The 2026 Halloween Movie Marathon Schedule [Fright-A-Thon]

Fright-A-Thon is a celebration of all things Halloween and horror. The Halloween season is already here with the calendar flipping from August 31st to September 1st. So to kick off the season of screamings, we’ve got a Halloween Movie Marathon for you with movies every day to follow along with from September 1st to October 31st. Every day will have at least one, some two, maybe even three! We’ve never had a quadruple feature but maybe there’s a first time for everything.

The first month is a celebration of what’s new in the genre, with only movies from 2025 and 2026 occupying that section of the list. The month of October is going to be classics, new releases in that month, and with Fright-A-Thon (2026) being the reboot variation, we’re going to include some of the best reboots, requels, and new eras for classic horror films.

That change from August 31st to September 1st signifies something. It means the leaves are changing, the air gets crisp, the heat packs it’s bags and goes away. The pumpkins and ghouls of the night come out to play. That creepy feeling at the back of your neck comes back when you look into the dark.

Without further ado, here is the 2026 Fright-A-Thon Halloween Movie Marathon.

September 1st: Sinners (2025)

Look, whether you like it or not, Sinners was one of the best horror movies of 2025 and one of the best movies in recent memory. It broke a record at the Academy Awards and while it didn’t take home Best Picture or Delroy Lindo didn’t take home Best Supporting Actor, it took all the awards in horror fans’ hearts. The film was a revelation, coming out and immediately becoming an event that moviegoers needed to experience.

I know my soul left my body when the IMAX-ratio change happened as the vampires are attacking the barn. Ryan Coogler cemented himself as one of the best directors in the modern era with this film. Michael B. Jordan took down the Best Actor, and he deserved every bit of acclaim for his dual role as Smoke and Stack.

Read our review of Sinners from last year to get more about the film.

You can watch it on HBO Max or buy the 4K/Blu-ray to watch it this season.

September 2nd: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)

Woooo, boy. This was a departure from the SLOW pace of 28 Years Later. Nia DaCosta took the reins from Danny Boyle and she gave this a jolt that it needed. There’s still the same emotional impact of the first film, but with more action, and more greatness from Ralph Fiennes and Jack O’Connell. Overall, this is easily one of the best horror movies of the year. The scene at the end of the film is worth the price of admission alone. I don’t want to spoil it, but as an Iron Maiden fan, my heart just about leapt out of my chest.

This is one of the only films that I can remember a press screening crowd whooping and hollering along with the third act.

This one is available on Netflix to stream and has a 4K/Blu-ray available for purchase.

Read our review of 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple to get more about the film.

September 3rd: Black Phone 2 (2025)

Look, we are getting a new A Nightmare On Elm Street movie from Paramount (and WB, I guess), but Black Phone 2 gave us The Grabber doing his best Freddy Krueger impression. This was more of a straight up slasher than the previous film, which made it feel different to the psychological warfare of that film. There was plenty that The Grabber did to mess with Gwen and Finney still, but like Dream Warriors, they included some new characters that improved the proceedings.

They amped up the lore, gave us some more explanation for The Grabber and his beginnings, and ended up scaring the hell out of us in a Winter Wonderland.

You can stream Black Phone 2 on Netflix. There’s also a 4K/Blu-ray available to buy.

Read our review of Black Phone 2 to get more about the film.

September 4th: Obsession (2026)

Talk about hits of the year. Not only is Obsession one of the highest-grossing horror movies ever now, but it’s also among the biggest of 2026. The Cinderella run at the box office didn’t come out of nowhere, though. The movie has resonated with audiences across the world. Curry Barker’s film, which feels like he turned the “be careful what you wish for” switch to 11, featured a star-making performance for Inde Navarette and Michael Johnston.

If you haven’t seen this movie yet, you owe it to yourself to experience it as a horror fan. It fits right in to the season with some dreamy cinematography and Fall-ish vibes across the board.

You can stream Obsession on Peacock or grab the 4K/Blu-ray.

September 5th: Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)

Talk about movies that had no right being this good, Final Destination: Bloodlines brought Death back for another trip to try to kill some teenagers. This time around, it was a family affair with some of the best kills that the series has to offer. There are so many to count in this movie, but really, the highlight was seeing Tony Todd for one last time on screen. The legend was basically the steward of this franchise, and his scene stands out as not only something for the characters in the film to follow but something that the entire audience can learn from.

Check out our review of Final Destination: Bloodlines to get more about the movie.

You can stream the film on HBO Max and there is a 4K/Blu-ray available.

