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20 movie ideas to help put you in the Halloween spirit

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

What would Halloween be without the wonderful witches, ghosts, vampires, and zombies of the big screen? It’s no trick that one of the best Halloween treats is sitting down with a big bowl of popcorn to watch your favourite campy flick, family classic, or terrifying horror movie. Here’s a list of 20 movie ideas sure to tickle your funny bone or scare you silly.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“Night of the Living Dead” – 1968

It wasn’t the first zombie movie ever made, but director George A. Romero’s classic about a group of strangers trying to save themselves from flesh-eating ghouls who’ve returned from the dead is credited with defining the zombie genre. While the movie was later colourized, there’s something about the shadowy, black-and-white film that makes the shuffling, hungry zombies especially creepy.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“Invasion of the Body Snatchers” – 1978

This updated version of the 1956 science fiction horror movie about a health inspector (Donald Sutherland) who discovers that the people of San Francisco are being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates succeeds where many horror remakes fail. Who knew pod people could be so scary?

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“Creepshow” – 1982

More funny than fear-inducing, this horror anthology from director George A. Romero and writer Stephen King, who also acts in the film, is both gross and hilarious. But if you have a phobia of cockroaches, you may want to give this one a pass.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“Ghostbusters” – 1984

This spooky fun blockbuster has it all: cool visual effects, a great cast of actors, and a super catchy theme song. Whether you’re a fan or foe of the sequel or the 2016 remake, it’s hard to argue with the timeless appeal of the original team of goofy scientists battling to save New York from a scourge of ghouls.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

How do you fight a killer with blades for fingers who attacks you in your dreams? Whatever you do, don’t fall asleep. Wes Craven’s original slasher film spawned eight sequels and taught countless ’80s kids the creepy song “One, two, Freddy’s coming for you…”

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“Beetlejuice” – 1988

Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis play newly-deads who find they can’t leave their house and enlist the help of a bizarre spirit named Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) to help them scare away the pretentious family who’s moved in.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“The Addams Family” – 1991

Based on the cartoons of Charles Addams and the 1960s TV series, the film starring Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, and a young Christina Ricci is a fun foray into the lives of a beloved family of ghouls. Though the star of the show might just be Thing, a disembodied hand and loyal family pet.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“Hocus Pocus” – 1993

A trio of witches who were hanged in Salem are resurrected on Halloween 300 years later in this Disney comedy starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy. The special effects combined with Midler’s wonderful cackle add up to good family fun.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“Tim Burton’s the Nightmare Before Christmas” – 1993

Writer Tim Burton, a master of building weird and wicked worlds, introduces us to Jack Skellington, a resident of Halloween Town, whose life’s purpose is changed when he accidentally wanders into Christmas Town. The unique animation makes the movie all the more strange and wonderful.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“Interview with the Vampire” – 1994

Written by Anne Rice, the film tells the long-life stories of vampires Louis (Brad Pitt), Lestat (Tom Cruise), an aristocrat, and their “daughter” (Kirsten Dunst). Blood lust never looked so beautiful.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

Scream (1996)

A small town is terrorized by a masked killer who has seen too many horror movies. Clever and creepy, with a cast that includes Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and Drew Barrymore, the movie pokes fun at the very same teen horror genre “rules” it follows.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“Practical Magic” – 1998

Sisters from a line of witches (Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman) must learn to embrace their magical heritage when a family curse, a dead vicious boyfriend, and the cop investigating his disappearance threaten their family. The weird and charming aunts (Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest) are a small but memorable part of the supernatural drama and romantic comedy hybrid.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“Sleepy Hollow” – 1999

Based on Washington Irving’s classic story “Sleepy Hollow,” the film stars Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane, a New Yorker sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of murders. But are the grisly killings the work of the legendary Headless Horseman or a flesh-and-blood maniac?

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“The Blair Witch Project” – 1999

Three student filmmakers shooting a documentary about the Blair Witch find themselves part of the terrifying legend when they get lost in the woods, hear noises, and find eerie evidence of the witch’s existence. This low-budget hit popularized the “found footage” trend in horror cinema.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“Shaun of the Dead” – 2004

Sometimes a horror spoof can be as great as the genre that inspired it. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost star in this British comedy about a town under siege from a horde of zombies. With just as much blood, but a lot more laughs than zombie film classics, the movie manages to be equal parts gross and endearing.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“Paranormal Activity” – 2007

There’s something especially scary about horror films that seem real, and the Paranormal Activity franchise used that formula for nearly a decade. The original film in the series follows a couple that set up a camera after weird events start taking place in their home. They, and the audience, witness the terrifying “proof” of what’s going bump in the night.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“Hotel Transylvania” – 2012

Where do monsters go on holiday? To a fabulous resort called Hotel Transylvania, owned and operated by Count Dracula himself. But the monsters’ retreat is sent into chaos when a human wanders in and charms Dracula’s daughter. The funny animated adventure may be intended for kids but, thanks to a good cast of comedic voice talents like Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg, big kids get to laugh too.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“The Conjuring” – 2013

This dramatization of the case files of real-life ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga) is not for the faint of heart. When a woman (Lili Taylor) asks the paranormal investigators to help her rid her farmhouse of a supernatural presence that’s been terrorizing her family, the horrifying history of the home is discovered.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“The Babadook” – 2014

What could be scary about a children’s picture book? If the book is The Babadook, then the answer is everything. A struggling widow (Essie Davis) and her son (Noah Wiseman) are terrorized in their home by a dark monster with a penchant for knocking who comes to life from the pages of a mysterious book.

food, 20 movie ideas to help put you in the halloween spirit

“Goosebumps” – 2015

Author R. L. Stine’s children horror series Goosebumps has sold more than 400 million copies worldwide, so it’s clear there’s something loveable in his many chilling and funny tales. The 2015 movie stars Jack Black as a fictionalized, reclusive version of the author who is forced to help a group of teens save their town after his magical books are unlocked and the many spooky characters he created come to life.

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