my very first hooptober!

i’m fairly new to horror films in general, so excited to use this as a way to see some of the classics i’ve been meaning to get around to for ages, as well as some weird ones i never would have known existed. the spaces left over by films fitting multiple categories are ones i think this is the perfect excuse to finally watch :)

6 countries
germany- nosferatu (1922)
spain- the orphanage (2007)
sweden- let the right one in (2008)
iran- a girl walks home alone at night (2014)
austria- goodnight mommy (2014)
south korea- train to busan (2016)

8 decades
1920- nosferatu (1922)
1940- the adventures of ichabod and mr. toad (1949)
1950- dracula (1958)
1960- psycho (1960)
1970- the exorcist (1973)
1980- the thing (1982)
2000- the house of the devil (2009)
2010- train to busan (2016)

2 insect centred films
the fly (1986)
mimic (1997)

1 horror film set in space or the future (relative to when it was released)
alien (1979)

2 animated films
the adventures of ichabod and mr. toad (1949)
frankenweenie (2012)

1 bloodthirsty old person/people film
american gothic (1987)

2 1970s regional US films
let’s scare jessica to death (1971)
the house that cried murder (1973)

the worst horror sequel from the 1990s that you haven’t seen
children of the corn II: the final sacrifice (1992)

1 german silent
nosferatu (1922)

5 films from david cronenberg, ti west, bill rebane, charles b. pierce, willian grefe, and/or joy n. houck jr.
cronenberg- the fly (1986)
west- the house of the devil (2009)
rebane- the game (1984)
pierce- the town that dreaded sundown (1976)
grefe- impulse (1974)

2 christopher lee films
dracula (1958)
the wicker man (1973)

1 film with a (real life) musician or band in it
the hunger (1983)

1 stephen king adaptation that is not the first go around
carrie (2013)

1 lon chaney film
the phantom of the opera (1925)

1 tobe hooper film
poltergeist (1982)