31 Days of Horror: The Big Bloody Recap
Posted by Robert Fure (robert@filmschoolrejects.com) on November 3, 2008
Well October is over and our 31 Days of Horror are up and it seems to have been a bloody slaughterhouse of success. Thanks to everyone who checked in and commented on our choices every day. It was a ton of fun getting to share some our favorite horror flicks and shed some light on the unrecognized classics that deserve a look. For those of you who may have missed a day, here is the entire 31 Days recounted in one simple list. Just click on any of the film titles to see the full articles.
George A. Romero’s Living Dead
A group of films that are truly classic horror flicks, with Night of the Living Dead being the zombie movie.
Mixing an alarmingly tense spelunking movie with blood-thirsty monsters creates a sure-fire hit with great scares.
Equal parts medical gore and deviant sex, this film is worth a look.
From H.P. Lovecraft comes the tale of Dr. Herbert West, which combines horror and comedy to create a cult classic.
Laughs and blood are in equal supply in this innovative horror musical.
Hands down one of the best werewolf movies of all time, featuring a German Shepherd vs. Werewolf battle royale.
A fun, oft-forgotten gem that delivers with the violence, mood, and plot twists.
Awesome violence, spooky visuals, and a terrifying score make this a scary choice on any dark night.
Regarded by the FSR Staff to be one of the greatest films ever, the scares are ever-present and the tension is through the roof.
A campy, fun kid’s movie that finds a group of adolescents fighting off a cadre of classic monsters.
A truly unappreciated cult-classic that provides great kills and an unbelievably twisted ending.
Sex, zombies, boobs, and blood in a world where George Romero’s films are based on fact. Watch it!
Danny Boyle helps reinvigorate the zombie genre with this thrilling horror-film-on-crack.
You’ll never look at children the same – unless you’ve always mistrusted them and wanted to kill them.
Zack Snyder blazes onto the scene with this intense and violent update of the Romero classic.
Master of Horror writer Clive Barker’s ambitious tales of mutants and monsters.
A fun splatterhouse that stomps all over the rules of good taste and paints the bar red.
Cemetery Man is far from typical, but it is a beautiful, witty, violent zombie romp. It’s a thought-provoking zombie film.
An inspired blast of 80s horror cinema, featuring Kiefer Sutherland in a role that rivals Jack Baur in terms of bad-ass cred.
Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis absolutely own their characters in a strange and innovative horror comedy with heart.
A disturbing film with a fantastic ending, masterfully helmed by David Fincher.
The Hammer Films were crucial in the development of the modern horror genre.
This one could easily be described as a combination of The Hills Have Eyes, Saw and Hostel; one hell of a horror film.
A cult classic that always seemed silly to us Rejects, as we can all easily kill children.
Bruce Campbell cements himself into the horror hall of fame with this awesome trilogy of blood, violence, laughs, and misogyny.
Return to the original nightmare to remind yourself of a time when Freddy was actually frightening.
John Carpenter’s horror classic brings the scares and an iconic masked killer to torment your nights.
The most iconic screen killer of all time slashes his way across a dozen films, leaving behind a trail of blood, breasts, and severed body parts.
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
When you’ve had your fill of blood, pop in this Disney classic to get a taste of childhood.
It’s an offbeat and zany mix of romantic and physical comedy that also happens to be incredibly gory, and is probably best described as Evil Dead 2’s younger brother from New Zealand.
Pet Sematary is an underrated horror gem with memorable images and scenes that can carry over into nightmares.
Which of these films is your favorite? What films do you want to see on next year’s list? Also, what did you think of our ‘31 Days of Horror’ feature? Is this the sort of thing that you’d like to see us do more of?
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