31 Days of Halloween Movies (2024) - Horror Fans Unite!!!!!!

[The Great Escape]

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Watch the original last night and this afternoon pulled Part 2

[CelluloidPal]

10/9:

Witch's Night Out (1978)

[Cruel Angel]

Oct 10

All Hallows Eve

Silver Bullet

Vampire$

[MassiveMovieBuff]

10/10

Salem's Lot (1979) 1/2

[Jay H.]

Severance (2006)

Severance 2006 Trailer HD | Danny Dyer | Tim McInnerny - YouTube

[Monterey Jack]

[Show spoiler]Halloween Horror Marathon '12

Halloween Horror Marathon '13

Halloween Horror Marathon '14

Halloween Horror Marathon '15

Halloween Horror Marathon '16

Halloween Horror Marathon '17

Halloween Horror Marathon '18

Halloween Horror Marathon '19

Halloween Horror Marathon '20

Halloween Horror Marathon '21

Halloween Horror Marathon '22

Halloween Horror Marathon '23

First-time viewings are indicated with an ^

[Show spoiler]09/04/24: Blink Twice ^ (2024): Shaun Of The Dead (2004):
09/05/24: Beetlejuice (1988):
09/06/24: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ^ (2024):
09/07/24: Jaws (1975): Jaws 2 (1978):
09/11/24: The Front Room ^ (2024): [ZERO SKULLS]
09/13/24: Speak No Evil ^ (2024):
09/18/24: Sweet Sixteen ^ (1983): Soul Survivors ^ (2001):
09/20/24: The Substance ^ (2024):
09/22/24: Fright ^ (1971):
09/25/24: Never Let Go ^ (2024):
9/27/24: Terrifier ^ (2016):
09/28/24: Terrifier 2 ^ (2022):
09/30/24: Tarot ^ (2024):
10/01/24: Fear In The Night ^ (1972): Fear No Evil ^ (1981): Werewolves On Wheels ^ (1971):
10/02/24: Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker ^ (1981): Screams Of A Winter Night ^ (1979): The Last Horror Film ^ (1982):
10/03/24: ParaNorman (2012): Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956):
10/04/24: The Bride Of Frankenstein (1935): Corpse Bride (2005): The Unseen (1980):
10/05/24: The Horror Of Frankenstein ^ (1970): Lust For A Vampire ^ (1971): M3gan (2023):
10/06/24: Freaky (2020): Terror Circus ^ (1973):
10/07/24: The Legend Of Hell House (1973): Oculus (2013):
10/08/24: Patrick (1978): Night Of The Demons (1988):
10/09/24: The Funhouse (1981): Hell Fest (2018): Lucky Bastard ^ (2013):

10/10/24:

-And Soon The Darkness ^ (1970):



A pair of British birds, Jane & Cathy (Pamela Franklin, Michele Dotrice) are on a holiday in France, leisurely biking through the picturesque countryside, when they have a bit of a row and Jane peddles on ahead, leaving Cathy stunning herself at the edge of the road. When Cathy fails to show up at the roadside cafe Jane stops at an hour later, she grows more and more worried, eventually biking back to the glen near the woods where they stopped, only to find both Cathy and her bicycle missing. Is she simply playing a haughty prank, or has she fallen prey to a killer who murdered another young, blonde lovely in the area a few years back, and who was never apprehended?

Directed by Robert Fuest (who went on to make the enjoyable pair of Dr. Phibes movies with Vincent Price), And Soon The Darkness, despite its misnomer of a title (it takes place 100% during the day!) and lurid poster art is not much of a blatant horror movie, taking a more psychological, Hitchcockian route (it also anticipates later films like The Vanishing and Breakdown), and is made with a steady hand as slow-burn suspense and boasts a fine performances by Franklin as her initial displeasure with her friend gradually accelerates into genuine concern and unease as she's beset with a bevy of unsavory scenarios and potential suspects.

-The Manitou (1978): ( for unintentional amusement)



An especially insane exercise in horror nonsense, The Manitou features a badly-miscast Tony Curtis as Harry Erskine, a crackpot San Francisco psychic who does tarot readings for gullible old biddies who learns that old friend Karen Tandy (Susan Strasberg) is suffering from an unusual medical malady; a strange growth of her neck that, under X-ray study, seems to have all of the characteristics of...a human fetus. The growth keeps growing larger and larger, as Karen starts spouting seeming gibberish about "Pana witchy salatou" that leads Harry to a Native American medicine man, John Singing Rock (Michael "That's Mister Freeze, to you" Ansara), who reveals that the growth is a 400-year-old medicine man who is utilizing Karen's body an incubator so he can be reborn again into the 20th century!

