COMPLETED 10/31/25
it's the most wonderful time of the year—my 3rd hooptober! challenge rules here
past years: 2023, 2024 / spreadsheet of my 2025 picks
progress: 31/31 films, 42/42 list requirements
completed ✅ / not completed ❌
6 countries (other than italy & the US) ✅✅✅✅✅✅
- New Zealand ✓ [Braindead (1992)]
- Japan ✓ [One Cut of the Dead (2017)]
- Canada ✓ [Rabid (1977), The Fly (1986)]
- France ✓ [Martyrs (2008)]
- Estonia ✓ [November (2017)]
- Germany ✓ [Nosferatu (1922)]
9 decades ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
- 1920s ✓ [Nosferatu (1922)]
- 1930s ✓ [Freaks (1932), Dracula (1931), The Wizard of Oz (1939)]
- 1940s ✓ [Cat People (1942)]
- 1970s ✓ [Rabid (1977), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Torso (1973)]
- 1980s…
COMPLETED 10/31/25
it's the most wonderful time of the year—my 3rd hooptober! challenge rules here
past years: 2023, 2024 / spreadsheet of my 2025 picks
progress: 31/31 films, 42/42 list requirements
completed ✅ / not completed ❌
6 countries (other than italy & the US) ✅✅✅✅✅✅
- New Zealand ✓ [Braindead (1992)]
- Japan ✓ [One Cut of the Dead (2017)]
- Canada ✓ [Rabid (1977), The Fly (1986)]
- France ✓ [Martyrs (2008)]
- Estonia ✓ [November (2017)]
- Germany ✓ [Nosferatu (1922)]
9 decades ✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅✅
- 1920s ✓ [Nosferatu (1922)]
- 1930s ✓ [Freaks (1932), Dracula (1931), The Wizard of Oz (1939)]
- 1940s ✓ [Cat People (1942)]
- 1970s ✓ [Rabid (1977), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Torso (1973)]
- 1980s ✓ [Pet Sematary (1989), The Fly (1986), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 (1987), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), Trick or Treat (1986), Day of the Dead (1985)]
- 1990s ✓ [Tales from the Hood (1995), Cronos (1992), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), Braindead (1992)]
- 2000s ✓ [Martyrs (2008)]
- 2010s ✓ [One Cut of the Dead (2017), Starry Eyes (2014), November (2017), The Shallows (2016)]
- 2020s ✓ [HIM (2025), Shelby Oaks (2024), V/H/S Halloween (2025), Black Phone 2 (2025)]
zombies (5) ✅✅✅✅✅
- Rabid (1977) ✓
- Dawn of the Dead (1978) ✓
- Day of the Dead (1985) ✓
- Pet Sematary (1989) ✓
- One Cut of the Dead (2017) ✓
cult or conspiracy (3) ✅✅✅
- Starry Eyes (2014) ✓
- Martyrs (2008) ✓
- HIM (2025) ✓
Black director with a Black lead (1) ✅
- Tales from the Hood (1995) ✓
Mexican or Central American director (1) ✅
- Cronos (1992) ✓
Canadian film (1) ✅
- The Fly (1986) ✓
former Soviet state film (1) ✅
- November (2017) ✓
The most popular film from the 1940s that you haven't seen and can access (1) ✅
- Cat People (1942) ✓
post-apocalyptic (2) ✅✅
- In the Mouth of Madness (1994) ✓
- Dawn of the Dead (1978) ✓
dream(s) as part of the plot (1) ✅
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987) ✓
the animals are pissed at us (1) ✅
- The Shallows (2016) ✓
silent film (1) ✅
- Nosferatu (1922) ✓
based on novels (4) ✅✅✅✅
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) ✓
- Nosferatu (1922) ✓
- Pet Sematary (1989) ✓
- Dracula (1931) ✓
something new from THIS list (1) ✅
- Braindead (1992) ✓
written by Ernesto Gastaldi (1) ✅
- Torso (1973) ✓
from 1932 (1) ✅
- Freaks (1932) ✓
Hooptober-specific (1) ✅
- The Wizard of Oz (1939) ✓
Tobe Hooper Film (1) ✅
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) ✓
extra credit ✅
- Trick or Treat (1986) ✓
others
- Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) ✓
- Friday the 13th Part III (1982) ✓
- The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (2025) ✓
- Shelby Oaks (2024) ✓
- Black Phone 2 (2025) ✓
- Wolf Man (2025) ✓
- Christine (1983) ✓
