Leaving in October: Docs, Horror, More

Sad to say, quite a few notable titles are expiring from Prime this month, many of which will be leaving as early as October 23 (as opposed to the more typical last day of the month). So if you're looking to celebrate Halloween with a good horror flick, note that several choice selections will be available on Prime only through 10/23, including standouts The Host (2006), Monsters (2010), and Trollhunter (2011).

The visual (and emotional) feast that is Melancholia

Also taking a major hit on the 23rd are documentaries, with the departure of such esteemed nonfictioners as Crazy Love (2007), Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005), Food, Inc. (2008), I'm Still Here (2010), Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2012), Magic Trip (2011), and Man On Wire (2008)—the inspiration for Robert Zemeckis' latest, The Walk. Horror buffs may want to check out Birth of the Living Dead (2013), a Halloween-appropriate doc about George Romero, creator of the Living Dead movies—which expires two days sooner, on October 21.

Other titles worth noting: Lynn Shelton's Humpday (2009), Lars von Trier's brilliant Melancholia (2011), the Spanish time-travel thriller Timecrimes (2007), 1992's dark, critically lauded Batman: The Animated Series, the three Back to the Future movies, Fritz Lang's You Only Live Once (1937), Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Joss Whedon's charming Much Ado About Nothing (2013), and the cult sci-fi series, Warehouse 13.

Strangely, this month's genres and expiration dates are mostly in alignment, so I've grouped and sorted them accordingly. See how they all break down on the lists below:

HORROR - expiring 10/23 except where noted
An American Ghost Story (2013) - 10/21
Apartment 143 (2011)
Beyond the Black Rainbow (2012)
The Host (2006)
Monsters (2010) - Review
Rubber (2010)
Trollhunter (2011) - Review
Tucker & Dale vs. Evil (2011)

INDIE - all expire 10/23
All Good Things (2010)
The Answer Man (2009)
The Brass Teapot (2013)
Broken English (2007)
Blackthorn (2011)
Ceremony (2011)
The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
God Bless America (2012)
The Great Buck Howard (2009)
Humpday (2009)
Melancholia (2011)
Serious Moonlight (2009)
Two Lovers (2009)
World's Greatest Dad (2009)

FOREIGN - all expire 10/23
13 Assassins (2011)
District B13 (2004) - Review
I Am Love (2009)
Timecrimes (2007)

DOCUMENTARIES - expiring 10/23 except where noted
Birth of the Living Dead (2013) - 10/21
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop (2011)
Crazy Love (2007)
Cropsey (2009) - 10/21
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
Food, Inc. (2008)
Freakonomics (2010)
I'm Still Here (2010)
Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2012)
Magic Trip (2011)
Man On Wire (2008)
Page One (2011)
Sound City (2013) - 10/31

ANIMATED - all expire 10/27
Animaniacs (1993)
Batman: The Animated Series (1992)
Pinky & The Brain (1995)
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996)
Superman: The Animated Series (1996)

CLASSICS - expiring 10/30 except where noted
The Alamo (1960) - 10/29
Apocalypse Now (1979) / Apocalypse Now Redux (2001) - Review
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934)
First a Girl (1935)
Let 'Em Have It (1935)
The Mikado (1939)
Sailing Along (1938)
Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round (1934) - starring Jack Benny
Vogues of 1938 (1937)
You Only Live Once (1937)

MODERN CLASSICS - expiring 10/30 except where noted
The Accused (1988)
Back to the Future  (1985)
Back to the Future II (1989)
Back to the Future III (1990)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2003) - Review - 10/28
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

SLEEPERS - expiring 10/30 except where noted
Cousins (1989)
Dream a Little Dream (1989)
Eulogy (2004)
Fierce People (2007)
Flesh and Bone (1993) - Review
Hammett (1982)
Much Ado About Nothing (2013) - 11/6
Suicide Kings (1998)
Warehouse 13: Seasons 1-5 (2009-2014)

Also leaving soon:

October 21

Perfect Sisters (2014)
The Secret (2006)

October 23

Angels Crest (2011)
Black Death (2010)
The Burning Plain (2009)
District 13: Ultimatum (2010)
The Eclipse (2010)
Flawless (2007)
Good Neighbors (2011)
Goon (2011)
Headhunters (2012)
Hobo with a Shotgun (2011)
I Melt with You (2011)
I Saw the Devil (2010)
John Dies at the End (2013)
The Life Before Her Eyes (2007)
The Lost City (2005)
Main Street (2011)
Night Catches Us (2010)
No End in Sight (2007)
Ondine (2010)
The Perfect Host (2010)
Playback (2012)
A Royal Affair (2012)
Shuttle (2008)
The Signal (2007)
Tim & Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)
Vanishing on 7th Street (2010)

October 30

12 Angry Men (1997) - William Friedkin directs an all-star cast
Finder's Fee (2001)
Silent Witness (2011)

October 31

Underworld Evolution (2006)

November 2

Immigration Tango (2011)