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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 **1/2
  • Macabre (1958) 23 October 2010, Cinefamily **1/2
  • House 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 ***1/2
  • Mr. 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 ****