That time of year again! Every Halloween season I try to watch as many (1 per night if possible) Halloween (Horror) movies up until the night of Halloween. Some will be re-watches, some will be first time watches no real rhyme or reason. Lets face, old school horror still reigns supreme, 80’s horror especially. So follow along with me as i watch Halloween movies, and check out some, or all of the ones I am watching. Be sure to check back as this list will be added to with each movie I watch.

• Tales of Halloween – I have had this one for a bit but finally watched it, its an anthology so its 10 shorter movies that all tie in to make one large movie, the tie in is not so deep just mainly they take place in the same town. Worth a watch, reminded me of the old horror shorts from days past.
• Fright Night – Grew up on this movie, as I kid I watched it over and over. Pure 80’s greatness in all of its glory, there was a remake, skip it, watch the original!
• Night of the Demons – First time watching this 80’s classic, i remember seeing the movie as a kid in the video rental store, the cover art was creepy and always stood out but i never picked it up, finally gave it a shot. Not sure what to say its 80’s horror, its worth a watch and has everything you would expect, cheesiness in its greatest form.
• Pumpkinhead – Rewatch, I have seen it before and we have all heard of it or seen it. Pretty popular movie, up there with the likes of Jason, Freddy, Mike Myers etc, pumpkinhead is a classic, I will say at this point, it seems to have lost is scary effect on me, it was a fun watch but there were not scares to be had!
• Sometimes they Come Back – Stephan King movie, this one is pretty decent, it has ghost/zombies hard to say what they were, the main character pretty much gets framed for murders by the ghosts haunting him, not a new concept but executed well, I say check it out. As students in his class start to die the kids that killed his brother start to take their place.
• Joyride – This movie has early 2000’s feel all over it but past that its really not a bad movie. I recall when I first watched it years ago I thought the premise was stupid but as time went on it actually made more sense now then it did before. No monsters, demons or ghosts this is a real life thriller.
• Blair Witch (2016) – I really like this movie its even more supernatural then the first which, this is indeed a sequel of which I did not know going into it. The first one as a creepiness that unfortunately wears off after the first viewing but this one not only has replay-ability but it makes it worth watching the first worth while before any viewing of this sequel.
• Wolf-Man (1941) – It sounds so cliche to talk about how good these old movies are but man its true. This movie stands the test of time, great story that seems ahead of its time, there are many layers here beyond just a monster movie. Special effects and what not sure are not anything like you would like to see today but the story, the plot is engaging.
• The Wolfman (2010) – Remake of the old black and white universal monster movie, i had seen it a while ago and I can’t say it left a lasting impression but seemed like a good Halloween movie especially after I heard it brought up on a podcast recently and one of the hosts said he doesn’t understand why people dislike it, it’s a good movie. Well after this most recent watch I can say it is not a good movie, i do not know if I will ever watch it again even under the guise of Halloween!
• Hellraiser (2022) – Better than expected for a remake of sorts, it’s a bit of a mashup of things from the original Hellraiser and Hellraiser 2, both of those OG movies I feel a better but unlike so many reboots these days they did not ruin the franchise.
• Terrifier – Jesus Christ, don’t bother with this one unless you’re into gore porn.
• The Descent – Cave diving in the wrong cave i guess, this was a genuine scary movie, i recommend it. Lots of tension and jump scares and an underlying drama adding layers so its a decent movie not just horror for the sake of horror.
• Killer Klowns from Outer Space – This is one of those classics that’s just fun to throw on when you know you might fall asleep during it. Thats really not a dig, I love this movie and only certain horror movies are capable of being a late-night fall asleep movie. Seriously, give it a chance!
• The Munsters (2022) – What a goofy mess this was, but mad the sets were great. Visually the movie was great i loved the colors and the look they captured and for that reason i will probably watch it every Halloween when I’m looking for something easy and lighthearted, but the ending was abrupt, it just….ended, seemingly out of nowhere.
• The Howling – Considered one of the top werewolf movies ever made, this movie was decent, for a movie that came out in 1981 you would think it was made today especially the commentary about the media, just watch it to see what I mean. My only complaint is that in the movie the werewolves can be out in the daylight, I don’t mind when they can change without a full moon, but they need to stick to the night. Give it a watch!
• Sleepy Hollow – Tim Burton and Johnny Depp in their version of the headless horseman, need i say more? I watch this one every Halloween. I recall i was working at K-Mart in the electronics section which included movies, i bought this movie on VHS and went home from work that night and watched it.
• Stephen Kings Thinner – Actually not bad a movie but these early King adaptations could be a little cheesy, as is this one but most horror fans embrace cheese!
• Pearl – This just came out, its a prequel to the movie X and if you have not seen that one then…….Strap in when you watch these movies!
• Host – I thought this was an interesting concept. a bunch of friends do i seance over zoom. It was ok.
• Friday the 13th The Final Chapter – I picked one at random, when you want to watch a Halloween movie passively many of these are perfect!
• Barbarian – Holy fuck what a wild movie, but I liked it, you need to see it for yourself.