Horror Through History: A 2014 October Calendar

Those who know me know that I love Halloween, and Halloween just isn't complete without horror movie marathons. Last year I was very excited to have the opportunity to interview Harry Manfredini, composer for the iconic horror movie Friday the 13th. This year I wanted to start the season off with a month-long calendar taking us chronologically through film history; every day I will post a new horror movie that has revolutionized the genre through history. I'm going to have a lot of fun with this, I hope you do too!

October 1st - Dracula (1931)

No original score was produced.
Hear Philip Glass' 1998 commissioned score on iTunes

October 2nd - The Mummy (1932)

No original Score was produced

October 3rd - Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Music by Franz Waxman
Hear the score on iTunes

October 4th - The Wolfman (1941)

Music by Hans Salter & Frank Skinner
Get the score on Amazon

October 5th - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (1941)

Music by Franz Waxman
Score not available

October 6th - Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)

Music by Hans Salter (Henry Mancini & Herman Stein uncredited)
Get the score on Amazon

October 7th - Vertigo (1958)

Music by Bernard Herrmann
Hear the score on iTunes

October 8th - Psycho (1960)

Music by Bernard Herrmann
Hear the score on iTunes

October 9th - Cape Fear (1962)

Music by Bernard Herrmann
Hear the score on iTunes

October 10th - The Plague of Zombies (1966)

Music by James Bernard
Score not available

October 11th - Rosemary's Baby (1968)

Music by Krzysztof Komeda
Hear the score on iTunes

October 12th - Night of the Living Dead (1968)

Soundtrack produced with stock music
Hear the score on iTunes

October 13th - The Exorcist (1973)

Music by various recordings

October 14th - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

Music by Wayne Bell & Tobe Hooper
Score not available

October 15th - Carrie (1976)

Music by Pino Donaggio
Get the soundtrack on Amazon

October 16th - The Omen (1976)

Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Hear the score on iTunes

October 17th - Halloween (1978)

Music by John Carpenter
Hear the score on iTunes

October 18th - The Amityville Horror (1979)

Music by Lalo Schifrin
Hear the score on iTunes

October 19th - Friday the 13th (1980)

Music by Harry Manfredini
Hear the score on iTunes
Also, check out my interview with Harry

October 20th - The Shining (1980)

Music by various recordings

October 21st - An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Music by Elmer Bernstein
Score not available

October 22 - Poltergeist (1982)

Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Hear the score on iTunes

October 23rd - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Music by Charles Bernstein
Hear the score on iTunes

October 24th - Hellraiser (1987)

Music by Christopher Young
Get the score on Amazon

October 25th - Misery (1990)

Music by Marc Shaiman
Get the score on Amazon

October 26th - It (1990)

Music by Richard Bellis
This soundtrack is hard to find, but I found it on moviemusic.com

October 27th - The Blair Witch Project (1999)

No score available

October 28th - Jeepers Creepers (2001)

Music by Bennet Salvay
Hear the score on iTunes

October 29th - The Ring (2002)

Music by Hans Zimmer
Hear the score on iTunes

October 30th - Saw (2004)

Music by Charlie Clouser
Hear the soundtrack on iTunes

October 31st - The Grudge (2004)

Music by Chris Young
Hear the score on iTunes

Happy Halloween!

Related Posts

• Friday the 13th: 13 Hair-Raising Horror Film Scores
• Q&A with Harry Manfredini