Super excited to get on board the yearly Hooptober rollercoaster! Being this my first time, as for many of my friends, the challenge consists of watching (and reviewing) a different horror movie for each day of October, according to a set criteria. Looking forward to a fantastically spooky month!
QUICK EASY RULES: (by Cinemonster)
10 'Anniversary Films' (Release years end in an 8, excluding 2018)
6 countries
6 decades
6 films from before 1970
6 films from the following: Romero, Cronenberg, Clive Barker, Terrence Fischer, Sergio Martino, Bill Lustig (mix-and-match, or all one)
2 flying things that kill you films
1 silent film as a tribute to A Quiet Place
1 aquatic menace film as a tribute to Meg
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Super excited to get on board the yearly Hooptober rollercoaster! Being this my first time, as for many of my friends, the challenge consists of watching (and reviewing) a different horror movie for each day of October, according to a set criteria. Looking forward to a fantastically spooky month!
QUICK EASY RULES: (by Cinemonster)
10 'Anniversary Films' (Release years end in an 8, excluding 2018)
6 countries
6 decades
6 films from before 1970
6 films from the following: Romero, Cronenberg, Clive Barker, Terrence Fischer, Sergio Martino, Bill Lustig (mix-and-match, or all one)
2 flying things that kill you films
1 silent film as a tribute to A Quiet Place
1 aquatic menace film as a tribute to Meg
2 women directed films
1 inanimate object comes alive film
1 film with Barbara Crampton in it.
And 2 Tobe Hooper Films (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)
One movie can satisfy multiple criteria.
Here’s my list:
10 Anniversary Films:
-Dawn of the Dead (1978) (And a Romero film)
-I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
-Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968)
-Witchfinder General (1968)
-It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
-Let the Right One In (2008)
-The Man Who Laughs (1928)
-The Last Broadcast (1998)
- Friday the 13th Part VII (1988)
-The Blob (1988)
6 Decades:
-The Dark Half (1993) (Also a Romero film)
-The Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968) (Before 1970)
-The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) (Before 1970) (And a Terrence Fischer film)
-The Body Snatcher (1945) (Before 1970)
-The Most Dangerous Game (1932) (Before 1970)
-Cat People (1942) (Before 1970)
Also before 1970:
-Genuine (1920)
-The Curse of the Cat People (1944)
1 Aquatic Menace film:
-The Island of the Fishmen (1979) (And a Sergio Martino film)
2 Women Directed films:
-Pet Sematary (1989)
-Raw (2016) (Also 1 of 6 Countries – France)
5 More Countries:
-House (1977) (Japan) (And an Killer Inanimate Object film)
-A Tale of Two Sisters (2003) (South Korea)
-Count Dracula (1970) (Spain)
-Satan’s Slaves (2017) (Indonesia)
-Hereditary (2018) (USA)
2 Flying Things that Might Kill You films:
-Mystics in Bali (1981)
-Rodan (1956)
1 film with Barbara Crampton in it:
-Re-Animator (1985)
And of course 2 Tobe Hooper Films:
-Salem’s Lot (1979)
-Lifeforce (1985)
