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.
OK, this is the first one so far that had me going “I absolutely need to watch this.” Wacky Knights Templar stories are something I have a major soft spot for.
Holy smokes, I’ve been reading about that moviebecause of this and it sounds absolutely bananas. Shame to hear the director ended up leaving the field in the 80s, though.
Is that a Jesus Franco movie?
It’s by Amando de Ossorio, Spanish-portuguese , 1972. I have a copy and it is METAL AS H###.
I don’t know if it’s still under European copyright or if the license has expired, but it’s currently up on YouTube:
OK, this is the first one so far that had me going “I absolutely need to watch this.” Wacky Knights Templar stories are something I have a major soft spot for.
That was everything I hoped for from the description. Thank you for sharing!
Holy smokes, I’ve been reading about that moviebecause of this and it sounds absolutely bananas. Shame to hear the director ended up leaving the field in the 80s, though.