31 Days of Horror

An October Tradition

Every October, I watch a horror movie every day, often based around a theme.
Check out some of my past lists here…and ask me for recommendations if you dare!

Date WatchedTitleDirector
Year Released
10/1The Lost BoysJoel Schumacher1987
10/2Dracula (English)Tod Browning1931
10/3Dracula (Spanish)George Melford1931
10/4NosferatuF. W. Murnau1922
10/5VampyrCarl Theodor Dreyer1932
10/6Dracula’s DaughterLambert Hillyer1936
10/7Dracula 2000Patrick Lussier2000
10/8BladeStephen Norrington1998
10/9Interview with the VampireNeil Jordan1994
10/10Queen of the DamnedMichael Rymer2002
10/11Blood & DonutsHolly Dale1995
10/12Mom’s Got a Date with a VampireSteve Boyum2000
10/13BlaculaWilliam Crain1972
10/14Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s DiaryGuy Maddin2002
10/15Dracula A.D. 1972Alan Gibson1972
10/16I Like BatsGrzegorz Warchoł1986
10/17Vampire in BrooklynWes Craven1995
10/18The Velvet VampireStephanie Rothman1971
10/19CronosGuillermo del Toro1993
10/20Let the Right One InTomas Alfredson2008
10/21Fright NightTom Holland1985
10/22ThirstPark Chan-wook2009
10/23Daughters of DarknessHarry Kümel1971
10/24Ganja & HessBill Gunn1973
10/25The HungerTony Scott1983
10/26VampRichard Wenk1986
10/27Only Lovers Left AliveJim Jarmusch2014
10/28From Dusk Till DawnRobert Rodriguez1996
10/29Bram Stoker’s DraculaFrancis Ford Coppola1992
10/30The Little VampireUli Edel2000
10/31Near DarkKathryn Bigelow1987
Date WatchedTitleDirectorYear Released
10/1Blood and Black LaceMario Bava1964
10/2Deep RedDario Argento1976
10/3What Have You Done to Solange?Massimo Dallamano1972
10/4New York RipperLucio Fulci1982
10/5The Red Queen Kills Seven TimesEmilio Miraglia1976
10/6MalignantJames Wan2021
10/7The Bird with the Crystal PlumageDario Argento1970
10/8The House That ScreamedNarciso Ibáñez Serrador1971
10/9Black Belly of the TarantulaPaolo Cavara1971
10/10The Case of the Bloody IrisGiuliano Carnimeo1972
10/11The Night Evelyn Came Out of the GraveEmilio Miraglia1972
10/12A Blade in the DarkLamberto Bava1983
10/13Alice, Sweet AliceAlfred Sole1976
10/14KluteAlan J. Pakula1971
10/15CruisingWilliam Friedkin1980
10/16SistersBrian De Palma1972
10/17The Eyes of Laura MarsIrvin Kershner1978
10/18Don’t Look NowNicolas Roeg1973
10/19Basic InstinctPaul Verhoeven1992
10/20TenebreDario Argento1982
10/21Blow OutBrian De Palma1981
10/22The Strange Colour of Your Body’s TearsHélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani2013
10/23All The Colors of the DarkSergio Martino1972
10/24The EditorAdam Brooks & Matthew Kennedy2014
10/25Knife+HeartYann Gonzalez2018
10/26Lisa and the DevilMario Bava1973
10/27Seven Deaths In the Cat’s EyeAntonio Margheriti1973
10/28StageFrightMichele Soavi1987
10/29Short Night of Glass DollsAldo Lado1971
10/30The Strange Vice of Mrs. WardhSergio Martino1971
10/31Last Night in SohoEdgar Wright2021
Date WatchedTitleDirector
Year Released
10/1Under WrapsGreg Beeman1997
10/2DraculaTod Browning1931
10/3PsychoAlfred Hitchcock1960
10/4Ganja & HessBill Gunn1973
10/5Dawn of the DeadZack Snyder2002
10/6DoomAndrzej Bartkowiak2005
10/7Dracula AD 1972Alan Gibson1972
10/8The Addams FamilyBarry Sonnenfeld1991
10/9Scooby-Doo and the Witch’s GhostJim Stenstrum1999
10/10Night of the DemonsKevin Tenney1988
10/11The MummyStephen Sommers1999
10/12Mom’s Got a Date with a VampireSteve Boyum2000
10/13The Sixth SenseM. Night Shyamalan1999
10/14Tower of TerrorD. J. MacHale1997
10/15Near DarkKathryn Bigelow1987
10/16Scooby-Doo on Zombie IslandJim Stenstrum1998
10/17Tucker and Dale vs EvilEli Craig2010
10/18The Haunted MansionRob Minkoff2003
10/19Happy Death DayChristopher Landon2017
10/20CasperBrad Silberling1995
10/21Addams Family ValuesBarry Sonnenfeld1993
10/22Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie VernonScott Glosserman2006
