My second Hooptober experience, after having a great time last year! Thank you again to Cinemonster and the broader horror community! The original list for this year and its rules can be found here at this link.

Running Top 5:
1. Mothra vs. Godzilla
2. Incantation
3. ???
4. ???
5. ???

6 Countries:
1. Chile - The Wolf House (2018)
2. Indonesia - Impetigore (2019)
3. Japan - Cure (1997)
4. Norway - The Innocents (2021)
5. Taiwan - Incantation (2022) ☠️
6. South Africa - Gaia (2021)

8 Decades:
1. 1950s - El hombre sin rostro (1950)
2. 1960s - El Esqueleto de la Señora Morales (1960)
3. 1970s - Alucarda: La Hija de Las Tinieblas (1977)
4. 1980s - Santa Sangre (1989)
5. 1990s - Tesis (1996)
6. 2000s - May (2002)
7. 2010s - Possum (2018) 
8. 2020s - Moloch (2022) 

2 Insect Centered Films:
1. Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964) ☠️
2. Phenomena (1985)

1 Set in Space or the Future:
1. Jason X (2001)

2 Animated Films:
1. Padak (2012)
2. Mad God (2021)

1 Bloodthirsty Geriatric Film:
1. Homebodies (1974)

2 1970s Regional US Films :
1. Let's Scare Jessica (1971)  
2. Liquid Sky (1982) 

The Worst Sequel from the 1990s :
1. The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)

1 German Silent Film:
1. Destiny (1921)

5 Films from David Cronenberg, Ti West, Bill Rebane, Charles B. Pierce, William Grefe and/or Joy N. Houck Jr.:
1. David Cronenberg - The Brood (1979)
2. Ti West - The House of the Devil (2009) 
3. Bill Rebane - Blood Harvest (1987)
4. Charles B. Pierce - The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972)
5. William Grefe - Whiskey Mountain (1977)
6. Joy N. Houck Jr. - Creature from Black Lake (1976)

2 Christopher Lee Films:
1. The Gorgon (1964) 
2. Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965) 

1 Film with a Real Musician or Band in it:
1. Trick or Treat (1986)

1 Stephen King Re-Adaptation:
1. Carrie (2002)

1 Lon Chaney film. (NOT JR):
1. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

1 Tobe Hooper Film (There must ALWAYS be a Hooper film):
1. Spontaneous Combustion (1990)

Bonus Films:
1. The Last Circus (2010)
2. Silent Madness (1984)
3. Pennywise: The Story of It (2022)

****This years surprise: The IT doc is on Screambox. Screambox peeps gave us Hooptober folks a code for a free trial. Everyone can watch the doc, if they want to.
The code is HOOPTOBER and you can sign up HERE

There is a lot of cool stuff on Screambox (including Terrifier 2), so enjoy. 🤡

Clearly one film can satisfy multiple criteria, and some criteria may have an excess of films as a result. I'm already late with reviewing, but I'll do my best to watch and at least give a star rating for each film ^-^

Movies I've watched and reviewed will have a ☠️ next to them, and I'll be updating this list to the best of my ability :) Happy Hooptober everyone!