It’s my favorite time of year again, when the holidays sprinkle magic into the mundane everyday. Kicking off the next few months of enchantment, we have Spooktober! And if you live in my house, we are here to do nothing but watch spooky season things. And believe me when I say there is range. From pure, gruesome, blood-spatter slasher horror to light, feel-good ghost-giggle family comedies, I’m watching it all,.
Without further ado, I present my Halloween movie picks for 2023, a cinematic bucket list, if you will. Happy haunting!
40 Movies on My 2023 Halloween-athon List
Family Friendly
1. Hubie Halloween
2. Hotel Transylvania (series)
3. The Adams Family (animated)
4. Ghost Busters
5. Frankenweenie
6. Hocus Pocus (1 & 2)
7. Beetlejuice
8. Casper
9. The Haunted Mansion
Classic Frights
10. Nightmare on Elm Street (Saga)
11. Scream (Trilogy)
12. Halloween (Saga)
13. Silence of the Lambs & Red Dragon
14. The Shining & Doctor Sleep
15. Friday the 13th (Saga)
16. IT (1 & 2)
Charmers
17. Practical Magic
18. Death Becomes Her
19. The Craft
20. Jennifer’s Body
21. Rocky Horror
22. Dayshift
23. Bodies Bodies Bodies
24. Ready or Not
25. The Babysitter
The Darker Side
26. The Last Voyage of the Demeter
27. X
28. Fear Street (Saga)
29. No One Will Save You
30. Final Destination (Saga)
31. Freddy vs. Jason
32. Trick r Treat
Don’t Turn Off the Lights
33. Evil Dead Rise
34. Lights Out
35. The Strangers
36. Us
37. Smile
38. Talk to Me
39. The Conjuring
40. The Possession of Hannah Grace
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Closing Connections
- What’s your all-time favorite Halloween movie?
- Do you prefer classic horror films or modern thrillers for your Halloween movie night?
- Do you have any unique Halloween movie traditions, like watching with friends in costume or adding a spooky twist to your movie snacks?
- Which Halloween movie character do you find the most iconic?
- What is the scariest movie you’ve watched?
