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October 21, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Released on this day, 21 October 1981, The Dead Zone.

Based on the Stephen King book of the same name.
Martin Sheen plays a politician who will do anything to get into power and could lead to an apocalypse, oo-er.

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October 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Released on this day 20 October 1932, The Old Dark House.

Influential enough to get its own genre, it wasn't the first but had a legacy just as much as Dracula & Frankenstein though rarely spoken of.

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October 21, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Released on this day 19 October 1990, Night of the Living Dead.

While the original is iconic, the remake is the better film and I always wonder what could have been without studio interference. Tom Savini directs and does the fx. Really is a cracker of a film.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Released on this day, 18 October 1985, Re-Animator.

The film that introduced a new generation to HP Lovecraft and made Jeffery Combs a cult icon.
1st 2 films are great fun, the 3rd is a bit muddled but would love to see a remake with a decent budget.
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October 19, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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released on this day 17 October 1971m Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde.

One of my favourite Hammer horrors, not without it's flaws in this tale that borrows heavily from the Jack the Ripper & Burke and Hare mythos'.

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October 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Released on this day, 16 October 1998, Bride of Chucky.

I enjoy of all of Chucky's outings, they're perfect popcorn horror.
I'm also 3 days behind with posting due to sickness. So here's a horror binge!
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October 19, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Has anybody else seen Green Grass?
I feel like I'm in a very select group.
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October 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Released on this day, 15th October 1981, Evil Dead.

Banned in the UK as part of the video nasty hysteria it spawned sequels and a fun TV series.

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October 16, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Released on this day, 14 October 1988. Pumpkinhead.

Didn't click with this tale of father using a witch to call forth a vengeance demon starring Lance Hendrickson.

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October 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Released on this day 13 October 1989, I Madman.

A gruesome serial killer comes to life from the pages of a book in this entertaining slasher that no one talks about any more.

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October 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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Released on this day, 12 October 1989, Puppet Master.

I've lost count of the sequels and spin off from this series.
I really wanted to like this and with a better budget perhaps I could have. But I'm in the minority here.

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October 13, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Saw this, thought of you.
October 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Released on this day, 11 October 1974, Black Christmas.

2 remakes for this genre defining number from Bob Clark of Porky's and A Christmas Story.

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October 12, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Released on this day, 10 October 1975, Shivers.

Made on a budget of CAD$180k this tale of parasites that turn people into sex maniacs made $5m at the box office. Cronenburg followed up with Rapid which I guess it a spiritual sequel.

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October 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Released on this day, 9 October 2007, Wrong Turn 2.

One of those rare occasion (imho) where the sequel is better than the first film.
The Wrong Turn franchise is rarely visited, but I genuinely like them all, even the bad ones.

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October 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Released on this day, 8 October 2010, I Spit On Your Grave.

Remake of the genre defining 1978 classic. As a remake it's not too bad, but lacks the punch and grittiness of the original and in a world of Hostels and Saws, it lack oomph. Spawned 2 sequels.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Post a film with an excellent soundtrack. 🎶 🎵
October 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Released on this day, 7 October 1995, Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Next Generation.

A troubled production saw a title change, cuts and parties suing one another. And of course we get to see young Renée Zellweger & Matthew McConaughey
It's a bit shit. bit funny.

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October 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Released on this day, 6 October 2006, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning.

Not very good prequel that lost to Basic Instinct 2 at the Razzies - which tells you all you need to know I guess.
It does feature Diora Baird though, which is noice.

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October 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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I was lucky enough to see a preview screening of I Swear tonight.
It tells the true story of John Davidson; diagnosed with Tourette’s syndrome at a young age which alienated him from his peers, he struggled with a condition few people had witnessed.
It both funny and moving. Go see it
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October 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Released on this day, 5 October 1990, Hardware.

Feels like a companion piece to The Terminator and got sued for ripping off a 2000AD story.

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In a post apocalyptic future a scavenger returns to his lover with assorted odds and sods for her to use in her sculptures. So, minus 1 point for the apocalypse, but add 1 point for the fact budding artists can survive on a pittance and aren't forced to drive an Uber. The aforementioned odds and sods included bits of a killer robot that once incorporated into the sculpture, gets all slicey and dicey. Directed by Richard Stanley, Hardware is a grim, dirty movie which had a troubled production - but Richard Stanley and troubled productions are synonymous with each other - and accusations of plagerism (another parrallel with The Terminator) and technical issues, it's a wonder it got released. Hardware is one of those films that's a true cult film - seen by very few and recognised for its way after the event. If you do want to watch then you will either have to fork out for the now Oop blu ray or search the various streaming sights, kosher and otherwise.
October 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Released on this day, 4 October 2008, Tokyo Gore Police.

If TGP has one thing going for it, it's the practical FX. I've no idea what's going on and it's bat shit crazy.
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October 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Released on this day, 3 October 1980, Terror Train.

Apparently it was law to cast Jamie Lee Curtis in your horror film in the period 1977 - 1982, and in doing so cemented her as the #1 Scream Queen.
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Terror Train is mainly remembered for 3 things, JLC, the killer's schtick for wearing different costumes and a early appearance of soon to be magic superstar David Copperfield. It's bang average, though has developed a cult following - not sure why tbh. Initial production cost of around $2.7m CAD should have meant that this stood a good chance to make it's money back. In the US 20th Century Fox purchased distribution rights and spent $5m US on marketing, ultimately it made $8m in the domestic US market. This is the last of JLC's first 4 horror movies to be remade after Halloween, The Fog and Prom Night. None of which were well received. Interestingly it had one remake mutate into a completely original project (Train - 2008 with Thora Birch) which can be best described as Saw on a train. It then had another remake that stuck very closely to the original in 2022, which itself got a sequel later the same year with both premiering on Tubi. Neither were well received.
October 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Released on this day 2 October 1987, Near Dark.

Katherine Bigelow + Tangerine Dream + Vampires = Near Dark.

Was time when Near Dark was top 3 of vampire movies but it seems rarely mentioned these days.
Its remake was cancelled because of Twilight!
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The Lost Boys is THE vampire flick of the 80s and I understand why - good looking cast, killer sound track, endlessly quotable, scary + funny. But it shouldn't be. Near Dark is. It should have been the film that catapulted director/writer Bigelow and actors Bill Paxton + Adrian Pasdar into the A list. But it didn't. Nothing. Bigelow would find gold with Point Break. Paxton was a reliable supporting actor and Pasdar found his niche in tv. But despite good reviews it just couldn't build momentum at the cinema, only hitting it's stride on VHS, but even then it didn't explode like 1982's The Thing. But if you saw it, if you knew someone who had watched it - it was all you spoke about. Near Dark, how good it looked, Bill Paxton's performance and nerdy bedrooms filled with the music of Tangerine Dream. And then everybody seems to have forgotten about it. The last disc put out was a mediocre effort in 2009 and rumors of a remaster have been abound since 2001. But still nuffink. So, if you've seen it perhaps it's time to revisit it, if not then this Halloween it may be time to dive in. It can be found on YouTube, it's not going to look amazing but at least you can experience it. I do find it being cancelled because of Twilight ironic, one a sparkly romance the other a blood soaked western, but the same old accountants in Hollywood putting a stake in its heart.
October 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM