Oh, yeah! October is just about here and that means that one of favourite times of year is upon us once again. Yep, that’s right, everyone …It’s Halloween time! Like many horror fans out here all over the world, I’m going to spend the entire month watching nothing but horror films. Even though I do watch horror films all the time anyway but every time October comes around, it puts me in the spirit to watch even more them. When it comes to my horror film viewing list, I always like to have a particular theme with the type of films that I’ll be watching throughout October. There has been one particular theme that I’ve done over the pass couple of years and I plan on doing it this year once again. If you’ve been following me here on The Super Network over the pass few years, you’ll know which theme I’m talking about: “62 Horror Films In 31 Days”. For all of you out there who don’t know what this theme is, it’s pretty simple really. While most horror fans will be watching one horror film from their lists per day throughout October, I spice things up by watching two films everyday instead. However I do have some rules when it comes to my viewing list: 1. All the horror films have to be ones that I have never seen before, 2. 31 of the films have to be older ones made before the year 2010, 3. The other 31 films must be newer ones released in the pass 3 to 4 years, 4. Sequels are not allowed to be included, focus only on stand alone films. Having done this theme quite a few times in previous years , I always enjoy doing it because it gives me more opportunities to check out a lot more horror films that I hadn’t got around too seeing yet.
What I do like about my final selections is that it’s a mixture of many different types of horror films. There’s a little bit of everything: vampire, zombie, giallo, Aussie, ghost, Hammer, foreign, possession, slasher, Stephen King, found-footage, surreal, psychological, werewolves, comedy, Vincent Price, anthology, Universal Monsters and more. Also besides these 31 films I’ve chosen, I’ll also be adding a couple of bonus films (they will be a mixture of rewatches, special cinema screenings of older horror films and cinema releases of some new horror films) that I’ll be seeing on certain days too if I have the time to watch them (I do have to fit them both my work and personal life, you know). Now the question remains: will I be able to watch them all? well, stay tuned and find out!
Here’s my list:
Day 1: BODY BAGS and THE VOID
Day 2: DRÁCULA (1931) and THE STRANGER (2014)
Day 3: PULSE (2001) and THE OTHER SIDE OF THE DOOR
Day 4: WOLFEN and HOWL
Day 5: CHOPPING MALL and DON’T KILL IT (Bonus Film: FLATLINERS (2017))
Day 6: MADMAN and CUB
Day 7: THE RAVEN (1963) and THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER
Day 8: PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE and BEFORE I WAKE
Day 9: BURNT OFFERINGS and DEMONIC
Day 10: GOLD TOLD ME TO and THE SHELTER
Day 11: THE ZERO BOYS and THE PYRAMID (Bonus Film: HAPPY DEATH DAY)
Day 12: BEDEVIL and SCARE CAMPAIGN
Day 13: HOUSE (1986) and BEYOND THE GATES
Day 14: MALATESTA’S CARNIVAL OF BLOOD and DARLING (2015)
Day 15: NEEDFUL THINGS and TRASH FIRE
Day 16: I DRINK YOUR BLOOD and NINA FOREVER
Day 17: THE HOUSE WITH LAUGHING WINDOWS and THE VOICES
Day 18: TROLL and DARK WAS THE NIGHT (Bonus Film: THE SNOWMAN)
Day 19: WENDIGO and THE MONSTER
Day 20: THE CURSE and FRANKENSTEIN (2015)
Day 21: BLOOD FEAST (1963) and 7500
Day 22: DEADLY BLESSING and THE EYES OF MY MOTHER
Day 23: I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE and THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS
Day 24: CAPTAIN KRONOS: VAMPIRE HUNTER and THE TRANSFIGURATION
Day 25: WAXWORK and PET (Bonus Film: THE LIMEHOUSE GOLEM)
Day 26: SHIVERS and VIRAL
Day 27: FINAL EXAM and PREVENGE (Bonus Films: A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET and SUSPIRIA)
Day 28: DARK WATERS and THE VATICAN TAPES
Day 29: THE VISITOR (1979) and ANTIBIRTH
Day 30: PUPPET MASTER and A DARK SONG
Day 31: MURDER PARTY and TALES OF HALLOWEEN
Well, there you have it. These are the films I’ll be seeing this year for Halloween. Keep a look out for my daily thoughts/mini-reviews for all of these films every day during October at www.twitter.com/BedeJermyn or on the Super Network Facebook page. Also come back early November, which I’ll be doing an article on the 10 best horrors films that I saw from my list.
– Bede Jermyn
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