'Tis the season once again! Hooptober returns, as always, hosted by Cinemonster for its
ninth year. It's my third time participating, of course endeavoring to complete a list of 31 first-time watches. Happy Hooptober to all who celebrate!
The rules for crafting a list are as follows (with my selections listed as well).
31 films:
6 countries (All selections are cataloged here with their origin country for reference, with the unique-to-this-prompt films italicized)
-Belgium/France/Italy/Spain: The Last Circus
-Canada: Scanners
-Canada/UK: Crash
-Canada/US: Slither
-Chile/Germany: The Wolf House
-France: In My Skin
-France/Germany: Possession
-Germany: Nosferatu
-Japan: House
-Sweden: Let the Right One In
-UK: The Descent, The Hunger, The Wicker Man, The House, The Mummy
-UK/US: 47 Meters Down
-US:…
'Tis the season once again! Hooptober returns, as always, hosted by Cinemonster for its
ninth year. It's my third time participating, of course endeavoring to complete a list of 31 first-time watches. Happy Hooptober to all who celebrate!
The rules for crafting a list are as follows (with my selections listed as well).
31 films:
6 countries (All selections are cataloged here with their origin country for reference, with the unique-to-this-prompt films italicized)
-Belgium/France/Italy/Spain: The Last Circus
-Canada: Scanners
-Canada/UK: Crash
-Canada/US: Slither
-Chile/Germany: The Wolf House
-France: In My Skin
-France/Germany: Possession
-Germany: Nosferatu
-Japan: House
-Sweden: Let the Right One In
-UK: The Descent, The Hunger, The Wicker Man, The House, The Mummy
-UK/US: 47 Meters Down
-US: The Phantom of the Opera, Poltergeist, Carrie, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Ganja & Hess, The Birds II: Land's End, The Exorcist III, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Arachnophobia, X, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, The House of the Devil, Barbarian, The Hills Have Eyes, Gremlins, Evil Dead, Silent Madness, Pennywise: The Story of IT
8 decades (All selections are cataloged here with their origin decade for reference, with the unique-to-this-prompt films italicized)
-20s: The Phantom of the Opera, Nosferatu
-50s: The Mummy
-70s: The Wicker Man, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Ganja & Hess, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, House, The Hills Have Eyes
-80s: Poltergeist, The Hunger, Killer Klowns from Outer Space, Scanners, Possession, Gremlins, Silent Madness
-90s: The Birds II: Land's End, The Exorcist III, Arachnophobia, Crash
-2000s: Slither, The House of the Devil, In My Skin, The Descent, Let the Right One In
-2010s: The Wolf House, Evil Dead, Carrie, The Last Circus, 47 Meters Down
-2020s: The House, X, Barbarian, Pennywise: The Story of IT
2 insect-centered films
-Arachnophobia
-Slither
1 horror film set in space or the future (relative to when it was released)
-Killer Klowns From Outer Space
2 animated films
-The House
-The Wolf House
1 bloodthirsty old person/people film
-The Exorcist III
2 1970s regional US films
-Ganja & Hess
-The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The worst horror sequel from the 1990s that you haven't seen and can access
-The Birds II: Land's End
1 German silent film
-Nosferatu
5 Films from David Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B. Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Houck Jr.
-The Town That Dreaded Sundown (Charles B. Pierce)
-Crash (David Cronenberg)
-Scanners (David Cronenberg)
-The House of the Devil (Ti West)
-X (Ti West)
2 Christopher Lee films
-The Mummy
-The Wicker Man
1 film with a musician or band in it (A real-life musician or band)
-The Hunger
1 Stephen King adaptation that is not the first go around
-Carrie
1 Lon Chaney film (Not Jr.)
-The Phantom of the Opera
1 Tobe Hooper film
-Poltergeist
BONUS for if I have time!
-The Last Circus
-Silent Madness
-Pennywise: The Story of IT
During the month of this challenge, I completed 9/34 films.
