Monica KarasekSpookylicious Films to Watch in October
Updated: Oct 18, 2021
One hundred choices spanning over a hundred years of horror films (1920 to 2021)
What do you think of when you think of films for Halloween? There are so many subgenres to tackle during the Halloween season. Some examples of the subgenres of horror films include psychological horror, slasher, gore, body horror, found footage, monster horror, paranormal horror, and comedy horror.
This time of the year, I like to choose films to get me into the spirit of the holiday. There are so many diverse types of films that will set the mood. There is no better way to prepare for the spooky season! There are only 15 days left in October so you better get busy! On a side note, I did not include any sequels in this list and remakes follow originals.
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) d. Robert Wiene
Häxan, or Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922) Benjamin Christensen
Frankenstein (1931) d. James Whale
Vampyr (1932) d. Carl Theodore Dreyer
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) d. James Whale
The Wolf Man (1941) d. George Waggner
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) d. Don Siegel
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) d. Philip Kaufman
Bell, Book & Candle (1958) d. Richard Quine
House on Haunted Hill (1959) d. William Castle
House on Haunted Hill (1999) d. William Malone
Psycho (1960) d. Alfred Hitchcock
The Innocents (1961) d. Jack Clayton
The Birds (1963) d. Alfred Hitchcock
The Haunting (1963) d. Robert Wise
The Haunting (1999) d. Jan de Bont
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) d. Bill Melendez
Night of the Living Dead (1968) d. George Romero
Rosemary's Baby (1968) d. Roman Polanski
The Exorcist (1972) d. William Friedkin
The Amityville Horror (1973) d. Stuart Rosenberg or (2005) d. Andrew Douglas
The Amityville Horror (2005) d. Andrew Douglas
The Legend of Hell House (1973) d. John Hough
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) d. Tobe Hooper
Young Frankenstein (1974) d. Mel Brooks
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) d. Jim Sharman
Carrie (1976) d. Brian De Palma
