Yeah, then it makes sense. Just that Halloween isn't something that was celebrated here. It began to come up some 15 yrs ago. But nothing like what I've seen in shops & supermarkets in the UK, and likely the same in the US.

In any case...
Don't Speak it's what I consider a B or C movie, but it's an okay watch.

Halloween was a much bigger deal in the 1970's, when I was a kid.

Halloween got really big for me when I had kids. (mid 1990s)
Till then, meh.
It was really fun dressing them up in homemade costumes.
They looked so darn cute!

Some of the better ones were:
A bag of jelly beans - got my hands on a clear trash bag, filled it with balloons, cut arm & leg holes. What was really funny is when he sat down, a balloon or two would pop...Hahaha!
People handing out candy thought it was a really good costume!

Did one kid in a box wrapped in Christmas paper with a bow on his head - He went as a Christmas Present! People loved that idea too.

A friend of mine at work spent a thousand dollars on yard decorations to create a maze. He built air assisted coffins with dummies, and lots of ...scary... ghoulish but tactful body parts. He even invested in a sound system with creepy sounds. The kids loved going to his house for candy.
He also held some very cool Halloween parties for us adults.

I don't really watch scary movies anymore. When I was a kid, "The Birds" and "devil Dog: Hound of Hell" scared me. Those movies are tame now.

I'm not really into Halloween itself anymore.
No parties, no handing out candy, no decorations.
But...I do love watching horror and monster movies during October.

I've attended Haunted House attractions in the past, quite a few.
Did the haunted cornfields and haunted hayrides.
Haven't been in years.

With COVID restrictions lifting slightly this year I expect more people will be holding limited Halloween parties. Might even see some trick or treaters this year.

Anyone planning a Halloween event this year?

I dunno Cat, I still think The Birds is good horror.
Never really cared much for Devil Dog. A bit too hokey for me.

I watch a lot of movies and a lot of those are horror movies.
I'm kinda numb to it now but when I first started watching horror movies I hated most of them, especially the slasher movies. Now I find most slasher movies funny or very stupid.

I do understand many people don't really like horror movies. They watch a few and it scares them.
This Shocktober thread is more geared towards the people who like to watch horror movies.
Plus, there are some horror movies which are way to twisted even for me. Not scary but depraved of class. Gore/Torture is a genre I don't really watch, I have them but mainly for people visiting who want to see it. I usually find something else to do.

Lately (last 10 years or so) horror movies suk more than good. There are a few but compared to the number of horror movies released, a very low ratio are worthy of the time to watch it. Most are just plain stupid.

Just remembered a favorite Shocktober movie I like.
Deadtectives (2018)
Its funny with bits of horror thrown in with a happy...ending?
Not really scary but really funny.

A movie that scared me for life... "Children of the Damned and Village of the Damned" from the 1960's.

Both of those are wonderful horror movies.
Village of the Damned (1995) is a remake but the original is so much better.
Kinda like I Spit on Your Grave aka Day of the Woman (1978). There's been multiple movies but the original is better.

You might like The Children (2008)
Two families gather at an upscale English estate in late December. Elaine (Eva Birthistle) and her sister, Chloe (Rachel Shelley), along with their husbands and children, are set for a weekend of family bonding and winter fun. But when they arrive, one of the children becomes sick and all of the children exhibit strange behavior. The adults don't realize the disturbing truth until it's too late: The children have contracted a disease that has turned them into brutal, psychotic killers.

Oh, Alfred Hitchcock The Birds... Scared the hell out of me!
If memory serves there were seagulls in there too, and crows I think.
I hate seagulls. They give me the creeps. Possibly partly to do with that movie. And I live near the sea so there's lots of 'em here.

Perhaps one of the reasons horror movies don't scare me anymore is the fact I love to watch "Making Of" specials. Plus, the DVD extras can be fun.

Its interesting to me to hear what the actors think of their characters.
I'm also into anything stunt or special effects.
I like matte painting.
I like the art of foley. (sound effects)
I even enjoy hearing about the effects different filters and shadows elicit.
Most of all, I love the makeup and creature effects, from models to puppets to animatronics and costume effects.

