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* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2023 2023]]: HHHHH. Similar format. Seamlessly flowed from 2022 - the first episode thus far was actually recorded in 2022 and released in 2023.
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* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2022 2022]]: HHHHH. Similar format. Includes a "Fight the Horrors Horror of a World Gone Mad" section in most videos that explains what real-world lesson can be extracted from the movie. These reviews were started very early, all the way in August, and are not daily. ("In 2022, the world is horror! Who needs to wait for October?")
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* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2016 2016]]: BHE. This is where Sol Hunt's involvement begins. Instead of giving direct reviews, Mike and Sol watch a movie together, then interview one another on what they thought of it. Interviews of Sol are posted on the Hamumu site, while interviews of Mike are posted on [[https://solorien.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/horror-movie-marathon/ Sol's personal blog]]. Hand-drawn pictures by Solange, usually relating to the film at hand, are attached to each review.
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* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2016 2016]]: BHE. This is where Sol Hunt's involvement begins. Instead of giving direct reviews, Mike and Sol watch a movie together, then interview one another on what they thought of it. Interviews of Sol are posted on the Hamumu site, while interviews of Mike are posted on [[https://solorien.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/horror-movie-marathon/ Sol's personal blog]].blog]] (which has since went private). Hand-drawn pictures by Solange, usually relating to the film at hand, are attached to each review.
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* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2019 2019]]: HHHHH. Identical format to 2018.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2020 2020]]: HHHHH. Identical format to 2019 and 2018.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2021 2021]]: HHHHH. Identical format to 2020, 2019... [[RunningGag you know]].
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2020 2020]]: HHHHH. Identical format to 2019 and 2018.
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* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2019 2019]]: HHHHH. Identical Similar format to 2018.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2020 2020]]: HHHHH.Identical Similar format to 2019 and 2018.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2021 2021]]: HHHHH.Identical Similar format to 2020, 2019... [[RunningGag you know]].
as previously, but movies are frequently reviewed in pairs, such as original movies and their reboots.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2022 2022]]: HHHHH. Similar format. Includes a "Fight the Horrors of a World Gone Mad" section in most videos that explains what real-world lesson can be extracted from the movie. These reviews were started very early, all the way in August, and are not daily.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2020 2020]]: HHHHH.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2021 2021]]: HHHHH.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2022 2022]]: HHHHH. Similar format. Includes a "Fight the Horrors of a World Gone Mad" section in most videos that explains what real-world lesson can be extracted from the movie. These reviews were started very early, all the way in August, and are not daily.
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* FormulaBreakingEpisode: A few of the drawings in the 2014 run don't actually match up with the movie. For example, Mike was not particularly inspired by ''Film/{{Entity}}'' to draw anything, so he drew [[https://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2014&entry=1413000106 a pirate puppy]].
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* AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent: A few of the drawings in the 2014 run don't actually match up with the movie. For example, Mike was not particularly inspired by ''Film/{{Entity}}'' to draw anything, so he drew [[https://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2014&entry=1413000106 a pirate puppy]].
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** The "Best Moment" section of the ''Film/{{Fingerprints}}'' review is simply "None."
** ''Film/TheAmityvilleHaunting'' isn't given "Best Moment" and "Worst Moment" sections like the other 2013 reviews, but rather a "Best/Worst Moment" section, because "Best and worst have no place in an [[Creator/TheAsylum Asylum]] movie. It's all the worst, which makes it the best."
** ''Film/TheAmityvilleHaunting'' isn't given "Best Moment" and "Worst Moment" sections like the other 2013 reviews, but rather a "Best/Worst Moment" section, because "Best and worst have no place in an [[Creator/TheAsylum Asylum]] movie. It's all the worst, which makes it the best."
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* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: In the synopsis of ''Film/EventHorizon'', "[it] turns out that when you travel outside of normal spacetime, bad things ensue. Bad things ensue."
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* TheGrimReaper: Mike's first movie idea in 2015 stars Death himself killing people out of boredom in a society where almost nobody dies.
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* ManipulativeEditing: PlayedForLaughs. The stinger of the ''Film/TheInkeepers'' review features a slowed down clip of Mike saying "It's the scare! Ohh, there's something!" followed by footage of him snarling at the camera, both clips taken out of context from earlier points in the video.
