It’s finally spooky season…and its time for Halloween movies!
For this, I have devised a few categories:
- Family
- Teens
- Adults
- Cult Classics
For this article, lets go with the family films!
- Disney
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While they are often known for their princess “happily ever after” movies, Disney has also created a few Halloween films that families will enjoy:
– Halloweentown
– Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge
– Halloweentown High
– Return to Halloweentown
– Twitches
– Twitches Too
– Girl vs. Monster
– Hocus Pocus
– The Haunted Mansion
- Other Family Films
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Care for something other than “cookie cutter” Disney? Well, here are a few family classics that you can watch:
– Casper
– Monster House
– It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
– Addams Family
– Addams Family Values
Note: Addams Family is being made into an animated film this year!
- Tim Burton
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Known for his spooky films, Tim Burton has brought us the following tales:
– Coraline
– Corpse Bride
– The Nighmare Before Christmas
- Cult Classics
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For the fans of cult masterpieces, look no further than these selections:
– Rocky Horror Picture Show
– Repo! The Genetic Opera
- John Carpenter
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Everyone knows the talented John Carpenter was the mastermind behind these movies:
– Halloween
– Halloween II
While Carpenter was NOT the director/screenwriter for these, here are some of the sequels to his original film:
– Halloween III: Season of the Witch (Carpenter was a producer)
– Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
– Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
– Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
– Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
– Halloween: Resurrection
Inspired by John Carpenter, Rob Zombie created his own version of Halloween beginning in 2007:
– Halloween (Auguet 31, 2007)– Halloween II (August 28, 2009)
A final director took a crack at recreating the Michael Myers film from Carpenter with the following:
– Halloween (2018)
– Halloween Kills (To Be Released in 2020)
– Halloween Ends (To Be Released in 2021)
- Stephen King
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The master of horror, the one and only Stephen King! Here are some of his famous works:
– Carrie
– Children of the Corn
– Cujo
– Firestarter
– Pet Cemetery (Original 1989, Remake 2019)
– The Shawshank Redemption
– The Shining
- James Wan
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For our final point, we can’t forget the amazing James Wan. He was the director and/or producer behind:
– Saw: 0.5 (’03), 1 (’04), 2 (’05), 3 (’06), 4 (’07), 5 (’08), 6 (’09). 3D (’10)
– Insidious: 1 (’10), Chapter 2 (’13), Chapter 3 (’15), Last Key (’18)
– The Conjuring: 1 (’13), 2 (’16), 3 (’20)
– Annabelle: 1 (’14), Creation (’17), Comes Home (’19)
- Honorable Mentions
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Here are a few extra Halloween films for you to check out:
– The Crow
– The Sixth Sense
– Ghostbusters
– Ghostbusters 2
– Ghostbusters 2016 Remake (Optional)
– Gremlins
– Gremlins 2: The New Batch
And that is it for this SPOOKTACULAR edition of “Recommendations”. Stay safe this Halloween!