Well, for those poor souls about be tortured and eaten by monsters of all shapes and sizes for my viewing pleasure...I salute you! I don't know how many films I'll get to but I due my darndest to have fun and log them here!

1)Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
2)Van Helsing (2004)
3)'Salem's Lot(2024)
4)Exorcist: Believer (2023)
5)The Narrative of Victor Karloch(2011), The Mill at Calder's End(2015) and the Haunted Swordsman(2019)
6)Late Phases ( 2014)
7)Silver Bullet(1985)
8)Die Fabre (2010)
9) The Pale Blue Eye(2023)
10)The Wolf Man (1941)
11)Werewolf of London(1935)
12)The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms(1953)
13) Captain Clegg (1962)

I always make a point to try to watch some sort of horror related tv or movies close to Hallowe’en, so I should definitely have something to log here. I don’t mind watching these at other times of year, but I think it’s appropriate to try to fit in as many as I can around this season. It’s different when it comes to Christmas themed movies which I try to contain to December, with a cut-off not too much past Boxing Day. I usually consider mystery, or suspense in the same category as horror, and don’t care if the tone is serious or humorous.


I watched the below classic Universal Monster movies last year, and they’re still too fresh in my memory for me to revisit this year, especially since I’ve got plenty of other ones I’ve been meaning to get to. I’ve always enjoyed the shared universe aspect of the Universal Monster movies that eventually came about. I think it works well enough even though it was unplanned and has casting changes, and continuity issues. It’s definitely better than some modern movie franchises which have attempted to create a shared universe on purpose.


Even though I won’t be watching these this year, here is my preferred order to watch them.


Dracula
Dracula's Daughter
Son of Dracula

Frankenstein
The Bride of Frankenstein
Son of Frankenstein

The Wolfman

The Ghost of Frankenstein
Frankenstein meets the Wolfman
House of Frankenstein
House of Dracula


And also these three series, which work pretty well in their respective groups:

The Mummy series
The Invisible Man series
The Creature series


These, of course, are always followed by Abbott & Costello meet Frankenstein, as well as the comedy duo’s other monster movies


I’m going to assume my DVD includes that alternate audio track for Dracula, so that will probably be the only one I’m going to re-watch. I’ll update this post in October to note that and what ever else I end up watching. Looking forward to what everyone else comes up with (some of which may be so good, that I'll probably find myself changing course and adding those to my list)

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**Watch this space for updates**

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Week 1

Dracula (1931)

I watched this with the alternate score, thanks to Shaxper's recommendation. I've always like the movie with its usual score, but I'll have to make a note to alternate with this version on occasion, just to keep things interesting


Cat People (1942)
Curse of the Cat People (1944)

I'd never watched these before, and didn't even know what they were about, but I probably heard the names somewhere. TCM had both of them back-to-back and they sounded like horror/mystery type movies, so that caught my attention. I'm glad I watched these. They're not really scary movies, or at least not what I consider scary, but I think they're really well done. The second movie was my favourite of the two


On the TV side of things, I caught up with the first 3 episodes of Agatha All Along. I didn't like Wandavision as much as other people seem to, but I did like the parts with Agatha Harkness, and I'm enjoying this series. I'll probably catch up this week on episode 4, (and 5 as well, once its out). I think this wraps up towards the end of October which seems appropriate


I've probably got a few other movies either stored on my PVR, or set to record, plus whatever catches my eye on the streaming services. I don't necessarily have time to watch movies everyday, but I'll fit in as many as I can

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Week 2

I managed to fit in a few more movies, mostly older ones.  I don't purposely go looking for older movies, but these always seem to catch my attention.  I'm trying to make an effort to move towards some more later films before the end of the month.  I doubt I'll have time to watch everything I've lined up, so I'll likely keep going with some of these into November


Nosferatu (1922)

I've watched this one once before years ago, but the version I watched this month seems to be different than what I remember.  This version used character names from Dracula, but I'm pretty sure the one I watched before distanced itself from the source material by using original names to avoid infringement problems.  


