Tournament of Horror Movie Settings/locations

[neverending]

Lots a of great setting this time around and they're all worthy of winning. I'm going to cast my vote for the dance academy. As V said, the striking, dramatic use of color in the film really make the environment stand out, and the architecture is pretty amazing too.

[roshiq]

Dance Academy - 4

Dr. Phibes' lair - 3

Notre Dame Cathedral - 3

Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital - 0

Keep voting, HDC...Argento's Suspirian Dance Academy is very close to win the match, need a vote to seal it & become another Quarter-finalists. But just right behind the academy, Dr. Phibes' lair & Notre Dame Cathedral jointly holds a very promising spot. The table can turn around at any time.

Let's see who wins it finally...

Oh boy this is tough.Torn between Phibes,the academy and the cathedral.

Gonna go for.................damn,i cannot choose.I will have to pass on this one.

(but seriously, some of these matches are hard)[/COLOR]

More brutal matches have already set for the Quarterfinals...though it sounds silly but lately I've been even thinking to give a name for each match starting from Quarterfinals...i.e.The Anarchy, Mayhem, Menacing...if you guys like the idea then please feel free to suggest more suitable & exciting titles (via PM to me) for all 7 upcoming toughest matches we're going to have in QFs (4), SFs (2) & for the Final(1)!

[hammerfan]

Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital

[Zero]

Notre Dame

[realdealblues]

Dr. Phibes' lair, THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES (1971)

[ferretchucker]

Notre Dame!!

[MichaelMyers]

Oh my!!!! What a comeback!!!

[roshiq]

Notre Dame Cathedral - 5 (Straker, MichaelMyers, ChronoGrl, Zero & ferretchucker)

The Dance Academy - 4 (_____V_____, totem, Fearonsarms & neverending)

Dr. Phibes' lair - 4 (metternich1815, The Villain, Sculpt & realdealblues)

Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital - 1 (hammerfan)


Oh my!!!! What a comeback!!!

Indeed! The ever historic Notre Dame Cathedral pulls off an amazing win and "upset" the fans of Mater Suspiriorum's Dance Academy & Dr. Phibes' lair.

The final match of round 2 is coming up next....

[roshiq]

ROUND 2: MATCH 12
(ALL 70s!)

112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville, THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/112OceanAvenueamityville_zps2e4e97aa.jpg

Vs

Funeral Home, PHANTASM (1979)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/FuneralhomePhantasm_zpsdae06fdf.jpg

Vs

Regan's Bedroom, THE EXORCIST (1973)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/Regansbedroomexorcist_zps6cb52ce0.jpg

Vs

Museum of Mannequins, TOURIST TRAP (1979)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/MrSlausensMuseum_zps3d9a5220.jpg

[_____V_____]

Regan's home combined with the iconic Exorcist steps would have made it a no-contest.

As it stands, the Amityville house. Again, a classic example of a location being the film's central character.

[The Villain]

Amityville House

[MichaelMyers]

Regan's bedroom.

[hammerfan]

Amityville House

[realdealblues]

Funeral Home, PHANTASM (1979)

[metternich1815]

The Amityville House

[ChronoGrl]

Funeral Home...

[totem]

Regan's bedroom.

[Straker]

Funeral Home

[Anthropophagus]

Funeral Home,

[roshiq]

112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville - 4

Funeral Home - 4

Regan's Bedroom - 2

Museum of Mannequins - 0

Amityville house OR Funeral home??

[MichaelMyers]

Can't believe Amityville is choking this one away. I thought it was a shoe-in which is why I voted for Exorcist.

[Fearonsarms]

Funeral Home

[MichaelMyers]

Oh wow....

[roshiq]

Funeral Home - 5 (realdealblues, ChronoGrl, Straker, Anthropophagus & Fearonsarms)

112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville - 4 (_____V_____, The Villain, hammerfan & metternich1815)

Regan's Bedroom - 2 (MichaelMyers & totem)

Museum of Mannequins - 0

Another fascinating comeback & surprising win! And this time it's PHANTASM's Funeral Home who secures a great victory & becomes the last of 12 finalists in this tournament.

Now, prepare for some crazy & more brutal matches in upcoming HMS Quarterfinals and the first one is coming up next...

