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

Halloween season films we watched during October 2025

 Hello Plan9Crunch readers, myself, Doug Gibson, and my fellow blogger Steve D. Stones, and fellow blogger Joe Gibson, logged the genre films we watched during the month of October. 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.

FILMS WATCHED BY DOUG GIBSON

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Halloween genre films, 2025

From last day to first films

Oct 31

Halloween-season films watched today.

- The 7th Victim, 1943

- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 1931

- Sleepaway Camp, 1983

- Insidious 3, 2015

- The Legend of Hell House, 1973

Oct. 30

Halloween-season genre films watched today.

- The Mummy's Curse, 1944

- Guru the Mad Monk, 1970

- King of the Zombies, 1940

- I Walked with a Zombie, 1943

Oct. 29

Halloween-season films watched today.

- Strangler of the Swamp, 1946

- The Cat and the Canary, 1927

- Nosferatu, 1922

- Billy the Kid Versus Dracula, 1966

- Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter, 1966

Oct. 28

Halloween-season films watched today.

- It: Chapter 2, 2019

- The Mummy's Hand, 1940

- The Mummy's Tomb, 1942

- The Mummy's Ghost, 1944

- The Phantom of the Opera, 1925 (viewed at Egyptian Theatre, Ogden, UT)

Oct. 27

Halloween-season films watched today.

- The Monster, 1925

- Werewolf of London, 1935

- Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, 1943

- The Mummy, 1932

Oct. 26

Halloween-season films watched today.

- The Unknown, 1927

- House of Frankenstein, 1945

- House of Dracula, 1946

- The Haunting, 1963

Oct. 25

Halloween-season films watched today.

- Son of Dracula, 1943

- Ghost of Frankenstein, 1942

- Dracula's Daughter, 1936

Oct.24

Halloween-season films watched today.

- The Black Scorpion, 1957

- 13 Ghosts, 1960

- The Tingler, 1959

Oct. 23

Halloween-season films watched today.

- You'll Find Out, 1940

- The Invisible Ray, 1936

- Dracula Has Risen From the Grave, 1968

- It, 2017

Oct. 22

Halloween-season films watched today.

- Stephen King's It, 1990

- The Body Snatcher, 1945

- Son of Frankenstein, 1939

Oct. 21

Halloween-season films watched today.

- Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed, 1969

- Horror of Dracula, 1958

- The Ghost of Yotsuya, 1959

Oct. 20

Halloween-season films watched today.

- Night of Terror, 1933

- The Human Monster (Dark Eyes of London), 1939

- The Return of the Vampire, 1943

Oct. 19

Halloween-season films watched today.

- The Curse of Frankenstein, 1957

- Isle of the Dead, 1945

- The Curse of the Cat People, 1944

Oct. 18

Halloween-season films watched today.

- Dead Men Walking, 1943

- The Screaming Skull, 1958

- The Ape, 1940

Oct. 17

Halloween-season films watched today.

- The Mystic, 1925

- Mark of the Vampire, 1935

- Devil Doll, 1936

Oct. 16

Halloween-season films watched today.

- Bowery at Midnight, 1942

- War of the Colossal Beast, 1958

- The Vampire, 1957

Oct. 15

Halloween-season films watched today.

- The Thirteenth Chair, 1929

- White Zombie, 1932

- The Creation of the Humanoids, 1962

Oct. 14

Halloween-season films watched today.

Macabre, 1958

Murders in the Zoo, 1933

Blood Bath, 1966

House on Haunted Hill, 1959

Oct. 13

Halloween-season films watched today.

The Bat, 1959

Scared to Death, 1946

The Vampire Bat, 1933

Oct. 12

Halloween-season films watched today.

Cat People, 1942

The Masque of the Red Death, 1964

Halloween, 1978

Oct. 11

Halloween-season films watched today.

Black Dragons, 1942

The Mummy, 1959 (Hammer)

Face of the Screaming Werewolf, 1965

Oct. 10

Halloween-season films watched today.

