Jeremy Siegel: This is GBH's Morning Edition. Halloween is just over a week away. And if you're a movie lover like me, that means it is time for horror.

Ghostface [previously recorded]: Do you like, scary movies?

Drew Barrymore [previously recorded]: Uh-Huh.

Ghostface [previously recorded]: What's your favorite scary movie?

Siegel: If you're a music lover who also likes to go to the movies, you also have reason to celebrate. With a new batch of blockbuster concert movies from Taylor Swift and soon from Beyonce are hitting theaters, too. For the latest on horror flicks, concert movies and all things film, we are joined by a Morning Edition regular film critic Sarah G. Vincent of Cambridge Day. Sarah, good morning. Thanks so much for coming on.

Sarah Vincent: Good morning. How are you?

Siegel: I'm great. It's good to see you. So let's start with horror. What is in your queue for Halloween and for the fall season in general?

Vincent: The one that I'm really sad that everyone missed was "It Lives Inside."

Megan Suri [previously recorded]: When Tamira and I were kids, my mom used to tell us stories.

Vincent: It was a really good movie. Now, it didn't live up to maybe the one that we talked about before. That was amazing.

Siegel: "Talk to Me," "Talk to Me," right?

Vincent: Yes. "Talk to Me." Thank you. But I thought it was really good. It was about this teenage girl who ends up accidentally releasing a demon.

Megan Suri [previously recorded]: There's something in here. You can't see it, but it lives inside.

Vincent: And has to figure out how to fight it. And it was this big metaphor for assimilation and her own self-hatred. So it was like a really, it was a little derivative, but it had a new, fascinating mythology that was introduced from Hindu culture. So it was one of those things where I was really disappointed that no one was into it. They all focused on the derivative elements instead of the original ones. I get that people weren't into it, but it was really strong, especially in comparison to "The Exorcist: Believer."

[Previously recorded]: Exorcism is a ritual. Every culture, every religion, they all use different methods. It's going to take all of them.

Child [previously recorded]: Don't be scared.

[Previously recorded]: We've met before.

Vincent: Which had a lot of potential, but was ultimately disappointing.

Siegel: Another movie that involves the accidental release of demons, which is a long-going thing in horror movies. That sounds fantastic. I'm going to add that to my queue for this week. And is there anything that you're digging up from the archives, like horror greats from from the past that you like to get into in spooky season?

Vincent: Well, every year I try to watch "Halloween," because it's the classic, the original by John Carpenter. It's my favorite horror movie of all time.

[Previously recorded]: I spent eight years trying to reach it and then another seven trying to keep them locked up because I realized that what was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply evil.

Vincent: I also think that, and now I want to add a disclaimer: Not the entire movie. But I think "Halloween: 20 Years Later" has been a satisfying follow-up. It's a double feature I try to have every year.

Siegel: Okay. Let's move to the other part of what's happening in the film industry at this moment. In a way, it could be horror for some people, but a cathartic, celebratory experience for others. Taylor Swift, her Eras Tour concert movie, is becoming the biggest box office draw of the month right now, maybe of the year at the end of the day. What do you make of what's happening with this, with so many people flocking to movie theaters in the same way that they would to a concert venue?

Vincent: So this actually makes a complete sense because if you can't — To go to a Beyonce or a Taylor Swift concert is very expensive. I mean, you would have to be willing to spend more than mortgage money, like perhaps down payment money sometimes. So this is sometimes the only accessible way. Also for kids, not only is it accessible, but now it's turning the venues into almost like a Rocky Horror Show moment, where they get to sing along and scream in the aisles and do what they want. It's more accessible in terms of like, going with your friend group. It's not just about you going with a bunch of strangers. It's about a whole, it's kind of a continuation of Barbie, if you will.

Siegel: Mean, that was film critic Sarah G. Vincent of Cambridge Day. Sarah, thanks as always.

Vincent: Thank you.

Siegel: You're listening to GBH News.

Looking for something to watch this October? Film writer Sarah G. Vincent, whose reviews appear in Cambridge Day, has some recommendations for horror fans looking for something old, something new, or a non-spooky moviegoing event.

If you're looking for a new take on an old thrill

Vincent suggested "It Lives Inside,” in which an Indian American teenager trying to fit in accidentally unleashes a flesh-eating demon called a pishacha onto her best friend.

“It was this big metaphor for assimilation and her own self-hatred,” Vincent said.

The film contains tropes that will be familiar to people who love demon-slaying movies, as well as characters recognizable to those familiar with Hindu and Buddhist mythologies. But regardless of your knowledge going in, Vincent said it’s a movie more people should watch.

“It was one of those things where I was really disappointed that no one was into it,” she said. “They all focused on the derivative elements instead of the original ones. I get that people weren't into it, but it was really strong, especially in comparison to ‘The Exorcist: Believer,’ which had a lot of potential, but was ultimately disappointing.”

If you're a horror fan who lives to relive the classics

Vincent said she tries to watch “Halloween” every October. The 1978 movie, in which convicted killer Michael Myers escapes a sanitarium to terrorize local teenagers, holds up well, she said.

“It's my favorite horror movie of all time,” she said.

And while the murderous adventures of Michael Myers have spawned sequel after sequel, there’s one that makes for a good double feature.

“Now I want to add a disclaimer: Not the entire movie. But I think ‘Halloween: 20 Years Later’ has been a satisfying follow-up,” Vincent said.

If you're not looking for scares (or you need some Halloween costume inspiration)

This October, movie theaters are full of thrillers. But there is still something for people who want to go to the movies and not get scared: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film.

Beyoncé, too, will be releasing a concert film for her Renaissance World Tour on Dec. 1.

“To go to a Beyoncé or a Taylor Swift concert is very expensive,” Vincent said. “I mean, you would have to be willing to spend more than mortgage money, like perhaps down payment money sometimes. So this is sometimes the only accessible way.”

Concert films have also become communal events, she said.

“Not only is it accessible, but now it's turning the venues into almost like a Rocky Horror Show moment, where they get to sing along and scream in the aisles and do what they want,” she said. “It's not just about you going with a bunch of strangers. It’s kind of a continuation of ‘Barbie,’ if you will.”