MV5BMzQ3MjgzMWMtMjJhMy00MmVjLTllMzMtMWVjMmMxNTIzNWQ0XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,675,1000_AL_.jpg — Halloween VI: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

**Directed by: Joe Chapelle**
**Starring: Donald Pleasence, Paul Rudd, Marianne Hagan**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 27 m**
**TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Two Cool Kills**
**WEAKNESSES: Everything Else**

Halloween VI: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)

October 31, 2019

Jamie Lloyd is once again stalked by Michael Myer, but this time, a mysterious cult also joins the hunt.

91JBDNJohpL._SL1500_.jpg — Halloween II (1981)

**Directed by: Rick Rosenthal**
**Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 32 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Fun, Some Atmosphere**
**WEAKNESSES: A Bit Over the Top**

Halloween II (1981)

October 31, 2019

Immediately following the events of the first “Halloween.” Dr. Loomis and his colleague search for Michael Meyers, while Laurie Strode is rushed to the hospital.

Would You Rather (2013)

October 30, 2019

A harmless game for money turns sinister…

In the Tall Grass

Directed by: Vincenzo Natali
Starring: Patrick Wilson, Laysla De Oliveira, Harrison Gilbertson, Avery Whitted, Rachel Wilson
Rated: Suggested R for Violence, Disturbing Images, and Language
Running Time: 1h 46m
TMM Score: 3 Stars
STRENGTHS: Patrick Wilson, Good Ideas
WEAKNESSES: Poor Execution, Too Long

In the Tall Grass (2019)

October 30, 2019

Strange things happen to those who enter the tall grass…

MV5BYjhmMGMxZDYtMTkyNy00YWVmLTgyYmUtYTU3ZjcwNTBjN2I1XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNzkwMjQ5NzM@._V1_.jpg — The Exorcist (EXTENDED CUT) (1973)

**Directed by: William Friedkin**
**Starring: Linda Blair, Ellen Burstryn, Max von Sydow, Lee J. Cobb, Kitty Winn, Jack MacGowran, Jason Miller**
**Rated: R for Strong Language and Disturbing Images**
**Running Time: 2 h 12 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS:Themes, Acting, Story, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

The Exorcist (1973)

October 30, 2019

A teenage girl is possessed by a demon and two priests try to save her.

MV5BZTQ2NmY5NmUtNWJiNS00ZjZmLTllMjQtNzU3YWZlM2E2MmJjXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_.jpg — Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

**Directed by: John Boorman**
**Starring: Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, Max Von Sydow, Ned Beatty, James Earl Jones**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 57 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: It’s Pretty Funny**
**WEAKNESSES: Everything**

Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

October 30, 2019

The continuing misadventures of Regan MacNeil and her demon pal Pazuzu.

MV5BNjA4MTE4NTQzN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMjM5MzkwMzE@._V1_.jpg — The Exorcist III: Legion (1990)

**Directed by: William Peter Blatty**
**Starring: George C. Scott, Brad Dourif, Ed Flanders, Jason Miller**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 50 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Brad Dourif, Story, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Heavy-Handedness, Some Acting**

The Exorcist III: Legion (1990)

October 30, 2019

A police lieutenant finds a series of murders are linked to a murders done by a famous serial killer more than fifteen years ago.

LIGOS_105_M3.1V2.1.jpg — The Lighthouse (2019)

**Directed by: Robert Eggers**
**Starring: Robert Pattinson, Willem Dafoe**
**Rated: R for Sexual Content, Nudity, Violence, Disturbing Images and Some Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 49 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Themes, Acting, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

The Lighthouse (2019)

October 29, 2019

Two wickies on a post far out at sea begin to experience unusual phenomena.

MV5BZmNjZDcwNTMtMjQxMy00ZTY5LTg4M2YtYjA5NDliNjNhYzQ3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNjc1NTYyMjg@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,663,1000_AL_.jpg — The Omen (1976)

**Directed by: Richard Donner**
**Starring: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, Harvey Stephens, Billie Whitelaw**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 51 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Writing**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Lack of Subtlety**

The Omen (1976)

October 29, 2019

After a series of mysterious deaths surrounding an American Ambassador, the Ambassador begins to suspect there might be something wrong with his young son.

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**Directed by: Graham Baker**
**Starring: Sam Neill, Rossona Brazzi, Don Gordon**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 48 m**
**TMM Score: 1 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Nothing**
**WEAKNESSES: Story, Writing, Acting**

The Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981)

October 29, 2019

The Antichrist plots his future moves while a cabal of monks try to assassinate him.

MV5BMjE3MjY4MzUwMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTYwNDEzMDM3._V1_.jpg — The Omen (2006)

**Directed by: John Moore**
**Starring: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite, Michael Gambon**
**Rated: R for Disturbing Violent Content, Graphic Images and Some Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 50 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Story, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Rather Pointless Remake**

The Omen (2006)

October 29, 2019

A remake of the 1976 classic. An American diplomat begins to suspect his son might be the antichrist.

