The most wonderful time of the year is here again on letterboxd. I believe this is my 6th or 7th Hooptober and even though I don't always succeed in adhering to the guidelines 100%, at the very least I always end up watching a shit ton of movies, most of which are first time viewings. Last year my hooptober was truncated due to me traveling overseas for a couple weeks and then bringing back a nasty bug home with me. This year, fingers crossed, will be a return to form.
List is not in its final form and things, as always, will change and more movies will be added. The overwhelming majority are movies I have not seen except for…
The most wonderful time of the year is here again on letterboxd. I believe this is my 6th or 7th Hooptober and even though I don't always succeed in adhering to the guidelines 100%, at the very least I always end up watching a shit ton of movies, most of which are first time viewings. Last year my hooptober was truncated due to me traveling overseas for a couple weeks and then bringing back a nasty bug home with me. This year, fingers crossed, will be a return to form.
List is not in its final form and things, as always, will change and more movies will be added. The overwhelming majority are movies I have not seen except for some old favorites that I had to throw in because I'm due for a rewatch and they fit the criteria. I'm also aiming big and trying to watch more than 31, as this list doesn't include my usual seasonal favorites.
There must be 31 films
6 countries: USA, Britain, Japan, Sweden, Brazil, Italy
8 decades: 30s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 200s, 2020s, I'll throw some 40s/50s horror on here later
2 post apocalyptic or natural disaster related films: Dawn of the Dead
1 film with Robert Englund: Nightmare 2, Wishmaster
1 something is underground film: The Boogens
3 Satan/Devil centered films: The Omen, The Devil Rides Out, Eye of the Devil (I think?)
1 Amicus film: Torture Garden
The worst Dracula film (by Letterboxd rating) that you haven't seen and can access: Dracula Untold (not the worst rated but I've seen Argento's Dracula and Blade Trinity, and the rest of the bottom of the barrel stuff looks dreadful
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1 LGBTQ+ connected film: Nightmare 2
5 Films from De Palma, Wes Craven, Ken Russell, Hitchcock and/or Moorehead & Benson: Phantom of the Paradise, Shocker, Gothic, Lair of the White Worm, Frenzy
2 Peter Cushing films: Brides of Dracula, Torture Garden
1 film based on a work of or invoking the name Bram Stoker: Dracula
1 film based on a Clive Barker story: Hellraiser 2/3
1 film that was released the year that you turned 10: Body Bags
1 Mario Bava film: Black Sabbath, Bay of Blood
1 film with an 'x' in the title: Texas Chainsaw 2
And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film): Texas Chainsaw 2
