I managed to finish Hooptober Six last year with zero rewatches. It was a lot of fun, so I'm hoping to do the same again this year, although I'm slightly less excited about my options overall. Nonetheless, I expect there's some great stuff in here, and as always, I'm hoping for some surprises. Because surprises are spooky.

I also made a Hooptober Draft Pool / Horror Watchlist for future fear-based cinematic challenges. And of course, check out Cinemonster's original list for rules and related details, or else read on for my reviews and fulfilled criteria. Thanks!

Reviews at a glance:
09/16 - Creepshow - ★★★
09/17 - Candyman - ★★★½
09/21 - It Chapter Two - ★
09/23 - Angst - ★★★
09/23 - Spiral - ★★
10/03 - The Brood - ★★★
10/04 - Images - ★★★★
10/30 - Host - ★★½
10/31 - Ghostwatch - ★★★★
10/31 - One Cut of the Dead - ★★★½

Ranked list:
1. Images
2. Ghostwatch
3. Candyman
4. One Cut of the Dead
5. The Brood
6. Angst
7. Creepshow
8. Host
9. Spiral
10. It Chapter Two

Cinemonster's criteria:
☑ 6 countries: Austria, Japan, South Korea, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Thailand
☑ 6 decades: 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
☑ 7 2nd films of franchises: Spiral, Brahms: The Boy II, Peninsula, Exorcist II: The Heretic, The Invisible Man Returns, It Chapter Two, Zombi 2, Ju-on: The Grudge 2
☑ 4 body horror films: Altered States, The Brood, Ginger Snaps, The Hands of Orlac
☑ 2 films from this year: Brahms: The Boy II, Peninsula, Host, Antebellum
☑ 3 disease based films: Spiral, Virus, Cure, Zombi 2, The Masque of the Red Death
☑ The highest rated horror film from the 50s that you haven't seen and can access: The Incredible Shrinking Man
☑ 1 film that is set entirely inside one location: The Old Dark House
☑ 1 Invisible Person film: The Invisible Man Returns
☑ 1 non-Dracula Hammer Film: Taste of Fear
☑ 2 films with a black director or predominantly black cast or lead: Candyman, Antebellum
☑ 1 film with a movie theater in it: Coming Soon
☑ 1 Tobe Hooper film: Lifeforce