10/23Thir13en GhostsSteve Beck2001
10/24Bram Stoker’s DraculaFrancis Ford Coppola1992
10/25BladeStephen Norrington1998
10/26Ready or NotMatt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett2019
10/27Dead SilenceJames Wan2007
10/28Jennifer’s BodyKaryn Kusama2009
10/29Scary MovieKeenen Ivory Wayans2000
10/30PoltergeistTobe Hooper1982
10/31HouseNobuhiko Obayashi1977
Date WatchedTitleDirector
Year Released
10/1Event HorizonPaul W. S. Anderson1997
10/2CandymanBernard Rose1992
10/3Darkness FallsJonathan Liebesman2003
10/4The FogJohn Carpenter1980
10/5The Town That Dreaded SundownCharles B. Pierce1976
10/6The Slumber Party MassacreAmy Holden Jones1982
10/7I Walked with a ZombieJacques Tourneur1943
10/8Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2Tobe Hooper1986
10/9The Gore Gore GirlsHershel Gordon Lewis1972
10/10The Amityville HorrorStuart Rosenberg1979
10/11Sleepaway CampRobert Hiltzik1983
10/12Maximum OverdriveStephen King1986
10/13The BroodDavid Cronenberg1979
10/14HellraiserClive Barker1987
10/15Return of the Living DeadDan O’Bannon1985
10/16SuspiriaLuca Guadagnino2018
10/17Nightmare on Elm Street Part IIJack Sholder1985
10/18Amityville Part IIDamiano Damiani1982
10/19Lady FrankensteinMel Welles, Aureliano Luppi1971
10/20NightbreedClive Barker1990
10/21Prom Night II: Hello Mary LouBruce Pittman1987
10/22The RavenRoger Corman1963
10/23The Curse of the Cat PeopleGunther von Fritsch, Robert Wise1944
10/24The TerrorRoger Corman1963
10/25CronosGuillermo del Toro1993
10/26The CraziesGeorge A. Romero1973
10/27The Omega ManBoris Sagal1971
10/28Halloween III: Season of the WitchTommy Lee Wallace1982
10/29Black ChristmasBob Clark1974
10/30The HungerTony Scott1983
10/31The House on Haunted HillWilliam Castle1959
Date WatchedTitleDirector# in seriesRelease Date
10/1HalloweenJohn Carpenter11978
10/2Friday the 13thSean S. Cunningham11980
10/3Halloween IIRick Rosenthal21981
10/4Friday the 13th Part 2Steve Miner21981
10/5Halloween III: Season of the WitchTommy Lee Wallace31982
10/6Friday the 13th Part IIISteve Miner31982
10/7A Nightmare on Elm StreetWes Craven11984
10/8Friday the 13th: The Final ChapterJoseph Zito41984
10/9A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s RevengeJack Sholder21985
10/10Friday the 13th: A New BeginningDanny Steinmann51985
10/11Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason LivesTom McLoughlin61986
10/12A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream WarriorsChuck Russell31987
10/13Halloween 4: The Return of Michael MyersDwight H. Little41988
10/14A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream MasterRenny Harlin41988
10/15Friday the 13th Part VII: The New BloodJohn Carl Buechler71988
10/16Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael MyersDominique Othenin-Girard51989
10/17A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream ChildStephen Hopkins51989
10/18Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes ManhattanRob Hedden81989
10/19Freddy’s Dead: The Final NightmareRachel Talalay61991
10/20Jason Goes to Hell: The Final FridayAdam Marcus91993
10/21Wes Craven’s New NightmareWes Craven71994
10/22Halloween: The Curse of Michael MyersJoe Chappelle61995
10/23Halloween H20: 20 Years LaterSteve Miner71998
10/24Jason XJames Issac102001
10/25Halloween: ResurrectionRick Rosenthal82002
10/26Freddy vs. JasonRonny Yu 2003
10/27HalloweenRob Zombie92007
10/28Halloween IIRob Zombie102009
10/29Friday the 13thMarcus Nispel112009
10/30A Nightmare on Elm StreetSamuel Bayer82010
10/31HalloweenDavid Gordon Green112018
Date WatchedTitleDirectorYear ReleasedCountry
10/1The SilencedHae-young Lee2015South Korea
10/2The HostBong Joon-ho2006South Korea
10/3Phantom of the TheatreRaymond Yip2016Hong Kong
