All April long, there will be thirty themes as writing prompts. If you’d like to be part of April Movie Thon 3, you can just send us an article for that day to bandsaboutmovies@gmail.com or post it on your site and share it out with the hashtag #BSAprilMovieThon

This year, I plan on doing one long review for each day and really exploring each movie. I’m excited to have some other writers join in.

Here are the themes.

April 1: Drop A Bomb — Please share your favorite critical and financial flop with us!

April 2: Mondo Madness — Write about a mondo movie.

April 3: Remake, Remix, Ripoff — A shameless remake, remix or ripoff of a much better known movie. Allow your writing to travel the world (we recommend Italy or Turkey).

April 4: Repeats Again? — Write about a movie that is based on a TV series.

April 5: Moriarty! — Happy birthday Michael Moriarty. Watch one of his movies.

April 6: Until You Call on the Dark — Pick a movie from the approved movies list of the Church of Satan. Here’s the list.

April 7: Jackie Day — Celebrate Jackie Chan’s birthday!

April 8: Eclipse — Protect your eyes, stay inside and watch a movie about an eclipse.

April 9: You’re With the Band — A movie that has a band cameo. Here’s an article to inspire you.

April 10: In 3D! — Write about a movie in 3D.

April 11: Get Slimed! — A movie that has slime in it.

April 12: 412 Day — A movie about Pittsburgh (if you’re not from here that’s our area code). Or maybe one made here. Heck, just write about Striking Distance if you want. Here’s a list.

April 13: Yes No Goodbye — A movie about Ouija. Here’s a list.

April 14: Don’t Go Back to Amityville — An Amityville movie official or otherwise. Here’s a list.

April 15: Slasher — A slasher without any sequels.

April 16: Get Me Another — A sequel.

April 17: Did You Get It? — A bug movie.

April 18: In Like a Lion — A weather gone wild movie.

April 19: Animals Attack! — Animals gone wild and killing people.

April 20: So Dark, So Funny — A dark comedy.

April 21: Fashion Day — A movie all about fashion that you will critique.

April 22: Earth Day Ends Here — Instead of celebrating a holiday created by a murderer, share an end of the world disaster movie with us. But seriously, treat the planet right!

April 23: Get Out! — A haunted house movie is today’s pick.

April 24: Think of the Children — Pick a movie that was controversial for how potentially damaging that it would be to the children who are our future.

April 25: Bava Forever: Bava died on this day 44 years ago. Let’s watch his movies.

April 26: Heavy Metal Movies: Pick a movie from Mike McPadden’s great book. RIP. List here.

April 27: SNL: A movie based on an SNL character.

April 28: Video Nasty: A video nasty! List here.

April 29: Regional Horror — A regional horror movie. Here’s a list if you need an idea.

April 30: Teen Movie Hell — Mike McPadden’s other book. List here.