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.
What I love so much about this one is that it’s not done as a typical “Monster” movie. Basically a rehash of the Dracula story but Boris Karloff was so wonderfully menacing that I try not to miss it on those rare occasions when it shows up on TV, usually around Halloween.
As much as I love the Brendan Frasier flicks, this is my favourite version of The Mummy, hands down.
What I love so much about this one is that it’s not done as a typical “Monster” movie. Basically a rehash of the Dracula story but Boris Karloff was so wonderfully menacing that I try not to miss it on those rare occasions when it shows up on TV, usually around Halloween.
My personal favorite Mummy flick was Hammer’s 1959 take. Like Alaboodle said, this one basically ripped off Dracula. Still a classic though.