[Scary Pun about November] (Patreon)

October may be over, but since we’re looking at politically minded films for November, we decided to put two and two together and look at a politically minded HORROR film.

Train to Busan

An out of touch father is traveling on a train with his young daughter when a zombie outbreak happens, and their trip becomes a fight for survival. Exhilarating and inventive zombie horror touches on South Korea’s turbulent history and class divides.

The People Under the Stairs

Wes Craven’s career varies pretty wildly in terms of quality, but thankfully this is one of the highs. A kid living in an LA ghetto decides to break in to his landlord’s house after his family is evicted, and discovers a terrifying secret. A not-too-subtle skewering of the Reagan/Bush era, and especially the former’s creepy rapport with his wife.

Jacob’s Ladder

A Vietnam vet begins having terrifying hallucinations and tries to piece together what really happened to him during the war. Superbly directed psychological horror that was a huge influence on the Silent Hill games.