The Manitou, directed by schlock horror specialist William Girdler (Grizzly, Day Of The Animals), is, by no stretch of the imagination, "good", yet it's so batshit bizarre it exerts a certain I-can't-believe-what-I'm-seeing fascination. Where else can you see a midget birthed out of a pulsing sac on Strasberg's back, one of Curtis' old biddie clients levitating down the hallway of his apartment building before taking a spectacular header down a flight of stairs, and a zowie of a climax with a nude Strassberg shooting laser beams from her hands at the reborn "Misquamacus" in the void of space (contained within her hospital room, mind you) with a cut-rate 2001 Stargate lightshow going off in the background? Set to a seriously good Lalo Schifrin score (one overdue for a soundtrack release), The Manitou deserves space on the shelf next to other goofy late-70s horror howlers like The Sentinel and The Legacy.

[chad_1138]

10/10 - and

and

[LokiMok]

Originally Posted by Lacit170

is this movie completely unrelated to The Collector?

looks like the same guy

Ha. It does look similar. I haven't seen The Collector, but I'm going to say unrelated - just an example of Mask Maker's lack of creativity. My dude rises from a shallow grave & wears other people's faces.

[evilive]

*denotes first time viewing

10/10

23. The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

24. *A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)

25. Evil Dead (2013)

[casey76]

* Denotes 1st time seen

10/10
13 Sins*


Slumber Party Massacre III


10/1
The Wailing

10/2
Renfield*
The Changeling
Murders In The Rue Morgue (1932)

10/3
Nightbooks*
The Grudge

10/4
Dracula (1931)

10/6
The Boy*
Dracula (1931 – Spanish)

10/7
Frankenstein (1931)
Brahms – The Boy II*

10/8
The Mummy (1932)
Night At The Eagle Inn*
The Slumber Party Massacre

10/9
1922*
The Invisible Man (1933)
Slumber Party Massacre II

2023 list

[Show spoiler]10/1
The Nun
The Nun II*

10/2
Eyes Of Fire*
House Of Usher
Pit And The Pendulum

10/3
Leptirica (The She-Butterfly)*
The Masque Of The Red Death
The Haunted Palace

10/4
Witchammer*
Witchfinder General

10/5
Repulsion
Rosemary's Baby

10/6
The Ruins

10/9
The Tomb Of Ligeia
The Last Man On Earth
Viy*

10/10
The Raven (1963)
The Comedy Of Terrors

10/11
House On Haunted Hill

10/12
Lake Of The Dead (De Dodes Tjern)*

10/13
Friday The 13th
Friday The 13th Part 2

10/16
The Fly (1958)
Return Of The Fly

10/17
The Abominable Dr. Phibes
Dr. Phibes Rises Again!

10/18
Scanners

10/19
Scanners II – The New Order

10/20
Scanners III – The Takeover
Tilbury*
The Strangers

10/23
The Dreaming*

10/24
Beetlejuice
Kadaicha (Stones Of Death)*
An Evening Of Edgar Allan Poe

10/25
The Mad Magician*
Tower Of London (1962)
Celia*

10/26
Alison's Birthday*

10/27
Cry Of The Banshee
Diary Of A Madman
Wilczyca*
TerrorVision

10/29
Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street
Lokis – A Manuscript Of Professor Wittembach*
The Video Dead

10/30
The Evictors
The Town That Dreaded Sundown

10/31
The Shining
Poltergeist
The Conjuring

Totals for the month: 51 movies, 14 new

2022 list

[Show spoiler]10/2
The Fly (1958)
Apollo 18

10/6
The Box

10/9
The Munsters (2022)*
Hatchet
Hatchet II

10/10
Frozen
1408

10/11
The House Of The Devil
The Innkeepers

10/12
Jeepers Creepers
The House On Sorority Row
The Innocents

10/14
Hellraiser (2022)*
It Follows
House Of The Long Shadows
The Boogie Man Will Get You *

10/16
House Of 1000 Corpses
Jacob's Ladder

10/17
The Last Exorcism
Lifeforce

10/18
The Lost Boys
The Strange Door*

10/21
The Devil's Rejects
The Lords Of Salem
Mama

10/24
The Midnight Meat Train
Nightbreed

10/25
Interview With The Vampire
Let The Right One In

10/26
May
Near Dark

10/30
Slapface*

10/31
The 'Burbs
The Haunting

Totals for the month: 35 watched, 5 first time

2021 list

[Show spoiler]10/1
Brides Of Dracula
Kiss Of The Vampire

10/3
Phantom Of The Opera (1962)

10/4
The Blob (1988)*
Dagon*
Event Horizon

10/5
Deep Star Six
Leviathan
Ghost Ship*

10/6
The Serpent And The Rainbow
In The Mouth Of Madness

10/7
Thir13en Ghosts*

10/8
Slither

10/11
Silver Bullet
The Unborn*
John Carpenter's Vampires*

10/12
Tombs Of The Blind Dead
Return Of The Evil Dead

10/13
The Ghost Galleon
Night Of The Seagulls
Plague Of The Zombies

10/14
Cockneys Vs. Zombies
Juan Of The Dead

10/17
Body Bags

10/21
Christine

10/22
The Beast Within

10/24
The Babadook
Curtains

10/25
The Crimson Cult
The Creeping Flesh
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark (2010)

