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Excited to be taking part in my first Hooptober!

Unfortunately October and the rest of the year are super busy for me, but I've been looking forward to participating in Hooptober 5.0 since joining Letterboxd earlier this year. So I'm going to allow myself until the end of the year to finish this list.

I must write a review for every film, none of which I've seen before.

Below are the list of rules for Hooptober 5.0 as well as my choices for each category.

QUICK EASY RULES:

10 'Anniversary Films'
(Release years ending in an 8, excluding 2018)

1. Ringu (1998)
2. The Man Who Laughs (1928)
3. Kuroneko (1968)
4. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
5. Dawn of the Dead (1978)
6. Patrick (1978)
7. Pin (1988)
8. I Spit on Your Grave (1978)
9. Magic (1978)
10. The Blob (1988)

6 Countries

1. Japan (Ringu, Kuroneko, Ju-on: the Grudge)
2. Italy (Island of the Fishmen)
3. France (In My Skin)
4. Spain ([REC]², Timecrimes)
5. Germany (Nosferatu)
6. South Korea (I Saw The Devil)

6 Decades

1. 1920s (The Man Who Laughs, Nosferatu)
2. 1960s (The Innocents, The Birds, Repulsion, Kuroneko, Night of the Living Dead)
3. 1970s ( Don't Look Now, Dawn of the Dead, Patrick, I Spit on Your Grave, Magic, Island of the Fishmen, Salem's Lot)
4. 1980s (Maniac, The Dead Zone, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Hellraiser, Near Dark, Pin, The Blob)
5. 1990s (Castle Freak, Ringu)
6. 2000s (Jeepers Creepers, Ju-on: The Grudge, In My Skin, Timecrimes, [REC]²)

6 Films from Before 1970

1. The Man Who Laughs (1928)
2. Kuroneko (1968)
3. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
4. Repulsion (1965)
5. Nosferatu (1922)
6. The Innocents (1961)

6 Films from the Following: Romero, Cronenberg, Clive Barker, Terrence Fischer, Sergio Martino, Bill Lustig
(mix-and-match, or all one)

1. Night of the Living Dead (Romero)
2. Dawn of the Dead (Romero)
3. The Dead Zone (Cronenberg)
4. Hellraiser (Barker)
5. Island of the Fishmen (Martino)
6. Maniac (Lustig)

2 Flying Things that Kill You Films

1. Jeepers Creepers (2001)
2. The Birds (1963)

1 Silent Film as a Tribute to "A Quiet Place"

1. The Man Who Laughs (1928)

1 Aquatic Menace Film as a Tribute to "The Meg"

1. Island of the Fishmen (1979)

2 Women Directed Films

1. Near Dark (Kathryn Bigelow)
2. In My Skin (Marina de Van)

1 Inanimate Object Comes Alive Film

1. Pin (1988)

1 Film with Barbara Crampton in it

1. Castle Freak (1995)

2 Tobe Hooper Films

1. Salem's Lot (1979)
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986)