October Halloween Marathon 2023
by mykolayeriomin | created - 6 months ago | updated - 5 months ago | PublicCounted:
-6 feature films;
-1 Halloween Specials across different mediums;
-11 TV episodes;
-1 webisodes;
-19 short films (including 1 commercials and 17 music videos);
-podcasts;
-video games;
-books.
Earlier installments: 2014-2017, 2018, Halloween Hangover 2018, 2019, Halloween Hangover 2019, 2020,Halloween Hangover Marathon 2020, 2021, 2022, Halloween Hangover Marathon 2022
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1. Pillsbury: Halloween Baking (1993 Video)
1 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Pillsbury Doughboy shows how to make Spooky Cookies.
Star: Jeff Bergman
1 October: Was kinda tired, but also wanted to start with something, so here we go. Ghosts, vampires (well, at least someone with a Dracula accent), goblins, zombies... Halloween commercials never disappoint.
2. Oliver Tree: 1993 (feat. Little Ricky ZR3) (Lyric Video) (2020 Music Video)
3 min | Music, Animation
Minimalist karaoke-like lyric video for Oliver Tree's song "1993".
Director: Oliver Tree | Stars: Oliver Tree, Ricky Robinson
2 October: Um. This song is Halloowen-ish enough with gritty lyrics, featured singer being an alien (well, his character is) and overall zany atmosphere of Oliver Tree's discography.
3.
Mike and Jay Talk About (2018– )
Episode:
Mike and Jay Talk About Cobweb
(2023)
24 min | Comedy, Talk-Show
RLM's popular series, Jeb and Mark Blark Abort, returns to spotlight a Halloween-themed movie, Cobweb, released alongside Barbie and Oppenheimer. The film's untimely release led to a disappointing box office, baffling everyone.
Stars: Mike Stoklasa, Jay Bauman
Votes: 6
2 October: They even mention that Cobweb (2023) is distinctively a Halloween movie.
4. Linkin Park: Numb (2003 Music Video)
4 min | Drama, Music
The video follows the domestic and social problems faced during a day in the life of an unpopular outcast young female student
Director: Joseph Hahn | Stars: Briana Evigan, Linkin Park, Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda
Votes: 1,006
3 October: A diner near my workplace plays this music video from time to time.
5. Rammstein: Keine Lust (2005 Music Video)
6 min | Music
Members of the popular German band Rammstein meet years later--older and now morbidly obese--to jam in an abandoned warehouse.
Director: Joern Heitmann | Stars: Rammstein, Till Lindemann, Richard Kruspe, Oliver Riedel
Votes: 260
3 October: Said diner's new barista is also big on Rammstein...
6. Rammstein: Völkerball (2006 Video)
102 min | Documentary, Music
German heavy metal band Rammstein embarked on their wildly successful Ahoi Tour which took them around the world from 2004-2005. Völkerball consists of live footage from around the world ... See full summary »
Directors: Emanuel Fialik, Hamish Hamilton | Stars: Rammstein, Till Lindemann, Richard Kruspe, Flake Lorenz
Votes: 510
3 October: Really big on Rammstein.
7. Metallica: One (1989 Music Video)
8 min | Short, Music
The music video for Metallica's 1989 song "One" from their album "...And Justice for All". It was their first ever official music video and shows haunting excerpts from the 1971 film "Johnny Got His Gun".
Directors: Bill Pope, Michael Salomon | Stars: Metallica, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted
Votes: 594
3 October: He's also big on Metallica. Reminds me I need to finally watch Johnny Got His Gun (1971).
8. Rammstein: Deutschland (2019 Music Video)
9 min | Short, Drama, Music
The music video preview sparked criticism a few hours after release. The video features various events from Germany's history such as the Middle Ages, The Holocaust, World War 2, and the ... See full summary »
Director: Specter Berlin | Stars: Ruby Commey, Rammstein, Christoph Schneider, Paul Landers
Votes: 1,115
3 October: More Rammstein.
9. Meow (II) (2009)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Cute animated world full of kittens experiences a gruel zombie apocalypse.
