
Octoblur 2017: Annual Horror-ish Movie Nightmare-a-thon
Written by dorrk | 01 October 2017 |
Yet another October horror movie marathon. This one isn't different, just better.
For the past four years, I've been trying to watch at least 31 horror movies per year during October. Because this is a stupid thing to do, and results in only a hazy memory of the lesser films, I call it "Octoblur."
This is the fourth year that I'll be covering my mania on this website and social media. This year, instead of trying to write a review of each movie — an activity which cuts significantly into my movie-watching — I'll be posting brief notes on social media and collecting them here, for all movies, on this one page.
In past years I've tried to devote ample time to the rich traditions of Italian and Japanese horror, but this year I may try to explore some less-celebrated niches of world horror cinema, or select more obscure titles from otherwise well-known horror movie cultures. As usual, however, I'll also be catching up on some of the more recent high profile and indie horror movies that I've been saving up all year for this month.
OCTOBLUR 2017'S MOVIE LOG (via Twitter)

45 - Maniac (1980)
DIR: WILLIAM LUSTIG

44 - Maniac Cop (1988)
DIR: WILLIAM LUSTIG

43 - The Devils (1971)
DIR: KEN RUSSELL

42 - Gerald's Game (2017)
DIR: MIKE FLANAGAN

41 - The Manitou (1978)
DIR: WILLIAM GIRDLER

40 - Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
DIR: TOBE HOOPER

39 - Christine (1983)
DIR: JOHN CARPENTER

38 - The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
DIR: RUPERT JULIAN

37 - Better Watch Out (2016)
DIR: CHRIS PECKOVER

36 - Oculus (2013)
DIR: MIKE FLANAGAN

35 - Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
DIR: STEPHEN CHIODO

34 - At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964)
DIR: JOSE MOJICA MARINS

33 - The Evil Dead (1981)
DIR: SAM RAIMI

32 - City of the Living Dead (1980)
DIR: LUCIO FULCI

31 - Kill Baby Kill (1966)
DIR: MARIO BAVA

30 - Phenomena (1985)
DIR: DARIO ARGENTO

29 - Centipede Horror (1982)
DIR: KEITH LI

28 - The Grudge (2004)
DIR: TAKASHI SHIMIZU

27 - The Wolf Man (1941)
DIR: GEORGE WAGGNER

26 - Strange Circus (2005)
DIR: SION SONO

25 - Shura (1971)
DIR: TOSHIO MATSUMOTO

24 - Greatful Dead (2013)
DIR: EIJI UCHIDA

23 - Hex (1980)
DIR: CHIH-HUNG KUEI

22 - Gozu (2003)
DIR: TAKASHI MIIKE

21 - Night of a Thousand Cats (1972)
DIR: RENÉ CARDONA JR.

20 - Happy Death Day (2017)
DIR: CHRISTOPHER LANDON

19 - Mother Joan of the Angels (1961)
DIR: JERZY KAWALEROWICZ

18 - Island of Lost Souls (1933)
DIR: ERLE C. KENTON

17 - The Hour of the Wolf (1968)
DIR: INGMAR BERGMAN

16 - The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
DIR: GUNTHER VON FRITSCH & ROBERT WISE

15 - Cementerio del terror (1985)
DIR: RUBÉN GALINDO JR.

14 - The Isle (2000)
DIR: KIM KI-DUK

13 - Wilczyca (1983)
DIR: MAREK PIESTRAK

12 - Eyes of My Mother (2016)
DIR: NICOLAS PESCE

11 - Raw (2016)
DIR: JULIA DUCOURNAU

10 - The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
DIR: ANDRÉ ØVREDAL

09 - Mark of the Vampire (1935)
DIR: TOD BROWNING

08 - It Comes at Night (2017)
DIR: TREY EDWARD SHULTS

07 - Before I Wake (2016)
DIR: MIKE FLANAGAN

06 - A Cure for Wellness (2017)
DIR: GORE VERBINSKI

05 - Just Before Dawn (1981)
DIR: JEFF LIEBERMAN

04 - Absentia (2011)
DIR: MIKE FLANAGAN

03 - Angst (1983)
DIR: GERALD KARGL

02 - Detention (2011)
DIR: JOSEPH KAHN

01 - The Body Snatcher (1945)
DIR: ROBERT WISE
Octoblur 2017 Trailer Reel
For Reference:
Past Octoblurs:
Also:
- The 528 horror movies on my Letterboxd Watchlist
- My Special Report on Movie Books, many of which are horror-centric.

Octoblur 2017: Annual Horror-ish Movie Nightmar-a-thon
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