What to Watch This Halloween

Fall is my favorite time of the year– the weather is ideal and I have never turned down a pumpkin spice anything. It’s a major holiday in my house when abc family (errr *freeform*) starts their 13 nights of halloween.

We are 10 days out until halloween, so for date night tonight I obviously suggested a halloween movie at home. This could mean anything from halloween themed (i.e. not scary) to a horror film– I do not like scary movies, but I try to get into the spirit during this time of year. But I am still a huge scaredy cat and stick to the classics. Here’s a run down of my top contenders for us to watch this Halloween season:

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1. Halloweentown : this C L E A R L Y covers the entire franchise, including: Halloweentown: Kalabar’s Revenge, Halloweentown High and Return to Halloweentown. All are great, but you can never truly replace Marnie in my eyes.
2. Hocus Pocus : because is it really halloween if you don’t spend it with the Sanderson Sisters? No. The answer is A L W A Y S no.
3. Casper: my spirit animal and the friendliest ghost around! He’s like the pillsbury dough boy of ghosts (i.e. ME)
4. Ghostbusters : The new all girl version is good … I just don’t think you can beat the original though! WHO YA GONNA CALL?!
5. It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown: You can’t have a Halloween without Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and Peppermint Patti. Cheesy, but always a classic.
6. The Haunted Mansion: A Disney classic, that just gets you in the mood for Halloween. Anyone else love the Disney ride? Always a must when visiting Magic Kingdom.

The Classic Thrillers

1. Halloween: nothing beats the original, but anything from this franchise will do the trick– these movies are all the epitome of a thriller Halloween movie.
2. Nightmare on Elm Street: Freddy Krueger and that sweater. Nothing haunts me more.
3. Scream: again, OG is best but any of the four will get the spooky job done…. and also make you fear being a teen.
4. Buffy The Vampire Slayer: because who didn’t want to be a witch in the 90s? Think ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘Sabrina the Teenage Witch’. Not the scariest, but still a classic.
5. Carrie : such a classic and even the remake is good. Both are creepy must sees– just be sure to start with the original, per usual.

So grab a blanket, pop some popcorn and snuggle up with a Halloween movie night. What’s your favorite Halloween movie?