By: Gabi Blazko
During the Halloween season, people usually enjoy relaxing with a movie. Did you know that there are over 50 Halloween movies you could watch at any time during the month of October? Here are some of the best Halloween movies that could get you pumped up this season.
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- It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: This movie is about a boy named Linus believing that the Great Pumpkin is real. Linus then starts writing a list of what he wants from the Great Pumpkin for being a good kid this year. Towards the end, Charlie Brown and his friends go to the pumpkin patch. Linus was a little disappointed that he didn’t see the Great Pumpkin; he still believes that it exists.
2. The Addams Family: The Addams Family is a haunted family that goes through spooky different situations everyday. The things this family does and likes creeps out most of the families in their neighborhood, but they could never understand why. They intend to live a normal life; however, little do they know that what they consider “normal” is far from where they live now.
Photo by:The Addams Family (1991) – IMDb.
Coraline: Coraline is a young girl who’s been given a doll. Coraline is curious about her new house, which seems to offer many mysteries. Coraline then discovers that there is an “Other World”. She then goes and finds out what the secret is; however, she has to be brave and safe to protect everyone from whatever the secret could be.
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4. Ghostbusters: Ghostbusters (remake) is a group of scientists who catch ghosts and supernatural creatures in New York City. They use special equipment to capture spirits and protect people. They ended up saving the city from all these terrible creatures at the end of the day
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5. The Haunted Mansion: The Haunted Mansion is about a mother and her son who move into a big mansion full of ghosts. The mother and son then try to figure out why there were so many ghosts in the house and why their house was so haunted.
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6. Monster House: Monster house is about three kids who find out that the house across the street is alive. The kids then try to figure out what the secret behind the house is so it doesn’t harm anyone.
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7. Hotel Transylvania : Is about a girl named Mavis and Dracula, who owns the hotel where they have monsters; however, the monsters cannot harm humans. On Dracula’s daughter’s birthday, a human found out about the hotel, and the hotel owner, Dracula, tries to keep them apart, but Mavis and the human fall in love shortly after becoming friends.
8. Casper: There’s a teenager named Kat, who with her dad, had to move into a mansion because his job was ghost therapy. Kat starts to become friends with the ghost Casper. Kat then tries to solve a mystery about how Casper became a ghost and if he was human before.
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9. The Nightmare Before Christmas: There’s a pumpkin king in town named Jack. Jack was getting tired of doing the same Halloween tradition every year; he wanted to do something a little different this year. Jack hears about the holiday Christmas, and he wanted to do something Christmas this year; however, when he tried, it didn’t work out unfortunately.
Photo by: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) – IMDbIMDb
10. Spooky Buddies: The puppies in the neighborhood go on an adventure. They noticed that something strange was going on in the haunted house, and they wanted to discover what that was. Their goal was to stop the magical threat so they could save the day.
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There are so many movies to watch this Halloween season. Whether you’re trying to celebrate fall or want to enjoy some delicious treats this Halloween season, these movies should get you pumped up for the spooktacular season.
Gabi Blazko: Gabi Blazko is a freshman Elementary Education major. She is the Outreach and Supplies person for SBSA (Social Behavioral Science Association). She is also part of Aspiring Educators, Writers Bloc, and Tiger Trailblazers. Her dream grade to teach is 2nd grade!
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