This is my first time participating in the annual Hooptober and I’m sure it’s about to become an annual tradition. The passion that everyone has for this is infectious and I had to get in on the action. Also, it seemed like a great opportunity to watch certain films for the first time, rewatch some old favorites, and interact with this wonderful community. Let’s get weird and spooky!
Here is the original list and rules from Cinemonster. There must be 31 films and I am including the extra credit assignment as well. What follows is a breakdown of my picks.
6 Countries (other than Italy or the US)
Train to Busan (2016) - South Korea 🇰🇷
Dark Waters (1993) -…
This is my first time participating in the annual Hooptober and I’m sure it’s about to become an annual tradition. The passion that everyone has for this is infectious and I had to get in on the action. Also, it seemed like a great opportunity to watch certain films for the first time, rewatch some old favorites, and interact with this wonderful community. Let’s get weird and spooky!
Here is the original list and rules from Cinemonster. There must be 31 films and I am including the extra credit assignment as well. What follows is a breakdown of my picks.
6 Countries (other than Italy or the US)
Train to Busan (2016) - South Korea 🇰🇷
Dark Waters (1993) - Russia/Ukraine 🇷🇺 🇺🇦
Razorback (1984) - Australia 🇦🇺
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) - Germany 🇩🇪
Eyes without a Face (1960) - France 🇫🇷
The Nameless (1999) - Spain 🇪🇸
9 Decades
Freaks (1932)
House of Frankenstein (1944)
Diabolique (1955)
Eyes without a Face (1960)
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974)
Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988)
Cemetery Man (1994)
The Others (2001)
You’re Next (2011)
5 Zombie Films
Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974)
Overlord (2018)
The Night Eats the World (2018)
Train to Busan (2016)
3 Cult or Conspiracy Horror Films
Mandy (2018)
Starry Eyes (2014)
The Wicker Man (1973)
1 Film from a Black Director with a Black Lead
Get Out (2017)
1 Film from a Mexican or Central American Director
Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022)
1 Canadian Film
Curtains (1983)
1 Former Soviet State Film
Dark Waters (1993)
Most Popular Film from the 1940s that you haven’t seen and can access
House of Frankenstein (1944)
2 Post Apocalyptic Horror Films
Reign of Fire (2002)
28 Years Later (2025)
1 Film with Dream or Dream as part of the Plot
New Nightmare (1994)
1 the Animals are Pissed at us Film
Razorback (1984)
1 Silent Film
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
4 Films Based on Novels
Pet Sematary (1989)
Cemetery Man (1994)
Eyes without a Face (1960)
The Nameless (1999)
1 Film from THIS LIST that you haven’t seen
Fade to Black (1980)
1 Ernesto Gastaldi written Film
Death Walks on High Heels (1971)
1 Film from 1932
Freaks (1932)
1 Chosen Film
The Wizard of Oz (1939
1 Tobe Hooper Film
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)
Extra Credit Assignment
Burn Witch Burn (1962)
The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)
Trick or Treat (1986)
