Sep 15, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min · 12 segments
This week Courtney, Whitney, and Jake preview their upcoming participation in this year's Hooptober. They compare lists and get each other hyped for the annual horror watch project. Follow along with…
So let's, uh, let's, let's go through the, uh, the treasure map, the pre- the prerequisites, the requirements.
Six countries, nine decades, five sequels, one Steve Miner film, one meta-horror, one film with massacre in the title, one film with devil in the title, two films that Screaming Mad George worked on, one Romero film, one film from a Black director, one Michael Gow film, one haunted house/building/room film, one film with a character or actor that you had a crush on when you were younger, you gotta tell us who it is, one film that Tom Savini worked on, one cursed item film, one film with LGBTQIA+ character or story, one bad kid film, one Sam Neill film.
Ugh, heartbreaking.
I, I-
[laughs]
That one's gon- w- we're gonna talk about it 'cause that one's getting to be-
Control, Washing Possession
... what's gonna make me, gonna make me emotional.
Moving on.
One inanimate object is alive film, one horror at sea, two Bela Lugosi films, two films that Harry Manfredi worked on.
Well, nope, botch that one.
Manfredini did the score for.
And, uh, lowest rated film from the 1980s that you have not seen, one film from 1981 you haven't seen, and of course, one Tobe Hooper film.
There must always be a Hooper film.
Uh, and for extra credit, uh, you know, you can do Dead Aunt, Shriek of the Mutilated, Night of the Living Douche, shout out Casper Kelly.
Uh, and I think there's, like, a couple spinoff things if you want to do even more extra credit or need a bailout option.
Wolf Girl.
Wolf Girl.
Shout her out.
Um, what category do you guys wanna start with?
From the top.
From the top? Six, [laughs] extra credit.
Oh.
So let's, uh, let's, let's go through the, uh, the treasure map, the pre- the prerequisites, the requirements.
Six countries, nine decades, five sequels, one Steve Miner film, one meta-horror, one film with massacre in the title, one film with devil in the title, two films that Screaming Mad George worked on, one Romero film, one film from a Black director, one Michael Gow film, one haunted house/building/room film, one film with a character or actor that you had a crush on when you were younger, you gotta tell us who it is, one film that Tom Savini worked on, one cursed item film, one film with LGBTQIA+ character or story, one bad kid film, one Sam Neill film.
Ugh, heartbreaking.
I, I-
[laughs]
That one's gon- w- we're gonna talk about it 'cause that one's getting to be-
Control, Washing Possession
... what's gonna make me, gonna make me emotional.
Moving on.
One inanimate object is alive film, one horror at sea, two Bela Lugosi films, two films that Harry Manfredi worked on.
Well, nope, botch that one.
Manfredini did the score for.
And, uh, lowest rated film from the 1980s that you have not seen, one film from 1981 you haven't seen, and of course, one Tobe Hooper film.
There must always be a Hooper film.
Uh, and for extra credit, uh, you know, you can do Dead Aunt, Shriek of the Mutilated, Night of the Living Douche, shout out Casper Kelly.
Uh, and I think there's, like, a couple spinoff things if you want to do even more extra credit or need a bailout option.
Wolf Girl.
Wolf Girl.
Shout her out.
Um, what category do you guys wanna start with?
From the top.
From the top? Six, [laughs] extra credit.
Oh.
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