See, folks, this is why October in Chicago is so great. Just look at this list! So many horror movies! So little time!
Oct. 1
- Chain Letter, wide release
- Let Me In, wide release
- Case 39, wide release
- Hatchet II, wide release
- 13 Ghosts, Facets Cinematheque
- Ed Gein, The Musical, Music Box
Oct. 2
- Satanico Pandemonium, Facets Cinematheque
- Ed Gein, The Musical, Music Box
Oct. 4
Oct. 8
- My Soul to Take, wide release
- Carnival of Souls, Facets Cinematheque
- Psycho, Music Box
Oct. 9
- Nobuhiko Obayashi’s House, Facets Cinematheque
Oct. 9-10 — Music Box Massacre @ Music Box Theater, including:
- The Phantom of the Opera
- The Raven
- The Wolf Man
- Hungry Wives (aka Season of the Witch)
- Killer Klowns from Outer Space
- Rabid
- Basket Case
- Pet Sematary
- The Funhouse
- The House by the Cemetary
- Theatre of Blood
- Psycho
- Fright Night
Oct. 15
- Lucio Fulci’s Black Cat, Facets Cinematheque
- Birdemic: Shock and Terror, Music Box
- The Horde, Music Box
Oct. 16
- Tobe Hooper’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Facets Cinematheque
- Birdemic: Shock and Terror, Music Box
- The Horde, Music Box
Oct. 22
- Fright Night, Facets Cinematheque
- Mutants, Music Box
- American Psycho, Music Box
Oct. 23
- Evil Ed, Facets Cinematheque
- Mutants, Music Box
- American Psycho, Music Box
Oct. 23 & 24 — Horror Society Film Festival @ the Portage Theater including:
- Demons
- Chopping Mall
- Terrorvision
- Worm
- TXT: The Movie
- Slime City
- Slices of Life
- Satan Hates You
- The Guest
- Ugly
- Popatopolis
- Slime City Massacre
Oct. 25
- The Car, Portage Theater
- Duel, Portage Theater
October 26
- Prince of Darkness, Portage Theater
- The Fog, Portage Theater
October 27
- Army of Darkness, Portage Theater
- The Thing, Portage Theater
Oct. 28
- An American Werewolf in London,Portage Theater
- Beyond the Door,Portage Theater
- Nekromantik, Facets Cinematheque
Oct. 29
- The Ghost of Frankenstein, Portage Theater
- Horror of Dracula, Portage Theater
- Frankenstein Meets Wolfman, Portage Theater
- Ghost Story, Portage Theater
- Human Centipede, Music Box
- Saw 3D, wide release
Oct. 30
- Fall of the House of Usher, Facets Cinematheque
- Human Centipede, Music Box
Did I miss some? If I did, leave me the info in the comments, and I’ll add them to the list…