Cinemonster's HooptoberX / Spook-a-Doodle Bracketology HalloweeNIT '23
✅HooptoberX: 41/41 - COMPLETED!
✅HalloweeNIT ‘23: 31/31 - COMPLETED!
✅Basebf’s SA Challenges: 31/31 - COMPLETED!
Completed Collections: 10
Congratulations to the 2023 HalloweeNIT winner mbd's Older Than America!
Halloween time is here again! Or almost! My favorite time of year as the weather gets cooler (if climate change allows it) and spooks start doodling. As always I will be oding on things. As I have for the last few years I will be taking part of Hooptober here on Letterboxd. As I've done the last couple of years I will be doing my own Bracketology HalloweeNIT tournament. As always I will do any challenges created over at SA. As always I am insane but not completely insane so I'll allow movies to fill multiple slots. Hopefully that will leave me room to watch the random stuff I wanna watch. Classic favorites, buzzworthy new films, sequels of stuff I enjoyed, movies with Mama Goat, and whatever the hell strikes me. How many films will this be? Will i burn myself out? Will life allow this craziness? We'll see. That's why its a challenge.
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Challenge #1: HooptoberX
A yearly scavenger hunt challenge run by Cinemonster and with hundreds taking part. Love to mark stuff off the list and take part with the big community.
✅There must be 31 films
✅6/6 countries - Night of the Demons (USA); Private House of the SS (Italy); Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (UK); Moloch (Netherlands); The Carpenter (Canada); [REC] (Spain)
✅8/8 decades - Night of the Demons (1980s); Night Terrors (1990s); Nightbooks (2020s); Bird Box (2010s); Private House of the SS (1970s); Red (2000s); House on Haunted Hill (1950s); Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors (1960s)
✅2/2 post apocalyptic or natural disaster related films - Bird Box; Revealer
✅1 film with Robert Englund - Night Terrors
✅1 something is underground film - Graveyard Shift
✅3/3 Satan/Devil centered films - Malum; The Visitor; Chemical Wedding
✅1 Amicus film. - Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors
✅The worst Dracula film (by Letterboxd rating) that you haven't seen and can access - Dario Argento's Dracula
✅1 LGBTQ+ connected film - Rope
✅5/5 Films from De Palma, Wes Craven, Ken Russell, Hitchcock and/or Moorehead & Benson. - Chiller; Night Visions; Rope; My Soul to Take; Sisters
✅2/2 Peter Cushing films - Dr. Terror’s House of Horrors; From Beyond the Grave
✅1 film based on a work of or invoking the name Bram Stoker - The Last Voyage of the Demeter
✅1 film based on a Clive Barker story - Dread
✅1 film that was released the year that you turned 10 - Graveyard Shift
✅1 Mario Bava film - Hatchet for the Honeymoon
✅1 film with an 'x' in the title - The Exorcist
✅And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film) - Night Terrors
✅EXTRA WORK: The Zodiac Killer
✅EXTRA WORK: 10 Rillington Place
✅EXTRA WORK: Shaky Shivers.
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Challenge #2: HalloweeNIT ‘23
Through the year I run a big horror movie tournament/movie club that starts on January 1st and wraps up in September. In October I run a small tournament of the nominees that just didn’t make the cut with the winner making it into next years tournament and anyone who watches all the movies getting a free pick into the tournament. And it’s another challenge for me to tackle and I love those.
For the full tournament check out the Letterboxd List or the Spreadsheet
Watched:
Bruno Mattei’s Private House of the SS; Georgina Lightning’s Older Than America; Lucky McKee’s Red; Osamu Kamijo’s Violence Jack: Harlem Bomber; Lamberto Bava’s Demons 2; Brian Trenchard-Smith’s Atomic Dog; Giulio Paradisi’s The Visitor; Robert Malenfant’s The Night Caller; Jason Baker’s Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini; Patrick Brice’s Creep; Takashi Shimizu’s Flight 7500; Larry Fessenden’s Wendigo; Julian Doyle’s Chemical Wedding; Thom Eberhardt’s Sole Survivor; Larry Fessenden’s Depraved; David Wellington’s The Carpenter; Jeff Barnaby’s Rhymes for Young Ghouls; Jenn Wexler’s The Ranger; Patrick Brice’s Creep 2; Yorgos Lanthimos’s Dogtooth; Osamu Kamijo’s Violence Jack: Hell’s Wind; Takashi Shimizu’s Innocent Curse; Patrick Brice's There’s Someone Inside Your House; Tracey Moffatt's Bedevil; Eric Valette’s Super Hybrid; Jeff Barnaby’s Blood Quantum; Alejandro Hidalgo’s The House at the End of Time; Fred Burnley’s Neither the Sea Nor the Sand; Terry Gilliam’s Twelve Monkeys; Nyla Innuksuk's Slash/Back; Takashi Shimizu’s Suicide Forest Village;
Not Watched:
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Challenge #3: Basebf’s SA Challenges
Brought from SA where my horror marathons begin and live with the best horror community on the web, 2023's master of ceremonies Basebf555 continues the tradition of challenges and I continue to try and do everything I come across. And this one is in front of people who know me so it will hurt extra if I fail.
