Back in
October 2007 I bemoaned the lack of horror releases in the Halloween month. That year I believe only
30 Days of Night and whatever
Saw sequel they were up to at that point came out that year. This year, the tide thankfully seems to tilt back to a more horror centric release schedule. While I'd like to think my little rant on this lowly read blog was the catalyst for a change in studio thinking, it probably has more to due with last year's successful October releases of
Zombieland and
Paranormal Activity. Of course, after offering praise for the improvement since three years ago, I have to admit none of the titles really inspire me:
Let Me In (the American remake of
Let the Right One In),
Hatchet II, Chain Letter, Case 39, My Soul to Take, I Spit on Your Grave remake, Paranormal Activity 2 and
Saw 3-D. But perhaps there's an unexpected gem amongst there.
Now, let's turn our wayback machine to October 1980, where only 5 horror genre films (according to IMDB where I get these dates from) saw release. Will any of this year's releases be considered in the storied company of the likes of
Terror Train and
Motel Hell in thirty years? Only time will tell...
Here's all the films released in America thirty years ago this month.
1 comment:
Have you seen Motel Hell?
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