I select a thematically appropriate horror movie for each day of the year and tell you about it.
Why?
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
How do you get to decide what qualifies as a horror movie and where each one goes on the calendar?
I am the Mayor of Horror Movies.
Are all these movies good?
Oh gosh no. But I recommend all of them to the adventurous viewer.
What’s with the CWs?
In horror movies, disturbing material is part of the entertainment package. But for some viewers, elements like sexual violence or bigotry ruin the fun. For those folks, I include content warnings. That said, the warnings are based on my personal reactions and should not be expected to cover all potential cinematic skeeviness, so proceed with caution.
Who are you, aside from the mayor?
I’m Shaenon K. Garrity. I’m mostly a cartoonist. I watch a lot of scary movies while I draw cartoons.
This is a fantastic, scary, perfectly constructed movie, and I’ve been hoping you’d include it on your list.
I got to see it on its US premier at the Hawaii International Film Festival, on the big screen late at night which was the ideal way to see it, and it just knocked me out. And yes, the ending is perfectly poignant – balanced between tragic and lovely.
This was a VERY scary movie, with a sad, bittersweet ending. Great stuff.
This is a fantastic, scary, perfectly constructed movie, and I’ve been hoping you’d include it on your list.
I got to see it on its US premier at the Hawaii International Film Festival, on the big screen late at night which was the ideal way to see it, and it just knocked me out. And yes, the ending is perfectly poignant – balanced between tragic and lovely.
This is one I’ve wanted to see since I first heard about it, but still haven’t managed to.
PS: “Dark Water” is currently available on Shudder as well as Amazon Prime.
The only movie I started watching as a Rifftrack and then turned off the jokes so I could focus on the suspense!