Hooptober is officially back for its tenth year, which means I'm doing it again for the third year in a row! The last two years were fun, and I'm ready to enjoy more horror movies (or find ones that genuinely suck) as I've done before!

If you're new to Hooptober, the Letterboxd challenge created by Cinemonster encourages movie lovers and horror movie fans to watch at least 31 horror movies that fit certain criteria and review them on Letterboxd between September 15th and October 31st (Halloween).

As before, I have my own set of rules that I must adhere to in addition to the official criteria. I'll also have notes for each film that list which criteria it falls under and where these films are available to watch legally in the U.S. Since a film can qualify for more than one criteria, the number of films I'll be watching per criteria in parentheticals will reflect as such, with the predominant criteria listed first and bolded in the notes.

If you'd like to see what movies I selected for the previous years, you can find them in the hyperlinks below:
• Hooptober 2021
• Hooptober 2022

Official Rules for Hooptober 2023
• 6 countries. (at least one film from each of the following countries: Australia (2), Belgium (1), Canada (3), France (2), Germany (1) West Germany (1), Ireland (1), Italy (3), Japan (9), New Zealand (1) South Korea (3), Spain (2), United Kingdom (14))
• 8 decades. (at least one film from each of the following decades: 1920s (2), 1950s (3), 1960s (4), 1970s (10), 1980s (7), 1990s (6), 2000s (21), 2010s (22), 2020s (10))
• 2 post-apocalyptic or natural disaster-related films. (8) - Selections made were based on this list by Heather Alexander.
• 1 film with Robert Englund in a leading or supporting role. (2)
• 1 film about something that is underground. (2)
• 3 films centered around Satan or the Devil. (6)
• 1 film produced byAmicus Productions. (3)
• The worst Dracula film (by Letterboxd rating) that you haven't seen and can access. (2)
• 1 LGBTQ+ connected film. (6) - Selections made were based on this list by Cy Cohen on Twitter.
• 5 Films from De Palma (2), Wes Craven (3), Ken Russell (2), Hitchcock and/or Moorhead & Benson (3).
• 2 films with Peter Cushing in a leading or supporting role. (4)
• 1 film based on a work of or invoking the name Bram Stoker. (2)
• 1 film based on a Clive Barker story. (1)
• 1 film that was released the year that you turned 10. (2007; 8)
• 1 Mario Bava film. (3)
• 1 film with an 'x' in the title. (2)
• 1 Tobe Hooper Film. (1)
• Extra Credit: The Zodiac Killer, 10 Rillington Place, and Shaky Shivers. (3)

• And this is not an official rule for this year, but I'm adding it in as my Personal Extra Credit just for my own suffering: At least 1 Horror Film with a 2.0 or Below Average Rating. ...Heaven help me. (7)

My Added Rules
• Must be a film I haven't seen and logged into Letterboxd.
• 1 extra film from each of the eight decades.
• Films must be legally available to watch on home video, digital, or on a streaming service.
• No repeats from previous years, even if a movie fits the criteria for this year.
• No more than two films per day. Note: Rule abolished for this year as of October 12th, 2023.

All movies in this list are listed alphabetically by release year.