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Halloween Horror-Movie-a-Thon! Week 1

Added 2022-10-02 15:42:58 +0000 UTC

Hey, folks! This is what we have in store for Week 1. If you'd like to follow along, I've included info on where you might be able to rent/stream these movies. I'll post the rundown for Week 2 in a few days.

Saturday, October 1st: Possum (2018)

Watched this one last night. TW for abuse. Very surreal, atmospheric. Pretty sure it gave me a nightmare.

Director — Matthew Holness

Subgenre — psychological horror, monster/creature feature

Available on Hoopla, Shudder

Letterboxd — 3.3

Rotten Tomatoes — 90% critical, 52% audience

A disgraced children’s puppeteer returns to his childhood home and is forced to confront his wicked stepfather and the secrets that have tortured him his entire life.

Tuesday, October 4th: Jacob's Ladder (1990)

Director — Adrian Lyne

Subgenre — psychological horror

Available on Amazon Prime

Letterboxd — 3.7

Rotten Tomatoes — 73% critical, 84% audience

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer’s chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.

Thursday, October 6th: Freaks (1932)

Director — Tod Browning

Subgenre — pre-Code horror

Available to rent

Letterboxd — 3.9

Rotten Tomatoes — 95% critical, 88% audience

A circus’ beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.