Dante’s Top Trends: Halloween Reflection

Savannah Brown

Halloween is spooky season, which leads to many hot trends.

After spooky season, Dante has some recommendations for you to keep the spooky spirit alive.

Songs: 

  • “Calling all the monsters” by Thriii ft. Messenger  
  • “Thriller” by Michael Jackson 
  • “I’m in Love with a Monster” by Fifth Harmony 
  • “Disturbia” by Rihanna  

If you want a bigger list, go to https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Ahhbuns5rmqK2bkoorNHa?si=KOQBDASSSvGIJHUFSOIAuA&utm_source=copy-link to hear The Blackman Voice spooky season playlist 

Movies: 

  • The Nightmare Before Christmas – Disney+: Two holiday lands that do not know each other, meet when Jack, the scariest character in Halloween Town, crosses the Christmas door meeting a new world filled with happiness and color, and trying to make it his own holiday, make a big mistake.  
  • Friday the 13th – R – Amazon Prime Video and Hulu: Crystal Lake’s history of murder does not stop counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals warn against it, but the young people pay little attention to the old-timers. 
  • Twitches 1 and 2– PG – Disney+: Twins from another land that meet each other when they get 18 years old, discover their origins and their witch powers.  
  • The Conjuring – R – Netflix: In 1970, paranormal investigators and demonologists were summoned to the home of the Perrons. The Perrons and their five daughters have recently moved into an isolated farmhouse, where a supernatural presence has made itself known. Though the manifestations are benign at first, events soon escalate in a horrifying fashion. 
  • Hocus Pocus – Disney+: After dismissing a superstitious story, three teenagers accidentally free a coven of evil witches who used to live in an abandoned house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the teens must steal the witches’ book to stop them from becoming immortal.  
  • Insidious – PG-13 – Hulu and Amazon Prime Video: Parents take drastic measures when it seems their new home is haunted, and their comatose son is possessed by a malevolent entity. 

TV Shows: 

  • The Walking Dead – Netflix: Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman, this gritty drama portrays life in the months and years that follow a zombie apocalypse. 
  • Z Nation – Netflix: Several years since a zombie virus swept across America, there’s only one person known to have survived the infection and the world’s last hope at creating a vaccine. 
  • Chilling Adventures of Sabrina – Netflix: This adaptation of the “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” tale is a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror and the occult. 

Things to do: 

  • Have a costume party: Organize a party with your friends and have a contest for the best costume. Ask your parents for permission before organizing it! 
  • Make a movie night: Get together with your family and friends and share a night with them watching scary movies and eating snacks.