SEPTEMBER 2026 EXTENDED SUMMER EDITION
HORROR IN OCTOBER
UPDATES: October is my favorite month. My movie reviews and Star Trek articles are being listed (much to my surprise) at the iMDB and Rotten Tomatoes. My work at VHS Rewind was removed by the administrator, but much of it is still available here.
Horror Movie OCTOBER, 2026:
This month, there will be heavy focus on “slasher movies,” starting with (arguably) the first mainstream “slasher” movie, Psycho (1960), directed by Alfred Hitchcock. This is a movie that effectively killed his career considering he could never hope to duplicate its success in the last chapter of his life.
Conversely, Brian De Palma’s Carrie made his career, or at the very least, invigorated it with fresh (you’ll forgive me) blood. Carrie has that precious Psycho DNA in it, by way of Pino Donaggio’s Hermann-like score, making extensive use of sharp, plucking violin strings. These first two movies might form the core of the modern slasher movie.
For that, we move on to the first Friday the 13th movie.
David Lawler, Oct. 4, 2026
ABOUT DAVID LAWLER
David Lawler has written for Film Threat, VHS Rewind, Second Union, and his own blog, Misadventures in BlissVille. Lawler has produced several podcasts including That Twilighty Show About That Zone, Two Davids Walk Into A Bar (with co-host David Anderson), EQ Lawler/Saltz (with Alex Saltz), and Upstairs at Froelich’s (with co-host John Froelich).
His work is now being featured in the iMDB and Rotten Tomatoes.
