Very excited for my sixth Hooptober! In addition to the criteria, I want to try and watch at least one film at a nearby independent cinema and one newly released film at a theater. For the first, my current plan is Chinese Ghost Story since it will be screening near me. For the second one, I'm banking on del Toro's Frankstein to release in theaters October 17th near me but my backup for Mexican director is: Tigers Are Not Afraid.
Also trying to do the extra credit films for the first time.

Progress 17/31

Original list thanks to Cinemonster for starting this challenge! All first time watches except for Wizard of Oz

My previous Hooptober lists:
Hooptober 7 Hooptober 8
Hooptober 9 Hooptober 10
Hooptober 11

6 countries (other than Italy or US)
A Page of Madness (Japan)
Visions of Suffering (Russia)
The Vourdalak (France)
A Chinese Ghost Story (China)
Third Part of the Night (Poland)
November (Estonia)

9 decades
20s (Page of Madness)
30s (Vampyr)
40s (Cat People)
70s (Messiah of Evil)
80s (Day of The Dead)
90s (Wild Zero)
00s (Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust)
10s (Beyond the Black Rainbow)
20s (Hot Spring Shark Attack)

5 Zombie Films
Day of the Dead
The Living Dead Girl
Wild Zero
Messiah of Evil
Queens of the Dead

3 cult or conspiracy horror films
The Faculty
Beyond the Black Rainbow
All the Colors of the Dark

1 film from a Black director with a Black lead
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

1 film from a Mexican or Central American director
Frankenstein (2025)

1 Canadian film
Beyond the Black Rainbow

1 Russian or former Russian state film
Visions of Suffering

The most popular film from the 1940s that you haven't seen and can access..
Cat People

2 Post Apocalyptic horror films
Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust
Malice@Doll

1 Film with dreams or a dream as part of the plot
Inland Empire or Moon Garden

1 The animals are pissed at us film
Hot Spring Shark Attack

1 Silent film
Page of Madness

4 based on Novels
Bram Stoker's Dracula
November
Frankenstein (2025)
The Vourdalak

Any film from THIS list that you haven't seen.
A Chinese Ghost Story

1 Ernesto Gastaldi written film
All the Colors of the Dark

1 film from 1932
Vampyr

I have never made a specific film a part of this before, but WIZARD of OZ ('39)
Wizard of Oz

And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)
Body Bags