I'm back for my third year in a row of Hooptober! Thanks once again to Cinemonster for the initiative.

Having followed the rules, here is the breakdown of my choice:

6 countries (other than Italy or the US)
France: "Revenge" (2017)
Germany: "Vampyr" (1932)
Japan: "Ichi the Killer" (2001)
Mexico: "Tigers Are Not Afraid" (2017)
South Korea: "Thirst" (2009)
Spain: "[Rec]2" (2009)

9 decades
30s: "The Wizard of Oz" (1939)
40s: "Cat People" (1942)
60s: "Carnival of Souls" (1962)
70s: "Torso" (1973)
80s: "An American Werewolf in London" (1981)
90s: "Tales from the Hood" (1995)
00s: "The Mist" (2007)
10s: "The Girl With All the Gifts" (2016)
20s: "28 Years Later" (2025)

5 Zombie Films
"Carnival of Souls" (1962)
"Re-Animator" (1985)
"Braindead" (1992)
"Resident Evil" (2002)
"[Rec]2" (2009)

3 cult or conspiracy horror films
"The Devils" (1971)
"Messiah of Evil" (1974)
"Suspiria" (2018)

1 film from a Black director with a Black lead
"Tales from the Hood" (1995)

1 film from a Mexican or Central American director
"Tigers Are Not Afraid" (2017)

1 Canadian film
"Ginger Snaps" (2000)

1 former Soviet state film
"Dark Waters" (1993)

The most popular film from the 1940s that I haven't seen and can access
"Cat People" (1942)

2 Post-apocalyptic horror films
"The Girl With All the Gifts" (2016)
"28 Years Later" (2025)

1 Film with dreams or a dream as part of the plot
"A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge" (1985)

1 The animals are pissed at us film
"Crawl" (2019)

1 Silent film
"The Man Who Laughs" (1928)

4 horror films based on Novels
"The Amityville Horror" (1979)
"Christine" (1983)
"Misery" (1990)
"Interview with the Vampire" (1994)

Any film from THIS list that you haven't seen
"The Mist" (2007)

1 Ernesto Gastaldi written film
"Torso" (1973)

1 film from 1932
"Vampyr" (1932)

WIZARD of OZ ('39)
"The Wizard of Oz" (1939)

1 Tobe Hooper Film
"The Funhouse" (1981)