Super excited to burst my Hooptober bubble and jump in on the fun for the first time. Starts September 15th! Make your own Hooptober XII list and I can’t wait to see everyone’s lists and reviews! Giant shoutout to Cinemonster, holy cow.
COMPLETION! 32/32 Hooptober films viewed and reviewed as of 10/30/25 with one day to spare!
*Note: All movies listed under the “decades” section are linked to their review. Phew what an undertaking it was!
10/9 Decades:
1920's (Nosferatu)
1930's (Vampyr, Wizard of Oz)
1940's (Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein)
1960's (Psycho, Rosemary’s Baby, Night of the Living Dead)
1970's (All the Colors of the Dark, Salem’s Lot, Jaws, Stalker, Dawn of the Dead, Blacula, The Devils)
1980's (Bad Taste, A…
Super excited to burst my Hooptober bubble and jump in on the fun for the first time. Starts September 15th! Make your own Hooptober XII list and I can’t wait to see everyone’s lists and reviews! Giant shoutout to Cinemonster, holy cow.
COMPLETION! 32/32 Hooptober films viewed and reviewed as of 10/30/25 with one day to spare!
*Note: All movies listed under the “decades” section are linked to their review. Phew what an undertaking it was!
10/9 Decades:
1920's (Nosferatu)
1930's (Vampyr, Wizard of Oz)
1940's (Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein)
1960's (Psycho, Rosemary’s Baby, Night of the Living Dead)
1970's (All the Colors of the Dark, Salem’s Lot, Jaws, Stalker, Dawn of the Dead, Blacula, The Devils)
1980's (Bad Taste, A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child, Videodrome)
1990's (Tales From the Hood, Jacob’s Ladder)
2000's (Ichi the Killer, 28 Weeks Later)
2010's (The Conjuring 2, Satan’s Slaves, Us, World War Z, Train to Busan)
2020's (Night of the Reaper, HIM, A Quiet Place: Day One, V/H/S ‘85, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, V/H/S Halloween)
5/5 Zombie Films: World War Z, Train to Busan, Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, 28 Weeks Later
8/6 Countries: Bad Taste (New Zealand), 28 Weeks Later (UK/Spain), Train to Busan (South Korea), Ichi the Killer (Japan), Satan's Slaves (Indonesia), Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (Denmark), Videodrome (Canada)
1/1 Canadian Film: Videodrome
5/4 Based on Novels: Salem's Lot, World War Z, Stalker, Rosemary's Baby, Jaws
3/1 Black Directed/Black Lead Actor: Blacula, Tales From the Hood, Us
3/3 cult or conspiracy horror films: Rosemary’s Baby, Jacob’s Ladder, Videodrome
1/1 film from a Mexican or Central American director (Gigi Saul Guerrero) - VHS ‘85 (I know it’s an anthology, so I might also watch Terrified again because I love it so much during Halloween season)
Russian or former Russian state film - Stalker (although metaphorically horrifying, not really a horror movie so I’ve ended up with 32 total films to get the criteria down pat)
The most popular film from the 1940s that you haven't seen and can access - Abbot & Costello Meet Frankenstein
2/2 Post Apocalyptic horror films: 28 Weeks Later, A Quiet Place: Day One
1 Film with dreams or a dream as part of the plot - A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
1 The “animals are pissed at us” film - Jaws
2/1 Silent films - Nosferatu, Vampyr
Any film from THIS list that you haven't seen - Bad Taste
1 Ernesto Gastaldi written film: All the Colors of the Dark
1 film from 1932 - Vampyr
I have never made a specific film a part of this before, but WIZARD of OZ ('39)
And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film): Salem’s Lot
Bonus Movies to Get to 31: Psycho, The Devils, The Conjuring 2, Night of the Reaper, V/H/S Halloween
Happy Hooptobering from RensDad!
