I'd usually never attempt to complete one of these watchlist challenges, but Hooptober is kind of a big deal. Since the last time I took this dark oath, my horror proficiency has skyrocketed. I'm no longer so naive to the world of Carpenter, Craven, Romero and Argento. That means for my second go at Letterboxd's most famous annual tradition my picks are going to be weirder, wilder, and more freakish than ever before. Just like last time I have not seen a single film on this list - meaning there shall be 31 fresh spooks on the menu. I'll indubitably begin checking these off in late September to ensure I complete every requirement ahead of Halloween.

REQUIREMENTS:

The 10 Anniversary Movies: Dawn of the Dead, Halloween, Cloverfield, Toby Dammit, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Child's Play, Kuroneko, Dracula, Hour of the Wolf, They Live

The 6 Countries: USA (The Birds), Australia (The Babadook), England (Hellraiser), Canada (Scanners), Austria (Funny Games), Germany (Nosferatu)

The 6 Decades: Every decade 1920s and on besides 30s

The 6 Pre-1970 Movies: Nosferatu, Hour of the Wolf, The Birds, Toby Dammit, Cat People, Dracula

The 6 Director-Specific Movies: Dawn of the Dead & Creepshow (Romero), Scanners & The Fly (Cronenberg), Hellraiser (Clive Barker), Dracula (Terrence Fischer)

The Two Flying Menaces: Birds (The Birds), Ghosts (Kuroneko)

The Silent Film: Nosferatu

The Aquatic Terror: Crocodile (Eaten Alive)

The Female-Directed Films: A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, The Babadook

The Barbra Crampton Pick: Re-Animator

The Inanimate Object: Doll (Child’s Play)

The Tobe Hooper Memorial Picks: Lifeforce, Eaten Alive

Want to participate yourself? Check out cinemonster's original list for details. Happy haunting!