Movie poster for Final Destination Bloodlines. There is a structure which looks suspiciously like the Space Needle, with the top exploding into a giant fireball. As is the theme with all of this franchise's posters, the dark parts of the fireball form a huge skull, which takes up most of the image. Text: Death runs in the family. Final Destination Bloodlines Only in theaters May 16 Filmed for IMAX

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Hey, we made it!

Which is more than I can say about most of the characters in these movies. 🤷🏼

October Movie #15:
Final Destination: Bloodlines

All I wanted to do was finish up posting all of our #OctoberMovies, bc we watched so many good ones this year!!

And laundry. And maybe scheduling a few appointments.

So that's what I'm doing this afternoon, because I finally have some down time.

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A movie poster-like graphic for the short film and Gushers commercial, FruitHead. Yes, those Gushers. The fruit snacks. A deep brownish black to bright red gradient background, with the title in a styled font that looks like it was cut out of Swiss cheese. Off to the side, Bradley Whitford is tied to a chair, and there is a giant rotting strawberry with human eyes behind him. Text: Revenge is a dish best served fruity. Fruithead Gushers Bradley Whitford Chester Collins

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Not a full length movie (but it is CINEMA *chef's kiss*), so I'll call it a bonus!

There was a little splash on social media when this came out, but I wanted to include it in the roundup so I held off on posting.

But...what??!

October Movie BONUS:
Fruithead

Movie poster for The Host (2006). A long tentacle is sticking out of the water, holding a young girl up in the air by the waist. She is kicking trying to get out of the monster's grip. There is a city skyline in the background. Text: One of the greatest monster movies ever made! - Logan Hill, New York Magazine The Host

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We had time for another movie after FD5, but went for a palate cleanser.

I've liked everything I've seen from Bong Joon Ho (Snowpiercer, Okja, and Parasite), and I love water monsters, so this has been on the list for a while.

October Movie #14:
The Host (2006)

Movie poster for Final Destination 5. Two people are in the distance, scrambling at the top of a large bridge with water underneath. The bridge, in classic Final Destination style, is in a state of total destruction and just crumbling apart. The rubble closest to the camera forms a huge skull as it falls into the water. Text: Final Destination 5 August 12th in 3D

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Hey, good for me! This is the most I've watched in a horror franchise!

It has to be better than 4, right?

October Movie #13:
Final Destination 5

Movie poster for The Final Destination a.k.a. Final Destination 4. 5 young adults are standing on a car racing track. Everything is tinted blue so it looks 2000s edgy and spooky. Behind them, a racecar is flying through the air. In front of them, there's a giant puddle with their reflections in it, except all their faces have been replaced with skulls. Text: Rest in pieces. The Final Destination Death saved the best for 3D In cinemas August 27.

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Somehow, I saw FD3 in college, without having seen any of the others.

So a few years ago, we started at the beginning, and made it through 3.

We kept hearing how good Bloodlines is, so...you know. Time to catch up.

October Movie #12:
The Final Destination (FD4)

Movie poster from The Phantom. Um, it's Billy Zane as the Phantom, in a matte purple spandex suit and a black mask around his eyes. This is taken from an angle above him, so it's mostly his face and chest. He's holding his fist out towards the camera, wearing the Phantom skull ring, which has light coming from its eyes. He's wearing purple. The background is purple. Everything is very purple. Text: Slam evil! The Phantom June 7

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lol, okay, okay. This one is definitely not horror. Except maybe that one scene.

J does an online movie night with friends every week, so I was on my own.

What's a movie that I love, but he will definitely not be sad about missing?

October Movie #11:
The Phantom

Movie poster for Stigmata. Mostly just a close-up of Patricia Arquette's face, illuminated by a cross-shaped beam of light. At the bottom, there is a church bathed in ominous red light. Text: Patricia Arquette Gabriel Byrne Jonathan Price Stigmata The messenger must be silenced.

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J has one of those jobs that sometimes makes his brain turn to mush.

So when we were looking at the challenge lists, he said, "Oooh! Vatican horror!"

I thought that was oddly specific, so I checked the list.