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* ManipulativeEditing: PlayedForLaughs. The stinger of the ''Film/TheInkeepers'' ''Film/TheInnkeepers'' review features a slowed down clip of Mike saying "It's the scare! Ohh, there's something!" followed by footage of him snarling at the camera, both clips taken out of context from earlier points in the video.
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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: In his review of ''Film/CrowsNest'', a found footage movie: "Whoever found this footage really should've edited it before releasing it as a horror movie (and how perverse are they to be profiting off of this tragedy??)."
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* ShapedLikeItself: At the end of the ''Film/{{Dread}}'' video review, "Mike Hommel's deepest fear is that somebody will find out his deepest fear, and then exploit it to torture him relentlessly. [[LampshadeHanging Mike Hommel is meta.]]"
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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: {{Parodied|Trope}} in the video review for ''13B''. Whenever Mike mentions how the number 13 [[ArcNumber blatantly ties into the plot]], the screen flashes as a sound effect plays and the number 13 pops up in red.
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-->''"And lots of decapitations and severing of different things ensue, several people die, it's very sad, very violent... I don't know what to tell you, just your basic raise-the-kid-from-the-dead-and-they-kill-everybody movie - it's ''Literature/PetSematary''. [...] So, what do I think about this? I think... I just, I don't really need to see that anymore. I get how it's gonna go, it's not very interesting, it's all very predictable and whatever."''
-->''"And lots of decapitations and severing of different things ensue, several people die, it's very sad, very violent... I don't know what to tell you, just your basic raise-the-kid-from-the-dead-and-they-kill-everybody movie - it's ''Literature/PetSematary''. [...] So, what do I think about this? I think... I just, I don't really need to see that anymore. I get how it's gonna go, it's not very interesting, it's all very predictable and whatever."''
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* ThirteenIsUnlucky: {{Parodied|Trope}} in the video review for ''13B''. Whenever TooBleakStoppedCaring: [[invoked]] One reason Mike mentions gave ''Film/WakeWood'' [=2/5=] Clutches.
-->''"And lots of decapitations and severing of different things ensue, several people die, it's very sad, very violent... I don't know what to tell you, just your basic raise-the-kid-from-the-dead-and-they-kill-everybody movie - it's ''Literature/PetSematary''. [...] So, what do I think about this? I think... I just, I don't really need to see that anymore. I get howthe number 13 [[ArcNumber blatantly ties into the plot]], the screen flashes as a sound effect plays it's gonna go, it's not very interesting, it's all very predictable and the number 13 pops up in red.whatever."''
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** Mike gave ''Film/TheTallMan'' either [=4/5=] or [=0/5=] Coffees depending on whether the antagonists' actions were [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop envisioned by the writers as moral and justified.]] The grade for that review is [[SubvertedTrope currently listed as a [=4/5=] in the Movie Review Chart.]]
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** Mike gave ''Film/TheTallMan'' either [=4/5=] or [=0/5=] Coffees depending on whether the antagonists' actions were [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop envisioned by the writers as moral and justified.]] justified. The grade for that review is [[SubvertedTrope currently listed as a [=4/5=] in the Movie Review Chart.]]
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* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2021 2021]]: HHHHH. Identical format to 2020, 2019... [[RunningGag you know]].
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* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: Played with.
--> ''First off, let me say that there are two kinds of people in this world, plus a third kind that doesn't count. There are Nightmare On Elm Street people, and Friday The 13th people. And people who don't care, which don't count.''
* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: Played with.
--> ''First off, let me say that there are two kinds of people in this world, plus a third kind that doesn't count. There are Nightmare On Elm Street people, and Friday The 13th people. And people who don't care, which don't count.''
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Creator/HamumuSoftware reviews and deconstructs horror movies, occasionally conceptualizing new ones in the process.
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* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2012 2012]]: HHHHH (Hamumu Halloween Home Horror Hoedown). Reviews are in the form of YouTube videos. The ratings come at the end instead of the beginning this time, and there's a humorous stinger at the end of each video.
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* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2019 2019]]: HHHHH. Identical format to 2018.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2020 2020]]: HHHHH. Identical format to 2019 and 2018.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2020 2020]]: HHHHH. Identical format to 2019 and 2018.
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* ShoutOut: Mike takes a stab at parodying [[MemeticMutation the infamous opening]] to --> ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' during his review of ''Film/{{Uninhabited}}''.
