Halloween season films we watched in October 2026

 Hello Plan9Crunch readers, I, Doug Gibson, our guest cult film scholar Rob Craig, and fellow blogger Steve D. Stones, and fellow blogger Joe Gibson, logged the genre films we watched during the month of October 2026. The graphics you see below are posters of some of the films. Below that is a list of films we both watched. Note the films you also watched and see if you watched scary films that we missed. 

DOUG GIBSON

Scary movies watched October 1:

Sleepaway Camp

Taste the Blood of Dracula

Dracula A.D. 1972

Fright Night, 1985

Scary movies watched October 2:

Friday the 13th Part 5

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

The Raven, 1935

Scary movies watched October 3:

Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman 

Spooks Run Wild 

The Corpse Vanishes

Scary movies watched October 4:

The Invisible Man's Revenge

Return of the Vampire

The Corpse Bride

Scary movies watched October 5:

Dracula, 1931

Night Monster (Bela wasted as Rolf, should have played Ingston or Singh)

Friday the 13th, 2009

Werewolf of London

Scary movies watched October 6:

Silver Bullet

Son of Dracula

Frankenstein, 1931

The Ape Man

Scary movies watched October 7:

Theatre of Blood

The Old Dark House, 1931

Vampyr

She Wolf of London

Scary movies watched October 8:

Voodoo Man

The Beast of Yucca Flats

The Cat and the Canary (silent version)

The Vampire Bat

Scary movies watched October 9:

The Howling

The Man with Nine Lives

Blood, 1974

Scary movies watched October 10:

Bride of the Monster 

Young Frankenstein 

Freddy Meets Jason ... meh

Scary movies watched October 11:

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 

House on Haunted Hill, 1958

Return of the Ape Man

Munster Go Home

Scary movies watched October 12:

The Invisible Man, 1933

The Mummy, 1959

The Legend of Hell House, 1973

Scary movies watched October 13:

Insidious: The Last Key

Devil Bat

The Frozen Ghost

The Ghost of Frankenstein 

Scary movies watched October 14

House of Frankenstein

House of Dracula 

The Tingler

Homicidal

Scary movies watched October 15

Mad Doctor of Market Street

The Mummy, 1932

The Wolf Man, 1941

The Mad Ghoul

Scary movies watched October 16

White Zombie 

Man-made Monster 

Valley of the Zombies

Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday

Scary movies watched October 17

Son of Frankenstein 

The Devil Doll

Army of Darkness

Scary movies watched October 18

Carrie, 1976

Mark of the Vampire 

Friday the 13th Part 3

The Haunting, 1963

Scary movies watched October 19

The Unknown 

Scream, Blacula, Scream

The Mystic 

The Vampire's Ghost 

Scary movies watched October 20 (Bela Lugosi’s birthday)

Murders in the Rue Morgue, 1932

The Human Monster

Invisible Ghost 

The Phantom Ship

Ghosts on the Loose

Scary movies watched October 21

Halloween, 1978

Insidious 3

Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

Scary movies watched October 22

Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man

Abbott and Costello Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff

The Walking Dead, 1936

Scary movies watched October 23

Isle of the Dead

Mystery of the Wax Museum

Dracula's Daughter

Carrie streaming series, 2026 (It's terrible, by the way)

Scary movies watched October 24

Axe

Doctor X

Dead Men Walk

Scary movies watched October 25

The Vampire

Nosferatu, 1922

Nosferatu, 2024

Scary movies watched October 26

Troll 2

House of Horror 

The Fall of the House of Usher, 1960

Coraline

Scary movies watched October 27

The Haunted Palace

Carnival of Souls 

Night of the Living Dead

Cat People, 1942

Scary movies watched October 28

13 Ghosts, 1960

The Screaming Skull

The Body Snatcher

Scary movies watched October 29

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, 1920

Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla

Zombies on Broadway 

Christine

Scary movies watched October 30

The Leopard Man 

The 7th Victim

The Indestructible Man

The Atomic Brain

Scary movies watched October 31

The Curse of Frankenstein 

Mad Love

Corridors of Blood

I Walked with a Zombie 

Spider Baby 

114 TOTAL

ROB CRAIG

4D Man (1959)

Bamboo Saucer (1968)

The Being (1981)

Black Dragons (1942)

Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1972)

The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)

Bowery at Midnight (1942)

The Brood (1979)

Castle of Evil (1966)

The Cat Creature (1973)

Count Dracula & His Vampire Bride (1978)

The Day the Sky Exploded (1961)

Deathmaster (1972)

Death Race 2000 (1975)

The Devil’s Rain (1975)

Don’t Go Near the Park (1981)

Dracula AD 1972 (1972)

Dr Bloods Coffin (1961)

Dressed to Kill (1980)

The Dunwich Horror (1970)