A list to keep easy track of and then detailed explanations below.
✅CineD HORROR THREAD POLL CHALLENGE - Pumpkinhead
✅FREDDY VS. JASON 20TH ANNIVERSERY CHALLENGE - Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein
✅PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK…..IN SPACE!!! - Dario Argento's Dracula
✅BIRTH OF HORROR - Vamps
✅ROB ZOMBIE 20TH ANNIVERSARY CHALLENGE - [REC]
✅”THAT GUY” CHALLENGE FEATURING DICK MILLER AND KEITH DAVID - It Conquered the World
✅THE EXORCIST 50TH ANNIVERSERY CHALLENGE - [REC]²
✅HORROR ADJACENT - Chemical Wedding
✅WHEN ANIMALS OF UNUSUAL SIZE ATTACK! - Graveyard Shift
✅BACK OF THE VIDEO STORE CHALLENGE - Willa
✅CHILDHOOD TRAUMA - The Gate
✅BITE-SIZED HORROR - Dr. Terror's House of Horrors
✅THE SAMHAIN CHALLENGE - Night of the Demons
✅6/6 NEW-TO-YOU - Night Terrors; Nightbooks; Last Voyage of the Demeter; Atomic Dog; Bird Box; Private House of the SS
✅5/5 HISTORY LESSON - Night of the Demons (1980s); Night Terrors (1990s); Nightbooks (2020s); Bird Box (2010s); Private House of the SS (1970s)
✅4/4 AROUND THE WORLD - Private House of the SS (Europe); Innocent Curse (Asia); Bedevil (Australia); House at the End of Time (South America)
✅3/3 HORROR IS FOR EVERYONE: Older than America (POC); Bird Box (Women); Rope (LGBTQ+)
🎃CineD HORROR THREAD POLL CHALLENGE🎃
A while back the CineD horror thread did a big poll of everyone’s favorite horror movies of the late 20th and 21st century. The results are a great reference guide to some of the best horror of all time and a perfect way to start spooky season. Hard to go wrong with these lists(thank you to STAC Goat for compiling the lists). In bingo terms this is almost like the Free Space, it shouldn't be hard to find something you want to watch on these lists.
Watch a movie that appears on either of these two lists:
letterboxd.com/goatgonzo/list/i-have-to-return-some-videotapes-sa-horror/
letterboxd.com/goatgonzo/list/you-will-not-leave-this-house-alive-sa-horror/
🎃FREDDY VS. JASON 20TH ANNIVERSERY CHALLENGE🎃
A legendary battle of the titans took place 20 years ago with the massively anticipated Freddy vs. Jason. 20 years go by in the blink of an eye don’t they?!?
Watch a movie from the Nightmare on Elm Street/Friday the 13th series OR watch another “Monster Mash” movie(A Monster Mash is when two or more famous/iconic monsters appear in the same movie).
🎃PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK…..IN SPACE!!!🎃
The present day is boring. The past and the future is where the good stuff is. Feel free to ask for an official ruling if you’re not sure whether a particular movie qualifies or not.
Watch a period piece OR watch a movie that takes place in the future(as of when the movie was made).
🎃BIRTH OF HORROR🎃
FYI, or this challenge the definition of “place of birth” will be very loose so if you want to use your birth city, state, or even a general region nobody’s gonna bother you about it.
Watch a movie that was shot in and/or set in your place of birth OR watch a movie that was made the year you were born
🎃ROB ZOMBIE 20TH ANNIVERSARY CHALLENGE🎃
20 years ago the horror landscape was forever changed with the release of Rob Zombie’s House of 1000 Corpses. Are you someone who has bad taste and as a result hates Rob Zombie? Fine, go ahead and watch any zombie movie of your choosing.
