I’m excited to be participating in Hooptober (named in honour of horror director Tobe Hooper) for the first time this year! It feels extra special since it has been almost a year since I made my Letterboxd account, and I had not taken on any challenges until now. I am especially drawn to this one because October, horror, and the whole vibe of this time of year basically make up my favourite season, spooky season 👻🎃
I managed to fill out the requirements for the 31 films, but I also added a few extra rewatches and some other titles I want to get to. I might not end up watching them all, so they will sit closer to the bottom…
I’m excited to be participating in Hooptober (named in honour of horror director Tobe Hooper) for the first time this year! It feels extra special since it has been almost a year since I made my Letterboxd account, and I had not taken on any challenges until now. I am especially drawn to this one because October, horror, and the whole vibe of this time of year basically make up my favourite season, spooky season 👻🎃
I managed to fill out the requirements for the 31 films, but I also added a few extra rewatches and some other titles I want to get to. I might not end up watching them all, so they will sit closer to the bottom of the list.
Please refer to the rules below, as explained by user Cinemonster, the creator of the Hooptober challenge.
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 horror films
6 countries (other than Italy or US)
- Australia
- Canada
- France
- The Philippines
- Russia
-United Kingdom
9 decades
-1920s
-1930s
- 1940s
-1950s
- 1960s
- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
-2000s
- 2010s
-2020s
5 Zombie Films
- REC
- The Night eats the World
- Zombi (Zombie flesh eaters)
- Day of the dead
- Ponty Pool
3 cult or conspiracy horror films
- Society
- Starry Eyes
- The Empty Man
1 film from a Black director with a Black lead
- Ganja and Hess
1 film from a Mexican or Central American
director
- Cronos
1 Canadian film
- Videodrome
1 former Soviet state film (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan)
- Viy
The most popular film from the 1940s that you haven't seen and can access..
- I Walked with a Zombie
2 Post Apocalyptic horror films
- Dead End Drive-In
- The Last Man on Earth
1 Film with dreams or a dream as part of the plot
Dreamscape
1 The animals are pissed at us film
Cujo
1 Silent film
The Fall of the House of Usher
4 based on Novels
- Nightwing
- Spasms
- The Legend of Hell House
- Mama Susan’s Friends
Any film from THIS list that you haven't seen.
- Dark Water
1 Ernesto Gastaldi written film
- Horror Castle
1 film from 1932
The Mummy
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)
- Poltergeist