10/26
Dead Alive

10/27
From Beyond

10/28
Drag Me To Hell
From A Whisper To A Scream

10/29
From Hell
The Faculty

Totals for the month: 37 watched, 7 first time

2020 list

[Show spoiler]10/1
Prom Night 3.5/5
Terror Train 4/5

10/2
The Burning 4/5
Bubba Ho-Tep 4.5/5

10/4
The Exorcist 5/5
Exorcist II - The Heretic 2.5/5

10/5
The Exorcist III 4/5

10/6
Exorcist - The Beginning 3/5
Dominion - Prequel To The Exorcist 3/5

10/7
One Missed Call* 4/5
One Missed Call 2* 4/5

10/8
One Missed Call - Final* 2.5/5
Dead Silence 4/5

10/9
Mystery Of The Wax Museum 3/5

10/12
Crawl 4/5
The Mutilator* 3/5

10/13
Deep Rising 4/5

10/14
Van Helsing 4/5

10/15
The Curse Of La Llorona 3.5/5
From Beyond The Grave* 3/5

10/18
Baron Blood 3/5
Lisa And The Devil 3.5/5

10/19
The House Of Exorcism 1.5/5
Black Sabbath 4/5

10/20
Alice, Sweet Alice* 3.5/5
Zombie 4/5
City Of The Living Dead 4/5

10/21
Sinister 4/5
Sinister 2 3.5/5
Arachnophobia 4/5

10/22
The Grudge 4/5
Man Made Monster* 3.5/5

10/23
The Black Cat (1941)* 3.5/5

10/25
Rings* 3/5

10/26
The Lodge* 3.5/5
Night Monster* 3/5
The Climax* 3/5

10/27
House Of Horrors* 2.5/5
Burnt Offerings 3/5
Dead & Buried 4/5

10/28
Resident Evil 4/5
Resident Evil: Apocalypse 3.5/5
Resident Evil: Extinction 3.5/5

10/29
The Omen 5/5
Damien: Omen II 2.5/5
The Omen III - The Final Conflict 3/5

10/30
The Frighteners 4.5/5
The Legend Of Hell House 4/5
Lord Of Illusions 4.5/5

10/31
Prince Of Darkness 4.5/5
The Prowler 4/5

Totals for the month: 51 watched, 13 1st time

2019 list

[Show spoiler]10/1
The Tingler* 4/5
Sleepy Hollow 5/5

10/3
Frankenstein Created Woman 4/5
Lust For A Vampire* 3.5/5
The Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires 4/5

10/6
It (2017) 4/5

10/7
It - Chapter 2* 3.5/5
Upgrade* 4/5

10/9
The House That Dripped Blood* 3.5/5

10/11
Hell Night 4/5

10/15
When A Stranger Calls* 4/5
When A Stranger Calls Back* 3.5/5

10/16
Hereditary 4/5
The VVitch 4.5/5

10/18
Outpost 4/5

10/20
Frankenweenie 3.5/5
The Amityville Horror 3.5/5

10/21
Amityville II - The Posession 2.5/5
Amityville 3 2/5

10/22
Corpse Bride 3.5/5

10/23
The Monster Squad 4/5

10/24
Night Of The Creeps 4/5

10/25
Night Of The Comet 4/5
Slaughter High* 2/5

10/28
Mausoleum* 2/5
Superstition* 4/5

10/29
Final Exam 3.5/5

10/30
Dolls 4/5
The Church 3/5

10/31
Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil 5/5
The Beyond 5/5

Totals for the month: 31 movies, 9 1st watches

2018 list

[Show spoiler]10/1
The Bird With The Crystal Plumage 3.5/5
Deep Red 4.5/5

10/2
Suspiria 4.5/5
Inferno 4/5

10/3
Mother Of Tears* 1.5/5
Opera 4/5

10/4
[REC]* 4.5/5
[REC] 2* 3.5/5
[REC] 3 - Genesis* 3/5

10/5
[REC] 4 - Apocalypse* 4/5
The Mummy's Shroud 3/5
Blood From The Mummy's Tomb 3/5
To The Devil ... A Daughter 3.5/5

10/7
Wishmaster 4/5
Wishmaster 2 - Evil Never Dies* 3/5

10/8
Wishmaster 3 – 2.5/5
Wishmaster - The Prophecy Fulfilled* 2.5/5

10/9
The Invisible Man 4.5/5
The Invisible Man Returns 4/5

10/10
The Invisible Man's Revenge 3.5/5
Abbott and Costello meet The Invisible Man* 3.5/5
The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari 4/5
The Old Dark House 4/5

10/11
Island Of Lost Souls 4/5

10/12
Horror Of Frankenstein* 3/5

10/15
The Nun* 3/5
Demons Of The Mind* 3.5/5

10/16
House Of Wax 4/5
Mystery Of The Wax Museum 3/5

10/17
Twice Told Tales 4/5

10/19
Scream 5/5
Scream 2 4/5
Scream 3 4/5
Scream 4 4/5

10/21
28 Days Later 5/5
28 Weeks Later 4/5
Caltiki The Immortal Monster* 3.5/5

10/22
The Blob 3.5/5
Dr. Jekyll & Sister Hyde* 4/5

10/23
Dr. Terror's House Of Horrors 3.5/5
Tales Of Terror 4/5
Carnival Of Souls 4/5