Most movie effects companies have websites which show not only the props they create but how they were made.
http://www.stanwinstonschool.com/blog/pumpkinhead-from-concept-to-creation
http://www.afxstudio.net/creatures

Plus there's production company websites
Full Moon Features
Ghost House Pictures
Blumhouse Productions
Hammer Film Studios
Ghost House Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Twisted Pictures
Platinum Dunes
Vertigo Entertainment

I once did a huge post on a forum for Halloween on how to get movie horror effects and using makeup. 99% of the photos I posted were at photobucket and when photobucket stopped hosting for free, the images went dead so I deleted the thread. Pissed me off! I hate photobucket now.

In st louis there's Johnny Brock's halloween supplies.
http://www.johnniebrocks.com/
They sell the higher quality makeup materials to create some of the movie effects.

There used to be a site called Nightmare Factory
http://www.nightmarefactory.com/
which sold full scale animatronics along with high quality masks and makeup supplies.

Now there's sites like
FrightProps
http://www.frightprops.com/
Where you can find a wide range of Halloween stuff.
http://www.frightprops.com/props/halloween-decorations/clowns-and-circus.html
They even offer sound effects. (foley art)

I figure once you know how a horror movie is made, it is much less scarier.
Like any movie, if you forget you are watcing a movie, its a good movie.
When the effects are done well, it doesn't pull you out of the movie, it enhances the quality. When the effects suk, it breaks the 'movie effect'.

Horror movies hitting the theaters soon...

Lamb 2021
R - 1h 46min
A childless couple, María (Noomi Rapace) and Ingvar (Hilmir Snær Guðnason) discover a mysterious newborn on their farm in Iceland. The unexpected prospect of family life brings them much joy, before ultimately destroying them.
Language - Icelandic

Halloween Kills 2021
R - 1h 46min
And the Halloween night when Michael Myers returned isn't over yet. Minutes after Laurie Strode (Curtis), her daughter Karen (Judy Greer) and granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) left masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie's basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, believing she finally killed her lifelong tormentor. But when Michael manages to free himself from Laurie's trap, his ritual bloodbath resumes. As Laurie fights her pain and prepares to defend herself against him, she inspires all of Haddonfield to rise up against their unstoppable monster. The Strode women join a group of other survivors of Michael's first rampage who decide to take matters into their own hands, forming a vigilante mob that sets out to hunt Michael down, once and for all.

Last Night in Soho 2021
R - 1h 56min
An aspiring fashion designer is mysteriously able to enter the 1960s where she encounters a dazzling wannabe singer. But the glamour is not all it appears to be and the dreams of the past start to crack and splinter into something darker.

Antlers 2021
R - 1h 39min
In an isolated Oregon town, a middle-school teacher and her sheriff brother become embroiled with her enigmatic student, whose dark secrets lead to terrifying encounters with a legendary ancestral creature who came before them.

The Beta Test 2021
Unrated - 1h 33min
A married Hollywood agent receives a mysterious letter for an anonymous sexual encounter and becomes ensnared in a sinister world of lying, infidelity, and digital data.

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City 2021
R
Once the booming home of pharmaceutical giant Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City is now a dying Midwestern town. The company's exodus left the city a wasteland with great evil brewing below the surface. When that evil is unleashed, the townspeople are forever changed and a small group of survivors must work together to uncover the truth behind Umbrella and make it through the night.

Straight to video horror movies for October 2021

Titane
In this wild French horror flick, a woman becomes pregnant after having sex with a car, and yes, it's as wild and weird as it sounds.
When it's available: Oct. 1

Coming Home in the Dark
Based on a short story of the same name by Owen Marshall, this thriller follows a school teacher who's forced to confront his dark past after a pair of drifters abduct him and his family and force them on a nightmarish road trip.
When it's available: Oct. 1

Black as Night
Set 15 years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, this Amazon Prime Video original follows a resourceful 15-year-old as she battles the vampires taking over the Big Easy with the help of her friends.
When it's available: Oct. 1

Bingo Hell
This Amazon Prime original revolves around a group of elderly friends who — while fighting off gentrification in their neighborhood — discover that their beloved bingo hall is being overtaken by a far more insidious force.
When it's available: Oct. 1

There's Someone Inside Your House
Adapted from Stephanie Perkins's novel of the same name, this slasher flick stars Sydney Park as Makani, a teen from Hawaii. After moving to live with her grandmother in Nebraska, Makani discovers that her new classmates are being targeted and murdered one by one.
When it's available: Oct. 6

