The October Watchlist, 2026

As Blogtober draws to a close (sad), here is the traditional closing post: A round-up of horror, horror-adjacent, or otherwise October appropriate flicks enjoyed throughout the month. As JaxKid was introduced to a healthy amount of age-appropriate horror films this year, the rewatch quotient is high, and heavy on key classics we should all have under our boney belts anyway.

In anticipation of Blogtober 2026: 2025’s Heights of Horror

Perhaps the most notable discovery I made compiling 2025's list of favorite horror flicks was that my top film of the year was a horror film, but not my top horror film of the year.