“It’s showtime!”
Beetlejuice
During the Halloween season we are given a batch of different genres of films and musicals. Some make you smile, while the others keep you up at night. Here are thirty-one movies for thirty-one days.
For The Kids
- Casper
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A sweet and kind ghost befriends a teenage girl, whose father is trying to cast out Casper and his uncles. Will they try to bring peace among the household?
- The Corpse Bride
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Victor and Victoria’s families arrange their marriage. Victor is a nervous wreck about the marriage and runs off into the woods. Practicing his vows, he accidentally proposes to a corpse. Emily, who was murdered after eloping, wants to find love and marry her true love. Victor needs to get back aboveground to marry Victoria before she marries Barkis Bittern (the Villain). Who will get their happily ever after Emily or Victoria?
- Coraline
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While exploring her new home, Coraline discovers a door that leads to an alternate reality of her life but is better. She enjoys her discovery, until the alternate reality starts to show its true colors. Using her resources and strength she tries to make it back to her real family. Can she escape reality?
- Mostly Gostly: Who Let the ghosts out?
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Aspiring magician Max finds two lost ghosts– Nicky and Tara– haunting the basement of his home. There he finds out these two ghosts aren’t resting, so he agrees to help them find eternal rest. For this Nicky and Tara help Max win the heart of the most popular girl, but their antics make them targets of evil apparition, Phears, and the trio tries to stop his (Phears) plan on Halloween. Will Max keep his promise, or will it be too late?
- frankenweenie
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Victor Frankenstein, a science nerd, loses his only friend: his dog Sparky. Heartbroken Victor tries to bring Sparky back to life. Being a success, everything goes back to normal, until Victor’s fellow classmates steal his secret and bring back other dead animals. Is it better to save your best friend or the town?
- hotel transylvania
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When monsters need a vacation of their own, they go to Hotel Transylvania, a lavish resort where they can be themselves without humans bothering them. On the owner’s (Count Dracula) daughter’s 118th birthday he invites his closest friends. However, an unwelcome guest arrives and causes chaos in the hotel. Will they find relaxation with all this chaos?
- monster house
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A house that comes to life? Right. A trio of kids band together to stop this house from consuming innocent trick-or-treaters. Can they stop the house before Halloween comes?
- paranorman
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Norman Babcock can see and talk to the dead. Receiving some news from his Uncle Prenderghast, that the centuries old curse on the town is real and is about to come true, and only Norman can stop it. When the zombies start to come to life, that is when Norman must know what to do and push his paranormal abilities to the limit to save the town. Can Norman finally place an end to the curse?
For The Disney Fans
- hocus pocus
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Max Dennison moves to Salem, Massachusetts. Exploring an abandoned house with his sister and new friend, Max frees a coven of evil witches. Now needing all the help that he can get, he must find the witches’ book of spells, and stop them from becoming immortal. Will they get the book before the witches?
- Title
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Jack Skellington, Halloweentown’s pumpkin king, started to become bored with the same annual routine of frightening people. Looking for a purpose, he stumbles across Christmastown. Surprised by the bright colors and warm spirits, he feels he has found his purpose. What can happen when the Pumpkin King takes over Christmas?
- halloweentown
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Marnie takes a shock when her grandma comes back from Halloweentown and finds out that she is a witch. Finding out that Halloweentown is in danger and trouble is looming in the town. Marine and her grandma are the only ones to fight against the evil that is threatening to take over the world. Will this new witch take on the fight?
- halloweentown high
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Marnie, a teenage witch, organizes an exchange programme between her school and Halloweentown High. Letting monsters go to a mortal school, with mortal disguises. Unknowing to Marnie, someone is plotting against her to make sure that her plan doesn’t succeed. Can she finally bring peace between monsters and mortals?
- twitches
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Twins split at birth are protected by the evil forces of darkness, until their twenty-first birthday. Reunited, these sisters need to use their magical powers to save the kingdom from the forces of darkness. Can they combine their powers to defeat the darkness?
- twitches 2
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After defeating the forces of darkness Alex and Camryn, settle down and live normal lives. Until the discovery of the biological father. Now on a quest to find him, can these two save their father from the Shadowlands?
