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.
The scene where Cushing labouriously decodes it as “Dracula” in reverse cracked me up. Not as much as “Dig the funky music, children” at their black mass, tho. That movie was a trip.
As someone who uses a picture of Tara Maclay for my avatar, it probably goes without saying that lesbian witches are right up my alley. But I’m saying it anyhow. This looks awesome, other than the Romani stuff.
I have vague memory of American movie from the 50s (?) Where Dracula moved to mid-West small town, cunningly changing his name to Alucard. Anyone know the film?
The Hammer Films Dracula AD 1972 has a character named “Johnny Alucard,” who, uh, is a bad guy. That also makes me quite happy.
The scene where Cushing labouriously decodes it as “Dracula” in reverse cracked me up. Not as much as “Dig the funky music, children” at their black mass, tho. That movie was a trip.
As someone who uses a picture of Tara Maclay for my avatar, it probably goes without saying that lesbian witches are right up my alley. But I’m saying it anyhow. This looks awesome, other than the Romani stuff.
I have vague memory of American movie from the 50s (?) Where Dracula moved to mid-West small town, cunningly changing his name to Alucard. Anyone know the film?
Son of Dracula