Robtober 2012
A month’s worth of movies to help you stay awake
Every October, I try to watch as many horror films that I haven’t seen before as possible.
Corman’s World
A documentary on DIY producer/director Roger Corman and his alternative approach to making movies in Hollywood.
Not of This Earth
An alien agent from the distant planet Davana is sent to Earth via a high-tech matter transporter. There, he terrorizes Southern California in an attempt to acquire blood for his dying race, the result of a devastating nuclear war.
Not of This Earth
An alien arrives on Earth looking to take human blood in an attempt to preserve his dying planet.
Popatopolis
Prolific B-movie director Jim Wynorski attempts to make a feature film in three days.
The Wasp Woman
The head of a major cosmetics company experiments on herself with a youth formula made from royal jelly extracted from wasps, but the formula’s side effects have deadly consequences.
Not of This Earth
An anemic alien comes to Earth from a dying planet, in the remake of the Corman 50s classic.
Sinister
A controversial true-crime writer finds a box of Super 8 home movies in his new home, revealing that the murder case he is currently researching could be the work of an unknown serial killer whose legacy dates back to the 1960s.
Insidious
A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.
The Innkeepers
During the final days at the Yankee Pedlar Inn, two employees determined to reveal the hotel’s haunted past begin to experience disturbing events as old guests check in for a stay.
Hostel: Part III
Four men attending a bachelor party in Las Vegas fall prey to the Elite Hunting Club, who are hosting a gruesome game show of torture.
Screamtime
A trilogy of three improbable stories of horror and the supernatural are combined into this low budget thriller: “That’s the Way to Do It,“ “Dreamhouse,” and “Do You Believe in Fairies?”
Poltergeist II: The Other Side
The Freeling family have a new house, but their troubles with supernatural forces don’t seem to be over.
Night of the Comet
A comet wipes out most of life on Earth, leaving two Valley Girls fighting against cannibal zombies and a sinister group of scientists.
V/H/S
When a group of misfits are hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire a rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they bargained for.
28 Days Later
Four weeks after a mysterious, incurable virus spreads throughout the United Kingdom, a handful of survivors try to find sanctuary.
The Gate
Kids left home alone accidentally unleash a horde of malevolent demons from a mysterious hole in their suburban backyard.
Paranormal Activity 3
In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity called Toby, who resides in their home.
Room 237
An exploration of various interpretations of Stanley Kubrick’s horror film, The Shining (1980).