I've been pretty successful so far in my efforts to watch one horror film a day for the month of October. Since my last post about it, I've seen many more, and just want to give a quick catch up on what I have seen:
October 7th: Hell House LLC 2: Abaddon Hotel. This one had me on the edge of my seat. My 2 favorite subgenres are haunted places and found footage. This was both, and I think it surpassed the first one (which is also very good).
October 8th. Freaks. I haven't seen Tod Browning's masterpiece in at least 25 years, and it is still just a chilling as the first time I saw it.
October 9th. We Are Still Here. I watched this one with the Dr. and it we both jumped more than once. Eerie and atmospheric, this one will make you want to keep a light on .
October 10th. Deadly Blessing. Early Wes Craven dive into religious cult/occultism. It's a little dated and hokey, but delivers some effective scares. Plus, Sharon Stone eats a spider. Sort of.
October 11th. Eyes Without a Face. Again, the Dr. joined me for this one and it is truly a spectacular tale of horror. I feel like I have most often going back to oldies but goodies this year, but there is a reason. Most modern horror favors the cheap scare and the gratuitous gore. But this was ahead of its time, and is a taut thriller.
October 12th. Malevolent. Eh, this was fine.
October 13th The Amityville Horror. Oh, this movie, and James Brolin's perm.
October 14th. Tales of Halloween. This anthology was pretty fun.
October 15th. The Company of Wolves. Possibly the most stylish werewolf film I have ever seen. Plus, Angela Lansbury.
October 16th. Halloween. The Dr. had never seen it! I loved watching it with her, since I knew where the scares were, but dang if I don't notice something new every time I watch it! Love, love LOVE this classic.
October 17th. Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. Sort of mockumentary style, and quite enjoyable.
October 18th. The Town that Dreaded Sundown. I have been meaning to watch this for years, and glad I finally did. Based on the Moonlight Murderer of the 40's, it really showed how a diabolical killer held an entire town in terror.
October 19th. Ghostwatch. Again, the Dr. watched with me and again, I knew where most of the scares were, but we both jumped more than once.
October 20th. Terrified (Aterrados). This gem from Argentina lives up to it's name. Very, very well made (sort of) ghost story with a crazy premise. Don't turn on that faucet!
More to come. Muwahahahahahahaha!
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