31 days of October Terror: 10/31

Day 31: The Night he came home. Halloween is my Number 1 favorite horror picture of all time and the first film I remember seeing in a theater. It has impacted me in a way no other film has. This is the terror film at it's most primal, tapping into the fears of the unknown we all have and it's a film so masterfully put together.

No sequel or remake would ever come close to it's brilliance--though Carpenter's Halloween II is pretty damn fun. Happy Halloween, kids!

31 days of October Terror: 10/30

Day 30: My Number 2 favorite horror film of all time is 1971's Let's Scare Jessica To Death. It's a masterpiece of atmosphere, mood and dread.

Girls Nite Out (1984) love

Girls Nite Out is a silly little slasher from the Nineteen Eighties. And it's pretty fun! Here is the amusing poster and trailer for the picture.

Help! I'm trapped in a glass cage of emotion!

31 days of October Terror: 10/29

Day 29: Number 3 is the lesser known gem Tourist Trap. Essentially a riff on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Trap takes things a bit further with a paranormal twist. This is the movie of my childhood that really creeped me the hell out. It scarred me for life, yet still entertains me to this day. And it's rated PG!! Ca-ra-zy. Essential viewing for fans of terror films with a personality.

31 days of October Terror: 10/28

Day 28: My Number 4 favorite is Brian De Palma's Carrie. It's masterful filmmaking and utterly heartbreaking stuff. Pino Donaggio's score is one of my favorites and the movie gets me every single time I watch it.

I also recommend 1998's The Rage: Carrie 2. While nowhere near the greatness of the first Carrie, The Rage captures an honesty and sensitivity within it's story unlike most modern terror films.

31 days of October Terror: 10/27

Day 27: Number 5 belongs to Jaws. The most effective animal terror film outside of The Birds. A super fun movie that works on every single viewing. Oh, and yeah, Quint is god.

31 days of October Terror: 10/26

Day 26: Jeff Lieberman's Just Before Dawn is my Number 6 favorite. It easily rises above it's many peers of the time because it establishes an atmosphere and intelligence unlike most of those others.

It's fun, it's scary and it the underlying themes keep me thinking. A forgotten gem of a horror film if there ever was one.

31 days of October Terror: 10/25

Day 25: Pick Number 7. Black Christmas. Still as scary as ever. Bob Clark must have been god for having made 2 seminal Christmastime classics.