I am indescribably ecstatic for another Hooptober (my fourth), the only Letterboxd challenge in which the glee of day long movie marathons, carefully curated theater events, and late night, heavy-lidded VHS viewings is matched by the giddy anticipation of simply building the fucking list. It's amazing how many horror films I don't watch throughout the year just to save them for this juiced-up scary season undertaking. Have fun, everybody!!

Here is Cinemonster's criteria for Hooptober Ocho:

6 countries
8 decades
2 folk horror films
4 films from 1981
2 films from your birth year
2 haunted house films
The worst part II horror film that you have not seen and can access
1 film set in the woods
1 kaiju or Kong film
2 Hammer films
3 films with a person of color as director or lead (excluding Asian)
3 Asian horror films
1 Tobe Hooper film
EXTRA CREDIT: J.D.’s Revenge, The Skull, The Scooby-Doo Project

- All criteria are compacted into my first 19 films.

- I'm starting SEPT 15. I'll definitely be adding more movies to the pile as things shake out.

REWATCHES:
Psycho (1960)
Night of the Comet (1984)
Saw (2004)
J.D.'s Revenge (1976)
The Innocents (1961)
The Wicker Man (1973)
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
The Blob (1988)
House (1977)
The Shining (1980)
Young Frankenstein (1972)
Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Ghostwatch (1992)
Onibaba (1964)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Let the Right One In (2008)
The Thing (1982)
Carrie (1976)
Beetlejuice (1988)
The Lure (2015)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

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