I always feel like I’ve just done one of these posts, but my last one was way back in February!
I have watched a bunch of movies since then, and a large chunk of them were for a movie challenge I saw being discussed on BlueSky called #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days, created by Sarah Stubbs, where you aim to watch 100 new-to-you horror movies between August 1 and October 31. I didn’t get to 100 but I made a valiant effort, and I’ll continue working my way through the movies I put on my list.
So most of the movies on this long list are horror movies, in approximate ordrer watched, and as usual, movies I especially enjoyed will be in bold! (And I have actually logged and rated most of them on my Letterboxd profile)
- Sinners – This movie was so good, I wound up seeing it in the movie theatre three times. And I never go to the movie theatre, unless there’s a BTS or Taylor Swift concert movie! I really do think this is worth seeing knowing as little as possible, if you haven’t seen it yet. There were moments where my jaw dropped, and I couldn’t stop thinking about this after I saw it the first time. I can’t say enough good things about the cast, the music, the story, etc.
- Dead Mail
- Chime
- Cure – I would love to see this again, to try and unpack what is happening.
- 825 Forest Road
- Casino Royale (rewatch)
- From Dusk Till Dawn
- Abigail
- Jurassic Park (rewatch)
- The Bob’s Burgers Movie (rewatch)
- Deadpool & Wolverine
- Other Side of the Box (short)
- The Armoire (short)
- Portrait of God (short)
- Play Me (short)
- The Chair (short)
- Curve (short)
- No One Will Save You
- The Simpsons Movie (rewatch)
- Best Wishes to All
- The Last Cabin
- Noroi: The Curse (rewatch) – I appreciated this much more on a rewatch.
- Quantum of Solace (rewatch)
- Hell House LLC (Director’s Cut) – I guess technically this is a rewatch since I’ve seen this movie a jillion times, but I hadn’t seen the director’s cut before.
- Skyfall (rewatch)
- Hell House LLC: The Abaddon Hotel (rewatch)
- Project Wolf Hunting – definitely recommend for when you just want some brutal, violent, fun action!
- Heart Eyes
- Monster Island
- 28 Years Later – 28 Days Later is one of my favourite movies, but the sequel is kind of a dud, so I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this. Thankfully I really enjoyed it (loved the ending!) and can’t wait for more!
- Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor (rewatch) – Surprisingly good, considering the other sequels were nowhere near as good as the original.
- Behind the Sightings
- Grave Encounters (rewatch)
- K-Pop Demon Hunters – Amazing incredible perfection. I saw this a second time, in the movie theatre, and it was glorious.
- Friendship
- All the President’s Men
- Hardboiled – Finally got to see this John Woo classic (on Tubi!), and it was pretty great.
- Hell House LLC: Lineage – This was such a bummer, considering how good Carmichael Manor was. Not scary, I missed the found-footage style, and I am not at all interested in the story away from Hell House / the Abbadon.
That was a lot of movies! But the above list does not include the August-October horror movies I watched for the challenge, if you can believe it. Below are the movies I watched for the #100HorrorMoviesIn100Days challenge:
- The Shout
- Don’t Peek
- Drop – This was much more entertaining than I expected!
- Final Destination
- A Nightmare on Elm Street
- Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight – This was so campy and fun, and Billy Zane is great in this.
- No Exit
- The Boy Behind the Door
- Loop Track – This was kind of interesting, and I have to admit it went somewhere I would never have predicted.
- The Monkey
- Last Radio Call
- Alone
- Conjuring Tapes
- Lowlifes
- Black Cab
- Salem’s Lot (2024)
- The Gravedancers
- What Josiah Saw
- Day of the Dead
- Death Valley
- The Blackening
- One Missed Call
- They Live in the Grey
- The Stranger
- Sputnik
- The Conjuring 2
- Y2K
- 8 Found Dead
- The Void
- Green Room
- Bring Her Back
- Clown In a Cornfield
- Weapons
- The Twin
- Run Sweetheart Run
- Trap
- Until Dawn
- Final Destination Bloodlines
- The Ritual
- Lizzie Lazarus
- Poltergeist (2015)
- M3GAN
- V/H/S/ Halloween – I really liked this! I thought it was one of the better recent movies in the series. I thought all of the segments were good, but I especially enjoyed the last one, HOME HAUNT.
- Exhibit A
- Child’s Play
- Transmission
- Ravenous
- Take Shelter
- Livescreamers
- Heretic – This was fine, but it was fun to see Hugh Grant as a baddie.
- 40 Acres – This was a really good survival-horror that gave me Walking Dead vibes even though there are no zombies!
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Kind of a cheat I guess since I have technically seen it before, but not in at least 20 years. I really enjoyed watching this, and it surprised me because it’s actually not as bloody or gory as I thought I remembered!
- Invoking Yell
That really was a lot of movies! And even though I watch horror year-round, now that Halloween has passed, my heart turns towards Christmas! So while I have some new and upcoming horror movies I’m really looking forward to (Obsession; Night Patrol; This Is Not a Test; Send Help; Shelby Oaks; All the Devils Are Here; Just Breathe; Keeper), I am also starting to plan which of my holiday favourites to watch first!