September 6th: Faces of Death (2026)

Here’s another flick from 2026 where I was shocked at how good it was. Faces of Death (2026) isn’t really a remake of the original film, its a film in the same universe where that film influences a serial killer. It stars Dacre Montgomery and Barbie Ferreira. Somehow, this was filmed in 2023 and kept on the shelf until now, but I’m thankful for that. There are some excellent kills here that pay homage to the original film and Ferreira is a force going up against Montgomery’s killer. It even has some commentary on modern social media use, which just adds to it.

Check out our review of Faces of Death to get more about the movie.

You can stream Faces of Death on Shudder and will have a Blu-ray release.

September 7th: Fear Street: Prom Queen (2025)

After the original Fear Street trilogy took over Netflix in 2021, it was a long time coming for Fear Street: Prom Queen. While the film didn’t quite reach as strong of heights as that trilogy, this was an excellent beginner’s slasher movie. I even described it as “Baby’s First Slasher” in my review. There’s every hallmark you’d want out of a slasher movie here, even down to the opening kill being a bigger name actress. If you want a movie that’s very much like the books it adapts, Fear Street: Prom Queen does the job.

Read our review of Fear Street: Prom Queen to get more about the movie.

You can stream Fear Street: Prom Queen on Netflix, there is no official physical media release of the film.

September 8th: Clown In A Cornfield (2025)

While we’re going through some introductory slasher movies, Clown in a Cornfield from 2025 does that and then some. The plot might be a bit more intricate than something like Prom Queen, but there’s still a lot to like with this. The townspeople and their obsession with Friendo the Clown gets to a boiling point and while the kills aren’t super special, the film does a great job of presenting everything. If you want another YA horror book coming to life on screen, this is a great one.

Clown In A Cornfield is streaming on Disney+, Hulu, and Shudder. There’s also a 4K/Blu-ray available.

September 9th: Exit 8 (2026)

Exit 8 is based on the video game of the same name, but this kicks off our “LIMINAL SPACES” section of the marathon. The latest craze that actually makes sense based on the world we live in, those liminal spaces bring some sort of nostalgic yearning for the current generation. Exit 8 takes that to an extreme degree giving a task to someone trying to ride the subway to make it through to Exit 8. If you don’t spot the differences between the hallways, you get sent back to the beginning. Along the way, there’s much more to the story than that, and Genki Kawamura drives a hard emotional story here.

You can stream Exit 8 on Shudder and there’s a Blu-ray available.

September 10th: Backrooms (2026)

Well, I’ll start off with the fact that I did not care for this movie. But, I can acknowledge that tons of other people loved this movie. The performances from Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve are magnificent, easily the best parts of the movie. If you’re into David Lynch, there’s also some Lynchian vibes here that could work better for you than they did for me. This was a cultural juggernaut like Obsession that took the box office by storm. Just because I didn’t like it, doesn’t mean that you won’t. The POV sequences were easily the most terrifying thing in the entire film.

Backrooms will stream on HBO Max later in September and has a 4K/Blu-ray available.

September 11th: It Ends (2026)

Finally, for our LIMINAL SPACES section, we have It Ends. Technically this one premiered on Letterboxd’s Video Store in 2025, but we’re putting it here because its wide release was 2026. So if Backrooms had one liminal space, It Ends has TWO. There’s the long road to nowhere in the film as one, and then there’s the actual car itself, which makes two. The scares might be frontloaded a bit here, but there’s enough intrigue and mystery to the proceedings that it’ll keep your attention through to the end. Alex Ullom crafted an existential crisis on film with It Ends and even if you don’t like it, it’ll still make you think.

You can read our review of It Ends for more on the film.

It Ends recently premiered in theaters but should be available to rent after it ends its theatrical run.

September 12th: Night of the Reaper (2025)

We’re back to Slasher 101 with Night of the Reaper. I was really looking forward to this one after watching the trailer, and it didn’t disappoint. There’s some great synths on the soundtrack and the 80s setting doesn’t overpower the film. The mystery of the film unfurls itself as it goes along until its actually a decent reveal. This is atmospheric, and sticks the ending pretty hard. It might not reinvent the slasher wheel, but it doesn’t need to.

You can read my review of Night of the Reaper to get more about the film.

Night of the Reaper is streaming on Shudder and available on Blu-ray.

September 13th: Hokum (2026)

Time for a bit of folklore horror with Hokum. Adam Scott plays a terrible person that you somehow manage to empathize with by the end of the film. This was a much more emotional film than I was expecting going in. There’s some great scares here, and some of the best Fall/Winter atmosphere as writer Ohm Hauman (Scott) takes a trip to a remote hotel where his parents had their honeymoon to write his new book. You’re in for the terror but you’ll stay for the emotion and atmosphere.

Read my review of Hokum to get more about the film.

Hokum isn’t streaming anywhere right now, but is available for rental and has a 4K/Blu-ray available.

