Music Monday - Love Letter To A Dungeon Master

 

Wolverine vs The Hand

This short from Blunt Brothers Productions is pretty dope. It's based on Logan's fight with the Hand from Frank Miller's Wolverine miniseries.

Always Punch Nazis

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October Horror Challenge - The Rest

I had three movies left to finish the challenge. I've watched them all before so instead of new reviews, just sharing links to them.

The Crow (1994) - This reverse slasher is a classic. 

Clown in a Cornfield (2025) - I really enjoyed this one and it might be one of the few cases in which the movie is better than the book.

Dagon (2001) - Gordon/Yuzna-style Lovecraft movies are my favorite and this is one of the best examples.

I watched a total of 31 horror flicks this season. Half (16) were new to me. I'm sad to see October go, but my spooky season has been extended a bit. I have one more Halloween party on the 7th.

October Horror Challenge - Vampires (1998)

 

Plot

Jack Crow is an orphan that was raised by the Catholic church to hunt vampires. When his team is ambushed and killed by a master vampire, he and his partner team up with a young priest and sex worker that's slowly turning to a vampire to take out the master and get his revenge.

Review

James Wood is a conservative asshole, but damn do I still love this flick. The gore is great, John Carpenter's soundtrack is phenomenal, the characters are memorable. You can read a previous review I did here.

In Your Game 

The movie's Macguffin would be appropriate in We Die Young or Bloodstarved.

Black Cross of Béziers

This ancient relic was forged in a small French town of the same name. It was used in the brutal reverse exorcism of heretical priest Jan Valek. The process turned him into a vampire, rumored by the Church to be the first, though records show this is definitely not true. 

If a priest performs a reverse exorcism, a vampire can be granted the ability to walk in the sun. This ritual involves the blood of a crusader being fed to the exorcised participant. The priest must complete the exorcism by the first light of dawn to completes the ritual.

October Horror Movie Challenge 2026

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The Snake Pit

 The Snake Pit is a new vampire scenario on Kickstarter. Created by Michael (aka Handbasket Games) it’s a one-shot that takes place in Arizona in ’99.  Seeking refuge from a dust storm after a bad heist they soon find themselves caught in another vampiric crime.

This adventure sounds alike a lot of fun. Not much exploration in this one, but it seems like there’s a lot of great roleplay potential. The adventure is designed to be system neutral, so you can run it with Vampire: The Masquerade or your favorite vampire game. You could grab We Die Young (either SURVIVE THIS!! or OSE version) and make a party of vampires. Another option (and the one preferred by the author) is you could run this using his original vampire game, Bloodstarved. I hadn’t heard of the game before then, but I checked out the quickstart after discovering this project. I like what I’ve seen and am adding it as an add-on to my pledge.

I’m a physical media person so I’m going for the physical pledge. This gets you the adventure and poster map. One side will be a player facing map and the other is a poster of the book’s cover.

You can see a preview of the adventure here. You can also grab the Quickstart rules for Bloodstarved here.

Trick or Treat, The Marvel Way

 Enjoy some great Halloween art from Dakota Alexander. 

October Horror Challenge - Tales From The Crypt Presents: Demon Knight (1995)

 Synopsis

Pursued by a charismatic demon, a drifter on a divine mission and a group of outcast must survive the night.

Review

This is such an underrated flick. Billy Zane's unnamed demon is one of the most memorable villains of all time. Also, William Sadler's Brayker is just a great world weary protagonist. I've previously discussed the film a few times, most recently here. Do yourself a favor and watch this one soon.

In Your Game

Minor Demon

Armor Class: 14

Hit Dice: 4
Move: 12
Actions: 1
Attack: Claw (1d6)

Bonuses: +3 to Melee attacks, +2 to Damage

Special: Regenerates 2 HP a turn unless damage comes from a holy source. Immediately destroyed if damage is done to their eyes.

Alignment: Evil

Morale: 10

Madness: 9 (10)
Terror: 12

HDE: 3

October Horror Movie Challenge 2026

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October Horror Challenge - Scout's Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse (2015)

 

 Synopsis

When there town is taken over by zombies, three scouts and a cocktail waitress must team up to save their town.

Review

This is a fun horror comedy. While there aren't many scares, there is some fun gore at times. There are plenty of laughs. Seriously, the physical comedy cracks me up. In what other zombie movie do you have an elderly toothless zombie trying to eat ass, zombie cats, a character hanging on to zombie dick for dear life, and a zombie singing Hit Me Baby One More Time?

The cast is great. Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, and Joey Morgan put a lot of heart into their portrayal of the scouts. They're friendship feels believable and it's cool to see them grow and make some important revelations about what's important in life. Sarah Dumont plays a great older sister/unlikely mentor character. Finally David Koechner is great as the zombified Scout Leader Rogers.

Despite the juvenile and crass humor, this is a charming and ultimately wholesome zombie flick. Lovable characters learn life lessons and save the day. What more could you want?

In Your Game

You could run a great one-shot based on this movie using SURVIVE THIS!! Camp Blood and SURVIVE THIS!! Zombies!.

Zombie Stripper

Armor Class: 15

Hit Dice: 3
Move: 12
Actions: 1
Attack: Claw (1d4 + infection), Bite (1d4+ infection)
Special: Undead (can Run and dance), toughness +3, appear human, work the pole 
Bonuses: +3 to Melee attacks, +1 to Damage

Alignment: Neutral

Morale: 10

Madness: -
Terror: 12

HDE: 1

Infection: If their bite or claws deal damage, the target must make a Poison Save, or they become infected. If infected, they are at -1 to all attacks & skill rolls, lose 1/2 their Move (rounded up), and lose 1 HP an hour until magically or psychically healed or until they make another another Poison Save attempt. They may try another Poison Save every 3 hours. If they die while infected, they will become a zombie.

Undead: Undead are immune to mind-affecting effects, Poisons, stuns, being sickened, Diseases & Critical Hits.

Work the Pole: These insidious zombies still look mostly human (perception related rolls to identify them as zombies are made with disadvantage). They also retain their flexibility and fluid movement and can be quite distracting. If alone when encountering survivors the zombie will initially start doing an erotic dance. After two rounds of this those witnessing must make a Mental saving throw or toss an item of value to the zombie. This will cause the zombie to be distracted for one round after which it will attack. These zombies can also be distracted for one round by throwing cash, even when pursing prey.

Zombie: They will continue to try to eat the living until they are reduced to 0 HP and their brain is destroyed. If the brain remains intact, they will fight no matter how negative their HP gets. They can be incapacitated by destroying their legs or body.

October Horror Movie Challenge 2026

Viewed: 26
First Time Views: 16