2025
In celebration of the 12th anniversary of Hoop-Tober, this list is my ultimate horror challenge: 31 (32 including Wizard of Oz) films chosen to cover decades, countries, subgenres, and unique thematic rules. Each film satisfies at least one specific requirement, from zombie classics to cult horror, silent films, dream sequences, and post-apocalyptic nightmares.

Viewing and reviewing begins at 12:01am CST on September 15th.

6 countries (other than Italy or US)✅
 • Canada: Blood Quantum✅, The Changeling✅
 • Mexico: Tigers Are Not Afraid✅
 • France: La Horde✅
 • Japan: One Cut of the Dead✅
 • Norway: Dead Snow✅
 • UK: The Wicker Man✅, Burn Witch Burn✅
 • Germany: The German Chainsaw Massacre✅

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9 decades covered✅
 • 1920s: Nosferatu✅
 • 1930s: Freaks✅
 • 1940s: Cat People✅
 • 1960s: Peeping Tom✅
 • 1970s: Suspiria✅, Halloween✅
 • 1980s: Possession✅, Threads✅
 • 1990s: The German Chainsaw Massacre✅
 • 2000s: The Orphanage✅
 • 2010s: One Cut of the Dead✅

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5 Zombie Films✅
 • Blood Quantum✅, La Horde✅, One Cut of the Dead✅, Zombieland✅, Dead Snow✅

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3 Cult/Conspiracy Horror Films✅
 • The Wicker Man✅, Rosemary’s Baby✅, Kill List✅

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1 film from a Black director with a Black lead✅
 • Ganja & Hess✅

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1 film from a Mexican or Central American director✅
 • Tigers Are Not Afraid✅

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1 Canadian film✅
 • The Changeling✅

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1 former Soviet state film✅
 • Viy✅

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The most popular film from the 1940s that you haven’t seen and can access✅
 • Cat People✅

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2 Post Apocalyptic horror films✅
 • Threads✅, The Mist✅

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1 Film with dreams or a dream as part of the plot✅
 • Nightmare on Elm Street✅

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1 The animals are pissed at us film✅
 • The Birds✅

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1 Silent film✅
 • Nosferatu✅

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4 based on Novels✅
 • Burnt Offerings✅, Let the Right One In✅, The Mist✅, Pet Sematary (1989)✅

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1 Ernesto Gastaldi written film✅
 • Short Night of Glass Dolls✅

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1 film from 1932✅
 • Freaks✅

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I have never made a specific film a part of this before, but WIZARD of OZ (’39)
 • The Wizard of Oz (the only film on my list I’ve seen)✅

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And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)✅
 • Poltergeist✅

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This list spans 9 decades and 10+ countries, mixing classics, cult favorites, and modern masterpieces. Every rule is satisfied, making it the ultimate curated horror experience for Hoop-Tober’s 12th anniversary.