Ok, I did terrible last year, only squeaking out barely half of my list (hey, I work full-time and was in the midst of filming a documentary -- I think I did pretty good, considering...). So, here's what I'm gonna try and squeeze in over Sept/Oct 2017 (for some insane reason I went ahead and added 40 films -- we'll see how that goes 😬). I watched the 1990 It for the Hoop-tober 2.0 so I'm gonna pass on a rewatch this time around as I didn't love it enough to revisit this soon, but I may make it to the theater for the new one.

Initial Ratings and Viewing Order
No. 01 -- Possession (Andrzej Żuławski, 1981) ★★★
No. 02 -- Dr. Caligari (Stephen Sayadian, 1989) ★½
No. 03 -- The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (Dario Argento, 1970) ★★★★½
No. 04 -- The Invisible Man (James Whale, 1933) ★★★★ [rewatch]
No. 05 -- Cat People (Paul Schrader, 1982) ★★★★ [rewatch]
BONUS -- The Exorcist (William Friedkin, 1973) ★★★★ [rewatch]
No. 06 -- The Day of the Animals (William Girdler, 1977) ★★½
No. 07 -- Manhunter (Michael Mann, 1986) ★★★★½
No. 08 -- Exorcist II: The Heretic (John Boorman, 1977) ★★★½
No. 09 -- The Beast of Yucca Flats (Coleman Francis, 1961) ★★★ [rewatch]
No. 10 -- The Exorcist III (William Peter Blatty, 1990) ★★★½

Looking for recommendations for your own viewing? Here are some of my favorite Hoop-tober discoveries from the last couple of years.
B&W studio horror: The Seventh Victim (Mark Robson, 1943)
There's a reason people talk about Romero: Dawn of the Dead (George A. Romero, 1978)
Mainstream 90s horror: Misery (Rob Reiner, 1990)
WTF did I just watch: Der Fan AKA Trance (Eckhart Schmidt, 1982)
Bonkers supernatural New Orleans: J.D.'s Revenge (Arthur Marks, 1976)
There are masterpieces among us: Kuroneko (Kaneto Shindô, 1968)
The namesake: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974)
PS: (It was so good I rewatched it almost immediately)

Hoop-tober 3.0
Hoop-tober 2.0
Cult-tober: A Hoop-tober 1.0 Alternative

Thanks as always, Cinemonster.