Yes, every film blog in the entire blogosphere is getting a little horror-happy this month, and I’m jumping on a very packed bandwagon. But I only really started watching horror films last year, so I feel like I’ve got a lot to catch up on. Here’s a list of what I’ve got on call this year – I won’t get to all, or probably even half of these, but some mix of early sound films, Hammer horror, proto-slashers, J-horror and K-horror, and contemporary atmosphere rich films are on my mind. I’ll mark films off here as I see them and try to dash off some thoughts about things as I see them. Yes, I’m mostly doing this because I like making lists and marking things off them.
The list was put together based on things I already knew I wanted to see from previous years, input from FriendFeeders and Row Three contributors, stuff available on Netflix Instant Watch, and the offerings from local repertory cinemas.
- The Mummy (1932)
- White Zombie (1932)
- Vampyr (1932)
- Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
The Old Dark House (1932)21 October 2010, DVD ***1/2- The Wolf Man (1941)
House of Wax (1953)4 October 2010, DVD ***- X: The Unknown (1956)
- The Return of Dracula (1958)
It! The Terror From Beyond Space (1958)22 October 2010, Instant Watch **1/2Macabre (1958)23 October 2010, Cinefamily **1/2House on Haunted Hill (1959)31 October 2010, Cinefamily ****13 Ghosts (1960)2 October 2010, Cinefamily ***1/2- Eyes Without a Face (1960)
- Jigoku (1960)
- Brides of Dracula (1960)
- The Curse of the Werewolf (1961)
- The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
Homicidal (1961)16 October 2010, Cinefamily ***1/2Mr. Sardonicus (1961)23 October 2010, Cinefamily ***1/2- The Raven (1963)
- Black Sabbath (1963)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)17 October 2010, DVD ****Strait-Jacket (1964)16 October 2010, Cinefamily ***1/2- The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
- Onibaba (1964)
- Spider Baby (1964)
- The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
- The House That Dripped Blood (1970)
- Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
- Theatre of Blood (1973)
- The Legend of Hell House (1973)
- The Wicker Man (1973)
Deep Red (1975)7 October 2010, Cinefamily ****1/2- Carrie (1976)
- Eraserhead (1976)
- Halloween (1978)
- Friday the 13th (1980)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)14 October 2010, Instant Watch ***1/2- Aliens (1986)
- The Fly (1986)
Opera (1987)7 October 2010, Cinefamily ****- Army of Darkness (1992)
- Cure (1997)
- Uzumaki (2000)
- Pulse (2001)
Session 9 (2001)17 October 2010, Instant Watch ***1/2- 28 Weeks Later (2007)
The Orphanage (2007)24 October 2010, Instant Watch ****- Thirst (2009)
House of the Devil (2009)21 October 2010, Instant Watch ****
Bob Turnbull
Love to see that 4 1/2 star rating for Deep Red! Looking forward to hearing more reactions…I’ve added Homicidal and Mr. Sardonicus to my own list now.
Jandy
I loved Deep Red, a lot more than Suspiria, actually. Cinefamily went all out for it, too, flying in a 35mm print from Italy. It was, uh, well-worn – seen quite a bit of use as a grindhouse print, and they had to run a subtitle file over it manually. Apparently it took them like fifteen hours of work to get it spliced together in such a way that the projector would even run it. But all that stuff just made it more of an experience, you know? Tons of fun.All the William Castle films (Homicidal, Mr. Sardonicus, Strait-Jacket, 13 Ghosts, Macabre) are because that’s Cinefamily’s old-school horror series this year. I hadn’t heard of any of them except 13 Ghosts, but they all look really fun.