The overlap of horror movie lovers and video game lovers is undoubtedly substantial, so it's no surprise that filmmakers have repeatedly tried to appeal to that demographic. The results often range from hilariously wrong to mildly insulting, to the point where you're not sure the creators even know what video games are.

Annabelle: Creation is the prequel slash creation story for the original Annabelle, which in turn was a prequel to the prologue to The Conjuring. Are you confused yet?

I'll give you a clue -- it was called the "Death Chamber Dunny Maze". On Saturday, hordes of horror fans congregated in the Mount Penang Parklands near Gosford to, well, watch horror movies and camp out, as the name might suggest.

Wow. GTA Online can be damn terrifying!

There's an inevitable fact about a good horror movie: one day, someone will think it's a good idea to remake it -- and it will suck.

Thanks for the help, grandma.

That's not weird at all. Nope nope nope. It's just one of many unsettling things I've seen in the past week, too, as part of my horror watching binge.

Let's say you've considered watching a horror movie before but didn't know where to start. Let's say the month of October has you horror curious. Let's say I've compiled a list to guide you through several decades of nightmares.

October, the month I watch horror movies the way kids eat candy. For years, my wife and I came up with a list of movies and named the whole thing Shocktober. A few years ago, we started sharing the list, and that's what I'm here to do today. If you're new to horror, check back tomorrow for a totally different list!