September 14th: Passenger (2026)

Passenger is also a bit of a folklore horror movie that tells a story about driving on the long roads of Route 66 at night. There are plenty of stories out there, but this is really a haunted house movie on wheels. A young couple witnesses a car crash, and then they’re marked by the demonic presence known as The Passenger. There’s some great camerawork here, and while it doesn’t go very much farther than surface level in the lore, it’s an interesting twist. The tension build in the film is up there also with some really twitchy scenes that’ll scare you.

You can read more about Passenger in our review.

Passenger is streaming on Paramount+ and has a Blu-ray available.

September 15th: Primate (2025)

The simple distillation of Primate comes down to this:

Rabies-infested chimp stalks and kills pretty college girls.

That’s all you need to know about Primate. It’s a classic animal attack film that has some serious bite to it (pun 100% intended). Primate comes from writer/director Johannes Roberts (The Strangers: Prey At Night, V/H/S/99). The film follows Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) as she makes her way back home in Hawaii to her family. Alongside her are her friends Kate (Victoria Wyant) and Hannah (Jess Alexander), who are visiting during a break from college. At home are her childhood friend Nick (Benjamin Cheng), her sister Erin (Gia Hunter), and her father, who’s an author and deaf, Adam (Troy Kotsur). Oh, and they have a family member who’s a chimp named Ben (Miguel Torres Umba) from their deceased mother.

The film is deceptively simple but enthralls, shocks, and entertains.

Read our review of Primate to get more about the film.

Primate is available to stream on Prime Video and has a Blu-ray available.

September 16th: Shelby Oaks (2025)

Shelby Oaks is a film by Chris Stuckmann, who made the transition from YouTube Critic to flimmaker. As a debut, it was goddamn scary. It’s a wild movie through and through, going through several subgenres like found footage, supernatural, and even a documentary. The film builds tension excellently, but doesn’t have as big of a release valve as others out there. I was on edge almost the entire movie and that feeling makes it like a roller coaster a bit. This was a fantastic debut for Stuckmann with plenty of dread.

You can read our review of Shelby Oaks to get more about the film.

Shelby Oaks is available to stream on Disney+/Hulu and has a Blu-ray release.

September 17th: Pinocchio Unstrung (2026)

Now for a movie that had no business being as good as it was. Pinocchio Unstrung is part of the Twisted Childhood Universe like Winnie The Pooh: Blood and Honey. However, this is easily the best film from that series. It’s filled with practical effects in the puppetry and gore, and the story is great. It stars Richard Brake as Gepetto, who makes Pinocchio for his grandson, but Pinocchio ends up doing a bit more than expected when it comes to killing people. You’re in for a treat with this one if you want some wild puppets.

We sat down with Richard Brake to talk about the film here.

Pinocchio Unstrung isn’t available on streaming yet, but has a 4K/Blu-ray available.

September 18th: Resident Evil (2026)

Zach Cregger’s follow-up to Weapons, is Resident Evil. This isn’t out yet, but from what I’ve seen at CinemaCon and Comic-Con 2026, we’re in for a treat. Fans of the games have lots to expect and they’re gonna get some of the classic hallmarks of the games. The biggest question is whether or not any of the notable characters from the games will show up here. Cregger has said that he doesn’t want to just remake the video games into movies, so we’ll have to see when it’s out in theaters on this date.

Check back for our review to hear more about Resident Evil.

September 19th: Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)

It was certainly a long time coming for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come but it was worth the wait. While it doesn’t have the same impact as the first film, the second time around adds Kathryn Newton perfectly to Samara Weaving’s return as Grace. The dynamic between the two of them hits right away and doesn’t let up the entire film. Shawn Hatosy and Sarah Michelle Gellar are also fantastic as the villains of the film, with Hatosy giving one of the most detestable performances of the year. It doesn’t outdo the first film but adds a lot to the mystique and fun of this world.

Read our review of Ready or Not 2: Here I Come to get more about the film.

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is streaming on Hulu/Disney+ and has a Blu-ray available.

September 20th: The Gorge (2025)

This one is a bit of a mishmash of genres with horror, romance, action, and sci-fi all coming together with Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller playing two characters who are exceptionally well-developed. Scott Derrickson gets to unleash some terrifying monsters in the back end of the film and while it might not be straight-up horror, it has some horrifying elements to it. The plant-human hybrid monsters are straight-up cool-looking, and it’s a wonder why people don’t talk more about this one.

You can read our review of The Gorge to get more about the film.

The Gorge is available to stream on AppleTV and has a 4K/Blu-ray available.

