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Halloween is fast approaching, and with it officially being the perfect season to cuddle up and binge-watch movies, you may be left wondering: What movies should I watch? Below is a list of perfect Halloween-esque and spooky movies to watch, no matter what your interests may be. 

 

For Horror Buffs:

  • Halloween II (1981)

  • Trick ‘r Treat (2007)

  • Scream (1996)

  • A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

  • The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

  • Friday the 13th (1980)

  • Child’s Play (1988)

  • Child’s Play (2019)

  • Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

  • It (2017)

  • The “Saw” Franchise (2004-2017)

  • The Exorcist (1973)

  • The Conjuring (2013)

  • Annabelle (2014)

  • Carrie (1976)

  • The Shining (1980)

  • Insidious (2011)

  • Paranormal Activity (2009)

  • The Blair Witch Project (1999)

  • The Craft (1996)

  • Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark (2019)

  • The Evil Dead (1981)

  • The Ring (2002)

  • Poltergeist (1982)

For the Animated Film LAovers:

  • Monster House (2006)

  • Corpse Bride (2005)

  • Frankenweenie (2012)

  • Coraline (2009)

  • Hotel Transylvania (2012)

  • Paranorman (2012)

  • Monsters Inc. (2001)

  • Scared Shrekless (2010)

  • Casper’s Halloween Special (1979)

For Those Who Want a Laugh:

  • The Addams Family (1991)

  • The Addams Family Values (1993)

  • Heathers (1989)

  • Edward Scissorhands (1990)

  • Young Frankenstein (1974)

  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

  • What We Do In The Shadows (2014)

  • Zombieland (2009)

  • The Haunted Mansion (2003)

  • Matilda (1996)

  • The Little Vampire (2000)

  • The Scary Movie Franchise (2000-2013)

For the Vintage Film lover:

  • Nosferatu (1922)

  • Dracula (1931)

  • Frankenstein (1931)

  • Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

  • The Wolf Man (1941)

  • The Haunting (1963)

  • Psycho (1960)

  • Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

For those Who Just Want to Watch the ‘Classics’:

  • It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)

  • Halloween (1978)

  • Ghostbusters (1984)

  • Hocus Pocus (1993)

  • Casper (1995)

  • Halloweentown (1998)

  • Beetlejuice (1988)

  • The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

 

So there you have it, horror films that cater to everyone’s taste! Happy Halloween and happy binging!

Sydney Poynter

Cincinnati '22

Sydney is a current writer for Her Campus and a second year at The University of Cincinnati.
Emma Segrest

Cincinnati '22

Emma is a current Creative Writing and Journalism major at the University of Cincinnati and works as the Editorial Captain for Her Campus UC. When she is not writing she can be found reading Jane Austen or tending to her plants.