10/24
Demons* 3.5/5
Demons 2* 3.5/5
Dog Soldiers 5/5

10/25
The Return Of The Living Dead 5/5

10/28
Poltergeist 5/5
Poltergeist II - The Other Side 4/5
Poltergeist III 3/5

10/29
Psycho 5/5
Psycho II 4/5
Psycho III 3.5/5

10/30
Psycho IV - The Beginning 3/5
30 Days Of Night 4.5/5
Bram Stoker's Dracula 4.5/5

10/31
Night Of The Living Dead 5/5
The Conjuring 5/5
Candyman 5/5
The Shining 5/5

Totals for the month: 59 movies, 16 1st time

2017 list

[Show spoiler]10/1
It (2017)* 4.5/5

10/2
Phantasm 5/5
Phantasm II 4.5/5
Phantasm III - Lord Of The Dead 3.5/5

10/3
Phantasm IV - Oblivion 3/5
Phantasm - Ravager* 2/5
The City Of The Dead* 4/5

10/4
Dreamscape 3.5/5
Popcorn* 4/5

10/6
Warlock 3.5/5
Warlock - The Armageddon 3.5/5
Warlock III - The End Of Innocence* 2.5/5

10/8
Scream Of Fear 4/5
Waxwork* 3/5
Waxwork II - Lost In Time* 3/5

10/9
Child's Play 4/5
Child's Play 2 4/5
Child's Play 3 3.5/5

10/10
Bride Of Chucky 3.5/5
Curse Of Chucky 4/5
Cult Of Chucky* 4/5

10/11
Cube 4/5
Graduation Day* 2.5/5

10/12
The Vampire Lovers 3.5/5
Twins Of Evil* 4.5/5

10/13
Friday The 13th Part 2 4/5
Friday The 13th Part VI - Jason Lives 4/5

10/15
Hellraiser 4/5
Hellbound - Hellraiser II 4/5
Hellraiser III - Hell On Earth 3/5

10/17
Hellraiser - Bloodline 3.5/5
Hellraiser - Inferno 3/5

10/18
Hellraiser - Hellseeker 3/5
Hellraiser - Deader 3.5/5

10/19
Hellraiser - Hellworld 3.5/5

10/20
Hands Of The Ripper* 3/5
Theatre Of Blood 3.5/5

10/22
A Nightmare On Elm Street 5/5
A Nightmare On Elm Street 2 - Freddy's Revenge 3.5/5
A Nightmare On Elm Street 3 - Dream Warriors 4.5/5

10/23
A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 - The Dream Master 3/5
A Nightmare On Elm Street 5 - The Dream Child 2.5/5

10/26
Wes Craven's New Nightmare 4.5/5
Freddy Vs Jason 4/5

10/27
Countess Dracula* 2.5/5

10/30
In The Mouth Of Madness 4.5/5
Sinister 4.5/5
The Haunting 5/5
The Thing 5/5

10/31
Plague Of The Zombies 3/5
Halloween 5/5

Totals for the Month: 51 movies, 12 1st time

2016 list

[Show spoiler]10/2
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1956)* 4.5/5
Dolls* 3.5/5

10/3
Pumpkinhead 4.5/5
Pumpkinhead II - Blood Wings 3.5/5

10/4
An American Werewolf In London 4/5
Final Exam* 3/5

10/5
Cat People (1982)* 2/5
The 'Burbs 4.5/5

10/7
The Curse Of The Mummy's Tomb 3/5

10/9
The Dark Half 3.5/5
The Revenge Of Frankenstein 3.5/5
Night Of The Comet* 4/5

10/10
Ginger Snaps* 4/5
The Gallows* 2.5/5

10/11
Crimson Peak 4/5
The Funhouse* 3.5/5

10/12
The Two Faces Of Dr. Jekyll 2.5/5
The Gorgon 4/5

10/13
10 Cloverfield Lane 4/5
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers (1978)* 4.5/5

10/17
Frankenstein (1931) 4/5
Bride Of Frankenstein 4.5/5
Son Of Frankenstein 4/5
Ghost Of Frankenstein 3.5/5

10/18
The Wolf Man (1941) 4/5
Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man 3.5/5
House Of Frankenstein 3/5

10/19
House Of Dracula 2.5/5
Shocker 2.5/5

10/21
She-Wolf Of London 3/5
Demon Knight 4/5
Bordello Of Blood 3/5

10/23
Werewolf Of London 3/5
Subspecies* 3.5/5
Bloodstone: Subspecies II* 4/5
Bloodlust: Subspecies III* 4/5

10/24
The Phantom Of The Opera (1925)* 4/5
The Cabin In The Woods 4.5/5

10/25
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 4/5
Tales From The Crypt (1972)* 4/5
Vault Of Horror* 4/5

