The Twelfth of Hooptober: Diary of a Madman

All Horror Films watched during Hooptober 12 (2025) (by Cinemonster).

➣ Progress: 41 | 31

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⚚ Notes ⚚
➣ All films are first-time watches, except for The Wizard of Oz (1939), Poltergeist (1982), and everything with No. 35 or higher.
➣ One film may cover multiple criteria. Check notes for more info.
➣ The start day is Sept 15th.
➣ This is my third attempt at Hooptober.
➣ I might add or change entries of this list along the way.
➣ Additionally, I will add every horror movie I'll watch till Nov 1st here as well, meaning there might be more than 31 movies on this list.
➣ I am currently finishing my Master's Thesis, so I'm not sure if I'll be able to finish it this time around

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⚚ Criteria ⚚
There must be 31 films, including:

➣ 6 Countries (no IT & US) (a selection) (No. 06, 08, 11, 12, 16, 20)
FR - The Tenant (1976)
JP - Suicide Club (2001)
CA - American Mary (2012)
RU - Sputnik (2020)
AT - Orlacs Hände (1924)
AU - Bring Her Back (2025)

➣ 9 Decades (a selection) (No. 16, 19, 13, 06, 01, 02, 03, 04, 20)
1920s - Orlacs Hände (1924)
1930s - Freaks (1932)
1940s - Cat People (1942)
70s - The Tenant (1976)
80s - Night of the Comet (1984)
90s - Night of the Living Dead (1990)
00s - Survival of the Dead (2009)
10s - World War Z (2013)
20s - Frankenstein (2025)

➣ 5 Zombie Films (No. 01-05)
- Night of the Comet (1984)
- Night of the Living Dead (1990)
- Survival of the Dead (2009)
- World War Z (2013)
- Z-O-M-B-I-E-S (2018)

➣ 3 Cult or Conspiracy Horror (No. 06-08)
- The Tenant (1976)
- Society (1989)
- Suicide Club (2001)

➣ 1 Black Director & Lead (No. 09)
- The Blackening (2022)

➣ 1 Mexican/Central American Director (No. 10)
- Frankenstein (2025)

➣ 1 from Canada (No. 11)
- American Mary (2012)

➣ 1 from (former) Russia (No. 12)
- Sputnik (2020)

➣ The most popular, unseen 1940s film. (No. 13)
- Cat People (1942)

➣ 2 Post Apocalyptic (No. 01, 03)
- Night of the Comet (1984)
- Survival of the Dead (2009)

➣ 1 Dream Sequence (No. 14)
- Tutti i colori del buio (1972)

➣ 1 Pissed Off Animals (No. 15)
- Anaconda (1997)

➣ 1 Silent Film (No. 16)
- Orlacs Hände (1924)

➣ 4 Based on Novels (No. 06, 10, 16, 17)
- The Tenant (1976) based on the 1964 novel by Roland Topor
- Frankenstein (2025) based on the 1818 novel by Mary Shelley
- Orlacs Hände (1924) based on the 1920 novel by Maurice Renard
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) based on the 1897 novel by Bram Stoker

➣ 1 Unseen from Cinemonster's Favorites (No. 18)
- Fade to Black (1980)

➣ 1 Written by Ernesto Gastaldi (No. 14)
- Tutti i colori del buio (1972)

➣ 1 from 1932 (No. 19)
- Freaks (1932)

➣ 1 specific film in honor of David Lynch (No. 21)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) (rewatch)

➣ 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film) (No. 22)
- Poltergeist (1982) (rewatch)

➣ Fillers to 31 (No. 23-31)
(Subject to change depending on my mood)
- Son of Frankenstein (1939)
- Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare (2010)
- V/H/S/HALLOWEEN (2025)
- Gerald’s Game (2017)
- Hubie Halloween (2020)
- The Third Saturday in October: Part V (2022)
- Halloween Town (1998)
- Trick ’r Treat (2007)
- Good Boy (2025)

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#32-34: (Optional)
➣ Burn Witch Burn
➣ German Chainsaw Massacre
➣ Trick or Treat.

#35-40: (Additional Films)
➣ Other horror movies I've seen till November 1st.
- Profondo Rosso (1975) (rewatch)
- Coraline (2009) (rewatch)
- Scream (1996) (rewatch)
- The Blair Witch Project (1999) (rewatch)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) (rewatch)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (rewatch)

#41-44: (8 Hours of Horror)
➣ 8 Hours of Horror Event: An annual horror film marathon in Swiss cinemas. 4 surprise horror movies are screened from sundown till sunrise.
- Scre4m (2011)
- Anguista (1987)
- You're Next (2011)
- Eden Lake (2008)