For others, it’s after Labor Day.

And the discourse here?

It’s mostly centered around the age-old question: what the f*ck did I just watch?

Until it wears you down and you die.

(It also might also be a metaphor for election season, but IDK.)

An Olympic qualifying event (timely!)

Patrick Dempsey stars in this bit of wild and gory holiday fun.

Theres imagery here to creep out just about anybody.

The first sequel, also on Netflix, is pretty good, too.

Bone Tomahawk(2015)

What’s that you say?

You want even more Patrick Wilson in your horror movies?

This is old west horror done right.

Sometimes they’ll have a go at chase you down just because!

But anyone who’s experienced loss (and who hasn’t?)

you’re able to take a stab at ignore him, but that only makes it worse.

He’s also, of course, anunlikely queer icon.

The titular murder-in-the-dark-pop in game ensues, and takes a turn when someone actually turns up dead.

Before long, the guys effusiveness curdles into an unpredictability that gets, well, creepier and creepier.

Some events, it seems, are best left alone.

Clever and disturbing, with a solid high concept.

Director Osgood Perkins had similar success withThe Blackcoats DaughterandGretel & Hansel.

Its a more melancholic take on the zombie apocalypse, full of chilling outback atmosphere and some genuine scares.

Don’t get confused with the 2020 sci-fi movie of the same name, also on Netflix.

Ouija: Origin of Evil(2016)

We heard you like movies about toys?

), who treats this like an actual movie rather than a bit of tie-in marketing.

Set in 1967, the movie finds a mom/con artist running a fake medium business out of her home.

“Let’s add an Ouija board to the proceedings,” she thinks.

“It’ll be fun.”

Spoiler: it is not fun, at least for her family.

But it’s a spooky good time for the rest of us.

It’s the story of a young woman who conjures up evil demons following some ill-conceived Ouija-play.

(Seriously: stop messing with those things).

Because of course they do.

Is it all in his head?).

It overstays its welcome a bit, but generates enough chills to qualify.

Go to Sweden and tromp around in the woods, obviously!

The Babysitter(2017)

Its not terribly original, but, thats kind of the point.

It might not be the mostvisuallyexplicit in terms of its body horror, but its up there.

The 2020 sequel,May the Devil Take You Too, is approximately as good.

A group of teens upsets the grave of a witch, kicking off the revival of a murderous cult.

but it goes as far as any of them, and even beyond.

The organisms turn out to be very bad.

(Is it as scary as the original illustrations?

But what is?)