We’ve gotten several individual comments requesting us to add particular movies onto our Apocryphally Weird list, and it’s time to listen to the readers. We’re going to let you guys nominate a slate of movies (from our “List Candidates“) that you’d like to see elevated into official Apocrypha, and give you a chance to win a hardcover copy of the “” at the same time. Win, and you’ll be halfway to a full set!
Reminder/notice: Volume 2 of the “366 Weird Movies Guide” is currently scheduled to appear in June.
Nomination process: simply name up to 3 movies you’d like to see apocryphacized in the comments. Movies must be from our “list candidate” category (here’s a quick link to the relevant section of our movie index). We will leave the comments open for 2 weeks for nominations. After this, we will put up a poll allowing readers to select which movies will actually be apocryphacized. Contributors to the original book are welcome to make nominations, but are ineligible for the contest.
CONTEST INFORMATION:
We will randomly select one commenter to receive a copy of the book. To win, you must include an email address to contact you (do this when filling out the “email” box in the comment form—do not leave your email in the public comment!) and have a mailing address in the continental United States (again, obviously, don’t make it public: we’ll email the eventual winner). You can nominate a movie without entering the contest (but please tell us you are doing so), and you can also enter the drawing without nominating a movie. If the first winner is ineligible for a prize, we’ll select an alternate.
Hopefully this is all clear enough. Now get to it! Nominations close on June 1.
I was going to nominate Possession from the list because I was frankly shocked it wasn’t already on it, but then I saw that it actually was… should it be removed from the list of candidates?
Anyway, my nominees are:
The Green Knight
Greener Grass
The Boy and the Heron
Good idea on “Possession.” I think there could be others I forgot to remove, feel free to point ’em out if you see ’em.
Of those I’ve seen, I’d have to put my swings on….
Phase IV
Raggedy Ann and Andy: A Musical Adventure
Hitler: A Film From Germany
I bid good luck to everyone entering the contest!
And here is my bid:
Decasia (2002)
The Sea that Thinks (2000)
L’Ange (1982)
I’ve got some watching to do, but can confidently cast votes for Southland Tales and Vivarium.
Also, to clarify: if you would like to enter the contest but don’t have a nominee in mind, you can second something that’s already been nominated to enter.
1. I Saw the TV Glow
2. Messiah of Evil
3. The Wild Boys
1. Everything Everywhere All at Once
2. Inu-Oh
3. Messiah of Evil
1. Penda’s Fen
2. Tampopo
3. The Element of Crime
Love the site. Thank you for so many years of reading and recs.
1. Angel’s Egg
2. Mononoke the Movie
3. The Substance
Things that need to be removed from this list due to being already elevated:
The Aerial
Hellzapoppin’
Hundreds of Beavers
Mad God
Tommy
Thanks MD!
I nominate:
1. The Substance
2. Rabbits
3. Beau is Afraid
‘Beau is Afraid’ is actually on the Apocryphally Weird list.
*anguished scream* Top/Favourite lists are torment.
– On the Silver Globe
– 964 Pinocchio
– Lil Quinquin (though I think it’d be justifiable to include it with Coincoin as a whole for one Apocrypha entry)
How did i read through the entire list and miss On the Sliver Globe‽ I already voted but giving it an honorary second here
I’m not eligible for the contest since I live outside the US, but the three movies I’ve always missed the most from the List are Picnic at Hanging Rock, Brewster McCloud and Cure.
I’m in for the contest!
Atmo HorroX
Meet The Hollowheads
Zebraman
Hard To Be A God (2013), I was actually quite surprised to discover this is not already on the list, and I still think I may have missed it.
There was a recent capsule for Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel (1979), I’m not sure if that makes it a list candidate or not, but definitely deserves to be.
And I will nominate Rumours (2024) as well
Here we go!
Brewster McCloud
The President’s Analyst
Punch-Drunk Love
1. Death Powder (1986
2. She Is Conann (2023)
3. Xtro (1983)
Rabbits
The Wild Boys
Trans-Europ-Express
1. Riki-oh: The Story of Ricky
2. Je T’aime Je T’aime
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas
Sorry, I should’ve included that I’m not entering the contest.
Hi everyone. I’ve been following this site since 2011. Over the years, I’ve suggested several films to be certified as ‘weird’. Some managed to make it (Audition, Perfect Blue), others are still pending as list candidates. Anyway, here are my nominees:
– Angel’s Egg (1985)
– The Fountain (2006)
– Cure (1997)
P.S.: I’m from outside the US, so I’m not entering the competition, cheers.