Fangoria.com has this article called "31 for 31" and I guess it's a genre fan challenge. "See if you can watch 1 horror film each day of October before Halloween" kind of thing. Unfortunately I saw this list too late and now Halloween is fast approaching. That is why I have made a list of suggestions I call "6 for 3" because who really wants to watch a horror film every day (as great as the genre is). I suggest a creepy cram session right before the big day so here are my picks:
Saturday, Oct. 29th, 2016:
1. Classic Horror Film
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Although not the first serial killer film (Georges Méliès' Bluebeard came out in 1901), The Cabine of Dr. Caligari can certainly be said to be the first horror film. This film finds a mad scientist hypnotizing a sleepwalker into killing people for him. There are no visible parallel lines in the film and the inter-titles are in a stylized font.
2. Classic 70s or 80s Halloween Favorite
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
This film picks up right where the first one left off and plunges us deeper into Clive Barker's world of the Cenobites. The film is not directed by Barker. By this time he had grown weary of directing and wanted to limit his output mainly to writing.
Sunday, Oct. 30th, 2016: Devil's Night (see The Crow (1994))
3. Bizarre Foreign Horror Film
Dead Alive (1992)
From Peter Jackson's New Zealand heyday which also included masterpieces like Bad Taste (1987) and Meet the Feebles (1989),
4. Movie I Haven't Seen Before
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Dreaded Monday, October 31st, 2016: Halloween Day
5. Disturbing Horror Film
Funhouse (1981)
6. Arthouse Horror Film
Santa Sangre (1989)
Saturday, Oct. 29th, 2016:
1. Classic Horror Film
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Although not the first serial killer film (Georges Méliès' Bluebeard came out in 1901), The Cabine of Dr. Caligari can certainly be said to be the first horror film. This film finds a mad scientist hypnotizing a sleepwalker into killing people for him. There are no visible parallel lines in the film and the inter-titles are in a stylized font.
2. Classic 70s or 80s Halloween Favorite
Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)
This film picks up right where the first one left off and plunges us deeper into Clive Barker's world of the Cenobites. The film is not directed by Barker. By this time he had grown weary of directing and wanted to limit his output mainly to writing.
Sunday, Oct. 30th, 2016: Devil's Night (see The Crow (1994))
3. Bizarre Foreign Horror Film
Dead Alive (1992)
From Peter Jackson's New Zealand heyday which also included masterpieces like Bad Taste (1987) and Meet the Feebles (1989),
4. Movie I Haven't Seen Before
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
Dreaded Monday, October 31st, 2016: Halloween Day
5. Disturbing Horror Film
Funhouse (1981)
6. Arthouse Horror Film
Santa Sangre (1989)
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