A group of horror icons will share their favorite Halloween movies this month in a new streaming series fromShout! TV.Handpicked Horrorwill stream on the service every weekend this month.Fangoria reportsthat horror luminaries likeAkela Cooper,Felissa Rose, andMike FlanaganandKate Siegelwill curate the double-bill presentations this month, and will film special introductions for each film, explaining what made them their favorites.
Each programmer will present a long weekend of double bills, with a new one each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night, beginning at 8 p.m. EST.M3GANdirector Cooper led off on October 4 with a double bill of the ’80s robo-horror classicChopping Malland theLarry Cohencreature featureQ: The Winged Serpent. Saturday brings the monster mashNight of the Demonsand theMario BavabloodbathA Bay of Blood, while on Sunday she’ll present theCary Elwes/Alicia SilverstonethrillerThe Crushand the supernatural shockerSlaughterhouse Rock. Rose will open on October 11 with her own unsettling acting debut in the cult slasherSleepaway Camp, followed by theDanielle Harrishorror filmCamp Cold Brook. Saturday, she’ll host theAnthony Hopkinsventriloquism chillerMagicand theDrew Barrymoredouble-identity shockerDoppelgänger, while on Sunday she’ll present the oddball slasherSlumber Party Massacre IIand theRoger CormanGremlinsknockoffMunchies.
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9-1-1’sTracie Thoms, who had her own encounter with horror when she faced off withKurt RussellinDeath Proof, will kick off her weekend October 18 with a duo of slashers inBlack ChristmasandThe Slumber Party Massacre. Saturday brings a pair ofGeorge Romero’s zombie classics withNight of the Living DeadandDay of the Dead, while Sunday brings a pair of 1980s horror classics:The StepfatherandWitchboard. Horror supercouple Flanagan and Siegel will close out the month starting October 25; they’ll start off withPiranhaandAlligator, a duo of creature features penned byJohn Sayles. Saturday, they’ll presentWerner Herzog’sNosferatu the Vampyre, a remake of the silent horror classic, and the underrated threequelExorcist III. They’ll close out the spooky season with the British werewolf filmDog Soldiersand theMystery Science Theater 3000-riffed version ofThe Touch of Satan.
Handpicked Horrorwon’t be the only way to see Flanagan and Siegel this October. After disappearing from Netflix last year, the Flanagan-directed and Siegel-starringHushis getting a digital release and a theatrical release this month. Plus, Siegel’s own directorial debut, a segment of the horror anthologyV/H/S Beyond, premiered this month on the horror streamer Shudder.
Handpicked Horrorwillstream on ShoutTV every weekend in October. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
