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 forms. 40 movies this year. 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):

  • The Unknown (dir. Tod Browning, 1927; USA), 66 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Youtube

  • Freaks (dir. Tod Browning, 1932; USA), 64 min
    Trailer
    Rent on: Youtube

  • The Old Dark House (dir. James Whale, 1932; USA), 72 min
    Trailer
    Rent on/Free with Trial: Amazon Prime

  • Shadow of a Doubt (dir. Alfred Hitchcock, 1943; USA), 108 min
    Trailer
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • It Came From Outer Space (dir. Jack Arnold, 1953; USA), 81 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Peacock
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Horror of Dracula (dir. Terence Fisher, 1958; UK), 82 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Max
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte (dir. Robert Aldrich, 1965; USA), 133 min
    Trailer
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Rosemary’s Baby (dir. Roman Polanski, 1968; USA), 137 min
    Trailer
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Punishment Park (dir. Peter Watkins, 1971; USA), 98 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Youtube

  • Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (dir. Mel Stuart, 1971; USA), 98 min
    Trailer
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • The Night Stalker (dir. John Llewellyn Moxey, 1972; USA), 74 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Internet Archive

  • The Exorcist (dir. William Friedkin, 1973; USA), 111 min
    Trailer
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Massacre at Central High (dir. Rene Daalder, 1976; USA), 87 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Criterion Channel

  • When a Stranger Calls (dir. Fred Walton, 1979; USA), 87 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Peacock
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • After Hours (dir. Martin Scorsese, 1985, USA), 97 min
    Trailer
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Mr. Vampire / Geung See Sin Sang (dir. Ricky Lau, 1985; Hong Kong), 96 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Criterion Channel

  • The Fly (dir. David Cronenberg, 1986; USA/Canada), 96 min
    Trailer
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • The Stepfather (dir. Joseph Ruben, 1987; UK/USA/Canada), 102 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Peacock
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Wolf’s Hole / Vlci bouda (dir. Vera Chytilová, 1987; Czechoslovakia), 92 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Criterion Channel

  • White of the Eye (dir. Donald Cammell, 1987; UK), 110 min
    Trailer
    Rent on/Free with Trial: Amazon Prime

  • Celia (dir. Ann Turner, 1989; Australia), 103 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Youtube

  • The Exorcist III (dir. William Peter Blatty, USA), 110 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Criterion Channel
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • When a Stranger Calls Back (dir. Fred Walton, 1993; USA), 94 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Criterion Channel
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • La Cérémonie (dir. Claude Chabrol, 1996; France/Germany), 112 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Criterion Channel

  • Jack-O (dir. Steve Latshaw, 1995; USA), 89 min
    Trailer
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • The Relic (dir. Peter Hyams, 1997; USA/UK/Japan/Germany), 110 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Paramount+
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Ravenous (dir. Antonia Bird, 1999; UK/Czech Republic/Mexico/USA)
    Trailer
    Free on: Criterion Channel
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Bowfinger (dir. Frank Oz, 1999; USA), 101 min
    Trailer
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Spirited Away / Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 2001; Japan), 125 min
    Trailer
    Rent on/Free with Trial: Amazon Prime

  • Hell House (dir. George Ratliff, 2001; USA), 95 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Youtube
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Red Eye (dir. Wes Craven, 2005; USA), 86 min
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    Free on: Paramount+
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Freaky Farley (dir. Charles Roxburgh, 2007; USA), 83 min
    Trailer
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Uncut Gems (dir. Benny Safdie & Josh Sadfdie, 2019; USA), 135 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Paramount+
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Malignant (dir. James Wan, 2021; USA/China), 111 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Hulu
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • The Black Phone (dir. Scott Derrickson, 2021; USA), 103 min
    Trailer
    Rent on/Free with Prime: Amazon Prime

  • Bodies Bodies Bodies (dir. Halina Reijn, 2022; USA), 95 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Paramount+
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Nope (dir. Jordan Peele, 2022; Canada/Japan/USA), 130 min
    Trailer
    Rent on/Free with Prime: Amazon Prime

  • Skinamarink (dir. Kyle Edward Ball, 2022; USA), 100 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Hulu
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • Pearl (dir. Ti West, 2022; Canada/New Zeland/USA), 102 min
    Trailer
    Free on: Paramount+
    Rent on: Amazon Prime

  • M3GAN (dir. Gerard Johnstone, 2002; USA/New Zealand), 102 min
    Trailer
    Rent on/Free with Prime: Amazon Prime

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