Madres
This Amazon Prime original is set in 1970s California and follows a Mexican American couple who relocate to a migrant farming community. However, when the pregnant wife starts experiencing strange symptoms and violent visions, the couple is completely unprepared for what horrors await them.
When it's available: Oct. 8

The Manor
Amazon Prime's fourth original thriller for the month follows an elderly woman who is moved into a historic nursing home after she suffers a stroke. As she settles in, she begins to suspect her fellow patients are under the influence of a supernatural presence.
When it's available: Oct. 8

Fever Dream
Based on Samanta Schweblin's novel of the same name, this trippy thriller follows a young woman who lies dying in a rural hospital clinic alongside her neighbor's son. However, a wild and terrifying conspiracy unravels throughout the film.
When it's available: Oct. 15

The Trip
Starring Noomi Rapace (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Aksel Hennie (The Martian), this Norwegian comedic horror film tells the story of a married couple who each think they can end the marriage by murdering the other. When they take a trip to a remote cabin to do the deed, they end up finding an even bigger threat awaits.
When it's available: Oct. 15

Night Teeth
In this twisty vampire thriller — which includes the all-star cast of Debby Ryan, Sydney Sweeney, Alexander Ludwig, Lucy Fry, Raúl Castillo, and Alfie Allen, among others — a college student making extra money as a chauffeur picks up two women for a night of partying. However, he doesn't realize their true horrific nature until it's too late.
When it's available:Oct. 20

Hypnotic
Featuring Kate Siegel, Jason O'Mara, and Dulé Hill, Hypnotic follows a young woman who seeks the help of a renowned hypnotist. To her surprise, the intense sessions end up having deadly consequences.
When it's available: Oct. 27

Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight Part 2
If you're a fan of the original Polish slasher movie, Nobody Sleeps in the Woods Tonight, then you obviously have to watch this continuation of the story. Centered on Adaś, a young and dissatisfied policeman in a small town, this movie is a coming-of-age-meets-slasher flick that tackles the topics of finding yourself and looking for love, albeit with a good bit of blood.
When it's available: Oct. 27

2021 Horror movies available right now free to stream.
Make sure you have pop-up, ad and virus protection software.
Best to stream in a browser.
Any rating over 4 stars.

