{"id":77567,"date":"2021-10-01T19:54:15","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T00:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/?p=77567"},"modified":"2021-10-01T19:54:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T00:54:26","slug":"31-more-spooky-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/2021\/10\/01\/31-more-spooky-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"31 More Spooky Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last year, we gave you a list of 31 spooky flicks to watch every day of October. Back by popular request, we have 31 more<\/em> for your viewing pleasure. But wait, there\u2019s more! Over on our Instagram, we\u2019ll be putting out a bracket to vote for the best haunted character \u2014 some of whom will be from this list, but others will be included too. So use this article as a checklist for your horror-filled nights this month, and be sure to vote on Instagram to see if your favorite makes it to the top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note that we are accepting guesses for the bracket winner until Monday, October 4th, when the first poll goes live! By putting in a guess, you are automatically<\/em> entered to win a prize from KJHK!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Nosferatu (1922)<\/strong> \u2014 We begin October with a silent film made in German expressionist style. Count Orlok the vampire vs. family man Thomas Hutter.<\/li>
  2. Se7en (1995)<\/strong> \u2014 This classic is packed with big names: Morgan Freeman, Brad Pitt, Kevin Spacey, and Gwyneth Paltrow.<\/li>
  3. Carrie<\/strong> (1976) <\/strong>\u2014 Brian De Palma has made several knockout films, but Carrie<\/em> takes the cake with this Stephen King adaptation.<\/li>
  4. Jeepers Creepers (2001)<\/strong> \u2014 Here\u2019s a life lesson for all you college kids out there: don\u2019t go exploring abandoned basements.<\/li>
  5. The Nanny (2017) <\/strong>\u2014 This remake of the 1965 short film has a chilling edge similar to the Hansel & Gretel story.<\/li>
  6. Vampyres (1974)<\/strong> \u2014 Just two bisexual gals drinking unsuspected victims\u2019 blood together, no biggie.<\/li>
  7. The Legend of Hell House (1973)<\/strong> \u2014 Though there is no lack of haunted house movies, this one is pretty darn good.<\/li>
  8. Child\u2019s Play (1988)<\/strong> \u2014 Listen, boys can play with dolls. It\u2019s fine. Just preferably not the ones that are possessed by serial killers.<\/li>
  9. The Flesh and the Fiends (1960)<\/strong> \u2014 I think this is the most metal film on this list. A doctor needs cadavers for research, but he\u2019s only allowed to use the bodies of criminals. He enlists grave robbers to help get him more dead bodies, and eventually, they decide to just start killing people. Epic.<\/li>
  10. The Exorcist (1973)<\/strong> \u2014 The creepiest part about this film is that it\u2019s based (sort of) on true events.<\/li>
  11. Scream of Fear (1961)<\/strong> \u2014 If you like Hammer films, this one is for you.<\/li>
  12. The Plague of the Zombies (1966)<\/strong> \u2014 And if you want another<\/em> Hammer film, this one is also for you. It\u2019s not as good as Scream of Fear<\/em>, but it\u2019s still a zombie movie and I quite like it.<\/li>
  13. Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971)<\/strong> \u2014 A wonderful twist on the classic, this 70\u2019s movie is one of the best gothic reimaginations I\u2019ve ever seen. Definitely worth the watch!<\/li>
  14. Silence of the Lambs (1991)<\/strong> \u2014 Anthony Hopkins is brilliant in this, but keep in mind how trans people are depicted in film as you watch this masterpiece.<\/li>
  15. The Enfield Haunting (2015)<\/strong> \u2014 This is a more recent, short, 3-part series based on true events that transpired in 1977. It will have you on the edge of your seat.<\/li>
  16. Saw (2004)<\/strong> \u2014 One of the best examples of suspense in horror, Saw is just the kind of crazy psychopathic killer film you need for mid-October.<\/li>
  17. The Swarm (2020)<\/strong> \u2014 while the 1978 film was a box office failure, the new French version on Netflix is fascinating and horrifying.<\/li>
  18. Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973)<\/strong> \u2014 as made-for-TV goes, this one isn\u2019t too bad.\u00a0<\/li>
  19. Blair Witch Project (1999)<\/strong> \u2014 Found footage films may not be my forte, but I will still include it because it is an excellent pioneer of the genre.<\/li>
  20. Frankenstein (1931)<\/strong> \u2014 Mary Shelley was the first and only goth to this day, and the films that came out of this glorious gothic are nothing short of epic.\u00a0<\/li>
  21. Dracula<\/strong> \u2014 There are countless renditions of this story, but I prefer Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s Bram Stoker\u2019s Dracula<\/em>.<\/li>
  22. The Thing (1982)<\/strong> \u2014 I\u2019ll be honest \u2014 I\u2019ve never seen this one. But a friend told me it was his favorite movie ever, so I felt like I had to include it.<\/li>
  23. King Kong (1933)<\/strong> \u2014 King Kong<\/em> has several problems, beginning with the way native people are portrayed (as monsters who sacrifice visitors). But the movies have gotten better if this is your thing.\u00a0<\/li>
  24. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956 and 1978)<\/strong> \u2014 Both the original and the remake of this movie are actually quite good. It\u2019s not as well known, but it\u2019s on my list of favorites.<\/li>
  25. The Shining (1980)<\/strong> \u2014 Heeeeeeeeeeeeeere\u2019s Johnny!<\/li>
  26. Scream (1996)<\/strong> \u2014 Be sure to get your fix of meta slashers. A fifth has been announced, but I\u2019m a first-movie kind of person.<\/li>
  27. Halloween (1978)<\/strong> \u2014 The horror film lover\u2019s prime rib.<\/li>
  28. Hereditary (2018)<\/strong> \u2014 There are mixed reviews about this one, but I don\u2019t mind giving it a watch now and then.<\/li>
  29. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)<\/strong> \u2014 A young Johnny Depp, Wes Craven, and dream sequences. What could be better than this?<\/li>
  30. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)<\/strong> \u2014 I\u2019m under the opinion that the original version is a comedy, not a horror film. But the other version\u2026 not so much. Watch at your own risk.<\/li>
  31. Friday the 13th (1980)<\/strong> \u2014 I couldn\u2019t think of a better movie to round out the spookiest month of the year.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    A list of films to get you through October, from yours truly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":77569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3226,15],"tags":[400,1181,8694,8225],"class_list":["post-77567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-culture-articles","category-featured-on-kjhk","tag-halloween","tag-movies","tag-october","tag-spooky"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/autumn-in-a-nutshell.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77567"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77570,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77567\/revisions\/77570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=77567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=77567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}