About the series
31 films. obey the rules. no exceptions.
Since 2014 Chris took on Hooptober: a horror film gauntlet running annually through October. Each year presents new rules, challenges, and headaches, and since 2021 Chris has been covering it both solo and with others.
we have such sights to show you…
Click for a random piercing from the dark.
You got the rules. But where to begin? Don’t worry; after 12 years of doing this I have a good idea of what I’m doing…I think. Need a recommendation? I’ll forgive the 5¢; just click that pretty poster for something deadly and sweet…
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Hail Horror! It Returns for 2025!
Not gonna lie…time caught up with me. With the world in a seemingly irreversible nosedive, the time for horror seems both completely unnecessary, yet at…
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Hooptober 12.0 – Monster Island (2025)
Being Film #1 for Hooptober 2025 There’s a lot that goes into choosing the first movie in this marathon: do you get the requirements out…
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Hooptober 12.0 – The Black Phone (2021)
Being Film #2 for Hooptober 2025 I had the bar set low for The Black Phone, the latest horror collaboration between the writing/directing team of…
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Hooptober 12.0 – Dead Of Night (1945)
Being Film #3 for Hooptober 2025 Anthology films are hard to nail down. You not only have to have a strong selection of stories that…
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Hooptober 12.0 – The Possessed (1965)
Being Film #4 for Hooptober 2025 Films like The Possessed, or La Donna del Lago in its original Italian, are the reason I constantly try…
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Hooptober 12.0 – Demon (2015)
Being Film #5 for Hooptober 2025 The full weight of history lies just under the surface of Demon, the stunning final film from Marcin Wrona,…
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