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

It was a dark and stormy night…perfect for a long night curled up with some popcorn. Sometimes one movie just isn’t enough, so settle in for a back-to-back(-to-back) viewing—and think about inviting a friend or two so you don’t have to deal with the jump-scares alone.

Happy Halloween!

Horror Musicals

Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) & Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Cannibalistic Families

Raw (2016) & We Are What We Are (2010, 2013)

Vampires of Different Genres

What We Do in the Shadows (2014), Nosferatu (1922), Interview with a Vampire (1994)

Goofy Comedies

Clue (1985) & Young Frankenstein (1974)

Social Commentary with Body Snatchers

Get Out (2017), Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), They Live (1988)

Neon-Tinged

Lost River (2014) & Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)

Madness and Isolation

Misery (1990), The Shining (1980), The Beguiled (1971)

Marital Horror

Don’t Look Now (1973) & Possession (1981)

Dark Suburbia

Blue Velvet (1986) & The Stepford Wives (1972)

Childhood Adventures

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983), It (2017), Summer of ’84 (2018)

Self-Aware Horror

The Final Girls (2015), The Cabin in the Woods (2012), Funny Games (1997, 2007)

In Pursuit of Perfection

Neon Demon (2016) & Black Swan (2010)

Weird Families

Edward Scissorhands (1990), Beetlejuice (1988), The Addams Family (1991)

Bad Neighbors

Fright Night (1985, 2011) & Rear Window (1954)

The Cornetto Trilogy

Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007), At World’s End (2013)

Stop Motion

Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Coraline (2009), Corpse Bride (2005)

Mayumi is an undergraduate student at the University of Washington majoring in Political Science and Cinema and Media Studies, minoring in Informatics. She grew up in the Philippines and went to high school in Washington state. She is an advocate for socioeconomic equality, civil rights, and anti-imperialism. She likes sightseeing and listening to music, drinking tea, and over-analyzing movies. Contact her through mayumi.alino@yahoo.com