Halloween is a time for candy, music, and of course, scary movies. Whether you love scary movies that will get you totally freaked out, or just something that gives you a good chill, Halloween movies are a must for getting into the spooky spirit. Check out these ten classic Halloween films that are sure to give off the perfect Halloween vibes.
1. It (2017)
In the small town of Derry, Maine, seven young children, known as the Losers’ Club, are terrorized by an evil that mainly appears as Pennywise the Dancing Clown. They unite by their shared encounters and confront the evil in the sewers to stop it from feeding on other children.
2.Scream (1996)
High school student Sidney Prescott and her friends become the targets of a serial killer named Ghostface, who taunts them with horror movie trivia. As the body count rises in Woodsboro, Sidney must uncover the killer’s identity, or identities, before she becomes the next victim.
3. Halloween (1978)
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night, Micheal Myers escapes and returns to his Illinois hometown of Haddonfield. Stalked by his determined psychiatrist, Michael carefully targets teenage babysitter Laurie Strode and her friends in a relentless killing spree.
4. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A group of high school students on Elm Street are stalked and murdered in their dreams by Freddy Krueger, a vengeful killer with a scarred face and a razor blade glove, The main character Nancy Thompson realizes that dying in her dream also means dying in real life. She must find a way to bring Freddy into the real world to stop him.
5. The Ring (2002)
Journalist Rachel Keller investigates an urban legend about a videotape that causes anyone who watches it to die exactly seven days later. After viewing the videotape herself, Rachel races to uncover the dark history of Samara Morgan before her seven days run out to save her and her son’s life.
6. The Shining (1980)
Writer Jack Torrance takes a job as the winter caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel, bringing his wife Wendy and son Danny, who possesses psychic abilities known as “the shining.” As the family is isolated by the snow, the hotel’s supernatural forces drive Jack into a descent into madness.
7.The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, becomes bored of his own holiday and discovers the world of Christmas Town. Attempting to take over the role of “Sandy Claws.” Jack’s plan to deliver spooky presents to the human world ends in chaos and forces him to confront his true identity.
8. Coraline (2009)
Bored and neglected by her busy parents in their new home, Coraline Jones discovers a secret door to a seemingly perfect world where her button-eyed “Other Mother” and “Other Father” give her constant attention. After realizing that this world is a trap set by Beldam, who steals children’s souls, Coraline must risk her life to save her real parents.
9. Hocus Pocus (1993)
Accidentally resurrected in modern-day Salem, the three Sanderson sisters, Winifred, Mary, and Sarah, must steal the force from a child before sunrise to secure eternal youth. A teenage boy,, his little sister, and his crush must outwit the witches to stop them from draining all the souls from the town’s children on Halloween night.
10. Corpse Bride (2005)
In a dreary 19th-century village, Victor Van DOrt accidentally proposes to a deceased woman named Emily, the Corpse Bride, after fleeing his wedding rehearsal to practice in the woods. Spirited away to the Land of the Dead, Victor must find a way to bring back his living fiancee, Victoria, and uncover the truth of Emily’s past.
