This year I’ll be watching 31 horror movies- 1 for each day in October. I haven’t watched most of these movies or don’t remember watching them because I was too young to comprehend them at the time, so most of my thoughts to them will be pretty raw.
After watching and thinking about the movies, I’ll be posting my review/thoughts up on here. I’d love it if you left your feedback and experiences as well. Or if you want to lurk and follow along- that’s cool too. The more the merrier.
NOTE(10/3/19): I might move movies around, but if I do, the list below will be updated to reflect the change. The movies themselves will not change, however.
NOTE (10/28/19): After a few friends of mine pointed out that Joker is not officially categorized as a horror on any mainstream sites like Wikipedia , I’ve decided to add a bonus horror movie as a substitute. I do think the Joker movie is a horror and will address that concern later, but I think the arguments against it are decent enough to warrant a bonus movie. As such I will be watching Hell House LLC for a bonus 32nd movie.
The Selection Process
Most movies were picked off of the Dreadit Movie Guide. I usually watch a lot of supernatural movies and shy away from anything that has even a little bit of gore which is why I tried to “face my fears” on this list and add them on . I also wanted a bit of variety which is why there’s a healthy mix of sub-genres. I wish I could add more foreign films – goals for next year.
The List
| DATE | MOVIE | DIRECTOR |
|---|---|---|
| 10-1-2019 | Hour of the Wolf | Ingmar Bergman |
| 10-2-2019 | Scream | Wes Craven |
| 10-3-2019 | The Thing | John Carpenter |
| 10-4-2019 | Zombieland | Ruben Fleischer |
| 10-5-2019 | The Shining | Stanley Kubrick |
| 10-6-2019 | Poltergeist | Tobe Hooper |
| 10-7-2019 | Green Room | Jeremy Saulnier |
| 10-8-2019 | The House of the Devil | Ti West |
| 10-9-2019 | Night of the Living Dead | George Romero |
| 10-10-2019 | The Texas Chain Saw Massacre | Tobe Hooper |
| 10-11-2019 | A Nightmare on Elm Street | Wes Craven |
| 10-12-2019 | The Cabin in the Woods | Drew Goddard |
| 10-13-2019 | The Silence of the Lambs | Jonathan Demme |
| 10-14-2019 | Shaun of the Dead | Edgar Wright |
| 10-15-2019 | In the Mouth of Madness | John Carpenter |
| 10-16-2019 | Saw | James Wan |
| 10-17-2019 | An American Werewolf in London | John Landis |
| 10-18-2019 | Joker | Todd Phillips |
| 10-19-2019 | Nosferatu | F.W. Murnau |
| 10-20-2019 | Cube | Vincenzo Natali |
| 10-21-2019 | Black Swan | Darren Aronofsky |
| 10-22-2019 | 28 Days Later | Danny Boyle |
| 10-23-2019 | Candyman | Bernard Rose |
| 10-24-2019 | Event Horizon | Paul W. S. Anderson |
| 10-25-2019 | Friday the 13th | Sean S. Cunningham |
| 10-26-2019 | The Devil’s Backbone | Guillermo del Toro |
| 10-27-2019 | The Others | Alejandro Amenábar |
| 10-28-2019 | Jaws | Steven Spielberg |
| 10-29-2019 | The Lighthouse | Robert Eggers |
| 10-30-2019 | Zombieland: Double Tap | Ruben Fleischer |
| 10-31-2019 | Ringu | Hideo Nakata |
| Bonus | Hell House LLC | Stephen Cognetti |