Poltergeist (1982)

I watched this about 40 years ago when I was a kid at a friends house, but don't think I ever had opportunity to rewatch it.   I remembered the basic plot well enough, but probably enjoyed it more now that I was old enough to appreciate it.  I've never seen the sequels, but I think they're streaming on a service I've got available, so I'll make a point to watch those next week.


The Black Cat (1934)

I had my PVR set to record this just because it had Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi, a couple of actors that that usually catch my attention, together or individually.  I didn't recall watching it before, but once it started I realized I had seen it not too long ago.  Chances are I watched it before for the same reason I did this year.  It's based on an Edgar Allan Poe story which I don't believe I've ever read.  It occurred to me that I've had a collection of Poe's works sitting on a shelf, right next to where I'm typing this, which I've never actually read, so I'll make an effort to climb up there and check it out to see if this one is included.  At the very least, I'm sure I can find something else in it I'd like to read.


Spooks Run Wild (1941)

This one I knew I had seen, but it's one I always like, and it's got Béla Lugosi.  The movie is part of the Dead End Kids, East Side Kids, Bowery Boys series.  I've watched a bunch of these over the years.  I can never remember which name they use for any of their films, but I enjoy them all and don't really care.  Whatever they call themselves, there's always something to make me laugh.


I also caught up with all the available episodes of Agatha All Along, so I'll try to watch the remaining episodes weekly as they're released which should take me through the end of the month.

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Week 3-4

Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)

Poltergeist III (1988)

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)


I probably won't get too much of a chance to watch any more movies before the end of the month, but I've got the remaining episodes of Agatha All Along, which I think finishes off this week.  I've still got a few movies which I expect I'll get around to in November.  I've added a few more to why my watch list, inspired by some of the ones mentioned in this thread, which I hope to get to as well. 

Ehhh...let's see what I can do. I don't find time to watch a lot of movies any more, but maybe I'll try to get a few in .

Dracula (1931)
The Mummy (1932)
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Son of Dracula (1943)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 
The Ghoul (1933)
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
The Wicker Man (1973)
Brides of Dracula (1960)
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Ditto. I watch so few movies but had an eye towards trying to get a few in in October, so I will see what I can do.

-M

Edit to list what I've seen:
Paprika (2006)
Color Out of Space (2019)

Indeed I did. Some of my rankings have changed in the years since, and there are a few I'd probably add to the list now, but it still holds up more than it doesn't.

I knew there were a couple of films I wanted to watch/rewatch, so when this thread came up I started making a list. I'm up to 22 titles so far. So yeah, I think I'm in.

Scars of Dracula
Zombie Lake
Funny Games
Dracula, Prisoner of Frankenstein
1313 Cougar Cult
Your Vice is a Locked Room and Only I Have the Key
Gods of the Deep
Burial
The Gorgon
Amityville in Space
Terrifier
Suddenly in Dark Night
Bloody Pit of Horror
Strip Nude for Your Killer
The Case of the Bloody Iris
The Ritual
Goodnight Mommy
A Dark Song
Barbarian
The Vampire Lovers
The Mummy and the Curse of the Jackal
Requiem for a Vampire
The Breach
Blood on Satan's Claw
Tombs of the Blind Dead
Return of the Blind Dead
The Ghost Galleon
Night of the Seagulls
Curse of the Blind Dead
Scream of the Blind Dead
Bride of the Wolfman

I've lately upgraded a bunch of my movies to 4K UHD discs but haven't actually gotten around to watching them, and several fall under horror (Dario Argento's Deep Red, Suspiria, and Phenomena) or modern monster movies (Alien, Aliens, Tremors, Brotherhood of the Wolf, Dog Soldiers). This would be a good excuse to pull them out and justify the purchases.

I also recently learned that Lars von Trier's supernatural TV show The Kingdom unexpectedly got a third and concluding series in 2022 (the first two series aired in 1994 and 1997, but the deaths of two major cast members soon afterward seemed to end hopes for a continuation) and a complete release on Blu-Ray, which I bought immediately. I'll enjoy watching that finally as well.