It’s that time of year again—Thirty-one nights of Halloween. There are many options for TV shows and movies to watch for a spooky night in the weekend of Oct. 31.
First, there are the classic Halloween movies that I consider a must watch. There’s Hocus Pocus, a movie full of surprise, comedy and drama. The audience gets to watch as Max and his sister Dani who just moved to Salem, explore the legend of the town witches with Allison, a local girl, and what happens when they learn that the legend is actually true.
Another classic, the Halloweentown series, is one that we all remember from when we were kids. The four films were released on Disney Channel in the late 90s and early 2000s, so we were able to grow up with the Cromwell siblings we watched through our TV screens.
In the first Halloweentown movie, we are introduced to the main characters and are taken on a journey of discovering their powers. These powers are then used to save Halloweentown, an alternate realm for creatures like vampires, werewolves, ghosts, etc.
In the second film, Halloweentown 2: Kalabar’s Revenge, Kal tries to destroy Halloweentown out of vengeance and it is up to the main family, the Cromwells, to save the day. In the third film, Halloweentown High, the Cromwells welcome students from Halloweentown into their home to accustom them into the real world. They run into issues when people start coming after them. In the last Halloweentown, in which they switched the main character, we see her go to college in Halloweentown, where people try to manipulate her and her journey for justice.
Some of the best scary movies you could ever watch is Annabel, about a haunted doll. There’s also It, the Stephen King classic about a killer clown who thrives on children’s fear in the fictional town of Derry. There’s Insidious, a movie series about possessions and hauntings.
The most appealing and interesting scary movies are the ones that mess with your mind and make you think. One of these moves is Split, a psychological thriller about a man suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder. Another one is The Forest, about a forest in Japan that messes with your mind.
There are also two stand-out supernatural series streaming on Netflix right now—The Haunting of Hill House and The Haunting of Bly Manor. Both share the same producers and are a part of The Haunting anthology series, but the stories are not connected and they do not need to be watched together.
The Haunting of Hill House follows five adult siblings who are haunted by the paranormal experiences they witness in Hill House. Meanwhile, The Haunting of Bly Manor follows Dani, an American au-pair who moves to Bly Manor in England and finds a job caring for two orphans, unaware of the apparitions that haunt the estate.
Speaking of Netflix, there are a bunch of Halloween movies to watch on the streaming service as well. If you’re not a fan of horror movies but would still like to watch something to celebrate Halloween, one good option would be Adam Sandler’s Hubie Halloween.
This comedy was just added to Netflix this month. Sandler plays a character who is mocked by the whole town of Salem, but becomes a hero once he steps in to save the victims of a murder mystery.
Movies are great, but sometimes Disney shows are the best at Halloween specials. If you put on The Suite life of Zack and Cody, That’s So Raven, Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place, or ANT Farm and watch their Halloween episodes, you’re set for a nostalgia-filled good time.
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