- girl vs monster
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A fearless teenage girl finds out her parents’ secret. Now that the secret and monsters are out. As a fifth-generation monster hunter, the teen must find a way to lock up all the monsters. Can she collect them all or will the monsters win this war?
- under wraps
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A trio of twelve-year-olds, find a mummy that has been undiscovered for three thousand years. While investigating, they accidentally revive him. Needing to be returned by midnight on Halloween or he will not find his long-lost love. Will they be able to get him back on-time?
For All The Horror Lovers
- the curse of la llorona
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In the 70’s in Los Angeles, the legendary ghost La Llorona stalks the night looking for children. Ignoring the warning, a troubled mother is in trouble when La Llorona wants her children. Hoping to survive the wrath of La Llorona’s wrath their only hope is a priest that keeps the evil out. Can the mother protect her children before La Llorona gets her hands on them? This movie is based on the legend of La Llorona.
- The conjuring 2
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Paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren go to Enfield, London. There they meet the family and sense an unwelcome presence in the family’s home. It becomes clearer when the youngest daughter becomes possessed. Would they help the home get rid of its evilness or will they become its next targets? Based on a true story.
- insidious
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A child is placed in a comatose state after he has been possessed by an evil spirit that has been lurking through the family’s new home. Will the son be okay?
- insidious 2
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After their fight against the evilness that possessed their son, the Lamberts are ready to return to normal. However, something doesn’t sit right with the family. Can they figure it out before it’s too late?
- amityville horror
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A family moves into a new home in a small town of Amityville, N.Y. After moving in the family encounters paranormal presences in the home, and now understands why the price tag was cheaper than the others. When the evil spirits start to take over the home, the family finds a priest so he can rid the home of its evilness. Would they stop the evil before it gets out of hand?
- it
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Seven outcasts face their worst nightmare when a shape-shifting evil comes back every twenty-seven years to prey on the children of the town. Coming together, they overcome their fears and battle the evil Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Will they succeed or will they go down swinging?
- annabelle
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A husband finds the perfect gift for his pregnant wife, a vintage doll. However, the perfect gift turns into their worst nightmare. With the awakening of the evil of the doll, the couple must fight back against the darkness. Will they get their lives back?
- us
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A family takes a trip to a beachfront home where the wife and mother grew up. Having traumatic experiences from the past, she gets concerned that something bad will happen. Her fears become a reality when she and her family must fight against them, and the worst part is the attackers take the appearance of each member. Can they fight off these attackers or will they get their lives replaced with each attacker?
A Mix of Horror & Comedy
- boo! a madea halloween
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A teenager tries to win the cool status from her friends by going to a Frat Halloween party, but her father places a halt in that plan. While Madea and her squad go to crash the party, the collegians decide to scare the group. Through the night she finds herself running from ghosts, ghouls, and zombies. Will she survive the night?
- boo 2! a madea halloween
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While going to a party at Derrick Lake, 18-year-old Tiffany realizes that the stories are true about the haunted location. Madea, Aunt Bam and Hattie try to save Tiffany from a terrible fate but end up getting stuck in the middle of the chaos. Can Madea and her group survive the night?
- the babysitter
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While getting baby-sited Cole discovers that his baby-sitter belongs to a satanic cult of teens. Cole must place his feelings for his baby-sitter aside and try to escape their grasp before he is sacrificed. Will he get out in time?
- the babysitter killer queen
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Two years after, new and old enemies come for Cole’s head. Can he do it again?
- happy death day 2u
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Tree Gelbman lives her birthday on repeat, she lives out the days differently, but it ends with her getting killed. The only way out of this parallel universe is if she finds her killer and kills them before they kill her. Will she find her killer and kill them, or will she be stuck in this parallel universe?
- the final girls
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Max goes to a theater of a B-horror movie that her mother was in 20 years earlier. When Max and her friends enter the world of the film, they must go into survival mode. Will they all come out at the end?
- jennifer’s body
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When a demon takes control of the most popular in high school, her friend Needy tries to stop the carnage. Throughout the film you see Jennifer take advantage of her status to feed her needs. Will Needy kill her best friend or watch as the student body decreases?
Having different genres of Halloween movies, you can be certain that your Halloween will not be boring at all. Using this as inspiration, you can choose to create your own list of Halloween movies. Fill it with movies that you want to see every night for the next thirty-one days!