A Halloween movie is a film set in the autumn season, with its plot centered around the events and themes of Halloween. These exciting and thrilling movies focus on the spooky season and the more eerie effect that it has during that time.
“Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark” has a rating of PG-13. The movie takes place in the year 1968 where a group of teenagers find a book of ghost stories written by a girl named Sarah Bellows. The more they delve into the story’s monsters, events from the book start to happen in the real world.
“Ghostbusters (1984)” has a rating of PG. In the movie, three parapsychologists, Peter Venkman, Ray Stantz and Egon Spengler lose their jobs at a university in New York City after they try to bring forth the existence of ghosts after meeting a ghost at the library. They then decide to become professional investigators of the paranormal and investigate the ghosts in New York City.
“Hotel Transylvania” has a rating of PG. The vampire, Count Dracula, runs a hotel for monsters with his daughter Mavis. As Mavis approaches her 118th birthday, a human finds the hotel by accident and Dracula must now hide the human from his daughter and the other monsters at the hotel.
“Monster House” has an age rating of PG. In the movie, three kids discover that the rundown and creepy house across the street is a living monster. After the owner, Mr. Nebbercracker, is taken away in a medical incident, the three kids decide to investigate the house.
Sophomore Paisley Pendleton says, “The animation is so amazing the backstory of the house like the old dude’s late wife being the one possessing it and then him protecting the children from the house because of his wife thinking that everybody had thought of her as this ugly woman.”
“Coraline” has a rating of PG. When Coraline Jonse and her family move into a new house, she discovers a small door behind the wallpaper over her living room. When she goes through the door, it brings her to a happier life that lets her have what she wants in a sort of dream world where things seem too good to be true.
“The Nightmare Before Christmas” having a rating of PG, is about the pumpkin King Jack Skellington who grows bored of the same routine of frightening people every year. He then decides to travel, and he stumbles upon Christmas town where he then gains a new outlook on life as things take a turn.
Junior Kate Smith says “I loved the “Nightmare before Christmas” when I watched it because it was so creative. I love watching movies that involve a theme of art or creating and this was it. The smooth stop-motion is so satisfying, and I really liked how the animators were so good at showing facial expressions in the characters, even if they didn’t have faces. It is the perfect late-night cozy-watch for a Halloween movie; especially since I am really afraid of horror and gore. It is such a good watch and really gets me in the mood for Halloween (and maybe a little Christmas). My favorite part in the movie is probably the Halloween parade at the beginning, because it really does a fantastic job at introducing all the characters and setting a spooky-cozy mood.”
“Goosebumps” has a rating of PG. When Zach Cooper and his family move to a small town, he meets his neighbor Hannah who is the daughter of RL Stein. At one point, he and another friend go into Stein’s house where they unleash monsters from the Goosebumps books.
“Hocus Pocus” has a rating of PG. In the movie, a teen and his little sister unknowingly release three evil witches whose souls were long undead. With the help of an immortal man trapped in the form of a cat, they try and defeat the witches.
“Beetlejuice” has a rating of PG. After dying in a car accident, Barbara and Adam Maitland find themselves trapped as ghosts in their home. When the unbearable Deetz family moves in, the Maitlands try to scare them away. Their efforts are noticed by the spirit of Beetlejuice who decides to help.
“The Curse of Bridge Hollow” is rated TV-14. Marlon Wayans and his daughter team up to defeat the soul of Stingy Jack, an evil soul who was awakened on Halloween and uses his powers to bring the town’s Halloween decorations to life
