Scary movies for October

Wow! What a great response😊

Thank you so much everyone for the suggestions. I will be checking quite a few of these out!

Thank you again!

Keep em coming! I'm loving the suggestions!😎

The Others (old fashioned Gothic horror)
Pet Semetary (original)

The Haunting of Julia (1977) aka Full Circle;
- Mia Farrow stars in this british haunting story. Similar to films like The Changeling (1980), Don't Look Now (1973) and Kill, Baby...Kill! (1966). Strong atmosphere, good story, grand anamorphic cinematography, lovely OST, good acting. It also features Keir Dullea (Black Christmas, 2001: A Space Odyssey)

The Dead Pit (1989);
- This is what happens when you put Re-Animator (1985), The Beyond (1981), The Sender (1982) and A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) in a blender and skimp on the costs a bit. A solid little film I thought. Very heavy atmosphere, some gore, some sex appeal, some 'WTF?'. Don't get your hopes up too high based of the films I listed but I do think this is an underseen film. A good, fun B-movie.

Curtains (1983);
- An underseen Canadian-Slasher. It features Samantha Eggar (The Brood), John Vernon (Dirty Harry, Savage Streets, Killer Klowns) & Lynne Griffin (Black Christmas). Lovely snowy visuals, a few creepy moments and a rather interesting psuedo-meta aspect along with a scathing condemnation of the 'casting couch' phenomenon. The killer adorns a creepy mask and one kill scene in particular is glorious. Well worth seeing.

Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (1974) aka, The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue
- This is an intermediate zombie film, post-Romero pre-Fulci. It's a blending of their styles. A must watch for zombie film fans. It has the gore of later zombie efforts (though not quite as brutal as some) along with an interesting concept/social commentary akin to Romeros early work.

Next of Kin (1982);
- An Australian horror film. Beautifully shot with a strong atmosphere and plenty of mystery. Interesting film.

Razorback (1984);
- An Australian horror film about a killer boar but wait! The cinematography is gorgeous! Hyper contrasted, smooth constantly moving camerawork. One of the best killer-animal films.

Fantastic post! I'm gonna enjoy watching some of these 🤗.

My favourite horror is Session 9. Not for everyone but if you like psychological ghost stories then you should like it.

The Innocents (1961);
- Perhaps the oldest film I've seen that's actually scary. This is an adaptation of 'The Turning of the Screw', it stars the lovley Deborah Kerr. Brilliant story, great acting, great B&W cinematography and some of the most well executed subtle scare scenes I've ever seen. It's a masterpiece. It is an older film so some viewers may find it a tad slow, but this is a must watch for all Horror fans.

Taste of Fear (1961) aka, Scream of Fear;
- An early Hammer Thriller-Horror. Outstanding tension building and plenty of twists. It features Christoper Lee. This shares the title of 'oldest film that's actually scary' with The Innocents. This is a must watch as far as I'm concerned. The only negatives are it's somewhat derivative of another film (which I won't name as that would spoil it) and also that it maybe has a twist too many but this film is superb! It's tension building, twists and short runtime conjoin to deliver the goods. You can't go wrong with this one.


A few non-English films.

Dark Water (2002);
- One of the best East-Asian Horror films ever. This was directed and written by the same duo who made Ringu (1998), which was later remade as The Ring (2002). This film got it's own remake which featured Jennifer Connelly in 2005. This is better than the remake and I prefer it over Ringu. Great film.

Angst (1983);
- Austrian Horror film about a deranged psychopath terrorizing a family. The camerawork is truly outstanding, the OST is groovy and it's quite a nasty little film. It's a little like Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986). It's based on a true story too.

Check out the Australian horror flick Next of Kin (1972)
Heavy dread laden vibe , well acted & looks great.
A nice surprise I found on my Criterion App