Well here we go again. I might have more fun making the list than actually watching the movies. But, I love checking things off of my list also. It's wild how much horror I have seen and yet there is still so much more I have not seen.

By my math I have watched 341 horror movies by doing this challenge 11 times. But, I watch many more per year because I love the genre. And that's not counting what I watched in my first 35 years of life.

Much love to Cinemonster who puts this together with some help from Slappy: The original list and rules are here.

Here's how I filled out the rules this year:
- 6 countries – USA, Canada, Italy, Russian, French, England
- 9 decades 70s, 80s, 2020s, 40s, 30s, 20s, 2000s, 2010s, 50s
- 5 zombie – Dead of Night (1974), Messiah of Evil (1974), Rabid (1977), City of the Living Dead (1980), Return of the Living Dead part II (1988)
- 3 cult or conspiracy – Martyrs (2008), The Lodge (2019), Night of the Demon (1957)
- 1 Black director black lead – Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014)
- 1 Mexican or central American director – Huesera the Bone Woman (2022)
- 1 Canadian film – Rabid (1977)
- 1 Russian film – Viy (1967)
- 1940’s – The Uninvited (1944)
- 2 post apocalyptic – The Omega Man (1971), A Quiet Place day 1 (2024)
- 1 film with dreams – A Nighmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
- 1 pissed off animals – Crocodile (2000)
- 1 silent – The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
- 4 based on novels – The Phantom of the Opera (1925), The Omega Man (1971), The Uninvited (1944), Night of the Demon (1957)
- This list – 30 days of night (2008)
- 1 ernesto gastaldi – Torso (1973)
- 1 from 1932 – Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932)
- The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- 1 Tobe Hooper - Crocodile (2000)
- Bonus: Burn Witch Burn, German Chainsaw Massacre, Trick or Treat

I am so excited to get started. Hope everyone has a safe and fun Hooptober. We need community like this more than ever now. Much love to you all.