''"This is a story all about how''\\
''"This is a story all about how''\\
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[[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php halloween.php]] is a collection of horror movie reviews made by [[Creator/HamumuSoftware Mike Hommel]] (and more recently his wife Solange Hommel, or Sol Hunt) in an ever-changing variety of formats, ranging from written reviews to [=YouTube=] videos to podcast episodes. It runs from October 1st to October 31st each year, occasionally cutting into part of November. Text-based reviews go under the title "Belittling Horror Excessively" while audio-based reviews are part of a "[[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Hamumu Halloween Home Horror Hoedown]]". The format in which reviews are made switches each year, but always includes an out-of-five rating, usually with meaningless units such as "4 out of 5 Buzzsaw Hands".
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2011 2011]]: BHE (Belittling Horror Excessively). Review is split into many small sections, some of which are swapped in and out as the reviews go on. Most commonly Synopsis, Scariness Type, Rating, Good Stuff, Bad Stuff, [[RunningGag Classic Rules Of Film]], [[FixFic My Take]], and [[RealitySubtext Artistic Nonsense]].
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2012 2012]]: HHHHH (Hamumu Halloween Home Horror Hoedown). Reviews are in the form of YouTube videos. The ratings come at the end instead of the beginning this time, and there's a humorous stinger at the end of each video.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2013 2013]]: BHE. Similar to the 2011 reviews, but with more and different sections. Most commonly Synopsis, Scariness Type, Rating, Body Count, [[LittleKnownFacts Fun Fact]], Best Moment, Worst Moment, [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief A Suspension Bridge Too Far]], [[TropesAreTools Horror Tropes]], [[FixFic My Take]], [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot Missed Opportunity]], and [[SpoofAesop The Lesson]].
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2014 2014]]: BHE. No longer split into topics, and ratings from here on come at the end of the review rather than the start. Mike draws a picture based on the film at the end of each review.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2015 2015]]: BHE. These are split into three sections: My Review and My Rating, containing the actual review for the movie; and My Movie Idea, where Mike brainstorms an idea for a horror film based on what he just watched.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2016 2016]]: BHE. This is where Sol Hunt's involvement begins. Instead of giving direct reviews, Mike and Sol watch a movie together, then interview one another on what they thought of it. Interviews of Sol are posted on the Hamumu site, while interviews of Mike are posted on [[https://solorien.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/horror-movie-marathon/ Sol's personal blog]]. Hand-drawn pictures by Solange, usually relating to the film at hand, are attached to each review.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2017 2017]]: BHE. After watching the movie, Mike and Sol talk about the movie with one another, podcast-style, and then compile a transcript of their conversation. The full transcript is available on both Hamumu's website and [[https://solorien.wordpress.com/2017/10/01/best-halloween-ever-2017/ Solange's blog]], instead of being divided between the two.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2018 2018]]: HHHHH. Films are reviewed via conversation, like 2017, except in audio format instead of text. This year's reviews are also available as a podcast on [[https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hamumu-halloween-home-horror-hoedown/id1437809071 iTunes]] and [[https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Inpodji6xolfstn3d4g5ckemmk4?t%3DHamumu_Halloween_Home_Horror_Hoedown%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16 Google Play]].
[[Administrivia/SpoilersOff Some quotes below may spoil the movies being reviewed.]]
Tropes discussed in the reviews:
* AgentScully: Mike points out how the titular character of ''Film/TheSkeptic'' is made into one, even though skepticism should be considered a good thing.
-->''"There's a very strong emphasis on, 'No, really! He's a skeptic!' [...] 'Let's point it out, and let's mock him for it!' which is horrible! Skepticism is what you need. Common sense, critical thinking, skepticism... ''please'', use it all the time, apply it to everything, [[JustForFun/TelevisionIsTryingToKillUs it's the only way you can live.]]"''
* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: One reason Mike gave ''Film/WakeWood'' [=2/5=] Clutches.
-->''"And lots of decapitations and severing of different things ensue, several people die, it's very sad, very violent... I don't know what to tell you, just your basic raise-the-kid-from-the-dead-and-they-kill-everybody movie - it's ''Literature/PetSematary''. [...] So, what do I think about this? I think... I just, I don't really need to see that anymore. I get how it's gonna go, it's not very interesting, it's all very predictable and whatever."''
