The Horrors of Halloween: Madman (1981)

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Wednesday, September 4, 2024

18 Autumn Movies to Watch This Fall — Where to Stream (Video by THE COBWEBS CHANNEL)

Fall is my favorite season, so here are my recommendations for movies with a cozy Autumn atmosphere. Video by The Cobwebs Channel:

SYNOPSIS: In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.

1983 Rated: PG 1h 35m
Dark Fantasy / Fantasy / Mystery / Thriller

WHERE TO STREAM Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983):

Watch VHS copy of Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) from Internet Archive:

SYNOPSIS: A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected.

1993 Rated: R 2h 1m
Crime / Dram / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller

WHERE TO STREAM Stephen King's Needful Things (1993):

Watch Needful Things (1993) on YouTube:

SYNOPSIS: A long time ago in a distant fairy tale countryside, a young girl leads her little brother into a dark wood in desperate search of food and work, only to stumble upon a nexus of terrifying evil.

2020 Rated: PG-13 1h 27m
Fairy Tale / Folk Horror / Witch Horror / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

WHERE TO STREAM Gretel & Hansel (2020):

SYNOPSIS: A coach with a checkered past and a local drunk train a small-town high school basketball team to become a top contender for the state championship in 1950s Indiana.

1986 Rated: PG 1h 54m
Basketball / Drama / Sport

WHERE TO STREAM Hoosiers (1986):

SYNOPSIS: Eight unsuspecting high school seniors at a posh boarding school, who delight themselves on playing games of lies, come face-to-face with terror and learn that nobody believes a liar - even when they're telling the truth.

2005 Rated: PG-13 1h 30m
Slasher Horror / Teen Horror / Drama / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

WHERE TO STREAM Cry_Wolf (2005):

SYNOPSIS: Seven friends reunite for a week-long reunion at a summer camp in Ontario they used to attend as children which is now threatened with being closed down.

1993 Rated: PG-13 1h 37m
Comedy / Drama / Romance

WHERE TO STREAM Indian Summer (1993):

SYNOPSIS: A legendary psychopathic murderer stalks a summer camp.

1981 Rated: R 1h 28m
B-Horror / Slasher Horror / Horror / Thriller

WHERE TO STREAM Madman (1981):

SYNOPSIS: A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

2012 Rated:PG 1h 45m
Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy

WHERE TO STREAM The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012):

SYNOPSIS: Two brothers find themselves lost in a mysterious land and try to find their way home.

TV Mini Series 2014 Rated: TV-PG 11m
Dark Fantasy / Folk Horror / Supernatural / Adventure / Animation / Comedy / Drama / Family / Fantasy

WHERE TO STREAM Over the Garden Wall (2014):

Happy Fall, my friends! In this video I'm recommending a few more Autumnal movies to feel those good Fall vibes. Video by The Cobwebs Channel:

SYNOPSIS: Harry's dead and, while no one really minds, everyone feels responsible. After Harry's body is found in the woods, several locals must determine not only how and why he was killed but what to do with the body.

1955 Rated: PG 1h 39m
Dark Comedy / Whodunit / Comedy / Mystery

WHERE TO STREAM The Trouble with Harry (1955):

Watch The Trouble with Harry (1955) on Internet Archive:

SYNOPSIS: Upon his return to his father's estate, aristocrat Larry Talbot meets a beautiful woman, attends a mystical carnival and uncovers a horrifying curse.

1941 Approved 1h 10m
Supernatural Horror / Werewolf Horror / Horror / Mystery / Romance

WHERE TO STREAM The Wolf Man (1941):

SYNOPSIS: A writer's fictional alter ego wants to take over his life...at any price.

1993 Rated: R 2h 2m
Slasher Horror / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

WHERE TO STREAM The Dark Half (1993):

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SYNOPSIS: After tragedy strikes, a grieving father discovers an ancient burial ground behind his home with the power to raise the dead.

1989 Rated: R 1h 43m
Folk Horror / Tragedy / Fantasy / Horror / Thriller

WHERE TO STREAM Pet Sematary (1989):

SYNOPSIS: An upper-class widow falls in love with a much younger, down-to-earth nurseryman, much to the disapproval of her children and criticism of her country club peers.

1955 Approved 1h 29m
Drama / Romance

WHERE TO STREAM All That Heaven Allows (1955):

Watch All That Heaven Allows on Internet Archive:

SYNOPSIS: An animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" followed by an adaptation of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".

