🎥 31 (34) Horror Films (checklist below)
+ added The Hitcher because I didn’t realize Chime was a short film.
+ Bride of Frankenstein
+ Night of the Demon
🌍 6 Countries (other than US/Italy)
- Chime (2024, Japan)
- Kill List (2011, UK)
- The Cremator (1969, Czechoslovakia)
- Santa Sangre (1989, Mexico)
- The Skin I Live In (2011, Spain)
- Possession (1981, Poland/France)
📅 9 Decades
- 1920s → A Page of Madness (1926)
- 1930s → White Zombie (1932)
- 1940s → The Wolf Man (1941)
- 1950s → The Night of the Hunter (1955)
- 1960s → Rosemary’s Baby (1968), The Cremator (1969)
- 1970s → Dawn of the Dead (1978), All the Colors of the Dark
(1972), The Birds (1963)
1980s → The Evil Dead (1981), Evil Dead II (1987), Re-Animator (1985), Bad Taste (1987), They Live (1988), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), Threads (1984)
- 1990s → Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
- 2000s → Pontypool (2008), The Road (2009)
- 2010s → Kill List (2011), Us (2019), The Skin I Live In (2011), Revenge (2017), A Cure for Wellness (2016), 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
- 2020s → Chime (2024)
🧟 5 Zombie Films
- White Zombie (1932)
- Night of the Living Dead (1968)
- Dawn of the Dead (1978)
- Evil Dead II (1987)
- Shaun of the Dead (2004)
🕯 3 Cult / Conspiracy Horror Films
- Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
- Kill List (2011)
- A Cure for Wellness (2016)
1 Black Director with Black Lead
- Us (2019 – Jordan Peele, Lupita Nyong’o)
1 Mexican / Central American Director
- Santa Sangre (1989 – Jodorowsky, Mexico)
1 Canadian Film
- Pontypool (2008, Canada)
1 Former Soviet State Film
- The Cremator (1969, Czechoslovakia)
The Most Popular Film from the 1940s You Haven’t Seen
- The Wolf Man (1941)
🌍 2 Post-Apocalyptic Horror Films
- Threads (1984)
- The Road (2009)
💭 1 Film with Dreams / Dream in the Plot
- All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
🐦 1 “The Animals Are Pissed at Us” Film
- The Birds (1963)
🤫 1 Silent Film
- A Page of Madness (1926)
📚 4 Based on Novels
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992, Bram Stoker)
- Rosemary’s Baby (1968, Ira Levin)
- The Birds (1963, Daphne du Maurier short story)
- Re-Animator (1985, Lovecraft’s Herbert West: Reanimator)
🎯 Any Film from THIS List You Haven’t Seen
- 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
🖊 Ernesto Gastaldi Written Film
- All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
🕰 1 Film from 1932
- White Zombie (1932)
🌈 The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- The Wizard of Oz
🎉 Final Status: All 31 slots filled
Final 31-Film Horror List with Checklist Slots
A Page of Madness (1926, Japan) → Silent film; 1920s decade
White Zombie (1932, USA) → 1932 film; Zombie; Novel-ish roots (voodoo lore)
The Wizard of Oz (1939, USA) → Wizard of Oz slot
The Wolf Man (1941, USA) → 1940s film
The Night of the Hunter (1955, USA) → 1950s film
The Birds (1963, USA) → Animals revolt; Based on novel/short story; 1960s decade
Rosemary’s Baby (1968, USA) → Cult/Conspiracy; Based on novel; 1960s decade
Night of the Living Dead (1968, USA) → Zombie; 1960s decade
The Cremator (1969, Czechoslovakia) → Former Soviet bloc; 1960s decade
All the Colors of the Dark (1972, Italy) → Dream plot; Ernesto Gastaldi; 1970s decade
Dawn of the Dead (1978, USA) → Zombie; 1970s decade
The Evil Dead (1981, USA) → 1980s decade
Possession (1981, Poland/France) → Non-US/Italy country; 1980s decade
Threads (1984, UK) → Post-apocalyptic; 1980s decade
Re-Animator (1985, USA) → Based on novel (Lovecraft); Cult film; 1980s decade
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986, USA) → 1980s decade
Bad Taste (1987, New Zealand) → Non-US/Italy country; 1980s decade
Evil Dead II (1987, USA) → Zombie; 1980s decade
They Live (1988, USA) → Conspiracy; 1980s decade
Santa Sangre (1989, Mexico) → Mexican director; Non-US/Italy country; 1980s decade
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992, USA) → Based on novel; 1990s decade
Shaun of the Dead (2004, UK) → Zombie; 2000s decade
Pontypool (2008, Canada) → Canadian film; Zombie; 2000s decade
The Road (2009, USA) → Post-apocalyptic; Based on novel; 2000s decade
Kill List (2011, UK) → Cult/Conspiracy; Non-US/Italy country; 2010s decade
The Skin I Live In (2011, Spain) → Non-US/Italy country; 2010s decade
A Cure for Wellness (2016, USA/Germany) → Cult/Conspiracy; 2010s decade
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016, USA) → “From THIS list” slot; 2010s decade
Revenge (2017, France) → Non-US/Italy country; 2010s decade
Us (2019, USA) → Black director & lead; 2010s decade
Chime (2024, Japan) → Non-US/Italy country; 2020s decade