Watch a Rob Zombie movie OR watch a zombie movie.
🎃”THAT GUY” CHALLENGE FEATURING DICK MILLER AND KEITH DAVID🎃
Character actors are always underrated and often completely forgotten. As horror fans we appreciate the characters these blue collar actors create, so let’s celebrate two of them this year.
Watch a movie in which “that guy” character actor Dick Miller OR Keith David appear. Partially inspired by the documentary That Guy Dick Miller(letterboxd.com/film/that-guy-dick-miller/), which of course would count for this challenge as well. Reminder that thrillers DO qualify.
🎃THE EXORCIST 50TH ANNIVERSERY CHALLENGE🎃
We’ve certainly done a “demonic possession” challenge in years past but hey, 50 years is a momentous anniversary. The Exorcist was a game-changer so let’s make a special point of recognizing it.
Watch The Exorcist OR watch a movie that involves The Devil, demons, or demonic possession.
🎃HORROR ADJACENT🎃
The horror genre is a pretty big umbrella. Take a step outside of traditional horror and watch one of those horror hybrids that mixes horror with elements from other genres.
Watch a thriller OR a horror/comedy OR a horror/musical OR a horror/action movie OR a horror/scifi movie.
🎃WHEN ANIMALS OF UNUSUAL SIZE ATTACK!🎃
Who cares about normal, average sized animals? We want giant animals or deadly swarms, nothing in between! This challenge was suggested by horror thread poster Baron von Eevl!
Watch a movie featuring deadly, oversized animals OR watch a movie featuring deadly(they have to be deadly!) swarms of very small, tiny animals
🎃BACK OF THE VIDEO STORE CHALLENGE🎃
This challenge is about those times when we wandered around the video store and ended up choosing something completely random just because it looked cool, from some out of the way corner shelf that’s collecting dust. Let’s roll the dice! No rewatches allowed for this challenge.
Watch a movie that you choose based only on it’s rad looking video/DVD box art, OR watch a movie that has less than 10 reviews on Letterboxd
🎃CHILDHOOD TRAUMA🎃
The best horror movie experiences often come from childhood or our teenage years. For me, revisiting one of those formative horror films from my past is always a great time.
Rewatch a movie that scared you as a kid but that you haven’t seen in at least 10 years(the longer the better). If you didn’t watch any horror movies as a kid, rewatch one of the first movies that hooked you on the horror genre. This is only challenge that actually requires a rewatch.
🎃BITE-SIZED HORROR🎃
Horror anthologies and shorts can be a lot of fun because the format forces them to keep things simple and if you’re not feeling it with the current story then you’re probably about 10 minutes away from a brand new one anyway!
Watch a horror anthology film OR watch 60+ minutes of horror shorts.
🎃THE SAMHAIN CHALLENGE🎃
Halloween is the best time of year and the a lot of the best horror movies are set on Halloween. This one's a no-brainer!
Watch a movie set(or partially set) on Halloween OR watch 60+ minutes of Halloween Specials or Halloween themed T.V. episodes.
GENERAL/META BONUS CHALLENGES
🎃NEW-TO-YOU🎃
Watch 6 movies that you have never seen before. This is the only challenge where rewatches are NOT allowed.
🎃HISTORY LESSON🎃
Watch a movie from 5 different decades.
🎃AROUND THE WORLD🎃
Watch a movie from 4 different continents, excluding North America.
🎃HORROR IS FOR EVERYONE🎃
Watch one movie for each of the following 3 categories:
- A film by an LGBTQ+ director, or a film that deals with LGBTQ+ themes
- A film by a black director, or a film that deals with themes related to POC.
- A film directed by a woman, or a film with feminist themes
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Challenge #4: Complete Collections
Just a general challenge with no number. I've been out o complete them Letterboxd franchise challenges and I get a thrill from that feeling of closure. Plus I like marathoning franchises, especially ones Mama Goat hasn't seen. So I'll keep track and see how many I get.
Completed: The Creepshow Collection; Pet Sematary; Night of the Demons; Pumpkinhead; Violence Jack; [REC]; V/H/S; The Nun/Conjuringverse; The Exorcist; Hell House LLC
