Top 10: Hween #1

Last Updated on July 27, 2021

Big thanks to AITH reader Brendon Rushfeldt for the idea this week. He’s having a movie night to celebrate Halloween and wanted a list of flicks to pick for it.

Now watching horror on Halloween is an awesome way to spend the evening, but IMO the best choices are “fun” horror movies as opposed to more serious fare. For the most part I’m not checking out HOSTEL or THE EXORCIST on All Hallows Eve because I’m likely to be distracted by the legions of scantily clad ladies at whatever party is going on, and who wants to have to split focus like that?

So here’s a group of genre madness that’s guaranteed to be drop in watchable and full of plenty of easy scares to get some lithe enchantress to jump into your lap for the evening. You’re welcome.

As always, if you have some favs that don’t make the list then spit bullets and give your fellow arrowheads the benefit of your opinions.

WARNING – INGREDIENTS FOR AN AWESOME MOVIE EVENING AHEAD!

10. TREMORS

Tremors may well be the greatest B-Monster Movie ever made. The cast is first rate, the dialogue is perfect, and I don’t even mind the lack of nudity too much since I really don’t need to view Reba McEntire’s cans (ever notice how much she looks like Dana Carvey?) Plus you get the fun of spending the whole movie going, “I can’t believe that’s the dad from Family Ties!”

9. FEAST

I’m a huge Project Greenlight fan, so I really wanted this movie to work. Turns out it was even better than I’d hoped. Funny, gory, and well played it’s simply a grossout good time. Some inspired casting choices and a few genre cliches turned on their head make it a perfect H’Ween night flick.

8. NIGHT OF THE DEMONS

I have to admit that I’m not the biggest fan of NOTD. I’ve given it a go three or four times and find myself consistently underwhelmed. But it’s hard to imagine a better opportunity to catch people’s WTF attention when you let this sucker run in the background. I mean lipstick into a boob, who thinks of that shite! Not to mention the makeup effects are first rate, and there’s plenty of the wet red messy to get your partner for the evening snuggling in tight for protection!

7. RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD

Nude dancing on graves. “Tina I want to eat your brains.” Two dudes consciously going through rigor mortis. There are so many classically awesome moments in this flick that it’s nearly a movie length highlight reel. On top of that you get the added benefit of zombie movies providing a ready excuse at all times to “playfully” start munching on some flesh. Good times for all.

6. FROM DUSK TIL DAWN

We’ve got us a seriously fractured movie here amigos, and one that is a lesser effort from both Tarantino and Rodriguez. But y’know what? Who gives a f*ck? This is a damn good time and the last half hour is an insane monster mash of the first order. Even without Salma Hayek dancing with a snake FDTD would be a great time. But it does have her. Oh yes. Yum.

STAY TUNED FOR PART 2!