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At the end of the preliminary group matches of Group 2, which was a more tough and closely contested group, the list of notable losers are as follows :-
01 - The Monster Squad...(Beetlejuice managed to JUST scrap by)
02 - The Changeling...(surprising loss to the Hunger) (HDC Top 100 Ranked - 54th)
03 - Dead Ringers...(immensely popular movie which proved to be more than a match for Monkey Shines)
04 - The Toxic Avenger...(This Troma classic didnt have enough steam to get past Maniac Cop)
05 - Dead and Buried...(Spoorloos won the popularity contest)
06 - Psycho II...(One of the best sequels ever, yet Videodrome buried it good and proper)
07 - Near Dark...(very popular, but cant do much when you are pitted against nothing less than An American Werewolf in London)
08 - The Burning...(surprising and shocking loss to The Fly II, the shocker match of Group 2)
09 - The Lair of the White Worm...(This cult flick lost a close matchup with Hellraiser II)
10 - Killer Klowns from Outer Space...(Hugely popular, but was no match for the equally popular sequel to Demons)
11 - Inferno...(The critically acclaimed sequel to Suspiria, which was surprisingly shut out by Halloween II)
12 - Manhunter...(One of the best in the 80s, but no match for Re-Animator)(HDC Top 100 Ranking - 90th)
13 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2...(Hot favorite and a winner according to the odds, yet lost to the quietly praised Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer)(HDC Top 100 Ranking - 57th)
14 - The Beyond...(Not so popular among the voters after all who chose Poltergeist II over it)(HDC Top 100 Ranking - 94th)
15 - Pet Sematary...(Hailed by many as one of the best Stephen King adaptations on-screen, but failed to make an impact over the more popular Return of the Living Dead)(HDC Top 100 Ranking - 76th)
16 - The Witches of Eastwick...(A great movie, lost a close battle to Bad Taste)
Round 2 of the qualifiers from both Groups will commence shortly.
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