Laaaadies and Gentlemen, from the birthplace of Rob Marshall, David O. Selznick, Sonny Clark, Phillip Glass and Lady Miss Kier, This is Hooptober Neun.
Playing on hard by starting desperately late, but we love a challenge.
Films Watched Thus Far: (2/34)
Rewatched: (0)
Top Five:
5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
4. Hellraiser (2022)
3.
2.
1.
6 countries — (0/6) ([1] USA - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ✅, [2] Germany - The Hands of Orlac, [3] Japan - Wicked City, [4] Australia - Relic, [5] France/Italy - Eyes Without a Face, [6] South Korea - Thirst)
8 decades — (0/8) ([1] 20's - The Unknown, [2] 30's - Island of Lost Souls, [3] 40's - The Picture of…
Laaaadies and Gentlemen, from the birthplace of Rob Marshall, David O. Selznick, Sonny Clark, Phillip Glass and Lady Miss Kier, This is Hooptober Neun.
Playing on hard by starting desperately late, but we love a challenge.
Films Watched Thus Far: (2/34)
Rewatched: (0)
Top Five:
5. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
4. Hellraiser (2022)
3.
2.
1.
6 countries — (0/6) ([1] USA - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ✅, [2] Germany - The Hands of Orlac, [3] Japan - Wicked City, [4] Australia - Relic, [5] France/Italy - Eyes Without a Face, [6] South Korea - Thirst)
8 decades — (0/8) ([1] 20's - The Unknown, [2] 30's - Island of Lost Souls, [3] 40's - The Picture of Dorian Gray, [4] 50's - Them!, [5] 60's - The Devil Rides Out, [6] 70's - The Town That Dreaded Sundown, [7] 80's - Blood Harvest, [8] 90's - The Shining)
2 insect centered films — (0/2) ([1] Them!, [2] Phase IV)
1 horror film set in space or the future (relative to when it was released) — (0/1) (Sunshine)
2 animated films — (0/2) ([1] Wicked City, [2] Vampire Hunter D)
1 bloodthirsty old person/people film — (0/1) (Relic)
2 1970s regional US films (Thanks Sean Young) — (0/2) ([1] Carnival of Souls, [2] 1972's The Last House on the Left)
The worst horror sequel from the 1990s that you haven't seen and can access. (I realize that this will take a little work) — (0/1) (The Rage: Carrie 2)
1 German Silent — (0/1) (The Hands of Orlac)
5 Films from David Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B. Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Houck Jr. — (0/5) ([1] Cronenberg - Dead Ringers, [2] West - V/H/S, [3] Rebane - Blood Harvest, [4] Pierce - The Town That Dreaded Sundown, [5] Grefe - Mako: The Jaws of Death
2 Christopher Lee films — (0/2) ([1] The Devil Rides Out, [2] 1958's Dracula)
1 film with a musician or band in it (A real life musician or band) — (0/1) (Studio 666)
1 Stephen King adaptation that is not the first go around. — (0/1) (1997's The Shining)
1 Lon Chaney film. (NOT JR) — (0/1) (The Unknown)
And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film) — (0/1) (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2✅)
***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: (0/3) WATCH The Last Circus and Silent Madness. Like last year, there is a third film: Pennywise: The Story of It.
****This years surprise: The IT doc is on Screambox. Screambox peeps gave us Hooptober folks a code for a free trial. Everyone can watch the doc, if they want to. The code is HOOPTOBER and you can sign up HERE. There is a lot of cool stuff on Screambox (including Terrifier 2), so enjoy. 🤡
-review them all.(eek)
Clearly one film can satisfy multiple criteria. Viewing and reviewing will begin at 12:01am cst on Sept 15th.