Eyes Behind the Stars (1978)

Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969)

From Beyond (1986)

The Gorgon (1964)

Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970)

House (1985)

Killers From Space (1954)

Maniac (1934)

Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993)

Manos, the Hands of Fate (1966)

The Man Without a Body (1957)

Mausoleum (1983)

Monster from the Ocean Floor (1954)

The Mutations (1974)

Night of the Cobra Woman (1972)

A Night to Dismember (ca 1979)

One Frightened Night (1935)

Robot Monster (1953)

The Savage Bees (1976) in

Scars of Dracula (1970)

Screams of a Winter Night (1979)

Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970)

Virgin Witch (1971)

Welcome to Blood City (1977)

Yog: Monster From Space (1971)

45 films

STEVE D. STONES

October 2nd, 2026 - 1). The Raven  (1935). 2). Dracula (1931). 3). Dawn of The Dead (1979). 4). Carnival of Souls (1962). 

October 3rd, 2025 - 1). The Haunting (1963). 

October 4th, 2026 - Rocketship X-M (1950). 

October 5th, 2026 - The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966). 2). Killers From Space (1954). 

October 8th, 2026 1). Dawn of The Dead (1979) (again). 

October 9th, 2026 - 1). Blood (1971).  2). The Innocents (1961). 

October 10th, 2026 - Frankenstein (1931). 2). The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). 

October 11th, 2026 - 1). The Mummy (1932). 2). Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959). 

October 12th, 2026 1). The Invisible Man (1933). 

October 13th, 2026 1). The Embalmer (1965). 

October 14th, 2026 1). The Pit & The Pendulum (1961). 2). White Zombie (1932). 

October 15th, 2026 - 1). Messiah of Evil (1973). 

October 16th, 2026 - 1). Night of The Living Dead (1968). 

October 17th, 2026 - 1). The Shining (1980). 

October 19th, 2026 - 1). Creepshow (1982). 2). Hell High (1986). 

October 21st, 2026 - 1). Halloween (1978). 2). I Bury The Living (1958). 

October 23rd, 2026 - 1). Curse of Frankenstein (1957). 2). Village of The Damned (1960). 3). Halloween 3 (1982). 2). Halloween 2 (1981). 

October 25th, 2026 - 1). Blood Of The Vampire (1958). 

October 26th, 2026 - 1). Nosferatu (1922). 2). The Screaming Skull (1958). 

October 28th, 2026 - 1). Daughters of Darkness (1971). 

October 30th, 2026 1). I Bury The Living (1958) (again).

October 31st, 2026 - 1). The Crawling Eye (1958). 

36 films

JOE GIBSON

Films watched October 2026

1. Insidious 4

2. Insidious 5

3. Evil Dead 2013

4. The Last Voyage Of The Demeter 2023

5. Friday the 13th 2009

6. Split

7. A Nightmare On Elm Street 1984

8. Evil Dead Burn 2026

9. Freddy vs Jason

10. Monster House

11. Frankenstein 1931

12. Renfield 2023

13. Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday

14. Scream 7 2026

15. The Haunting 1963

16. Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers

17. The Invisible Man 1933

18. Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers

19. Vampires Suck 2010

20. Coraline

Our favorite films: Doug Gibson, Rob Craig and Steve D. Stones

Hi Cult Film Fans! We at Plan9Crunch are nerding out a little as summer gets into swing. This week we'll be at Monster Bash, by the way. Anyway, myself, Doug Gibson, acclaimed cult films author Rob Craig, and artist and co-blogger, Steve D. Stones, have named our all-time favorite films, for now. Read on and see how many films you agree should be on the list. And check out the films you've never seen. Believe it or not these films are accessible!

DOUG GIBSON’S FAVORITE FILMS

 

My favorite 3

Night of the Hunter (1950s)

Dracula (1930s)

The Black Cat (1930s)

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Silent

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari

Nosferatu 

Haxan

The Golem

Three's a Crowd (Harry Langdon)

The General ( Keaton)

The 1930s

The Bride of Frankenstein 

The Old Dark House 

The Dark Horse (Guy Kibbee)

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 

You Can't Take It With You

Peach O'Reno (Wheeler and Woolsey)

Duck Soup

The Raven 

1940s

Devil Bat

The Corpse Vanishes

Detour

The Grapes of Wrath 

Stranger of the Swamp

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 

The Time of Their Lives

1950s

Plan 9 From Outer Space

Bride of the Monster 

Night of the Ghouls

Shane

 

1960s

Wait Until Dark

The Haunting

Spider Baby

The Human Duplicators

The Sadist

The Thrill Killers

Support Your Local Sheriff

Night of the Living Dead 

1970s

Fat City

Rocky

The Godfather Part 2

Torture Dungeon

Halloween 

Dog Day Afternoon 

Meatballs 

The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Legend of Hell House 

1980s

Tootsie 

Planes Trains and Automobiles 

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Crocodile Dundee

They Live

1990s

Can't think of a great film

2000 on

Return of the King

The Others

Sinners

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Mr. Jones

Nosferatu

 

