Cinemonster’s Original Hooptober 12 Post
🎃 This is my first ever Hooptober and I’m both excited (and a little nervous) to finally take it on. Big thanks to Cinemonster and everyone who keeps this awesome tradition alive in honor of Tobe Hooper. I’ve lined up 31 films that hit every Rule, plus the extra-credit bonus films for when I’m feeling brave. Viewing and reviewing will begin on Sept 15th. Wish me luck! 👻
LIVE TOP 5
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🧙♂️ Tradition: The Wizard of Oz (1939)
🤫 Silent film: Nosferatu (1922)
📽️ 1932 requirement: Vampyr (1932)
🐈 1940s pick: Cat People (1942)
🖊️ Ernesto Gastaldi film: All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
🎪 Tobe Hooper slot:…
Cinemonster’s Original Hooptober 12 Post
🎃 This is my first ever Hooptober and I’m both excited (and a little nervous) to finally take it on. Big thanks to Cinemonster and everyone who keeps this awesome tradition alive in honor of Tobe Hooper. I’ve lined up 31 films that hit every Rule, plus the extra-credit bonus films for when I’m feeling brave. Viewing and reviewing will begin on Sept 15th. Wish me luck! 👻
LIVE TOP 5
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🧙♂️ Tradition: The Wizard of Oz (1939)
🤫 Silent film: Nosferatu (1922)
📽️ 1932 requirement: Vampyr (1932)
🐈 1940s pick: Cat People (1942)
🖊️ Ernesto Gastaldi film: All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
🎪 Tobe Hooper slot: The Funhouse (1981)
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🧟 5 Zombie Films
• Night of the Living Dead (1968)
• Dawn of the Dead (1978)
• [Rec] (2007)
• The Beyond (1981)
• Train to Busan (2016)
🌀 3 Cult / Conspiracy Films
• Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
• The Wicker Man (1973)
• Society (1989)
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✊🏿Black director + lead: Ganja & Hess (1973)
🇲🇽 Mexican director: Cronos (1993, Guillermo del Toro)
🍁 Canadian film: Pontypool (2008)
🇷🇺 Russian / Soviet film: Viy (1967)
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☢️ 2 Post-Apocalyptic Films
• The Crazies (1973)
• Threads (1984)
💤 Dream horror: The Cell (2000)
🐦 Animals attack: The Birds (1963)
📚 4 from Novels
• Dracula (1931)
• The Shining (1980)
• The Haunting (1963)
• Let the Right One In (2008)
🎯 “THIS list” slot: The Killing of a Sacred Deer (2017)
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🌍 Extra Countries Covered
Germany (Nosferatu), Denmark (Vampyr), UK (The Wicker Man, Threads), USSR (Viy), Sweden (Let the Right One In), South Korea (The Host), Japan (Ringu), Mexico (Cronos), Canada (Pontypool), Austria (Goodnight Mommy), Iran (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night).
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⭐ Bonus “Extra Work”
• Burn Witch Burn! / Night of the Eagle (1962)
• The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)
• Trick or Treat (1986)
I’ll be reviewing them all. First Hooptober ever… let’s do this! 🕸️🦇💀