@fayefrights
hosting a horror movie night that doesn't fall apart by movie two
14 items
- 01turn off every light except one lamp
- 02put phones in a drawer, not just on silent
- 03keep total runtime under 200 minutes for the night
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馃嵖movie night marathons that survive round two
the steps that actually matter once you're past the second movie
01
set a runtime budget before you pick anything
we did four films once, ambitious. nobody made it past 1am
02
pick films that share a mood, not a director or a decade
03
shortest film goes first, save the slow burn for right after food
everyone's still sharp and opinionated early, don't waste that on a 3 hour meditation on grief
04
snacks get bought and split up the day before, not during
doing it at intermission means someone's gone for 20 min and you restart without them
05
one real break between films, not just a bathroom pause
06
say the phones-away rule out loud before film one starts
someone will start explaining the twist mid movie otherwise. happened twice to me
07
the post-dinner slot is where people fall asleep, put your least demanding film there
learned this one the hard way with a 3hr Tarkovsky after tacos
08
keep a shorter backup ready in case the group taps out
09
end on the one people bring up at the door, not the 'best' one
the objectively best movie of the night is rarely the one anyone mentions a week later