31 days, 31 movies. Here is my list, which films would you watch and why?

01 Oct : The Descent (2006)
02 Oct : The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
03 Oct : The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
04 Oct : Shaun of the Dead (2004)
05 Oct : The Others (2001)
06 Oct : The Orphanage (2007)
07 Oct : The Conjuring (2013)
08 Oct : Jaws (1975)
09 Oct : Alien (1979)
10 Oct : Ring (Ringu) (1998)
11 Oct : Hellraiser (1987)
12 Oct : Dawn of the Dead (1978)
13 Oct : Carrie (1976)
14 Oct : The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
15 Oct : The Fly (1986)
16 Oct : Don’t Look Now (1973)
17 Oct : Suspiria (1977)
18 Oct : The Thing (1982)
19 Oct : The Omen (1976)
20 Oct : Let the Right One In (2008)
21 Oct : 28 Days Later… (2002)
22 Oct : A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
23 Oct : Poltergeist (1982)
24 Oct : The Wicker Man (1973)
25 Oct : Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
26 Oct : The Blair Witch Project (1999)
27 Oct : The Evil Dead (1981)
28 Oct : Halloween (1978)
29 Oct : The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
30 Oct : The Shining (1980)
31 Oct : The Exorcist (1973)

By “which films would you watch?”, do you mean from your list or are you asking us to post our own? I’ve seen all the films in your list and will be making my own soon. I do it every year.
Your list is nice! I’d drop Jaws ('cause that’s a 4th of July movie not Halloween!) and a couple others 'cause I didn’t like em, but it’s a good list.
Here’s my list in the making.
It’s more of a favorite films of the season than a 31 days list, but same idea I guess.

Moth3r said:

04 Oct : Shaun of the Dead (2004)
14 Oct : The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Not that I disapprove at all, but there’s a couple comedies in the mix 😉

Seems like a very good list IMO. Just saw “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”, which starts off threatening to go a little too far in the kitschy-artsy vein, but quickly becomes quite good. Plus, skateboarding Persian vampire, what’s not to like. Kinda like if Jim Jarmusch made a vampire movie, highly recommended.

Here’s what I plan on watching, all first-time viewings. In alpha order as I’m not sure when I’ll watch what, except for Halloween night, which will be Evil Dead 1 & 2. And I might add a few.

Alice Sweet Alice (1976)
Amityville 3D (1983)
Blacula (1972)
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
The Changeling (1980)
Class of Nuke 'Em High (1986)
The Company of Wolves (1984)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
The Deadly Spawn (1983)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)
Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II (1987)
Horror Express (1972)
House 2: The Second Story (1987)
The House of the Devil (2009)
The Legend of Hell House (1973)
The Mummy (1932)
Murder by Phone (1982)
Patrick (1978)
Piranha (1979)
Slumber Party Massacre II (1987)
The Stuff (1985)
The Tingler (1959)
What Lies Beneath (2000)

Furthermore, on letterboxd.com there are monthly Scavenger Hunts and I’m in charge of October this year. So all these films are part of that, with such topics as “A twisted fairy tale”, “A film with an unconventional monster” and “A film that’s an absolute bloodbath”. When the list is published in mid Sept I’ll post here in case anyone cares to join in.

Fantastic list, Neg!

Every year, even though I swear I’ll stop before I get to the bad ones, I go through all the Universal and Hammer cycles. Then I go through all the AIP-Corman classics and into Vincent Price’s horrors before doing the handful of other classics like the Lewton films, 30’s horrors, 56 Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Don’t Look Now, The Wicker Man and Karloff/Lugosi vehicles etc.

I also watch the classic silent horrors such as Nosferatu, Phantom etc but many are only borderline horror such as Hunchback and Man Who Laughs.

The absolute essentials though are these for me:
Dracula
Frankenstein, Bride, Son
The Wolf Man and most of FMTWM
The Invisible Man, Returns
The Old Dark House
The Mummy, Mummy’s Hand
Horror of Dracula, Brides
The whole Hammer Frankenstein series
The '59 Hammer Mummy and their Hound of the Baskervilles
Masque of the Red Death, Witchfinder General, Theatre of Blood

I still need to see the more obscure Hammers and perhaps finally venture into Amicus since I’m a huge Cushing and Lee fan. Later on I need to make a dedicated list for this year.
And yes I groan every time I get to stuff like Satanic Rites or Mummy’s Curse.

joefavs said:

The House of the Devil is pretty solid if you can put up with how slow it is before the shit hits the fan. Very well-executed 80s Satanic Panic homage.

I’ve enjoyed plenty slow-burn movies so I think I’ll be good. Thanks for the rec.

ray_afraid said:

By “which films would you watch?”, do you mean from your list or are you asking us to post our own? I’ve seen all the films in your list and will be making my own soon. I do it every year.
Your list is nice! I’d drop Jaws ('cause that’s a 4th of July movie not Halloween!) and a couple others 'cause I didn’t like em, but it’s a good list.
Here’s my list in the making.
It’s more of a favorite films of the season than a 31 days list, but same idea I guess.

Yes, I should have typed “what would be on your list” to be clearer.

Checked out your list, I love that you have Charlie Brown on there. I also need to see Trick 'R Treat; seen several people say it is one of the best Halloween movies but I never got around to watching it.

CatBus said:

Moth3r said:

04 Oct : Shaun of the Dead (2004)
14 Oct : The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Not that I disapprove at all, but there’s a couple comedies in the mix 😉

Yes, Shaun of the Dead and Cabin in the Woods are horror comedies, but did you intentionally quote Silence of the Lambs?

“It puts the lotion on its skin…” is classic comedy.

TV’s Frink said:

Neglify said:

rec

That would be on my list.

Legit great movie. It is definitely one found footage flick that isn’t lame as hell.

Moth3r said:

ray_afraid said:

By “which films would you watch?”, do you mean from your list or are you asking us to post our own? I’ve seen all the films in your list and will be making my own soon. I do it every year.
Your list is nice! I’d drop Jaws ('cause that’s a 4th of July movie not Halloween!) and a couple others 'cause I didn’t like em, but it’s a good list.
Here’s my list in the making.
It’s more of a favorite films of the season than a 31 days list, but same idea I guess.

Yes, I should have typed “what would be on your list” to be clearer.

Checked out your list, I love that you have Charlie Brown on there. I also need to see Trick 'R Treat; seen several people say it is one of the best Halloween movies but I never got around to watching it.

Ha! Charlie Brown has been a holiday must my entire life!
You really should watch Trick r Treat. It is the best Halloween film ever made.
Here’s my spoiler free Neg approved review on Letterboxd!

Another popular Letterbox’d challenge is called Hoop-tober. Watch a bunch of different horror flicks, various franchise entries, foreign films, etc. Named after director Tobe Hooper (obviously, duh), this has been maybe the most popular Letterbox’d annual event.

If you didn’t click my link, here’s a small sample of what I’ll watch, in addition to the films I listed earlier in the thread.

Amityville II: The Possession (1982)
Phantasm II (1988)
Pumpkinhead 2 (1994)
Return of the Living Dead II (1988)
The Omen III (1981)
Ghoulies (1984)
Kill Baby Kill (1966)
The Ice Cream Man (1995)
The Gate (1987)
Diabolique (1955)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)
The Mangler (1995)

Warbler said:

*shakes head at the lack of any Universal classic horror movies*

I’m gonna watch four classic Universal Monsters films. The Invisible Man, The Mummy, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man and The Old Dark House.