SHOCKtober: 396-369

Okay, you know I obviously hate to give spoilers around here and I never do, but just this once I will let you in on a secret: Today's chunk o' list is the last chunk o' list to consist solely of films that received one vote each. I bet you won't be able to sleep tonight because you'll be so excited for tomorrow! But let's concentrate on the now, because we've got some real bangers in this bunch.

396. Bad Dreams – 1988, Andrew Fleming

395. Autopsy – 1975, Armando Crispino

394. Aunt Alejandra (aka La tía Alejandra) – 1980, Arturo Ripstein 

393. Attack the Block – 2011, Joe Cornish

392. Attack of the Beast Creatures – 1985, Michael Stanley

391. Assassination Nation – 2018, Sam Levinson

390. Army of Darkness – 1992, Sam Raimi

389. Apartment Zero – 1988, Martin Donovan

388. Ants! (aka It Happened at Lakewood Manor) – 1977, Robert Scheerer

387. Anguish – 1987, Bigas Luna

386. Angst – 1983, Gerald Kargl

385. Angel Heart – 1987, Alan Parker

384. Amulet – 2020, Romola Garai

383. Amsterdamned – 1988, Dick Maas

382. Amityville II: The Possession – 1982, Damiano Damiani

381. Amityville IV: The Evil Escapes – 1989, Sandor Stern

380. American Gothic – 1987, John Hough

379. All of Us Strangers – 2023, Andrew Haigh

378. All My Friends Hate Me – 2021, Andrew Gaynord

377. Alien 3 – 1992, David Fincher

376. Alien Resurrection – 1997, Jean-Pierre Jeunet

375. Absentia – 2011, Mike Flanagan

374. A Wounded Fawn – 2022, Travis Stevens

373. A Vacation in Hell – 1979, David Greene

372. A Quiet Place – 2018, John Krasinski

371. A Quiet Place: Day One – 2024, Michael Sarnoski

370. A Page of Madness – 1926, Teinosuke Kinugasa

369. A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master – 1988, Renny Harlin

• A reader on Attack of the Beast Creatures: "Okay it isn't *scary* but this a great time guaranteed!" I mean just look at the gif, do you have any doubts?
• Attack the Block came out in 2011? 2011? TWENTY ELEVEN??
• There's a special place in my heart for Bad Dreams. It's got a great cast (EG motherfucking Daily! Bruce Abbott! Dean Cameron! Richard Lynch! JENNIFER RUBIN!! Why, even Susan Rattan is there!), a nice twist on the standard slasher formula...heck, considering it's a slasher from 1988, it's pretty damn good. 
• Speaking of 1988, I always forget that Renny Harlin directed NoES 4. Actually, I always forget that Renny Harlin has a sizable horror filmography. What can I say, when I think "Renny Harlin" I think "early 90s action movies." Actually, scratch that--when I think "Renny Harlin" I think "Geena Davis."
• A reader on A Vacation in Hell, which BY THE WAY is made-for-TV: "where else you gonna see Barbara Feldon (Get Smart), Priscilla Barnes (Three’s Company) and Maureen McCormick (Brady Bunch) romping through a jungle covered in sweat and mosquitos?"
• Speaking of made-for-TV...ANTS! Oh my crap I love Ants! I love that it comes with a built-in exclamation mark in one title, and the other title is It Happened at Lakewood Manor which is so cool. If you like animals run amok movies, trust me, you should see Ants! Though be warned, you may never want to watch anything else.
• Speaking of never watching anything else...Amityville 4, what more can I say.
• A reader on Aunt Alejandra, which I really want to see now: "What could go wrong when you let your great aunt who happens to be a grand witch stay with you and your family in your cramped Mexico City apartment?"
• Speaking of other things I really want to see now, I gotta gotta gotta see A Page of Madness. Bless this list and that one reader for putting it on my radar!