*posted August 25, 2022
*title tm Lovecraft
Through the oozing maw of yet another Halloween season, we Hooptoberans march as a cult in our wing-like cloaks and hideous masks, dancing to the rhythmic madness. Across streams and fields and moonlit moors, our bodies soaked in secret oils. Perfumed herbs will heal your sores. Join me in our search for power! Come, come, come to the Sabbat, come to the Sabbat, Satan's there! And by Satan I mean horror cinema. The good, the bad and best of all the ugly. Let's do the Frankenstein Twist again.
The master list as forged in blood by the hellbeast Cinemonster.
I never re-watch movies for this unless that's part of a specific criteria, so these are…
*posted August 25, 2022
*title tm Lovecraft
Through the oozing maw of yet another Halloween season, we Hooptoberans march as a cult in our wing-like cloaks and hideous masks, dancing to the rhythmic madness. Across streams and fields and moonlit moors, our bodies soaked in secret oils. Perfumed herbs will heal your sores. Join me in our search for power! Come, come, come to the Sabbat, come to the Sabbat, Satan's there! And by Satan I mean horror cinema. The good, the bad and best of all the ugly. Let's do the Frankenstein Twist again.
The master list as forged in blood by the hellbeast Cinemonster.
I never re-watch movies for this unless that's part of a specific criteria, so these are all new to me. Filling in the gaps, wedging in my ongoing pursuits and kinks. Sharks, the Hammer Frankenstein series (I've watched these one at a time over the past 7 Hooptobers I've participated in and now this 8th year I will finally complete the series), '80s camp, insects, comedies, bad sequels, anthologies, and every sub-category that Cinemonster encourages us to explore.
6 COUNTRIES
- Russia - Viy (1967)
- UK - Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (1974)
- Mexico - Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (1975)
- Hong Kong - Black Magic (1975)
- Russia - Savage Hunt of King Stakh (1979)
- Italy - The Sect (1991)
- Spain - The Day of the Beast (1995)
- India - Aatank (1996)
- Mexico - Atroz (2015)
- Spain - The Bar (2017)
- Canada - Pyewacket (2017)
- Indonesia - The Queen of Black Magic (2019)
- France - Kandisha (2020)
- Japan - Evil Dead Trap (1988)
8 DECADES
- Night Monster (1942)
- Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959)
- Blood and Black Lace (1964)
- The Corpse Grinders (1971)
- Arnold (1973)
- Chosen Survivors (1974)
- The Sentinel (1977)
- Death Valley (1982)
- Spasms (1983)
- Black Roses (1988)
- The American Scream (1988)
- Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers (1989)
- The Boneyard (1991)
- Beyond Re-Animator (2003)
- The Devil's Candy (2015)
- In the Earth (2021)
2 Insect Centered Films
- Blue Monkey (1987)
- Bug Buster (1998)
1 Horror Film Set in Space or the Future (relative to when it was released)
- The Ship of Monsters (1960)
2 Animated Films
- The Halloween Tree (1993)
- Kill it and Leave This Town (2020)
1 Bloodthirsty Old Person/People Film
- The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014)
2 1970s Regional US Films (Thanks Sean Young)
- Alice Sweet Alice (1976)
- The Redeemer: Son of Satan! (1978)
The Worst Horror Sequel from the 1990s That You Haven't Seen
- The Amityville Curse (1990) (1.6 LB rating)
1 German Silent
- Warning Shadows (1923)
5 Films from Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B. Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Houck Jr.
1. William Grefe: Sting of Death (1966)
2. William Grefe: Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976)
3. Joy N. Houck: Creature from Black Lake (1976)
4. Bill Rebane: The Demons of Ludlow (1983)
5. Bill Rebane: The Game (1984)
2 Christopher Lee Films
1. Dracula Prince of Darkness (1966)
2. To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
1 Film with a Musician or Band
- Rock-a-Die Baby (1989)
1 Stephen King Adaptation That is Not the First Go-Round
- Stephen King's The Shining (miniseries) (1997)
1 Lon Chaney Film
- The Penalty (1920) (the only one with a horror tag of his that I haven't seen yet, even though it's really just a crime drama)
1 Tobe Hooper Film
- I've seen 'em all! Except "Eggshells" but I'd rather keep it horror, so, gulp..
- The Apartment Complex (1999)
Extra Credit
- The Last Circus (2010)
- Silent Madness (1984)
- Pennywise: The Story of It (2022)
________________________
*updated October 28*
Ohhhhh, man that was an ordeal! But by gum, I made it *cue: lion lunging at me from out of nowhere*. Another Hooptober to box up and put into storage. I don't think I chose wisely this year with my titles - there were too many and not enough good ones. Win some, lose some. I say this every year, but I'll try to go lighter next time, and more discerning about the entrants. Meanwhile, a ranking of this assortment:
1. Pennywise: The Story of It (B+)
2. El Dia de la Bestia (B+)
3. The Bar (B)
4. The Halloween Tree (B)
5. Aatank (B)
6. The Last Circus (B)
7. The Ship of Monsters (B)
8. The Apartment Complex (B-)
9. Arnold (B-)
10. Alice Sweet Alice (B-)
11. Black Roses (B-)
12. Bug Buster (B-)
13. Savage Hunt of King Stakh (B-)
14. Blue Monkey (B-)
15. The Sect (B-)
16. Viy (B-)
17. The Devil's Candy (B-)
18. The Penalty (B-)
19. Evil Dead Trap (B-)
20. To the Devil...a Daughter (B-)
21. Blood and Black Lace (C+)
22. The Redeemer: Son of Satan! (C+)
23. Warning Shadows (C+)
24. The Boneyard (C+)
25. Mary, Mary, Bloody Mary (C+)
26. Chosen Survivors (C+)
27. Spasms (C+)
28. The Taking of Deborah Logan (C+)
29. Kandisha (C+)
30. The Sentinel (C+)
31. Stephen King's The Shining (C)
32. Creature from Black Lake (C)
33. Kill it and Leave This Town (C)
34. Death Valley (C)
35. Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (C)
36. Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell (C)
37. Black Magic (C)
38. Beyond Re-Animator (C)
39. Dracula: Prince of Darkness (C)
40. Beverly Hills Bodysnatchers (C)
41. The Queen of Black Magic (C)
42. In the Earth (C)
43. Pyewacket (C)
44. Atroz (C)
45. Night Monster (C-)
46. Demons of Ludlow (C-)
47. The Amityville Curse (C-)
48. The Game (C-)
49. The Jaws of Death (D+)
50. Sting of Death (D+)
51. Silent Madness (D+)
52. The American Scream (D)
53. The Corpse Grinders (F)
54. Rock-a-Die Baby (F)
