October Horrors #8: Invasion (AKA Infection)

It's October again and as the foliage turns orange and the cheap candy lines the store shelves, it's a good time to catch up on some horror movies. So, in the spirit of the old October Horror Movie Challenge, in which one tries to watch a previously unseen horror movie each day of the month, I'm going to attempt to provide 31 reviews for similarly unseen horror movies throughout October.

This time we get a different perspective on alien takeovers... and it's almost as exciting as a traffic stop.

October Horrors #7: The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (1964)

It's October again and as the foliage turns orange and the cheap candy lines the store shelves, it's a good time to catch up on some horror movies. So, in the spirit of the old October Horror Movie Challenge, in which one tries to watch a previously unseen horror movie each day of the month, I'm going to attempt to provide 31 reviews for similarly unseen horror movies throughout October.

(Obviously these first few entries are coming a bit late, as the multitude of local October events have left me a bit preoccupied.)

And STOP... Hammer time! Unfortunately, this time we're prying open one of the venerable studio's less shiny sarcophagi as we look at The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb.

October Horrors #6: The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976)

It's October again and as the foliage turns orange and the cheap candy lines the store shelves, it's a good time to catch up on some horror movies. So, in the spirit of the old October Horror Movie Challenge, in which one tries to watch a previously unseen horror movie each day of the month, I'm going to attempt to provide 31 reviews for similarly unseen horror movies throughout October.

(Obviously these first few entries are coming a bit late, as the multitude of local October events have left me a bit preoccupied.)

Ok, a creepy story for you and it's completely true... no, honestly... well, mostly true, names changed and all that... well, part of it is probably true... if you don't believe me, ask anyone who lives in The Town That Dreaded Sundown.

October Horrors #5: Ghost Story (1981)

It's October again and as the foliage turns orange and the cheap candy lines the store shelves, it's a good time to catch up on some horror movies. So, in the spirit of the old October Horror Movie Challenge, in which one tries to watch a previously unseen horror movie each day of the month, I'm going to attempt to provide 31 reviews for similarly unseen horror movies throughout October.

(Obviously these first few entries are coming a bit late, as the multitude of local October events have left me a bit preoccupied.)

For our fifth outing, we settle in for an old-fashioned tale of terror with a distinguished cast. Stoke up the fire and grab a glass of wine as we spin a Ghost Story.

October Horrors #4: Curse of Chucky (2013)

It's October again and as the foliage turns orange and the cheap candy lines the store shelves, it's a good time to catch up on some horror movies. So, in the spirit of the old October Horror Movie Challenge, in which one tries to watch a previously unseen horror movie each day of the month, I'm going to attempt to provide 31 reviews for similarly unseen horror movies throughout October.

(Obviously these first few entries are coming a bit late, as the multitude of local October events have left me a bit preoccupied.)

This time, everyone's friend to the end clambers back for more play-time in Don Mancini's Curse of Chucky.

October Horrors #3: Mulberry Street (2006)

It's October again and as the foliage turns orange and the cheap candy lines the store shelves, it's a good time to catch up on some horror movies. So, in the spirit of the old October Horror Movie Challenge, in which one tries to watch a previously unseen horror movie each day of the month, I'm going to attempt to provide 31 reviews for similarly unseen horror movies throughout October.

(Obviously these first few entries are coming a bit late, as the multitude of local October events have left me a bit preoccupied.)

I've written about Jim Mickle's considerable talents as a director before, but it's time to go back to the old neighborhood as we look at his debut feature, Mulberry Street.

October Horrors #2: Stage Fright (2014)

It's October again and as the foliage turns orange and the cheap candy lines the store shelves, it's a good time to catch up on some horror movies. So, in the spirit of the old October Horror Movie Challenge, in which one tries to watch a previously unseen horror movie each day of the month, I'm going to attempt to provide 31 reviews for similarly unseen horror movies throughout October.

(Obviously these first few entries are coming a bit late, as the multitude of local October events have left me a bit preoccupied.)

Now we're getting into the really scary stuff... MUSICAL THEATER!!!! Oh, and there's a killer on the loose too in the campy mash-up Stage Fright.

October Horrors #1: Man-Made Monster (1940)

It's October again and as the foliage turns orange and the cheap candy lines the store shelves, it's a good time to catch up on some horror movies. So, in the spirit of the old October Horror Movie Challenge, in which one tries to watch a previously unseen horror movie each day of the month, I'm going to attempt to provide 31 reviews for similarly unseen horror movies throughout October.

(Obviously these first few entries are coming a bit late, as the multitude of local October events have left me a bit preoccupied.)

Let's start off with a slight but stylish shocker from the grand canon of Universal Monsters, Man-Made Monster.

Episode 8: The Changeling

October's festival of horrors starts with a classic ghost story as Chris, Sarah, and Tim dig into the crawlspaces and hidden nooks of 1980's The Changeling. Warning: Contains explicit language, spoilers, and unexplained, unearthly banging.



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