19 Scarecrows (1988) – A band of thieves trapped in a field with killer scarecrows. Surprisingly well-done for what would seem to be a corny (eyebrow waggle) premise on paper. Good scares, hateable characters, and shocking gore. No wonder it’s something of a cult fav! 18 Good Boy (2025) – A dog and his sickly … More 31+ Micro-Reviews for October 2026
I’ve seen several Reddit posts asking for users’ “scariest” movie recommendations. It seems that every one of these posts will inevitably include Noroi: The Curse. For the longest time, I thought that I had already seen it and thought that it was pretty good but not terrifying or anything. So, when I stumbled across it … More Noroi: The Curse (2005) – REVIEW
Christophe Gans is no doubt a fan of the Silent Hill video games. He reportedly fought to secure the director position for the 2006 Silent Hill with Radha Mitchell and Sean Bean because he cared about the adaptation so much. Well, as we know, that movie didn’t do so great at the box office or … More Return to Silent Hill (2026) – REVIEW
I really liked Evil Dead (2013). It did a great job of taking up the mantle from the excellent Raimi films. It had everything I would want in a reboot – a cabin in the woods setting, a dumbass reading aloud from a cursed book, eerie sound effects/soundtrack, and a plucky protagonist. I even liked … More Evil Dead Burn (2026) – REVIEW
Jiri Barta is a Czech animator who has made quite a few short films and a couple of features. By all accounts, his adaptation of the classic fairytale, The Pied Piper, is his best. After seeing a trailer (well, more like a couple of clips strung together) for it from the boutique label, Deaf Crocodile, … More The Pied Piper (1986) – REVIEW
I largely ignored the Scanners-verse after Conenberg’s original. That one was pretty good. Not one of my favorites from the master of body horror, but definitely worth rewatching every few years or so. When I saw “David Cronenberg’s Scanner Cop” on the cover art (or poster or whatever), I wondered if the man really had … More Scanner Cop (1994) – REVIEW
Wes Craven’s Deadly Friend has become something of a go-to meme for over-the-top, goofy violence with the titular “deadly friend” popping an old woman’s head with a basketball. (Mama Fratelli even!) For years I’ve chuckled at that goofiness, but I’d never actually seen the movie. I knew it was Craven. I knew it was sci-fi … More Deadly Friend (1986) – REVIEW
Who the fuck is Lee Cronin? That was my first thought when I saw the ads for this movie. I am a pretty big horror fan, but his name did not ring any bells. At the time, I didn’t really care. The film was getting mixed reviews and mummies are not particularly my thing. I … More Lee Cronin’s The Mummy (2026) – REVIEW
I knew nothing about The A-Frame before finding it in a “far-out sci-fi” category on Tubi. I watched the trailer and it was okay, so I decided to roll the dice. Sci-fi horror is a favorite sub-genre of mine, so I’m always on the lookout. I’m usually disappointed, but sometimes I find a gem. Does … More The A-Frame (2024) – REVIEW
I’m going to try to do another 31 full reviews (as well as my micro-reviews) this October. It was a fun challenge last year, so why not do it again? I’m watching at least 31 new-to-me horror movies and I’ll share what I thought about them here. I’m going to start with the Japanese remake … More Cube (2021) – REVIEW