It said Vacation Horror.
🤷🏼

October Movie #10:
Stigmata

Movie poster for Life. A closed space suit, on a pitch black background. The helmet is fogged up/obscured from the inside, and there is a hand spread open and pressing against the inside of the face shield. Text: We were better off alone. Jake Gyllenhaal Rebecca Ferguson Ryan Reynolds Life March 24

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J had seen this before, but every time it popped up as a recommendation somewhere, he'd say:

"I really liked that movie. I should rewatch it."

And eventually that became:
"I actually think you'd really like it, too...?"

So here we are.

October Movie #9:
Life

Movie poster for Jurassic World: Rebirth. Mostly black background, with some smoke overlaid, along with the old school style Jurassic Park logo that looks like a relief carving of a T-Rex. The title has been updated accordingly. Text: Scarlett Johansson Mahershala Ali Jonathan Bailey Jurassic World: Rebirth In theaters July 2

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Not exactly horror, but dinosaurs count as movie monsters, and sometimes gory?

The original probably counts as a horror movie.

And J is a Jurassic Park nerd, and we've seen all the others, so why not?

October Movie #8:
Jurassic World: Rebirth

Movie poster for The Craft. The four teenage witches are walking in step, side by side, in rain with clouds shooting lighting out above them. They are wearing their school uniforms, amended with various goth/witchy accessories. Also I'm pretty sure those skirts are way shorter than dress code length, but that's probably part of the appeal.

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We looked over some Movie Challenge lists for inspiration - the ones that have a different theme for every day of October?

One had "Teenagers in Trouble", and one had "Schoolhouse screams".

Me: Oh hey! You know what I've never seen...?

October Movie #7:
The Craft

Charlie Brown and snoopy standing in the eyes of a carved pumpkin

#OctoberMovies 38.5) It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
Peanuts short 10/10

A simple poster showing a bloodied knife on a plain background

#OctoberMovies 38) Halloween (1978) Donald Pleasance & Jamie Lee Curtis star in John Carpenter’s iconic slasher 8/10

A woman in a check shirt holds up an eyeball on a form There is a broken pie in front of her with guts pouring out abc eyeballs and fingers on top. Various body parts hang from unhooks behind her and there is a mincer chewing up a hand

#OctoberMovies 37) auntie Lee’s meat pies (1992) Hit and miss comedy horror about cannibalism 4/10

Movie poster for Pulse (1988) There is a shadowy lady getting zapped with visible electricity. On one side is a cut-in photo of a man grabbing his face in pain, and on the other, a young Joey Lawrence, looking concerned. The text is kind of long, but it's wild: Pulse You can't see it. You can't hear it. But you can feel it. And it's growing stronger and more deadly by the minute. It turns televisions, microwaves, computers, dryers and furnaces into demonic weapons of destruction. Is it crazy to fear that "power" can destroy you...if it wants to? From writer/director Paul Golding comes a well-crafted thriller that will keep your heart pounding. It's PULSE...the ultimate shocker.

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Whoops! This was actually #5, I misread my list.

It's important to mention bc, yes, sometimes I get Bruce Campbell.

But! Sometimes J finds a movie with Joey Lawrence in it, and watches it with me!

And that part was first!

October Movie #6:
Pulse (1988)

Movie poster for My Name is Bruce. Bruce Campbell is wearing a blue Hawaiian shirt with pink flowers, and smirking into the camera. He is holding a handgun, which has a tag hanging from it that says Acme Rentals. Behind him, Guan Di, the Chinese God of the Dead is brandishing some sort of bladed weapon. Yeah, I don't know. I didn't write this movie!

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Remember how I said sometimes October Movies just happen?

Sometimes they happen because a movie pops up in the recommendations.

And sometimes it's because J has had a few drinks and literally can not resist Bruce Campbell.

October Movie #5:
My Name is Bruce

Movie poster for The Return of the Living Dead. Text: They're back from the grave and ready to party! Some weird, green illustrated zombies in 80s punk outfits, with more hazy zombies behind them. One of them has an amazing mohawk. In front of them, a different zombie spray paints the title in red onto a tombstone.

