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I'm a fairly new member and I found this to be great fun. I listed 13 movies here but there were one or two others that could have been included. The movies we watched (my wife is more into horror than I am) were anchored by the eight (or nine depending on how you count) films in the Universal...

It's my least favorite of the classic Universal monster movies, and I think Lon Chaney Jr. is the weak link. It's fun to watch in every few years in October but it doesn't grab me the way the others do.

13) The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) - This one gets me to the goal of (at least) 13 appropriately themed movies for the month and finishes off the Universal Essential Collection set. I've seen this a bunch of times but it is always a delight. I particularly like those atmospheric...

12) The Phantom of the Opera (1943) - Of the eight films in the Essential Collection of Universal classic monsters, this is the one I've seen least often and the only one I don't remember seeing within the past couple of years. It's nicely atmospheric and the Paris Opera House set is gorgeous...

11) The Wolf Man (1941) - Back into the Universal essential monster collection we go. "The Wolf Man" was never one of my favorites, but it's certainly an enjoyable monster movie and well worth re-watching every few years. Two more to go in that Universal box set and two more to hit 13 movies.

10) Häxan (1922) - A film that has been on our "to watch" list for a long time, and the Criterion release prompted us to finally see it. It's a fascinating creative vision of witchcraft in the Middle Ages, and the influence on later books and movies is obvious. We also watched "Witchcraft...

9) Bride of Frankenstein (1935) - Back into the Universal monster collection for the next October film and back to another old favorite. Do I like "Bride" better than the original? I guess it depends on which one I'm watching at the time. Tonight, at least, "Bride" is the better film.

8) M (1931) - I'm embarrassed to say I've never seen this before. We watched in on the Criterion Blu-ray, and both my wife and I were stunned by the power of this film. There's no graphic horror, but the terrors that are suggested in this story of the a serial child murderer are more than...

7) The Invisible Man (1933) - Back into the Universal collection for another treasure with a slew of great character actors including one of my favorites -- Forrester Harvey. When I watch these old movies I often wonder what it must have been like to see the film when it was new. In this case...

6) The Mummy (1932) - Let's take a break from the Universal monster movies and watch something else, I said. Oh, wait. The next one is "The Mummy." Maybe we can take a break another night. A terrific film with some excellent performances.

5) Frankenstein (1931) - An old favorite we watched on Blu-ray from the Universal Classic Monsters Essential Collection.

4) The Blob (1958) - It has been decades since I last watched this, and I probably shouldn't have waited so long. The Criterion Blu-ray looks great, and the movie is still goofy fun.

3) Dracula (1931, Spanish language version) - First time seeing the Spanish language version of Dracula from 1931. It's very good and, in many ways, better than the English language version I've seen so many times.

2) Dracula (1931) - On Blu-ray from the Universal Classics Essential Collection set. A film we've seen before, of course, but a film that is well worth revisiting. It's from 1931 so it shows its age, but it's the classic Dracula movie and is timeless as well. Next up, the Spanish language...

1) Dragonwyck (1946) I hadn't seen this one before. We watched it on the Twilight Time Blu-ray which is packed with extras, but my wife says they have to wait until November because we need to make sure we get in our 13 films this month. Both of us really liked it. The film is a bit plodding...

This sounds pretty much like what I'd be doing in October anyway, so I'm in. I'll probably have a bunch of classic monster movies on my list, but maybe I'll stretch out a bit.