MOVIES MADE ME: 30 Days of Nightmares: Postmortem 2014

I have to admit that this year's horror movie marathon didn't excite me as much as the last two. Maybe it's because I settled for new releases on Netflix direct-play instead of diligently seeking out 30 horror films I really wanted to watch. Or maybe it's because I just can't stand found footage movies anymore. Next year I might allow sequels and remakes, but avoid found footage. Or, maybe next year I'll do a different kind of horror movie marathon...

About halfway through this "30 Days" experiment, I read an article called "The Difference Between a Great Horror Movie and a Great Halloween Movie." I don't entirely agree with the author's movie selections, but I absolutely agree with his sentiments. Halloween isn't synonymous with horror. It's about wonder and awe (and, yes, cold air and hot cider), rather than about blood and guts... and there just wasn't enough wonder and awe in this year's movie selections.

Around the same time I read the article, Tom Mandrake and his daughter Sian started posting some AMAZING illustrations of classic movie monsters on facebook. Their month-long Halloween gift to friends was probably the best part of this Halloween season for me. Every day, a new reminder of why I love this season, and why I love classic monster movies. So that's what I'm going to be doing this Halloween night. I'll leave you with some exquisite premonitions....