Fourth participation in Hooptober for me!
At this point, Hooptober is something I am looking forward to all year long, and already planning out some of my watches months in advance. As a result, it then often becomes rather tricky to fit some of these in with the given criteria, which is why I'll usually try to watch a little more than 31 in order to be able to see some films I had on my personal watchlist for a longer while already, such as three of Dario Argento's films from the 1980s.
Films are ranked first by rating once I've seen and reviewed them, then by release date if I haven't seen them yet.
Original List here
QUICK EASY…
Fourth participation in Hooptober for me!
At this point, Hooptober is something I am looking forward to all year long, and already planning out some of my watches months in advance. As a result, it then often becomes rather tricky to fit some of these in with the given criteria, which is why I'll usually try to watch a little more than 31 in order to be able to see some films I had on my personal watchlist for a longer while already, such as three of Dario Argento's films from the 1980s.
Films are ranked first by rating once I've seen and reviewed them, then by release date if I haven't seen them yet.
Original List here
QUICK EASY RULES:
– There must be 31 films
– 6 countries
– 8 decades
– 2 insect centered films (Phenomena, Creepshow)
– 1 horror film set in space or the future, relative to when it was released (Lifeforce)
– 2 animated films (Mad God, The Wolf House)
– 1 bloodthirsty old person/people film (X)
– 2 1970s regional US films (Texas Chainsaw Massacre rewatch, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, The Amusement Park)
– The worst horror sequel from the 1990s that you haven't seen and can access. (Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
– 1 German Silent (The Golem)
– 5 Films from David Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B. Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Houck Jr. (The Town That Dreaded Sundown, Crimes of the Future, Spider, Innkeepers, X)
– 2 Christopher Lee films (The Mummy, The Hound of the Baskervilles)
– 1 film with a musician or band in it (A real life musician or band) (The Hunger)
– 1 Stephen King adaptation that is not the first go around (Firestarter)
– 1 Lon Chaney film. (The Unknown)
– And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film) (Lifeforce, Texas Chainsaw Massacre)
Clearly one film can satisfy multiple criteria. Viewing and reviewing will begin at 12:01am cst on Sept 15th.
Additional Personal Viewing Goals:
– At least 3 Dario Argento films. (Inferno, Tenebre, Phenomena)
– At least 2 George A. Romero films (Creepshow, The Amusement Park)
– At least 2 films that have been on my watchlist for more than five years (I Saw the Devil, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night)
– At least 2 recent releases (The Black Phone, Crimes of the Future, The Sadness)
– At least 2 Cat People films.
– At least 1 Peter Jackson film. (The Frighteners, Bad Taste)
Other Possibilities: (may still be included, are not currently listed)
– Bad Taste (1987, Peter Jackson)
– From Beyond (1986, Stuart Gordon)
– Re-Animator (1985, Stuart Gordon)
– Bride of Re-Animator (1990, Brian Yuzna)
– Two Evil Eyes (1990, George A. Romero, Dario Argento)
– Triangle (2009, Christopher Smith)
– Sinister (2012, Scott Derrickson)
– Always Shine (2016, Sophia Takal)
– Hagazussa (2017, Lukas Feigelfeld)
– A Classic Horror Story (2021, Roberto De Feo, Paolo Strippoli)
– And maybe an It Follows (2014) rewatch?
Progress Sheet:
✔️ = category finished
❌ = category not yet finished
Countries (8/6: Chile, Taiwan, Italy, USA, Canada, Germany, France, South Korea) ✔️
Decades (9/8: 1920s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s) ✔️
Insect centered films (2/2) ✔️
Horror film set in space or the future, relative to when it was released (1/1) ✔️
Animated films (2/2) ✔️
Bloodthirsty old person/people film (2/1) ✔️
1970s regional US films (2/2) ✔️
The worst horror sequel from the 1990 (1/1) ✔️
German Silent (1/1) ✔️
Films from David Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B. Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Houck Jr. (6/5) ✔️
Christopher Lee films (2/2) ✔️
Film with a musician or band in it (1/1) ✔️
Stephen King adaptation that is not the first go around (1/1) ✔️
Lon Chaney film (1/1) ✔️
Tobe Hooper Film (2/1) ✔️
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