My first time doing Hooptober and I’m trying to keep it fresh with as many new watches as possible, with some of my favorites. Cheers to Tobe Hooper for giving us a reason to dig deeper into horror every year.

Movies are in planned watch order, NOT ranked.

letterboxd.com/cinemonster/list/the-twelfth-of-hooptober-diary-of-a-madman/

There must be 31 horror films:

6 countries (other than Italy or US):
Japan, Canada, Mexico, Russia, UK, France/Poland/West Germany

9 decades:
1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s

5 Zombie Films:
Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, One Cut of the Dead, Pontypool, 28 Years Later

3 cult or conspiracy horror films:
The Wicker Man, Kill List, The Invitation

1 film from a Black director with a Black lead:
Ganja & Hess

1 film from a Mexican or Central American director:
Cronos

1 Canadian film:
Ginger Snaps

1 former Soviet state film:
Come and See

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

2 Post Apocalyptic horror films:
28 Years Later, Hardware

1 Film with dreams or a dream as part of the plot:
Dreamscape

1 "The animals are pissed at us" film:
Jaws

1 Silent film:
Nosferatu

4 based on Novels:
Jaws, The Haunting, The Thing, Interview with the Vampire

Any film from THIS list that you haven't seen:
Squirm

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):
The Wizard of Oz

And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film):
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Extras (optional):
Night of the Eagle, The German Chainsaw Massacre, Trick or Treat