The 31 best films to watch for Halloween. Top 5 Here, the rest at the source.
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1. Hocus Pocus (1993)
I don’t care if you’re seven or forty-seven, Hocus Pocus is the defining Halloween film. It’s fun and scary for kids and holds the ultimate nostalgia for adults. If for some reason you haven’t seen this movie yet, stop what you’re doing and go watch it!
2. Halloween (1978)
John Carpenter’s classic is the creme de la slashers; the ultimate holiday horror movie. No October is done right without it.
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3. Trick r Treat (2007)
The once obscure film has now gained plenty of popularity and rightly so; it’s a wonderful horror film that is full of the Halloween spirit.
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4. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Never has an animated film been so loved and so associated with the holidays as much as this one. Another essential viewing.
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5. Night of the Demons (1988)
Another Halloween classic; an 80’s film about partygoers on Halloween night who get more than they bargained for.
