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So we did the 31 Days of October Challenge–the idea being watch one horror movie every night in October. We actually worked in quite a few extras because we just love movies that much. There’s actually even more that aren’t on this list because they weren’t horror movies–you can see those on the Movies I Watched List page.

Anyway, my wife had a lot of fun with this and decided to give her thoughts on each movie. Please enjoy my darling wife’s debut here on the blog. I’ll write up my thoughts in a separate post that’ll go up later–I’m in the thick of NaNoWriMo at the moment, so I haven’t had the chance yet.

Please enjoy!

1. 1. Gerald’s Game
      • I really enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I had a vague idea of what it was just because my life partner is a bit of a King fanatic ;) It was feminist AF and I super dug it.
   2. Beware the Slenderman
      • This was my pick, and probably my third time watching it. As a sufferer of mental illness, I think it does a service to show that their actions weren’t just pure acts of evil, but complicated by their situation. On another note, that county in Wisconsin needs to get its shit together (it’s the same county as the Making a Murderer show’s location).
   3. Ginger Snaps
      • Speaking of feminist AF, this rocked. Since my partner is writing a werewolf novel, I loved seeing this and feeling like I got a peek into his mind. It’s cheesy, brilliant, gory, and I recommend it to everyone I know.
   4. Wrong Turn
      • Jesus Christ. Where to start with this movie. This was the first horror movie I ever bought, and I got it at age 11(?) Being from the boondocks, this movie creeped me the fuck out as a kid, and it holds a special spot in my heart. Every time I go to our hometown I think of this movie and the redneck inbred cannibals that are so like the patrons of the Dollar Tree down home, haha.
   5. Cube
      • Hilarious. Terrible. Preposterous. Such a gem of a time capsule3.
   6. It (2017)
      • I LOVE THIS MOVIE. We saw it three times, and I could watch it a hundred times more. Turns out, the cure to a phobia of clowns is actually wanting to fuck one.  I was the only person in the theatre all three times who was laughing and cheering on Pennywise, which probably speaks more to my general fucked up-edness than anything else.
   7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
      • We saw this at an outdoor screening with a live orchestra preforming the score. Pardon the pun, but it was *magical*.
   8. Blacula
      • This was my first experience in Blacksplotation (sp?). I enjoyed it for what it was. Not really super memorable, but a stand up movie. Not the worst thing we watched, but not the best.
   9. Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
      • Was this the one where Jason body hopped? Bleh.
   10. The Purge: Election Year
       • Arguably the best entry in the Purge series to date. I don’t think it pretended to be anything it wasn’t and just leaned into the absurdity that is the crux of the premise. Fun times.
   11. Flatliners  (2017)
       • FUCKING. AWFUL.
   12. Happy Death Day
       • I loved this one, too! My only complaints wer that it was a little predictable for me since I’ve seen eleventy thousand slasher movies and that it didn’t actually feature any 50 Cent music.
   13. Freddy vs. Jason
       • This movie is ridiculous, and anyone who says otherwise is kidding themselves. It’s bullshit that it didn’t feature Kane Hodder as Jason, but whatevs.
   14. Halloween
       • I actually prefer Rob Zombie’s interpretation more. But it’s easy to see why this is a foundational horror movie.
   15. Jason X
       • Jason goes to space…I think. Literally just so dumb that I can’t even articulate anything about it.
   16. Get Out
       • Fucking masterpiece.
   17. Life
       Interesting flick. I’m not one much for space movies- I didn’t like Gravity or The Martian, and I wasn’t a huge fan of this. The creature itself was more compelling than any of the astronauts (

apart from you know which one but I’m not gonna spoil it

1. ). Predictable ending. Meh.
2. Little Evil
   As a fan of both The Omen and of Adam Scott, I wasn’t surprised that this movie was great. A fun little satire that wasn’t actually super predictable and did something that made it it’s OWN THING. Highly recommend.
3. Final Destination
   • 90’s gold. That’s about it.
4. Saw 2
   • Not enough Cary Elwes.
5. Nightmare on Elm Street 1984
   • Has my favorite scene in any movie ever. Johnny Depp turning into an upward stream of blood. I love it so much.
6. Nightmare on Elm Street 2010
   • It had so much potential! The micro naps could have been so much, but it’s just a  mess of a movie. It can’t decide if it wants to be a direct remake or a new spin, and it tries to do both and just fails, which is no fault of Jackie Earle Haley’s.
7. Saw 3
   • Not enough Cary Elwes. And not enough Tobin Bell, for that matter.
8. You’re Next
   • Another feminist AF movie. I love everything about this, every line of dialogue, every scene transition, the score, everything.
9. Saw 4
   • Not enough Cary Elwes.
10. Saw 5
    • Not enough Cary Elwes.
11. Saw 6
    • Not enough Cary Elwes.
12. Saw 7
    • Some Cary Elwes, but still not enough.
13. Tucker and Dale vs Evil
    • Such a fun little flick.
14. The Fog (1980)
    • This was my first time seeing it, and it was pretty good, but not as good as The Mist.
15. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
    • Also my first time seeing this one. I really liked it, but hated most of the characters.
16. Jackals
    • So close to being a good movie, but so frustrating that it didn’t quite get there.
17. Jigsaw
    • I had goosebumps at the theatre when it was over. I super dug it, and recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the Saw Franchise. I really hope they continue after it to follow up on some stuff they hinted to with the main character.
18. Gone Girl
    • They did such a good job translating the book to the screen with this. Super fucked up and awesome.
19. Trick r’ Treat
    • Second time watching this. I don’t hate it anymore, but I don’t like it really, either. I just hate movies that do that whole schtick with the multiple stories happening at the same time, like Love Actually. Blurg.
20. Halloweentown
    • Classic DCOM.
21. Hocus Pocus
    • It’s an iconic Halloween flick for a reason, folks.
22. The Nightmare Before Christmas
    • Same.