October is horror movie month, with an assortment of marathons running on several cable channels at any given time. I realize the kids these days stream everything (get off my lawn!), and while I also stream most of what I watch now, there's still nothing quite like stumbling upon a random horror movie on cable during the lead up to Halloween. I spend an inordinate amount of time every October wondering when cable will start broadcasting the Halloween movies over and over again. I can't wait to plunk down on the couch and bliss out to the elliptical line readings of Donald Pleasence as Dr. Loomis. As should be obvious based on my eternal and gushing love for Elvira , I also love Halloween and all things horror. I love it so much that I write about cult classics—including a good number of horror films— at The After Movie Diner . What follows is an informal list, one that is not meant to be definitive; instead it's simply a very small sampling of some of my favorite horro...
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