The best time of the year is upon us (that's Halloween, people) and that means Cinemonster has once again graced us with his annual horror challenge.

That's 31 films to watch by the end of Halloween night. As per my tradition, all films are new to me (except for 2 unavoidable exceptions), so no rewatches here.

The challenge rules are as follows:

6 Countries:
USA, United Kingdom, France, Italy, Mexico, Hong Kong, Japan

6 Decades:
Every decade is covered from 1920s through 2010s, for a total of 10 decades.

6 Films from Before 1966:
The Unknown (1927), Son of Frankenstein (1939), Dead of Night (1945), Revenge of the Creature (1955), A Bucket of Blood (1959), The Whip and the Body (1963), At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964), The Last Man on Earth (1964), Tomb of Ligeia (1964)

6 Films whose year ends in '6':
Demons 2 (1986), Terror at Tenkiller (1986), Devil's Woman (1996) The Damned Thing (2006), Terrifier (2016), The Untamed (2016)

6 Films featuring work from the following: John Carl Buechler, Jack Pierce, Rob Bottin, Screaming Mad George, Lon Chaney and Carlo Rambaldi:
Buechler: Mausoleum (1983)
Pierce: Son of Frankenstein (1939)
Bottin: Deep Rising (1998) (Rewatch, I've seen all of Bottin's horror work)
Screaming Mad George: Curse II: The Bite (1989)
Chaney: The Unknown (1927)
Rambaldi: Night of the Devils (1972)

The 6th Film of a Franchise:
Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood (2003)

1 Reptile Rampage Film as Tribute to Crawl:
Alligator 2: The Mutation (1991)

2 Women-Directed Films:
American Mary (2012), Trouble Every Day (2001)

The Lowest Rated Film from the 80s That You Can Access:
Terror at Tenkiller (1986)

1 Film Where the Men and Women of the Church Are Having a Bad Day:
Twins of Evil (1971)

1 Larry Cohen or Dick Miller Film:
Why not both?
Larry Cohen: It Lives Again (1978)
Dick Miller: A Bucket of Blood (1959)

1 Classic Universal:
Revenge of the Creature (1955), Son of Frankenstein (1939)

1 Film with Dee Wallace in it:
Alligator II: The Mutation (1991), Critters Attack! (2019)

1 Film with a Black Director or Predominantly Black Cast. (NO JORDAN PEELE):
Bones (2001)

1 Film from a Mexican Director (NO GUILLERMO DEL TORO, but it can be Gigi Saul Guerrero or Issa López):
The Untamed (2016)

And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film):
The Damned Thing (2006)

EXTRA CREDIT:
Horror Noire
Innocent Blood (Rewatch)

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This is my 5th Hoop-Tober, and I can honestly say I look forward to it all year long. Thanks again to Cinemonster for keeping up the tradition. Looking forward to checking out all the lists.