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.
Saw this in the theaters (I was 16 but, unsurprisingly, they let me in). Shocking & amazing special effects, and one shot of the soon-to-be-victim looking down an escalator and seeing the werewolf looking up at him still gives me the shivers almost 40 years later.
This is one of my favorites: werewolves, great filming, excellent dialogue. I love movies where the side-kick gets to be devastatingly snarky – and Jack is marvellous in the role.
As I was watching this movie when it came out in theaters I kept thinking to myself “where do I know that guy from?” It would be days before I suddenly realized, “Hey, that’s the Dr. Pepper guy!”
Yes indeed, one of the best werewolf movies of all time.
I think your title might have the wrong city…
Saw this in the theaters (I was 16 but, unsurprisingly, they let me in). Shocking & amazing special effects, and one shot of the soon-to-be-victim looking down an escalator and seeing the werewolf looking up at him still gives me the shivers almost 40 years later.
I cracked up at the “Can I have a piece of toast?” line.
This is one of my favorites: werewolves, great filming, excellent dialogue. I love movies where the side-kick gets to be devastatingly snarky – and Jack is marvellous in the role.
Jenny Agutter as the nurse gives one of the sexiest performances in a horror film
As I was watching this movie when it came out in theaters I kept thinking to myself “where do I know that guy from?” It would be days before I suddenly realized, “Hey, that’s the Dr. Pepper guy!”
This is my birthday, so it’s very fitting that one of my favorite movies falls on it.