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J got me to watch this for a few years ago.

You can imagine his delight when I said, "We should put that zombie movie on the list. The one with the punk kids and the morgue...?"

October Movie #4:
The Return of the Living Dead

Poster shows an old fashioned tv set with horns and forked tail

#OctoberMovies 36) Late Night with the devil (2023) a Halloween special of a late night talk show goes terrifyingly wrong. Well made mix of a 70s tv show and horror 7/10

A group of Black adult friends, peering over a table's edge at a menacing looking board game. In the center of the board, there's a game sized cabin, with a normal sized arrow sticking out of it. Text: The Blackening In theaters and on demand

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Sometimes, October Movies aren't on our list and just happen because they pop up in the recommendations.

There are a couple of them this year.

October Movie #3:
The Blackening

Promotional graphic for Creamerie. The title is across the top in bright yellow letters. The dot in the i is shaped like a vulva. Three Chinese-New Zealander women are standing together looking into the camera. They are wearing yellow waterproof overalls. The first has a gun strapped to her back, and is holding a broken milk bottle by the neck. The other two are holding full bottles of milk. At the end of the row is a muscley man in a white dress shirt with the sleeves rolled up, carrying a wooden crate of milk bottles and looking over his shoulder at the women.

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So this is listed as black comedy.
And it is.

It's some of the darkest, bleakest, and smartest humor I've ever seen.

But also, it's absolutely horrifying and better than lots of horror that I've watched.

October BONUS TV:
Creamerie

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Okay, this one's not a movie, but it counts. We'll call it Bonus TV.

This is a very rare case of anything horror adjacent that I watched without J.

I watched the first episode and then burned straight through the whole season in one sitting.

Movie poster for The Blob, 1988. A woman is suspended upside down in translucent pink bubbly goo, hand spread open as she presses against it from inside, trying to escape. Text: Scream now, while there's still room to breathe. The Blob Terror has no shape.

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J had seen this one, but not the original. He thought we should watch them both, which tracks.

But after the first one, he was even more adamant about it. Bc there are, in fact, some big differences!

October Movie #2:
The Blob (1988)

Movie poster for The Blob, 1958. Text: Indescribable! Indestructible! Nothing can stop it! The title is in big stylized letters against a foggy black sky. Underneath an illustration of a big gooey red mass overtaking a diner, with people outside screaming and looking terrified.

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I learned last year that, despite being a horror buff, J has actually never seen some of the really old stuff?

So this has been on the list since then.

Also, I'd somehow never watched a Steve McQueen movie?...

October Movie #1:
The Blob

Okay, here we go!

So, with all that said...

We actually kind of killed it this year!

The last few years #OctoberMovies have gotten derailed by Covid, a tooth infection, and too many hockey games.

This year, we've been healthy, I'm resisting hockey for the cause, AND we started a little early.

Why #OctoberMovies and not #31DaysOfHorror ?

I've always thought that "characters you'd want to dress up as for Halloween" should count.

So sometimes there's a good sprinkling of superhero, comic book, sci-fi, or fantasy movies, and not all horror.

I still might use both tags though. 🤷🏼

I have a weather change headache (not too bad, mostly just kind of annoying) and some time to kill, so I'm going to try to get some of our #OctoberMovies up.

Let's see if I can remember what I thought like 3 weeks ago. 😅

A blonde woman lays on a mattress with manacles and chains ready to restrain her

#OctoberMovies 35) Shelby Oaks (2025) A woman searches for her missing sister and suspects a supernatural explanation for her disappearance. Messy but effective occult horror 6/10

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BROWN SUGAR
Was released on October 11th, 2002
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Happy Halloween week, everyone!
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We're deep into our #OctoberMovies run, but not finished yet.

There's still a few days left, plus a bonus weekend.
Maybe you can help us fill in the rest of our list?

What's your go-to Halloween watch? Your "It's not Halloween until I've watched _____" pick?

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#OctoberMovies 34) The first Purge (2018) Prequel movie exploring the origins of purge night. Overstuffed but with some interesting twists 4/10