I attempted this once three years ago and my shame at not completing it haunts me to this day! This year though, I will do this. It’s time buckle up and get it done this year. List has been compiled with both filling in gaps and finding movies my spouse would also enjoy. If I get to the extra credit movies, I get to them. But the goal is getting through all of these. Made the mistake of waiting until October last time, so this time I’ll start 9/15.
For anyone who wants to join up, rules are here
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 films
6 countries; United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Australia…
I attempted this once three years ago and my shame at not completing it haunts me to this day! This year though, I will do this. It’s time buckle up and get it done this year. List has been compiled with both filling in gaps and finding movies my spouse would also enjoy. If I get to the extra credit movies, I get to them. But the goal is getting through all of these. Made the mistake of waiting until October last time, so this time I’ll start 9/15.
For anyone who wants to join up, rules are here
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 films
6 countries; United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Spain, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Australia
8 decades; 20s (The Monster), 30s (I̶s̶l̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶L̶o̶s̶t̶ ̶S̶o̶u̶l̶s̶ Dracula’s Daughter), 40s (The Body Snatcher), 50s (Tokaido Yotsuya kaiden, Curse of Frankenstein), 60s (Quatermass and The Pit), 70s (Day of the Animals), 80s (Next of Kin), 90s (Perfect Blue), 00s (Seed of Chucky), 10s (Saint Maud), 20s (Watcher)
2 insect centered films The Fly and Slugs
1 horror film set in space or the future (relative to when it was released) P̶l̶a̶n̶e̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶V̶a̶m̶p̶i̶r̶e̶s̶ Shocking Dark
2 animated films Wendell & Wild, The Spine of Night, and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
1 bloodthirsty old person/people film C̶r̶o̶n̶o̶s̶ Count Dracula
2 1970s regional US films
The Town That Dreaded Sundown, and Creature from Black Lake
The worst horror sequel from the 1990s that you haven't seen and can access. (I realize that this will take a little work) Halloween; The Curse of Michael Myers
1 German Silent The Hands of Orlac
5 Films from David Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B. Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Houck Jr. The Brood, Shivers, Pearl, Blood Harvest, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, Death Curse of Tartu, Creature from Black Lake
2 Christopher Lee films Horror of Dracula and The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1 film with a musician or band in it (A real life musician or band) ̶K̶u̶s̶o̶ ̶(̶G̶e̶o̶r̶g̶e̶ ̶C̶l̶i̶n̶t̶o̶n̶)̶
The Bride (Sting)
1 Stephen King adaptation that is not the first go around. Firestarter
1 Lon Chaney film (NOT JR) The Unknown
And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film) Eaten Alive
***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: WATCH The Last Circus and Silent Madness. Like last year, there is a third film: Pennywise: The Story of It.
****This years surprise: The IT doc is on Screambox. Screambox peeps gave us Hooptober folks a code for a free trial. Everyone can watch the doc, if they want to.***