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It's Horror Week!

I missed posting last night because I was busy with a fibromyalgia flare, but that'll happen sometimes. I'm adjusting this week's schedule to 4 movies per day. Chronic pain will sadly dictate the amount of time I can dedicate to brainpower. 

If you'd like to recommend an upcoming theme or a movie to review within an upcoming theme, please comment below!

11-Oct

The Last Man on Earth (1964) Hoopla
Black Sabbath (1963) Kanopy
Theater of Blood (1973) Roku
Inferno (1980) Vudu

12-Oct

Sante Sangre (1989) Kanopy
Blood and Black Lace (1964) Amazon
The Host (2006) Hoopla
The Unknown (1927) Criterion

13-Oct

Sleepy Hollow (1999) Netflix
Angel Heart (1987) HBO
Dead of Night (1945) Kanopy
Train to Busan (2016) TubiTV
14-Oct

Audition (1999) Shudder
Scanners (1981) Kanopy
The Changeling (1980) Shudder
Zombi 2 (1979) Shudder
15-Oct

Kwaidan (1964) Criterion
Vampyr (1932) Criterion
Jacob's Ladder (1990) Cinemax
The Brood (1979) Criterion

16-Oct

Near Dark (1987) Criterion
The Wicker Man (1973) Criterion
What We Do in the Shadows (2014) Hoopla
House (1977) Criterion

17-Oct

Let the Right One In (2008) TubiTV
Repulsion (1965) Popcornflix
Don't Look Now (1973) Criterion

Upcoming Genre Weeks:
10/18-10/24 Haunted House Films
10/25-10/31 Natural Horror 
11/1-11/7 Escape Films 
11/8-11/14 Canuxploitation 
11/15-11/21 Adventure Comedy 

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