hiiiiiiiii first-timer here! and very new to letterboxd in general. hope i did this right! pretty excited about this one, but i have no idea how far i'll get (fingers crossed for a completion). managed to fit most films into more than one of the rules, so my last 9 films will come from friend suggestions + my own very small watchlist. only rewatch is drag me to hell!

original list: boxd.it/gLelm

6 countries: united states, italy, france, japan, germany, thailand
8 decades: 1920s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
2 insect centered films: mimic and phenomena
1 horror film set in space or the future: life
2 animated films: fear(s) of the dark and belladonna of sadness
1 bloodthirsty old person/people film: drag me to hell
2 1970s regional US films: let's scare jessica to death and deathdream
the worst horror sequel from the 1990s that you haven't seen and can access: the amityville curse
1 german silent: the cabinet of dr. caligari
5 films from david cronenberg, ti west, bill rebane, charles b. pierce, william grefe and/or joy n. jouck jr.: x, pearl, the house of the devil, the innkeepers, and the sacrament (all west)
2 christopher lee films: fright night and the wicker man
1 film with a musician or band in it: suck
1 stephen king adaptation that is not the first go around: pet sematary (2019)
1 lon chaney film: the unknown
1 tobe hooper film: eggshells
my additions: goodnight mommy, spree, daniel isn't real, watcher, mother!, don't breathe, community, cure, and the rental
extra credit: the last circus, silent madness, and pennywise: the story of IT

progress: 17/34

top 5:
1. the cabinet of dr. caligari: 5★
2. drag me to hell: 4 1/2★
3. a tale of two sisters: 4 1/2★
4. cure: 4 1/2★
5. pearl: 4★

bottom 3:
32. community: 2★
33. mother!: 2★
34. the amityville curse: 1★