Another year, another Hooptober. This is my second year participating and I couldn't be more excited. Horror has always been one of my favorite genres and this challenge is a good excuse to branch out and check out some movies in the genre that I might not have gotten around to otherwise, especially this year with things like the 1970s regional horror or the insect criteria, which are two subcategories I've never really dug into until now. Thanks as always to Cinemonster for putting this together every year. Without his hard work, there would be no Hooptober. Here's this year's criteria, which can be found on his list here: boxd.it/gLelm

QUICK EASY 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.

Started: 9/15/2022
Finished: 10/30/2022