Here's my list for the 2022 Podcast Macabre Challenge
I moved around a few of the categories to compensate for Texas Chainsaw's February release.
The categories are:
1. 10 or less characters with named or speaking roles
2. From the 1920s you have not seen before
3. Written and/or directed by George A. Romero
4. 2nd film in a franchise
5. Featuring Barbara Crampton
6. From 2012
7. From the 1930s you have not seen before
8. Film from 2022
9. Film with an Oscar nomination or win (any category)
10. Written and/or directed by Lucio Fulci
11. Highest rated horror film on your watchlist
12. From the 1940s you have not seen before
13. Written and/or directed by Mario Bava
14. Set on the water or underwater
15. Produced by Platinum Dunes
16. From 2002
17. From the 1950s you have not seen before
18. Written and/or directed by Joko Anwar
19. Featuring Felissa Rose
20. Any horror film in the National Film Registry (List here)
21. From 1992
22. From the 1960s you have not seen before
23. Written and/or directed by Roger Corman
24. A Blumhouse production
25. Featuring Barbara Steele
26. Film with at least one Oscar winner involved (director, writer, cast, etc.)
27. From the 1970s you have not seen before
28. Written and/or directed by Joe Dante
29. Classic Universal Horror film
30. Lowest rated film on your watchlist
31. Featuring Tiffany Shepis
32. From the 1980s you have not seen before
33. Featuring some form of contagion or virus
34. A tropical setting
35. From the year you graduated prep/secondary/high school
36. An animated film
37. From the 1990s you have not seen before
38. Written and/or directed by Takashi Miike
39. From 1982
40. Featuring Linnea Quigley
41. A Hammer Films production
42. From the 2000s you have not seen before
43. Written and/or directed by a woman
44. Featuring demons and/or angels
45. A short film (less than 45 minutes)
46. Remake/Reboot
47. From the 2010s you have not seen before
48. Written and/or directed by a person of color
49. Mixing it up with martial arts, mysticism, and monsters
50. The original version of #46
51. Set at Christmas
52. ** We Pick For You From Your Watchlist! **