* FoundFootageFilms: In which the cameraman seems to film absolutely everything, even when it would be more logical (or less awkward) to put down the camera for once. In one 2015 review, Mike's movie idea is a found footage movie where the person inexplicably recording everything [[TomatoSurprise turns out to be the killer,]] and derives pleasure from watching his "friends" suffer.
* PoesLaw: A predicament that prevents Mike from enjoying ''Film/TheStuff'' for its comedic value.
-->''"This movie is hilariously stupid, except, there's this edge to it where I'm pretty sure they're trying to be funny, it's all jokes, I think, like I think they're not trying to be scary, they're trying to be funny... and it's really stupid, and so it's like, I want to laugh at how stupidly done it is, but at the same time I'm stopped from laughing by the fact that they're trying to be funny - or that I think they are, anyway. It's weird."''
* ThirteenIsUnlucky: {{Parodied|Trope}} in the video review for ''13B''. Whenever Mike mentions how the number 13 [[ArcNumber blatantly ties into the plot]], the screen flashes as a sound effect plays and the number 13 pops up in red.
* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: The 2013 BHE reviews feature an "A Suspension Bridge Too Far" category for moments in the movies that Mike felt broke said suspension.
Tropes actually used in the reviews:
* BrokeTheRatingScale:
** ''Film/{{Heartless}}''[='=]s plot was so absurd to Mike that he couldn't come up with a rating even after watching it. He gives it a final score of "[=?/5=]" Drowsing Rods.
** Amy, a guest reviewer, gives ''two'' ratings to ''Film/LittleEvil'': [=2/5=] if judged as a horror film and [=4/5=] if judged as a comedy.
** Mike gave ''Film/TheTallMan'' either [=4/5=] or [=0/5=] Coffees depending on whether the antagonists' actions were [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop envisioned by the writers as moral and justified.]] The grade for that review is [[SubvertedTrope currently listed as a [=4/5=] in the Movie Review Chart.]]
* {{Crunchtastic}}: The introduction to BHE 2013 describes it as "Thirty-one screamtastic tales of terror picked apart to death over the month of October."
* FauxHorrific: Mike briefly jokes that ''Film/TheTallMan'' is scary because it mentions a man who is tall.
-->''"''The Tall Man''. Now what could be scarier than a man above average height? I can't even think of anything. I can't. I can ''not'' imagine..."''\\
True Science Fact: Tall people loom over you, all creepy.
* LittleKnownFacts: The "Fun Fact" section in the 2013 BHE reviews tend to delve into this.
-->'''Fun Fact:''' Steroids can make you grow dozens of times faster than normal. That's why you see pro football players that are 25 feet tall. And chew on people.
* ManipulativeEditing: PlayedForLaughs. The stinger of the ''Film/TheInkeepers'' review features a slowed down clip of Mike saying "It's the scare! Ohh, there's something!" followed by footage of him snarling at the camera, both clips taken out of context from earlier points in the video.
* RunningGag:
** The "Classic Rules of Film" section from the 2011 BHE reviews, loosely adhering to the snowclone [[ChekhovsGun "If you show [x] in Act 1, you better [y] in Act 3"]] and filled in with whatever foreshadowing was used in the movie.
** The "True Science Facts" that ocasionally pop up during the 2012 HHHHH reviews. It's usually there to crack a joke or mock the logic in the movie, though from time to time it's just used to point out something that wasn't mentioned in the video otherwise.
** "[something] ensues" is frequently the final sentence for synopses in the 2013 reviews. "Bad things ensue," "soul-sucking ensues," "mass exposition ensues," etc.
* ShoutOut: Mike takes a stab at parodying [[MemeticMutation the infamous opening]] to ''[[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir]]'' during his review of ''[[Film/{{Uninhabited}}]]''.
''"This is a story all about how''\\
''A couple went to an island... somehow.''\\
''And just sit right back, 'cause a ghost... is there''\\
''And at ''[[SubvertedTrope no]]'' point does anyone become the prince of Bel-Air.''\\
''...[[PissTakeRap Not really proud of that]], but I'm just gonna leave that right there, and [[CaptainObvious you're gonna hear it when you watch this video.]]"''
* TheStinger: Every video from the 2012 HHHHH videos includes one, usually spoofing a common setting or framing device in horror movies, such as the footage being left behind in an abandoned USB stick.
