There is only holiday that can support
a full month of film viewing dedicated to it. Of course I am
referring to Arbor Day. Oh yeah, also Halloween (as you may have figured out from the graphic
above.) Every year I intend to watch numerous horror films in the days leading to Halloween, but for some
reason as Halloween grows closer the dozen or so film I plan to watch drops to one or
two selections. Once the season passes my brain switches to holiday/Oscar mode
and the idea of watching the entire Friday the 13th series
is just not as appealing. For that reason I have chosen to start a new
annual event known as FilmSnork's 31 Days of Horror (can you
believe I found a way to sneak in the name FilmSnork into the title?)
The schedule for this month of viewing terror was painstakingly determined sorting through dozens of site
user submissions, my personal film library and the world wide web of
information - all while chewing on glass. This was not just about picking 31
horror movies, it was about picking the right 31 horror movies. I
really wrestled with which films would work best and how to categorize them.
You may notice that avoided horror
films predating 1960, because, although they are novel, it was
Hitchcock's “Psycho” that I feel serves as the beginning of horror as we
know it. Sure, there are films from the 40s and 50s that would be
fun to watch, but with this inaugural 31 DoH I wanted to focus on
films that would play best to the majority of the FilmSnork audience.
In the end I came up with the following seven themes,
one for each day:
The Devil Made Me Do It Sundays
- Ghosts, Possessions and the The Devil Herself
Remake Mondays -
Remakes, pretty obvious.
Great 80's Tuesdays -
5 films from perhaps
the greatest decade of horror
Scream Queen Wednesdays -
5 nights, five leading ladies
Tongue-In-Cheek Thursdays -
Nothing compliments horror like
a little humor
Foreign Fridays -
Horror from across the globe
Pot Luck Classic Saturdays -
Groundbreaking horror from all different eras and genres
As I type this, even as satisfied as I am with the
offering I am providing you, there are still a handful of films that I really wanted to include that did not make the final cut – maybe
next year. I am sure some of you will take issue with a few of the
films on (or not on the list.) Take a look at the schedule and send
me some feedback. I would love to hear it and if necessary defend
my choices.
October 1 - Let Me In
October 2 - The Fly (1986)
October 3 - Psycho (1960)
October 4 - Shaun of the Dead
October 5 - Stake Land
October 6 - Jaws
October 7 - The Omen (1976)
October 8 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
October 9 - The Shining
October 10 - The Ring
October 11 - Bride of Chucky
October 12 - The Descent
October 13 - The Blair Witch Project
October 14 - Amityville Horror (1979)
October 15 - Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
October 16
- Poltergeist
October 17 - I Know What You Did LastSummer
October 18 - The Evil Dead 2
October 19 - Audition
October 20 - Alien
October 21 - The Exorcist 3
October 22 - House of Wax (2005)
October 23 - The Thing (1982)
October 24 - Scream
October 25 - Drag Me to Hell
October 26 - Pontypool
October 27 - The Silence of the Lambs
October 28 - Paranormal Activity 4
October 29 - Invasion of the Body
Snatchers (1978)
October 30 - Friday the 13th
(1980)
October 31 - Halloween (1977)
(The schedule is subject to change due to accessibility issues.)
(The schedule is subject to change due to accessibility issues.)
Happy viewing. I hope many of you join me. If you do, leave some
comments and let me know (please register in the comment section if you do.)
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