September 21st: The Monkey (2025)

The Monkey was a genuine surprise to me and one of my favorite movies of 2025, not just horror movies. It made me a fan of Theo James after years of thinking he was just a teeny-bopper heartthrob. Osgood Perkins directs and writes this adaptation of the Stephen King story with the same comic timing and dark humor that you’d expect out of him. Theo James plays a dual role as twin brothers and the violence is off the charts in humorous ways. If you missed this one, rectify that.

The Monkey is streaming on Disney+/Hulu and has a 4K/Blu-ray available.

September 22nd: The Ugly Stepsister (2025)

When a horror movie gets nominated for an Academy Award, you’ve gotta take notice. The notoriously hateful body of “film-lovers” gave that distinction to The Ugly Stepsister for its Makeup and Hairstyling in 2026. It takes the Cinderella story and turns it on its head with some gruesome effects that’ll turn your stomach. This is seen from the stepsisters’ point of view, so you know it’s an interesting take on the classic tale.

The Ugly Stepsister is streaming on Hulu/Disney+ and Shudder. It also has a 4K/Blu-ray available.

September 23rd: Scream 7 (2026)

It took a while, but we finally got Scream 7 in February of this year. The film brought back Neve Campbell as Sidney Prescott and also added Isabel May as her daughter Tatum. Series creator Kevin Williamson was on board as director and he brought some of the most gruesome kills in the series’ history with him. This might have been a “greatest hits” album of a movie for the seventh installment in a long-running series but it provided plenty of goodness for horror fans.

You can read my review of Scream 7 to get more about the movie.

Scream 7 is streaming on Paramount+ and has a 4K/Blu-ray available.

September 24th: Deathstalker (2025)

Okay, so Deathstalker isn’t necessary a true-blue horror movie, but ummm, it comes from the same people who made the excellent Psycho Goreman and Frankie Freako, so its gonna make this list. Sit down, enjoy the rippling muscles and extensive creature work here with the Dreadite hordes taking over the land with only the Deathstalker in their way. There are layers this time to the Deathstalker, he’s not just a muscle-bound hulked up moron. Daniel Bernhardt does a great job savagely kicking ass in the title role with Steven Kostanski directing the hell out of the film. This is a real crowd-pleaser-creature-feature.

Read our review of Deathstalker to get more about the film.

Deathstalker is streaming on Shudder and has a Blu-ray available.

September 25th: Evil Dead Burn (2026)

A Deadite family nightmare. That’s what I would say best describes Evil Dead Burn. Continuing in the franchise’s footsteps of being really mean-spirited and gross, the film gives us all of that and then some. Sébastien Vanicek directed the hell out of this movie with some stunning setpieces of Deadite terror, Deadite makeout sessions, and a saw blade that will make your butt tighten. This movie does not screw around and I love it for that. You think that the film cannot possibly go there and it does.

Read our review of Evil Dead Burn to get more about the film.

Evil Dead Burn is streaming on HBO Max and has a 4K/Blu-ray available.

September 26th: Dream Eater (2025)

I had no idea what to expect from Dream Eater going into it. It was the first film from The Horror Section, a company focused on bringing the little guys of horror to the big-time. What I ended up getting was a nightmare of sleepwalking, lore, fake Forensic Files episodes, and the camera becoming a character AND a weapon in the film. It was one of the most terrifying experiences I’ve had in a theater in a long time, with all the action taking place in a small cabin with a couple trying to have a nice time away from everything. Go into it blind and maybe don’t sleep with that robe on your closet door after, I thought mine was a monster after seeing this movie.

Read my review of Dream Eater to get more about the film.

Dream Eater is streaming on Shudder and Tubi. It also has a Blu-ray available.

September 27th: Dolly (2026)

Time for a bit of a throwback to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Dolly released in theaters earlier this year and gave us a GRUESOME bit of grossout horror. It stars Seann William Scott, Fabianne Therese, and Max the Impaler. Take a look at that poster and tell me that Dolly isn’t terrifying looking. There’s some major backwoods shit going on here and this is all about a woman breaking out of a screwed up situation. It has some exemplary gore with Seann William Scott getting MESSED UP in this movie. It celebrates the tropes and extremes of the past in horror movies.

Check out our review of Dolly to get more about the film.

Dolly is streaming on Shudder and has a Blu-ray available as well.

September 28th: Dangerous Animals (2025)

Dangerous Animals isn’t your normal shark movie. This time the actual danger is from the people and Jai Courtney performs the HELL out of this movie as the killer. Hassie Harrison is also fantastic as the final girl of the film with a battle between the two performers that ends up on the open ocean. The kills are there, there’s plenty of thrills, and Jai Courtney is worth the price of admission alone.

You can stream Dangerous Animals on Disney+/Hulu and Shudder. There’s also a Blu-ray available.