Bride of the Monster, 1955

Final Curtain, 1957

Night of the Ghouls, 1959

Oct. 9

Halloween-season films watched today:

Mad Monster Party? 1967

Vampire Over London (Mother Riley Meets the Vampire, 1952

Vampyr, 1932

Oct. 8

Halloween-season films watched today:

The Vampire's Ghost, 1945

Return of the Ape Man, 1944

Good Boy, 2025 (in the theater)

The Brain That Wouldn't Die, 1962

Oct. 7

Halloween-season films watched today:

Frankenstein, 1931

Bride of Frankenstein, 1936

The Invisible Man, 1933

Friday the 13th Part III, 1982

Oct. 6

Halloween-season films watched today:

Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning (1985)

The Cyclops, 1957

Tower of London, 1962

Oct. 5

Halloween-season films watched today:

Spooks Run Wild, 1941

The Black Cat, 1934

The Raven, 1935

Oct. 4

Halloween-season films watched today:

The Return of Dracula, 1958

Ghosts on the Loose, 1943

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, 1966

Oct. 3

Halloween-season movies watched today.

The Monster Walks (1932)

Fright Night (1985)

Voodoo Man (1944)

Oct. 2

Halloween-season films  watched today.

The Corpse Vanishes, 1942

The Ape Man, 1943

The Corpse Bride, 2005

Oct. 1

Halloween-season films watched today.

Dracula, 1931

The Old Dark House, 1932

Invisible Ghost, 1940

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy, 1955

• 107 films

FILMS WATCHED BY STEVE D. STONES

Films watched in October 2025.

October 1st. 1). The Haunting.

October 2nd: 1). Bell From Hell. 2). Murder Mansion. 3). The Innocents.

October 3rd: 1). Voodoo Man. 2). Lady Frankenstein. 3). The Last Man On Earth.

October 4th: 1). Frankenstein. (1931). 2). Dracula. (1931).

October 5th: 1). Nosferatu. (1921). 2). Hellraiser.

October 6th: 1). Possession. 20. The Mummy. ((1932). 3). The Bride of Frankenstein. (1935).

October 7th: 1). The Wolfman.

October 9th: 1). Dr. Jekyll vs. The Werewolf. 2). Count Dracula's Great Love. 3). The Vampire's Night Orgy. 4). Black Sunday (1960).

October 10th: 1). Bell From Hell.

October 11th: 1). Horror Hotel. 2). Halloween II.

October 12th: 1). Night Fright. 2). House On Haunted Hill. (1959).

October 13th: 1). The Cat & Canary. (1927). 2). White Zombie. 3). The Brain That Would Not Die.

October 14th: 1). The Screaming Skull. 2). Nightmare Castle. 3). Evil Dead. (1981).

October 15th: 1). The Grapes of Death.

October 16th: 1). Creepshow 2. 2). Jeepers Creepers. 3). Beast From Haunted Cave. 4). Night of The Living Dead. (1968).

October 18th: 1). Creepshow. 2). Bell From Hell.

October 19th: 1). Bloodsuckers From Outer Space. 2). I Bury The Living.

October 20th: 1). The Deadly Bees.

October 21st: 1). The Skull.

October 22nd: 1). The Man Who Could Cheat Death.

October 23rd: 1). Sleepaway Camp. 2). Sleepaway Camp 2 – Unhappy Campers. 3). Sleepaway Camp 3 – Teenage Wasteland. 4). Blood On Satan's Claw. 5). Terror Creatures From The Grave.

October 24th: 1). 13 Ghosts (1960).

October 25th: 1). Halloween (1978). 2). The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. (1919).

October 26th: 1). Friday The 13th. (1980).

October 27th: 1). A Nightmare On Elm Street. (1984). 2). A Nightmare On Elm Street 2. 3). Friday The 13th Part 2. 4). The Omen.

October 28th: 1). Attack of The Giant Leeches. 2). The Vampire Bat.

October 29th: 1). Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1921). 2). Bluebeard.. 3). The Killing of Satan. 4). Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things.

October 30th: 1). House By The Cemetery. 2). Halloween 4. 3). Halloween 5. 4). Friday The 13th Part 3. 5). Hell High.

October 31st: 1). Dracula. (1931). 2). Evil Dead 2. 3). A Bucket of Blood. 4). The Phantom of The Opera. (1925) 5). The Wasp Woman.

• 70 films

AND SOME HALLOWEEN FILMS WATCHED BY JOE GIBSON

Halloween, 1978

A Nightmare on Elm Street, 1984

The Evil Dead, 1981

IT, 1990

Evil Dead, 2013

Halloween, 2018