Everyone loves Halloween time. It’s a time for candy, scares, dress-up and many other things that go along with Halloween. So in case you’re looking for something to watch instead of Trick or Treating, or want to have a Halloween movie night with friends and/or family, here are 15 movies that will surely scare up a good time.

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Description: “On a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith’s Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.”

Comment: Of course, you can’t have a halloween movie marathon list without the one movie that helped to make Halloween as scare as it is. (It’s also because Halloween is literally in the name of the movie.)

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Description: “In Wes Craven’s classic slasher film, several Midwestern teenagers fall prey to Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund), a disfigured midnight mangler who preys on the teenagers in their dreams — which, in turn, kills them in reality. After investigating the phenomenon, Nancy (Heather Langenkamp) begins to suspect that a dark secret kept by her and her friends’ parents may be the key to unraveling the mystery, but can Nancy and her boyfriend Glen (Johnny Depp) solve the puzzle before it’s too late?”

Comment: Classic slasher film that involves a man, a knive-for-fingers glove, a boiler room, and pre-fame Johnny Depp. (Who’d want anything else?)

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Description:”Crystal Lake’s history of murder doesn’t deter counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals warn against it, but the fresh-faced young people — Jack (Kevin Bacon), Alice (Adrienne King), Bill (Harry Crosby), Marcie (Jeannine Taylor) and Ned (Mark Nelson) — pay little heed to the old-timers. Then they find themselves stalked by a brutal killer. As they’re slashed, shot and stabbed, the counselors struggle to stay alive against a merciless opponent.”

Comment: Another movie starring a pre-famer (Kevin Bacon). Also involves camping, recreational activities and murder. So a normal week at summer camp.

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Description:”Gunned down by Detective Mike Norris (Chris Sarandon), dying murderer Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif) uses black magic to put his soul inside a doll named Chucky — which Karen Barclay (Catherine Hicks) then buys for her young son, Andy (Alex Vincent). When Chucky kills Andy’s baby sitter, the boy realizes the doll is alive and tries to warn people, but he’s institutionalized. Now Karen must convince the detective of the murderous doll’s intentions, before Andy becomes Chucky’s next victim.”

Comment: This is the movie to define creepy doll. And what makes it worse is that it ends up in the heads of a child… and (spoiler alert) the child wins..

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Description: “The film follows the misadventures of Jack Skellington, Halloweentown’s beloved pumpkin king, who has become bored with the same annual routine of frightening people in the “real world.” When Jack accidentally stumbles on Christmastown, all bright colors and warm spirits, he gets a new lease on life — he plots to bring Christmas under his control by kidnapping Santa Claus and taking over the role. But Jack soon discovers even the best-laid plans of mice and skeleton men can go seriously awry.”

Comment: A movie that doubts both for Halloween and for Christmas. And it’s kid friendly, while still creepy.

Watch or Buy on: Netflix, HULU, YouTube, Amazon Video, ITunes, VUDU

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Description: “After moving to Salem, Mass., teenager Max Dennison (Omri Katz) explores an abandoned house with his sister Dani (Thora Birch) and their new friend, Allison (Vinessa Shaw). After dismissing a story Allison tells as superstitious, Max accidentally frees a coven of evil witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) who used to live in the house. Now, with the help of a magical cat, the kids must steal the witches’ book of spells to stop them from becoming immortal.”

Comment: This movie is turning 25 next year and is getting a reboot on Disney Channel…. so cross your fingers and cast a spell that the new one can may live up to the original. (Maybe..?)

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Description: “Set in 1799, “Sleepy Hollow” is based on Washington Irving’s classic tale “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Faithful to the dreamy custom-bound world that Irving paints in his story, the film mixes horror, fantasy and romance and features an extraordinary cast of characters that dabble in the supernatural.”

Comment: Johnny Depp+Tim Burton+Creepiness Factor=Blockbuster Hit

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Description: “Found video footage tells the tale of three film students (Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams) who’ve traveled to a small town to collect documentary footage about the Blair Witch, a legendary local murderer. Over the course of several days, the students interview townspeople and gather clues to support the tale’s veracity. But the project takes a frightening turn when the students lose their way in the woods and begin hearing horrific noises.”

Comment: The first hit movie to introduce the record-your-own horror movie and leave the rest up to the imagination.

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Description: “A troubled widow (Essie Davis) discovers that her son is telling the truth about a monster that entered their home through the pages of a children’s book.”

Comment: The movie that has since made it into memes and has become an emblem for the LGBTQ+ society. (In a funny accidental way.)

Watch or Buy On: Netflix, Showtime On Demand, Amazon Video, ITunes, YouTube

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Description: “Chiller about a family who is terrorized by supernatural forces when they move into a new house in New York State which was the scene of a recent mass killing and the home of an 18th-century satanist. When swarms of flies appear from nowhere and the pipes and walls begin to ooze slime and blood, they call on a local priest to exorcise the evil spirits.”

Comment: This one doesn’t include a shirtless Ryan Reynolds… Sorry ladies…

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Description: “After carefree teenager Jay (Maika Monroe) sleeps with her new boyfriend, Hugh (Jake Weary), for the first time, she learns that she is the latest recipient of a fatal curse that is passed from victim to victim via sexual intercourse. Death, Jay learns, will creep inexorably toward her as either a friend or a stranger. Jay’s friends don’t believe her seemingly paranoid ravings, until they too begin to see the phantom assassins and band together to help her flee or defend herself.”

Comment: The epitome of why you don’t survive a horror movie if you have sex…

Watch or Buy On: Netflix, ITunes, Amazon Video, YouTube, VUDU

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Description: “When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.”

Comment: A mix of both comedy and gory horror that is appealing in weird ways.

Watch or Buy on: Netflix

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Description: “The sleepy little town of Woodsboro just woke up screaming. There’s a killer in their midst who’s seen a few too many scary movies. Suddenly nobody is safe, as the psychopath stalks victims, taunts them with trivia questions, then rips them to bloody shreds. It could be anybody…”

Comment: The first movie to actually read the book about how to survive a horror movie, and how to never trust anyone in high school.

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Description: “Young Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment) is haunted by a dark secret: he is visited by ghosts. Cole is frightened by visitations from those with unresolved problems who appear from the shadows. He is too afraid to tell anyone about his anguish, except child psychologist Dr. Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis). As Dr. Crowe tries to uncover the truth about Cole’s supernatural abilities, the consequences for client and therapist are a jolt that awakens them both to something unexplainable.”

Comment: ‘I see dead people’ should have been a given…. (I’ll let you figure that out..)

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