. Midnight Meat Train
12. Alien
13. Monster Squad
14. Death Proof
15. Evil Dead
17. Christine
18. Jaws
19. Riding the Bullet
20. Texas Chain Saw Massacre
22. Diary of the Dead
24. The Car
25. An American Werewolf in London
26. Below
27. Maximum Overdrive
28. Dracula
29. Who Can Kill a Child?
33. Duel
34. Trick 'r Treat
36. Halloween
37. Ghost Ship

LOTS OF CLUES time! Gonna reveal all the answers later tonight.

#1 - As already noted, has to do with Dracula, and is a remake of a German film.
#3 - "Young"er than you might think. Based on a famous horror story. Not necessarily a horror film.
#5 - Is a very small vehicle. The film's heroine went on to become a star on a long running TV show, and is now trying to be a bigtime movie star.
#16 - It's a train. A famous scream queen stars in this movie.
#21 - Pretty obscure '70s horror with a memorably sleazy title. I wonder what kind of characters would decorate their car like that?
#23 - Directed by a "master" who made a couple of great horror films during his storied career. The survivors of this ship are the stars of the movie.
#30 - Remade for American audiences with a popular young TV star in the lead. This plane appears in a memorable final scene.
#31 - The semi on the right of the frame isn't important. The other two vehicles contain the two main male characters and the unseen villain.
#32 - The most obscure movie on the list, a DTV piece of crap from the mid '90s. Mostly, I wanted to laugh at that silly frilly bikini. Part of the title is the title of a James Cameron film.
#35 - One of the most beloved cult horrors of the '70s, and has an infamous modern remake. The plane is only featured in the opening credits of the film.
#38 - Awful '80s horror film in which the passengers onboard the train are observed by two super powers. A public domain horror, too.

Michele (TheGirlWhoLovesHorror) said...

3. Young Frankenstein
16. I never saw it, but is that Terror Train movie with Jamie Lee Curtis?
35. Wicker Man

Andre Dumas said...

#23 is Lifeboat?

I missed you giving out all these hints I'm sad.

The Mike said...

Sorry, Andre! Since you're the queen of screen grabs, I'm sure you'd have nailed them.

And we're down to the last few!

2. CHUD
3. Young Frankenstein
4. Jason X
6. Snakes on a Plane
7. Nightmare on Elm Street
8. The Blob ('58)
9. Jeepers Creepers
10. The Thing
11. Midnight Meat Train
12. Alien
13. Monster Squad
14. Death Proof
15. Evil Dead
16. Terror Train
17. Christine
18. Jaws
19. Riding the Bullet
20. Texas Chain Saw Massacre
22. Diary of the Dead
23. Lifeboat
24. The Car
25. An American Werewolf in London
26. Below
27. Maximum Overdrive
28. Dracula
29. Who Can Kill a Child?
33. Duel
34. Trick 'r Treat
35. The Wicker Man
36. Halloween
37. Ghost Ship

#1 - Was made by an eclectic director/star duo.
#5 - Spawned 5 sequels, and took its series to some unlikely settings.
#21 - Has a sleazy title based on the characters, but also a devilish title.
#30 - One of the most beloved Asian horrors.
#31 - Not necessarily horror. Owes a lot of its success to #33.
#32 - Features the alternate title "Plankton".
#38 - The "Train" is part of the title. Widely considered one of the worst '80s horror films.

Hopefully these will give them away. I've teased way too long.

Michele (TheGirlWhoLovesHorror) said...

Doh! I see it now! 5 is Leprechaun. Right?

32 has got to be something with Abyss in the title. Only James Cameron move that makes sense!

I give up on the others, I'm at a loss!

The Mike said...

OK, the answers are totally posted in the initial post! Thanks to everyone for playing along, you're all quite awesome!

Anonymous said...

I will now stand in the corner with my "Dunce" hat on....*kicking ground*...
Dreaded Dreams
Petunia Scareum

The Mike said...

No need for dunce-ness, they weren't very easy. I appreciate all guesses!

Sadako said...

So many movies I need to see!