A couple of weeks ago my Facebook feed was making a big deal about the ABC Family Halloween movie line up. Personally, I thought that it was a little lackluster. And then I looked at my own movie collection and though, I can do better.
Halloween is my favorite holiday. I’m not a horror fan. You won’t find me watching Texas Chainsaw Massacre or Poltergeist or anything like that. But I love a good, dark fantasy. There is a certain aesthetic, a specific feeling that I associate with Halloween that is much more complex that just ax murderers.
So here is my list of 31 films and TV shows I’ll be watching in October. If you are looking for family movie ideas, please note that the bulk of these are okay for most kids over the age about 10 or so, though a lot of them will probably appeal more to teenagers.
In no particular order:
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- The Corpse Bride
- Paranorman
- Practical Magic
- Underworld
- Underworld Evolution
- The Covenant
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- …Goblet of Fire
- …Order of the Pheonix
- …Half Blood Prince
- …Deathly Hallows I
- …Deathly Hallows II
- Hocus Pocus
- Frankenweanie
- Monster house
- The Craft
- Sweeny Todd
- Interview with the Vampire
- Coraline
- Snow White: Tale of Terror
- Casper
- The Addams Family
- The Addams Family Values
- The Brother’s Grimm
- Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters
- Batman Begins
- Hellboy
- The Phantom of the Opera
Bonus! Don’t like the list above? Try subbing in a few episodes or one of these movies:
- Inkheart
- Blood Ties
- Ghost Hunt
- Ghost Hunters
- Ghost Hunters International
- The Mummy
- The Mummy Returns
- Descendants of Darkness
- Witch Hunter Robin
- Buffy the Vampires Slayer
- Angel
- Charmed
- Constantine (either the movie or the tv show. Your choice)
- Supernatural
- Hellboy 2
- Redeye
- A Series of Unfortunate Events
- American Horror Story
- Sleepy Hollow
- Penny Dreadful
- City of Bones
- Beautiful Creatures
- The Secret Circle
- Jane Eyre
- The Witches of East End
- The Awakening
- Hotel Transylvania
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- The Tower of Terror
- Ghost Cat
- Mockingbird Lane
What are your favorite Halloween movies? Anything planned other than the Charlie Brown Halloween?