September 29th: Send Help (2026)

Sam Raimi is back in the director’s chair with Send Help and we got plenty of scares from one of the masters of horror. I’m sure he loved dumping buckets of blood on Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien with glee during the making of this one. It tells the story of Linda Little, who is a lower-level employee at a company who gets made fun of and taken advantage of by her boss (played by O’Brien). That all gets turned upside down when their plane goes down and they’re forced to live with each other and survive on a deserted island. There’s some classic Raimi-stuff here with jump scares, blood, and physical horror galore. If you missed this one, give it a shot.

Read my review of Send Help to get more about the film.

Send Help is streaming on Hulu/Disney+ and has a 4K/Blu-ray available.

September 30th: The Jester 2 (2025)

I normally like to close out the “new movies” list with something that I don’t think a lot of people have watched. The Jester 2 feels very much like a throwback to those classic 90s TV series but with lots of gore and kills. It combines some nostalgic feelings with a fresh new icon with the titular Jester. If you’ve read anything like Goosebumps, Fear Street, Point Horror, or watched a Halloween-time Disney Channel movie, this should feel right at home for you. It captures what makes Halloween so much fun and does so in an entertaining way.

Read my review of The Jester 2 for more on the film.

The Jester 2 is streaming on Shudder and has a Blu-ray available.

October 1st: Halloween (2018)

To kick off the reboot-centric month of October for Fright-A-Thon, we’ve got the reboot/legacy sequel that seemingly started it all. Halloween (2018) brought back Jamie Lee Curtis and retconned the entire bunch of sequels after the first film. This film started a new craze with bringing back legacy characters for sequels to slasher and horror movies in the late 2010s and 2020s. Good thing that its a great movie and David Gordon Green and Co. gave us something that Michael Myers can be proud of. He’s brutal, violent, and terrifying. Everything you’d want from a Halloween movie.

Halloween (2018) is available to stream on Tubi and has a 4K/Blu-ray available.

October 2nd: Hellraiser (2022)

Wow. This one was a breath of fresh air after plenty of Hellraiser sequels that were crapped out with no thought to keep the license. It dropped on Hulu last year and gave us a new take on Pinhead with an excellent performance by Jamie Clayton. This takes it back to basics and doesn’t try too much. The Cenobite designs are magnificent, they’re as gross and beautiful as you’d imagine. Unlike those later sequels, this movie also gives a meaningful story with the humans and makes the Cenobites fearsome once again. This one only has a DVD and a 4K release in Europe, otherwise, you’ll have to check it out on Hulu.

Check out our 93% review of Hellraiser.

October 3rd: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022)

Time for one of the more “divisive” entries on the marathon. Texas Chainsaw Massacre was dumped onto Netflix in February 2022 with little to no fanfare from the streamer. People at the time crapped on the movie for some of the more heavy-handed commentary and legacy sequel elements. Leatherface absolutely decimates people in this movie. It has a nice confrontation between Sally Hardesty and Leatherface after the first film’s events. This one still doesn’t have a Blu-ray release, and is exclusive to Netflix.

October 4th: Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994)

We’re in the era of “meta horror” and it turns out that Wes Craven did it years before he did it in Scream. He did it in New Nightmare. It’s one of the best entries in the Nightmare on Elm Street series that goes into what would happen if Freddy was a real force in nature. What if he went after the actors and actresses that made the original movies and the only thing keeping him at bay is the movies getting made? It’s a brilliant idea from Wes Craven that just goes to show how much of a master of horror he is.

It also helps that it makes Freddy Krueger legitimately scary again for the first time in a long time.

New Nightmare has an excellent 4K available with the Nightmare On Elm Street Collection.

October 5th: Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers (1988)

This is the best “actual” Halloween sequel. I won’t be taking any questions. You can read my Halloween series ranking here for some more context. This movie just takes the series back to basics after trying out a “Halloween anthology” idea that didn’t pan out because people suck. It’s got some great kills, a not-so-great mask for Michael Myers, but it does the job of updating the story. There’s plenty of places they could have gone from this, including the best route, making Jamie Lloyd the new Michael Myers. That would have been the most interesting, but they went safe with the sequels after this. If you can call the Cult of Thorn safe.

This one has an excellent Blu-ray and 4K release from Scream Factory

October 6th: The Blob (1988)

Oh no, it’s a remake. Well, it’s a remake that knows how remakes should work. You shouldn’t just do a remake for the sake of doing it, update the original to the time you’re making the movie, and you get something special. It does enough to pay homage to the original and ’50s monster movies, but adds some terrifying new visuals and gross effects. The shady government cover-up makes this one truly scary.

Check it out on Blu-ray or the new 4K from Scream Factory.

