OH MY HORROR 2025 MOVIE CHALLENGE
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2023 Movie Challenge Themes

Week 1: Body Horror
January 1 - January 7
New year...new you...literally. Sometimes the changes we go through are mental. But sometimes the changes are physical. Start 2023 off with some body horror!

​Week 2: 80's Horror
January 8 - January 14
Possibly one of the most popular decades for horror, the 1980's brought us memorable slashers, cult classics, and supernatural films.

Week 3: Japanese Horror
January 15 - January 21
Japanese horror, or J-horror as it's commonly known, tends to focus on supernatural, psychological, or suspense. Get ready for ghosts, possessions, haunted houses, and intense atmospheres.

Week 4: Aliens
January 22 - January 29
Aliens man...aliens...

Week 5: Anthology Horror
January 29 - February 4
Several short horror films packaged into one larger film. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn't. Such is life!

Week 6: Black Directors
February 5 - February 11
Celebrating Black History Month by spotlighting Black directed horror films.

Week 7: Love & Horror
February 12 - February 18
Love is in the air...and blood and guts! These movies are equal parts sexy and scary.

Week 8: 60's Horror
February 19 - February 25
Horror in the 60's was filled with haunted houses and psychological thrillers. Suspense and dread make these films classics we still love today.

Week 9: Indie Horror
February 26 - March 4
Let's show a little love to the small indie horror movies that prove you don't need a big budget to make a scary film.

Week 10: Women in Horror
March 5 - March 11
Spotlighting all the horror directed by women in honor of Women's History Month.

Week 11: Irish Horror
March 12 - March 18
A growing list of horror films from the Emerald Isle.

Week 12: Psychotic Women
March 19 - March 25
An examination of female madness inspired by Kier-La Janisse's book, House of Psychotic Women.

​Week 13: Cults
March 26 - April 1
Horror movies about cults...not cult horror...you get it, right?

Week 14: Slashers
April 2 - April 8
Chainsaws, knives, and hedge trimmers abound! There's no shortage of films to watch this week.

Week 15: Spring Fever
April 9 - April 15
As allergy season falls upon us, let's celebrate the beauty of spring with some horror.

Week 16: Folk Horror
April 16 - April 22
Fear and foreboding await with horror that uses the elements of folklore.

Week 17: Found Footage
April 23 - April 29
The genre we've seen evolve, and continue to evolve, with modern technology.

Week 18: Korean Horror
April 30 - May 6
Horror from South Korea is described as bloody, violent, and disturbing. These films are bound to keep you up at night!
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Week 19: 90's Horror
May 7 - May 13
Gone are the masked slashers (well not completely) and horror began to reflect the real-world fears back at us.
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Week 20: Mommy Horror
May 14 - May 20
Moms can be scary...but these moms are REALLY scary! (And a few awesome moms to mix it up)
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Week 21: Sad Ghost Horror
May 21 - May 27
Not all ghosts mean to be scary...sometimes they're just sad. Right...?
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Week 22: Neon Horror
May 28 - June 3
From the production company that brought us Parasite, Neon continues to bring us fantastic modern horror hits.
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Week 23: Psychological Horror
June 4 - June 10
Sometimes the mind is the scariest thing of all.
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Week 24: Horror Comedy
June 11 - June 17
Laugh AND scream alongside these horror comedies.
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Week 25: Daddy Horror
June 18 - June 24
Happy Father's Day to all the dads in horror. Well...maybe only the good dads. 
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Week 26: LGBTQ+ Horror
June 25 - July 1
Celebrate Pride Month with these LGBTQ+ directed and themed horror films.

Week 27: Summer Scares
July 2 - July 8
It's summertime and the weather is hot! 
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Week 28: Zombies
July 9 - July 15
Brains...
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Week 29: 70's Horror
July 16 - July 22
The decade that built some of the most successful franchises of all time. (Also, selfishly my favorite decade of horror!)
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Week 30: Black & White Horror
July 23 - July 29
It's not your TV that's messed up, that's just the way it was made.
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Week 31: Aussie Horror
July 30 - August 5
Journey down under for the world of Australian horror.
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Week 32: Horror Shorts
August 6 - August 12
Some of the scariest horror out there is only a few minutes long!
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Week 33: A24 Horror
August 13 - August 19
A24 has become synonymous with horror...and for a very good reason.
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Week 34: Werewolves
August 20 - August 26
These films will have you howling at the moon.
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Week 35: 2000's Horror
August 27 - September 2
With the news becoming increasingly horrific, the film industry had to adapt. Enter the rise (and fall) of torture porn...and a bunch of other horror movies too!
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Week 36: Vengeful Ghost Horror
September 3 - September 9
Don't help these ghosts. These ghosts are not nice.
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Week 37: Back to School Horror
September 10 - September 16
These movies might be just as scary as going back to school.
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Week 38: Killer Children
September 17 - September 23
Kids are creepy. Killer kids are even creepier.
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Week 39: Fall Horror
September 24 - September 30
As the temperature starts to cool and the leaves being to change color, spooky season is right around the corner.
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Week 40: Spanish Horror
October 1 - October 7
A range of spine-chilling horror from Spain, Mexico, and multiple other Spanish-speaking countries.
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Week 41: Witches
October 8 - October 14
Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble!
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Week 42: Vampires
October 15 - October 21
Don't invite them in.
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Week 43: Halloween
October 22 - October 28
Trick-or-treat!
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Week 44: Blumhouse Horror
October 29 - November 4
A genre powerhouse, Blumhouse has brought us some of the most memorable horror films of the 21st century.
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Week 45: Period Horror
November 5 - November 11
Historical settings that remove us out of the comfort of the modern world we are so familiar with.
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Week 46: Occult Horror
November 12 - November 18
Hail Satan!
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Week 47: Thanksgiving Horror
November 19 - November 25
While there is not a lot of Thanksgiving horror out there, the few we have something else!
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Week 48: Monsters
November 26 - December 2
They're scary. They're frightening. They're not human. They're monsters.
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Week 49: 2010's Horror
December 3 - December 9
The rise of streaming changed the horror genre forever.
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Week 50: Winter Horror
December 10 - December 16
Grab a blanket and cuddle up because these horror movies will leave you chilled.
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Week 51: Housebound Horror
December 17 - December 23
Stuck inside this winter? You won't be alone with these movies.
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Week 52: Christmas Horror
December 24 - December 31
Wrap up the year with these ho-ho-holiday horrors!
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