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[[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php halloween.php]] is a collection of horror movie reviews made by [[Creator/HamumuSoftware Mike Hommel]] (and more recently his wife Solange Hommel, or Sol Hunt) in an ever-changing variety of formats, ranging from written reviews to [=YouTube=] videos to podcast episodes. It runs from October 1st to October 31st each year, occasionally cutting into part of November. Text-based reviews go under the title "Belittling Horror Excessively" while audio-based reviews are part of a "[[AddedAlliterativeAppeal Hamumu Halloween Home Horror Hoedown]]". The format in which reviews are made switches each year, but always includes an out-of-five rating, usually with meaningless units such as "4 out of 5 Buzzsaw Hands".
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2011 2011]]: BHE (Belittling Horror Excessively). Review is split into many small sections, some of which are swapped in and out as the reviews go on. Most commonly Synopsis, Scariness Type, Rating, Good Stuff, Bad Stuff, [[RunningGag Classic Rules Of Film]], [[FixFic My Take]], and [[RealitySubtext Artistic Nonsense]].
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2012 2012]]: HHHHH (Hamumu Halloween Home Horror Hoedown). Reviews are in the form of YouTube videos. The ratings come at the end instead of the beginning this time, and there's a humorous stinger at the end of each video.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2013 2013]]: BHE. Similar to the 2011 reviews, but with more and different sections. Most commonly Synopsis, Scariness Type, Rating, Body Count, [[LittleKnownFacts Fun Fact]], Best Moment, Worst Moment, [[WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief A Suspension Bridge Too Far]], [[TropesAreTools Horror Tropes]], [[FixFic My Take]], [[TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot Missed Opportunity]], and [[SpoofAesop The Lesson]].
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2014 2014]]: BHE. No longer split into topics, and ratings from here on come at the end of the review rather than the start. Mike draws a picture based on the film at the end of each review.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2015 2015]]: BHE. These are split into three sections: My Review and My Rating, containing the actual review for the movie; and My Movie Idea, where Mike brainstorms an idea for a horror film based on what he just watched.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2016 2016]]: BHE. This is where Sol Hunt's involvement begins. Instead of giving direct reviews, Mike and Sol watch a movie together, then interview one another on what they thought of it. Interviews of Sol are posted on the Hamumu site, while interviews of Mike are posted on [[https://solorien.wordpress.com/2016/09/30/horror-movie-marathon/ Sol's personal blog]]. Hand-drawn pictures by Solange, usually relating to the film at hand, are attached to each review.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2017 2017]]: BHE. After watching the movie, Mike and Sol talk about the movie with one another, podcast-style, and then compile a transcript of their conversation. The full transcript is available on both Hamumu's website and [[https://solorien.wordpress.com/2017/10/01/best-halloween-ever-2017/ Solange's blog]], instead of being divided between the two.
* [[http://hamumu.com/halloween.php?yr=2018 2018]]: HHHHH. Films are reviewed via conversation, like 2017, except in audio format instead of text. This year's reviews are also available as a podcast on [[https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hamumu-halloween-home-horror-hoedown/id1437809071 iTunes]] and [[https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Inpodji6xolfstn3d4g5ckemmk4?t%3DHamumu_Halloween_Home_Horror_Hoedown%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16 Google Play]].
[[Administrivia/SpoilersOff Some quotes below may spoil the movies being reviewed.]]
Tropes discussed in the reviews:
* AgentScully: Mike points out how the titular character of ''Film/TheSkeptic'' is made into one, even though skepticism should be considered a good thing.
-->''"There's a very strong emphasis on, 'No, really! He's a skeptic!' [...] 'Let's point it out, and let's mock him for it!' which is horrible! Skepticism is what you need. Common sense, critical thinking, skepticism... ''please'', use it all the time, apply it to everything, [[JustForFun/TelevisionIsTryingToKillUs it's the only way you can live.]]"''
* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: One reason Mike gave ''Film/WakeWood'' [=2/5=] Clutches.
-->''"And lots of decapitations and severing of different things ensue, several people die, it's very sad, very violent... I don't know what to tell you, just your basic raise-the-kid-from-the-dead-and-they-kill-everybody movie - it's ''Literature/PetSematary''. [...] So, what do I think about this? I think... I just, I don't really need to see that anymore. I get how it's gonna go, it's not very interesting, it's all very predictable and whatever."''
