It’s an annual tradition here on Knockout Horror. It’s spooky month and for the entirety of October 2025, we are reviewing a horror movie everyday leading up to Halloween. Shorter format reviews, a lot of movies, many of which are new, a few are classics, and probably a few awful ones too. Either way, prepare for tons of scares and plenty of fun. Check back every day for a new review.
We’re closing out our 31 Days of Halloween with a true cult classic: the 2000 werewolf wonder, Ginger Snaps. A perfect film for a cold autumn night, we dive into its troubled production, Karen Walton’s brilliant script, and the lightning-in-a-bottle chemistry between its two leads. It’s a smart, subversive, and compelling coming-of-age story… right up until the last 20 minutes, anyway. Read our full review!
Wagging tails, a man in a dog suit, and a star’s real-life breakdown. The Cujo (1983) production was chaos. For Day 30, we explore why all that effort resulted in a boring, repetitive film that’s more of a “head splitter” than a thriller.
For Day 29 of our Halloween marathon, we check out Demián Rugna’s Terrified (2017). This Argentinian horror has insane hype (Guillermo del Toro tried to remake it!), but does it live up to the fuss? We dive in to see if this is a true original or a familiar formula executed with a vicious edge.
The zombie genre has been back from the dead for a while, but how many of us have checked out the chaotic J-Horror gem I Am a Hero? For Day 28 of our 31 Days of Halloween, we review this 2015 Japanese zom-com. It’s gory, zany, and packed with incredible practical effects, but does it get lost in the horde of other zombie flicks? Read our full review!
Today, we’re tackling the sequel John Carpenter famously wrote on a six-pack of beer: Halloween 2. This is the film that gave us the infamous ‘sister twist’ and turned a ’70s thriller into an ’80s splatter-fest. But is it still a fun watch? We dive into the film’s ‘war with itself.
We’re diving into the oddball sequel sandwiched between two all-time classics: A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge.
Born from a frantic, ‘anxiety-inducing’ production schedule, this is the film that famously threw out the dream-world rules (and gave us a killer parakeet). But is it just a rushed mess, or is there more to its legendary cult classic status?
Welcome to Day 25 of our Halloween review-a-day! We’re tackling Saw 3, the film that tried to be the end of the line. The traps get way nastier (gorno fans rejoice!), but does the story collapse under the weight of its own comically over-the-top flashbacks? Let’s dive into the ‘accidental’ trilogy.
Hulu’s remake of The Hand That Rocks The Cradle lands with a thud. It’s about as vanilla of a thriller as you can get, feeling “far more like a middle of the afternoon style lifetime movie” than a big Huluween feature. We break down the terrible writing, the muddled characters, and the pointless side-parts.
Day 23 of our Halloween feature! Ever finished a film and needed to re-watch it immediately? That’s Triangle. It starts as a simple ghost ship story but transforms into a bleak, mind-bending puzzle that will leave you floored. This is one you really need to stick with.
Scream was the meta-slasher that saved horror in the 90s. But 30 years on, does it still feel clever, or has it become a victim of its own success? For Day 22 of our Halloween marathon, we’re looking back at the classic that changed the rules. Read our full review to see if it’s essential viewing or just a bit… 90s.
Full disclosure: I wasn’t a fan of The Strangers when I first saw it years ago. But for our Halloween marathon, I gave the 2008 original another go… and it completely changed my mind. Join us as we revisit the film that made a simple knock at the door terrifying, and I break down what I missed the first time around in this slow-burn home invasion classic.
A killer unicorn movie starring Paul Rudd and Jenna Ortega sounds like a guaranteed b-movie blast. We went into Death of a Unicorn ready for carnage but found a tonally confused film that can’t decide if it’s a family drama, a satire, or a creature feature. Does the horror ever get a chance to shine through? Find out if this one delivers on its killer premise in our full review.