Sharpy Spooktober Challenge 2023

Follow a mysterious outsider whose life takes a tumultuous turn when he returns to his childhood home seeking vengeance. As he proves himself an amateur assassin, a brutal fight ensues to protect his estranged family. The film is a gripping tale of retribution, unraveling secrets, and the consequences of a violent past, offering a raw and intense portrayal of one man's journey into the heart of darkness to confront his demons and defend those he loves.

Cecilia (aka Sissy) is a successful social media influencer living the dream, until she runs into her ex-childhood best friend and is invited away on her bachelorette weekend. Suddenly Sissy finds herself stuck in a remote cabin with her school bully...and a taste for revenge. #triggered.

Julia is babysitting two young kids while a doctor and his wife are out. During the evening, a stranger knocks on the door asking Julia if she can call the auto club so he can get a tow. The phone line is dead though. This is all part of the act as he has made his way inside and abducted the two children. Years later, Julia has become an introvertive college student. She claims the stalker is back haunting her. Enter Jill Johnson and now retired cop John Clifford, who have reunited to help Julia find the stalker. Can they stop him before he strikes again?

A group of film students attempt to finish a horror movie that stopped production years earlier when the director was killed. Unaware that every attempt to complete the pic coincided with the murders of those involved, the students return to the original location in an isolated part of the country. When filming begins, so do the killings.

A group of girls staying at a sorority house clash with the house's owner, who wants them out. They decide to play a prank on her, but it goes awry and she winds up dead. Panicking, the girls try to hide the body, but someone (or something) witnessed the crime and begins to stalk them.

A group of doctors go on a camping trip in the deep forests. There they have fun. They brag about each other's fields n at the same time their conversations revolve mostly around medical malpractices, unethical surgeries n they even mock patients except for Harry (Hal Holbrook). Unaware to them, a stalker has been hearing their conversations. Now the place they had gone is in the middle of nowhere according to their pilot who dropped em earlier. So it seems our stalker might be not just another ordinary citizen. Later the doctors realize that their boots are stolen n someone has left a deer carcass on a stick with a snake around it, the symbol similar to the Staff of Aesculapius, the symbol for the American Medical Association. So this confirms us that the stalker is aware of the doctor's history from overhearing their conversations. The stalker leaves x-ray taken from a military hospital, medals n discharge papers, a message meant for doctors with callous attitudes regarding their trade. The doctors soon realize they are being hunted by an ex army person who first wants to degrade them before killing them but our Harry, a war veteran himself, won't let the madman enjoy their degradation.

In 1980s Toronto, Max Renn, a daring TV channel president, seeks the next big hit and stumbles upon "Videodrome," a disturbing show with violent content. He broadcasts it, believing it's the key to success, but reality blurs as he investigates its dark mysteries. When his girlfriend vanishes after auditioning for the show, Max becomes an unwilling detective in a mind-control conspiracy. Directed by David Cronenberg, the film delves into media manipulation, body horror, and psychosexual themes. With practical makeup effects, James Woods excels as Max Renn, making this cult classic a must-see exploration of human obsessions with extreme content and Cronenberg's best work.

A boy receiving treatment for his auto-immune disorder discovers that the house he's living in isn't as safe as he thought.

Marybeth escapes the clutches of the deformed, swamp-dwelling iconic killer Victor Crowley. After learning the truth about her family's connection to the hatchet-wielding madman, Marybeth returns to the Louisiana swamps along with an army of hunters to recover the bodies of her family and exact the bloodiest revenge against the bayou butcher.

It's been eight years since the opening night tragedy of Hell House, LLC and still many unanswered questions remain. Thanks to an anonymous tip, investigative journalist Jessica Fox is convinced that key evidence is hidden inside the abandoned Abaddon Hotel-evidence that will shed light on the hotel's mysteries. She assembles a team equally hungry for answers with one goal: break into the hotel and discover the truth.

In this gripping tale, a newly widowed traveler falls victim to a ruthless killer's kidnapping, but she manages to break free and find refuge in the untamed wilderness. As her relentless pursuer draws near, she faces a perilous battle against nature's elements. This highly effective cat-and-mouse thriller thrives on nail-biting suspense and tension, skillfully delivered through economical storytelling. Plus, a smart protagonist is always refreshing.