While We Sleep
2021 92 min

Black as Night
2021 87 min

Bingo Hell
2021 85 min

Brain Freeze
2021 91 min

Masquerade
2021 80 min

No One Gets Out Alive
2021 85 min

Beyond Paranormal
2021 102 min

Coming Home in the Dark
2021 93 min

Night of the Animated Dead
2021 71 min

Devil's Five
2021 118 min

Psycho Intern
2021 87 min

Dark Web: Descent Into Hell
2021 CAM

Nightbooks
2021 103 min

Shelter in Place
2021 89 min

Prisoners of the Ghostland
2021 103 min

Martyrs Lane
2021 96 min

The Manson Brothers Midnight Zombie Massacre
2021 92 min

Malignant
2021 111 min

C.O.R.N.
2021 102 min

The Madness Inside Me
2021 89 min

We Need to Do Something
2021 97 min

Superhost
2021 84 min

Candyman
2021 91 min

Spoken
2021 95 min

Rushed
2021 101 min

It Came from Below
2021 81 min

The Girl Who Got Away
2021 116 min

Demonic
2021 104 min

Don't Breathe 2
2021 98 min

Sin
2021 91 min

Blood Red Sky
2021 121 min

Horror in the High Desert
2021 82 min

The Demon's Waltz
2021 116 min

Blood Born
2021 92 min

Fear Street: Part Three - 1666
2021 114 min

Dark Spell
2021 92 min

A Classic Horror Story
2021 95 min

Knifecorp
2021 87 min

Fear Street Part Two: 1978
2021 109 min

Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
2021 88 min

Medusa
2021 127 min

The Forever Purge
2021 103 min

Witch Hunt
2021 98 min

The 8th Night
2021 115 min

Fear Street Part 1: 1994
2021 107 min

Let Us In
2021 84 min

Ripper Untold
2021 85 min

Till Death
2021 88 min

Werewolves Within
2021 97 min

Gaia
2021 96 min

False Positive
2021 92 min

Too Late
2021 80 min

Dragon Fury
2021 88 min

Girl Next
2021 102 min

The Horrific Evil Monsters
2021 70 min

Censor
2021 84 min

Scare Us
2021 97 min

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
2021 112 min

Last of the Grads
2021 113 min

Companion
2021 100 min

Open Your Eyes
2021 99 min

Sound of Violence
2021 94 min

The Retreat
2021 82 min

Seance
2021 92 min

Share or Die
2021 76 min

Spiral
2021 93 min

Army of the Dead
2021 148 min

The Djinn
2021 82 min

Antidote
2021 87 min

The Lockdown Hauntings
2021 101 min

Separation
2021 107 min

Hoodman
2021 98 min

Things Heard & Seen
2021 121 min

Black Friday Subliminal
2021 92 min

In the Earth
2021 107 min

Killer Among Us
2021 80 min

Jakob's Wife
2021 98 min

The Power
2021 92 min

Stay
2021 82 min

The Unholy
2021 99 min

The Haunted Hotel
2021 95 min

The Seventh Day
2021 87 min

The Heiress
2021 83 min

Know Fear
2021 77 min

The Devil Below
2021 88 min

Son
2021 98 min

The Pond
2021 96 min

Shook
2021 88 min

Willy's Wonderland
2021 88 min

Red Dot
2021 86 min

Fear of Rain
2021 109 min

Wrong Turn
2021 109 min

Dead Again
2021 75 min

Cactus Jack
2021 80 min

Heart of the Home
2021 80 min

Deadlocked
2021 78 min

Just unzipped some more Shocktober movies (75).

I’m watching a couple of the Final Destination movies.... not really what I consider HORROR,
but suspenseful nonetheless. I thought the concept was interesting

Blood and gory death is horrific to me so I would certainly consider the Final Destination films as horror.
Like I've said time and time again...I don't follow established genre classifications.

Last night I watched Silence of the Lambs.... I saw it a long time ago. I’d forgotten about the references to things that happened in West Virginia, my state, and Ohio. Glad I had the chance to see it again.

Then I watched Texas Chainsaw Massacre, the newer version....not as good as the original IMO.
I do like the ones that are based on true events better. Very interesting! Not sure what’s going to be on later tonight.....

Hellion. (Strange ending).

The Medium.

The Devil's Advocate.

Just unzipped another 40 movies for Shocktober.
I start the playlist about 8am and run it till about 11pm.

I recently acquired
Offspring 3: Darlin' (2019) c andrews m bateman l canny
Found at a Catholic hospital filthy and ferocious, feral teenager Darlin' is whisked off to a care home run by The Bishop and his obedient nuns, where she's to be rehabilitated into a "good girl" as an example of the miraculous work of the church. But Darlin' holds a secret darker than the "sins" she is threatened with, and she is not traveling alone. The Woman who raised her, equally fierce and feral, is ever present in the shadows of Darlin's psyche and is determined to come for her no matter who tries to get in her way.
A direct sequel to The Woman

Offspring 1: The Family (2009) ~ bluray p mcintosh j butler a hargreaves j ketchum 6.6
Survivors of a feral flesh-eating clan are chowing their way through the locals. Amy Halbard and Claire Carey strive to survive their abduction by the cannibals and save their children. A subplot involving Claire's despicable husband, Steven, gives an opportunity to cleverly compare predatory civilized folk to the appetite-driven primitives.

Offspring 2: The Woman (2011) p mcintosh bg fuller la carter 5.8
Raised by wolves, the vulnerable last survivor of a cannibalistic tribe bathes wounded in a river somewhere in the lush woods of North-east Coast, where she used to roam free. In the eyes of the misogynistic lawyer, Chris, the naked beast-like savage seems to be the perfect trophy for his home; however, is there a place for a feral, flesh-eating primitive among civilized people? In the following days--bent on domesticating the untamed female by breaking her will--the sadistic man will make the woman his project, as Chris' dysfunctional family struggles to keep the proud predator in captivity. Although, pretty soon, no restraints, no training--and, certainly, no male supremacy--will be no match for the raging woman's raw and merciless retaliation. Can they escape from the monster's fury?

Its a brutal, bloody and viscous set of films some find difficult to watch.

I like
Hereditary
Brahms The boy
You should have left
The Conjuring
Amityville
The Poltergeist