original list here!
Rules:
- challenge runs from January 1st to December 31st, at a rate of one film watched per week
- write a review for each film you watch; it can be long or short, it's up to you
- tag your reviews and list with pm2021 for easy searching
- one film per category! no doubling up
- most importantly, have fun!!!
- recommended, but not necessary: all of the films being first-time watches (discovery is a wonderful thing, after all)
Criteria:
1. from Rue Morgue's "200 Alternative Horror Films You Should See" list
2. from the 1920s
3. written and/or directed by John Carpenter
4. takes place partially in a radio station
5. featuring Godzilla
6.…
original list here!
Rules:
- challenge runs from January 1st to December 31st, at a rate of one film watched per week
- write a review for each film you watch; it can be long or short, it's up to you
- tag your reviews and list with pm2021 for easy searching
- one film per category! no doubling up
- most importantly, have fun!!!
- recommended, but not necessary: all of the films being first-time watches (discovery is a wonderful thing, after all)
Criteria:
1. from Rue Morgue's "200 Alternative Horror Films You Should See" list
2. from the 1920s
3. written and/or directed by John Carpenter
4. takes place partially in a radio station
5. featuring Godzilla
6. werewolves
7. from the 1930s
8. written and/or directed by Wes Craven
9. film with an Oscar nomination or win (any category)
10. highest-rated horror film on your watchlist
11. 10 or less characters with named or speaking roles
12. from the 1940s
13. written and/or directed by Mike Flanagan
14. set in space
15. a foreign found footage film
16. adapted from a Stephen King novel or story
17. from the 1950s
18. written and/or directed by Tobe Hooper
19. ghost and/or haunted location
20. zombies
21. from Edgar Wright's "100 Favorite Horror Films of All Time" list
22. from the 1960s
23. written and/or directed by David Cronenberg
24. witches
25. featuring King Kong
26. film with at least one Oscar winner involved (director, writer, cast, etc.)
27. from the 1970s
28. written and/or directed by Larry Fessenden
29. classic Universal Horror film
30. lowest rated film on your watchlist
31. adapted from a Clive Barker novel or story
32. from the 1980s
33. written and/or directed by Mick Garris
34. a snowy setting
35. from the year you graduated prep/secondary/high school
36. an animated film
37. from the 1990s
38. written and/or directed by Sam Raimi
39. possession and/or exorcism
40. adapted from a Dean Koontz novel or story
41. Hammer Horror film
42. from the 2000s
43. written and/or directed by a woman
44. vampires
45. a short film (less than 45 minutes)
46. remake/reboot
47. from the 2010s
48. written and/or directed by a person of color
49. set on a boat or ship
50. related to a TV series
51. comedic horror
52. film from 2020 or 2021
(Note for #26 - The Oscar can be from another film. Example: From Dusk Till Dawn for Quentin Tarantino.)
(Note for #50 - Either the film was a spin-off from a series or a series was spun off from it.)
