As we approach Halloween, it's tradition to honor horror icon Tobe Hooper with a movie marathon challenge. That's why for my ninth year in a row, I'm attempting to watch and review at least 31 different spooky movies whilst meeting special criteria. Half the time I don't succeed, but I always walk away with some new favorites and a festive spirit As per usual I tried to make my picks exclusively first time viewings. I'll begin the corruption ~ mid September to ensure I’m finished ahead of "candy night". Now without further ado, what kind of tricks and/or treats did I line up?!
REQUIREMENTS
Countries (x11): USA, Italy, Canada, USSR, Mexico, Spain, UK, Australia, Switzerland, Sweden, Hong Kong
Decades (x11):…
As we approach Halloween, it's tradition to honor horror icon Tobe Hooper with a movie marathon challenge. That's why for my ninth year in a row, I'm attempting to watch and review at least 31 different spooky movies whilst meeting special criteria. Half the time I don't succeed, but I always walk away with some new favorites and a festive spirit As per usual I tried to make my picks exclusively first time viewings. I'll begin the corruption ~ mid September to ensure I’m finished ahead of "candy night". Now without further ado, what kind of tricks and/or treats did I line up?!
REQUIREMENTS
Countries (x11): USA, Italy, Canada, USSR, Mexico, Spain, UK, Australia, Switzerland, Sweden, Hong Kong
Decades (x11): 1920s - 2020s
Zombie Plague (x5): I Walked with a Zombie (1943), The Last Man on Earth (1964), Cemetery Man (1994), [REC] (2007), 28 Years Later (2025)
Tinfoil Terror (x3): All the Colors of the Dark (1972), Santa Sangre (1989), Martyrs (2008)
Novel Frights (x4): The Old Dark House (1932), Misery (1990), The Exorcist III (1990), Cemetery Man (1994)
Post-Apocalypse (x2): The Last Man on Earth (1964), 28 Years Later (2025)
Mexican Horror: The Devil's Backbone (2001)
Canadian Horror: Possessor (2020)
Soviet Horror: Viy (1967)
Black Horror: Ganja & Hess (1973)
It Came From '32: The Old Dark House (1932)
It Came From the '40s: I Walked with a Zombie (1943)
Twisted Mind of Gastaldi: All the Colors of the Dark (1972)
Silent but Deadly: The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Animals Attack: Phase IV (1974)
Nightmares: Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)
Tobe Hooper Memorial Pick: Invaders from Mars (1986)
—— Self-Imposed Bonus Challenges ——
Recent Releases (x3): 28 Years Later (2025), V/H/S/Halloween (2025), Final Destination Bloodlines (2025)
If you've got a call to the void, enlist in Hooptober yourself by checking out cinemonster's original post. Have a hoopy Halloween!