October 7th: Halloween Kills (2021)/Halloween Ends (2022)

This is the “end” for the Halloween franchise. Except we all know that it isn’t. Michael Myers might return down the line, or they’ll head down a path like Halloween III with anthology stories. Whatever they decide to do, it’s going out on a bang. Halloween Kills was one of the most absolutely brutal slasher movies I’ve seen in a long time with Michael Myers getting f*cked up and dealing plenty of damage himself.

Halloween Ends might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but there’s still some great moments in it. Medium take: I think it might have gone better if the Corey Cunningham stuff was in the middle part of this trilogy and the end was saved for Laurie Strode’s story and some of what went into Kills. The COVID-19 pandemic seemingly messed up whatever story they were planning on telling, but for late-stage horror movies, there are plenty worse than Ends.

Halloween Kills isn’t currently available on streaming but Halloween Ends is available on Netflix. They both have 4K/Blu-rays available for purchase.

October 8th: Fright Night (1985)

Fright Night is the best vampire movie of the ’80s. Sue me.

A vampire moves in next door to Charley, and he starts messing with his life. Charley then goes to the only person he knows that can deal with a vampire, the great Vampire Hunter Peter Vincent (played by Roddy McDowall). Together they have to fight Jerry Dandridge (played by Chris Sarandon) and save Charley’s girlfriend and friend Ed. It’s a wonderful slice of the ’80s with costume design and music that’ll take you right back to that decade.

Fright Night has a 4K/Blu-ray available for purchase and is streaming on Tubi.

October 9th: Shocker (1989)

The supposed “Freddy Killer”. This was Wes Craven’s answer to A Nightmare on Elm Street. It should have spawned an entire franchise, but it didn’t do as well at the box office. The movie plays out like two halves of different stories. Mitch Pileggi is a serial killer who gets powers after being put to the electric chair. The first half is classic slasher affair with the second half going insane and feeling like a cartoon.

Shocker has a 4K/Blu-ray available for purchase.

October 10th: Scream (2022)

So if the requel/legacy sequel era started with Halloween (2018), it ended with the release of Scream (2022). Like the original film did for slasher movies by exposing the secrets to audiences, this movie skewered legacy sequels through and through. They brought back the legacy characters and merged them with new ones for a formula that should be a mess but ends up as one of the best films in the franchise. Realistically, Scream 4 is also part of this because it was a sequel done years after the original with the same cast. This film takes that and goes even further to great results.

You can stream Scream (2022) on Paramount+, and it has a 4K/Blu-ray available.

October 11th: In The Mouth Of Madness (1994)

This one is for Sam Neill.

Get ready to enter the mind of not only Sutter Cane, a Stephen King-like author, but also John Trent (Sam Neill), who is sent out to find him. The supernatural psychological horror flick from John Carpenter. Trent’s sanity starts to slip, and the movie goes from there. Combine some excellent directing from Carpenter with his trademarked score and you get one of his best films of the 90s. If you love H.P. Lovecraft, you’ll love this film. The atmosphere here is off the charts and if you love Carpenter’s movies, this is one of his best.

In The Mouth Of Madness is available for streaming on Tubi and has a 4K/Blu-ray available.

October 12th: Thir13en Ghosts (2001)

Thir13en Ghosts is a remake of a classic William Castle horror film that makes the whole thing much more terrifying with new ghosts and backstories for those ghosts. Add to it that you’ve got Matthew Lillard stealing the show throughout, and you’ve got a recipe for a cult classic. It might have taken a bit for this one to catch on with audiences, but now this is a stone-cold classic. Each of the ghosts has a backstory and intricate details that make them terrifying in their own ways.

This one is streaming on Tubi and has a Blu-ray available.

October 13th: Evil Dead (2013)

So Evil Dead (2013) does not fuck around. In the slightest. Even with two new Evil Dead movies lately in Burn and Rise, this was the one that kicked off the new renaissance for the series. Fede Alvarez directs a dangerous and satisfying remake/sequel to the original Evil Dead. I say sequel, because while it does follow a similar path to that original Sam Raimi film, there are some things here that can point to it being a sequel. Either way, this one does not play nice and its magnificent because of that.

Evil Dead is available on streaming on HBO Max, Hulu, and has a 4K/Blu-ray available.

October 14th: Night of the Living Dead (1990)

If you’re gonna do a remake of an absolute classic horror movie, do it like Night of the Living Dead (1990). Tom Savini directed this with the blessing of George A. Romero and gave the movie a new coat of early 90s paint. Savini’s effects and style work incredibly well with some great performances from Tony Todd, Bill Moseley, Tom Towles, William Butler, Patricia Tallman, and Katie Finneran. The zombies are grosser and different enough from the 1968 classic that this sets itself apart. A stupendous example of how to do a remake right.

