my hooptober list that’s all about my obsession with death, apparently. my first time participating, so i hope to be exposed to some exciting new-to-me pieces!
** means i’ve already seen the film!
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 horror films
6 countries (other than Italy or US)
* bliss dir. by jerrold tarog (2017) philippines
* uk
* versus (2000) ryûhei kitamura japan
* cult (2013) koji shiraishi china
* city of blood (1987) south africa
* blacker than night mexico
9 decades
* tragedy girls (2017) tyler macintyre **
* 1995, 1936, 1961
* may (2002) lucky mckee **
* 1987
* it lives inside (2023) bishal dutta
* 1973, 1952
5 Zombie Films
* revolt of…
my hooptober list that’s all about my obsession with death, apparently. my first time participating, so i hope to be exposed to some exciting new-to-me pieces!
** means i’ve already seen the film!
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 horror films
6 countries (other than Italy or US)
* bliss dir. by jerrold tarog (2017) philippines
* uk
* versus (2000) ryûhei kitamura japan
* cult (2013) koji shiraishi china
* city of blood (1987) south africa
* blacker than night mexico
9 decades
* tragedy girls (2017) tyler macintyre **
* 1995, 1936, 1961
* may (2002) lucky mckee **
* 1987
* it lives inside (2023) bishal dutta
* 1973, 1952
5 Zombie Films
* revolt of the zombies (1936) victor halperin
* doctor blood’s coffin (1961) sidney j. furie (uk)
* versus (2000) ryûhei kitamura
* zombies of the stratosphere (1952) fred c. bannon
* afflicted (2013) clif prowse, derek lee
3 cult or conspiracy horror films
* torso (1973) sergio martino
* cult (2013) koji shiraishi
* the vampire lovers (1970) roy ward baker
1 film from a Black director with a Black lead
* city of blood (1987) darrel james roodt
1 film from a Mexican or Central American director
* blacker than night (1975) carlos enrique taboada
1 Canadian film
* Screamers (1995) Christian Duguay
1 former Soviet state film (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan)
* dark waters (1993) mariano baino
The most popular film from the 1940s that you haven't seen and can access..
* gaslight (1944) george cukor
2 Post Apocalyptic horror films
* the night eats the world (2018) dominque rocher
* a quiet place day one (2024) michael sarnoski
1 Film with dreams or a dream as part of the plot
* dreamscape (1984) joseph ruben
1 The animals are pissed at us film
* bats (1999) louis morneau
1 Silent film
* häxan (1922) benjamin christensen **
4 based on Novels
* flowers in the attic (1987) jeffrey bloom
* the astrologer (1975) james glickenhaus
* carmilla (2019) emily harris
* the hands of orlac (1924) robert wiene
Any film from THIS list that you haven't seen.
* culture shock (2019) gigi saul guerrero
1 Ernesto Gastaldi written film
* crypt of the vampire (1964) camillo mastrocinque
1 film from 1932
* vampyr (1932) carl theodor dreyer **
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)
* mortuary (2005)
***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: WATCH Burn Witch Burn, German Chainsaw Massacre & Trick or Treat (1986).
