SHOCKtober: 200-173

Today we break through the #200 ceiling, starting with movies that received three votes each. Do you feel as powerful as I do??

200. Antichrist – 2009, Lars von Trier

199. Anna and the Apocalypse – 2017, John McPhail

198. American Mary – 2012, Jen Soska and Sylvia Soska

197. Alligator – 1980, Lewis Teague

196. Alice, Sweet Alice – 1976, Alfred Sole

195. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein – 1948, Charles Barton and Walter Lantz

194. A Field in England – 2013, Ben Wheatley

Oh, look at this, it's time to get down with some foursomes! SHOCKtober is turning into a regular horror-flavored key party. That's right, each of these films received four votes.

193. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? – 1962, Robert Aldrich

192. Tremors – 1990, Ron Underwood

191. Theatre of Blood – 1973, Douglas Hickox

190. The Village – 2004, M. Night Shyamalan

189. The Tenant – 1976, Roman Polanski

188. The Substance – 2024, Coralie Fargeat

187. The Sentinel – 1977, Michael Winner

186. The People Under the Stairs – 1991, Wes Craven

185. The Orphanage – 2007, J.A. Bayona

184. The Love Witch – 2016, Anna Biller

183. The Hunger – 1983, Tony Scott

182. The Haunting of Julia (aka Full Circle) – 1977, Richard Loncraine 

181. The Craft – 1996, Andrew Fleming

180. The Blackcoat's Daughter – 2015, Osgood Perkins

179. The Beyond – 1981, Lucio Fulci

178. Picnic at Hanging Rock – 1975, Peter Weir

177. Perfect Blue – 1997, Satoshi Kon

176. One Cut of the Dead – 2017, Shin'ichirô Ueda

175. Night of the Demon (aka Curse of the Demon) – 1957, Jacques Tourneur

174. Night of the Creeps – 1986, Fred Dekker

173. Night of the Comet – 1984, Thom Eberhardt

• A reader on Picnic at Hanging Rock: "This made me come to terms with the fact that nature will take us out and we won't see it coming."
• The Substance hit wide release like fifteen minutes after the voting period ended; I expect that the next time I do this it will be ranked higher on the list (if only because I will vote for it 10,000 times).
• A reader on Night of the Demon: "Peggy Cummins and Dana Andrews!!! After seeing Gun Crazy with Miss Cummins I will watch anything she’s in and this has the coolest demon and atmosphere of doom - it’s the total package."
• Me on Night of the Demon: It's so good and the first time I saw it and experienced "It's in the trees! It's coming!" in its actual context was chef's kiss.
• They sure don't make 'em like The Sentinel anymore! I can't help but love it forever.
• A reader on The Haunting of Julia: "For a person who eats fast and enjoys apples it surely scares me every time I see it."
• Me on The Haunting of Julia: Some swell commenters have informed me that it's currently on Tubi! Between that and the recent Blu-ray release, I'm so pumped that it's finally readily available. It's sad and spooky and gorgeous, if you've yet to avail yourself of it, do it! Give yourself a treat.