Last year I watched 30 Halloween movies essentially at random. This year I'm joining Cinemonster's 12th annual Hooptober event, and came up with a predetermined list based on his prompts. (I swear it is now finalized.) There's only a few re-watches in there, so I'm in for an interesting spooky season. Feel free to follow along with my step-by-step instructions.

31 movies
6 countries (not Italy or US)
1. Blood Quantum (Canada/Mi'kmaq)
2. Häxan (Sweden)
3. Anna and the Apocalypse (UK)
4. Space Amoeba (Japan)
5. Dead Snow (Norway)
6. Bring Her Back (Australia)
9 decades
1. Häxan (1920s)
2. The Mummy (1930s)
3. Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1950s)
4. Viy (1960s)
5. Orca (1970s)
6. Critters 2 (1980s)
7. Pontypool (2000s)
8. The Void (2010s)
9. Scream VI (2020s)
5 Zombie Films
1. Blood Quantum
2. Day of the Dead
3. Pontypool
4. Dead Snow
5. Night of the Living Dead Part II
3 cult or conspiracy horror films
1. The Void
2. Hereditary
3. Mandy
1 film from a Black director with a Black lead
1. The Blackening
1 film from a Mexican or Central American director
1. The Bermuda Triangle
1 Canadian film
1. Pontypool
1 former Soviet state film
1. Dark Waters
The most popular film from the 1940s that you haven't seen
1. Cat People
2 Post Apocalyptic horror films
1. Blood Quantum
2. Anna and the Apocalypse
1 Film with dreams as part of the plot
1. Nightmare on Elm Street part 3
1 The animals are pissed at us film
1. Orca
1 Silent film
1. Häxan
4 based on Novels
1. Christine
2. The Invisible Man
3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
4. Children of the Corn
Any film from THIS list that you haven't seen.
1. Jason X
1 Ernesto Gastaldi written film
1. Werewolf in a Girl's Dormitory
1 film from 1932
1. The Mummy
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
1. Check
1 Tobe Hooper film
1. Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2