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Man have I been buzzing for this. Back with a vengeance for Cinemonster’s Hoop-Tober as per usual, and the 10th edition no less (only my 9th unfortunately). Now in honesty, I felt I did pretty crap last year, with a less satisfying film selection as well as finishing too late (going through a rough patch at the time didn't help).

This year I’m making an attempt of sorts to compensate for that. As such, I am going all out with my largest Hoop-Tober to date (and since 2016), with over 60 (!) films spanning various different decades, countries and styles, many paired up in double bills (as per tradition). This includes several rewatches from past years, along with a shitload of stuff I’ve been keeping in a private watchlist.

Now I’m a busy guy, and obviously it takes time to watch and review all of these, so I can’t promise I’ll have all of these finished before November. However, I'm more or less determined.

Please note that this list may change at points, though that I can't 100% confirm.

Dedicated to the memory of William Friedkin.

11 Decades

1920s (The Lost World)
1930s (The Most Dangerous Game, The Old Dark House)
1940s (The Body Snatcher)
1950s (The Mole People)
1960s (Homicidal, Strait-Jacket, The Last Man on Earth, e.g)
1970s (The Abominable Dr. Phibes, Last House on Dead End Street, Grizzly, e.g)
1980s (Maniac, The Entity, Vampire's Kiss, e.g)
1990s (The Crow, Fallen, House on Haunted Hill, e.g)
2000s (House of Wax, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Halloween, e.g)
2010s (A Nightmare on Elm Street, Prometheus, Alien: Covenant e.g)
2020s (Scream VI)

7 Countries

Australia (The Howling III: The Marsupials)
Canada (Death Weekend)
Germany (Possession)
Italy (Black Sabbath, Blood and Black Lace, Wild Beasts, e.g)
Spain (Bloody Moon)
United Kingdom (Taste the Blood of Dracula, 10 Rillington Place, Theatre of Blood, e.g)
United States

3 Peter Cushing Films

Tales from the Crypt (1972)
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
From Beyond the Grave (1974)

2 Amicus Films

Tales from the Crypt (1972)
From Beyond the Grave (1974)

2 Mario Bava Films

Black Sabbath (1963)
Blood and Black Lace (1964)

2 Post-Apocalyptic Films

The Last Man on Earth (1964)
Hardware (1990)

2 Robert Englund Films

Dead and Buried (1981)
Night Terrors (1993)

2 Underground Lurker Films

The Mole People (1956)
The Descent (2005)

1 Clive Barker Film

Nightbreed (1990)

1 Film from 2005 (the year I turned 10)

The Descent (2005)

1 LGBT-Related Film

Curse of Chucky (2013)

1 Low-Rated Dracula Film

Blade: Trinity (2004)

1 Tobe Hooper Film

Night Terrors (1993)

1 'X'-Titled Films

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963)

Rules Met: 14/17