It's returned to Letterboxd... and it's returning to the birth-state of its namesake!

Below are the rules for this year's Hooptober put forth by host and challenge creator Cinemonster as well as my choices for each criteria.

Also, I made sure to primarily choose films I've never seen as a bonus and am including any additional horror-related films I watch during this time as Bonus Watches.

I hope to keep the majority of this list set, but it is of course subject to change due to streaming/general availability.

As always, good night, pray for day… and happy horror watching during this Hooptober season!

Thank you again as always, Cinemonster, for putting on this fantastic event.

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My Past Hooptober Lists

It’ll Tear Your Soul Apart: Hooptober X

Know Its Name. Fear Its Power. Hooptober 9

Beyond Science. Beyond Sanity. Beyond My Reach?: Hooptober Ocho

Something Strange is Happening on this Site: Hooptober Se7en

If This Challenge Doesn’t Make Your Skin Crawl…
You’re Not Doing It Right!: Hooptober 6.0

Something Has Found Me… It’s Hooptober 5.0!

Will I survive and what will be left of me?: Hooptober 4.0

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"QUICK EASY RULES:

There Must Be 31 Horror Films

6 Countries
UK, USA, Spain, Italy, India and France (+ more!)

8 Decades (4/8)
2020s, 80s, 2000s, 70s, 1920s, 60s, 90s and 2010s

ALL of the Films from a Horror Franchise with at Least 4 Entries (if there is a hard reboot, you can choose whichever has 4+ that you prefer) (1/7)
Alien (1979)
Aliens (1986)
Alien 3 (1992)
Alien: Resurrection (1997)
Prometheus (2012)
Alien: Covenant (2017)
Alien: Romulus (2024)

1 Film by Wes Craven
Scream (1996)

1 Film Caused By/Worsened By Weather (1/1)
Silent Hill (2006)

1 Film Starring a Black Woman
Sugar Hill (1974)

1 Donald Sutherland Film
Fanatic (1965)

3 Films from New World Pictures (2/3)
The Stuff (1985)
Slugs (1988)
C.H.U.D. (1984)

2 Indian Films
Raaz (2002)
Alone (2015)

4 Italian Films (1/4)
Demons (1971)
Cemetery Man (1994)
Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966)
Spring (2014)

2 Horror Comedies (1/2)
The Stuff (1985)
Cemetery Man (1994)

2 Films Made Primarily or Entirely in Texas (2/2)
Friday the 13th (2009)
Death Proof (2007)

1 Film that Exists in at Least 2 Available Cuts (You only have to watch one. Bonus points if you watch them all)
Alien 3 (1992)

1 Robert Wiene Film
The Hands of Orlac (1924)

1 Michael Soavi Film
Cemetery Man (1994)

1 Film from 2011
Absentia (2011)

1 Film from 1984
C.H.U.D. (1984)

And

1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film)
Invaders from Mars (1986)

***FOR THOSE THAT LIKE TO DO EXTRA WORK: WATCH Cyclone and Crawlspace. Like last year, there is a third film: We Are Zombies.

****I'm proud to have Screambox back as a partner, this year.

A code is coming soon for a complimentary trial that you can use to watch We Are Zombies.

There is a lot of cool stuff on Screambox, so enjoy. 🎃

- Review Them All. (eek)

Clearly one film can satisfy multiple criteria. Viewing and reviewing will begin at 12:01am CST on Sept 15th."