Ah, Octoberween. I know what you’re all thinking: “It really isn’t fall until Rooster Illusion starts writing about horror and horror-adjacent cinema.” We don’t know how it happened, but our humble blog became a lode-bearing component of the Western autumnal festival season. Without us, it would probably be Christmas already (if store displays are anything to go by), and then where would we be in December? Celebrating Arbor Day? One shudders to imagine.

Fortunately for our twelve dedicated readers and anyone who may not have started their holiday shopping yet, we’ve got a good lineup this year. Be sure to come back every Wednesday and Friday as we look back on 2026’s horror offerings and dig up gems from decades past.

Christmas may be right around the corner, but by the pricking of my thumbs…