What began as a personal crash course into an under-explored genre has become a communal month long survey of horror movies of varied origins, decades, tones, and scares. Held annually since 2011.

A graphic list with movie posters can be found here, but see below for streaming options and complete movie details (listed chronologically):

  • M (dir. Fritz Lang, 1931; Germany), 111 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon
    Free: Criterion Channel Subscription

  • I Walked with A Zombie (dir. Jacques Tourneur, 1943; USA), 69 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon

  • Dragonwyck (dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1946; Austria), 103 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon
    Free: Youtube

  • Sudden Fear (dir. David Miller, 1924; USA), 110 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon (free with Channel subscription trial)
    Free: Kanopy

  • A Face in the Crowd (dir. Robert Wiene, 1924; Austria), 92 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon

  • Peeping Tom (dir. Michael Powell, 1960; UK), 101 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon (free with Channel subscription trial)
    Free: Kanopy

  • And Soon the Darkness (dir. Robert Fuest, 1970; UK), 94 min
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    Free with Prime:     Amazon, Kanopy

  • I Start Counting (dir. David Greene, 1970; UK), 105 min
    Trailer
    Free: Youtube

  • The Other (dir. Robert Mulligan, 1972; USA), 100 min
    Trailer
    Free: Youtube

  • The Telephone Box / La Cabina (dir. Antonio Mercero, 1972; UK), 35 min
    Trailer
    Free: Youtube

  • Night of Fear (dir. Terry Bourke, 1973; USA), 54 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon (free with Channel subscription trial)
    Free: Kanopy

  • The Killing Kind (dir. Curtis Harrington, 1973; USA), 95 min
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    Rent: Amazon
    Free: Kanopy

  • Hollywood 90028 (dir. Christina Hornisher, 1973; USA), 88 min
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    Free: Mubi Subscription

  • Messiah of Evil (dir. Willy Huyck & Gloria Katz, 1974; USA), 90 min
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    Rent: Amazon (free with Channel subscription trial)
    Free: Kanopy

  • Taxi Driver (dir. Martin Scorsese, 1976; USA), 114 min
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    Rent: Amazon
    Free: Kanopy

  • Network (dir. Sidney Lumet, 1976; USA), 122 min
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    Rent: Amazon

  • The Psychic / Sette note in nero (dir. Lucio Fulci, 1977; Italy), 97 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon (free with Channel subscription trial)
    Free: Kanopy

  • Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang (dir. Theodore J. Flicker, 1978; Canada), 81 min
    Trailer
    Free: Youtube

  • Alligator (dir. Lewis Teague, 1980; USA), 91 min
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    Free with Prime: Amazon

  • Possession (dir. Andrzej Żuławski, 1981; France/Germany), 124 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon (free with Channel subscription trial)
    Free: Criterion Channel Subscription

  • The Living Dead Girl / La Morte Vivante (dir. Jean Rollin, 1982; France), 86 min
    Trailer
    Free: Criterion Channel Subscription

  • To Live and Die in L.A. (dir. William Friedkin, 1985; USA), 116 min
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    Rent: Amazon
    Free: Kanopy

  • Mr. Vampire / 殭屍先生 (dir. Ricky Lau, 1985; Hong Kong), 96 min
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    Free: Criterion Channel Subscription

  • Anguish (dir. Bigas Luna, 1987; Spain), 84 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon (free with Channel subscription trial)

  • A Chinese Ghost Story / 倩女幽魂 (dir. Tony Ching Siu-Tung, 1987; Hong Kong), 101 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon
    Free: Criterion Channel Subscription

  • They Live (dir. John Carpenter, 1988; USA), 93 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon
    Free: Criterion Channel Subscription

  • Clearcut (dir. Ryszard Bugajski, 1991; Canada), 98 min
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    Free with Prime: Amazon, Kanopy

  • Bowfinger (dir. Frank Oz, 1999; USA), 97 min
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    Rent: Amazon

  • The Ninth Gate (dir. Roman Polanski, 1999; Spain/France), 133 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon
    Free: Kanopy

  • Stuck (dir. Stuart Gordon, 2007; Canada/Germany/UK/USA), 85 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon
    Free: Criterion Channel Subscription

  • [REC] (dir. Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza, 2007; Spain), 78 min
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    Rent: Amazon
    Free: Kanopy

  • Lake Mungo (dir. Joel Anderson, 2008; Australia), 87 min
    Trailer
    Free: Criterion Channel Subscription

  • Triangle (dir. Christopher Smith, 2009; Australia/UK/USA/Belgium), 98 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon (free with Channel subscription trial)
    Free: Criterion Channel Subscription

  • Troll Hunter / Trolljegeren (dir. André Øvredal, 2010; Norway), 104 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon (free with Channel subscription trial)
    Free: Kanopy

  • Nightcrawler (dir. Dan Gilroy, 2014; USA), 118 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon
    Free: Kanopy

  • Possessor (dir. Brandon Cronenberg, 2020; Australia/Canada/UK/USA), 103 min
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    Rent: Amazon
    Free: Kanopy

  • Heard She Got Married (dir. Charles Roxburgh, 2021; USA), 75 min
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  • Boiling Point (dir. Philip Barantini, 2023; UK/Australia/Germany), 95 min
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    Rent: Amazon
    Free: Kanopy

  • The Beast / La Bête (dir. Bertrand Bonello, 2023; France/Canada/Switzerland), 146 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon
    Free: Kanopy

  • Companion (dir. Drew Hancock, 2025; USA), 97 min
    Trailer
    Rent: Amazon
    Free:HBO Max Subscription

Cinematic Fright Fest History