Year of Fear: A Day-by-Day Guide to 366 Horror Films »

Psychometrist Bryan Senn is the author of Drums of Terror: Voodoo in the Cinema, Golden Horrors (McFarland, 2006) and co-author of Fantastic Cinema Subject Guide (McFarland, 1992). His work has appeared in Filmfax, Cult Movies, Shivers, Midnight Marquee Press and Monsters from the Vault. He lives in the Pacific Northwest.

This eclectic overview of horror cinema offers up a collection of horror films for practically any occasion and literally every day of the year. For example, the author recommends commemorating United Nations Day (October 24) with a screening of The Colossus of New York, whose startling climax takes place at the U.N. Building. Each day-by-day entry includes the movie title, production year, plot summary and critique, along with a brief explanation of how the film fits into the history of that particular day and interesting anecdotes on the film's production.

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