🎃 Horrortober 2025 🎃
October 31, 2025
Horrotober ‘25 is here! Once again I’m going to try and get through as many movies as I can in a month.
1. The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)
9/30/25
I cheated and am counting my viewing of The Conjuring: The Last Rites even though I saw it a day before October. I saw this in the theaters and it was a lot of fun. As of this writing I have not seen any of the other movies in the Conjuring universe so I’ll definitely need to start from the beginning. I’m a fan of Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga and really enjoyed this installment.
2. Hellbender (2021)
10/2/25
Hellbender came onto my radar randomly as I was looking for good witchcraft movies. Having recently read The First Witch of Boston, I was in the mood for something in the same genre and this one didn’t disapoint. It’s definitely lower budget but it was an effective horror movie with good acting and lots of blood. The mother/daughter metal band duo was also a nice touch!
3. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
10/3/25
My kids love The Nightmare Before Christmas, which I consider a parenting win. So this year I’m including it in my Horrortober rotation so that I can include them in my weekend movies as much as I can. This movie came out when I was 4 and I’ve loved it for as long as I can remember. This is a great one to watch every year, whether it be during spooky season or Christmas.
4. The Black Phone (2021)
10/4/25
I never gave The Black Phone a chance when it came out. Honestly it seemed kind of uninteresting. Then I saw a trailer for The Black Phone 2, and I thought it looked really good. Now I’m second guessing myself and had to give this one a watch. I was wrong to sleep on it; this one had me at the edge of my seat. I’m really looking forward to the sequel.
5. Megan 2.0 (2025)
10/5/25
I think I’m in the minority having really enjoyed M3GAN. I knew I’d have to watch M3GAN 2.0 at some point and now that it’s streaming I was able to cross it off the list. I’m sad to report the sequel does not live up to the original, nor does it need to even exist. I thought this was drawn out and boring, and found myself struggling to pay attention.
6. You Won’t Be Alone (2022)
10/6/25
It’s been a few days so here’s another witchcraft movie: You Won’t be Alone. This had been on my Peacock list for a while now and I finally got around to it this year. This movie is strange and there’s probably layers and themes that went over my head. I really enjoyed this unique take on the genre and found it equally grotesque, beautiful, and sad.
7. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
10/7/25
Time for another Tim Burton movie, with Sleepy Hollow. Admittedly, Its been a very long time since I’ve last seen this and I forgot it was a Tim Burton movie. Sleep Hollow holds up surprisingly well and is way more gory than I remember. I was surprised to learn this is rated R. It’s very foggy and weird, but somehow cozy. I had a really good time with this one and will likely keep it in the rotation.
8. The Craft: Legacy (2020)
10/8/25
I’m a big fan of The Craft (are you noticing a theme here?) but this sequel had gotten mixed reviews so I held off. Again, it was available on a streaming service so I decied to check out Legacy and form my own opinion. My verdict: it’s fine. I didn’t love or hate it. The “reveal” is obvious if you pay attention to the name of the movie, but I do like a good call back.
9. Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
10/10/25
Another classic I’d never gotten to before: Rosemary’s Baby. This one starts slow but then gets going and doens’t let up. It’s slow, to be sure, but if you haven’t seen this and don’t know what’s going on, there’s enough to keep you engaged throughout. You can’t help but feel for Rosemary throughtout and how bad she’s treated and gaslit the entire time. There’s a reason this is considered a masterpiece and likely one that should be in regular rotation, just to pick up on the more subtle details!
10. 28 Days Later (2002)
10/12/25
When 28 Years Later came out this summer, I was reminded that I never watched 28 Days Later (or Weeks). This was another series that didn’t really interest me but now two are streaming on Netflix so LFG. I’m not gonna lie, I didn’t love this. It did feel very Resident Evil and had a great 90s nu-metal soundtrack, which I loved, but something about this just doesn’t click for me. It’s not bad but I’m not sure I’m going to go any further in the triology. 🤷♂️
11. Pumpkinhead (1988)
10/13/25
Pumpkinhead was a spontaneous decision. I’ve seen the cover while scrolling and remember seeing the VHS cover as a kid when renting movies. It was time to see what it’s all about.