#31HorrorFilms31Days 2025: A Frank Postmortem + Ranking

Movie posters of all 32 horror movies I ended up watching in October 2025

This is my 14th consecutive year of watching 31 horror movies throughout October. All of these films were new to me even if they came out decades ago. And they run the gamut from ones I was embarrassed to admit I hadn't seen (e.g. The Lost Boys and Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight), to … Continue reading #31HorrorFilms31Days 2025: A Frank Postmortem + Ranking

Celebrating #31HorrorFilms31Days: My Best Picks

I've watched 31 horror movies every October for the past 13 years, and I wanted to do a special post celebrating my favorites from each year ❤️ by ranking them all against one another 😈 to create an ultimate #31HorrorFilms31Days list from all my favorites over the years. But first things first, what is #31HorrorFilms31Days? … Continue reading Celebrating #31HorrorFilms31Days: My Best Picks

Thoughts on Halloween Ends

Aka Love Lives Today! Fair warning: Plenty of spoilers for the Halloween franchise including Kills and Ends in particular. Just when I thought they couldn't possibly make another Halloween sequel as controversial and polarizing as Halloween Kills...Halloween Ends comes along only one year later. To be upfront from the jump, I am one of the … Continue reading Thoughts on Halloween Ends

The Surprising Truth About Women in Horror Films

I've had a mission so to speak to watch more classic films. The kind that actually upset people when they learn I have not seen them (e.g. "You HAVEN'T SEEN THE GODFATHER?!). Being someone who tends to love horror films (hence the blog) I've been really disgusted with how most highly-regarded films depict women. Adrian … Continue reading The Surprising Truth About Women in Horror Films

The True Heir to John Carpenter’s Halloween

The Halloween series is infamous for it's convoluted timeline Credit to Philip Summers @heyphilsummers for this wonderfully concise flowchart. (Although we will have to agree to disagree that Busta Rhymes is what ruined Halloween Resurrection) But yeah that timeline... The Halloween franchise inadvertently turned itself into a choose your own adventure as the franchise continued … Continue reading The True Heir to John Carpenter’s Halloween