[metternich1815]

I cannot believe the Funeral Home beat Reagan's room and the Amityville House. I mean Phantasm is good, but I always considered it a little overrated.

[roshiq]

Quarter-Final 1

The Overlook Hotel, THE SHINING (1980)

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Camp Crystal Lake, FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/CampCrystalLakeF13th_zpsbab38dd6.jpg

Vs

The Evil Dead Cabin, THE EVIL DEAD (1981)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/TheEvilDeadCabin_zpsbc342d90.jpg

[metternich1815]

This is impossible. I guess I will go with Camp Crystal Lake. That was amazingly difficult.

[totem]

The Overlook Hotel

[hammerfan]

Camp Crystal Lake

[realdealblues]

As much as I love the Hotel...I'd love summer camp more.

Camp Crystal Lake, FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)

[MichaelMyers]

Have to stick with my slasher brethren and vote Camp Crystal Lake.

[a stranger]

Camp blood

[ChronoGrl]

Definitely The Overlook for me... That movie and book horrified me as a kid...

[MichaelMyers]

I cannot believe the Funeral Home beat Reagan's room and the Amityville House. I mean Phantasm is good, but I always considered it a little overrated.

Some really great settings have bit the dust today (The Shining, Amityville Horror, Evil Dead). Whichever film wins will definitely have earned its way!

[Straker]

The Overlook Hotel

[Fearonsarms]

The Overlook Hotel

[roshiq]

Camp Crystal Lake - 5 (metternich1815, hammerfan, realdealblues, MichaelMyers & a stranger)

The Overlook Hotel - 4 (totem, ChronoGrl, Straker & Fearonsarms)

The Evil Dead Cabin - 0

Wow! Camp Crystal Lake manages a quick but close win against one of the tourney's hot favorite Shining's Overlook Hotel & the creepy (& my personal favorite) The Evil Dead Cabin in the most seemingly toughest battle of the tournament so far!

And the genre's most favorite slasher camp moves into the first semi-final!

Some really great settings have bit the dust today (The Shining, Amityville Horror, Evil Dead). Whichever film wins will definitely have earned its way!

Ditto.

[roshiq]

Quarter-Final 2

Bates Motel & Mansion, PSYCHO (1960)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/BatesMotelampMansionpsycho1960_zps3a9cbe49.jpg

Vs

House of Usher, HOUSE OF USHER (1960)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/HouseofUsher1960_zpscd8aead2.jpg

Vs

Frankenstein's Castle, UNIVERSAL'S CLASSIC FRANKENSTEIN FILMS

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/CastleFrankensteinUNI_zps8188964f.jpg

[MichaelMyers]

Oh, wow....a very tough matchup. I predict the eventual winner comes from this set. Went back and forth between Frankenstein and Bates Hotel. After a coin flip, my vote is: Frankenstein's Castle.

[Zero]

bates mansion

[Fearonsarms]

Bates Motel & Mansion, PSYCHO (1960)

[metternich1815]

That's tough, but I'm going with Bate's Motel and Mansion.

[totem]

Frankenstein's Castle (& that was not an easy decision ::sad::)

[ChronoGrl]

Tough decision for me but I have to go with Frankenstein's Castle.

[_____V_____]

The Overlook got beaten? Tourney's over, then. ::sad::


House of Usher.

Despite the other two being pretty formidable opponents, the House of Usher is a genuine supporting character of the film (and the novel). Hence the film's name.

[The Villain]

Frankensteins Castle

[Sculpt]

Frankenstein's Castle

[neverending]

Frankenstein's Castle

[metternich1815]

The Overlook got beaten? Tourney's over, then. ::sad::

I actually voted for Camp Crystal Lake, but I did not think that it would win. I thought the Overlook was almost definitely going to be the winner.

[roshiq]

Frankenstein's Castle - 6 (MichaelMyers, totem, ChronoGrl, The Villain, Sculpt & neverending)

Bates Motel & Mansion - 3 (Zero, Fearonsarms & metternich1815)

House of Usher - 1 (_____V_____)

Another big...big upset! :shocked: BATES MOTEL & MANSION just get knocked out from the tournament without a close fight against Frankenstein's Castle from vintage Universal series.

Frankenstein's Castle proudly moves forward to the 2nd Semi-final.