10/26
The Phantom Of The Opera (1943) 3/5
Night Of The Creeps 4/5
Night Of The Demons (1988) 4/5

10/28
The Walking Dead - S07E01 – 4/5
Halloween (1978) 5/5
Halloween II (1981) 4/5
Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers 4/5
Halloween 5: The Revenge Of Michael Myers 4/5

10/30
Phantom Of The Opera (1989) 3/5
Night Of The Living Dead (1968) 5/5
Dawn Of The Dead (1978) 5/5
Day Of The Dead (1985) [4.5/5

10/31
Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil 5/5
The Fog (1980) 4/5
Dog Soldiers 5/5
The Shining 5/5

Totals for the month: 56 movies, 15 1st time watches

2015 list

[Show spoiler]10/5
The Apparition* 2.5/5

10/7
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter* 3/5

10/9
The Presence* 2/5

10/19
Chernobyl Diaries* 3/5

10/20
The Fourth Kind* 3/5
Underworld: Awakening* 4/5

10/21
The Thing (2011)* 3.5/5
The Thing From Another World 5/5

10/22
Slither 4/5

10/23
Zombie Honeymoon* 2/5
Night Of The Living Dead (1990) 4.5/5
28 Days Later 4.5/5
Return Of The Living Dead II 4/5

10/25
Crimson Peak* 4/5
The Walking Dead - S06E01 - First Time Again* 4/5

10/26
The Walking Dead - S06E02 - JSS* 3/5
Hell Night 4/5

10/27
The Walking Dead - S06E03 - Thank You* 4.5/5
Dawn Of The Dead (2004) 4/5

10/28
Dracula (1931) 3/5
Dracula (1931) (Spanish) 4/5

10/30
The Hitcher (1986) 4/5
Phantasm 4/5
Night Of The Living Dead (1968) 5/5
The Devil Rides Out 4.5/5
The Gorgon 4/5
Final Destination 3.5/5
Total: 24 Movies, 9 1st time

2014 list

[Show spoiler]10/1
Crawlspace* 3/5
Die, Monster, Die!* 3.5/5

10/3
Lake Placid 4/5

10/6
In The Mouth Of Madness 5/5

10/7
Terror Vision* 1/5
The Video Dead* 2.5/5

10/8
Mystery Of The Wax Museum 3/5
House Of Wax (1953) 4/5
Slumber Party Massacre 4/5

10/10
White Zombie* 3/5

10/12
Sleepaway Camp* 3.5/5
The Maze Runner* 4/5

10/13
Body Bags 3.5/5
Night Of The Demons (1988)* 4/5
Leviathan 4/5

10/14
The Beast Within* 3/5
The Legend Of Hell House 4/5

10/15
Fright Night (2011) 4/5
The House On Sorority Row* 4/5

10/17
Insidious: Chapter 2 3.5/5
The Walking Dead - 5x01 - No Sanctuary* 4/5
Curtains* 3.5/5

10/19
The Amityville Horror (1979) 3.5/5
Amityville II: The Posession 3/5
Amityville 3 2.5/5

10/21
The Uninvited (1944)* 4/5
The People Under The Stairs 3.5/5

10/22
Witchboard* 3/5
Ravenous 4/5

10/24
The Walking Dead - 5x02 - Strangers* 4/5
Prom Night (1980) 3.5/5

10/26
Annabelle* 3.5/5
Scannners 4/5

10/27
Silent Hill 4/5
The Vampire Lovers* 3.5/5

10/28
Eyes Without A Face* 3.5/5
The Innocents (1961)* 4/5

10/29
Psycho (1960) 5/5
Psycho II 4/5
Psycho III 3.5/5

10/30
The Walking Dead - 5x03 - Four Walls And A Roof* 4/5

10/31
Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil 4.5/5
Re-Animator 4.5/5
The Haunting (1963) 5/5
Candyman 4.5/5
The Thing (1982) 5/5

Total for the month: 43 movies, 17 1st time

2013 list

[Show spoiler]10/1
The Prowler* 3.5/5
Insidious* 4/5

10/2
Arachnaphobia 4/5
Creepshow 3.5/5

10/5
Nightmare Before Christmas 4/5

10/7
Lifeforce* 3.5/5

10/8
From Beyond 3.5/5
The Fog (1980) 4/5

10/9
They Live* 4/5
The Howling 3.5/5

10/12
The Blob (1958) 3/5

10/13
Insidious Chapter 2* 3.5/5

10/14
Dracula, Prince Of Darkness 4/5
Phantasm II 4/5

10/15
The Fly (1958)* 4/5
Prince Of Darkness 4/5

10/16
Terror Train* 3/5
The Burning* 4/5

10/18
Walking Dead - 4x01 3.5/5

10/21
Friday the 13th (1980) 3.5/5
Friday the 13th Part II 4/5

10/22
Friday the 13th Part III 3.5/5
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter 4/5

10/23
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning 3/5
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives 4/5

10/25
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood 4/5
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan 2.5/5
Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday 2.5/5
Jason X 3/5
Walking Dead - 4x02 4/5

