My first attempt at the annual Hooptober challenge! Everything I chose for the criteria will be a first time watch. The requirements are listed below. To join, refer to cinemonster's post here.

THE REQUIREMENTS:

Countries (x6):
South Korea - Train to Busan (2016)
Italy - The Beyond (1981)
Chile - The Wolf House (2018)
Germany - Faust (1926)
UK - The Innocents (1961)
USA - Halloween 2 (1981)

Decades (x8): Häxan (1922), Dead of Night (1945), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), Carnival of Souls (1962), Demons (1971), Halloween 2 (1981) , Coraline (2009), Pet Sematary (2016)

Insect Centered (x2): Phenomena (1985), The Fly (1986)

Space/Future: It! The Terror From Beyond Outer Space (1958)

Animation (x2): Coraline (2009), Monster House (2006)

Bloodthirsty Old (x1): The Skeleton Key (2005)

1970s Regionals (x2): The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976), The House on The Left (1972)

German Silent (x1): Nosferatu (1922)

Director Selects (x5): The Fly (1986), The Giant Spider Invasion (1975), Videodrome (1983), The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976), X (2022)

Christopher Lee (x2): The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958)

Starring Lon Chaney Sr. (x1): The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

Featuring a Band: (x1) Phantom of the Paradise (1974)

Bad 90s Sequel: (x1) Howling: New Moon Rising

1 Stephen King adaptation that is not the first go around (x1): Carrie (2013)

Tobe Hooper Memorial Watch (x1): Poltergeist (1982)