original list here! haven't had the best track record with actually keeping up in past years but i'll try and not burn myself out on watching stuff this year

Rules:
- challenge runs from January 1st to December 31st, at a rate of one film watched per week
- write a review for each film you watch; it can be long or short, it's up to you
- tag your reviews and list with pm2023 for easy searching
- one film per category! no doubling up
- most importantly, have fun!!!
- recommended, but not necessary unless otherwise stated: all of the films being first-time watches (discovery is a wonderful thing, after all)

Criteria:
1. film from Rue Morgue's 200 Alternative Horror Films You Need to See
2. from the 1920s that you haven't seen before
3. a Brea Grant film
4. third film in a franchise
5. written and/or directed by an Indigenous person or person of color
6. from 2013
7. from the 1930s that you haven't seen before
8. a Wes Craven film not part of the Scream or Nightmare on Elm Street franchises
9. film with an Oscar win or nomination in any category
10. highest-rated horror film on your list that you can access
11. 10 or fewer characters with named or speaking roles
12. from the 1940s that you haven't seen before
13. a Graham Skipper film
14. set on a plane
15. from 2003
16. film from Letterboxd's Top 250 Horror Films that you haven't seen before
17. from the 1950s that you haven't seen before
18. featuring "Twisty" Troy James
19. set on a train
20. from 1993
21. from Edgar Wright's 100 Favorite Horror Films
22. from the 1960s that you haven't seen before
23. an A24 production
24. a remake or reboot
25. from 1983
26. film with at least one Oscar winner involved
27. from the 1970s that you haven't seen before
28. featuring Javier Botet
29. classic Universal Horror film
30. lowest-rated film on your list that you can access
31. a Maika Monroe film
32. from the 1980s that you haven't seen before
33. cults
34. woodland or forest setting
35. from the year you graduated prep/secondary/high school
36. an animated film
37. from the 1990s that you haven't seen before
38. summer camp setting
39. from 1973
40. set in an automobile
41. a Hammer Films production
42. from the 2000s that you haven't seen before
43. written and/or directed by a woman
44. internet-centered horror
45. a short film (45 minutes or less)
46. pick a holiday and celebrate it with a film themed around that holiday
47. from the 2010s that you haven't seen before
48. from 1963
49. set in a funhouse or haunted attraction
50. the source material for the remake or reboot
51. sports-related horror
52. you pick, I watch!