SHOCKtober: 228-201

With today's list-chunk we close in on the one hunnies. Feels like only yesterday that we still had, like, 650 movies to go. Time: it sure does something.

Now that those brilliant insights are out of the way, let's get to these films that received three votes each.

228. Kuroneko (aka Black Cat) -- 1968, Kaneto Shindô

227. Jacob's Ladder -- 1990, Adrian Lyne

226. Insidious -- 2010, James Wan

225. I Saw the TV Glow -- 2024, Jane Schoenbrun

224. Huesera: The Bone Woman -- 2022, Michelle Garza Cervera

223. House on Haunted Hill -- 1959, William Castle

222. House of Wax -- 1953, André De Toth

221. Hour of the Wolf -- 1968, Ingmar Bergman

220. Host -- 2020, Rob Savage

219. High Tension -- 2003, Alexandre Aja

218. Happy Death Day -- 2017, Christopher Landon

217. Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell -- 1968, Hajime Satô

216. Godzilla Minus One -- 2023, Takashi Yamazaki

215. Friday the 13th Part 2 -- 1981, Steve Miner

214. Dressed to Kill -- 1980, Brian De Palma

213. Drag Me to Hell -- 2009, Sam Raimi

212. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark -- 1973, John Newland

211. Dolls -- 1986, Stuart Gordon

210. Doctor Sleep -- 2019, Mike Flanagan

209. Diabolique -- 1955, Henri-Georges Clouzot

208. Dark Night of the Scarecrow -- 1981, Frank De Felitta

207. Cloverfield -- 2008, Matt Reeves

206. City of the Living Dead -- 1980, Lucio Fulci

205. Candyman -- 2021, Nia DaCosta

204. Blood Rage -- 1987, John Grissmer

203. Blood and Black Lace -- 1964, Mario Bava

202. Basket Case -- 1982, Frank Henenlotter

201. April Fool's Day -- 1986, Fred Walton

• The question that has been plaguing so many for years upon years: Exactly how many bottles of Riunite White Zinfandel on ice (so nice) deep was I when I gave Don't Be Afraid of the Dark a bad review back in the day? No one should listen to my opinions about anything!
• The other day I briefly noted some 2020 films that got lost in the pandemic abyss--well Rob Savage's Host was one a film avoided that fate, perhaps because it was one of the first (if not the first) to feel truly of the Covid moment. Sure, it pinches from some found footage faves, but it pinched 'em well and delivered some genuine scares. With its characters in lockdown and hanging out via computer screens, it nailed a "horror movies: they're just like us!" feeling that still resonates.
• A reader on Huesera: The Bone Woman: "As a childless cat lady myself, this movie spoke volumes about how motherhood is not the only lifestyle choice. And I'd join the auntie coven in a heartbeat, they look like a fun time."
• Lots of slasher flicks listed today, and yet each has a decidedly different take on the genre: Friday the 13th Part 2, Dark Night of the Scarecrow, Blood Rage, April Fool's Day, High Tension, Happy Death Day...it's great, ain't it? Whether grounded in reality or supernatural, comedic or depressingly bleak, masked or mulleted, bloody or virtually bloodless, this tiny slice o' slashers has something for just about everyone.
• Final Mom fucking loved Godzilla Minus One, let me tell you!