If you wish to join in the fun, or investigate the origins of Hooptober and what it’s all about, visit Cinemonster’s List for all the info and official sign up!
Now then, on to my list for this year…
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 horror films using the categories below, review them all, use the TAG Hooptober12 so we can read each others stuff, and one film can satisfy multiple criteria. Viewing and reviewing begins at 12:01am cst on Sept 15th.
6 countries (other than Italy or US)
Antiviral (Canada)
The Devil’s Doorway (Ireland)
A Page of Madness (Japan)
La Llorona aka The Crying Woman (Mexico)
The Ugly Stepsister (Norway)
Crocodile (Thailand)
9 decades
Frankenstein (1910s)
A Page of Madness (1920s)…
If you wish to join in the fun, or investigate the origins of Hooptober and what it’s all about, visit Cinemonster’s List for all the info and official sign up!
Now then, on to my list for this year…
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 horror films using the categories below, review them all, use the TAG Hooptober12 so we can read each others stuff, and one film can satisfy multiple criteria. Viewing and reviewing begins at 12:01am cst on Sept 15th.
6 countries (other than Italy or US)
Antiviral (Canada)
The Devil’s Doorway (Ireland)
A Page of Madness (Japan)
La Llorona aka The Crying Woman (Mexico)
The Ugly Stepsister (Norway)
Crocodile (Thailand)
9 decades
Frankenstein (1910s)
A Page of Madness (1920s)
Murders in the Rue Morgue (1930s)
Dead of Night (1940s)
The Thing From Another World (1950s)
Island of Terror (1960s)
The Blood on Satan’s Claws (1970s)
Mister Designer (1980s)
Body Snatchers (1990s)
5 Zombie Films
The Dead
The Dead 2
More Brains! A Return to the Living Dead
Night of the Living Dead (‘90), Director’s Cut
Queens of the Dead
3 cult or conspiracy horror films
The Empty Man
The Invitation
Night Terrors
1 film from a Black director with a Black lead
Us
1 film from a Mexican or Central American director
La Llorona aka The Crying Woman
1 Canadian film
Antiviral
1 Russian or former Russian state film
Mister Designer
The most popular film from the 1940s that you haven't seen and can access
Dead of Night
2 Post Apocalyptic horror films
Bird Box: Barcelona
Peninsula
1 Film with dreams or a dream as part of the plot
In Dreams
1 The animals are pissed at us film
Crocodile
1 Silent film
Frankenstein (1910)
4 based on Novels
Frankenstein (1910)
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (2015)
Frankenstein (2025)
Any film from THIS list that you haven't seen
A Page of Madness
1 Ernesto Gastaldi written film
Death Walks on High Heels
1 film from 1932
Murders in the Rue Morgue
I have never made a specific film a part of this before, but…
Wizard of OZ (1939)
And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)
Night Terrors
FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: WATCH
Burn Witch Burn aka Night of the Eagle
German Chainsaw Massacre
Trick or Treat