Maybe even more than a chill in the air or falling leaves, HoopTober signifies Fall for me. This will by my 10th year joining the fun, and it always broadens my horror horizons. HoopTober is definitely one of the reasons I look forward to this time of year, and I can’t wait to get started.
As I have tried to do every year, every movie that corresponds to a HoopTober rule is a first time watch. That’s definitely a major draw for this challenge; 31 brand new to me horror movies. I always pepper some all time favorites or re-watches here and there, and will add them to this list at that time. The list is alphabetical, but I’ll start…
Maybe even more than a chill in the air or falling leaves, HoopTober signifies Fall for me. This will by my 10th year joining the fun, and it always broadens my horror horizons. HoopTober is definitely one of the reasons I look forward to this time of year, and I can’t wait to get started.
As I have tried to do every year, every movie that corresponds to a HoopTober rule is a first time watch. That’s definitely a major draw for this challenge; 31 brand new to me horror movies. I always pepper some all time favorites or re-watches here and there, and will add them to this list at that time. The list is alphabetical, but I’ll start shifting watched movies to the top in the order I watch them. I hit my all time high of 84 movies last year, and I’m hoping to try and top that this year.
Have fun 😊
QUICK EASY RULES:
There must be 31 films
6 countries
-France, Italy, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, United States
8 decades [7/8]
-1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, 1980’s, 1990’s, 2000’s, 2010’s, 2020’s
2 post apocalyptic or natural disaster related films [Complete!]
-Threads (1984- dir. Mick Jackson)
-Bird Box (2018- dir. Susanne Bier)
1 film with Robert Englund [Complete!]
-The Funhouse Massacre (2015- dir. Andy Palmer)
1 something is underground film [Complete!]
-The Borderlands (2013- dir. Elliot Goldner)
3 Satan/Devil centered films [2/3]
-The Brotherhood of Satan (1971- dir. Bernard McEveety)
-A Dark Song (2016- dir. Liam Gavin)
-The Exorcist: Believer (2023- dir. David Gordon Green)
1 Amicus film [Complete!]
-The Beast Must Die (1974- dir. Paul Annett)
The worst Dracula film (by Letterboxd rating) that you haven't seen and can access [Complete!]
-Dracula 3D (2012- dir. Dario Argento)
1 LGBTQ+ connected film [Complete!]
-All Cheerleaders Die (2013- dir. Chris Sivertson, Lucky McKee)
5 Films from De Palma, Wes Craven, Ken Russell, Hitchcock and/or Morehead & Benson [3/5]
-The Trouble With Harry (1955- dir. Alfred Hitchcock)
-Sisters (1973- dir. Brian De Palma)
-Invitation to Hell (1984- dir. Wes Craven)
-Spring (2014- dir. Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson)
-Synchronic (2019- dir. Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson)
2 Peter Cushing films [Complete!]
-Island of Terror (1966- Terence Fisher)
-The Creeping Flesh (1973- dir. Freddie Francis)
1 film based on a work of or invoking the name Bram Stoker [0/1]
-Evil of Dracula (1974- dir. Michio Yamamoto)
1 film based on a Clive Barker story [Complete!]
-Rawhead Rex (1986- dir. George Pavlou)
1 film that was released the year that you turned 10 [Complete!]
- Mute Witness (1995- dir. Anthony Waller)
1 Mario Bava film [Complete!]
-Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970- dir. Mario Bava)
1 film with an 'x' in the title [0/1]
-Exorcism (1975- dir. Jesus Franco)
And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film) [Complete!]
-Eggshells (1969- dir. Tobe Hooper)
***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: WATCH The Zodiac Killer and 10 Rillington Place. Like last year, there is a third film: Shaky Shivers. [2/3]
-review them all.(eek)
Clearly one film can satisfy multiple criteria. Viewing and reviewing will begin at 12:01am CST on Sept 15th.