1949 Approved 1h 8m
Hand-Drawn Animation / Aninmation / Comedy / Family / Fantasy / Horror

WHERE TO STREAM The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949):

Watch The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad (1949) on Internet Archive:

SYNOPSIS: Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people; the culprit is legendary apparition The Headless Horseman.

1999 Rated: R 1h 45m
Dark Fantasy / Slasher Horror / Supernatural Horror / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery

WHERE TO STREAM Sleepy Hollow (1999):

SYNOPSIS: Mortimer Brewster, a Brooklyn writer of books on the futility of marriage, risks his reputation after he decides to tie the knot. Things grow complicated when he learns that his beloved maiden aunts Abby and Martha are serial murderers.

1944 Approved 1h 58m
Farce / Screwball Comedy / Comedy / Crime / Thriller

WHERE TO STREAM Arsenic and Old Lace (1944):

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SYNOPSIS: After murdering his entire family, a man marries a widow with a teenage daughter in another town and prepares to do it all over again.

1987 Rated: R 1h 29m
Slasher Horror / Horror / Thriller

WHERE TO WATCH The Stepfather (1987):

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Friday, October 1, 2021

27 Essential Halloween-Set Horror Movies — Where to Stream + ’80s VHS-Style Poster Art by DEFINITELY FIRST BLOOD

This collection features the must-see films of the Halloween season, complete with retro VHS-style poster art by DEFINITELY FIRST BLOOD and a list of streaming locations where you can view these essential Halloween movies.

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The Essential Halloween Atmosphere Films

Halloween (1978):

WHERE TO STREAM Halloween (1978):

Halloween archetype John Carpenter basically invented the template for this whole subgenre with this one; Haddonfield's masked, lumbering stalker slinking amongst the rusted leaves and shadowed paths will likely forever be the go-to idea for such a movie for all of Halloween and for as long as there are movie slasher genre fans. Just the synth score is enough to soundtrack October, and a perfectly haunting time of year no doubt.

Halloween II (1981):

WHERE TO STREAM Halloween II (1981):

Picking up where Halloween '78 left off, this Halloweentime hospital sequel dials up the autumnal fear. Empty halls, cheap fluorescents, and the omnipresent threat of a masked serial killer make this one of the best late night watch-any-October movies.

Halloween III Season of the Witch (1982):

WHERE TO STREAM Halloween III Season of the Witch (1982):

From reviled to cherished. A Halloween-themed anthology installment that jettisoned Myers for sorcery, killer masks, spooky synth, and outright apocalyptic Halloween dread. It put its silver shamrock on the face of retro Halloween cool.

Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988):

WHERE TO STREAM Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988):

A perfectly delivered "cold October night" slasher pic. Field and country sets, 80s costumed trick-or-treaters, a rooftop sequence, and so much underappreciated atmosphere makes this one of the best follow-ups to the original pictures.

Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989):

WHERE TO STREAM Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989):

Even more messy than part 4, but positively saturated with late-80's Halloween atmosphere--masked kids, haunting barns, dramatic gothic lights, and a creepy, heavy fall fog to tie it all together.

Halloween (2018):

WHERE TO STREAM Halloween (2018):

In David Gordon Green’s Legacy sequel, Michael Myers returned to more straightforward horror. Those long tracking shots weaving through trick-or-treaters will feel instantly familiar if you've seen the original but feels eerily relevant for this updated iteration.

Cult Halloween Night Essentials

Hack-O-Lantern (1988):

WHERE TO STREAM Hack-O-Lantern (1988):

VHS-rental lunacy straight through. The devil-worshippers and the orange pumpkin glow are the ones to watch if you’re interested in regional Halloween horror oddity. This has a heavy metal element thrown in with the suburban Halloween decorations as well.

Halloween Night (2006):

WHERE TO STREAM Halloween Night (2006):

Indie budget slashfest. Feels like a walk through a haunted house attraction with the vibe of a backyard Halloween party.

Happy Hell Night (1992):

WHERE TO STREAM Happy Hell Night (1992):

Halloween chaos on a college campus, bathed in gothic darkness and party energy. A cult darling of late-night October viewing parties.

HauntedWeen (1991):

WHERE TO STREAM HauntedWeen (1991):

Just the sort of surreal shot-on-video schlock that you'd find at the bottom of a murky bin at your local VHS shop.

