Thanks to the Cinemonster for continuing the celebration of this most hallowed of holidays. Here's the rules:

letterboxd.com/cinemonster/list/hooptober-ocho-the-only-way-to-stop-a-bad/

I'm borrowing a few ones I already wanted to see from Cinemonster's list, since this year heavily coincides with my own interests already. And, as always, I'm trying to make this and short and doable as possible, so I'm doubling up as much as I can. Here's my fulfillment of the criteria:

6 countries (I am not counting the USA, feels like cheating. I usually go over and I probably will again this year)

1. SOUTH KOREA:
- [x] A tale of two sisters (2003, South Korea)

2. JAPAN:
- [x] Cold Fish (2010, Japan)
- [x] Cure (1997, Japan)

3. UK:
- [x] The Skull (1965, UK)
- [x] Witchfinder General (1968, UK)
- [x] The Gorgon (1964, UK)
- [x] Taste of Fear (1961, UK)

4. Estonia
- [x] Nobember (2017, Estonia)

5. France
- [x] Possession (1981, France/Germany)

6. Germany
- [x] Possession (1981, France/Germany)
- [x] The Wolf House (2018, Chile/Germany)

7. Italy
- [x] The Beyond (1981, Italy)

8. Sweden
- [x] Haxan (1922, Sweden)

USA (does not count towards the 6 for me)
- [x] Body Bags (1993, US)
- [x] Candyman (2021, US)
- [x] What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962, US)
- [x] Blair Witch Project (1999, US)
- [x] My Bloody Valentine (1981, US)
- [x] Henry, Portrait of a serial killer (1986, US)
- [x] The Hitcher (1986, US)
- [x] Burnt Offerings, (1976, US)
- [x] Jaws 2 (1978, US)
- [x] Blacula (1972, US)
- [x] Night of the Living Dead (1968, US)

8 decades

1920s
- [x] Haxan (1922, Sweden)

1960s
- [x] The Skull (1965, UK)
- [x] Corruption (1968, UK)
- [x] Witchfinder General (1968, UK)
- [x] What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? (1962, US)
- [x] Night of the Living Dead (1968, US)

1970s
- [x] Burnt Offerings, (1976, US)
- [x] Jaws 2 (1978, US)
- [x] King Kong (1976, US)
- [x] Blacula (1972, US)

1980s
- [x] Possession (1981, France/Germany)
- [x] The Beyond (1981, Italy)
- [x] My Bloody Valentine (1981, US)
- [x] Dead and Buried (1981, US)
- [x] Henry: Portrait of a serial killer (1986, US)
- [x] 2. The Hitcher (1986, US)

1990s
- [x] Cure (1997, Japan)
- [x] Body Bags (1993, USA)
- [x] Blair Witch Project (1999, US)

2000s
- [x] A tale of two sisters (2003, South Korea)

2010s
- [x] November (2017, Estonia)
- [x] Cold Fish (2010, Japan)
- [x] The Wolf House (2018, Chile/Germany)

2020s
- [x] Candyman (2021, US)

2 folk horror
- [x] 1. November (2017, Estonia)
- [x] 2. Witchfinder General (1968, UK)

4 films from 1981
- [x] 1. Possession (1981, France/Germany)
- [x] 2. The Beyond (1981, Italy)
- [x] 3. My Bloody Valentine (1981, US)
- [x] 4. Dead and Buried (1981, US)

2 films from your birth year
- [x] 1. Henry: Portrait of a serial killer (1986, US)
- [x] 2. The Hitcher (1986, US)

2 haunted house films
- [x] 1. The Beyond (1981, Italy)
- [x] 2. Burnt offerings (1976, US)

The worst Part 2 that you haven't seen and can access. (I realize that this will take a little work)
- [x] Jaws 2 (1978, US)

1 film set in the woods
- [x] 1. Blair Witch Project (1999, US)

1 Kaiju or Kong film (not the new K v. G)
- [x] 1. King Kong (1976, US)

2 Hammer films
- [x] 1. The Gorgon (1964, UK)
- [x] 2. Taste of Fear (1961, UK)

3 films with a person of color as director or lead
- [x] 1. Candyman (2021, US)
- [x] 2. Blacula (1972, US)
- [x] 3. Night of the Living Dead (1968, US)

3 Asian horror films.
- [x] 1. A tale of two sisters (2003, South Korea)
- [x] 2. Cold Fish (2010, Japan)
- [x] 3. Cure (1997, Japan)

And 1 Tobe Hooper Films (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)
- [x] 1. Body Bags (1993, USA)

**FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: WATCH

- [x] JD's Revenge
- [x] The Skull and
- [ ] [The Scooby Doo Project](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPZWfXLTDuo)

I will not be watching The Scooby Doo Project. I'm subbing in ANGST (1983) because I'm curious and it's on Shudder right now but I couldn't quite make it fit any of the other criteria.

Update: I'm gonna throw a few extras from my own current horror interests in to get the number to 31, plus the 3 extra credit ones. For no particular reason other than I've been curious lately:

-The Night House
-Below
-Swallow
-Orphan
-The Shallows
-Black Christmas

UPDATE: I also watched MALIGNANT so I guess I'll count that too.

UPDATE AGAIN: I also watched HOUSE ON HAUNTED HILL (1959), which rules