Well, that time of year is where October is once again upon us. You know what that means? The Halloween season is here! Along with both Junesploitation in June and the Melbourne Film Festival in August, Halloween is one of my personal favourite times of year as a film. Especially someone like myself who loves horror. Like a lot of horror fans out there, I’ll be spending and celebrating the whole month by watching a lot of horror films over the course of 31 days. Since 2012 when it comes to my Halloween viewing list every year as part of 31 Days Of Horror trend, I like to do something different when it comes to my list compared to others. If have been following me here on SuperMarcey.com since the beginning, you already know what that is. If you don’t know, here it is. While most peope watch at least one film per day from their lists, I double the amount of films I’ll be watching by raising it to 62 instead. Yep, that’s right: 62 horror films. Which means I’ll be doing a double feature of two horror films each day throughout the month of October. I always have an absolute blast doing it this way since it gives me a lot more horror films 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 rules each year, it makes it pretty easy for myself to put together a list. This year’s list in is another great mixture of different horror films but for each day of the month, I’ve made sure to pair two films together that share a common link with each other. Whether they be from the same sub-genre, share a similar story or thematic elements etc. I’ve covered all the bases of what type of horror films I’m covering this year: vampires, zombies, giallos, supernatural, slashers, psychological, horror comedies, monsters, sci-fi horror, serial killers, cults, silent horror, werewolves, Italian horror, folk horror, Hammer Horror, Asian horror 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 2024 is being held in October). Now the question remains: will I be able to watch them all? With the amount of films I have, I’m definitely going to without a doubt try. However, I’ve making it a priority to watch my official 62 films that I picked for the list as 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 definitely be challenge, but it’s going to be a lot of fun. 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: AMERICAN NIGHTMARE (2002) and THE BARN (2016)
Day 2: THE INITIATION OF SARAH (1978) and SLOTHERHOUSE (2023)
Day 3: MR. SARDONICUS (1961) and WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE (2018)
Day 4: TARANTULA (1955) and THE LAKE (2022)
Day 5: COUNTESS DRACULA (1971) and SLAYERS (2022)
Day 6: AMSTERDAMNED (1988) and PARTY HARD, DIE YOUNG (2018)
Day 7: THE DEMON RAT (1992) and STAY OUT OF THE ATTIC (2020)
Day 8: BLACK RAINBOW (1989) and A BANQUET (2021)
Day 9: MOON OF THE WOLF (1972) and VIKING WOLF (2022)
Day 10: THE TOMB OF LIGEIA (1964) and DAWN BREAKS BEHIND THE EYES (2021)
Day 11: LAKE OF THE DEAD (1958) an LAKE OF DEATH (2019)
Day 12: THE GHOSTBREAKERS (1940) and DEADTECTIVES (2018)
Day 13:ENCOUNTERS OF THE SPOOKY KIND (1980) and SORRY ABOUT THE DEMON (2022)
Day 14: THE POSSESSION OF JOEL DELANEY (1972) and NIGHT’S END (2022)
Day 15: DOCTOR X (1932) and THE PRICE WE PAY (2022)
Day 16: A BLADE IN THE DARK (1983) and DEATH DROP GORGEOUS (2020)
Day 17: TAM LIN (1970) and IMPETIGORE (2019)
Day 18: PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES (1965) and SIGNIFICANT OTHER (2022)
Day 19: BIO-ZOMBIE (1998) and ZOM 100: BUCKET LIST OF THE DEAD (2023)
Day 20: RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR (1984) and INFESTED (2023)
Day 21: THE VAMPIRE DOLL (1970) and DEAD & BEAUTIFUL (2021)
Day 22: FEAR NO EVIL (1981) and THE EXORICISM OF GOD (2021)
Day 23: END OF THE LINE (2007) and OLD PEOPLE (2022)
Day 24: SHOCK WAVES (1977) and VALLEY OF THE DEAD (2020)
Day 25: THE UNKNOWN (1927) and WHERE THE DEVIL ROAMS (2023)
Day 26: DEMONIA (1990) and AMULET (2020)
Day 27: SILENT MADNESS (1984) and IN A VIOLENT NATURE (2024)
Day 28: AT MIDNIGHT I’LL TAKE YOUR SOUL (1964) and THE WASTELAND (2021)
Day 29: PETEY WHEATSTRAW (1977) and MASTER (2022)
Day 30: NO TELLING (1991) and WHAT JOSIAH SAW (2021)
Day 31: PRIMAL RAGE (1988) and FOR THE SAKE OF VICIOUS (2020)
Bonus Films:
SPEAK NO EVIL (2024)
THE SUBSTANCE (2024)
BEETLEJUICE BEETLEJUICE (2024)
NEVER LET GO (2024)
APARTMENT 7A (2024)
CRACKCOON (2024)
SALEM’S LOT (2024)
HOLD YOU BREATH (2024)
IT’S WHAT’S INSIDE (2024)
HOUSE OF SPOILS (2024)
V/H/S/BEYOND (2024)
THE PLATFORM 2 (2024)
MR. CROCKET (2024)
TERRIFIER 3 (2024)
HELLBOY: THE CROOKED MAN (2024)
MADS (2024)
DADDY’S HEAD (2024)
SMILE 2 (2024)
FAMILY PACK (2024)
CARVED (2024)
DON’T MOVE (2024)
TIME CUT (2024)
NOSFERATU: A SYMPHONY OF HORROR (2024)
POSSESSION: KERASUKAN (2024)
THE RED a.k.a. RIPPY (2024)
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
The Super Network 