Twelve years in, and the Hooptober tradition still thrives with over 31 horror films combined together by Cinemonster’s unique set of rules. This year’s lineup mixes canon classics, cult gems, and deep cuts.

👉 Link to Cinemonster’s original Hooptober 12 rules list here

6 countries (other than Italy or US)
– Vampyr (1932, Denmark/Germany)
– Viy (1967, USSR)
– Hardware (1990, UK)
– The Lure (2015, Poland)
– La Llorona (2019, Guatemala)
– REC (2007, Spain)
– Rogue (2007, Australia)
– Angst (1983, Austria)
– Satan (2006, France)
– Violation (2020, Canada)

9 decades
1920s – The Man Who Laughs (1928)
1930s – Vampyr (1932), The Wizard of Oz (1939)
1940s – Cat People (1942)
1950s – Godzilla (1954)
1960s – The Innocents (1961), The Haunting (1963), Peeping Tom (1960), Night of the Living Dead (1968)
1970s – The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), All the Colors of the Dark (1972), Suspiria (1977)
1980s – The Hunger (1983), The Return of the Living Dead (1985), Paperhouse (1988), Angst (1983)
1990s – Misery (1990), Hardware (1990), Def by Temptation (1990)
2000s – REC (2007), Pontypool (2008), Satan (2006)
2010s – The Sacrament (2013), The Conspiracy (2012), The Endless (2017), The Divide (2011), The Lure (2015), La Llorona (2019), Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014), Antichrist (2009)
2020s – Violation (2020)

5 Zombie Films
– Night of the Living Dead (1968)
– REC (2007, Spain)
– The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
– Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014, Norway)
– Pontypool (2008, Canada)

3 Cult or Conspiracy Horror Films
– The Sacrament (2013)
– The Conspiracy (2012)
– The Endless (2017)

1 Film from a Black Director with a Black Lead
– Def by Temptation (1990, James Bond III)

1 Film from a Mexican or Central American Director
– La Llorona (2019, Guatemala)

1 Canadian Film
– Pontypool (2008, Canada)

1 Former Soviet State Film
– Viy (1967, USSR)

The Most Popular Film from the 1940s
– Cat People (1942)

2 Post Apocalyptic Horror Films
– Hardware (1990, UK)
– The Divide (2011)

1 Film with Dreams as Part of the Plot
– Paperhouse (1988)

1 “Animals Are Pissed at Us” Film
– Rogue (2007, Australia)

1 Silent Film
– The Man Who Laughs (1928)

4 Based on Novels
– The Innocents (1961, Henry James – The Turn of the Screw)
– The Haunting (1963, Shirley Jackson – The Haunting of Hill House)
– Misery (1990, Stephen King)
– The Hunger (1983, Whitley Strieber)

Any film from THIS list that you haven’t seen
– Suspiria (1977)

1 Ernesto Gastaldi Written Film
– All the Colors of the Dark (1972)

1 Film from 1932
– Vampyr (1932)

Wizard of Oz (1939)
– The Wizard of Oz (1939)

1 Tobe Hooper Film (Always Required)
– The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)

Remaining Films (to reach 31 total)

– Peeping Tom (1960)
– Antichrist (2009)
– Satan (2006)

Extra Credit (in addition to the 31)

– Burn Witch Burn (1962)
– The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)
– Trick or Treat (1986)