I do 31 horror movies (almost) every October but this year I’m following the Hooptober 12 rules! Intending to be all first time watches except The Wizard of Oz... though I reserve the right to mix it up.
Hooptober 12
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 horror films
6 countries (other than Italy or US)
Japan - X-Cross (2007)
Germany - German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)
Hong Kong - Kung Fu Zombie (1981)
Spain - [REC]2 (2009)
Australia - Dark Age (1987)
Canada - Rituals (1977)
Korea - Thirst (2009)
9 decades
20s - Haxan (1922)
30s - Freaks (1932)
40s - Cat People (1942)
60s - Viy (1967)
70s - Magic (1978)
80s - City of the Living Dead…
I do 31 horror movies (almost) every October but this year I’m following the Hooptober 12 rules! Intending to be all first time watches except The Wizard of Oz... though I reserve the right to mix it up.
Hooptober 12
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 horror films
6 countries (other than Italy or US)
Japan - X-Cross (2007)
Germany - German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)
Hong Kong - Kung Fu Zombie (1981)
Spain - [REC]2 (2009)
Australia - Dark Age (1987)
Canada - Rituals (1977)
Korea - Thirst (2009)
9 decades
20s - Haxan (1922)
30s - Freaks (1932)
40s - Cat People (1942)
60s - Viy (1967)
70s - Magic (1978)
80s - City of the Living Dead (1980)
90s - Hardware (1990)
00s - X-Cross (2007)
10s - Beyond The Black Rainbow (2010)
20s - Clown In A Cornfield (2025)
5 Zombie Films
City of the Living Dead (1980)
Night of the Comet (1984)
Dead End (2003)
Kung Fu Zombie (1981)
[REC]2 (2009)
Zombie (1979)
Cemetery Man (1994)
3 cult or conspiracy horror films
Satan's Slave (1976)
Wrong Turn (2021)
The Devils (1971)
1 film from a Black director with a Black lead
Sinners (2025)
1 film from a Mexican or Central American director
Mimic (1997)
1 Canadian film
Rituals (1977)
1 former Soviet state film
Viy (1967)
The most popular film from the 1940s that you haven't seen and can access
Cat People (1942)
2 Post Apocalyptic horror films:
Hardware (1990)
Night of the Comet (1984)
1 Film with dreams or a dream as part of the plot
Beyond The Black Rainbow (2010)
1 The animals are pissed at us film
Eaten Alive (1976)
1 Silent film
Haxan (1922)
4 based on Novels
Magic (1978)
Nightbreed (1990)
Clown in a Cornfield (2025)
Cemetery Man (1994)
Any film from THIS list that you haven't seen.
Brain Damage (1988)
The Stuff (1985)
1 Ernesto Gastaldi written film
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)
1 film from 1932
Freaks (1932)
I have never made a specific film a part of this before, but WIZARD of OZ ('39)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)
Eaten Alive (1976)
***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK:
Burn Witch Burn ✔️
German Chainsaw Massacre ✔️
Trick or Treat (1986) ✔️
-review them all.(eek)
Clearly one film can satisfy multiple criteria. Viewing and reviewing will begin at 12:01am cst on Sept 15th.