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Hooptober 9.0: The Ninth Configuration

Greetings once again. A massive thank you to Cinemonster for hosting this as he does every year. I've been waiting anxiously for the rules to drop, and they're finally here. This year's selection might be one of the most chaotic yet, creating an eclectic collection of horrors comprising of quite a few that have been on my radar and many that are completely outside of my comfort zone. Viewing begins on 1st October, so let's crack on with the list.

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…

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  • The Wicker Man
  • Them!
  • Mimic
  • Inferno
  • Contamination
  • Possession
  • Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
  • Perfect Blue
  • The Changeling
  • X
  • Day Shift
  • Hungry Wives
  • The Crazies
  • The Company of Wolves
  • From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
  • Tenebre
  • Vampyr
  • Deep Red
  • The Dead Zone
  • The Innkeepers
  • The Legend of Boggy Creek
  • Mako: The Jaws of Death
  • Mad Love
  • The Mummy
  • Sleepy Hollow
  • Deep Blue Sea
  • The Invisible Man
  • It
  • Grave Encounters
  • The Phantom of the Opera
  • Body Bags