10/4Doctor Jekyll, Sister HydeRoy Ward Baker1971UK
10/5Train to BusanYeon Sang-ho2016South Korea
10/6EspectroAlfonso Pineda Ulloa2013Mexico
10/7When Animals DreamJonas Alexander Arnby2015Denmark
10/8RagnarokMikkel Braenne Sandemose2013Norway
10/9Under the ShadowBabak Anvari2016Qatar, Jordan
10/10DeathgasmJason Lei Howden2015New Zealand
10/11BaskinCan Evrenol2015Turkey
10/12HaxanBenjamin Christensen1922
Sweden, Denmark
10/13KL ZombiMing Jin Woo2013Malaysia
10/14The CanalIvan Kavanagh2014Ireland
10/15TrollhunterAndré Øvredal2010Norway
10/16Blood GlacierMarvin Kren2014Austria
10/17Ju-OnTakashi Shimizu2002Japan
10/18The Curse of FrankensteinTerence Fisher1957UK
10/19HouseNobuhiko Obayashi1977Japan
10/20Pan’s LabyrinthGuillermo del Toro2006Spain, Mexico
10/21HouseboundGerard Johnstone2014New Zealand
10/22The Devil’s BackboneGuillermo del Toro2001Spain, Mexico
10/23Let the Right One InTomas Alfredson2008Sweden
10/24TorsoSergio Martino1973Italy
10/25Cold SweatAdrian Garcia Bogliano2010Argentina
10/26TintoreraRené Cardona Jr.1977Mexico, UK
10/27NosferatuF. W. Murnau1922Germany
10/28Blood and Black LaceMario Brava1964Italy
10/29AuditionTakashi Miike1999Japan
10/30Snake IslandWayne Crawford2002South Africa
10/31Eyes Without a FaceGeorges Franju1960France
Date WatchedTitleDirectorYear Released
10/1Mirror MirrorMarina Sargenti1990
10/2#HorrorTara Subkoff2015
10/3The Hitch-HikerIda Lupino1953
10/4The VoicesMarjane Satrapi2014
10/5The Slumber Party MassacreAmy Holden Jones1982
10/6The Velvet VampireStephanie Rothman1971
10/7SpellbinderJanet Greek1988
10/8The InvitationKaryn Kusama2015
10/9HurtBarbara Stepansky2009
10/10American PsychoMary Harron2000
10/11Blood & DonutsHolly Dale1995
10/12CarrieKimberly Peirce2013
10/13American MaryJen & Sylia Soska2012
10/14Dark AmazonDarcyana Moreno Izel2014
10/15Freddy’s Dead: The Final NightmareRachel Talalay1991
10/16Buffy the Vampire SlayerFran Rubel Kuzui1992
10/17Blood DinerJackie Kong1987
10/18Near DarkKathryn Bigelow1987
10/19Blood and ChocolateKatja von Garnier2007
10/20Trouble Every DayClaire Denis2001
10/21Blood SabbathBrianne Murphy1972
10/22Jennifer’s BodyKaryn Kusama2009
10/23Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s RevengeMary Lambert2001
10/24Humanoids from the DeepBarbara Peeters1980
10/25The BabadookJennifer Kent2014
10/26Snoop Dogg’s Hood of HorrorStacy Title2006
10/27Pet SemetaryMary Lambert1989
10/28Kiss of the DamnedXan Cassavetes2013
10/29A Girl Walks Home Alone at NightAna Lily Amirpour2014
10/30A Visit from the Incubus (short)Anna Biller2001
10/31RavenousAntonia Bird1999
Date WatchedTitleDirector
Year Released
10/1Nosferatu: A Symphony of HorrorF. W. Murnau1922
10/2Monster SquadFred Dekker1987
10/3House of WaxAndré De Toth1953
10/4Theater of BloodDouglas Hickox1973
10/5Invasion of the Body SnatchersDon Siegel1956
10/6TuskKevin Smith2014
10/7The ShrineJon Knautz2010
10/8Darkness FallsJonathan Liebesman2003
10/9Grave EncountersColin Minihan and Stuart Ortiz2011
10/10Dark SkiesScott Stewart2013
10/11Buffy the Vampire SlayerFran Rubel Kuzui1992
10/12House on Haunted HillWilliam Castle1959
10/13FidoAndrew Currie2006
10/14American MaryJen and Sylvia Soska2012
10/15HouseboundMari Kornhauser2014
10/16CreepPatrick Brice2014
10/17Vampire’s KissRobert Bierman1988
10/18Phantom of the OperaRupert Julian1925
10/19Stage FrightJerome Sable2015
10/20Tales from the DarksideJohn Harrison1990
10/21Dead SnowTommy Wirkola2009
10/22Wes Craven’s New NightmareWes Craven1994
10/23Gremlins 2: The New BatchJoe Dante1990
10/24Saw IIDarren Lynn Bousman2005
10/25PoltergeistGil Kenan2015
10/26It FollowsDavid Robert Mitchell2014
10/27TrollJohn Carl Buechler1986
10/28Jason XJim Isaac2001
10/29Halloween III: Season of the WitchTommy Lee Wallace1982
10/30Hocus PocusKenny Ortega1993
10/31FrankensteinJames Whale1931