Hey, everyone! October is almost here, which means one of the best times of the year is once again upon us: the Halloween season. Just like all my fellow film fans out there, I’ll be spending the month celebrating the occassion by watching a lot of horror films every day. If have been following over the past decade, you will automatically that when it comes to my 31 Days Of Horror viewing list every year, I tend to watch, and I mean A LOT, of horror films. If have been following me here on SuperMarcey.com since the beginning, you already know why that is. However for those who don’t know, I’ll explain. While most horror fans usually watch at least one film per day for their lists, I double the amount of films I’ll be watching by raising it to 62 instead. Yes, you heard that right: 62 horror films. Which means I’ll be doing a double feature of two horror films every day throughout the month of October. Except for one year in particular when I was busy, I have been done this ten times over the past decade with my 31 Days Of Horror. I always have a lot of fun doing it this way since it gives me a lot more horror films, both old and new, to check out. However when it comes to this 31 Days Of Horror viewing list, I do have some rules that I follow in regards to which 62 horror films I put on it:
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 while other the 31 films have to be recent ones released in the past few years.
3: Sequels are not allowed to be included, only stand alone films instead.
By going by these three specific rules, it makes it pretty easy for me to put together a list every year. This year’s list in is another great mixture of different horror films. What’s particularly fun though is that for each day of the month, I’ve made sure to pair two films together that share some common link with each other. Whether they be from the same sub-genre, share a similar story or thematic elements etc.: vampires, zombies, giallos, supernatural, slashers, psychological, horror comedies, anthologies, monsters, sci-fi horror, serial killers, cults, silent horror, werewolves, animated films, Italian horror, found-footage, folk horror, Hammer Horror, Asian horror, horror themed documentries and more. Outside 62 horror films that I picked, I’ll also be adding a couple of bonus films on certain days if they are being released in cinemas, making their official premieres on streaming services or playing at a film festival (MonsterFest 2023 is being held in October). Now the question remains: will I be able to watch them all? I believe I can. However tha being said, I’ve making it a priority to watch my official 62 films that I picked for the list will (the bonus films aren’t hugely essential as they’re there as more of a extra film to check out if I have time). Still I’m going to attempt to check out all of them anyway regardless. It will be challenge, but I think I can do it. So without further ado, here’s my complete final viewing list of every horror film I’ll be seeing in October…
Here’s my list:
Day 1: THE COLLINGSWOOD STORY (2002) and WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WILL SCARE YOU (2020)
Day 2: SHOCK (1977) and THE NIGHT (2020)
Day 3: GIRLS NITE OUT (1982) and WINNIE THE POOH: BLOOD & HONEY (2023)
Day 4: BLACK FRIDAY (1940) and COME TRUE (2020) [Bonus Film: APPENDAGE (2023)]
Day 5: THE AWAKENING (1980) and SATOR (2019)
Day 6: A REFLECTION OF FEAR (1972) and PIGGY (2022) [Bonus Film: TOTALLY KILLER (2023)]
Day 7: TWO EVIL EYES (1990) and ALLEGORIA (2022) [Bonus Films: THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER and SAW X (2023)]
Day 8: POULTRYGEIST: NIGHT OF THE CHICKEN DEAD (2006) and DEAD SHACK (2017)
Day 9: THE COMEDY OF TERRORS (1963) and CORPORATE ANIMALS (2019) [Bonus Film: PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES (2023)]
Day 10: BLACKENSTEIN (1973) and THE ANGRY BLACK GIRL AND HER MONSTER (2023)
Day 11: DOWN (2001) and GLORIOUS (2022) [Bonus Film: V/H/S/85 (2023)]
Day 12: THE STONE TAPE (1972) and THE POWER (2021)
Day 13: MURDER ROCK (1985) and A WOUNDED FAWN (2022) [Bonus Film: THE PUPPETMAN (2023)]
Day 14: A PAGE OF MADNESS (1926) and INCANTATION (2022) [Bonus Film: THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE BARN (2023)]
Day 15: THE BEAST (1975) and TEDDY (2020)
Day 16: KOLOBOS (1999) and CHOOSE OR DIE (2022) [Bonus Film: THE CONFERENCE (2023)]
Day 17: EYE OF THE DEVIL (1966) and HELLBENDER (2021) [Bonus Film: THE DEVIL ON TRIAL (2023)]
Day 18: SUNDOWN: THE VAMPIRE IN RETREAT (1989) and BLOOD RELATIVES (2022)
Day 19: THE DUNWICH HORROR (1970) and OFFSEASON (2021)
Day 20: CREATURE(1985) and SLASH/BACK (2022)
Day 21: THE FIFTH CORD (1971) and WATCHER (2022) [Bonus Films: SATAN WANTS YOU (2023) and SUITABLE FLESH (2023)]
Day 22: IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE SEA (1955) and THE BLACK DEMON (2023) [Bonus Film: HUMANIST VAMPIRE SEEKING CONSENTING SUICIDAL PERSON (2023)]
Day 23: THE SEVENTH CURSE (1986) and MON MON MON MONSTERS! (2017)
Day 24: BLOOD FOR DRACULA (1974) and BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL (2020) [Bonus Film: NIGHT OF THE HUNTED (2023)]
Day 25: DEMON WIND (1990) and STUDIO 666 (2022) [Bonus Film: IN MY MOTHER’S SKIN (2023)]
Day 26: THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN (1977) and GAIA (2021) [Bonus Film: SHAKY SHIVERS (2022)]
Day 27: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1931) and FRESH (2022) [Bonus Film: WHEN EVIL LURKS (2023)]
Day 28: THE WITCHES (1966) and SHE WILL (2021) [Bonus Film: FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY’S (2023)]
Day 29: GRAVE ROBBERS (1989) and LAKE BODOM (2016)
Day 30: THE BROTHERHOOD OF SATAN (1971) and HELLHOLE (2022) [Bonus Film: SISTER DEATH (2023)]
Day 31: FLESHEATER (1988) and THE MANSON BROTHERS MIDNIGHT ZOMBIE MASSACRE (2021) [Bonus Films: DARK HARVEST (2023) and HELL HOUSE LLC ORIGINS: THE CARMICHAEL MANOR (2023)]
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.
Article written by Bede Jermyn
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