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Spooky Movies to Watch this October for Every Kind of Halloween Lover

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Columbia Barnard chapter.

It’s finally fall, which means that we’re celebrating Halloween ‘til November 1st. For some of us that may mean watching Beetlejuice about eight times in a row or quoting Heathers more than usual, and for others it could be the excuse to do a week-long horror movie marathon. With that in mind, here are a few different lists of movies to marathon—compiled for however you want to celebrate the spookiest month of the year.

If you want a classic horror marathon:

Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

The Blair Witch Project (1998)

Night of the Living Dead (1968)

The Shining (1980)

The Exorcist (1973)

Psycho (1960)

If you feel like going old-school:

Dracula (1931)

Nosferatu (1929)

Cat People (1942)

The Invisible Man (1933)

The Mummy (1932)

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

If you’re looking for something on the trippier side:

The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)

Suspiria (1977)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

Black Sunday (1960)

Donnie Darko (2001)

If you want something campy:

Curdled (1996)

Evil Dead II (1987)

The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Chopping Mall (1986)

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

If you’re all about slashers:

Friday the 13th (1978)

Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

Halloween (1978)

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Scream (1996)

Saw (2004)

If you don’t actually like being scared but want the spooky vibes anyway:

Heathers (1989)

The Addams Family (1991)

Beetlejuice (1988)

Corpse Bride (2005)

Ghostbusters (1984)

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Clue (1985)

Happy Halloween!

Payton McCarty-Simas

Columbia Barnard '21

Payton is a Massachusetts native studying film and sociology at Columbia University. Her interests include apple pie, queer theory, and Amy Winehouse.