Thirty-One Days of Horror Movies
It would appear that quite a few bloggers write horror movie themed posts throughout the month of October and the lead up to Halloween. Krikket over at Nerd Girl Thoughts has already planned a very interesting viewing schedule of 31 horror films and I am most interested to read her thoughts in the days to come. As a blogger I like a series of planned articles, as I find that it keeps me engaged and focused. So, I’ve decided to write 31 horror movie reviews over the course of October. There is no rhyme or reason to the list of films and they’re not in any specific order. Some are classics that I’ve had on my review “to do list” for a while. Others are titles that have been lurking, unwatched, on my media player for a while. “Thirty-One Days of Horror Movies” presents a golden opportunity to address these. Overall, there’s a broad spectrum of titles from around the world, which will hopefully provide a degree of variety.
The following list is provisional and dependent on whether I can find copies of some of the titles. Streaming services do offer some obscure and niche titles, but they are far from comprehensive. Due to the nature of some of the films on the lists, not all of the reviews will be especially in depth. There is only so much one can say about Willaim Lustig’s Maniac Cop, for example. But others may well lend themselves to more rigorous scrutiny, such as Onibaba and Witchfinder General. As ever with my cinematic musings, I hope that some of the reviews of the more niche market and obscure titles will encourage others to seek them out and watch them. However, there is still good material to be found in the mainstream, so I’ve included some more recent movies for balance. I will note accordingly which version of a film I have watched if there are multiple editions available, to avoid confusion.
Thirty-One Days of Horror Movies 2023:
Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
Black Sunday (1960)
The Bride (1985)
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
Maniac Cop (1988)
Maniac Cop 2 (1990)
Maniac Cop III: Badge of Silence (1993)
The Caller (1987)
The Uninvited (1946)
The Host (2006)
The Keep (1983)
The Boogeyman (2023)
A Bay of Blood (1971)
The Bad Seed (1956)
The Good Son (1993)
The Prowler (1981)
Onibaba (1964)
Talk to Me (2023)
The Nest (1988)
Witchfinder General (1968)
The Funhouse (1981)
Ready or Not (2019)
Two Evil Eyes (1990)
Death Valley (1982)
Halloween Ends (2022)
The Beyond (1981)
Terrified (2017)
The Sentinel (1977)
Night of the Eagle (1962)
Eyes of a Stranger (1981)
The Orphanage (2007)
