More and more October has become defined by Halloween. It permeates through the month and has become everyone's favorite non-holiday, holiday. So to help get you in the mood, here's a list of ten horror movies to put you in the festive, and frightened, spirit.
Halloween (1978)
You have to watch Halloween on Halloween. This little indie film about a masked psycho stalking babysitters in suburbia was a huge hit, and ushered in the slasher-movie boom of the 1980s. That said, Halloween is more spooky than gory. Michael Myers, capital-E Evil incarnate, has a phantom-like presence in every frame of this feature, and your quaint childhood neighborhood as never looked scarier.
The Cabin in the Woods (2012)
Friday the 13th (1980)
We're still stuck in the woods, readers. Despite an absurd string of sequels, the original Friday the 13th is actually pretty good. Well, it's not like good good – but still, watch it because it's fascinating to see the humble beginnings of a (former) powerhouse franchise. Friday the 13th might not be much of a box-office powerhouse anymore, but the series left a huge, bloody mark on pop culture and film history. Also, Mrs. Voorhees is one bad mother.
Phantasm (1979)
Suspiria (1977)
The Descent (2005)
The claustrophobic and creepy story of six women who explore an unmapped cave – which itself is unsettling – who then get attacked by humanoid monsters. As you can tell from the poster, the filmmakers made sure to include plenty of red-dyed corn syrup.
Scream (1996)
Like The Cabin in the Woods, Scream gets meta with its horror. With its introduction of the movie-loving Ghostface killer (not to be confused with Ghostface Killah), Scream revitalized the slasher genre in the mid-'90s. It also turns into a surprisingly good mystery.
The Shining (1980)
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Black Christmas (1974)
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