Ju-On The Grudge (2002)

October 28, 2019

A social assistant discovers a vengeful spirit waiting at the house where she is assigned.

MV5BNTZiZTQ4YjItY2Y4ZC00MTVhLThmYTEtYWM5NmRlNDI5Y2JmXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNDY2MTk1ODk@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,657,1000_AL_.jpg — Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

**Directed by: Charles Barton**
**Starring: Bud Abbot, Lou Costello, Lon Chaney Jr., Bela Lugosi, Glenn Strange, Lenore Aubert, Jane Randolph**
**Rated: NR (TMM Suggested PG for Some Scary Images)**
**Running Time: 1 h 23 m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Comedy, Production Design, Writing, Wide Appeal**
**WEAKNESSES: Some Jokes Go On Too Long**

Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

October 27, 2019

Two freight handlers encounter Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster, and the Wolf Man.

MV5BM2RmMWIyZDgtY2I4ZS00ZjgwLTlmZTYtY2E2ZmI1Y2IzOGQ4XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTIzOTk5ODM@._V1_SX638_CR0,0,638,999_AL_.jpg — New Nightmare (1994)

**Directed by: Wes Craven**
**Starring: Heather Langenkamp, Miko Hughes, Wes Craven, Robert Englund**
**Rated: R for Explicit Horror Violence and Gore, and For Language**
**Running Time: 1 h 52 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Meta-Story, Atmosphere, Freddy Sequences**
**WEAKNESSES: Takes A While to Get Going**

New Nightmare (1994)

October 25, 2019

As Heather Langenkamp prepares for her role in the latest installment in the “Nightmare on Elm Street” series, she finds hers and her child’s dreams are being afflicted by Freddy.

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**Directed by: James Isaac**
**Starring: Kane Hodder, Lexa Doig, David Cronenberg, Jeff Geddis**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 31 m**
**TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: It’s Incredibly Funny, Some Cool/Creative Kills**
**WEAKNESSES: Almost Everything**

Jason X (2001)

October 25, 2019

Jason Voorhees is frozen in carbonite for four hundred years until he’s brought back on a space ship.

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**Directed by: Rachel Talalay**
**Starring: Robert Englund, Lisa Zane, Shon Greenblatt, Yaphet Kotto, Johnny Depp, Roseanne Barr**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 29 m**
**TMM Score: 1.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Freddy’s Origin, One or Two Dream Sequences**
**WEAKNESSES: Everything Else**

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

October 25, 2019

Ten years after the last “Nightmare”, Freddy has killed all but one of the remaining teens in Springwood and now must use the amnestic John Doe to lure more teens to him.

MV5BMjFkYTEwNjAtYWU1YS00NTMyLTkwYmUtZjEyMjZjMDg5Njc5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTQxNzMzNDI@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,658,1000_AL_.jpg — A Nightmare on Elm Street III: Dream Warriors (1987)

**Directed by: Chuck Russell**
**Starring: Robert Englund, Patricia Arquette, Heather Langenkamp, Laurence Fishburne**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 36 m**
**TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Dream Sequences, Some Story Elements, World Building**
**WEAKNESSES: Breaks Own Rules, Logic Problems**

A Nightmare on Elm Street III: Dream Warriors (1987)

October 25, 2019

Nancy Thompson helps a group of teens learn how to fight Freddy Krueger.

Freddy vs Jason (2003)

October 25, 2019

Freddy Krueger tricks Jason Voorhees into killing a slew of teenagers for his own personal reasons, but when Jason finds out he’s been duped, he turns his machete towards the gloved-killer.

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**Directed by: Renny Harlin**
**Starring: Robert Englund, Tuesday Knight, Lisa Wilcox**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1 h 33 m**
**TMM Score: 2.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Overall Franchise Progression, Dream Sequences**
**WEAKNESSES: Freddy’s Return, Doesn’t Stand on Its Own, More Covered in Spoiler Section**

A Nightmare on Elm Street IV: The Dream Master (1988)

October 25, 2019

After the defeat of Freddy Krueger at the hands of the Dream Warriors, Freddy somehow returns to haunt the dreams of a girl named Alice, whom is a particularly strong dreamer.

MV5BMTQ5ODI5NTMzN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzY4MTYxMg@@._V1_.jpg — Friday the 13th (2009)

**Directed by: Marcus Nispel**
**Starring: Jared Padelecki, Danielle Panabaker, Amanda Righetti**
**Rated: R for Strong Bloody Violence, Some Graphic Sexual Content, Language and Drug Material**
**Running Time: 1 h 46 m**
**TMM Score: 0.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Absolutely Nothing**
**WEAKNESSES: Misogynistic and Unlikable Characters, Stupid Plot Progression, Acting**

Friday the 13th (2009)

October 25, 2019

A group of stupid people are attacked by a redneck in a hockey mask.

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