my first official hooptober - soo excited... I tried not to add any that I've already watched but had to include midsummar since I couldn't find another cult movie & the silence of the lambs since I want to rewatch it anyways. this will also check a ton off of my watchlist so I can't wait (alsoo the actual list is not in order because I wanted to keep the colors pretty - written list is in order :) )
rules to check off:
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…
my first official hooptober - soo excited... I tried not to add any that I've already watched but had to include midsummar since I couldn't find another cult movie & the silence of the lambs since I want to rewatch it anyways. this will also check a ton off of my watchlist so I can't wait (alsoo the actual list is not in order because I wanted to keep the colors pretty - written list is in order :) )
rules to check off:
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)
my list !!!! 31-Day Horror Challenge:
5 Zombie Movies:
World War Z - Marc Forster, 2013
Zombieland — Ruben Fleischer, 2009
The Return of the Living Dead — Dan O’Bannon, 1985
Day of the Dead — George A. Romero, 1985
Train to Busan — Yeon Sang-ho, 2016 (South Korea)
3 Cult/Conspiracy:
Midsommar — Ari Aster, 2019
The Invitation — Karyn Kusama, 2015
The Wicker Man — Robin Hardy, 1973 (UK)
Black Director w/ Black Lead
Sinners — Mark Brown, 2007
Mexican Director:
The Aztec Mummy (La momia azteca) — Rafael Portillo, 1957 (Mexico)
Russian / Former Soviet State:
Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears — Vladimir Menshov, 1980
Popular 1940s:
The Picture of Dorian Gray — Albert Lewin, 1945
2 Post-Apocalyptic:
28 Days Later — Danny Boyle, 2002 (UK)
28 Years Later — Danny Boyle, upcoming 2025 (UK)
Dreams in Plot:
Vivarium — Lorcan Finnegan, 2019 (Ireland)
Animals Mad at Us:
Animal Farm — Joy Batchelor & John Halas, 1954 (UK, animated)
Silent Film:
A Page of Madness (Kurutta ippēji) — Teinosuke Kinugasa, 1926 (Japan)
4 Based on Novels:
The Birds — Alfred Hitchcock, 1963 (based on Daphne du Maurier)
Psycho — Alfred Hitchcock, 1960 (based on Robert Bloch)
Candyman — Bernard Rose, 1992 (based on Clive Barker’s The Forbidden)
The Silence of the Lambs — Jonathan Demme, 1991 (based on Thomas Harris)
Specific from List:
Michael Jackson’s Thriller — John Landis, 1983
Ernesto Gastaldi Written:
Almost Human (Milano odia: la polizia non può sparare) — Umberto Lenzi, 1974 (Italy)
From 1932:
Freaks — Tod Browning, 1932
Specific Film:
The Wizard of Oz — Victor Fleming, 1939
Tobe Hooper Directed:
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre — Tobe Hooper, 1974
Extra International Picks (to meet 6-country req):
The Wailing (Goksung) — Na Hong-jin, 2016 (South Korea)
The Orphanage (El orfanato) — J. A. Bayona, 2007 (Spain)
Extras to Round Out 31 Days:
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me — David Lynch, 1992
Carrie — Brian De Palma, 1976 (based on Stephen King)
Carnival of Souls — Herk Harvey, 1962 (USA)
Coverage:
31 movies total
9+ decades represented (1920s → 2020s)
6+ non-US/Italy countries → Japan, Mexico, USSR, South Korea, Ireland, Spain, UK