[roshiq]

Quarter-Final 3

The House on Haunted Hill, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/HouseOnHauntedHill59_zpsffa5d826.jpg

Vs

Hill House, THE HAUNTING (1963)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/HillHouseinTHEHAUNTING63_zpsa91e5713.jpg

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Notre Dame Cathedral, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/NotreDameCathedralTHOND_zpsc02dbc10.jpg

[MichaelMyers]

Notre Dame Cathedral.

[neverending]

The Haunting

[_____V_____]

Hill House.

A major part of The Haunting's timeless classic status is it's premise.

[The Villain]

Hill House

[realdealblues]

Hill House, THE HAUNTING (1963)

[totem]

Hill House (1963)

[hammerfan]

House on Haunted Hill

[metternich1815]

Definitely Hill House (from The Haunting) for me. I love the other two, but that is the best of the three, in my opinion. It is a solidly creepy setting.

[Elijah23256]

It was a tough choice but I am going to go with the Hill house because it was a very creepy mansion and it generally scared me more than house on haunted hill or Notre Dame.

[ChronoGrl]

Hill House

[roshiq]

Hill House - 8 (neverending, _____V_____, The Villain, realdealblues, totem, metternich1815, Elijah23256 & ChronoGrl)

Notre Dame Cathedral - 1 (MichaelMyers)

House on Haunted Hill - 1 (hammerfan)

Hill House scores a monstrous win & moves to the Semi-finals.

[roshiq]

Quarter-Final 4

Spaceship Nostromo, ALIEN (1979)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/SpaceshipNostromoAlien_zpsc5d6fcd3.jpg

Vs

The Black Lagoon, Amazon, CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON (1954)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/BlackLagoonCFTBL_zpsd3c23276.jpg

Vs

Funeral Home, PHANTASM (1979)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/FuneralhomePhantasm1979_zps0b73aca0.jpg

[totem]

Nostromo. (How something so huge could still be so claustrophobic is fantastic!)

[_____V_____]

Nostromo without a doubt.

The last place you would want to be trapped.

[newb]

Nostromo without a doubt.

The last place you would want to be trapped.

ditto....the other places you could run from

[hammerfan]

The Black Lagoon

[ChronoGrl]

ditto....the other places you could run from

ditto ditto ditto

[metternich1815]

Definitely the Spaceship Nostromo for me. An excellent, dark environment and like the others said, there's nowhere to escape to on that ship. One of the best horror movie settings, in my opinion. I actually just watched Alien (1979) last night.

[roshiq]

Spaceship Nostromo - 5 (totem, _____V_____, newb, ChronoGrl & metternich1815)

The Black Lagoon, Amazon - 1 (hammerfan)

Funeral Home - 0

And Nostromo becomes one of the 4 Semi-finalists.

[roshiq]

1st Semi-Final

Camp Crystal Lake, FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/CampCrystalLakeF13th_zpsbab38dd6.jpg

Vs

Hill House, THE HAUNTING (1963)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/HillHouseinTHEHAUNTING63_zpsa91e5713.jpg

[hammerfan]

Hill House

[Straker]

Hill House

[_____V_____]

Hill House

3rd

[MichaelMyers]

Camp Crystal Lake.

[totem]

Hill House

[realdealblues]

Looks like Hill House will win so I'll throw a vote to:

Camp Crystal Lake, FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)

[metternich1815]

I should vote for Camp Crystal Lake, but I am going to have to give it to Hill House. That is one of the best settings in all of horror. Though I would rank Camp Crystal Lake high up too.

[Fearonsarms]

Camp Crystal Lake

[The Villain]

Hill House

[ferretchucker]

Crystal Lake

[a stranger]

Crystal lake

[neverending]

Hill House

[Sculpt]

Hill House

[roshiq]

Hill House - 8 (hammerfan, Straker, _____V_____, totem, metternich1815, The Villain, neverending & Sculpt)

Camp Crystal Lake - 5 (MichaelMyers,realdealblues, Fearonsarms, ferretchucker & a stranger)

Hill House puts an end to the Camp Crystal Lake's terrific run in the tourney & moves to the Final.

[roshiq]

2nd Semi-Final

Frankenstein's Castle, UNIVERSAL'S CLASSIC FRANKENSTEIN FILMS

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/CastleFrankensteinUNI_zps8188964f.jpg

Vs

Spaceship Nostromo, ALIEN (1979)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/SpaceshipNostromoAlien_zpsc5d6fcd3.jpg

[_____V_____]

Nostromo.

