finished 31/10/2023

films are now ranked from best to worst.

happy hooptober! i ran out of time last year and couldn't finish my challenge with the added limitation of all films under 1000 letterboxd views. this will be attempt number two. managed to gather a real mouldy, nasty selection this year.

cinemonster's original list here

rules:

6 countries
philippines, france, japan, usa, canada, brazil

8 decades
1950s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s, 10s, 20s

2 post apocalyptic or natural disaster related films
- sixteen tongues
- moonchild

1 film with Robert Englund
- inkubus

1 something is underground film
- living dark: the story of ted the caver

3 Satan/Devil centered films
- house of sin
- the infernal rapist
- amityville vibrator

1 Amicus film.
- the psychopath

The worst Dracula film (by Letterboxd rating) that you haven't seen and can access.
- the impaler

1 LGBTQ+ connected film
- love bites

5 Films from De Palma, Wes Craven, Ken Russell, Hitchcock and/or Morehead & Benson. [note: had to take some liberties to also match the 1k view rule so some of these feature craven/benson in roles other than director]
- the fireworks woman
- shadow zone: the undead express
- don’t look down
- dementia
- the evolution of snuff

2 Peter Cushing films
- incense for the damned
- the silent scream

1 film based on a work of or invoking the name Bram Stoker
- love bites

1 film based on a Clive Barker story
- saint sinner

1 film that was released the year that you turned 10
- family portraits: a trilogy of america

1 Mario Bava film.
- the venus of ille

1 film with an 'x' in the title
- woman in a box: virgin sacrifice

And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)
- dark skies

extra rule: all films under 1k watches on letterboxd.