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.
I’ve actually been to (and through) both Bodega Bay and Bodega, the adjoining town. We (my mom, my sister, and I) went on a mini-tour as my mom narrated various parts of “The Birds”. (This was in the early 1970s.) It was interesting to see “The Fog” about 15 or so years later because I could recognize various still-extant landmarks and I’d think to myself “I remember that!”
I watched the remake recently. Not nearly as bad as many reviewers would have it, but probably not a patch on the original. I’ll have to see if I can find a copy of that version somewhere.
I’ve actually been to (and through) both Bodega Bay and Bodega, the adjoining town. We (my mom, my sister, and I) went on a mini-tour as my mom narrated various parts of “The Birds”. (This was in the early 1970s.) It was interesting to see “The Fog” about 15 or so years later because I could recognize various still-extant landmarks and I’d think to myself “I remember that!”
Just like to mention the Bodega Bay Inn is where the Puppetmaster movies take place. Most of them, anyways.
The Fog has such a great horror movie atmosphere
I watched the remake recently. Not nearly as bad as many reviewers would have it, but probably not a patch on the original. I’ll have to see if I can find a copy of that version somewhere.