Dead People Aren’t Much Fun: Horrorfest 2022

Still hilarious

Whew it took me a few months after October but I finished all the reviews. I’m not doing this many movies next year haha or this many months either. Thanks for reading, see you all next year for Horrorfest 2023!

I’ve run out of title ideas. That or I’m just tired these days. Yet I press on to another Horrorfest even though at some point I’ve got to be getting too old for this sort of thing. Anyways on with the show!

July (Monsters Oh My!):

Those folks rock.

1. Creature with the Atom Brain (1955, Edward L. Cahn), Arrow Films Video Blu-ray Creature Feature
2. The Werewolf (1956, Fred F. Sears), Arrow Films Video Blu-ray Creature Feature
3. Zombies of Mora Tau (1957, Edward L. Cahn), Arrow Films Video Blu-ray Creature Feature
4. The Giant Claw (1957, Fred F. Sears), Arrow Films Video Blu-ray Creature Feature
5. Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975, Juan López Moctezuma), Shudder Vampire
6. Who Saw Her Die? (1972, Aldo Lado), Shudder Giallo
7. Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion (1970, Luciano Ercoli), Shudder Giallo
8. Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972, Amando de Ossorio), Shudder Undead Knights Templar
9. Eat Brains Love (2019, Rodman Flender), Shudder Zombies
10. Mosquito (1994, Gary Jones), Shudder Creature Feature
11. Without Warning (1980, Greydon Clark), Shudder Aliens
12. Invaders From Mars (1986, Tobe Hooper), Shudder Aliens
13. Dark Angel/I Come In Peace (1990, Craig R. Baxley), Shudder Aliens
14. Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge (1989, Richard Friedman), Shudder Slasher

August (Things Aren’t What They Seem):

Gordy’s home!

1. (15) Nope (2022, Jordan Peele), Theater Viewing Aliens
2. (16) The Stepfather II (1989, Jeff Burr), Crackle Family Psycho Man
3. (17) Attack of the Crab Monsters (1957, Roger Corman), Crackle Creature Feature
4. (18) Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959, Bernard L. Kowalski), Crackle Creature Feature
5. (19) AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004, Paul W. S. Anderson), Hulu Aliens
6. (20) Needful Things (1993, Fraser C. Heston), Shudder Devil
7. (21) Head of the Family (1996, Charles Band), Shudder Mutants
8. (22) Uncle Sam (1996, William Lustig), Shudder Undead Soldier
9. (23) The Wolfman (2010, Joe Johnston), Tubi Werewolf
10. (24) The Toolbox Murders (1978, Dennis Donnelly), Shudder Slasher
11. (25) Son of Dracula (1943, Robert Siodmak), Tubi Dracula
12. (26) Bloodsuckers from Outer Space (1984, Glen Coburn), Tubi Vampire Zombies
13. (27) Color Me Blood Red (1965, Herschell Gordon Lewis), Tubi Slasher
14. (28) La Semana del asesino aka The Cannibal Man (1972, Eloy de la Iglesia), Shudder Crazy People
15. (29) The Predator (2018, Shane Black), Public Library Blu-ray Aliens

September (Murder, and Lots of It):

Always bring a flashlight in case you lose your phone

1. (30) Nadie oyó gritar aka No One Heard the Scream (1973, Eloy de la Iglesia), Shudder Giallo
2. (31) Watch Me When I Kill (1977, Antonio Bido), Shudder Giallo
3. (32) Meatcleaver Massacre (1977, Evan Lee), Shudder Demonic
4. (33) The Wizard of Gore (1970, Herschell Gordon Lewis), Tubi Murder Wizard
5. (34) Mansion of the Doomed (1976, Michael Pataki), Shudder Mad Doctor
6. (35) The Oracle (1985, Roberta Findlay), Shudder Possession
7. (36) The Fall of the House of Usher (1928, Jean Epstein), YouTube Edgar Allen Poe
8. (37) Storm of the Century (1999, Craig R. Baxley), Hulu Stephen King
9. (38) Barbarian (2022, Zach Cregger), Theater Viewing Don’t Go In The House
10. (39) Day Shift (2022, J. J. Perry), Netflix Instant Viewing Vampires
11. (40) Blood Hook (1986, Jim Mallon), Tubi Killer Fisherman
12. (41) Pearl (2022, Ti West), Movie Theater Viewing Crazy People Prequel
13. (42) Blades (1989, Thomas R. Rondinella), Peacock/Tubi Killer Lawnmower
14. (43) Blood Beach (1981, Jeffrey Bloom), YouTube Killer Beach Monster
15. (44) Cementerio del terror aka Cemetery of Terror (1985, Rubén Galindo Jr.), Shudder Undead Satanic Serial Killer
16. (44) Abby (1974, William Girdler), YouTube Demonic Blaxploitation
17. (45) Grave Robbers (1989, Rubén Galindo Jr.), Shudder Demonic
18. (46) Fright Night Part 2 (1988, Tommy Lee Wallace), YouTube Vampire

October (Forever Haunted):

Please remain seated until the plane has finished crashing.

