31 days of October, 31 horror movies to watch — it's the Letterboxd annual Hoop-tober challenge!

Previously: The only thing we have to fear, is Hoop-tober 4.O

Last year I overestimated the availability of some of the films I selected. Have to be a bit more careful this year.

See Cinemonster’s list for the main event.

10 “anniversary” films (Release year ends with 8)

1. 1958 — The Blob
2. 1968 — Rosemary’s Baby
3. 1968 — Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
4. 1978 — Halloween
5. 1988 — Night of the Demons
6. 1988 — Monkey Shines
7. 1988 — Dead Ringers
8. 1998 — Blade
9. 2008 — The Midnight Meat Train
10. 2008 — Cloverfield

6 countries

1. Italy — All the Colors of the Dark
2. UK — The Wicker Man
3. Australia — The Loved Ones
4. Canada — The Babadook
5. France — Raw
6. Spain — The Shallows

6 decades

1. ’60s — Village of the Damned
2. ’70s — Scars of Dracula
3. ’80s — Maniac
4. ’90s — Candyman
5. ’00s — The Damned Thing
6. ’10s — The Babadook

6 pre-1970 films

1. 1954 — Creature from the Black Lagoon
2. 1958 — The Blob
3. 1960 — Village of the Damned
4. 1960 — House of Usher
5. 1968 — Rosemary’s Baby
6. 1968 — Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

6 genre director films
Romero, Cronenberg, Clive Barker, Terence Fisher, Sergio Martino, Bill Lustig

1. Martino — All the Colors of the Dark
2. Lustig — Maniac
3. Cronenberg — The Fly
4. Romero — Monkey Shines
5. Cronenberg — Dead Ringers
6. Barker† — The Midnight Meat Train

† Doesn’t technically fit in this category since Barker wrote but didn’t direct.

2 flying things that kill you films

1. The Fly
2. Candyman

1 silent film (tribute to A Quiet Place)

1. Nosferatu

1 aquatic menace film (tribute to The Meg)

1. The Shallows

2 women-directed films

1. Raw
2. The Babadook

1 inanimate object comes alive film

1. Christine

1 Barbara Crampton film

1. From Beyond

2 Tobe Hooper films

1. Poltergeist
2. The Damned Thing