I am instead talking about the Celtic-infused, Samhain<\/a>, the Mexican \u201cDias De La Muertos,\u201d<\/a> Ancient Egypt\u2019s \u201cFeast of Ghosts\u201d\u2014that one day of the year where the dark is allowed out, at dusk, to begin the slow decline into the dead part of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, I\u2019m talking about Halloween<\/a>. You see, starting this week we are officially twenty-five weeks from Halloween, and as part of an ongoing series for The Clarion, I wanted to share with you a list of some of the best, forgotten, beloved, frightening horror films to ever be set to celluloid as a way of celebrating the best holiday the year has to offer and as a countdown to that holiest of holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \tOn top of that, I\u2019ll provide my take on each film and some background info, and who knows, maybe as this evolves I\u2019ll provide breakdowns of each film\u2019s best moments. But the intent of this will be to provide you, fellow Halloween fans, with a half a year\u2019s worth of movies to get you ready and to make every day feel like Halloween.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \tStarting off, I\u2019ll open up with one of my favorites and one of the more popular horror films in the entire genre\u2019s pantheon, but don\u2019t worry, I fully intend to write about the obscure and unknown films. I just feel like, starting out, I\u2019ll ease us all in with a well-known fright-filled film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \tAs stated, it\u2019s one of my favorites, and most likely, it is a favorite among a large portion of fellow horror enthusiasts\u2014in fact I once had a friend defend it as one of the best films of all-time, something that is preposterous, but it speaks at least to the level of the film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The film in question, well, it is quite possibly the most well-known, most beloved adaptations of one of horror fiction\u2019s most famous raconteurs: \u201cThe Shining.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Mexican-Day-of-the-Dead.jpg\")