Tuneful Tuesday: The Devil in I

 

I have no idea what's actually happening in this video from Slipknot, but it's creepy and cool and ends up being downright scary toward the end. I'm sure it will help you get in the Halloween Mood!

Slipknot: The Devil in I (2014)

Starring: Slipknot

Director: Shawn Crahan

Rating: Seven of Ten Stars

31 Nights of Halloween: The Sheet

There's a mysterious sheet-draped figure in the TV room... so it's gotta be a ghost, right? Well...

The Sheet (2020)

Starring: Summer Schantz and Evan Sparks

Director: Alex Bale

Rating: Eight of Ten Stars

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31 Nights of Halloween: Sala Saturday

Summoning the Halloween Spirit, as we enter the final week before the Big Night

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31 Nights of Halloween: The Suitcase

 

Tonight's offering is equal parts scary and weird. I won't say much more, because I feel like it should be experienced cold.

The Suitcase (2023)

Starring: Darya Yaseri and Shailin Rahimi 

Director: Sana Norouzbeigi

Rating: Eight of Ten Stars

31 Nights of Halloween: "How Do I Look?"

We've all been there guys, amirite? Waiting on the date to get ready, even though we were on time...

How Do I Look (2024)

Starring: Elizabeth Watson and Tyler Stone

Director: Alex Magana

Rating: Six of Ten Stars

31 Nights of Halloween: Don't Look Back

A young man decides to walk home instead of waiting for the train. It's a choice he comes to regret in this Japanese terror morsel!

Don't Look Back (2023)

Starring: Masatoshi Ikeda and Kayo Hikita

Director: Mitsumoto  Yuasa

Rating: Six of Ten Stars

Tuneful Tuesday: The World Is Not Enough

The band's name is Garbage, but both this video and this song are far from that. The video is supremely creepy, keeps you guessing what's coming next, and has nothing to do with the James Bond film the song was featured in. It's yet another something to get you in the mood for Halloween!

Garbage: The World is Not Enough (1999)

Starring: Shirley Manson and Clare Zerny

Director: Philipp Stolzl

Rating: Nine of Ten Stars

31 Nights of Halloween: Tunnel

Today's selection is another well-made film that keeps building though-out--until it completely loses its way in, literally, the final second; I can't even suggest you stop watching a few seconds earlier, because then the film has no ending, period. It's a shame all the filmmakers could come up with was an attempt at a jump scare to close out an otherwise well-made film.

Still, there's enough here to make it worthwhile viewing for the Halloween season.

Tunnel (2021)

Starring: Spence Fappiano and Sean Louis Kelly

Director: Sean Louis Kelly

Rating: Six of Ten Stars

31 Nights of Halloween: The Box

I could be misremembering, but I think we've had an "unboxing" video as part of these annual film-fests for the past three years. If so, then this makes it a tradition!

The Box (2026)
Starring: Matthew Swift
Director: Alex Bale
Rating: Seven of Ten Stars

31 Nights of Halloween: Sala Saturdays

 Among Richard Sala's best works is the graphic novel Mad Night, which was originally serialized under the title The Glass Scorpion. I don't think that either title really does the work justice. The heroine of the peice is Judy Drood who is Nancy Drew gone to dark and foul-mouthed.

31 Nights of Halloween: What Hides in the Dark

In tonight's film, a young woman's home is haunted by a poltergeist... or is it? (This film is dripping with spookiness and mystery from beginning to end... is IS the Halloween Spirit!)

What Hides in the Dark (2022)

Starring: Kellie Rose Demmel

Directed By: Alex Williams

Rating: Nine of Ten Stars

31 Nights: Smiling Woman Backrooms

With this visit to the Maganaverse, we return to the great Smiling Woman series with a crossover. (It's not the best Smiling Woman film, nor even close to Magana's best, but the creepy garage setting becomes even creepier when the iconic yellow dress is amidst yellow walls.)

Smiling Woman Backrooms (2026)

Starring: Sofia Ayerdi

Director: Alex Magana

Rating: Six of Ten Stars

31 Nights of Halloween: The Closet

This is a really strong film until the last few moments; it really would benefit from being a few seconds shorter. The featured actors--even the two young child actors--do fabulous jobs, and I wish I could give them credit, but only the director gets listed on this one. (The credits also list AI tools... maybe those weren't real actors? If so, I am very impressed with how far AI has come.)

The Closet (2026)

Starring: Anonymous Actors

Director: Jiya Kapur

Rating: Seven of Ten Stars