1. (47) Sole Survivor (1984, Thom Eberhardt), Shudder Watches The Dead
2. (48) Lady In White (1988, Frank LaLoggia), Shudder Ghosts
3. (49) Lust for a Vampire (1971, Jimmy Sangster), Tubi Karnsteins
4. (50) The Vampire Bat (1933, Frank R. Strayer), Tubi Old School
5. (51) Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986, Brian Gibson), Tubi The Beast
6. (52) Poltergeist III (1988, Gary Sherman), Tubi Supernatural Skyscraper
7. (53) Shaun of the Dead (2004, Edgar Wright), Movie Theater Viewing Zombie RomCom!
8. (54) Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1965, Freddie Francis), Tubi Amicus Anthology
9. (55) Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III (1990, Jeff Burr), Tubi The Saw is Family
10. (56) I Like Bats (1986, Grzegorz Warchoł), Shudder Polish Vampire
11. (57) The Munsters (2022, Rob Zombie), Netflix Instant Viewing Family Fun
12. (58) The Ritual (2017, David Bruckner), Netflix Instant Viewing Creature Feature
13. (59) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003, Marcus Nispel), Tubi Remake
14. (60) The Rats Are Coming! The Werewolves Are Here! (1972, Andy Milligan), Shudder Werewolf Family
15. (61) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022, David Blue Garcia), Netflix Instant Viewing Requel
16. (62) Werewolf by Night (2022, Michael Giacchino), Disney+ Werewolf? There, wolf!
17. (63) Prey (2022, Dan Trachtenberg), Hulu Comanche vs Predator
18. (64) A Blade in the Dark (1983, Lamberto Bava), Shudder Giallo
19. (65) Oculus (2013, Mike Flanagan), Hulu Killer Mirror
20. (66) Fangs (1974, Art Names), Shudder Killer Snakes
21. (67) Godzilla vs Spacegodzilla (1994, Kensho Yamashita), Hulu Monster Fight
22. (68) Trick ‘r Treat (2007, Michael Dougherty), Movie Theater Viewing Halloween Anthology
23. (69) Watcher (2022, Chloe Okuno), Shudder Paranoia
24. (70) Roadgames (1981, Richard Franklin), Tubi Trucker Blues
25. (71) The House of Seven Corpses (1973, Paul Harrison), Tubi Undead Manor
26. (72) Elvira’s Haunted Hills (2001, Sam Irvin), Shudder Elvira Fun
27. (73) Manhattan Baby (1982, Lucio Fulci), Shudder Egyptian Evil
28. (74) Aenigma (1988, Lucio Fulci), Shudder Psychic Revenge
29. (75) The Raven (1963, Roger Corman), Tubi Sorcery
30. (76) The Flesh Eaters (1964, Jack Curtis), Tubi Creature Feature
31. (77) Deathdream (1974, Bob Clark), Tubi Undead Soldier
32. (78) Häxan (1922, Benjamin Christensen), Criterion Blu-ray Witchcraft Through The Ages
33. (79) Onibaba (1964, Kaneto Shindo), Criterion Blu-ray Demon Hag
34. (80) The Cremator (1969, Juraj Herz), Criterion Blu-ray Evil Incarnate

Coda (Can’t Stop Won’t Stop):

1. 81 Halloween Ends (2022, David Gordon Green), Movie Theater Corey Kill Em All
2. (82) The Devil’s Backbone (2001, Guillermo del Toro), Criterion Blu-ray Spanish Ghosts

Top 10:

1. The Cremator (1969)
2. Nope (2022)
3. The Devil’s Backbone (2001)
4. Häxan (1922)
5. Barbarian (2022)
6. Sole Survivor (1984)
7. The Raven (1963)
8. Pearl (2022)
9. Onibaba (1964)
10. Storm of the Century (1999)

HM: The Fall of the House of Usher (1928)