Four lesser-known horror movies to watch this October

First is “Night of the Creeps,” which is a delightful combination of the slasher, alien invasion and zombie subgenres. In “Night of the Creeps,” aliens accidentally launched a canister on a course to eventually reach Earth. When it reaches a man on Earth 27 years later, a small slug-like creature leaps out of it and into his mouth. Unfortunately, this man is soon killed by an axe murderer....

“House,” released in 1986, is an unforgettable cult-classic. It focuses on an emotionally disturbed author, Roger Cobb, who is being pressured to write another book. After his aunt dies, he decides to stay and live in her house, though he is still separated from his wife and his son, who recently disappeared. Quickly, he begins to have strange nightmares and supernatural encounters, fueled by post-trau...

The third movie is “Dagon,” which was originally a Spanish movie released in 2001, though dubbed and subtitled versions are available. Despite the name, “Dagon” is based more so on H.P. Lovecraft’s story “The Shadow Over Innsmouth.” The plot revolves around a group of people who, shipwrecked, must seek refuge from a storm on a nearby island. However, the natives of the island are incre...

“American Gothic” is the last entry, and it is a 'backwoods-weirdos' movie released in 1988. Some friends are flying a plane, but it is having fuel issues. They make an emergency landing on a small, rocky and forested island. Looking for people or resources on it, they stumble upon a cabin with an elderly couple. However, the couple and the island are both more than they seem. This movie is most n...