This is my first Hooptober challenge, and I am very, very excited. Coincidentally, this also coincides with my original plan for Halloween, which was to watch all of the Universal Horror Movies, which thanks to the criteria this year, the combination of the two is perfectly seamless. Also, for those of you who aren't familiar with me, all of these films are also included on my own personal roulette list which is a selection of 1600+ films that I have not seen before. So not only can I knock out the universal monster films, I can complete my first Hooptober and cross off an extra 31 movies off my roulette as well. It's a win/win/win.
For the record, I have not seen any of these films before, which might be difficult to believe for some of you, as many of these are almost universally beloved. But this just makes me all the more excited, as horror has always been a bit of a blindspot for me.
Nevertheless, here is the link to the original list, and the rules and my selections are posted below:
letterboxd.com/cinemonster/list/hooptober-cinco-your-terror-is-a-locked-room/
QUICK EASY RULES:
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, Terence 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)
Anniversary Films:
-Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
-Rosemary's Baby (1968)
-Dawn of the Dead (1978)
-Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
-Piranha (1978)
-The Vanishing (1978)
-The Blob (1988)
-They Live (1988)
-Child's Play (1988)
-Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
-Ringu (1998)
6 Different Countries:
The Vanishing (Netherlands)
Ringu (Japan)
Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key (Italy)
The Lure (Poland)
Let the Corpses Tan (Belgium)
The Blob (United States)
6 Decades:
Phantom of the Opera (20's)
Frankenstein (30's)
The Wolfman (40's)
Creature From The Black Lagoon (50's)
Rosemary's Baby (60's)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (70's)
6 Films From Before 1970:
-Dracula (1931)
-Frankenstein (1931)
-The Invisible Man (1933)
-The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
-The Wolfman (1941)
-The Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)
6 Films by Cronenberg, Romero, Barker, Fischer, Martino, Lustig:
-Dawn of the Dead (Romero)
-The Fly (Cronenberg)
-Videodrome (Cronenberg)
-Hellraiser (Barker)
-Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key (Martino)
-The Mummy (Fischer)
2 'Flying Things That Kill You Films':
-Q
-The Birds
1 Silent Film As A Tribute To 'A Quiet Place':
-The Phantom of the Opera
1 Aquatic Menace Film As A Tribute To 'The Meg':
-Piranha
2 Women-Directed Films:
-The Love Witch
-The Lure
1 Inanimate Object Horror Film
-Child's Play
1 Film With Barbara Crampton in It:
Body Double
2 Tobe Hooper Films:
-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
-Poltergeist