In observance of that autumn spell when we celebrate the primal, compulsive instinct of fear, Rainestorm once more highlights 31 days of spooky scares to season the eerie atmosphere of Halloween.

For those who tuned in last year, I subjected you to a daily dose of diabolical dread and devilish distress. Just as every good horror movie deserves an inferior sequel, I offer this follow-up of also-rans, not bads, and perhaps a couple of you’ve-gotta-be-kidding-mes.

Unleashed: 1980

What evil lurks: After John Carpenter’s highly successful Halloween, he tried his hand at horror once again with this eerie ghost story. Adrienne Barbeau’s small town deejay serves as a kind of narrator to the events that unfold in the unsuspecting town of Antonio Bay as townsfolk prepare for its centennial. Though it’s quite a comedown from his slasher classic, it still has his signature suspenseful style. With another uniquely Carpenter score and his ability to ratchet up the suspense, The Fog taps into the timeless fear of the unknown. Carpenter also deepens his homage to Alfred Hitchcock by casting rising scream queen Jamie Lee Curtis and her mother, Psycho alum Janet Leigh.

Highlight from hell: Ghostly sailors descend upon Barbeau’s home and her vulnerable young son.

Terrifying trivia: That’s the director himself in a small role as hippie long-hair, Bennett.

Diabolical dialogue: “Now what kind of a fog blows against the wind?”

Son of: Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) Carpenter has openly admitted that this is his own remake of Rio Bravo, and the siege mentality that pervades The Fog is very similar. This theme would also resonate in his classic, The Thing.

Shoddy sequel syndrome: As horror films had become gorier since Halloween, Carpenter reshot much of The Fog with added gore, which only cheapens the suspense.