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Hooptober 9

My first Hooptober.

I'm excited to fill in some blindspots in the Horror genre and to see some lesser-known gems.

Comment below if you're participating and if we have any films in common on our lists, I'll check in and see what you think.

QUICK EASY RULES (Copied from Cinemonster):

There must be 31 films
6 countries (Germany, Japan, Spain, USA, South Korea, UK)
8 decades (2020, 2010, 2000, 1990, 1980, 1970, 1960, 1950, 1920)
2 insect centred films (The Fly, Mimic)
1 horror film set in space or the future (relative to when it was released) (Life)
2 animated films (Mad God, Fears of the Dark)
1 bloodthirsty old person/people film (American Gothic)
2 1970s regional US films (Thanks…

  • The Last Circus
  • Silent Madness
  • Pennywise: The Story of ‘It’
  • Nosferatu
  • Cure
  • Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
  • Shivers
  • The House of the Devil
  • Blood Harvest
  • The Town That Dreaded Sundown
  • Whiskey Mountain
  • The Brain Machine
  • [REC]
  • I Saw the Devil
  • The Fly
  • The Descent
  • Life
  • Mad God
  • Fear(s) of the Dark
  • Zaat
  • I Spit on Your Grave
  • American Gothic
  • The Phantom of the Opera
  • The Golem: How He Came Into the World
  • Fright Night
  • The Curse of Frankenstein
  • The Hunger
  • Carrie
  • A Nightmare on Elm Street
  • Killer Klowns from Outer Space
  • Audition
  • The Cremator
  • Possession
  • Poltergeist
  • Mimic