("It" promotional image via Warner Bros.)

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Welcome to the Halloween List

I'm a sucker for a good horror flick. Heck, I'm a sucker for bad ones, too.

From the age of 10 and on, Halloween nights meant monster movie marathons, punctuated by the odd creature feature and slasher flick. Much like any TV remote wielding Millennial who grew up with basic cable, Joe Bob Briggs and TNT's "MonsterVision" blocks had much to do with that insatiable appetite for creepy fare.

Now that streaming services rule the airwaves, we have the power to program our own ramshackle "MonsterVision" marathons. And that's exactly what I've done since 2015. This year, I'm sharing what I've dubbed The Halloween List with y'all here on OregonLive.

The list is a way for me to discover new horror movies, revisit old favorites and make use of my home catalog.

Here are the rules:

Every day needs to include a different horror, thriller or mystery movie. Each Sunday, there's a double feature — the two flicks can be installments of a franchise, share a theme or director. And I can't watch a movie that's already appeared in a previous iteration of the list.

This year, The Halloween List begins with an ode to Stephen King in acknowledgement of the new "IT" adaptation.

From there, we'll watch proms go awry, killer dolls come to life and aliens invade unsuspecting minds and bodies.

If you subscribe to all three major streaming services — Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Instant — you'll get to watch the majority of these without ponying up any extra dough. But like any worthwhile venture, you'll need to make a bit of an investment to get the full experience.

Now, get the popcorn ready and feel free to turn the lights on if you need them.

--Eder Campuzano | 503.221.4344

@edercampuzano

ecampuzano@oregonian.com

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Oct. 1: Carrie (1976, Stephen King double feature)

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Did you know this was John Travolta's first movie? So says this trailer.

Streaming: Hulu, Amazon

Rent: Amazon Video, $2.99

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Oct. 1: The Dead Zone (Stephen King double feature)

Before Christopher Walken was dancing to Fatboy Slim and asking for more cowbell, he starred in this Stephen King adaptation.

Streaming: Hulu, Amazon

Rent: Amazon Video, $2.99

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Oct. 2: IT

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This year's theatrical adaptation of the Stephen King classic is infinitely more watchable than the miniseries. (Our regards to Tim Curry.)

Watch it in theaters

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Oct. 3: Creepshow

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This collection of stories devised by Stephen King and George A. Romero, father of the classic zombie movie, should be familiar for anyone who spent many a Saturday night watching TBS back in the '90s.

Streaming: N/A

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99

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Oct. 4: Misery

Oof. We all remember the scene with the sledgehammer and wooden block, right? The hobbling scene?

Stream: N/A

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99

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Oct. 5: The Mist (2007)

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While the first two acts are just entertaining enough, it's the tail end of this flick that really ups the ante. We hear the new miniseries is also pretty good.

Stream: N/A

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99

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Oct. 6: Cujo

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It's sort of like "Old Yeller," if Yeller tried to maul Travis and the rest of the family.

Stream: Hulu

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99; YouTube, $2.99

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Oct. 7: 1408

John Cusack in a Stephen King flick? Why the heck not?

Stream: Hulu, Amazon (With Showtime sub)

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99; YouTube, $2.99

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Oct. 8: Planet Terror (Grindhouse double feature)

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Have you seen this super-stylized take on the zombie genre since it came out? Because I haven't. (And if I recall correctly, it did "Resident Evil" better than the "Resident Evil" movies.)

Stream: Amazon (With Starz sub)

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99

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Oct. 8: Death Proof (Grindhouse double feature)

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You can definitely sense the Tarantino DNA in this one. Do with that what you will.

Stream: N/A

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99

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Oct. 9: Night of the Living Dead (1968)

This one's been on the bucket list for a loooooong time.

Stream: Amazon

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99

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Oct. 10: Cult of Chucky

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Can you believe they're still making Chucky movies? The series went direct-to-video with 2013's "Curse of Chucky," which toned down the campiness that defined the last couple of flicks and leaned into some of the more disturbing aspects of the killer doll concept.

Several outlets, from ScreenRant to IGN, are reporting that Netflix will have the seventh installment in the "Child's Play" series ready to stream day one. We'll update the details below as we learn about other platforms.

Stream: Netflix, others TBA

Rent: TBA

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Oct. 11: Little Evil

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Adam Scott of "Parks & Recreation" and Evangeline Lilly play newlyweds, one of whom just so happens to be the parent of the antichrist.

Stream: Netflix

Rent: N/A

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Oct. 12: The People Under the Stairs

The title just about sums up what the movie is all about. This flick is another basic cable mainstay from the mid-90s.

Stream: Amazon (with Starz sub)

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99; YouTube, $2.99

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Oct. 13: Get Out

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This is handily one of the best horror flicks of the decade and one of the year's best movies.

Stream: N/A

Rent: Amazon Video, $5.99; YouTube, $4.99

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Oct. 14: It Follows

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Why not follow one inventive and critically acclaimed horror movie with another?

Stream: Netflix

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99; YouTube, $2.99

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Oct. 15: Cloverfield (Cloverfield double feature)

This J.J. Abrams flick kicks off a week loosely tied together by creature features. Really, I wanted an excuse to watch "10 Cloverfield Lane" again.

