*posted 8/26/2025

I submit myself again to the ancient tradition of Hooptober, as heralded by the cosmic entity known only through Letterboxd mythopoeia as...CINEMONSTER.

Here is the link to His official rules and criteria for the 2025 12th annual Hooptober

For what it's worth, here are all 10 of my previous Hooptober sessions
II (2015) | III (2016) | IV (2017) | V (2018) | VI (2019) | VII (2020) | XIII (2021) | IX (2022) | X (2023) | XI (2024)

6 Countries (Not USA or Italy)
1. England: Scars of Dracula (1970)
2. Mexico: El Libro de Piedra (1969)
3. Switzerland: Therapy for a Vampire (2014)
4. China: Phantom of the Theatre (2016)
5. Germany: The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)
6. Japan: The Machine Girl (2008)

9 Decades
'40s: The Climax (1944)
'50s: Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956)
'60s: I Saw What You Did (1965)
'70s: Encounter with the Unknown (1972)
'80s: High Desert Kill (1989)
'90s: Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh (1991)
2000s: Drive Thru (2007)
2010s: Amigo Undead (2015)
2020s: Traumatika (2024)

5 Zombie Films
1. The House of Seven Corpses (1974)
2. The Grapes of Death (1978)
3. Zombi 3 (1988)
4. Grey Knight (1993)
5. Beneath Still Waters (2005)

3 Cult or Conspiracy Films
1. The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
2. The Tenant (1976)
3. Jaws of Satan (1982)

1 Film from a Black Director with a Black Lead
1. American Nightmares (2018)

1 Film from a Mexican or Central American Director
1. Tombs of the Blind Dead (1972)

1 Canadian Film
1. Rituals (1977)

1 Russian or Former Russian State Film
1. Spider (1992)

The Most Popular Film from the 1940s That You Haven't Seen and Can Access
1. Phantom of the Opera (1943)

2 Post Apocalyptic Horror Films
1. Rats: Night of Terror (1984)
2. The Stand miniseries (1994)

1 Film with Dreams or a Dream as Part of the Plot
1. Double Exposure (1982)

1 The Animals are Pissed at Us Film
1. Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo (1977)

1 Silent Film
1. Seven Footprints to Satan>i> (1929)

4 Based on Novels
1. Audrey Rose (1978)
2. Lurking Fear (1994)
3. I've Been Waiting for You (1998)
4. Black River (2001)

Any Film from THIS list That You Haven't Seen
1. Unhinged (1982)

1 Ernesto Gastaldi-Written Film
1. The Whip and the Body (1963)

1 Film from 1932
1. Haunted Gold

I have never made a specific film a part of this before, but: The Wizard of Oz ('39)

1 Tobe Hooper Selection
The Damned Thing (Masters of Horror episode, seen all his films and the other "MoH" he's done at this point)

Extra Credit Bonus
1. Burn Witch Burn (1962)
2. The German Chainsaw Massacre (1990)
3. Trick or Treat (1986)