You can stream this one on Tubi and there’s a 4K/Blu-ray available.

October 15th: Alien: Romulus (2024)

Fede Alvarez returns with Alien: Romulus. He shows that he’s the franchise whisperer at this point between Evil Dead, producing Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022), and this. If you watch it back to back with Alien, you get an even better effect. The visuals and aesthetic from that film are on full display here. There’s some serious action with several amazing setpieces in this one. The ending creature is also fascinating. David Jonsson showed the world how much of an excellent performer he was in this film.

Read our review of Alien: Romulus here.

You can stream this one on Hulu/Disney+ and it has a 4K/Blu-ray available.

October 16th: It (2017)

Speaking of reboots that took the world by storm, Andy Muschietti’s It is still the highest-grossing horror film ever. It’s also a fantastic way to reboot a classic Stephen King story that we already had the excellent miniseries with. Going from Tim Curry’s Pennywise to Bill Skarsgard isn’t too much of a stretch, and the terror on display in this movie is up there with the best. The atmosphere, the performances, everything in this is exceptional.

You can stream It on HBO Max and there’s a 4K/Blu-ray available.

October 17th: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)

The original Texas Chain Saw Massacre is unassailable. It’s among the best and most influential horror movies ever made. The atmosphere that Tobe Hooper crafted in making a movie FEEL sticky and gross is second to none. So what happens when someone decides to remake that? Well, once you get past the pitchforks phase of denial, you get to a movie that actually does something a bit different than just remaking a classic. The 2003 version of TCM is just as sticky and gross and even has some interesting camerawork that sets itself apart. The terror is there; it’s not going to top the original, but this remake is actually worth a watch for Leatherface fans.

You can stream The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003) on Tubi or on Shudder. There is also an excellent 4K/Blu-ray available from Arrow Video.

October 18th: Prince of Darkness (1987)

We already had one of John Carpenter’s unofficial Apocalypse trilogy on the list with In The Mouth Of Madness, but now we’re getting to a second one with Prince Of Darkness. This one brings back Donald Pleasence and Victor Wong from other films in his career with a strange apocalyptic green evil ooze. The ooze is the essence of Satan and it eventually starts leaking, turning people into possessed monsters that start killing. It’s wild to see Carpenter do what amounts to almost a zombie film and this one has some of his best work as both a director and a composer on the soundtrack.

Prince Of Darkness isn’t streaming on any major platform right now, but it is available for rent and has a 4K/Blu-ray available for purchase.

October 19th: The Hitcher (1986)

The Hitcher features one of the most devilishly awesome performances from Rutger Hauer in any horror movie out there. He’s charming but you KNOW that there’s something underneath that charm that you cannot trust. The 1986 film is as scary as it gets especially if you’re out driving by yourself on those long roads that stretch across the US. It all culminates in a third act that you need to see as a horror fan. Hauer is magnificent and the supporting cast also makes the movie with C. Thomas Howell and Jennifer Jason Leigh giving some good performances as well.

You can stream The Hitcher on Hulu and it has an excellent 4K/Blu-ray available from Second Sight.

October 20th: Friday the 13th: Part VI – Jason Lives (1986)

We’re entering our “meta” horror section of the marathon. I also flat out love Jason Lives. Its the best Friday the 13th sequel and I could hear the argument that its the best movie in the series. You get basically what amounts to Scream levels of peeling back the curtain on the slasher genre, but 8 years before that movie was released. Between Jason being as threatening as he’s ever been going after camp counselors AND kids, and the soundtrack, plus the performances, you get one of the best slasher sequels ever and something the series hasn’t gotten back to since.

You can stream Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives on Paramount+ and it has a Blu-ray available.

October 21st: The Last Horror Film (1982)

Speaking of meta, The Last Horror Film is up there with the best of them and rarely gets discussed among films like Scream and Jason Lives. This one comes from David Winters and stars Joe Spinell and Caroline Munro. Munro plays an actress that Spinell’s character is obsessed with. He dreams of being a film director and goes to extreme lengths to get her to star in his film. He goes to Cannes Film Festival and the plot devolves from there. Spinell is on top of his game here with an insane performance.

You can stream The Last Horror Film on Shudder and Prime Video. There’s also an excellent 4K/Blu-ray from Severin.

October 22nd: Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006)

What happens when you combine The Office‘s camera crew with a slasher movie and pretend they’re doing a documentary? You get Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon. This one is as meta as they come and the cast is fantastic. You get Robert Englund playing against type, you get a hilarious look at slasher tropes, and you get one of the best later examples of a slasher movie in the genre. This one has a sequel in the works, finally, but if you haven’t seen it, you need to.

Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon isn’t available to stream, but it is available to rent, and there’s a Blu-ray available to purchase.

