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** why we love horror challenge 2026

<a href="https://boxd.it/Qlees">original list</a> progress: 37/52 ** bold = watched (along w/ date) Section 1: In Horrorville We Still Trust -- Watch a one movie each from: Horrorville's The Official Top 25 Horror Films of 2025 list, Horrorville’s The Official Top 50 Horror Films of 2024 list, Horrorville’s The Official Top 50 Horror Films of 2023 list, Horrorville’s The Official Top 50 Horror Films of 2022 list, Horrorville’s The Official Top 50 Horror Films of 2021 list 1) Hallow Road (02/08/2026 2) Milk & Serial (01/10/2026) 3) Loop Track - 06/12/2026 4) Werewolf by Night 5) A Ghost Waits Section 2: Aaron Wants an Honest 1970s Deep Dive. -- Watch 5 horror movies from the 1970s, but they all need to have less than 20k ratings logged on Letterboxd. 6) Octaman - 05/28/2026 7) Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde 8) The Rites of May 9) False Face / Scalpel (04/11/2026) 10) Scream of the Wolf (06/20/2026) [Look for higher rated ones. Get the word out!] Section 3: John Asks You to Kindly Find Some Darkness. -- Watch Any 5 Movies Covered in the In Search of Darkness... documentary series. 11) Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl-O-Rama - 07/04/2026 12) Nightbeast - 08/22/2026 13) Chopping Mall - 03/08/2026 14) Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers - 07/25/2026 15) The Wolf Man - 05/05/2026 Section 4: Abby Is a Reader. -- Watch 5 horror movies that are book adaptations, but not one written by Stephen King. 16) White Zombie - 01/23/2026 17) Mad Love - 01/30/2026 18) Frankenstein - 04/12/2026 19) Dracula - 06/09/2026 20) Village of the Damned - 02/11/2026 Section 5: Aaron Loves Giallo. -- Watch 5 giallo films, but they cannot be directed by Dario Argento, Mario Bava, or Lucio Fulci. 21) Smile Before Death 22) Death Laid an Egg - 06/18/2026 23) Killer Nun 24) Obsession: A Taste for Fear 25) The Crimes of the Black Cat Section 6: John Takes a Tour of Southeast Asia. -- Watch 5 horror movies from any of the following counties: Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, or Singapore. 26) Tiger Stripes - 08/15/2026 27) The Medium 28) Death Whisperer 29) Ritual - 09/12/2026 30) Grave Torture Section 7: Abby Is Fantastic. -- Watch 5 horror movies that premiered at Fantastic Fest (any year is eligible). 31) UFO Abduction / The McPherson Tape (01/21/2026) 32) Lyle (03/31/2026) 33) Luz - 06/14/2026 34) Limbo (05/25/2026) 35) Darling (02/09/2026) Section 8: Aaron Likes Larry (and Larry) -- Watch 5 horror movies directed by either Larry Cohen or Larry Fessenden (or any Larry, to be honest). 36) The Stuff - 07/25/2026 37) God Told Me To - 04/28/2026 38) It's Alive - 09/21/2026 39) The Last Winter - 09/12/2026 40) Blackout Section 9: John Celebrates Halloween! -- Watch 5 Halloween-themed horror movies around Halloweentime. 41) Haunt - 06/06/2026 42) Hell House LLC - 05/09/2026 43) Hell Fest 44) Creepshow 45) May - 08/30/2026 Section 10: Abby Shows Love to the Streaming World. -- Watch 5 horror movies that premiered on streaming services. 46) The Hand That Rocks the Cradle - 08/31/2026 47) No One Will Save You - 06/13/2026 48) False Positive - 07/22/2026 49) Hold Your Breath 50) All That We Destroy Section 11: Finishing Up the Year. Hit Some Blindspots! The Letterboxd Community will now show you what to watch to close out the list. Follow the last two prompts below. -- Watch the highest rated horror movie on Letterboxd that you haven’t seen (that is also on the Letterboxd Top 250 Horror List) 51) The Masque of the Red Death - 08/28/2026 -- Watch the most popular horror movie on Letterboxd (sort by popularity) that you haven’t seen. 52) Jennifer's Body HIGHEST RANKED: Werewolf By Night (5/5 stars) LOWEST RANKED: Lyle (2.5/5 stars)