34/34 (Another hoop officially tober-ed!)
My Top 5 (excl. The Wizard of Oz)
1. Possession
2. Frankenhooker
3. Shivers
4. The Case of the Bloody Iris
5. Come True
Much fun was had during my first (and successful) run at Hooptober last year! There's no turning back now.
1. I've significantly increased the number of (mainly free) streaming services at my disposal this year so hopefully I'll have more options to choose from. Still a Tubi stan for life tho.
2. I always try to pick films I have not yet watched - rules permitting. This year, the only film I've already seen is The Wizard of Oz.
3. The campier and trashier, the better. Anything from the 70s/80s is…
34/34 (Another hoop officially tober-ed!)
My Top 5 (excl. The Wizard of Oz)
1. Possession
2. Frankenhooker
3. Shivers
4. The Case of the Bloody Iris
5. Come True
Much fun was had during my first (and successful) run at Hooptober last year! There's no turning back now.
1. I've significantly increased the number of (mainly free) streaming services at my disposal this year so hopefully I'll have more options to choose from. Still a Tubi stan for life tho.
2. I always try to pick films I have not yet watched - rules permitting. This year, the only film I've already seen is The Wizard of Oz.
3. The campier and trashier, the better. Anything from the 70s/80s is mainly my jam.
4. I plan on starting September 15 to give myself some breathing room but may need to start even earlier. This year is going to be tricky. [EDIT: I started on Sep 6. I regret nothiiiing 😈]
PRE-WATCH
Most excited to watch: Possession (OG cut)
Least excited to watch: Virus (heard it's sloooow)
Potential gem: Angel Heart (horror De Niro?! 😱)
Silliest film title: Frankenhooker (duh)
POST-WATCH
Avg. Rating: 3.28
Best: Possession
Worst: The Devil Bat
Most surprising: Come True
Most disappointing: Pulse
Gnarliest: Frankenhooker
Sleaziest: Frankenhooker
Funniest: Frankenhooker
And 👻 Here 👻 We 👻 Go 👻
See Cinemonster's OG post here.
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 horror films
6 countries (other than Italy or US)
9 decades
5 Zombie Films
3 cult or conspiracy horror films
1 film from a Black director with a Black lead
1 film from a Mexican or Central American director
1 Canadian film
1 Russian or former Russian state film
The most popular film from the 1940s that you haven't seen and can access..
2 Post Apocalyptic horror films
1 Film with dreams or a dream as part of the plot
1 The animals are pissed at us film
1 Silent film
4 based on Novels
Any film from THIS list that you haven't seen.
1 Ernesto Gastaldi written film
1 film from 1932
I have never made a specific film a part of this before, but WIZARD of OZ ('39)
And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)
***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: WATCH Burn Witch Burn, German Chainsaw Massacre & Trick or Treat.