10/28
Freddy Vs. Jason 4/5
Friday The 13th (2009) 4/5

10/29
Coraline* 5/5
City Of The Living Dead 3.5/5

10/30
Repulsion* 4/5
The Devil's Backbone 4/5
Dead & Buried 4/5

10/31
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein* 4/5
Halloween (1978) 5/5
Halloween II (1981) 4/5
Halloween III: Season Of The Witch 4/5
Walking Dead - 4x03 4/4

Total for the month: 39 movies, 11 1st time

[LokiMok]

10. Scared to Death (1947) (1st viewing) Bela Lugosi in Color! Did you know the little old guy from Beyond Thunderdome was also in 1932's Freaks? I didn't until now. So I can thank this movie for that (he's also in this for no real reason). This is a horror comedy mystery that isn't really scary or funny. The mystery is how long can an hour last and why are you still watching? I kind of liked seeing such prominent roles for Nat Pendleton & Joyce Compton this late in their careers, but it would be hard to call this a good movie. It is narrated by a corpse. I believe it was also directed by a corpse and photographed by a corpse.

[u2popmofo]

10/10

Longlegs



Still creepy on the second watch! Some creepy "crime scene" photos as extras as well.

[HD Canuck]

Recent viewings in bold:
*Indicates first viewings.

1. The X-Files Season 7
2. The X-Files Season 8
3. The X-Files Season 9
4. The X-Files: I Want to Believe for X-Files for standalone.
*5. The X-Files Season 10 (The Event Series)
*6. The X-Files Season 11
*7. The Twilight Zone Season 4
8. Beetlejuice
*9 Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
10. The Silence of the Lambs
11. Hannibal
12. Red Dragon
13. Hannibal Rising
14. The Blair Witch Project
15. Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2
16. Blair Witch
*17. The Exorcist: Believer
*18. A Quiet Place: Day One
*19 The Lost Boys
20. American Psycho
*21. Carrie (1976)
*22. Night of the Creeps

It wouldn't be an 80s horror flick without tits and Tom Atkins. It's Rusty Griswold (Ryan Reynolds' brother in-law) against space slugs. Was a decent flick. Soon it will be Christmas and Tom Atkins will get shot thru the egg nog.

[Kill Bren]

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)



Ash vs. Evil Dead: The Dark One (Season 1 - Episode 10)



The Mummy (1932)

[FlamedLiquid]

10/10

Candy Land



6/10

Humor, nudity, blood, this movie had it all. That girl was nuts. Enjoyable watch.


Longlegs



8/10

This was done really well. Very creepy. Nicolas Cage was great. I'm glad to see him expand into stuff like this. It was a total transformation.


The Cursed



5/10

This movie was okay. A bit boring until the second half. The creatures were a unique werewolf like hybrid but I thought they looked poorly made. Nice to see a new folklore horror movie though.


Speak No Evil(2024)



7/10

Enjoyed this but think I would have liked it if the ending was like the original film. Was still a good watch though. McAvoy is great.


Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey II



4/10

Some entertaining kills, especially at the beginning but I thought this was worse then thr first one. Also I think they could have made Owl and Tigger look a little more like the animals they are supposed to be. Owl looked like Ivan Ooze with wings.


Skinamarink



1/10

This was a hard watch. You either like or hated this movie. I hated it. I get it was artsy, but it's basically just watching a camera set at bad angles and aimed at walls and floors for the whole film. Garbage.

[Röckzilla]

October 9th - Back To The Late 1990s:

Film #17. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)


To be honest, I can't definitively claim to have a strong personal appreciation for the films and music of the late 1990s and/or early 2000s. (At least when compared to the previous, and arguably more "fruitful", time periods.) However, many years have passed since then and enough aspects of "daily life" have either completely changed or disappeared entirely, "sad to say". As a direct result, I have now reached the point where I must admit: I'm finally starting to feel (mildly) nostalgic for the late 1990s/early 2000s. With that said, I decided to revisit some films from this rather brief and specific era. First up, I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997). I recall not being overly impressed with this film when I first saw it a quarter century or so ago and unfortunately my opinion of it hasn't improved all too much. It's by no means a "bad movie" but I can't help but feel like I'm just watching an intentionally watered down version of Scream (1996) (which makes perfect sense when you read the credits). Honestly, I just don't fully understand the hype and love that this film continues to receive. Maybe it's a generational thing? I don't know. Either way, I'm still glad that I own the 4K UHD.

Points Of Interest include: A screenplay written by the same dude who wrote Scream (1996), an opening credits sequence set to a cover song by Type O Negative , an unknown pedestrian hit by a car full of teenagers then dumped into the sea to hide any evidence of the incident, mysterious and foreboding letters that arrive a year later, a large hook through the chin, a really bad hair day, a corpse covered with crabs crammed into a car, butchery at a beauty pageant, a store where the employees are slashed (not the prices), several dead bodies on ice, and a human hand pulled completely off.

