Established in 2020, October 23 is National Horror Movie Day. That’s a fancy way of saying Christmas. The date was chosen as its horror/movie director Sam Raimi’s birthday. He did the Evil Dead franchise, Darkman (1990), Drag Me To Hell (2009), as well as the Spider-Man trilogy and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).You might have heard of one or more of those.
So, what do you plan on watching on National Horror Movie Day? And since no one asked, here are some personal endorsements: Talk To Me, Saw X, Candy Land, Renfield, The Last Voyage of Demeter, Black Demon, Evil Dead Rise, Totally Killer and Infinity Pool. Or you could go on Tubi™ and pick out a dozen or so from their 4,000+ horror movie catalog for free.
So while we call in sick so as to not work and spend the day/night watching horror movies front to back, here are some upcoming horror/sci-fi movies that may or may not make you sick…
THE HAUNTING OF JULIA FIELDS / Out now (YouTube™)
“A young woman from a small town moves out on her own for the first time only to realize something sinister lurking inside her new Florida home.”
Florida, eh? Probably a manatee.
AS WE KNOW IT / Release pending 2023/2024 (VOD)
“In the late ’90s, James Bishop is dealing with a complicated breakup with the help of his best friend, while trying to finish his book before the impending zombie apocalypse.”
Not sure why he’s trying to finish his book. Whose gonna buy it after the zombie apocalypse? The walking dead can’t read — and if they did, they’d probably wanna get themselves some sort of flesh-eating keto recipe book. (I recommend The Meat Cookbook by Nichola Fletcher. Click here.)
THE FIRST OMEN / April 5, 2024 (Theaters)
“A young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.”
A life in service the the church is like a non-religious person devoting his/her life to working at 7-Eleven™.
THE SLUAGH AWAKENS / Release pending 2024 (DVD)
“Following a tragic onslaught that rips a married couple apart, an evil force slowly spreads and holds an entire forest town in its bloody clutches. Only a group of young adults, random survivors and those who previously experienced the terror are left to fight back against something unholy.”
Don’t know how to pronounce Sluagh. But according to the Internet, Sluagh “were the hosts of the unforgiven dead in Irish and Scottish folklore.” The movie describes them as “dastardly looking zombie gnome monsters.” I can pronounce that.
Drinkin' & Drive-in 