I am accepting the Hooptober 12 challenge and will attempt to watch and review 31 horror films between September 15 and October 31, 2025. I challenge you to do the same and use the tag Hooptober12 so we can read each other’s stuff.
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 horror films
6 countries (other than Italy or US)
9 decades
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 film from a former Soviet state (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan)
The most popular film from…
I am accepting the Hooptober 12 challenge and will attempt to watch and review 31 horror films between September 15 and October 31, 2025. I challenge you to do the same and use the tag Hooptober12 so we can read each other’s stuff.
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 horror films
6 countries (other than Italy or US)
9 decades
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 film from a former Soviet state (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan)
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 films based on novels
Any film from THIS list that you haven't seen
1 film written by Ernesto Gastaldi
1 film from 1932
WIZARD of OZ (1939)
And 1 Tobe Hooper film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)
***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: Watch Burn Witch Burn, German Chainsaw Massacre & Trick or Treat (1986).
And then review them all (eek) on Letterboxd.
One film can satisfy multiple criteria. Viewing and reviewing will begin at 12:01am CST on Sept 15, 2025.
Now let's do that voodoo that we do so well.