Wait, do you hear that? The ghostly wail off in the distance? The creaking of an old wooden door? The scratching of long, sharp nails against the stone of the haunted castle walls? They're the tell-tale signs that it's the spooky time of year, which means it's time for yet another Hooptober marathon.

This year marks my 6th Hooptober, an annual tradition that I have been eagerly awaiting for months. While I by no means limit my consumption of horror to the fall months, Hooptober always offers a great chance to explore the elusive films in the genre, and to find hidden gems that would otherwise have passed me by. This time I made it a point to choose movies that have sat in my watchlist for years from making Hooptober lists, so I am very excited to finally give them a watch. As always, I will be placing these movies in the order I watched them, and posting reviews for each. If I manage to complete my list early, any additional films will be added and reviewed as well.

Rules:
There must be 31 films
6 countries
8 decades
2 insect centered films
1 horror film set in space or the future (relative to when it was released)
2 animated films
1 bloodthirsty old person/people film
2 1970s regional US films (Thanks Sean Young)
The worst horror sequel from the 1990s that you haven't seen and can access. (I realize that this will take a little work)
1 German Silent
5 Films from David Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B. Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Houck Jr.
2 Christopher Lee films
1 film with a musician or band in it
1 Stephen King adaptation that is not the first go around.
1 Lon Chaney film.

And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)

***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: WATCH The Last Circus and Silent Madness. Like last year, there is a third film: Pennywise: The Story of It.