Now I know what the title suggests. I'm not actually making this my final Hooptober. Rather, this will be my final Hooptober as a PhD student. My hand-in date will be midway through the time period as set out by Cinemonster (final hand in- 8th October!), which will draw to a close a four-year journey that's taken me through the highways and byways of American and British Gothic horror. It's going to be a tremendously strange time after it's handed in, but I'm just trying not to think about it.
For now, it's time to be grateful for the people I've met through Hooptober, the films I've seen (and re-seen!) and the connections that we've all forged. And I am…
Now I know what the title suggests. I'm not actually making this my final Hooptober. Rather, this will be my final Hooptober as a PhD student. My hand-in date will be midway through the time period as set out by Cinemonster (final hand in- 8th October!), which will draw to a close a four-year journey that's taken me through the highways and byways of American and British Gothic horror. It's going to be a tremendously strange time after it's handed in, but I'm just trying not to think about it.
For now, it's time to be grateful for the people I've met through Hooptober, the films I've seen (and re-seen!) and the connections that we've all forged. And I am very grateful for all of those happy moments and the sense of community it has made, even though I only joined halfway through the proceedings. This year's list is all-new, with (bar Thesis, but that's for a special occasion) no rewatches and some exciting requirements to fill- I do love Peter Cushing so. Will I take any to heart? Only time will tell.
And so, without further ado...
There must be 31 films
11/6 countries (Mexico, South Africa, Spain, France, USA, UK, Italy, Hong Kong, Japan, India, Finland, Russia)
12/8 decades (1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s)
2 post apocalyptic or natural disaster related films (We Are the Flesh, The Last Man on Earth) COMPLETE
1 film with Robert Englund (The Mangler)
1 something is underground film (The Borderlands)
COMPLETE
3 Satan/Devil centered films (Seven Footprints to Satan, Day of the Beast, Rosemary's Baby)
1 Amicus film (Madhouse)
COMPLETE
The worst Dracula film (by Letterboxd rating) that you haven't seen and can access. (Dracula 3000)
COMPLETE
1 LGBTQ+ connected film (Fascination) COMPLETE
5 Films from De Palma, Wes Craven, Ken Russell, Hitchcock and/or Morehead & Benson. (Raising Cain, Shocker, Synchronic, Fall of the Louse of Usher, Invitation to Hell) COMPLETE
2 Peter Cushing films (Madhouse, The Blood Beast Terror) COMPLETE
1 film based on a work of or invoking the name Bram Stoker (Dracula 3000) COMPLETE
1 film based on a Clive Barker story (Lord of Illusions)
1 film that was released the year that you turned 10 (Bug)
COMPLETE
1 Mario Bava film. (Hercules in the Haunted World)
COMPLETE
1 film with an 'x' in the title (Exorcist II: The Heretic) COMPLETE
And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film) (The Mangler)
Looking forward to seeing what everyone else is watching this year!
