The best movies to get you in the spooky spirit 

The best movies to get you in the spooky spirit 

Angel Kontra, Editor
October 2, 2018

October is here, and with it comes hayrides, pumpkin patches, and all things Halloween. To celebrate the spooky season, many networks dedicate the month to playing timeless, fan-favorites. Inspired by FreeForm’s (previously ABC Family’s) 31 Days of Halloween, here is The Courier’s list of 31 movies guaranteed to get anyone from horror movie fanatics to scardy-cats in the spirit.   

  1. Halloween Town (and its accompanying sequels)  
  2. The Nightmare Before Christmas 
  3. Hush 
  4. Get Out 
  5. Halloween  
  6. Corpse Bride 
  7. Ghostbusters  
  8. The Conjuring (1 and 2) 
  9. Beetlejuice 
  10. It the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown 
  11. Seven 
  12. It 
  13. Casper 
  14. Twitches  
  15. The Shining 
  16. Sleepy Hollow 
  17. A Nightmare on Elm Street 
  18. A Haunted Mansion  
  19. Saw  
  20. The Sixth Sense 
  21. Edward Scissorhands  
  22. Hocus Pocus 
  23. The Exorcist 
  24. Psycho 
  25. American Psycho  
  26. Friday the Thirteenth 
  27. Strangers  
  28. Ouija (and Ouija: Origins of Evil) 
  29. The Addams Family  
  30. The Craft  
  31. Warm Bodies 

Grab the candy and popcorn, cozy up for your favorite, and have a happy Halloween!