10.02.2007

Horror Movies to watch in October

In keeping with the spirit, I thought I'd give you a chunk of my favorite horror movies to chew on for a bit. I've got 20 of them, with all sorts of different themes and genres floating around, although I tried to keep most of them somewhat supernatural themed. Some are creepy, some are just fun, but all are worth a watching on any one of these fine October evenings. In no particular order.

the List:

1. "The Beyond" Lucio Fulci (1981)
2. "The Thing" John Carpenter (1982)
3. "The Fog" John Carpenter (1980)
4. "The Omen" Richard Donner (1976)
5. "Suspiria" Dario Argento (1977)
6. "Kwaidan" Masaki Kobayashi (1964)
7. "Rosemary's Baby" Roman Polanski (1968)
8. "Dawn of the Dead" George A. Romero (1978)
9. "The Changeling" Peter Medak (1980)
10. "Don't Look Now" Nicholas Roeg (1973)
11. "Black Christmas" Bob Clark (1974)
12. "Cemetary Man" Michele Soavi (1994)
13. "Sleepaway Camp" Robert Hiltzik (1983)
14. "Re-Animator" Stuart Gordon (1985)
15. "Evil Dead" Sam Rami (1981)
16. "The Exorcist" William Friedkin (1973)
17. "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" Tobe Hooper (1974)
18. "Poltergeist" Tobe Hooper (1972)
19. "Jacob's Ladder" Adrian Lyne (1990)
20. "An American Werewolf in London" John Landis (1981)


So that is that. There are some omissions that are currently irritating me, but if anything, I am a stickler for rules (cough cough!) so I'm sticking with the original limit of 20 I set for myself. So how's that for arbitrary information you could find anywhere else. But seriously, I did my homework, and I've got a couple on that list that I haven't found elsewhere, so sleep tight.

ADDENDUM: I should have my ass kicked for leaving off one of my favorite all time scary movies. A wonderfully creepy little gem called "Let's Scare Jessica to Death" directed by John D. Hancock (1971). Not to be overlooked.

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