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Well, well, well… you thought we’d forgotten. You thought we’d leave you horror loving Lunatics in the lurch in this most sacred of time? Fuck no man. This franchise is hitting half a dozen, baby. Which means a simple gimmick isn’t enough to tickle the spooky sense of the sinema goer’s blackened soul. No, if you’re in the horror game and you make it to that lucky 666, you gotta go ALL OUT. Your characters have to be over the top. Your premise? Unthinkable. Invasions, sickos, possessions and cults, insanity is essentially a default mode at this point. Your children have to be murderous, your blood MUST be the color of strawberry syrup and there better be LOTS of it if you want the audience to pay for a ticket. So strap on your thigh highs and martian translator because this year… we’re going full camp.
programmed by Oscar Benitez and Victor Moran
wirtten by Victor Moran
Programming so kitsch you’ll be terrified in HELL-O-VISION!
So this year we had an interesting time picking out the movies for this year’s program. You know, with Oscar being in hell and everything but we got it done. See, first I made a pentagram on the studio floor using the blood of a promiscuous bullfrog and the dust from the crushed bones of a Dario Argento lookalike. At the center I placed the ouija board, my list of 31 movies and kneeled as I gave my offerings to Marbas. Suddenly the pentagram was surrounded by a ring of fire. Lightning flashed across the studio ceiling as the ground shook and cracked beneath my knees. Through the flames I saw the eyes of the lord Marbas burning brighter than any fire could. As I bowed to genuflect he bellowed the words, “One… Hour”. Before I had a chance to speak, the ground gave way from underneath me and I was falling, engulfed by fire, as if the flames of the pentagram rose from Hell itself. I screamed out, “Oscar!” before crashing down on the hard ground of the studio floor that I had just fallen through. Gone was the hellfire and in its place was Oscar with a list of 31 movies. We then spent the following hour yelling at each other back and forth till we came up with this delightful campy program that is guaranteed to keep your Halloween season in the spooky zone.
…and then Marbas took Oscar back to Hell. ::shrugs::
SO, what’s different, what’s the same, blah blah blah. Well, we’re keeping our super cool table of contents bars, so it’s easy to look around BUT seeing as Oscar is still in hell and we did just get our power turned back on, we will not have any commentary tracks or videos this year. What we WILL be doing is some special spooky season videos on our YouTube channel. Videos like the one right below this paragraph right now.
Alright, I think that covers all the housekeeping. OH, we’re also gonna try out shorter descriptions this year. We’re trying something. We’re cutting the fat and getting straight to the kills in this off beat program that ISN’T a franchise grasping BUT A RISE OF KILLER CAMP!!!
…slash, keeping the IP bankable,
IT’S THE 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN!
Mikey (1992)
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Day 1 is the WORST case scenario of adoption. Wait! NO! Serial killer gets adopted by a loving couple… the serial killer is a child.
Nailed it.
The StrangEveryone Will Burn (2021)
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Day 2 keeps the evil child train rolling with an adorable little Spaniard girl that turns out to have supernatural abilities and could possibly be a herald of the apocalypse. Yeah. Gotta love that catholic camp. Plus that little girl is CREEPY.
Single WhThe Addams Family (1991)
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ON TO DAY 3… do I even have to give you a brief synopsis? It’s The Addams Family. You’re gonna say no to Raul Julia? To Anjelica Huston? TO CHRISTOPHER L-LOYD?! I didn’t think so. Enjoy.
Multiple Maniacs (1970)
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Moving along to the maniacally malevolent arms of John Waters and Divine. Not enough? Ugh, fine. A gang of maniacs roam the country disguised as a traveling side show and a lady gets sexually assaulted by a 15 foot lobster. Better?
Dressed To Kill (1980)
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Day 5 brings us a story of Liz, a sex worker that is the only witnesses a woman’s murder. Together with the dead lady’s son she must solve the mystery before she is arrested for the murder, or killed to be kept silent.
Psycho II (1983)
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Day 6 takes us back to the old Bate’s Motel where Norman is just getting out of a 22 year stint in the nuthouse for, you know, killing all the people in the first Psycho. Can Norman keep his nose clean or will Mother’s voice make him kill again. Bless Anthony Perkins for this.
Ice Cream Man (1995)
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Rolling to day 7 for a killer ice cream man movie. It’s legit that simple. I don’t know what you want me to tell you. OH, a killer ice cream man movie starring Clint Howard? Not sure how much pull Clint’s got with ya’ll but it’s a solid campy horror movie.
Blood Feast (1963)
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Day 8 is just that typical story about a man sacrificing the women of Miami to the Egyption Goddess Ishtar. Murders, hypnosis and blood the color of melted crayons. What more do you fucking want people, this is the kitsch equivalent of gold we’re serving here. BLOOD FEAST!
Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
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Up to day 9 for Bruce Campbell and Ossie Davis in Bubba Ho-Tep. A movie that honestly could have been titled JFK and Elvis Meet the Mummy because that is essentially what this movie is. I’m not even joking right now. Part of me kind of wishes they had called it that but either way, the scares are there and Campbell and Davis play their roles pitch perfect.
House on Haunted Hill (1959)
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Day 10 brings, WAIT, lets starts over but you read it as Vincent Price in your head. Cool? Ok, here we go.
::clears throat in your mind::
Day 10 brings your blood to a boil with terror as friends become foes in this fright filled film frot with fiendish flimflams, follies and phantoms.
::dramatically bows in your mind::
Infinity Pool (2023)
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Daaaaaaayyyyy 11 and what is creepier the lives you think the absurdly wealthy are living. This movie is like if you mixed all the weird rich asshole conspiracy theories you have in your head into a gumbo of an aluminum foil hat and this movie saw that and was like, “What if you added clones”. So yeah, the premise is… just watch it.
Final Destination 2 (2003)
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On to day 12 where we’re hitting the Final Destination franchise. Why did we go with the deuce when we’ve never had the original on our program? Because we’re doing fucking camp man and that first movie was still operating in the idea that it was more than it was, which is a vehicle to have crazy kills but the OG was still playing it classy. Part 2 though? This thing just said fuck it. How can I kill these kids here? How about an avalanche of logs cascading on the highway! So good.
Theater of Blood (1973)
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Day 13 gives us YET ANOTHER Vincent Price banger. And it’s 70’s Price? Where he plays a Shakespearean thespian on murder spree of his critics? Yes please. I will GLADLY take this second helping of Vincent. Mr. Price if you’re nasty. Seriously though this movie is classic.
Terror Firmer (1999)
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Ok, let me explain day 14. See this is a Troma production which means a large percentage of you do not know the levels of camp you are about to go through but I do believe you can make it through. Are you gonna see a naked fat man get his head crushed by a car? You might. Will you hear a sweet guitar riff and someone singing “TOD-STERRRRRRRRRRRRR!” in a really metal voice every time “The Todster” walks into a scene? I mean, yeah but this movie is smarter than it seems because it’s under a THICC layer of camp. It’s fucking insane, you gotta watch it.
Blacula (1972)
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On to day 15 for one of my personal favorites. What can I say. It’s Blacula. It’s a black Dracula but don’t go writing it off on some bullshit, ok. This motherfucker is an African Prince so you put some respect when you speak Mamuwalde’s name. I fucking love this shit man. As a kid, it like legit scared me. All the camp was lost on me. As I got older it got less scary but my love for it grew more and more. This is another fucking classic. Shout out to the great William Marshall.
Fright Night (2011)
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Day 16 and what’s this?! You’re doing a campy horror program and you went with the 2011 Fright Night instead of the 1985 original?! Yes smart ass, we did. If you have any further questions may I direct you towards both Colin Ferrall and David Tennant’s performances. This is actually an underappreciated remake.
Sleepwalkers (1992)
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How I have been waiting on day 17. This one goes out to all the single cat ladies out there because this one is about cat people. And I don’t mean like people that stan cats, I’m talking full blown, shape shifting, incestuous, life form stealing cat people. It’s a Stephen King script that’s NOT based on ANY of his books. Just an original idea that gets SUPER weird, SUPER quick and it’s a blast.
Idle Hands (1999)
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On to day 18 to wrap up this highschool horror trilogy we have going and this is a simple one. Teenage stoner’s hand is possessed by a demon that proceeds to go on a killing spree. Honestly I don’t know how you could need more than that. It’s literally the possessed hand scene from Evil Dead II but for a whole movie with pothead references and more dick jokes. The gore is dope, the humor is solid and with horror comedy being so difficult to pull off, you gotta give Idle Hands its props.
When Evil Lurks (2023)
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Day 19 and we’re hitting you with a little demon possession story where evil isn’t summoned as much as it is birthed. It’s hard to explain, the concept is batshit and puts an interesting twist on a horror staple that we’ve all grown used to. The visuals are disturbing, the gore is on point and the lore of how the evil works is SO out there. I swear, it’s like if you’re from a Spanish speaking country, you’re born to tell freaky religious horror stories.
Army of Darkness (1992)
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Day 20 hits like a bullet from my boom stick, the third chapter of the Evil Dead trilogy origingally mean to be titled The Medieval Dead… it’s Army of fucking Darkness. It’s Ash, it’s deadites, it’s KNB effects, it’s crazy kinetic Sam Rammi shots and Three Stooges gags. It is the best. It’s just the perfect spooky month movie and I promise you will laugh at every line uttered by the skeleton army.