 

ROB CRAIG’S FAVORITE FILMS

 

Top “50” Horror/Sci-Fi Movies 1953-1984

The Angry Red Planet (1960)

The Asphyx (1972)

The Astounding She Monster (1958)

The Atomic Brain (1964)

Attack of the Mushroom People (1965)

The Baby (1973)

Bloodthirsty Butchers (1970)

The Brain that Wouldn't Die (1962)

Brides of Blood (1968)

The Brood (1979)

A Candle for the Devil (1973)

Carnival of Souls (1962)

The Children (1980)

Creation of the Humanoids (1962)

The Crawling Eye (1958)

The Creeping Terror (1964)

The Cremators (1972)

Day the World Ended (1956)

Death Race 2000 (1975)

Demon Witch Child (1974)

Destroy All Monsters (1970)

Dungeon of Harrow (ca 1964)

Evil Brain From Outer Space (1965)

Eyeball (1975)

Face of the Screaming Werewolf (1965)

Fantastic Planet (1973)

First Spaceship on Venus (1962)

Frozen Scream (1975)

Godzilla vs the Smog Monster (1972)

The Ghastly Ones (1968)

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

The Horror of Party Beach (1964)

Horror of the Blood Monsters (1970)

The Human Duplicators (1964)

The Incredible 2-Headed Transplant (1971)

Invasion of the Blood Farmers (1972)

It Conquered The World (1956)

“It's Alive!” (1969)

Journey to the Center of Time (1967)

Killers from Space (1954)

The Killer Shrews (1959)

The Lathe of Heaven (1980)

The Little Shop of Horrors (1961)

The Lost Continent (1968)

Manos, the Hands of Fate (1966)

The Manster (1962)

The Man With Two Heads (1972)

Mars Needs Women (1967)

Monster Zero (1970)

The Mutations (1973)

Night of the Bloody Apes (1974)

Night of the Ghouls (ca 1960)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

1984 (1984)

Not of This Earth (1957)

Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979)

Phase IV (1974)

Pieces (1982)

Plan Nine from Outer Space (1959)

Planet of the Vampires (1965)

The Pyx (1973)

Robot Monster (1953)

Shriek of the Mutilated (1974)

The Terror (1963)

Terror From the Year 5000 (1958)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

Torture Dungeon (1970)

The Undead (1957)

Vampire's Night Orgy (1975)

Videodrome (1983)

Voyage the the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1967)

Warning From Space (1964)

War of the Gargantuas (1970)

When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)

The Wild World of Batwoman (1966)

The Wizard of Mars (1965)

Womaneater (1960)

Z.P.G.: Zero Population Growth (1971)

 

STEVE D. STONES’ FAVORITE FILMS

 

1). The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919). 2). Dawn of The Dead (1978). 3). Carnival of Souls (1962). 4). Things To Come (1936). 5). The Crawling Eye (aka The Trollenberg Terror) (1958). 6). The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961). 7). Plan 9 From Outer Space (1958). 8). Torture Dungeon (1970). 9). Star Wars - Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). 10). Nosferatu (1922). 11). Killers From Space (1954). 12). Night of The Living Dead (1968). 13). Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill (1965). 14). A Bucket of Blood (1959). 15). Black Sunday (1960). 16. Rubin & Ed (1991). 17). Creepshow (1982). 18). Forbidden Planet (1956). 19). The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951). 20). The Thing (From Another World) 1951. 21). Godzilla vs. Megalon (1974). 22). Raiders of The Lost Ark (1981). 23). Die Hard (1988). 24). Predator (1987). 25). Dracula (1931). 26). Two Thousand Maniacs (1964). 27). The Phantom of The Opera (1925). 28). For A Few Dollars More (1967) 29). Pink Flamingos (1972). 30). Multiple Maniacs (1970). 31). Once Upon A Time In The West (1968). 32). Jaws (1975). 33). Dirty Harry (1971). 34). Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things (1972). 35). The Screaming Skull (1958). 36). Jackie Brown (1997). 37). Hellraiser (1987). 38). Time Bandits (1981). 39). Blade Runner (1981). 40). The Hideous Sun Demon (1959). 41). Curse of The Swamp Creature (1968). 42). The Corpse Grinders (1972). 43). Where Eagles Dare (1968). 44). Shock Waves (1977). 45). The Road Warrior (1981). 46). Murder Mansion (1972). 47). Suspira (1977). 48). Star Wars - Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980). 49). The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (1968). 50). Quatermass II: Enemy From Space (1956).