rules according to cinemonster:
(this year’s list via cinemonster) 

there must be —

six countries:
-uk: the devils 
-france: diabolique 
-italy: deep red 
-germany: blood and black lace
-spain: lisa and the devil 
-japan: cure

eight decades:
1940s: rope
1950s: diabolique
1960s: blood and black lace
1970s: vampire lovers
1980s: deadly blessing
1990s: bram stoker’s dracula
2000s: inland empire 
2010s: saint maude

two post apocalyptic/natural disaster related films:
-dawn of the dead
-night of the comet 

one film with robert englund:
-urban legend

one something is underground film:
-the evil dead

three satan/devil centered films:
-rosemary’s baby
-the omen
-sinister

one amicus films:
-asylum

the worst rated dracula film that you haven’t seen and can access:
-billy the kid vs dracula

one (or more) lgbtq+ connected film
-black swan
-the lost boys

five films from de palma, wes craven, ken russell, hitchcock, and/or moorhead & benson:
-carrie
-the hills have eyes
-deadly blessing
-the devils
-rope

two peter cushing films:
-tales from the crypt
-vampire lovers

one film based on the work of or invoking the name of bram stoker:
-bram stoker’s dracula

one film based on the work of clive barker:
-hellraiser

film that was released the year you turned 10:
-repo: the genetic opera

one mario bava film:
-blood and black lace 

one film with an “x” in the title: 
-house of wax 

one tobe hooper:
-poltergeist

extra extra 
-the zodiac killer
-10 rillington place
-shaky shivers