Röckzilla's Final Verdict: A well made film but a little "too safe" and "mainstream" for my personal taste. Feels like a slasher film created more for the Freeform or CW channel crowd.



Film #18. Bride Of Chucky (1998)


Some die-hard Child's Play purists might feel a bit disappointed or even betrayed by the overall tonal shift the franchise begins to take with this entry. I on the other hand personally found this film to be an absolute blast and it has quickly climbed towards the top of my annual October re-watch list! Bride Of Chucky (1998) offers viewers plenty of bloody practical effects, truly impressive animatronic puppetry, and even striking spooky visuals throughout the entire run time. There's also a clever razor-sharp comedic edge to everything as well! Jennifer Tilly gives a phenomenal performance as Tiffany and has great chemistry playing off of Brad Dourif's maliciously snarky Chucky. This film also possesses a very peculiar late-90s/early-2000s aesthetic which is rather difficult to easily define. I can only describe this particular quality as somewhere in the vein of "Marilyn Manson", "Nu Metal", and/or "(old-school black & red) Hot Topic" chic. Surprisingly, I believe that the combination of all these different elements actually helped to revitalize this series as a whole.

Points Of Interest include: Ritualistic spirit summoning, a very tit-ilating Tilly , an electrifying T.V. time/bath time combo, a makeshift "Pinhead" (if you get my point... ), a bloody and explosive waterbed, a sex scene between 2 living-dolls, a brief appearance by Kathy "Miss Peggy Hill" Najimy, Swedish meatballs, severely burnt plastic, a cemetery showdown, the frightening miracle of birth, and how could I even go without mentioning the rockin' music choices for this film including songs by: Rob Zombie, Blondie, White Zombie, Judas Priest, Bruce Dickinson... oh, and F*CKIN' SLAYER!!! (Among others.)

Röckzilla's Final Verdict: A (near) perfect blend of both horror and comedy, all set to one hell of a headbanging soundtrack! What more could you possibly even want from a single film, especially one to watch during Halloween?!



I have said it before and I'll say it again...
For better or for worse, no heavy Halloween party playlist is truly complete without including this song, period! :

[Show spoiler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOctyXxCm-4

[jess1581]

1/2 out of 4 stars.

This really isn't that bad of an Exorcist movie. There's a solid cast involved, the demonic elements are handled well, and there's an interesting angle with using various religions to help with the exorcism.

What hinders the film imo is the rather contrived addition of Chris MacNiell. I felt that her being in the film was a cheap bit of fan service that didn't amount to much more than a glorified cameo, and a "surprise" ending. Having the first film referenced and Chris seen on archived YouTube clips would have more than sufficed.

Also, while the first half built the narrative steadily, the second half just felt more piled on quickly to get to the big exorcism.

Overall, it does an adequate job of trying to make a respectful follow up to the original film(it doesn't retcon the other films as if they didn't exist). It's simply just a matter of the 1973 film being too tall an order to measure up and carry on from. It certainly doesn't merit the harsh vitriol.

[Kuruwin]

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[BerC]

½

As outstanding a film as the original was, it's no surprise they decided to make a sequel to cash in on the "Poltergeist" popularity. The Freelings are back and the evil entities that invaded their living space in the first film have followed them to grandma's house. The natural charm of the family unit has carried over from the first film which doesn't always happen with sequels as actors have a tendency to grow apart from their roles. I will say that Craig T. Nelson's skepticism appears a little forced at times, like it wasn't given enough room to fully develop. "The Other Side" is one of those movies I wish had been given a bit longer run time. Even ten or fifteen minutes could have added a bit more warmth to the underdeveloped relationship with the grandmother (expertly portrayed by Geraldine Fitzgerald) and some much needed progression toward Nelson's possession - both of which are key moments that feel rushed.

Julian Beck cuts an alarming figure as Reverend Henry Kane and his desiccated voice haunted me for years. Heather O'Rourke's strength plays beautifully off of Beck's with each embodying their own unique versions of light and darkness. The inclusion of the supernatural gifts the Freeling women are blessed with is a bit of stretch, but writers Mark Victor and Michael Grais make it work. Will Sampson is a hoot as the amiable Taylor who adds a new wrinkle in the battle against evil. When it comes to the end of the film,

[Show spoiler]the actual encounter on the other side is excellent if not incredibly brief. It feels like there was all this build for a crossover to the spiritual plane and then we get a minute or two that whets our appetites before pulling the plate away.

There's an obvious drop off in quality from the first film - how could there not be? - but "Poltergeist II: The Other Side" still has the power to entertain.

½

I had only planned on watching the first two "Poltergeist" films this year. However, after finishing "The Other Side" I decided to pop the third film into my player as I had the time and - strangely enough - the desire to add it to my viewing list. Right off the bat I'll say that Heather O'Rourke was not looking good in this film. There were moments when she clearly looked pudgier, and not in a natural way, and her eyes looked about fifty years older than they should. Moving to the film proper, I liked the fact that they switched the setting from the dusky California and Arizona suburbs to the urban high-rise of Chicago. The cold interiors of the building gave the filmmakers an opportunity to play around a bit with the powers of evil. Neither Tom Skerritt nor Nancy Allen were at the top of their game in this movie but a young Lara Flynn Boyle impressed me in her first role for the silver screen. Nathan Davis is a very poor substitute for Julian Beck though. I always want to like "Poltergeist III" more than I actually do. Sadly, it's a completely average finale to an otherwise excellent trilogy.