As classic as Frankie's castle is, the presence of the spaceship looms larger over it's film.

[neverending]

o1Izq-E3o7Y

[metternich1815]

That's tough, but I will go with Nostromo.

[Fearonsarms]

Spaceship Nostromo

[MichaelMyers]

Frankenstein's Castle.

[realdealblues]

Frankenstein's Castle, UNIVERSAL'S CLASSIC FRANKENSTEIN FILMS

[hammerfan]

Frankenstein's Castle

[Zero]

That's tough, but I will go with Nostromo.

agreed

[Straker]

Frankenstein's Castle

[roshiq]

Spaceship Nostromo - 4

Frankenstein's Castle (Universal) - 4

A great competitive semi-final! Nostromo or Frank's castle? …who will face off Hill house in the final showdown?!

[Elijah23256]

Spaceship Nostromo

[MichaelMyers]

Go Frankenstein's Castle.

[roshiq]

Spaceship Nostromo - 5

Frankenstein's Castle (Universal) - 5

I was about to declare Frankenstein's Castle as the winner (with a 5-4 lead) but then just the 5th vote for Nostromo also came in ::confused:: :danger:

[totem]

Can my avatar count as a 2nd vote for the Nostromo?

[Horror4ever]

Frankenstein's Castle

[The Villain]

Frankensteins Castle

[MichaelMyers]

Down goes Nostromo! Down goes Nostromo!!

[MichaelMyers]

A good finals matchup. I still would've liked to have seen a head-to-head fight between Overlook hotel vs. Nostromo.

[Sculpt]

two great choices...

But I'm voting for Spaceship Nostromo

[roshiq]

Frankenstein's Castle (Universal) - 7 (neverending, MichaelMyers, realdealblues, hammerfan, Straker, Horror4ever & The Villain)

Spaceship Nostromo - 7 (_____V_____, metternich1815, Fearonsarms, Zero, Elijah23256, totem & Sculpt)

OMG! Is it the best battle of the tournament?! Nostromo & Frankenstein's castle is still fighting neck & neck in this very intense semi-final. The ultimate fate of this match now lies on the next voter's decision...

[MichaelMyers]

roshiq. A bold proposition: might you be the deciding vote?

[roshiq]

roshiq. A bold proposition: might you be the deciding vote?

lolz! that's a pretty generous proposition, thank you. But there are still few regular/irregular voters left to vote in this match i.e. ChronoGrl, newb, ferretchucker, a stranger or even fortunato (who I guess rarely logs in here lately) & Elvis Christ (the very first voter in this tourney!); I'm actually waiting for them or any new or old member (who haven't voted a single vote yet) are always welcome. Though I'd love to vote in such an exciting match but as the organizer of this & my very first tournament, I won't actually like to give a special tie-breaker vote to just break the deadlock & get biased at any point of view.

Let's see..what happens within next few hours...

[ChronoGrl]

Tough decision but I have to go with the Castle... So incredibly iconic.

[roshiq]

Frankenstein's Castle (Universal) - 8 (neverending, MichaelMyers, realdealblues, hammerfan, Straker, Horror4ever, The Villain & ChronoGrl)

Spaceship Nostromo - 7 (_____V_____, metternich1815, Fearonsarms, Zero, Elijah23256, totem & Sculpt)

And finally ChronoGrl comes with the most anticipated & deciding vote of this superbly exciting semi-final.

Frankenstein's Castle (Universal) moves to the final & ready to battle for the ultimate glory!

[roshiq]

FINAL

Hill House, THE HAUNTING (1963)

Defeated so far:
Round 1: Cahulawassee River valley, DELIVERANCE (1972), Tromaville, New Jersey, THE TOXIC AVENGER (1984), The Radio Station, PONTYPOOL (2008).

Round 2: The Orphanage, THE ORPHANAGE (2007), The Metropol Movie Theater, DEMONS (1985) & Poelzig's House, THE BLACK CAT (1934).

Quarter-Final: The House on Haunted Hill, HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959) & Notre Dame Cathedral, THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME (1923).

