i was originally going to do an all-nighter but i like to sleep too much

 hello, lovelies!

i know i made a post about some of the movies i'd be watching in october, but i wanted to make a dedicated post to the movies i watched during my halloween marathon that i had on october thirty-first!

this is gonna be kind of a longish post, so i'm going to get right on into it!

john carpenter's halloween (1978)

shockingly, a classic i had never seen until now. i know, it's crazy. i really liked it, and i think it'll be a staple for me every year from now on. a permanent spot on my roster. how prestigious. 

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it's the great pumpkin, charlie brown (1966)

i saw this once when i was maybe seven or eight, and then never again. when i was a teenager, i thought i had just imagined seeing this until i saw the clip of charlie going "i got a rock" online. this is another one that's being added to my permanent yearly roster.

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carrie (1976)

ideally i would've read the book before watching this, but alas. this film is considered a classic for a reason, and i can understand why. i, too, was absolutely terrified and thought i was dying when i got my first period. it just didn't awaken any telekinetic powers for me, just unbridled rage.

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halloweentown (1998)

i've watch this one every october for about ten years now, and i don't plan on stopping that tradition any time soon. though, i usually watch it earlier in the month than halloween, but i don't mind as long as i got to watch it at all.

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lisa frankenstein (2024)

iconic. to me it's in the same category as forbidden fruits, and honestly? a new fav. i will be trying to find it on dvd to add to my ever growing collection. thank god for free streaming platforms.

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hell fest (2018)

i've seen bits of this one way back when it first came out, but i never watched the entire thing. i did, however, watch the kill count done by dead meat when it was first uploaded (shout out to james and the entire team over there. some of my all time favs).

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the faculty (1998)

i watched this for the first time over the summer and y'all... i love movies like this. also points for not only shawn hatosy, but also clea duvall and elijah wood. another movie i will be on the look out for on dvd. it's not a want, it's a need.

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monster house (2006)

i've had this one on dvd my entire life, and i remember being TERRIFIED of it as a child. thanks cynthia and patrick for thinking this movie was appropriate to let a three year old watch by herself. still, i love this movie.

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rocky horror picture show (1975)

it's an affront to my queerness that i hadn't seen this movie until now. it's also an affront to the theater kid i've always been. a shame, a damn shame. rest in peace tim curry. i feel that this one is also in the same vein of campiness as lisa frankenstein and forbidden fruits. like, there's just something about them that draws me to them.

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sleepy hollow (2000)

let me be clear, i don't like johnny depp, and you all already know how i feel about tim burton (if you don't, i hate him too. fuck that guy). unfortunately, he's a good actor and i love several movies he's been a part of. genuinely awful. but i've had this movie on my watchlist since i watched rachel maksey's video of her recreating one of katrina's dresses.

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after the movie marathon, during which i chickened out on watching a few movies (the exorcist, i'm looking at you), i decided to end the night by watching some halloween themed episodes of tv. i'd do a list, but i'm tired and i can feel the melatonin i took kicking in and cornering me in a dark alley. i honestly just clicked on the shuffled playlist of halloween episodes on hulu and sat and watched until now. there was some bob's burgers, modern family, how i met your mother, community, superstore, and several ryan murphy shows. i can never escape from that man. i'm not happy about the gleeboot, by the way. i miss naya rivera and corey monteith. fuck that other guy, i hope he's burning in the hottest, deepest pit of hell.

well, that's all for this post. i hope you all are having or have had a good halloween! i love you all!! until next time!

xoxo