Director: Cyriak Harris | Star: Cyriak Harris
4 October: This one felt like a proper start to Halloween season, tbh. An absolute legend that is Cyriak Harris never disappoints.
10. Mitski: My Love Mine All Mine (2023 Music Video)
3 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
In a surreal music video for her song Mitski builds a structure out of unstable furniture.
Director: AG Rojas | Star: Mitski
Votes: 13
4 October: Has a very pleasant dark tone to it.
11. Armin van Buuren Feat. Sharon den Adel: In and Out of Love (2008 Music Video)
3 min | Music
Director: Jelle Posthuma | Stars: Sharon den Adel, Armin van Buuren
Votes: 24
5 October: This just happened to be on the same cafeteria TV. I'll let it slide.
12. Sting: Desert Rose (2000 Music Video)
5 min | Music
A promotional video for Sting's 2000 single "Desert Rose."
Director: Paul Boyd | Stars: Sting, Mohamed Khelifati
Votes: 98
5 October: Similarly.
13. Rammstein: Mein Herz brennt (2012 Music Video)
5 min | Horror, Music
In this video, the character of the Sandman is played by Melanie Gaydos. She first appears to a sleeping Richard Kruspe, triggering nightmares and sending him into a state of agony. ... See full summary »
Directors: Zoran Bihac, Eugenio Recuenco | Stars: Rammstein, Christoph Schneider, Paul Landers, Flake Lorenz
Votes: 230
5 October: Arguably the most fitting Rammstein video of the bunch.
14. Bomfunk MC's: Freestyler (2000 Music Video)
5 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
A kid with an attitude is listening to music on a subway car when a trickster (played by the band's lead singer) gives him the power to freeze, rewind and fast-forward time with his minidisc player. The kid wastes it on trivial pranks.
Director: Miikka Lommi | Stars: Mikko Björk, Raymond Ebanks, Petri Kanerva, Ismo Lappalainen
Votes: 122
5 October: The concept of a remote controlling reality itself was used for comedy, for horror and, as evidenced here, for music.
15. Rammstein: Dicke Titten (2022 Music Video)
6 min | Music
Director: Joern Heitmann | Stars: Sandra Höflinger, Richard Kruspe, Paul Landers, Till Lindemann
Votes: 112
6 October: Oktoberfest crossing over with Halloween via fever dream.
16.
From (2022– )
Episode:
Strangers in a Strange Land
(2023)
TV-MA | 48 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In Sheriff Boyd's absence, Donna and Kenny struggle to manage the chaos as a busload of unwitting newcomers arrives in town; Victor and Tabitha go on a chilling journey through the nightmarish labyrinth of tunnels beneath the town.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, David Alpay
Votes: 2,169
6 October: I was initially skeptical about From (2022), but still decided to watch Season 2 with my girlfriend, since it was indeed a good fit for the season (and since I had no problem following the plot at all despite skipping Season 1). It grew on me, a lot. Pleasant autumn vibes, atmosphere, a lot of unnerving and interesting plot points and stylistic choices. I've especially became a fan of breakout star Jamie McGuire.
17.
From (2022– )
Episode:
The Kindness of Strangers
(2023)
TV-MA | 46 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A tense night in the diner as the residents and newcomers wait for sunrise; fear permeates the wreckage beneath the Matthews house, as Jim and Tom struggle to keep a panicked bus passenger quiet.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, David Alpay
Votes: 1,919
6 October: From (2022)
18.
From (2022– )
Episode:
Tether
(2023)
TV-MA | 51 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Kenny and Ellis make a grisly discovery out in the forest; Boyd struggles with the reality of what's happening to him.
Director: Alexandra La Roche | Stars: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, David Alpay
Votes: 1,815
6 October: From (2022)
19.
