We're a group of horror loving brain rotted idiots who decided to stop participating in Hooptober this year and make our own bootleg horror watching challenge for 2023. Instead of centering our challenge around a director, we're choosing the premier scream queen; horror goddess Barbara Crampton.
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THE RULES:
1. Watch 31 horror films that cumulatively satisfy all category requirements below.
2. Rate and review each of your 31 films.
3. Do 1 and 2 between 12:00AM 9/14/23 and 11:59:59PM on 11/15/23 your local time.
4. Only films with horror as one of its genres on letterboxd, imdb, or wiki are eligible.
5. One film can satisfy multiple category requirements.
6. If all category requirements are met in fewer than…
We're a group of horror loving brain rotted idiots who decided to stop participating in Hooptober this year and make our own bootleg horror watching challenge for 2023. Instead of centering our challenge around a director, we're choosing the premier scream queen; horror goddess Barbara Crampton.
letterboxd.com/str/list/cramptober-2023/share/m4OiIOuYWg7QpBlk/
THE RULES:
1. Watch 31 horror films that cumulatively satisfy all category requirements below.
2. Rate and review each of your 31 films.
3. Do 1 and 2 between 12:00AM 9/14/23 and 11:59:59PM on 11/15/23 your local time.
4. Only films with horror as one of its genres on letterboxd, imdb, or wiki are eligible.
5. One film can satisfy multiple category requirements.
6. If all category requirements are met in fewer than 31 films, participants are permitted to watch any horror film they want to get to 31 films.
7. No Tobe Hooper directed movies are allowed.
THE CATEGORIES:
1. One-and-Done Slashers: Watch 2 slashers that have no sequels or remakes.
2. Italian Bootlegs: Watch 1 unofficial Italian horror sequel.
3. The Simpsons Did It: Watch 1 horror film spoofed in a Treehouse of Horror episode.
4. Just Not King Things: Watch 2 films based on a novel from the 70s or 80s not written by Stephen King.
5. Direct-to-VHS: Watch 2 horror films initially released directly to VHS.
6. Gone South: Watch 3 horror films from 3 different countries in the Southern Hemisphere.
7. Censored: Watch 2 Video Nasties.
8. Random Greatness: Watch 1 random film you haven't seen from the Greatest Horrors of All Time Poll (the link is set to shuffle so the first film listed you haven't seen is the one you watch).
9. Gas Station Creeps: Watch 1 film with a creepy gas station attendant or a similar creepy harbinger character.
10. Has Hideo Confirmed This?: Watch 1 film Hideo Kojima has posted about on twitter.
11. The Wright Stuff: Watch 1 film from Edgar Wright's 1000 Favorite Movies.
12. Final Cut Girls: Watch 2 films directed by women.
13. Mini Monsters: Watch 1 film featuring a tiny monster.
14. One in the Pinku: Watch 1 pinku film.
15. Two of these Stinku: Watch 1 anthology film.
16. Director Deep Cuts: Watch 1 film from any prolific horror director that is outside their top 10 most popular films on their Letterboxd page.
17. Your Neck of the Woods: Watch 1 film shot in your city, county, state, or country (if you live outside the US). Try to get as close to home as you can.
18. Anniv3rsary: Watch 3 films released in 3 different years that end in 3 (excluding 2023).
19. OLD SHIT: Watch 1 film released prior to 1970.
20. Birthday Present: Watch the most popular film on Letterboxd from your birth year that you haven't seen.
21. The Franchise Rule: Watch the next unwatched sequel in a franchises you’ve started but haven’t finished.
22. And 1 film starring Barbara Crampton (There must ALWAYS be a Babs film).
23. BONUS: Watch any horror movie from the Vinegar Syndrome library.
