Scarecrow Video’s 2026 Psychotronic Challenge Features Third-Week Recommendations
Scarecrow Video, a Seattle-based video store, is hosting its annual 2026 Psychotronic Challenge for October, which involves watching 31 psychotronic films throughout the month. This article presents the movie recommendations for the third week of the challenge.

Seattle Tacoma, WA, October 15, 2026 —
Scarecrow Video, a Seattle-based video store, is hosting its annual Psychotronic Challenge in October 2026. The challenge involves watching 31 psychotronic films during the month, and the recommendations highlighted here are for its third week.
The information provided does not name the films recommended for that week. It also does not give the dates covered by the third week, describe the selections, or identify who chose them. As a result, the recommendations themselves cannot be listed or further characterized based on the available details.
The known outline is limited to the challenge’s timing and format: it is scheduled for October 2026, is presented as an annual event hosted by Scarecrow Video, and calls for participants to watch 31 films over the course of the month. The term “psychotronic” is used in the challenge’s name and description, but no definition or criteria for the film category were provided.
No information was supplied about registration, screenings, participation requirements beyond watching the films, or other related events. Those details should not be assumed from the challenge’s format. The third-week recommendations are the focus of this installment, but the titles and any accompanying descriptions were not included in the available summary.
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