31 Horror Movies in October

To help celebrate the month of October and get in the Halloween spirit, Fat Guy Kevin Carr will be watching one horror movie a day. When appropriate (i.e., when he’s not in a movie theater), he will be live-tweeting the film, so follow him at Twitter.com/kevincarr.

October 1 – Zombieland (2009) *
October 2 – Bad Ronald (1974)
October 3 – Van Helsing (2004)
October 4 – Paranormal Activity (2009) *
October 5 – The Hills Run Red (2009)
October 6 – Trick ‘r Treat(2009)
October 7 – Shaun of the Dead (2004)
October 8 – Inside (2009) *
October 9 – Drag Me to Hell (2009)
October 10 – Zombie (1979)
October 11 – Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973)
October 12 – The Signal (2007)
October 13 – Waxwork (1988)
October 14 – An American Werewolf In London (1981)
October 15 – The Stepfather (2009) *
October 16 – It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
October 17-18 – Shock Around the Clock 24-hour Horror Movie Marathon (films include I Sell the Dead, From Beyond, Irreversible, Day of the Dead, The Host, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, Daughters of Darkness, The Thing, Werewolf vs. The Vampire Women, The Black Cat, The Masque of the Red Death and Q… visit HorrorMarathon.com for more information)
October 19 – Wrong Turn 3 (2009)
October 20 – Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant (2009)*
October 21 – Who Can Kill a Child? (1976)
October 22 – Saw VI (2009) *
October 23 – Martyrs (2008)
October 24 – Audition (1999)
October 25 – The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
October 26 – The Stepfather (1987)
October 27 – The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
October 28 – Eraserhead (1977)
October 29 – May (2002)
October 30 – Ringu (1998)
October 31 – H2: Halloween II (2009) *

NOTE: This is a revised schedule based on current availability. Films and their order are subject to change. (rev. 10-22-09)

* denotes a current theatrical release and will not include any live-tweeting

A special thanks goes to the following Twitter users for their various suggestions: @MrPookieBlack, @d_levy, @simonmiraudo, @TibbaGirl, @FozzieBare, @AronDej, @biggitio and @antho42. And thanks to all the other people on Facebook and Twitter for suggesting some quality horror films, many of which did not make the list for various reasons.

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