I select a thematically appropriate horror movie for each day of the year and tell you about it.
Why?
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
How do you get to decide what qualifies as a horror movie and where each one goes on the calendar?
I am the Mayor of Horror Movies.
Are all these movies good?
Oh gosh no. But I recommend all of them to the adventurous viewer.
What’s with the CWs?
In horror movies, disturbing material is part of the entertainment package. But for some viewers, elements like sexual violence or bigotry ruin the fun. For those folks, I include content warnings. That said, the warnings are based on my personal reactions and should not be expected to cover all potential cinematic skeeviness, so proceed with caution.
Who are you, aside from the mayor?
I’m Shaenon K. Garrity. I’m mostly a cartoonist. I watch a lot of scary movies while I draw cartoons.
The 1933 original stars Fay Wray, better known for monkee business. Both are great! I love the gratuitous paddle-ball scene original meant to show off the 3-D effect (I think I’d seen it half a dozen times on TV as a kid before I even found out it had originally been a 3-D movie, and when I did a light bulb went off in my head just like in the funny papers …)
The 1933 original stars Fay Wray, better known for monkee business. Both are great! I love the gratuitous paddle-ball scene original meant to show off the 3-D effect (I think I’d seen it half a dozen times on TV as a kid before I even found out it had originally been a 3-D movie, and when I did a light bulb went off in my head just like in the funny papers …)