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Jun 18, 2024 · We rounded up Halloween movies that have stood the test of time, along with some more recent favorites. Some choices feature a particular creepy premise, like The Craft or Midsommar.
- Marisa Lascala
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019) André Øvredal’s spooky adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s beloved children’s book series begins on a fateful Halloween night in 1968 when three friends discover a cursed storybook.
- Practical Magic (1998) Griffin Dunne’s 1998 treasure is as intrinsic to Halloween as golden leaves and cider donuts. The film is centered around the Owens clan, a family of witches blessed with the gift of magic but cursed by their matriarch.
- Ginger Snaps (2000) One of the best-known feminist horror movies, the Canadian fright-fest revolves around a late-blooming teenage sisters Ginger and Brigitte, who decide to take revenge on one of the popular girls.
- Night of the Demons (1988) Ushering audiences into the seasonal spirit with a kitschy animated opening, “Night of the Demons” is chock-full of costumes, pumpkins and frights.
Oct 4, 2024 · Rob Zombie is no stranger to Halloween movies. He made two remakes of the classic Michael Myers films, the roadside attraction horror hit “House of 1,000 Corpses,” a brutal killer clown movie ...
Devil children? Jack Nicholson going nuts in a snowed-in hotel? Oh yeah, baby. That’s Halloween. This list celebrates that specific subset of horror that’s best watched in the shadow of a giant...
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Halloween
Made with elegance and artistry, haunting music, a high level of taste, and—crucially—unrelenting suspense and scares, John Carpenter's classic about a masked madman terrorizing babysitters remains an untouchable genre staple. It doesn't feel like hyperbole to call Halloween one of the best movies of all time—and perhaps the single most ripped-off film in history. The most successful independent film for decades, Halloween spawned countless slasher imitators. It's never been bettered.
Hocus Pocus
Distributed under Disney’s Buena Vista banner (that’s for fare aimed at older kids and even adults), this horror/comedy/musical hybrid initially tanked with critics and audiences, losing Disney as much as $20 million at the box office. Now, Hocus Pocus is a perennial essential on TV and home video, with a Halloween presence comparable to A Christmas Story over the holidays. It's safe to say the film has turned a hefty profit by now. Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and pre-Sex & the City Sarah Jess...
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Like fellow holiday classic Gremlins, director Tim Burton’s Halloween-Christmas mashup is one of the scariest movies ever aimed—ostensibly—at kids. The stop-motion musical has grown so iconic and popular that it’s become its own brand, but it’s important to remember just how special the film is on its own merits. Film critic Roger Ebert even compared the picture to Star Wars. Related: 50 Best The Nightmare Before ChristmasQuotes
Arsenic and Old Lace
Yes, Frank Capra's classic black comedy is set on Halloween day. Cary Grant stars as a writer who marries into a majorly crazy family. It's based on Joseph Kesselring's 1941 stage play.
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
The first half of this early, RKO-released Disney novelty is winsome and poetic; the back half becomes fairly chilling. An adaptation of The Wind and the Willows leads into Disney’s take on Washington Irving‘s story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Bing Crosbyvoices Ichabod Crane, an 18th-century dandy who courts the affections of the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel. Ichabod is antagonized by the Headless Horseman, and it all leads to a conclusion that’s surprisingly grim for Disney fare. The projec...
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
The all-time Peanuts classic first aired in Oct. 1966 on CBS. It's aired near Halloween of every year since. This is the first Peanuts special with a title whose phrase ends with, "Charlie Brown." This remained the formula for nearly every subsequent special. Related: When IsIt's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie BrownAiring This Year?
Halloween II
The first sequel to the long-running series, a continuation of that Halloween night that picks up moments after the first film ended, Halloween II did alright at the box office but didn't receive the rave critical reception of the first. Ironically, the sequel fell back on the tropes of the dime-a-dozen imitators the first one inspired: over-reliance on gore over suspense, excessive nudity, dumb characters ... that kind of thing. Still, many fans regard Halloween II with esteem. Related: Wher...
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
After chapter two, Carpenter and Debra Hill experimented with the franchise, with the intention of making it an anthology series with no Michael Myers. The first attempt was this gory sci-fi yarn about deadly masks for children. A box-office and critical dud on release, Season of the Witch gradually became a cult classic with a big following—perhaps most famous for the graphic on-screen death of a small child. Yep, Halloween went there. Related: We Ranked the 151 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
After the anthology approach failed to take off, Halloween brought back "The Shape," now hellbent on terrorizing Laurie Strode's daughter Jamie (Danielle Harris). Many horror fans love this movie, best known for its fantastic downbeat stinger ending.
Nov 23, 2022 · The "Halloween" movie franchise can be confusing, with multiple timelines, sequels, characters, and more. Here's how to watch them.
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Oct 27, 2023 · A young boy accidentally summons up an old trio of witches on Halloween night, played by the incomparable pairing of Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy, who then wreak havoc...
