HOOPTOBER XII: In Review

A links blog to my reviews of movies for Hooptober 12, a Halloween horror challenge on Letterboxd.

NIGHT THIRTY-FIVE: Wild Zero (1999)

NIGHT THIRTY-FIVE: Wild Zero (1999)

ROCK AND ROLL!

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NIGHT THIRTY-FOUR: One Cut of the Dead (2017)

NIGHT THIRTY-FOUR: One Cut of the Dead (2017)

A rewatch of a modern zombie classic to finish off Hooptober 12

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NIGHT THIRTY-THREE: 🎃 BONUS #3 🎃 Trick or Treat (1986)

NIGHT THIRTY-THREE: 🎃 BONUS #3 🎃 Trick or Treat (1986)

The '80s Satanic Panic was a hell of a time to be alive

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NIGHT THIRTY-TWO: The Road (2009)

NIGHT THIRTY-TWO: The Road (2009)

Making time for bleakness

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NIGHT THIRTY-ONE: Frankenstein (2025)

NIGHT THIRTY-ONE: Frankenstein (2025)

The latest creation from Guillermo del Toro

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NIGHT THIRTY: The Haunting (1963)

NIGHT THIRTY: The Haunting (1963)

Robert Wise's classic still summons forth chills

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NIGHT TWENTY-NINE: The Wizard of Oz (1939)

NIGHT TWENTY-NINE: The Wizard of Oz (1939)

A Hooptobertide reconsideration of the immortal studio classic

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NIGHT TWENTY-EIGHT: Black Phone 2 (2025)

NIGHT TWENTY-EIGHT: Black Phone 2 (2025)

A rare horror sequel that isn't just diminishing returns

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NIGHT TWENTY-SEVEN: The Raven (1963)

NIGHT TWENTY-SEVEN: The Raven (1963)

Roger Corman's all-star horror spoof deserves another watch

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NIGHT TWENTY-SIX: The Man Who Laughs (1928)

NIGHT TWENTY-SIX: The Man Who Laughs (1928)

The silent classic that helped inspire the Clown Prince of Crime

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NIGHT TWENTY-FIVE: Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

NIGHT TWENTY-FIVE: Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

Disney's hard-to-find nostalgic chiller worth another go-round

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NIGHT TWENTY-FOUR: Apostle (2018)

NIGHT TWENTY-FOUR: Apostle (2018)

The director of THE RAID films tries his hand at folk horror

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NIGHT TWENTY-THREE: Carnival of Souls (1962)

NIGHT TWENTY-THREE: Carnival of Souls (1962)

Revisiting an old favorite with the men who made it happen

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NIGHT TWENTY-TWO: The Shrouds (2024)

NIGHT TWENTY-TWO: The Shrouds (2024)

The master of body horror makes it personal

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NIGHT TWENTY-ONE: Torso (1973)

NIGHT TWENTY-ONE: Torso (1973)

There's always room for giallo

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NIGHT TWENTY: The Wailing (2016)

NIGHT TWENTY: The Wailing (2016)

A slow-burn Korean supernatural mystery that kept me guessing

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NIGHT NINETEEN: The Dead Don't Die (2019)

NIGHT NINETEEN: The Dead Don't Die (2019)

Reconsidering the deadpan all-star zom-com in the post-COVID era

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NIGHT EIGHTEEN: What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

NIGHT EIGHTEEN: What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Taika Waititi's vampire mockumentary still pretty delightful, one movie and six seasons later

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NIGHT SEVENTEEN: Crocodile (2000)

NIGHT SEVENTEEN: Crocodile (2000)

Hitting the midpoint of the challenge with one from the founder of the feast

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NIGHT SIXTEEN: 🎃 BONUS #2 🎃 Burn, Witch, Burn (1962)

NIGHT SIXTEEN: 🎃 BONUS #2 🎃 Burn, Witch, Burn (1962)

College under attack by right-wing religious activists, film at 11

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NIGHT FIFTEEN: HIM (2025)

NIGHT FIFTEEN: HIM (2025)

Sports-based horror flick doesn't quite make the cut

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NIGHT FOURTEEN: Night of the Living Dead

NIGHT FOURTEEN: Night of the Living Dead

Romero's original zombie classic

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NIGHT THIRTEEN: Village of the Damned (1960)

NIGHT THIRTEEN: Village of the Damned (1960)

Are we out of touch? No, it's the children who are wrong

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NIGHT TWELVE: Rita (2024)

NIGHT TWELVE: Rita (2024)

"Fantastic beings" resist exploitation in Jayro Bustamante's fable based on real-life tragedy in Guatemala.

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NIGHT ELEVEN: Stake Land (2010)

NIGHT ELEVEN: Stake Land (2010)

Great Recession-era vamp-ocalypse action, served up unironically

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NIGHT TEN: The Spiral Staircase (1946)

NIGHT TEN: The Spiral Staircase (1946)

Gothic horror meets film noir in a '40s classic

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NIGHT NINE: November (2017)

NIGHT NINE: November (2017)

A dark magical-realist fairytale from Estonia

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NIGHT EIGHT: The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

NIGHT EIGHT: The Most Dangerous Game (1932)

Or, never trust an exiled Russian oligarch

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NIGHT SEVEN: Opus

NIGHT SEVEN: Opus

Dark satire of pop music "Stan" culture ends up stranded in the desert of over-familiarity

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NIGHT SIX: Occult

NIGHT SIX: Occult

A documentary filmmaker's investigation accidentally inspires supernatural delusions

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NIGHT FIVE: The Long Walk (2025)

NIGHT FIVE: The Long Walk (2025)

"Hunger Games" director takes on Stephen King's dystopian fable.

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NIGHT FOUR: Train to Busan (2016)

NIGHT FOUR: Train to Busan (2016)

Re-watching the streaming-era zombie classic.

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NIGHT THREE: 🎃 BONUS #1 🎃 The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)

NIGHT THREE: 🎃 BONUS #1 🎃 The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)

Our first bonus pick parodies Hooper's original classic amidst the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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NIGHT TWO: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)

NIGHT TWO: The Conjuring: Last Rites (2025)

The most normcore horror franchise finally comes to a close

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NIGHT ONE: Ash (2025)

NIGHT ONE: Ash (2025)

Kicking off Hooptober with Flying Lotus's psychedelic-noir take on ALIEN

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Wherefore Hooptober?

Wherefore Hooptober?

A brief rundown for those just tuning in

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