my first hooptober! consensus for a hooptober list is as follows:

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 released)
2 animated films
1 bloodthirsty old person/people film
2 1970s regional US films
the worst horror sequel from the 90s that you haven’t seen
1 german silent film
5 films from David Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Chuck Jr
2 Christopher Lee films
1 film with a musician or band in it 
1 Stephen King adaptation that isn’t the first go around
1 Lon Chaney film (not Jr)
and 1 Tobe Hooper film

EXTRA WORK: the last circus, silent madness and pennywise the story of it