Headless Horseman (2007):

WHERE TO STREAM Headless Horseman (2007):

Campy supernatural slasher fun, tapping straight into Helloween mythology and bursting at the seams with pumpkin-orange color!

Hell Night (1981):

WHERE TO STREAM Hell Night (1981):

A well-made, underrated slasher from days gone past in which Linda Blair is put to the test in a decaying stately mansion. The gloomy, unending corridors of a sprawling house, flickering light from candles, and chill of autumn air help create perfect Halloween terror.

Hellbent (2004):

WHERE TO STREAM Hellbent (2004):

It's a chic, gay slasher that takes place at a Halloween carnival that's underway in West Hollywood. Arguably one of the best new Halloween-night slashers out there.

Hollow Gate (1988):

WHERE TO STREAM Hollow Gate (1988):

Some total trash of a slasher movie that was released somewhere near the end of the VHS glut from a killer in a pumpkin mask wearing the scars of a childhood trauma. The film has got all of the ingredients necessary to properly age like a spoiled fruit in a time capsule… or Video Store time capsule, anyway. Budget Halloween ambience: Check. Fog: Check. Street effects: Check. Synthesis based tension: Check. Fake, plastic, creepy masks: Check.

House of Fears (2007):

WHERE TO STREAM House of Fears (2007):

Mid-2000s straight-to-DVD haunted house style horror.

Jack-O (1995):

WHERE TO STREAM Jack-O (1995):

Daft pumpkin-headed killer insanity with Linnea Quigley. Bargain basement VHS.

Madman (1981):

WHERE TO STREAM Madman (1981):

Story, spooky isolated woods, and those classic grainer horror film aesthetics - exactly what you want queued up when the nights start getting cold and long.

Rocktober Blood (1981):

WHERE TO STREAM Rocktober Blood (1981):

Outrageous heavy metal horror lunacy delivered with all the grainy 80s VHS nastiness you can handle.

Satan's Little Helper (2004):

Satan's Little Helper (2004)

WHERE TO STREAM :

One of the cruelest Halloween horrors of all time. The most awful uncomfortable funny nightmare: A young child is introduced to a spree killer believing that it’s another masked ghoul partaking in the Halloween spirit.

The Fear Halloween Night (1999):

WHERE TO STREAM The Fear Halloween Night (1999):

A straight-to-video, Halloween-time 90s schlock sequel loaded with costumes, a truly unsettling dummy, and a whole lotta madness.

The Pumpkin Karver (2006):

WHERE TO STREAM The Pumpkin Karver (2006):

What else would you get with a mid-2000s Halloween slasher: Cornfields? Pumpkins? teenager parties? murder?

Supernatural & Monster Movie Halloween Staples

Ginger Snaps (2000):

WHERE TO STREAM Ginger Snaps (2000):

Werewolf horror, teenage angst, and spooky season gloom all crashing together in the best possible way. It's tough to envision a movie that conveys the dreariness of sub-urban Octobers with greater conviction than this much-loved cult item-a perennial entry in movie lovers’ top ten lists of Hallowed Evening pics.

Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask (1995):

WHERE TO STREAM Goosebumps: The Haunted Mask (1995):

For most of millennials, this is Halloween nostalgia. Falling leaves, Costume Shop and that creepy mask; the kind of Halloween memory that's basically burned into your brain if you grew up in the 90s. Many will continue to return each October.

The Midnight Hour (1985):

WHERE TO STREAM The Midnight Hour (1985):

An all-time Halloween comfort movie. Zombies, vampires, small-town parades, and one of the coziest autumn atmospheres ever captured on film.

Night of the Demons (1988):

WHERE TO STREAM Night of the Demons (1988):

The Halloween party horror is all present and accounted for. This cult flick essentially exists in real-time within the bounds of a single night of hellish Halloween at a funeral parlor - it’s replete with some crazy make-up effects, and 100% October vibe.

Pumpkinhead (1988):

WHERE TO STREAM Pumpkinhead (1988):

This is a quintessential Southern Gothic revenge horror and honestly the creature design here might be the scariest thing to come out of the whole VHS era, complete with the creepy cemetery and curse folklore to enhance your autumn viewing.

Silver Bullet (1985):

WHERE TO STREAM Silver Bullet (1985):

Stephen King’s small-town werewolf horror at its very best. The whole thing builds toward Halloween night and it just hits different every October.