Semi-Final: Camp Crystal Lake, FRIDAY THE 13TH (1980)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/HillHouseinTHEHAUNTING_zpsfb0b0f42.jpg

Vs

Frankenstein's Castle, UNIVERSAL'S CLASSIC FRANKENSTEIN FILMS

Defeated so far:
Round 1: Valentine Bluffs, MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981), Mangrove Swamps of Northern Australia, BLACK WATER (2007), Ski Lift, FROZEN (2010)

Round 2: Prince Prospero's Castle, THE MASQUE OF RED DEATH (1964),
Merrye House, SPIDER BABY OR, THE MADDEST STORY EVER TOLD (1968) & The Texas Farmhouse, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE (1974).

Quarter-Final: Bates Motel & Mansion, PSYCHO (1960) & House of Usher, HOUSE OF USHER (1960).

Semi-Final: Spaceship Nostromo, ALIEN (1979)

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/CastleFrankenstein_zps2c4009c2.jpg

[Zero]

Frankenstein's Castle

[Anthropophagus]

Frankenstein's Castle for me too.

[ChronoGrl]

Ditto!

[metternich1815]

Love Frankenstein's Castle, but definitely Hill House for me.

[Horror4ever]

Love Frankenstein's Castle, but definitely Hill House for me.

Ditto ::smile::

[totem]

Love Frankenstein's Castle, but definitely Hill House for me.

Double ditto ::smile::::smile::

[_____V_____]

Really tough choice, but like Nostromo, I am going with Hill House.

Like I said before, a huge part of The Haunting's legacy is built around it's setting. People don't remember the characters today, but mention The Haunting to them, and the immediate image they come up with in their minds is of Hill House. Dark, brooding, menacing, scary, filled with unknown terrors, a place as scary as Nostromo itself.

And above all, the film's central character.

On the other hand, the Frankenstein films are remembered more for their fantastic characters, and only passionate vintage horror fans remember the setting and set pieces of the films in the franchise. No doubt magnificent, but not as overwhelming as Hill House.

The Haunting - A timeless, ageless classic, set in a timeless, ageless setting.

Hill House, no question. No doubts.

[MichaelMyers]

Frankenstein's castle!!!:halloween:

[MichaelMyers]

I think neverending is the swing vote here.

[Fearonsarms]

Hill House

[Straker]

Frankenstein's Castle... Tough choice.

[The Villain]

Hill House

[neverending]

I'm voting for Frankenstein's Castle, just to be an ass and tie up the score...::stick out tongue::

[realdealblues]

Frankenstein's Castle...I never would have gotten into electronics or built a Jacob's Ladder without it.

[a stranger]

Frankenstein's castle

[roshiq]

Frankenstein's Castle (Universal)- 8

Hill House (The Haunting) - 6

Just because of it's The FINAL, I'll wait for another 24 hrs before declaring the winner. Waiting for few more votes to seal it.

[hammerfan]

Frankenstein's Castle

Thanks for the heads-up, roshiq! I would have missed it otherwise!

[Elvis_Christ]

Frankenstein's castle

[MichaelMyers]

There is the dagger...:danger:

[newb]

Hill House

[roshiq]

By convincingly beating genre's greatest Haunted House ever made...The Hill House from The Haunting (1963) with a pretty impressive 10-7 scoreline...Ladies and Gentlemen, Here I present...

the WINNER OF HDC'S TOURNAMENT OF HORROR MOVIE SETTINGS

Frankenstein's Castle
from UNIVERSAL'S CLASSIC FRANKENSTEIN FILMS

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/Horror%20Movie%20Settings/CastleFrankensteinUNI_zps8188964f.jpg

http://i346.photobucket.com/albums/p433/sanjidparvez/CastleFrankensteinInside_zps6e386371.jpg

Universal's Frankenstein's Castle always maintained a remarkable presence in this tournament from the very beginning and then in the later rounds it continued its amazing run by commandingly defeating most of the daring horror movie settings of all time like Texas Farmhouse, House of Usher, Bates Motel & Mansion & Spaceship Nostromo and made its very much worthy place in the Final and at the end, successfully win the tournament. This result also beautifully reflects our ever lasting love for the Classics, our honest gratitude towards originality & the very base & root of our genre's more than 100 years old legacy in world literature & cinema. THANKS to the each & every team members behind making of those awesome Frankenstein Films for UNIVERSAL Studio back in those days that the fans around the world will treasure in their heart forever.

