It's that time of the year... Hooptober.
I'll admit life's getting busy and I've gotten burnout from taking one too many challenges, leading to many failed attempts if you were to look at my previous lists (actually, please don't). But of all the challenges I'll always take on, it's *this* Hooptober. Even when it takes long to compile a list, the process is always satisfying - and the subsequent challenge is just as fun! Hard to believe this is my 5th Hooptober, but here's to another 5 years of Hooptober along the way.
You can see Cinemonster's original list for more information on this year's Hooptober!
All films in this list are first-time watches, except for The Wizard of Oz (one of the challenge requirements this year!), and will be sorted by those watched chronologically for this challenge.
Countries (23): USA (34), Canada (8), Germany (5), UK (5), Australia (3), Italy (3), Japan (3), Russia (3), Spain (3), Austria (2), Denmark (2), France (2), Belgium (1), Brazil (1), Indonesia (1), Ireland (1), Mexico (1), New Zealand (1), Norway (1), Peru (1), Poland (1), South Korea (1), Sweden (1).
Decades (11): 1920s (1), 1930s (2), 1940s (1), 1950s (1), 1960s (3), 1970s (8), 1980s (5), 1990s (6), 2000s (7), 2010s (5), 2020s (19)
Selected Tobe Hooper Film: Eaten Alive (1976)
Zombie Films: Overlord (2018), Night of the Creeps (1986), Survival of the Dead (2009), Fido (2006), The Cured (2017), Braindead (1992)
Cult/Conspiracy Horror Films: Opus (2025), The Sacrament (2013), Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010), Bad Dreams (1988), Club Zero (2023)
Films from a Black director with a Black lead: Ganja & Hess (1973), Opus (2025)
A film from a Mexican or Central American director: Huesera: The Bone Woman (2022)
Canadian films: Fido (2006), Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010), Survival of the Dead (2009)
Russian or former Russian state films: Night Watch (2004), Day Watch (2005)
The most popular film from the 1940s I haven't seen and can access: Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Post-Apocalyptic Horror Films: The Signal (2007), The Last Man on Earth (1964)
A film with dream/s as part of the plot: Bad Dreams (1988)
Films where animals are pissed off at us: Deep Rising (1998), Dangerous Animals (2025)
A silent film: The Man Who Laughs (1928)
Films based on novels: Night Watch (2004), Day Watch (2005), The Last Man on Earth (1964), Salem's Lot (2024), My Best Friend's Exorcism (2022), Beloved (1998), Dead Calm (1989), Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932), The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Any unwatched film from Cinemonster's list: Dead Calm (1989)
An Ernesto Gastaldi written film: The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh (1971)
A film from 1932: Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
The Wizard of Oz (1939): yep!
Other: Plan 9 From Outer Space (1957), Retribution (2006), Impetigore (2019), This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967), Daughters of Darkness (1971), The Ugly Stepsister (2025)
Bonus: Burn Witch Burn (1962), The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990), Trick or Treat (1986)
Start: 15/9/2025
Finish: 29/10/2025
Main Progress: 34/34 (+ 24 extra films).