From (2022– )
Episode:
This Way Gone
(2023)
TV-MA | 48 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
As Boyd's condition grows more alarming, Sara's return to town puts him in a difficult position; Jim shares a troubling new theory about the town.
Director: Alexandra La Roche | Stars: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, David Alpay
Votes: 1,749
6 October: From (2022)
20.
From (2022– )
Episode:
Lullaby
(2023)
TV-MA | 53 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Sara must face the music, as word of her return spreads through town; Victor and Jade strike an unlikely bargain.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, David Alpay
Votes: 1,902
7 October: From (2022)
21.
From (2022– )
Episode:
Pas de Deux
(2023)
TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Tensions run high at Colony House when word of the coming food shortage leaks out; a night at the clinic takes a terrifying turn.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, David Alpay
Votes: 1,805
8 October: From (2022)
22.
From (2022– )
Episode:
Belly of the Beast
(2023)
TV-MA | 49 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Boyd and Kristi seek to capitalize on a new discovery; Jim finds an unlikely ally in the volatile Randall.
Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, David Alpay
Votes: 1,610
8 October: From (2022)
23.
From (2022– )
Episode:
Forest for the Trees
(2023)
TV-MA | 46 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In their pursuit of the truth about the town, Jim and Randall hatch a dangerous plan; meanwhile, a new form of terror is brewing.
Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, David Alpay
Votes: 1,464
8 October: From (2022)
24.
From (2022– )
Episode:
Ball of Magic Fire
(2023)
TV-MA | 47 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Panic spreads through town as the residents face a chilling new threat to their survival; Jim realizes the magnitude of the mistake he made by enlisting Randall in his cause.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, David Alpay
Votes: 1,554
9 October: From (2022)
25.
From (2022– )
Episode:
Once Upon a Time...
(2023)
TV-MA | 59 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Boyd fears he may have finally run out of answers, as the residents of town prepare for the end; Tabitha clings to the belief that the children could be the key to their salvation.
Director: Jack Bender | Stars: Harold Perrineau, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Eion Bailey, David Alpay
Votes: 1,974
9 October: From (2022)
26.
9-1-1 (2018– )
Episode:
The One That Got Away
(2020)
TV-14 | 42 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
The 118 fights an apartment building blaze; Athena's response to an accident leads to a more sinister crime; Hen performs a risky medical procedure; Buck meets a retired firefighter and is inspired to reunite him with his lost love.
Director: Millicent Shelton | Stars: Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Stark
Votes: 782
9 October: Normally I would've excluded this one, but both this and From (2022) had torascostomy which is a special trauma/fear for me, so I'll let this slide.
27. Rammstein: Haifisch (2010 Music Video)
5 min | Music
The video shows the band at the funeral of the lead singer, Till Lindemann, with some other mourners.
Director: Joern Heitmann | Stars: Rammstein, Christoph Schneider, Paul Landers, Flake Lorenz
Votes: 178
10 October: More Rammstein. This one fits a lot, as well.
28. Metallica: The Unforgiven (1991 Music Video)
11 min | Music
Music video for Metallica's 1991 song "The Unforgiven". Next to the band performing the song it features a boy born in captivity who spends his life in a windowless stone room. He ages into an old man and spends his life carving a window.
Director: Matt Mahurin | Stars: Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Metallica, Jason Newsted
Votes: 258
10 October: More Metallica.
29. Metallica: Nothing Else Matters (1992 Music Video)
6 min | Music
Music video for Metallica's 1992 song "Nothing Else Matters". It features the band practicing and performing the song in an acoustic setting.
Director: Adam Dubin | Stars: Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Metallica, Lars Ulrich
Votes: 305
10 October: More Metallica.
30. Metallica: The Memory Remains (1997 Music Video)
4 min | Music
A promotional video for Metallica's 1997 single "The Memory Remains."
Director: Paul Andresen | Stars: Marianne Faithfull, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Metallica
Votes: 181
10 October: More Metallica.
31. Metallica: Wherever I May Roam (1992 Music Video)
6 min | Music
Music video for Metallica's 1992 song "Wherever I May Roam". It features the band touring and preparing for a show before finally performing the song in a stadium in front of a live audience.
