Category: Backlog Zero
The Old Dark House, or, Who Let the Saul Out?
An absolutely bonkers collaboration between James Whale and Boris Karloff, but not that one
The Babadook, or, It’s Nice to Have a Man About the House
Continuing early Spooktober with an excellent movie that I hated watching
What Lies Beneath, or, People Who Live in Glass Houses Shouldn’t Do Rear Window
Soft-launching Spooktober 2026 with a Dreamworks version of Hitchcock that everybody’s already seen (no spoilers anyway)
Phantasm II, or, BOY, Interrupted
The sequel doesn’t have nearly the nonsensical charm of the original, but it seems like they had fun making it
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, or, Smoky Mountains and the Bandit
or, Nothin’ Homo Goin’ On. I’ve spent all these years completely wrong about a heavily-advertised musical from my youth
The Roottrees are Dead, or, 5 Easy Pieces
The engaging deduction game is a mash-up of The Return of the Obra Dinn and Ancestry.com
Ghostwatch, or, The Pipes, the Pipes are Calling
The notorious BBC Halloween stunt about a family finding a strange man in their glory hole
Exhuma, or, 8 Feet in the Grave
The hit Korean horror/thriller movie is exceptional and unrelentingly twisty and expansive (No significant spoilers)
The Wicker Man, or, I Love It When a Plan Comes Together
The almost-musical folk horror classic is weird and unique and so close to perfect. (Spoilers)
Deep Red, or, Butterflies, Termites, and Zebras
Dario Argento’s giallo classic probably plays well for people who can appreciate style for its own sake
The City of the Dead/Horror Hotel, or, Read the room, Nan
A fun and atmospheric horror movie from the 1960s that might be of interest to fans of Widow’s Bay. (No significant spoilers)
