Oh October, how we’ve missed you! Returned are our comfiest hoodies, our Pumpkin Spice Lattes, and our insatiable sweet teeth – why, hello there orange cream-filled Oreos! But just as fall brings a cooler clime and candy time, so too does October herald the return of spooky flicks meant to shock your socks and scream your queens. While none of this year’s horror offerings will win any Academy love – that is, after all, why scary movies have their own award ceremonies – there are definitely a few coming out that are sure to satisfy your craving for the seasonal occult. Read on for the Movie Bears Podcast’s recommendations for this year’s potential Halloween hits…

 

Fans of last year’s ‘The Conjuring’ will be happy to see its prequel hitting theaters this month. ‘Annabelle’ – releasing October 3rd – tells the origin story of the darkling doll seen in the film’s predecessor. When Satanic cultists invade the home of Johnny and Mia Gordon, they conjure something sinister: a malevolent entity that possesses a porcelain doll named Annabelle – a recent gift from Johnny to his expectant wife. With their attack thwarted, the cultists flee but not before the doll is left behind to haunt the Gordons to the limits of their sanity. While we know Annabelle eventually finds her way into the hands of Ed and Lorraine Warren – the famed ghostbusters from ‘The Conjuring’ – this film recounts the based-on-a-true-story events leading up to Annabelle’s handoff.