Wow, five years of Hooptober! I cannot believe it's been that long.

I just turned 30 and I'm still one credit away from a library science degree, but I've shed the toxic public library job for an amazing eight month co-op that's just ended. When I watch these films I'll be in my final class and working a few shifts a week at my local independent theatre. While it feels a bit like I've taken one step forward and two steps back, I'm excited for the future in a way that I haven't been these last few years.

Part of that excitement for me this year has been anticipating Hooptober and looking forward to participating in this horizon-widening, communal challenge. It's gonna be a blast! :D Thank you, Cinemonster! Here's the rules:

There must be 31 films
6 countries: USA, UK, Canada, Italy, Germany, Japan
8 decades: 1920s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s
2 insect centered films: The Hellstrom Chronicle, Mimic
1 horror film set in space or the future: Leprechaun 4: In Space
2 animated films: Vampire Hunter D, Hotel Transylvania
1 bloodthirsty old person/people film: Relic
2 1970s regional US films: Creature from Black Lake, The Legend of Boggy Creek
The worst horror sequel from the 1990s that you haven't seen and can access: Leprechaun 4: In Space
1 German Silent: The Golem: How He Came into the World
5 Films from David Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B. Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Houck Jr.: Creature from Black Lake, The Legend of Boggy Creek, Whiskey Mountain, Blood Harvest, Crimes of the Future
2 Christopher Lee films: The Whip and the Body, Horror Express
1 film with a musician or band in it: Blood Harvest
1 Stephen King adaptation that is not the first go around: Pet Sematary
1 Lon Chaney film: The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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