So excited to participe in my third hooptober, thanks @cinemonster for putting together this exciting challenge every year for the Letterboxd community :) As a horror fan, October is one of my favorite months of the year and with the cold weather and rainy days, horror marathons are due!
you can check last's years list here !!
and my very first hooptober X list right here
"QUICK EASY RULES:
There Must Be 31 Horror Films
6 countries (other than Italy or US)
Ireland, Austria, Japan, France, Belgium, Norway, Chile ... and more
9 decades
30's, 40's, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s, 2010s, 2020’s
5 Zombie Films (you can tell i loved the franchise cat from last year)
28 days later (2002)
28 weeks later (2007)…
So excited to participe in my third hooptober, thanks @cinemonster for putting together this exciting challenge every year for the Letterboxd community :) As a horror fan, October is one of my favorite months of the year and with the cold weather and rainy days, horror marathons are due!
you can check last's years list here !!
and my very first hooptober X list right here
"QUICK EASY RULES:
There Must Be 31 Horror Films
6 countries (other than Italy or US)
Ireland, Austria, Japan, France, Belgium, Norway, Chile ... and more
9 decades
30's, 40's, 60’s, 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, 00’s, 2010s, 2020’s
5 Zombie Films (you can tell i loved the franchise cat from last year)
28 days later (2002)
28 weeks later (2007)
28 years later (2025)
Braindead (1992)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
3 cult or conspiracy horror films
Santa Sangre (1989)
Apostle (2018)
Opus (2025)
1 film from a Black director with a Black lead
Get Out (2017) rewatch but Jordan peele deserves to be in this list !!
1 film from a Mexican or Central American director
The Devils Backbone (2001)
1 Canadian film
The Fly (1986)
1 Russian or former Russian state film
Dark Waters (1993)
alt.: Viy (1967)
The most popular film from the 1940s that you haven't seen and can access..
Cat People (1942)
2 Post Apocalyptic horror films
28 days later (2002)
28 weeks later (2007)
28 years later (2025) as bonus’s
1 Film with dreams or a dream as part of the plot
Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971)
1 The animals are pissed at us film
Dangerous Animals (2025)
1 Silent film
The Phantom of the Opera
4 films based on novels
The Phantom of the Opera
Bride of Frankenstein (1935) [based on Mary Shelley's novel]
Eyes Without a Face (1964) [based on Jean Redon's novel]
Who Can Kill a Child? (1976) [based on El juego de los niños de Juan José Plans]
The Ugly Stepsister (2025) [based on the Cinderella fairy-tale by Grimm]
Any film from THIS list that you haven't seen.
Audition (2001)
1 Ernesto Gastaldi written film
Torso (1973)
alt: The Whip and the Body (1963)
1 film from 1932
The Old Dark House (1932)
I have never made a specific film a part of this before, but WIZARD of OZ ('39) (rewatch x4 hehe)
1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)
The Funhouse (1981)
***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: WATCH Burn Witch Burn, German Chainsaw Massacre & Trick or Treat.
bonus films from my personal wishlist i might add:
The Devil’s Bath, Freewaka, Onibaba, and to end this year’s challenge let’s go with Eraserhead (1977) as a Lynch tribute.