{"id":1360,"date":"2021-10-01T15:45:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T19:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scriptchic.com\/?p=1360"},"modified":"2021-12-26T14:59:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T19:59:26","slug":"31-nights-of-horror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scriptchic.com\/?p=1360","title":{"rendered":"31 Nights of Horror"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>October is one of my favorite months of the year. It the only time of year that TV features 31 days of horror movies.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, I can&#8217;t watch every channel every day and every night, but I can choose to enjoy some of my favorite creature features, supernatural thrillers, and horror classics over a 31 day month.<\/p>\n<p>Each October, I reserve the last 3 days of the month to host and enjoy my Top 15 all-time horror movies &#8211; my Must Watch List &#8211; which I&#8217;ll share with you later this month.<\/p>\n<p>For now, and for the next 28 days here are the top franchise movies I&#8217;ll be watching this October:<\/p>\n<p>The Original Omen Series<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Omen<\/li>\n<li>Damien &#8211; Omen II<\/li>\n<li>Omen III &#8211; The Final Conflict<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Alien Series (except Requiem &#8211; which I hate)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alien<\/li>\n<li>Aliens<\/li>\n<li>Aliens 3<\/li>\n<li>Alien Resurrection<\/li>\n<li>Alien vs. Predator<\/li>\n<li>Prometheus<\/li>\n<li>Alien: Covenant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Halloween Series<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Halloween<\/li>\n<li>Halloween II<\/li>\n<li>Halloween III<\/li>\n<li>Halloween IV<\/li>\n<li>Halloween V<\/li>\n<li>Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers<\/li>\n<li>Halloween H2O<\/li>\n<li>Halloween: Resurrection<\/li>\n<li>Halloween Kills<\/li>\n<li>Halloween Ends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This list changes from year to year. Some will be offered on TV this month. Others I will watch on DVD from my home collection.<\/p>\n<p>I buy plenty of popcorn of various flavors, have plenty of snacks, plenty beer &amp; wine, and expect lots of chills &amp; laugh, which I&#8217;ll enjoy with my family.<\/p>\n<p>What will you be doing this October when your workday ends &amp; night begins?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October is one of my favorite months of the year. 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