"Enjoy the horror-a-thon, doctor... And don't forget to watch the big giveaway afterwards."
Hello there everyone and welcome to another year of horror movies and once again another year of HoopTober. For most folks this will be the eighth installment, but for me it is my second! Last year was my first time participating and I had a blast joining in on the fun despite initially being overwhelmed with the many titles I was watching all October (Not just HoopTober, I was watching A LOT of stuff lol). I've had more time to better prepare and put some titles off to the side specifically for this time of year.
I plan on starting my HoopTober sooner on September 15th, just…
"Enjoy the horror-a-thon, doctor... And don't forget to watch the big giveaway afterwards."
Hello there everyone and welcome to another year of horror movies and once again another year of HoopTober. For most folks this will be the eighth installment, but for me it is my second! Last year was my first time participating and I had a blast joining in on the fun despite initially being overwhelmed with the many titles I was watching all October (Not just HoopTober, I was watching A LOT of stuff lol). I've had more time to better prepare and put some titles off to the side specifically for this time of year.
I plan on starting my HoopTober sooner on September 15th, just cause last year was hectic trying to do a movie and review every day. My list is 99% final but could change should something become unavailable randomly on a streaming site. I also intend on watching my list out of order like I did last year just to mix things up more. I do plan on reviewing each title as evenly and fairly as I can.
I will update this list and include reviews in the notes as I make my way through this watchlist. Until then, grab yourself a cold drink in honor of Tom Atkins and let's have a Happy Halloween and a Killer HoopTober.
QUICK EASY RULES:
·6 countries:
USA - Fade to Black
Canada - My Bloody Valentine
Spain - Cthulhu Mansion
Italy - The Beyond
Belgium - Daughters of Darkness✅
Ireland - Citadel
·8 decades:
1950s - The Curse of Frankenstein✅
1960s - The Brides of Dracula✅
1970s - Strip Nude for Your Killer✅
1980s - He Knows Your Alone✅
1990s - Scream: 25th Anniversary Re-Release✅
2000s - Hatchet
2010s - Halloween (2018)
2020s - Halloween Kills
·2 folk horror:
The Witch
The Wicker Man
·4 films from 1981:
Scanners✅
The Prowler✅
The Hand✅
Eyes of a Stranger✅
·2 films from your birth year:
1994 - In the Mouth of Madness✅
1994 - Night of the Demons 2
·2 haunted house films:
Thir13en Ghosts
The Changeling
·The worst Part 2 that you haven't seen and can access:
Bloodrayne: Deliverance
·1 film set in the woods:
Blair Witch✅
·1 Kaiju or Kong film (not the new K v. G):
Shin Godzilla
·2 Hammer films:
The Brides of Dracula✅
The Curse of Frankenstein✅
·3 films with a person of color as director or lead (excluding Asian):
Tales from the Hood
The People Under the Stairs
Candyman✅
·3 Asian horror films:
Ringu
One Missed Call
Dark Water
·And 1 Tobe Hooper Films (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film):
Invaders from Mars✅
***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: WATCH JD'd Revenge, The Skull and The Scooby Doo Project
letterboxd.com/cinemonster/list/hooptober-ocho-the-only-way-to-stop-a-bad/
" All witches, all skeletons, all Jack-O-Lanterns, gather 'round and watch. Watch the magic pumpkin. Watch..."