I do 31 horror movies (almost) every October but this year I’m following the Hooptober 12 rules! Intending to be all first time watches except The Wizard of Oz... though I reserve the right to mix it up.
Hooptober 12

QUICK EASY RULES:

There must be 31 horror films
6 countries (other than Italy or US)
Japan - X-Cross (2007)
Germany - German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)
Hong Kong - Kung Fu Zombie (1981)
Spain - [REC]2 (2009)
Australia - Dark Age (1987)
Canada - Rituals (1977)
Korea - Thirst (2009)

9 decades
20s - Haxan (1922)
30s - Freaks (1932)
40s - Cat People (1942)
60s - Viy (1967)
70s - Magic (1978)
80s - City of the Living Dead (1980)
90s - Hardware (1990)
00s - X-Cross (2007)
10s - Beyond The Black Rainbow (2010)
20s - Clown In A Cornfield (2025)

5 Zombie Films
City of the Living Dead (1980)
Night of the Comet (1984)
Dead End (2003)
Kung Fu Zombie (1981)
[REC]2 (2009)
Zombie (1979)
Cemetery Man (1994)

3 cult or conspiracy horror films
Satan's Slave (1976)
Wrong Turn (2021)
The Devils (1971)

1 film from a Black director with a Black lead
Sinners (2025)

1 film from a Mexican or Central American director
Mimic (1997)

1 Canadian film
Rituals (1977)

1 former Soviet state film
Viy (1967)

The most popular film from the 1940s that you haven't seen and can access
Cat People (1942)

2 Post Apocalyptic horror films:
Hardware (1990)
Night of the Comet (1984)

1 Film with dreams or a dream as part of the plot
Beyond The Black Rainbow (2010)

1 The animals are pissed at us film
Eaten Alive (1976)

1 Silent film
Haxan (1922)

4 based on Novels
Magic (1978)
Nightbreed (1990)
Clown in a Cornfield (2025)
Cemetery Man (1994)

Any film from THIS list that you haven't seen.
Brain Damage (1988)
The Stuff (1985)

1 Ernesto Gastaldi written film
The Strange Vice of Mrs. Wardh (1971)

1 film from 1932
Freaks (1932)

I have never made a specific film a part of this before, but WIZARD of OZ ('39)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)

And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)
Eaten Alive (1976)

***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK:
Burn Witch Burn ✔️
German Chainsaw Massacre ✔️ 
Trick or Treat (1986) ✔️

-review them all.(eek)

Clearly one film can satisfy multiple criteria. Viewing and reviewing will begin at 12:01am cst on Sept 15th.