1. Clue (1985)
2. Y2K (2024)
3. Heart Eyes (2025)
4. Time Cut (2024)
5. Shutter Island (2010)
6. The Orphanage (2007)
7. Haunt (2019)
8. Good Boy (2025)
9. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
10. Ready or Not (2019)
11. Night of the Reaper (2025)
12. Get Away (2024)
13. Hell House LLC (2015)
14. Hell House LLC II: The Abaddon Hotel (2018)
15. Hell House LLC III: Lake of Fire (2019)
16. The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
17. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
18. I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
19. I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
20. Scary Movie (2000)
21. Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)
22. The Woman in the Yard (2025)
23. Cobweb (2023)
24. Possessor (2020)
25. Oddity (2024)
Really hoped to get to see more of the cursed "oddities" in action than what we ultimately got, but nonetheless this is an excellent atmospheric horror that lived up to the hype. The incredible sound design, strong performances, and an excellent monster kept me content with the story it chose to tell, even if the scope was smaller than I'd hoped for. And the final payoff is perfect.
26. Frankenstein (2025)
Glad to get to see this in theaters - I'm not as high on it as some; despite its length, the focal choices GDT makes early on leaves the final act of the film, where most of the core character arcs take place, feel underdeveloped, especially for Goth's Elizabeth. And the broader directorial vision just never felt as grand as the world being created on screen. That said, the world IS indeed grand, and made for the big screen. Masterful crafts work and overall strong performances. I'm glad Netflix seems to be expanding its theatrical release.
27. Hell House LLC Origins: The Carmichael Manor (2023)
It's just so funny that this "Origins" film both isn't a prequel and isn't even giving much backstory to the hotel but rather those freaking clowns. But I really can't complain, because it's easily the best film in the series outside of the original. The scares are effective and the actors are strong - Destiny Leilani Brown as Rebecca is one of my favorite found footage performances. And all that leads up to finally getting payoff to all those "moving just off screen" jump scares, and its 100% nightmare fuel.
28. Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
Mara and Gallner are great leads and JEH does his best stepping into massive shoes, but that's the best I can say about this. They seem so reluctant to retread the classic that they skip over all development and straight into the action. The result, though, is that we never get a chance to invest in what's happening and by the time the credits roll we're left asking - "Who Cares?"
In the end, got pretty busy the last few weeks and didn't quite make it to 31 (and the Elm Street remake was a horrible way to accidentally end the marathon) but all in all a great Spooky Season! Hope y'all had a wonderful time as well!