I remember hearing about Hooptober for years but not being a big horror buff I never sought it out. It seems like it'll be good fun and I love a good scavenger hunt.
For an extra challenge I'm doing exclusively first-time watches, and since this is Hooptober I'm strictly selecting films listed on Letterboxd as "horror". Once I complete a category I'll no longer track advancement in it, so only the first N qualifying movies will be listed.
RULES:
There must be 31 films ✔️
31/31 (+ 3/3)
6 countries ✔️
UK - Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
USA - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Japan - Vampire Hunter D (1985)
Italy - A Bay of Blood (1971)
Canada -…
I remember hearing about Hooptober for years but not being a big horror buff I never sought it out. It seems like it'll be good fun and I love a good scavenger hunt.
For an extra challenge I'm doing exclusively first-time watches, and since this is Hooptober I'm strictly selecting films listed on Letterboxd as "horror". Once I complete a category I'll no longer track advancement in it, so only the first N qualifying movies will be listed.
RULES:
There must be 31 films ✔️
31/31 (+ 3/3)
6 countries ✔️
UK - Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
USA - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Japan - Vampire Hunter D (1985)
Italy - A Bay of Blood (1971)
Canada - Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
South Korea - Thirst (2009)
8 decades ✔️
1970s - Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter (1974)
1980s - Vampire Hunter D (1985)
1960s - The Deadly Bees (1966)
1990s - Candyman (1992)
2010s - Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
2000s - Thirst (2009)
1950s - It Came from Outer Space (1953)
2020s - Barbarian (2022)
2 post apocalyptic or natural disaster related films ✔️
Vampire Hunter D (1985)
28 Days Later (2002)
1 film with Robert Englund ✔️
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
1 something is underground film ✔️
Barbarian (2022)
3 Satan/Devil centered films ✔️
Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Sinthia: The Devil's Doll (1970)
The Exorcist (1973)
1 Amicus film ✔️
The Deadly Bees (1966)
The worst Dracula film (by Letterboxd rating) that you haven't seen and can access. ✔️
Dracula 3000 (2004)
1 LGBTQ+ connected film ✔️
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
5 Films from De Palma, Wes Craven, Ken Russell, Hitchcock and/or Moorhead & Benson. ✔️
Brian De Palma - Phantom of the Paradise (1974)
Wes Craven - The Hills Have Eyes (1977)
Wes Craven - The Hills Have Eyes Part II (1984)
Wes Craven - A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Brian De Palma - Carrie (1976)
2 Peter Cushing films ✔️
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
Twins of Evil (1971)
1 film based on a work of or invoking the name Bram Stoker ✔️
Dracula 3000 (2004)
1 film based on a Clive Barker story ✔️
Candyman (1992)
1 film that was released the year that you turned 10 ✔️
[REDACTED]
1 Mario Bava film ✔️
A Bay of Blood (1971)
1 film with an 'x' in the title ✔️
The Exorcist (1973)
1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film) ✔️
Lifeforce (1985)
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. ✔️
The Zodiac Killer (1971)
10 Rillington Place (1971)
Shaky Shivers (2022)
- review them all. (eek)
Clearly one film can satisfy multiple criteria. Viewing and reviewing will begin at 12:01am CST on Sept 15th.