I just discovered this challenge, so I'm starting a month and a half late. I love Hooptober but it's getting harder to watch them all in time, and I love that this will hold me over during the non-Halloween season.

== RULES ==
- Challenge runs from January 1st through December 31st.
- Write a review with each film you watch. It can be short and sweet or a manifesto. Your choice.
- Tag your reviews and lists with PM2023 for easy searching.
- One film for each category. No double dipping to cover multiple categories with a single film.

Just like Hooptober, I'm selecting all first-time watches. These are viewed in no particular order.

Here are the categories from The Podcast Macabre:

1. From Rue Morgue's 200 Alternative Horror Films You Should See list: The Devil's Backbone
2. From the 1920s you have not seen before: The Unknown
3. A Brea Grant film: The Stylist
4. 3rd film in a franchise: Hellraiser III
5. Written and/or directed by IPOC: Edge of the Knife
6. From 2013: The Ballad of Skinless Pete
7. From the 1930s you have not seen before: Island of Lost Souls
8. Wes Craven film that's not part of the Scream or A Nightmare on Elm St. franchises: Deadly Friend
9. Film with an Oscar nomination or win (any category): Seconds
10. Highest rated horror film on your watchlist you can access: Cure
11. 10 or less characters with named or speaking roles: Skinamarink
12. From the 1940s you have not seen before: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
13. A Graham Skipper film: Automation
14. Set on a plane: The Night Flier
15. From 2003: The Ghouls
16. From the Letterboxd's Top 250 Horror Films list you haven't seen: The Abominable Dr. Phibes
17. From the 1950s you have not seen before: The Man Who Could Cheat Death
18. Featuring "Twisty" Troy James: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
19. Set on a train: Howl
20. From 1993: Night Owl
21. From Edgar Wright's 100 Favorite Horror Films of All Time list: Martin
22. From the 1960s you have not seen before: Island of Terror
23. An A24 production: X
24. A remake or reboot: Bram Stoker's Dracula
25. From 1983: Zeder
26. Film with at least one Oscar winner involved (director, writer, cast, etc.): The Host
27. From the 1970s you have not seen before: Torso
28. Featuring Javier Botet: Crimson Peak
29. Classic Universal Horror film (1920-1960): Son of Frankenstein
30. Lowest rated film on your watchlist you can access: Bring It on: Cheer or Die
31. A Maika Monroe film: Watcher
32. From the 1980s you have not seen before: Night of the Demon
33. Cults: The Spider Labyrinth
34. Woodland or forest setting: Gaia
35. From the year you graduated prep/secondary/high school: In the Dark
36. An animated film: Wicked City
37. From the 1990s you have not seen before: Ozone
38. Summer camp setting: Cheerleader Camp
39. From 1973: The Corruption of Chris Miller
40. Set in an automobile: Roadgames
41. A Hammer Films production: The Gorgon
42. From the 2000s you have not seen before: The Collingswood Story
43. Written and/or directed by a woman: Night Feeder
44. If it's on the internet, it has to be real! (Internet centric horror): We’re All Going to the World’s Fair
45. A short film (less than 45 minutes): Whistle and I’ll Come to You
46. Pick a holiday and celebrate it with a film: Hospital Massacre
47. From the 2010s you have not seen before: The Blackwell Ghost
48. From 1963: Matango
49. Set in a funhouse or haunted attraction: Scary Movie
50. The original version of #24: Dracula
51. Sports related: Night Game
52. We pick for you from your watchlist: The Haunting