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988)
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Day 21 and AGAIN, the title kind of explains everything you need to know. It’s about murderous circus performers not of this world. Shout out to the Chiodo Brothers who didn’t just write and directed this bonkers scifi horror cult classic, they did all the practical effects AND the makeup work. Inventive, gory and darkly funny. Watch this fucking movie.
Bad Taste (1987)
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Moving along to day 22 for an even LOWER budgeted alien invasion horror but don’t let spreadsheet fool you, this puppy’s got pedigree. How? Written, directed and produced by MULTIPLE Oscar winning writer, director, producer Peter Jackson. This is his first feature length movie and I promise you’ve never seen this much foul language and blood come out of a New Zealander before. The dubbing is great, the gore effects are surprisingly good and are as over the top as the acting. Mr. Jackson, the academy salutes you.
Mars Attacks (1996)
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Day 23 ends the Alien Invasion trilogy with the movie with the biggest budget out of the three, made to look the cheapest. It’s Mars Attacks! This is high quality camp right here. The designs are straight out of an EC comic book, the script is tight and the cast is STACKED. Just off who’s on the poster it’s impressive and the poster leaves out Pam Grier, Micheal J. Fox, Annet Benning, Jim Brown and Martin Short. Plus hearing the Martians shout every word as they just mow down the human race is just so fucked up but funny.
Deep Blue Sea (1999)
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Down to the depths for day 24 for a killer shark movie. But not that classy Jaws killer shark bullshit. We’re talking ultra smark, super violent, DNA altered sharks. Why would anyone make the super soldier of sharks? They’re trying to cure Alzheimer’s. Ofcourse. Anyway, so these psycho sharks go on a feeding frenzy and start killing EVERYBODY. This is the part where I’m supposed to say it’s not as stupid as it sounds but it totally is and THAT is what makes it so great .
Zombieland (2009)
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Day 25 and welcome to Zombieland. A flick that takes the piss out of zombie movies while simultaneously being a damn good zombie movie. The makeup and gore effects are fantastic, Woody Harrlson is delightful and it has one of the greatest cameos of all time. Short and sweet, watch the movie.
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
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On to day 26 for our final Vincent Price picture of the program… I feel as though I must.
::clears throat::
As the lone survivor of a planetary plague, I Vincent Price, vow to vanquish the viciously violent vampire scourge, valiantly fighting till victorious… as the last man on earth.
::dramatically bows::
::a rose is thrown on stage::
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995)
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Day 27 and we got us another vampire story but this one’s got jokes. Leslie Nielson starring, Mel Brooks directing, it’s kind of a dream team. Look, sure, there aren’t a whole lotta scares here but there’s a lot of laughs and the vibe is right. Brooks knows that to send up a genre you have to recreate it perfectly. Needless to say, the set and costume design is flawless, the effects are top notch and you will find yourself laughing uncontrollably at blood splatter.
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
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Day 28 closes off this run of vampire pictures with the first part of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles. This movie nails everything that people think of when they think of vampires. The intrigue of eternal youth, the violent seduction of feeding, the loneliness of immortality, it hits every note exactly how it should. Throw in some homoerotic undertones, the budget of studio period drama and enough gore to make the vampires terrifying. Its kinda crazy how much this one holds up.
Late Night with the Devil (2023)
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For day 29 we have a recent movie but damn this movie is so good. Simple premise. A 1970’s late night talk show host has a young girl on his show that claims she communes with a demon and wouldn’t you know it, all hell breaks loose. You really don’t need to know anything else. The plot is simple but it executes it so fucking well. The cast kills it and believe me when I tell you that this shit gets WILD. Prepare to be scared.
Thanksgiving (2023)
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Day 30 makes Thanksgiving come early. Wait, but Thanksgiving isn’t till AFTER Halloween. Shut up nerd, we know. But seriously this movie was too campy to NOT put on the list and me and Oscar like the idea of subliminally implanting images of Thanksgiving horror in your head in the hopes of giving you uncomfortable flashbacks over dinner this year. And believe you me there are plenty of images in this movie that will get permanently seared into your brain. We love you.
Halloween (1978)
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Well, it’s day 31 which means…? Yep, we’re watching Halloween. Why? Do we really need to go over this again? It’s been 6 years. It’s always gonna be Halloween because that is the way our lord and savior John Carpenter has deemed it. So sit back, turn off the lights and watch an escaped lunatic torment the teenagers of Haddonfield. That’s what I’M doing.
So there it is, The 31 days of Halloween 6: The Rise of Killer Camp. How’d we do? Is the franchise still alive or are we bombing at the boxoffice? Is this your favorite of all the programs?! What do YOU think? Let us know by reaching out on social medias @VictorMoranLive or use it for daily reminders of the program to help you keep up OR to interact with our daily posts if you so choose. We look forward to hearing your thoughts as you watch along with our program and slowly begin to feel the rise of killer camp.
programmed by Oscar Benitez and Victor Moran
wirtten by Victor Moran
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