Stoked to finally be taking the blood soaked plunge for Hooptober. All first time viewings. Shout out to Cinemonster for shepherding us through this spoozy szn. Here is his list and rules for Hooptober Eight: letterboxd.com/cinemonster/list/hooptober-ocho-the-only-way-to-stop-a-bad/

2021 rules and films on my list for each category

6 Countries
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (Iran)
House (Japan)
The Host (South Korea)
Tenebre (Italy)
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (USA)
Nosferatu (Germany)

8 Decades
Nosferatu (1920's)
Dracula (1950's)
Rosemary's Baby (1960's)
Dawn of the Dead (1970's)
The House On Sorority Row (1980's)
Ringu (1990's)
Summer of '84 (2010's)
Censor (2020's)

2 Folk Horror
The Wicker Man
The Witch

4 Films from 1981
Possession
The Burning
My Bloody Valentine
Scanners

2 Films From Your Birth Year (1987)
A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors
Hellraiser

2 Haunted House Films
The Rental
The Innocents

The Worst part 2 that you haven't seen and can access
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2

1 Film Set in the Woods
Wrong Turn

1 Kaiju or Kong film
Godzilla (1954)

2 Hammer Films
Twins of Evil
Dracula

3 films with a person of color as director or lead
Sugar Hill
Werewolves Within
Candyman (2021)

3 Asian Horror Films
House
The Host
Ringu

And 1 Tobe Hooper Films (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)
Texas Chainsaw Massacre