Director: Wayne Isham | Stars: Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Metallica, Jason Newsted
Votes: 132
10 October: More Metallica.
32. Metallica: Until It Sleeps (1996 Music Video)
4 min | Music
Music video for Metallica's 1996 song "Until It Sleeps" featuring a modern day Jesus being crucified as well as the band being trapped by a snake-like she-demon as well as other Christian-inspired imagery.
Director: Samuel Bayer | Stars: Metallica, Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Jason Newsted
Votes: 148
10 October: More Metallica. Numerous neat allusions to Hieronymus Bosch.
33. The Cranberries: Zombie (1994 Music Video)
5 min | Music, War
The Cranberries perform in the music video "Zombie" from the album "No Need to Argue" recorded for Island Records. The video begins with black and white footage of British soldiers ... See full summary »
Director: Samuel Bayer | Stars: The Cranberries, Mike Hogan, Noel Hogan, Fergal Lawler
Votes: 958
10 October: I know, I know. Thematically labeling this a Halloween song is contextual blindness, but video still fits well with a Halloween aesthetic.
34. Golos travy (1992)
90 min | Drama, Fantasy
Retelling of a folk legend about a beautiful sorceress and her young apprentice. The older witch initiates the younger into a magical world while two winged men observe them.
Director: Natalya Motuzko | Stars: Raisa Nedashkovskaya, Olga Sumskaya, Nele Savicenko, Sergey Tarasov
Votes: 79
13 October: Saw it in a new, rediscovered restoration as a part of Kyiv Critics' Week. An amazing, if somewhat sleepy movie. A lot of witchcraft, surreal scenes and they also mention stabbing witches with an aspen stake, something usually reserved for vampires.
35. Irma Vep (1996)
Not Rated | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
A Hong Kong actress, Maggie Cheung playing a fictional version of herself, is cast in France to star in a remake of Les vampires (1915), but petty intrigues and clashing egos plague the production.
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard, Antoine Basler
Votes: 9,720 | Gross: $0.19M
16 October: Kyiv Critics' Week. An amazing wildcard for the season, but fits like a glove. I love movies about filmmaking (metamovies), and this one also concerns whether role becomes one's identity, the original meaning of Les vampires (1915) and explicitly mentions that titular Vampires are in fact a name of a gang. The ending is amazing. Films like that usually fit more with Halloween Hangover marathons, but this one was amazingly appropriate for me this year, glad I've finally caught up with it and on a big screen, no less.
36. Priscilla (2023)
R | 113 min | Biography, Drama, Music
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.
Director: Sofia Coppola | Stars: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen, Dagmara Dominczyk
Votes: 34,731
16 October: I'll let this one slide due to a few gorgeous scenes set in autumn. Premiere at Kyiv Critics' Week.
37. Do You Love Me? (2023)
90 min | Drama
Kira is living her life with the teenage confidence that the world revolves around her. Born and raised in the late Soviet Ukraine, she sees her life predictable and clear. But it doesn't last long.
Director: Tonya Noyabrova | Stars: Karyna Khymchuk, Maksim Mikhaylichenko, Natalia Lazebnikova, Oleksandr Zhyla
Votes: 256
17 October: Kyiv Critics' Week. This is a coming-of-age drama about the early 90's in Ukraine pretty much how I remember them (sometimes painfully so), but as with the previous entry I'm totally letting this slide for autumn scenes alone.
38. Gothika (2003)
R | 98 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
A psychiatrist awakens as a patient in a mental institution, with no memory of the murder she's accused of committing. As she tries to regain her memory, a vengeful spirit manipulates her.
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz | Stars: Halle Berry, Penélope Cruz, Robert Downey Jr., Charles S. Dutton
Votes: 119,179 | Gross: $59.69M
19 October: Took me twenty years to see this movie. It's okay. It fits.
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