It's Friday the 13th, and the creeps are out in full force. Outside of Halloween, this is the best day to sit down with a scary movie and to really spook yourself. Today, I wanted to pick movies that all happen in just one day, ones that happen from sunrise to sunset, and then all over again. Let's dive in. 1. Halloween (1978)The quintessential "one-night" slasher. It has a score that will live in your head forever. John Carpenter's masterpiece introduces the relentless Michael Myers as he stalks babysitters in the quiet town of Haddonfield on Halloween night. 2. The Evil Dead (1981)This is a movie that changes you. It has so much ingenuity and brilliance; watching it is horrifying and inspiring. We follow a group of college students' weekend getaway to a remote cabin turns into a night of unimaginable terror when they unleash a demonic entity. Sam Raimi's cult classic is a go-for-broke, blood-soaked thrill ride.3. Night of the Living Dead (1968)Another classic of the horror genre, this is the movie that made a lot of horror directors want to make movies. It is bold and energetic. George A. Romero's groundbreaking film follows a group of strangers who take refuge in a farmhouse during a zombie apocalypse. It invented the modern zombie genre. And the themes keep getting more and more prescient. 4. The Strangers (2008)Home invasion movies are a horror sub-genre that prey on our darkest fears of being attacked where we are safest. In this movie,...
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