31 days of Halloween movies

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Some of the classic, and creative, movie posters for the featured horror flicks are almost as scary as the movies they’re advertising.
Photos Courtesy of Global Panorama, jdxyw, Andrew Kitzmiller, junaidrao/Flickr

 Follow along as senior Madison Casiano watches a movie a day to celebrate October 

Madison Casiano / Contributor / The USD Vista

The 31 Days of Halloween celebration, in short, is a 31-day scary movie spree through the month of October. This year my friends and I embarked on our second annual 31 Days of Halloween celebration. It was initially started because it is “technically” unacceptable to trick-or-treat in your 20’s, so I had to find another way to thoroughly relish the Halloween spirit. Of course, Halloween is my favorite holiday, so it’s a bit of an ode to All Hallows and October as well. In carrying out the effortful task of watching a scary movie every night, I have realized it is only slightly about watching the movie, and more about something to look forward to after long and tireless days of being a college student. It’s a gathering of sorts, where everyone can enjoy each other’s company whilst being absolutely terrified. Along with this, I rate each movie by both quality and scare factor and post the ratings to Instagram. Thus, I am doing the job of weeding out the not-so-cinematic masterpieces, from the quality films worth watching, or the ones that leave you scared witless from the ones that give you a taste of the Halloween spirit. With October coming to a close, I can reflect on great scares and even better memories, and absolutely say goodbye to scary movies for at least a few months. It is not a task without mental repercussions, but worth it nonetheless. So carve a pumpkin, eat some candy, scare your friends, and have a happy Halloween.