The Film Detective Announces
October ‘31 Days of Horror’ Movie Scare-a-Thon
Featuring Iconic Horror Stars Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Vincent Price, Lon Chaney & More!
ROCKPORT, Mass. — Sept. 26, 2017 — For Immediate Release — Giant leeches, a flesh-eating plant, vampire bats, zombies and a host of chills and thrills. The Film Detective has hand-selected frightful film classics from its extensive archive to share with horror movie buffs all month long. Each day in October, a new title will be added, leading up to 31 films available for binge-watching on Halloween.
“31 Days of Horror” will be available in a dedicated playlist on The Film Detective App – which has been downloaded nearly 50,000 times to date – available on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and iOS devices.
With select titles fully restored from original film elements for an HD-enhanced viewing experience, enjoy such classics as Night of the Living Dead, Dementia 13, The Bat, Little Shop of Horrors, Voodoo Black Exorcist and The Terror—Like you’ve never seen them before!
Also highlighted will be Roger Corman with such classics as A Bucket of Blood and Attack of the Giant Leeches for fans who can’t get enough of the B-movie and horror king’s low-budget, cult films; and the long-lost TV pilot “Final Curtain,” written and directed by Ed Wood, now restored in HD from a rare, surviving film print.
This thrilling film collection with something for everyone – from slashers to comedy and everything in between – is grouped by theme, including: Supernatural Sunday, Murder Monday, Creature Feature Tuesday, Not-so-Scary Wednesday, Thriller Thursday, Frightful Friday and Slasher Saturday. (Check out the live links for our own reviews!)
Supernatural Sunday
Oct. 1 – Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Oct. 8 – "Final Curtain" (1957) HD
Oct. 15 – Invisible Ghost (1941)
Oct. 22 – Voodoo Black Exorcist (1974) HD
Oct. 29 – Carnival of Souls (1962)
Murder Monday
Oct. 2 – The Fatal Hour (1940)
Oct. 9 – Murder by Television (1935)
Oct. 16 – A Bucket of Blood (1959) HD
Oct. 23 – House on Haunted Hill (1959)
Oct. 30 – The Bat (1959) HD
Creature Feature Tuesday
Oct. 3 – The Gorilla (1939)
Oct. 10 – Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959)
Oct. 17 – The Giant Gila Monster (1959)
Oct. 24 – The Killer Shrews (1959)
Oct. 31 – Night of the Living Dead (1968) HD
Not-so-Scary Wednesday
Oct. 4 – Topper Returns (1941)
Oct. 11 – The Ape Man (1943)
Oct. 18 – Ghosts on the Loose (1943)
Oct. 25 – Little Shop of Horrors (1960) HD
Thriller Thursday
Oct. 5 – The Cat and the Canary (1927)
Oct. 12 – Bluebeard (1944)
Oct. 19 – The Beast of Yucca Flats (1961)
Oct. 26 – The Terror (1963) HD
Frightful Friday
Oct. 6 – The Brain That Wouldn't Die (1962) HD
Oct. 13 – Dementia 13 (1963) HD
Oct. 20 – White Zombie (1932)
Oct. 27 – The Vampire Bat (1933) HD
Slasher Saturday
Oct. 7 – Sisters of Death (1976) ww
Oct. 14 – Hands of a Stranger (1962)
Oct. 21 – Don't Look in the Basement (1973)
Oct. 28 – Drive-In Massacre (1976)
The Film Detective app refreshes monthly for timely programming around themes, holidays and anniversaries, offering a variety of digitally restored classic films, trailers and original, supplemental content. Enjoy a free trial period with subscriptions starting as low as $3.99 per month or $34.99 annually. Three films stream free each month. To download and start watching, visit www.TheFilmDetective.tv
About The Film Detective:
Founder Philip Elliott Hopkins – who has been a fixture in the entertainment industry since 1999 – has channeled his life-long passion for collecting classic films into The Film Detective, a leading purveyor of restoration and distribution of broadcast-quality, digitally-remastered programming, including feature films, television, foreign wimports, documentaries, special interest and audio. Since launching in 2014, the Massachusetts-based company has distributed its extensive library of 3000+ hours on DVD, Blu-ray and through such leading digital and television broadcast platforms as Turner Classic Movies, American Movie Classics, NBC, Bounce TV, Hulu, Amazon, EPIX HD, MeTV, PBS and more. In 2016, the Film Detective launched its OTT classic movies channel streaming on Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV and iOS. Visit us online at www.TheFilmDetective.com
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