My fifth Hooptober, and the tenth overall!
Previous lists: 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022
Original List & Rules
As always, I will come up with my selections along the way rather than pre-planning everything, because I want to have the freedom to watch what I'm in the mood for rather than having to stick to an established watchlist. So, everything that's currently on this list is still subject to change, and I might end up not watching a few of these after all, especially if it turns out availability is an issue.
I do want to stick with my plan to watch predominantly films from the 1980s, however. And I probably won't make it to 31 films at the…
My fifth Hooptober, and the tenth overall!
Previous lists: 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022
Original List & Rules
As always, I will come up with my selections along the way rather than pre-planning everything, because I want to have the freedom to watch what I'm in the mood for rather than having to stick to an established watchlist. So, everything that's currently on this list is still subject to change, and I might end up not watching a few of these after all, especially if it turns out availability is an issue.
I do want to stick with my plan to watch predominantly films from the 1980s, however. And I probably won't make it to 31 films at the end of this run, unfortunately.
Films are ranked first by rating once I've seen and reviewed them, then by release date if I haven't seen them yet.
QUICK EASY RULES:
● There must be 31 films
● 6 countries
● 8 decades
● 2 post apocalyptic or natural disaster related films
● 1 film with Robert Englund
● 1 something is underground film (fitting list: here)
● 3 Satan/Devil centered films
● 1 Amicus film.
● The worst Dracula film (by Letterboxd rating) that you haven't seen and can access.
● 1 LGBTQ+ connected film (source; available)
● 5 Films from Brian De Palma, Wes Craven, Ken Russell, Hitchcock and/or Moorhead & Benson.
● 2 Peter Cushing films
● 1 film based on a work of or invoking the name Bram Stoker
● 1 film based on a Clive Barker story
● 1 film that was released the year that you turned 10
● 1 Mario Bava film.
● 1 film with an 'x' in the title
And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)
***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.
Clearly one film can satisfy multiple criteria. Viewing and reviewing will begin at 12:01am cst on Sept 15th.
PROGRESS SHEET
✔️ = category finished
❌ = category not yet finished
● 31 films (29/31)
● 6 countries (7/6) [USA; UK; Canada; Italy; Australia; France; Japan] ✔️
● 8 decades (8/8) [1940s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s; 2000s; 2010s; 2020s] ✔️
● post-apocalyptic/natural disaster films (2/2) ✔️
● Robert Englund (1/1) ✔️ [Dead & Buried]
● underground film (1/1) [The Lair of the White Worm] ✔️
● Satan/Devil centered films (3/3) [Black Sunday; The Exorcist III; Twins of Evil] ✔️
● Amicus film (1/1) [Tales from the Crypt] ✔️
● worst Dracula film (1/1) ✔️
● LGBTQ+ connected film (1/1) [Sissy] ✔️
● 5 directors, 5 films (4/5) [Ken Russell x 2; Brian De Palma; Alfred Hitchcock; Wes Craven] ✔️
● Peter Cushing films (2/2) [Tales from the Crypt; Twins of Evil] ✔️
● Bram Stoker (2/1) [The Lair of the White Worm; Dracula 3D] ✔️
● Clive Barker (1/1) ✔️ [Hellraiser]
● 2007 (1/1) ✔️ [Inside]
● Mario Bava (1/1) ✔️ [Black Sunday]
● "x" (1/1) ✔️ [The Exorcist III]
● Tobe Hooper (1/1) [Spontaneous Combustion] ✔️
Finished all categories except the 31 films guideline. I capped this at 28 this year because I couldn't find the time for more films, but still very happy with how HoopTober went this year!
