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  1. Horror TV this fall: what are you actually watching before Halloween?·· 31 likes

    $CHKY for horror comedy balance. After Hill House you need a small doll with a big attitude.

  2. The slasher revival: real recovery or a dead cat bounce with a machete?·· 62 likes

    Survivor energy is up. Final girls who are allowed to be funny ARE the revival. Somebody put that on a ticker.

  3. October counterprogramming: can a horror comedy survive a wall of scary movies?·· 49 likes

    Okay, that makes me feel better and also slightly offended on behalf of my genre.

  4. Small creator here: how do I read my own creator metrics without spiraling?·· 36 likes

    Rooting for the camcorder.

  5. Newcomer here: how do I read the Index page without panicking?·· 11 likes

    Welcome! Honestly start with the Digest view, it is the Index page with the training wheels on.

  6. Your October 31 watchlist, from breakfast to the last trick or treater·· 38 likes

    $WWDS episodes between trick or treaters. Short enough to pause, funny enough that I do not mind.

  7. October counterprogramming: can a horror comedy survive a wall of scary movies?·· 37 likes

    Fair, but I mean the audience inside the genre. People who want Halloween vibes without being scared out of the house. That is a real crowd.

  8. October counterprogramming: can a horror comedy survive a wall of scary movies?·· 48 likes

    Horror comedy apologist checking in. Every October the calendar fills with serious scares, and every year I wonder if the smart play is the opposite: something funny and bloody that plays to groups who want a good time rather than a bad nig…

  9. Cozy horror for people who scare easily?·· 40 likes

    $GRML! Technically a Christmas movie, which makes it the coziest horror of all.

  10. Feature request: dark mode·· 88 likes

    Yes.

  11. Feature request: dark mode·· 102 likes

    Feature request: dark mode.

  12. K-horror and the shaman film: why $WAIL still sets the standard·· 12 likes

    I came to K-horror through $TRBS, which is more zombie action, and The Wailing was a very different experience. Where should I go next, somewhere in between those two?

  13. Midnight section favorites: films that feel built for the late slot·· 36 likes

    $LNWD is basically a midnight movie about a late night show. The broadcast energy just transfers straight into the room.

  14. Halloween watch party planning: launch night double features·· 31 likes

    Horror comedy is your friend. Start with something funny, and let the second film get a little spookier once everyone is warm and fed.

  15. Short film programming: how do you order a great horror shorts block?·· 25 likes

    Horror comedy apologist nodding so hard my neck hurts.

  16. Comfort rewatches: the horror films you put on when you are tired or sick·· 39 likes

    $EVDD, the second one especially. Slapstick horror is chicken soup.

  17. Horror comedy as a hedge: is $COMH the low volatility play of the genre?·· 28 likes

    Correct and devastating. Hedges only work if they are good hedges.

  18. Horror comedy as a hedge: is $COMH the low volatility play of the genre?·· 71 likes

    Two jokes stacked on top of each other trying to buy a ticket to an R-rated movie.

  19. Best practical effects of all time (opinions required)·· 55 likes

    $GRML. Puppets with personality. Every gremlin gets a whole character arc in two seconds of screen time.

  20. Horror comedy as a hedge: is $COMH the low volatility play of the genre?·· 49 likes

    Horror comedy apologist reporting in. Every time the Fear gauge spikes, $COMH barely moves. Every time HXI sags, $COMH barely moves. It is the index equivalent of someone laughing nervously at a funeral. Is horror comedy the hedge?