Another year and another list I will try my best to complete. I’m doing an earlier start to give myself more of a chance as well. I’ve felt like I’ve been counting the days to October more so this year than any other recently. I miss the season and the comfort it brings; comfort being a heck of a necessity right now in such a bleak world. As always, super excited to spend it finding new gems in my favorite genre, rewatching classics that hold true to my heart, and watching dumpster fire garbage with my husband and having the time of my life.

Which, shout to my love of my life for helping me add to the list again. His taste has evolved and I’m excited to see what the heck piqued his beautiful mind’s interest. His profile is here: https://letterboxd.com/cgarc273/

Let’s get to it now, shall we?

‘Tis the season and Happy Hooptober my little ghoulies and ghoulettes~~ the original list & template can be found here: https://letterboxd.com/cinemonster/list/the-twelfth-of-hooptober-diary-of-a-madman/

To note like every other time: I tried to minimize the rewatches and tried to avoid mostly modern films this year!

RULES:

There must be 31 horror films (fulfilled)
6 countries (other than Italy or US) (fulfilled)
9 decades (fulfilled)

THE LIST:

5 Zombie Films
★ Juan of the Dead (2011)
☆ Creepshow (1982)
★ A Chinese Ghost Story (1987)
☆ Prince of Darkness (1987) 
★ Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)

3 cult or conspiracy horror films
☆ Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
★ The Wicker Man (1973) 
☆ Malum (2023)

1 film from a Black director with a Black lead
★ Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)

1 film from a Mexican or Central American director
☆ The Exterminating Angel (1962)

1 Canadian film
★ Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023)

1 former Soviet state film (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan)
☆ Viy (1967)

The most popular film from the 1940s that you haven't seen and can access..
★ The Spiral Staircase (1946)

2 Post Apocalyptic horror films
☆ Twelve Monkeys (1999)
★ Cargo (2017)

1 Film with dreams or a dream as part of the plot
☆ A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
★ Mulholland Drive (2001)
***I added a favorite and I haven’t seen the latter

1 The animals are pissed at us film
☆ The Meg (2018)

1 Silent film
★ Nosferatu (1922)

4 based on Novels
☆ Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

★ One Missed Call (2003)
☆ The Cremator (1969) 
★ Pet Sematary (1989)

Any film from THIS list that you haven't seen.
☆ The Frighteners (1996)

1 Ernesto Gastaldi written film
★ All the Colors of the Dark (1972)

1 film from 1932
☆ Minnie the Moocher (1932)

Mandatory:
★ Wizard of Oz (1939)

And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film):
★ Invaders from Mars (1986)

Extra credit:
☆ Jaws (1975)
☆ Freaks (1932)
☆ Your Monster (2024)
☆ The Stendhal Syndrome (1996)
☆ Him (2015)
☆ The Long Walk (2015)