* FoundFootageFilms: In which the cameraman seems to film absolutely everything, even when it would be more logical (or less awkward) to put down the camera for once. In one 2015 review, Mike's movie idea is a found footage movie where the person inexplicably recording everything [[TomatoSurprise turns out to be the killer,]] and derives pleasure from watching his "friends" suffer.
* PoesLaw: A predicament that prevents Mike from enjoying ''Film/TheStuff'' for its comedic value.
-->''"This movie is hilariously stupid, except, there's this edge to it where I'm pretty sure they're trying to be funny, it's all jokes, I think, like I think they're not trying to be scary, they're trying to be funny... and it's really stupid, and so it's like, I want to laugh at how stupidly done it is, but at the same time I'm stopped from laughing by the fact that they're trying to be funny - or that I think they are, anyway. It's weird."''
* ThirteenIsUnlucky: {{Parodied|Trope}} in the video review for ''13B''. Whenever Mike mentions how the number 13 [[ArcNumber blatantly ties into the plot]], the screen flashes as a sound effect plays and the number 13 pops up in red.
* WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief: The 2013 BHE reviews feature an "A Suspension Bridge Too Far" category for moments in the movies that Mike felt broke said suspension.
Tropes actually used in the reviews:
* BrokeTheRatingScale:
** ''Film/{{Heartless}}''[='=]s plot was so absurd to Mike that he couldn't come up with a rating even after watching it. He gives it a final score of "[=?/5=]" Drowsing Rods.
** Amy, a guest reviewer, gives ''two'' ratings to ''Film/LittleEvil'': [=2/5=] if judged as a horror film and [=4/5=] if judged as a comedy.
** Mike gave ''Film/TheTallMan'' either [=4/5=] or [=0/5=] Coffees depending on whether the antagonists' actions were [[FamilyUnfriendlyAesop envisioned by the writers as moral and justified.]] The grade for that review is [[SubvertedTrope currently listed as a [=4/5=] in the Movie Review Chart.]]
* {{Crunchtastic}}: The introduction to BHE 2013 describes it as "Thirty-one screamtastic tales of terror picked apart to death over the month of October."
* FauxHorrific: Mike briefly jokes that ''Film/TheTallMan'' is scary because it mentions a man who is tall.
-->''"''The Tall Man''. Now what could be scarier than a man above average height? I can't even think of anything. I can't. I can ''not'' imagine..."''\\
True Science Fact: Tall people loom over you, all creepy.
* LittleKnownFacts: The "Fun Fact" section in the 2013 BHE reviews tend to delve into this.
-->'''Fun Fact:''' Steroids can make you grow dozens of times faster than normal. That's why you see pro football players that are 25 feet tall. And chew on people.
* ManipulativeEditing: PlayedForLaughs. The stinger of the ''Film/TheInkeepers'' review features a slowed down clip of Mike saying "It's the scare! Ohh, there's something!" followed by footage of him snarling at the camera, both clips taken out of context from earlier points in the video.
* RunningGag:
** The "Classic Rules of Film" section from the 2011 BHE reviews, loosely adhering to the snowclone [[ChekhovsGun "If you show [x] in Act 1, you better [y] in Act 3"]] and filled in with whatever foreshadowing was used in the movie.
** The "True Science Facts" that ocasionally pop up during the 2012 HHHHH reviews. It's usually there to crack a joke or mock the logic in the movie, though from time to time it's just used to point out something that wasn't mentioned in the video otherwise.
** "[something] ensues" is frequently the final sentence for synopses in the 2013 reviews. "Bad things ensue," "soul-sucking ensues," "mass exposition ensues," etc.
* ShoutOut: Mike takes a stab at parodying [[MemeticMutation the infamous opening]] to ''[[Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir]]'' during his review of ''[[Film/{{Uninhabited}}]]''.
''"This is a story all about how''\\
''A couple went to an island... somehow.''\\
''And just sit right back, 'cause a ghost... is there''\\
''And at ''[[SubvertedTrope no]]'' point does anyone become the prince of Bel-Air.''\\
''...[[PissTakeRap Not really proud of that]], but I'm just gonna leave that right there, and [[CaptainObvious you're gonna hear it when you watch this video.]]"''
* TheStinger: Every video from the 2012 HHHHH videos includes one, usually spoofing a common setting or framing device in horror movies, such as the footage being left behind in an abandoned USB stick.