October 23rd: Clayface (2026)

Clayface is DC Studios first foray into horror movies. The new film is all about the Batman villain known as Clayface. The story follows an actor named Matt Hagen (played by Tom Rhys Harries) who is brutally disfigured in an accident. He volunteers as a test subject to restore his original face but gets some horrifying side effects that transforms his body into living clay. It also stars Naomi Ackie and Max Minghella. Clayface comes out in theaters on this day, so you’ll have to see it there if you want to catch this one for the marathon.

October 24th: Silent Night, Deadly Night (2025)

I know what you’re saying, what the HELL is a Christmas movie doing on a Halloween marathon? AND why is this not in the opening section? Well, I figured since we’re focusing on reboots and meta horror here, we should get a reboot that is a shining example of what TO do. Silent Night Deadly Night is a classic of the genre, but its not as revered

October 25th: Fade To Black (1980)

Fade To Black is another one on the list about a person who is so delusional that they start believing that they’re part of a movie. Eric Binford (played by Dennis Christopher) is a film-obsessed young man who’s bullied but becomes obsessed with a girl named Marilyn (Linda Kerridge). It borrows from classic film to show off some great setpieces and this one goes deep into the psyche of a disturbed individual.

You can stream Fade to Black on Shudder and there’s a Blu-ray available.

October 26th: Summer of ’84 (2018)

Summer Of 84 might seem like your normal nostalgia bait movie about some boys during a summer in 1984. It is, but it goes even further than that with some IMMENSE tension during scenes where the boys are investigating their neighbor as a serial killer. Where it sets itself apart is the third act though. The run-up to that is great, there’s a lot here that stupid teenagers would do in real life. But the movie pulls ZERO punches in the end and its one of the more shocking endings for a movie like this that I can think of. Summer of 84 also has a great soundtrack with some nice synths throughout.

This one is available for rental and has a Blu-ray release.

October 27th: Malignant (2021)

Now its time for the weirdest entry on the marathon. If you missed out on Malignant, I don’t blame you. It came out at a weird time in 2021 when people were still just getting back to movie theaters. However, if you did miss it, you are missing out on one of the strangest major studio releases ever. James Wan gave us an absolute fever dream of a movie. It stars Annabelle Wallis as a woman who sees visions of people getting murdered, and those visions start coming true. It also stars Maddie Hasson, George Young, Michole Briana White, and Jacqueline McKenzie. I don’t want to spoil anything, so go into this one blind and you won’t regret it.

You can stream Malignant on HBO Max and there’s a 4K/Blu-ray available as well.

October 28th: Trick ‘r Treat (2007)

Trick Or Treat is a celebration of all things 80s. It celebrates the biggest musical and movie genres in heavy metal and slashers. You get an absolutely kick-ass soundtrack from Fastway alongside some cameo appearances from Gene Simmons and Ozzy Osbourne. It might play right into the satanic panic BS of the 80s with its plot, but Trick or Treat gives some of the best of the 80s.

There’s a wonderful 4K/Blu-ray available for this, and it’s also streaming on Netflix.

October 29th: Dracula (1931)/Frankenstein (1931)

Dracula and Frankenstein are the bedrock upon which our current horror movies are built upon. You gotta pay tribute to the originals and not enough people have seen these. They’re both stunning in their atmosphere and performances, for a real treat, check out the Spanish version of Dracula. it was filmed on the same sets as Dracula, but somehow gives enough new to warrant a look.

Universal put out an excellent 4K of both of these films recently. They’ll be on Peacock for Halloween time.

October 30th: WNUF Halloween Special (2013)

This is it, the WNUF Halloween Special. This is a Halloween tradition now, because you can’t watch something other than Halloween on the holiday, so you watch the WNUF special on Halloween Eve. The Eve of All Hallows Eve, if you would. This one starts off like any other classic news broadcast about Halloween hijinx and then gets stranger and stranger from there. It comes complete with fake Halloween commercials to make the entire thing look as authentic as possible. For those with a projector during a Halloween party, this is THE perfect movie to throw on for people in the background. it sets the tone and mood perfectly.

Watch this on Blu-ray from Terror Vision.

October 31st: Halloween (1978)

I give the same description for this every year because there’s not much more anyone can say about it.

You get your Jack O’Lanterns ready, you get the candy, you put this movie on, and you drift into the Halloween night. As the night unfolds and Michael gets to his business, something seemingly changes. The air gets thicker, the darkness emerges across the world as Halloween unfolds for humanity. As Dr. Loomis shoots Michael but he makes his escape, ready to emerge next year, something washes over you. Its a sad feeling, as the season is over, but one that makes you excited for the next year of spooky fun.

Happy Halloween!

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