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Hooptober IX: The one before X

This is my third year participating in Hooptober. As with the last two, my list is comprised of all new-to-me movies, so I haven't seen any of these before. 31 movies by the end of October. Have fun everybody!

Thanks to Cinemonster for keeping this running. Here are the criteria this year:

6 countries
8 decades
2 insect-centered films
1 horror film set in space or the future
2 animated films
1 bloodthirsty old person/people film
2 1970s regional US films
1 worst horror sequel from the 1990s 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. 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. (NOT JR)
...And 1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)

  • Barbarian
  • The Brood
  • Men
  • Carrie
  • Monster House
  • The House of the Devil
  • The Omen
  • Oxygen
  • Brain Damage
  • The Lair of the White Worm
  • Perfect Blue
  • Jennifer's Body
  • Pet Sematary
  • The Curse of Frankenstein
  • The Phantom of the Opera
  • Honeydew
  • Mimic
  • Mom and Dad
  • When a Stranger Calls
  • The Hands of Orlac
  • Malignant
  • Howling II: Stirba - Werewolf Bitch
  • The Wicker Man
  • Body Bags
  • Grizzly
  • Mako: The Jaws of Death
  • Eight Legged Freaks
  • The Town That Dreaded Sundown
  • Howling: New Moon Rising
  • Ghoulies
  • Blood Harvest