Scary Movies to Get You in the Mood

Some people choose to spend their Halloween hopped up on the ol' boozendrugs, running dementedly through the warehouse district dressed up like Papa Smurf. Some like to go traditional, choosing to dress up and trick-or-treat with the kids.

Others prefer to spend Halloween attempting to rekindle their youth my scaring the shit out of themselves with a horror movie.

Tonight and tomorrow offer a bevy of some classics and one or two lesser-known gems guaranteed to spook ya or at least give you a good reason to grab your date’s arm in feigned shock as you try and cop a feel. If you don't like the films listed below, we hear Man of the Year will be in theatres for another 15 minutes or so. That one looks pretty damn scary.

While we’re on the subject, can you think of any genuinely scary movies? We always were partial to The Shining, but maybe that’s only due to its striking resemblance to our childhood.

Monday

• Halloween @ Regal Metropolitan (8pm)
  The original Michael Myers flick that led to countless boys’ infatuations with sadism and Jamie Lee Curtis’s breasts.

• Hillbillys in a Haunted House @ Original Alamo (9:45pm)
  “One of the most entertaining Country and Western monster musicals ever made!” Okaay.

• Tursistas @ The Dobie (10pm – Free)
  A group of young backpackers see their vacation turn sour when a bus accident leaves them marooned in a remote Brazilian jungle that holds an ominous secret. We’re guessing its not the origins of Capoeira.
  

Tuesday

• Friday the 13th @ Galaxy Highland (8pm)
  Summer camp and Oedipal complexes would never be the same.

• Halloween @ Regal Metropolitan (8pm)
  The original Michael Myers flick that led to countless boys’ infatuations with sadism and Jamie lee Curtis’s breasts.

• Night of the Living Dead with Scary Music Live @ Alamo South (8:30pm)
  A rare print of George Romero's classic with a concert of frightening music by Masters of Musical Mayhem PKW Productions

• Friday the 13th Part 2 @ Galaxy Highland (10pm)
  Why go back to Crystal Lake after what happened the last time? Why?

• Alien @ Spiderhouse (10pm)
  Make sure you have a hipster nearby to squeeze when that little green thing pops outta Sigourney's belly. Damn!

• Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers @ Original Alamo (11:55pm)
  He’s like a fine wine, really.