.................................................. .........

Very...very thanks to all HDC members & my dear friends for the wonderful support & participation in this tournament that I've arranged for the very first time. Without you, it won't possible for me to run it consistently for near about last 5 months. I'd like to acknowledge my sincere gratitude to our one of the most distinguished HDCians & dear friend...neverending for his numerous inputs of valuable suggestions about the possible & deserving entries for this tourney which he provided at the very early stage of this tournament; without those recommendations I'm sure I'd definitely going to missed several very much deserving horror movie settings to add in the final mix of matches for the 1st round.
As I've said before, I only dared to organized this tourney as our master organizer & another dear friend _____V_____ was taking a break from this tournament thing back at then & was busy with site moderation stuffs. Otherwise, I'd definitely shared the idea with him & tried to give him any support if he needed...cause HE's the one who inspired me to run such massive thing carefully, I just tried to follow his footsteps from his long list of earlier works. But, still by any means, if I've done something wrong please try to point out & lastly forgive me; as it was my very first effort. But I must admid I've been enjoyed every bit of it...from gathering the possible candidates, arranging the fixtures, waiting for the votes to declaring the winners. It was a great fun & exciting experience for me....while my wife was wondering "What a crazy horror movie fan I've been married & living with...!?!" ::big grin::

[hammerfan]

Great tourney, roshiq! When's the next one?

[MichaelMyers]

Great tournament---full of many close and nerve-wracking match ups that kept me up many nights. In the end monsters beat ghosts. Thank you, roshiq, for one of the best experiences of my life!

[_____V_____]

Well done, Rosh. Excellent effort.

Though I am not convinced about the end result (larger-than-life vintage set pieces beating out a living, breathing character) & there was a glaring omission (the Georgetown steps from The Exorcist), overall it was a wonderful tourney, plus one of the rare ones I actually get to vote in.

Now go spend some quality time with your wonderful little daughter. You deserve the break, and a cartonload of beers!

*APPLAUSE*

[ChronoGrl]

Woohoo! That was great! Thanks for organizing!!

[Straker]

Thanks for that roshiq.... great fun. ::cool::

[metternich1815]

Great tournament--I really enjoyed participating.

[totem]

An excellent effort; looking forward to your next project. ::smile::

[neverending]

Job well done, Roshiq. You did a fabulous job.

[Sculpt]

Thanks so much for taking the time and effort to put that tourney together, roshiq! Made me think a lot more about the sets and it's interaction with the film.

[roshiq]

Glad you guys enjoyed it so much!

Great tourney, roshiq! When's the next one?

What?...you want it another season? ::wink::

[roshiq]

Though I am not convinced about the end result (larger-than-life vintage set pieces beating out a living, breathing character) & there was a glaring omission (the Georgetown steps from The Exorcist), overall it was a wonderful tourney, plus one of the rare ones I actually get to vote in.


Agree with you about the Hill House as you may know The Haunting always keeps fighting with PSYCHO (1960) in my mind for the Top spot in my all time favorite horror movie list. ::smile::

In most cases, I tried to select the setting based on its importance in the movie, like whether it was the central premise of a movie or not. Or whether it played a significant role or some significant time of events/iconic moments did occurred at that place in a movie. I think that's why I might have missed couple of notable places including The Exorcist Spider-walk stairway & Georgetown steps. But still if anyone thought something other than I mentioned should have added from a movie, he or she still could have voted that related place (which I mentioned) with a note for the missed ones for that particular movie. Anyway, the thing is it'd better if discussed about the chosen entries in the board before starting the tourney but I was too excited & skipped that cause it might raised some close debates & took several days to finalize the final selection & begin the competition.

[neverending]

Humbug- there's no use in second guessing your decisions. You did a great job. You don't like the end result? Now you know 1/10th of the frustration I feel during every one of these damn tournaments.

[roshiq]

Humbug- there's no use in second guessing your decisions. You did a great job. You don't like the end result? Now you know 1/10th of the frustration I feel during every one of these damn tournaments.

lolz! Yeah..I knew anything can happen in a HDC tournament! From the very early stage I thought Overlook & Bates Motel would make through to the final & intended to make fixtures so that they could only get to face off with each other not before the final.::big grin::