From the mouth of madness, in the minds of evil and through the eyes of the dead, it finally comes. The season in the abyss.
Also known — of course — as the Hooptober, created by our very own cult leader Cinemonster. As always, thank you so much for the effort you put into this and the love you pour into it. And thanks to all you others, for participating and giving me so many fun reviews to read.
But enough of the sentimentality, on with the list! The notes on the corresponding rule for each film is in the comments and the rules taken from the master list are as follows:
10 'Anniversary Films' (Release years end in an…
From the mouth of madness, in the minds of evil and through the eyes of the dead, it finally comes. The season in the abyss.
Also known — of course — as the Hooptober, created by our very own cult leader Cinemonster. As always, thank you so much for the effort you put into this and the love you pour into it. And thanks to all you others, for participating and giving me so many fun reviews to read.
But enough of the sentimentality, on with the list! The notes on the corresponding rule for each film is in the comments and the rules taken from the master list are as follows:
10 'Anniversary Films' (Release years end in an 8, excluding 2018): Pumpkinhead, They Live, Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, Martin, Slave of the Cannibal God, Maniac Cop, Stranger in Our House, Dracula, Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell (only ended up with 9 here, sorry)
6 countries: USA, France, Sweden, Italy, United Kingdom, Japan etc
6 decades: 20s-2010s
6 films from before 1970: Gamera vs Guiron, Dracula, The Monster, Dracula, Goke Body Snatcher From Hell
6 films from the following: Romero, Cronenberg, Clive Barker, Terrence Fischer, Sergio Martino, Bill Lustig (mix-and-match, or all one): Diary of the Dead, Martin, Candyman, Slave of the Cannibal God, Maniac Cop, Dracula (1958)
2 flying things that kill you films: Poultrygeist, Chosen Survivors
1 silent film as a tribute to A Quiet Place: The Monster
1 aquatic menace film as a tribute to Meg: Cruel Jaws
2 women directed films: A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night & Trouble Every Day
1 inanimate object comes alive film: The Car
1 film with Barbara Crampton in it: Lords of Salem
And 2 Tobe Hooper Films (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film): Invaders From Mars & Salem's Lot
Stay scared!
Watched and ranked:
1. Suspiria – 10/10
2. A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night – 8/10
3. They Live – 8/10
4. Bone Tomahawk – 8/10
5. The Addams Family – 8/10
6. Martin – 7/10
7. Candyman – 7/10
8. 1922 – 7/10
9. Train to Busan – 7/10
10. Halloween III: Season of the Witch – 7/10
11. Invaders From Mars – 7/10
12. The Monster – 7/10
13. Deathgasm – 6/10
14. Dracula (1958) – 6/10
15. Maniac Cop – 6/10
16. Dracula (1931) – 6/10
17. The Limehouse Golem – 6/10
18. Alone in the Dark – 6/10
19. The Car – 6/10
20. Trouble Every Day – 6/10
21. Da Sweet Blood of Jesus – 6/10
22. Gamera vs. Guiron – 6/10
23. Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers – 6/10
24. Salem's Lot – 5/10
25. Mystics in Bali – 5/10
26. Chosen Survivors – 5/10
27. Pumpkinhead – 5/10
28. Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell – 5/10
29. The Lords of Salem – 4/10
30. The Unknown – 4/10
31. Slave of the Cannibal God – 4/10
32. Stranger in Our House – 4/10
33. Sweatshop – 4/10
34. Psychomania – 4/10
35. Gremlin – 4/10
36. The Green Inferno – 3/10
37. Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead – 3/10
38. Cruel Jaws – 2/10
39. Diary of the Dead – 2/10
