By the start of August, I am absolutely desperate for autumn to show up. I’m one of those people who have a very small window of comfortable temperatures, and although I cope okay when it gets a lot colder, I do not thrive when it’s warmer. I know there’s a lot of people that love summer, but I will never be one of them. In 2024, I stumbled over this horror movie challenge from SpookySarahSays. While I really liked the idea, I felt like her rules were too restrictive for me to have fun with – most specifically the one where all 100 films need to be first time watches. There’s a lot of movies I love to revisit, and with the challenge already requiring more than one movie per day, I just am not willing to give up those favorites. So, as I tend to do, I made my own rules. Because of course I did. Krikket’s 100 Horror Movie Challenge Rules The challenge runs from August 1st through October 31st. The goal is to watch at least 100 horror movies in this time period. Films must be at least 45 minutes to count. At least half of the films must be “first time watches”. Only fifty re-watches will count, even if I exceed that number. Films from series like Masters of Horror and Hulu’s Into the Dark are considered feature-length films and will count. If I really feel compelled to watch a horror TV series, an entire season will equal a single movie. This is not time efficient, and I’m unlikely to actually do this, but I’m giving myself the option. A film is horror if it’s tagged as such on IMDB, or by the streaming service, but I’ll allow myself wiggle room of up to 10 films that I think fit the category even if I can’t find anyone who agrees with me. This will be my third year doing this challenge. It’s a weird one, to be sure, but I find myself looking forward to it every summer. This year, I did quite a bit of prep work already – any excuse to make a spreadsheet, right? I already have a list of over 100 new-to-me movies along with where they’re streaming (if they’re streaming, there’s always a few that don’t seem to be available, even to rent). I am currently still in a funk about some Netflix-related frustrations last year (apparently, the “ad supported” subscription doesn’t give you access to the full library, and there’s no way to change your choice after the fact, even if I wanted to, which I didn’t), so I’m probably skipping everything Netflix-exclusive this year. I did get a good deal on a full year of AMC+, so I expect Shudder to be doing almost as much heavy lifting as Tubi this year. Currently (and for the duration of the challenge) I have access to Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Hulu, Peacock, and AMC+ as far as paid services go. And of course, I have the old standby free channels: Tubi, Roku, Plex, and Pluto. I might even buy a few more DVDs over the next couple months. We’ll see. I also have the newest season of FROM to watch in the next couple of weeks, so I’m doing at least one TV show this year. A collage of the 100 movies I watched for this challenge in 2025. 78 new-to me movies, and 22 re-watches. As I did for the last two years, I will be threading what I watch (including IMDB link, year of release, length and where it’s currently streaming if applicable) and a quick spoiler free comment on each movie on Mastodon under the hashtag #100Horror2026. I wasn’t blogging last year when this challenge wrapped up, so I never did a 2025 post-mortem (pun absolutely intended). So I’m going to do a quick list of my favorite new to me watches from last year, in case you’re looking for a bit of horror in your life. Happy Death Day Late Night With the Devil YellowBrickRoad Ready or Not Final Destination: Bloodlines Death of a Unicorn Bring Her Back It’s What’s Inside Caveat The Atticus Institute The Perfection