For its fifth year, October Horror returns with a vengeance!
If you’re reading this, that means you have survived long enough to take part in…. October Horror Pt. V! Where so many horror movie series reach a fifth installment and run out of steam or go completely off the rails — for the latter, this can often make for great results — Split Tooth is proud to say, we’ve only just begun!
Just when you thought it might be safe to explore Split Tooth’s latest offerings, we have a whole new lineup of terrors to unleash: alien invasions, rambunctious cryptids, vengeful ghosts haunting international franchises, sensitive vampires, avant garde nightmares, ghosts in the Outback, and underwater beasts rising from the deep! October Horror has it all this year.
Throughout the month, we will be sharing new horror criticism almost daily, with a mini-series devoted to Backyard Horror productions, and a new series of Split Picks podcasts focusing on Japanese Horror. Stay tuned for online film premieres, interviews with filmmakers, and a month’s worth of long-form writing on some of the best and most fascinating works of horror cinema. You are bound to discover some new favorite films to scare your friends with!
This list will be updated daily as titles are added every weekday throughout the month. Follow along with the series on our Facebook, Twitter, and Letterboxd pages to stay updated with all things October Horror!
Our Favorite Horror Films… Returns!!
Love in Wain: The Flesh and Blood of Paul Morrissey by Brett Wright
Ceci N’est Pas Un Jason: Speculations on the Franchise Surrealism of Friday the 13th by Spencer Parsons
The Right Place: Martyrs and Monsters in Suffer Little Children (1983) by Stephen Broomer
Mickey Dogface (2022): An interview with Zach Fleming by Jim Hickcox
Split Picks Japanese Horror: Takashi Miike’s Audition Vs. Lesson of the Evil
Children and Death in David Cronenberg’s Camera (2000) by Jason Michelitch
Second Deaths: Metaphors for Tolerance in Mindwarp (1992) by Stephen Broomer
Dissolve and Coagulate: Timo Tjahjanto and Gareth Evans’ Safe Haven (2013) from V/H/S/2 by Oliver O’Sullivan
Human Lanterns (1982): A Malevolent Glow In The Depths Of The Dark by Craig Wright
Beyond Appearance: Guillermo del Toro’s Mimic and its Sequels by Frankie Vanaria
Cinematic Negation: Alternative Operations of Horror in Zombies Invade Pittsburg by Vincent Albarano
Make Your Own Kind of Music: Motern Media’s Heard She Got Married and Metal Detector Maniac by Bennett Glace
Online Premiere and Interview: Frank Mosley’s Invaders From Venus! (2003) by Craig and Brett Wright
We Haunt the Airwaves: Halloween Party (1989) by Brett Wright
Split Picks Japanese Horror: Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure (1997) Vs. Daguerrotype (2016)
Monozygotic Malpractice: David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers (1988) by Oliver O’Sullivan
Your Meeting Is About To End: Host (2020) by Craig Wright
Paperback: Prisoners of the Printed Page and the Frayed Aesthetics of The Timekeepers of Eternity (2021) by Stephen Broomer
Avant Horror: Ernie Gehr’s Serene Velocity (1970) by Bennett Glace
Split Picks Japanese Horror: The Grudge (2004) Vs. The Grudge (2020)
Lake Mungo (2008): The Oral History by Daniel Bromfield
Shriek Of The Mutilated (1974): Time For An Atrocity by Brett Wright
William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist III (1990): Destruction Of The Godhead by Michael Roberson
Composition With Red, Blue And Yellow: Andrew Traucki’s The Reef (2010) by Oliver O’Sullivan
Eternally Screaming: Skinned Deep (2004) and Creating a Home For a Monstrous Family by Craig Wright
Split Picks Japanese Horror: The Grudge (Takashi Shimizu, 2002)
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October Horror graphic by Jim Hickcox
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