Stream: Hulu, Amazon

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99; YouTube, $2.99

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Oct. 15: 10 Cloverfield Lane (Cloverfield double feature)

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All told, "Cloverfield" didn't age too terribly. But "10 Cloverfield Lane" will be remembered as the truly standout film, particularly because of John Goodman's excellent and creepy performance.

Stream: Hulu, Amazon

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99

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Oct. 16: Predator

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The Xenomorphs of the "Alien" series have enjoyed some time in the limelight thanks to Ridley Scott's one-two punch of "Prometheus" and "Alien: Covenant." Why don't we give our favorite dreadlocked, homocidal extraterrestrial a bit of love, too?

Stream: N/A

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99; YouTube, $2.99

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Oct. 17: Puppet Master

Not exactly a "creature" feature, but it's been awhile since I've seen this one. Besides, we watched a killer doll movie last week. Why not another?

Stream: Hulu

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99

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Oct. 18: Gremlins

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Feed Gizmo after midnight and he turns into a monster. Gizmo is all of us.

Stream: Netflix

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99; YouTube, $2.99

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Oct. 19: The Babadook

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Who'd a thunk this creepy creature would become a gay icon just a few years after it was introduced to the world? We're Baba-shook.

Stream: Netflix, Hulu, Amazon (With Showtime sub)

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99

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Oct. 20: The Descent

Spelunking is a funny word, isn't it?

Stream: Hulu, Amazon (With Showtime sub)

Rent: Amazon Video, $2.99; YouTube, $1.99

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Oct. 21: Pumpkinhead

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Here's another flick I've been meaning to watch for years. I always caught the tail end on cable, but never went all-in.

Stream: Hulu, Amazon

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99; YouTube, $2.99

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Oct. 22: The Sixth Sense (ghostly double feature)

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Ah, yes. The movie that made us believe in M. Night Shyamalan only to have "The Village" turn us into skeptics and "Signs" and "The Happening" to fuel the director's fall from grace even more-so. At least this one's good. (And we did get "Unbreakable," like, right after.)

Stream: Netflix

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99; YouTube, $2.99

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Oct. 22: The Others (ghostly double feature)

Nicole Kidman's BFF starred in "The Ring" one year after the Aussie actress played the lead in this ghostly mystery.

Stream: Hulu, Amazon (With Showtime sub)

Rent: YouTube, $2.99

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Oct. 23: The Woman in Black

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"I am Harry Potter, no more." -Daniel Radcliffe, probably

Stream: Amazon

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99; YouTube, $2.99

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Oct. 24: Zombieland

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Let's take a break from the screaming and gasping and have a laugh as we hit the home stretch.

Stream: N/A

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99; YouTube, $2.99

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Oct. 25: An American Werewolf in London

That transformation sequence is still wickedly impressive.

Stream: Hulu, Amazon

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.96; YouTube, $1.99

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Oct. 26: Fright Night

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The 2011 remake starring Anton Yelchin and David Tennant was both charming and exciting. The box art for the 1985 original, to be honest, scared me enough to keep me away as a kid.

Stream: Hulu, Amazon (With Shudder sub)

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99; YouTube, $2.99

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Oct. 27: Stranger Things season 2, episodes 1-3

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Ready for a slight tonal shift to finish the month? After what felt like a nigh insurmountable wait, the boys of Hawkins, Indiana, are back. And the monsters from the Upside Down don't seem to be far behind. I'm going to try (but will probably fail) to limit myself to three episodes per day.

Stream: Netflix

Rent: N/A

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Oct. 28: Stranger Things season 2, episodes 4-6

I'm trying my darndest to pace myself with these series, but truth be told, I might be done with it by the time the sun rises on Oct. 28.

Stream: Netflix

Rent: N/A

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Oct. 29: The Thing (1982, John Carpenter double feature)

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We're taking a break from "Stranger Things" to re-visit one of the best effects-driven features ever made. (It's also one of my favorite flicks of all time.

Stream: Hulu, Amazon (With Showtime sub)

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99; YouTube, $2.99

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Oct. 29: The Fog (1980, John Carpenter double feature)

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This is what happens when Hollywood dedicates films about ghoulish pirates to a rightly creepy aesthetic instead of Johnny Depp's wobbly wandering. Also, another Carpenter classic that didn't particularly need a remake.

Stream: N/A

Rent: Amazon Video, $2.99; YouTube, $1.99

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Oct. 30: Stranger Things season 2, episodes 7-9

Look, I'll level with ya: Odds are I'll be done with "Stranger Things" long before 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 30. And because of that, this day will be dedicated to plowing through as much of "Super Mario Odyssey" as I possibly can.

Platform: Nintendo Switch

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Oct. 31: Halloween III: Season of the Witch

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My favorite scary movie — and one of my favorite flicks of all time — is handily John Carpenter's original "Halloween." And in the decades since I first watched Michael Myers stalk Jamie Lee Curtis' Laurie Strode through the fictional town of Haddonfield, Illinois, I've never seen the unrelated third installment of the series.

I can't think of a more fitting movie to end this, the third year of The Halloween List.

Stream: Amazon (With Starz sub)

Rent: Amazon Video, $3.99; YouTube, $2.99