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2026THE HORROR
FILM FESTIVAL

October 1–31, 2026

18 films watched31h 46m total runtimeAnother October in the booksFestival on Letterboxd ↗

The festival program

THE LINEUP.

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  1. Night Train to Terror (1985)
  2. Obsession (2025)
  3. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
  4. The Bride! (2026)
  5. The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
  6. Dracula (2025)
  7. Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
  8. The Hunger (1983)
  9. The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
  10. Send Help (2026)
  11. Misery (1990)
  12. Lee Cronin's The Mummy (2026)
  13. Vamps (2012)
  14. Evil Dead Rise (2023)
  15. Evil Dead Burn (2026)
  16. Ready or Not (2019)
  17. Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026)
  18. Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988)
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Obsession poster

Watched 2026-10-04

Obsession

2025 · 109 min · Directed by Curry Barker

The The boyfriend is such a dweeb in this movie. It was hard to watch it first. But he ended up getting what he deserved and they stuck true to the character right up to the end. He was too scared to do the right thing. Overall, this movie was much better than we thought it was going to be highly recommended.

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The Night of the Hunter poster

Watched 2026-10-04

The Night of the Hunter

1955 · 93 min · Directed by Charles Laughton

All things been equal I was disappointed in this movie. I think the reality didn't live up to the hype. I do, however reserve the right to watch it again. It might grow on me.

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The Bride! poster

Watched 2026-10-06

The Bride!

2026 · 127 min · Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal

There was a good movie in there somewhere but the movie makers couldn't get there. The Bonnie and Clyde vibe should've started 15 minutes into the movie.

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The Ugly Stepsister poster

Watched 2026-10-06

The Ugly Stepsister

2025 · 109 min · Directed by Emilie Blichfeldt

Slow moving, but satisfying body hard. Solid horror movie we watched the dub version which wasn't too bad. Just a few scenes were out the field.

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Dracula poster

Watched 2026-10-12

Dracula

2025 · 130 min · Directed by Luc Besson

Not sure of what we just watched. This felt like 3 movies edited into one. Some brights spots but then laughable cgi! What was up with the gargoyles and the boys at the end

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Halloween III: Season of the Witch poster

Watched 2026-10-13

Halloween III: Season of the Witch

1982 · 98 min · Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace

We were really disappointed in this one. I had heard and read that this was one of the better Halloween movies, but it was slow and uneven. It might've been a little bit better understanding the timeframe, but it did not hold up well.

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The Hunger poster

Watched 2026-10-14

The Hunger

1983 · 97 min · Directed by Tony Scott

It's a slow moving noir vampire film. Some beautiful scenes that were filmed extremely well. Lots was left unsaid that could have been explained but was not. Bowie was barely in it and that was a shame.

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Send Help poster

Watched 2026-10-15

Send Help

2026 · 113 min · Directed by Sam Raimi

This was a great movie. Outstanding performance by Rachel if they gave Oscars for her film, she would get one felt like the movie was an homage to Stephen King's misery.

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Misery poster

Watched 2026-10-19

Misery

1990 · 107 min · Directed by Rob Reiner

Sometimes a movie is so popular it becomes a trope. This movie is one of them where you think you know everything about it because it was so popular but then after watching it very surprised on how good it was. It was a slow buildup, but I also satisfying inspired by the new film. Send Help after watching that decided add this movie to the festival.

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Lee Cronin's The Mummy poster

Watched 2026-10-19

Lee Cronin's The Mummy

2026 · 133 min · Directed by Lee Cronin

Was prepared to be disappointed, but was pleasantly surprised on how good this movie was. It was a slow start and some high rolling acting, but it delivered.

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Vamps poster

Watched 2026-10-23

Vamps

2012 · 93 min · Directed by Amy Heckerling

Wow this movie was way better than it should have been!! Lots of really funny throw away lines that even 14 years later still hit!

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Evil Dead Rise poster

Watched 2026-10-26

Evil Dead Rise

2023 · 96 min · Directed by Lee Cronin

OK, this is the second movie by Lee that has surprised me. This was much better than it should've been really looking forward to the sequel and whatever next movie he has planned after that.

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