The Twelfth of Hooptober: Diary of a Madman
My first Hooptober actually following the rules!! I will be starting 9/15/2025 through October, will rank while watching, and have a mix of movies I’ve seen and have not seen (mostly unseen).
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 horror films
6 countries (other than Italy or US) - Germany, UK, Ireland, Australia, Japan, Austria, Canada, Mexico, Russia, New Zealand, France
9 decades - 2020, 2010, 2000, 1990, 1980, 1970, 1960, 1940, 1930, 1920
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 former Soviet state film (Russia)
The…
The Twelfth of Hooptober: Diary of a Madman
My first Hooptober actually following the rules!! I will be starting 9/15/2025 through October, will rank while watching, and have a mix of movies I’ve seen and have not seen (mostly unseen).
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 horror films
6 countries (other than Italy or US) - Germany, UK, Ireland, Australia, Japan, Austria, Canada, Mexico, Russia, New Zealand, France
9 decades - 2020, 2010, 2000, 1990, 1980, 1970, 1960, 1940, 1930, 1920
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 former Soviet state film (Russia)
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)
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All Cheerleaders Die - zombie film, 2013
The Amusement Park, 1975
Anna and the Apocolypse - zombie film, post-apocalyptic, 2017
Antiviral - Canadian, 2012
Belzebuth - film from Mexico/Central America, 2017
The Beyond - zombie film, 1981
The Blackening - film from a black director with a black lead, 2022
Braindead - any film on THIS list, New Zealand, 1992
Caveat - Ireland, 2020
Crawlspace - 1986
Crimes of the Future - Canada, 2022
Cujo - animals are pissed as us film, based on a novel, 1983
The Crazies - zombie film, 1973
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man - most popular 1940s film (you haven’t seen and can access), 1943
Funny Games - Austria, 1997
House - Japan, 1977
The Howling - based on a novel, 1981
Interview with a Vampire - based on a novel, 1994
Libido - cult/conspiracy film, Ernesto Gastaldi film, 1965
Martyrs - cult/conspiracy film, Canada, 2008
A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors - film with dreams/dream as part of the plot, 1987
The Night Eats the World - zombie film, France, 2018
Phantom of the Opera - silent film, 1925
Poltergeist - Tobe Hooper film!, 1982
Possessor - cult/conspiracy film, Australia, 2020
A Quiet Place: Day One - post apocalyptic film, 2024
Ring 2 - based on a novel, Japan, 1999
Terrified 3 - 2024
Vampyr - film from 1932, Germany, 1932
The Widow - former Soviet State film (Russia), 2020
Wizard of Oz - Wizard of Oz, 1939
