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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Hooptober 12.0 – The Untamed (2016)
Being Film #6 for Hooptober 2025 We continue a run of beautifully shot films that pack in a load of subtext under a veneer of…
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Hooptober 12.0 – Clown In A Cornfield (2025)
Being Film #7 for Hooptober 2025 Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Not so much a dud as a “well, I was definitely…
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Hooptober 12.0 – 28 Years Later (2025)
Being Film #8 for Hooptober 2025 23 years later from 28 Days Later we get 28 Years Later, and while I loved writing that sentence,…
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Hooptober 12.0 – Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)
Being Film #10 for Hooptober 2025 I typically don’t hold out a lot of hope for sequels, especially 80s sequels to 80s movies that were…
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Hooptober 12.0 – Viy (1967)
Being Film #11 for Hooptober 2025 Straddling the line between folktale and vibrant Hammer-style gothic horror, I was shocked and surprised at how much I…
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Hooptober 12.0 – Dead Snow (2009)
Being Film #12 for Hooptober 2025 It’s getting harder and harder to reinvigorate the trope of “bunch of young adults headed to a remote cabin…
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