Starting towards the end of August into early September, us horror fans start putting together our lists of films to watch for upcoming October. Summer's end, fall's beginning is exactly what I personally live for. There are those of us who just live for October. I don't think it as much about Halloween day as the entire month. Each day could produce a sleeper horror film perhaps barely mentioned during the year that will get extra attention once October begins. For me, it is returning to the films that truly mean something to me. The Draculas, Frankensteins, Wolfmans, Hammers, Amicuses, etc. are what I live for during October. I rarely watch them sadly (great films like Dracula & Frankenstein really shouldn't relegated to one certain time of the year, but it almost feels like a sin to do otherwise) except during October, but it makes them more special, I believe. Their importance is amplified, and they seem so right, like a cherry on top of the ice cream sundae.
Of course, the Halloween films will get their revisit, but I also like to pursue and view horror films set during the year, festive reminders of the night that closes a month horror fans wait for in anticipation.
I haven't decided if I will partake this year in the October challenge on the IMDb Horror Board or not this year, but I probably will. It is a good chance to read what others are watching (which I do even if I don't participate), and see if perhaps I should give certain movies a chance. Each year it does seem like I find a sleeper, a gem I had never heard of. I have a few films I might watch that have been talked about, like Messiah of Evil which seems to be a cult curiosity that has gained in momentum since it has become widely available to see. I love that there are these films in the 70s and 80s still yet to discover.
But I always like to return to the old goodies. The Williams Castles, like The Tingler, House on Haunted Hill, or Mr. Sardonicas (not to mention what I consider his masterpiece, "Homicidal"), and the Corman-Poe-Price classics (Tomb of Ligeia has taken a beating on the Horror board as of late, but I most certainly like it a lot and will have it on the Viewing Itinerary this October) that sit idle during the year waiting to get their just due during the greatest month of the year.
I want to save a little bit of room for the modern era of the last twenty or so years, but I typically let those show up during the year. October is the sentimental time of the year where the old friends, the ole standbys get my full attention. An attention they deserve.
Of course, the Halloween films will get their revisit, but I also like to pursue and view horror films set during the year, festive reminders of the night that closes a month horror fans wait for in anticipation.
I haven't decided if I will partake this year in the October challenge on the IMDb Horror Board or not this year, but I probably will. It is a good chance to read what others are watching (which I do even if I don't participate), and see if perhaps I should give certain movies a chance. Each year it does seem like I find a sleeper, a gem I had never heard of. I have a few films I might watch that have been talked about, like Messiah of Evil which seems to be a cult curiosity that has gained in momentum since it has become widely available to see. I love that there are these films in the 70s and 80s still yet to discover.
But I always like to return to the old goodies. The Williams Castles, like The Tingler, House on Haunted Hill, or Mr. Sardonicas (not to mention what I consider his masterpiece, "Homicidal"), and the Corman-Poe-Price classics (Tomb of Ligeia has taken a beating on the Horror board as of late, but I most certainly like it a lot and will have it on the Viewing Itinerary this October) that sit idle during the year waiting to get their just due during the greatest month of the year.
I want to save a little bit of room for the modern era of the last twenty or so years, but I typically let those show up during the year. October is the sentimental time of the year where the old friends, the ole standbys get my full attention. An attention they deserve.
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