I saw this film once when it came out and I haven't returned since. Hey look, it's Larry Fessenden. . . . Hey look, it was Larry Fessenden. Honestly, that has to be about the shortest freaking appearance I've yet seen from him. So the premise for this film is that a group of killers wearing animal masks target a family reunion and slaughter them one by one. All of the cast members are good enough in their roles, but I never got a full sense of immersion - I was always aware that I was watching people act and never felt like they really became their characters. It's more of an action thriller than a horror film, which might explain the sensation I get which I can only describe as "middle of the road." Seriously, for a horror film it's not quite gory enough, not quite sexy enough, not quite inventive enough, and not quite adventurous enough to differentiate itself from the crowd. It's merely a capable thriller with a few swell ideas and competent execution. I like this film, but that's the highest word of praise I can offer: like.

This is another first time watch for me and I will say right from the start that "The Cursed" is the complete opposite of "You're Next" in the fact that I was engrossed in the storyline and forgot I was watching actors play their parts. There's also a specific visual style to this film I really appreciate and it surprised me when I learned that writer/director Sean Ellis also did the cinematography. There's more tension than outright terror, the slow pace is sometimes a little too slow and the appearance of the beast in the finale is a little underwhelming - although certainly not the worst I've ever seen. Folk horror has never been my favorite subgenre (sure there are classics like "Viy" and "The Wicker Man") but "The Cursed" kept me invested through its entire duration. There are slight variations on themes that I had never seen before and little storytelling tricks employed that you don't find that often in modern movies. While this isn't a film I'd watch again, I am glad I saw it once.

UP NEXT IS A SONG FROM "YOU'RE NEXT:"

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ6CflnSxyo

[CZAR]

10/10 - Oddity -
Pretty solid film. Very original and kept my attention....

[Show spoiler]9/1 - Deliverance - Great performance from Andra Day and refreshing take on Exorcisms.


9/2 - Longlegs - Just terrible and very slow. Nic please stop.


9/11 - The Witch - Good film! Loved the lead actress!


9/12 - Terrifier - Low budget but up my alley.


9/14 - Immaculate - Loved the lead actress and very good film.


9/15 - The Descent Part 2 - Not as good as the first, but love that it was a direct sequel.


9/16 - You'll Never Find Me - Mixed here, but it was ok I guess.


9/18 - Blink Twice - Very good movie and great directorial debut from Zoe.


9/19 - The Rental - Not a bad slasher film.


9/21 - Terrifier 2 -
Good follow up to the OG. Savage kills and the lead actress was fire! Cant wait to see part 3.


9/24/24 - All Hallows Eve -
Its an ok Anthology film, where the character Art the Clown was created. Not as good as the Terrifier films though.


9-26 - All Hallows Eve 2 -
Ok film but nuthin special. Very short films in this Anthology Horror.


9/27 - Bloodline -
Stiffler the serial killer. Kinda bland but not the worst film Ive seen.


9/28 - Firestarter -
Love the original but this remake was very underwhelming. The female lead was pretty good but the script wasnt it.


9/29 - Thanksgiving -
Finally a slasher about Thanksgiving. Very entertaining but predictable. Wouldnt mind seeing a sequel...


9/29 - Talk To Me -
Original concept and its something about foreign horror films. Very good watch....


9/30 - Nightmares (1983) -
It was good seeing this classic after so many years. The Video Game & Rat stories are my favs in this.


10/1 - Speak No Evil (2022) -
Im not a big subtitle fan but foreign Horror hits different. Disturbing ending but good movie.


10/2 - The Hangman -
A waste of a hour & half. Just not a good film. Please stay away from this.


10/2 - The Cellar -
Not a good night of films. Elisha Cuthbert couldnt save this film.


10/3 - Break -
This has nuthin on Frozen. Didnt realize it was a foreign film with a terrible English dub version. You can skip this one.


10/4 - Friday the 13th (1980) -
My fav Horror franchise. Not the best film in the series but its what kicked things off.


10/5 - Friday the 13th Part 2 -
Jason is born! My fav Horror film. Potato Sack Jason. Ginny is the best Final girl in any Horror movie.


10/6 - He's Out There -
Decent slasher film with solid acting by the lead actress and her kids.


10/7 - All Hallow's Eve: Trickster -
3rd film in the series, weird but had decent atmosphere. Nuthin special and one wild story toward the end.


10/8 - Speak No Evil (2024) -
Solid remake and cool switch up on the klymaxx. Original film slightly better but both good films.


10/9 - The Entity -
This didnt age as well as I wouldve hoped but Barbara Hershey is still nice to look at.