TEN must-watch Halloween recommendations

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It will be that festive time of the year again in 2 weeks or so, so let's post some films which are a must-watch for all of you during the month of October.

Here are mine :- (in no order)

Trick 'r Treat (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0862856/?ref_=sr_1)
Sleepy Hollow (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162661/?ref_=sr_2)
The Fog (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080749/?ref_=sr_1)
Halloween (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077651/?ref_=sr_1)
Monster House (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385880/?ref_=sr_1)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040068/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)
The Changeling (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080516/?ref_=sr_1)
Beetlejuice (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094721/?ref_=sr_4)
The Monster Squad (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093560/?ref_=sr_1)
Poltergeist (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/?ref_=sr_1)

There can be numerous others, but these 10 regularly figure in my viewings every year.

[DrFrankensteinsGirl]

1. Halloween (because of course)
2. Rob Zombie's Halloween (because its a different movie entirely and I appreciate him making it his own)
3. Frankenstein
4. Bride of Frankenstein
5. Dracula
6. The Phantom of the Opera
7. Nosferatu
8. Lost Boys
9. The Exorcist
10. Young Frankenstein (so that I can go to bed without having nightmares)

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"Enjoy that dead girl's body."

[MichaelMyers]

All the Halloween films.
All the Texas Chainsaw Massacre films.
All the Nightmare on Elm Street films.
All Friday the 13th films.
All Child's Play films.
All Leprechaun films.
All Saw films.

Once that goal is met (which is typically by the end of the first week of October)....I switch things around from year to year. I will begin watching all the Universal Monster films this October.

[The Villain]

Halloween
Sleepy Hollow
Trick R' Treat
Creature from The Black Lagoon
Killer Klowns From Outer Space (Family Favorite)
Pumpkinhead
Dark Night of The Scarecrow (Personal Favorite)
Frankenstein
The Wolfman
Dracula

[Haifisch]

I like introducing people to new movies as much as I love discovering new films, so my list would be all limited releases that might have been glanced over.
1. Excision
2. The Devil's Rock
3. Grace
4. Citadel
5. The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra
6. The Cottage
7. American Mary
8. Rec
9. Dead Sushi
10. Session 9

[Despare]

Halloween
Trick R' Treat
Disney's Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Night of the Living Dead
Re-Animator
From Dusk Till' Dawn
The Monster Squad
Watcher in the Woods
Dracula
Creepshow

[sfear]

The Haunting (1963)
The Wolfman (1941)
The Horror Of Dracula
The Omen
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The Thing From Another World
The Exorcist
The Quartermass Xperiment: The Creeping Unknown
Tales Of Terror
The Pit And The Pendulum

[CaraBloodyCara]

1. Halloween
2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
3. The Exorcist
4. Trick R' Treat
5. Scream
6. Night of the Living Dead
7. House of 1000 Corpses
8. House on Haunted Hill (Vincent Price original)
9. Dead Alive
10. The Nightmare Before Christmas (only time I can really enjoy it anymore. Reminds me of being a little kid.)

[realdealblues]

I don't know about "must watch" but 10 Films I almost always watch around Halloween:

#1 - Trick Or Treat (1986) - This was always on when I was a kid. I was a huge Ozzy fan and when I saw him playing a preacher I always laughed. Plus the band Fastway did the soundtrack and I was a huge fan of theirs.

#2 - Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988) - I used to rent the VHS with some friends in high school around Halloween. Always cracked me up and I still love it.

#3 - The Black Cat (1934) - Lugosi and Karloff. A movie done almost entirely with background music. German Expressionism and Beethoven's Allegretto from his 7th Symphony hauntingly played throughout. Halloween is just another excuse to watch this movie.

#4 - Frankenstein (1931) - The Granddaddy. I watch it with my dad because he started me on the Universal Monsters when I was 5 or 6 years old and I always have to come back to them.

#5 - Bride Of Frankenstein (1935) - I have to watch it directly after Frankenstein, and again with my dad. So glad I got to take him to the Turner Classic Movies presentation of Frankenstein & Bride Of Frankenstein last year so we could watch them both on the big screen together.

#6 - At least one film from the Halloween Franchise. I've had years where I marathon'd all of them but these last couple years I just haven't had the time. I usually catch Part 4, 5 or 6 on AMC or something just to get a little Michael Myers fix.

#7 - Phantasm (1979) - Just a creepy classic. How can you go wrong with being chased by The Tall Man and a ball with Spikes drilling into your head?

#8 - Fright Night (1985) - I used to watch it with my dad and my older brother all the time. One of our favorites to watch together.

#9 - Usually at least one from the Friday The 13th franchise. Probably my favorite series as a kid. I usually catch at least one of them on Halloween.

#10 - It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) - NO Holiday is complete without a Charlie Brown Special.

There are plenty of others I might watch. I never know until the mood hits me.

[phantomstranger]

Horror Of Dracula
House Of Dark Shadows
Halloween (original)
Sleepy Hollow
Trick R Treat
The Exorcist
Fright Night (original)
Night Of The Living Dead
Nightmare Before Christmas
It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

Plus many, many others

[roshiq]

Halloween (1978)
The Haunting (1963)
Trick 'r Treat (2007)
Satan's Little Helper (2004)
The Woman in Black (1989)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Tales of Terror (1962)
Amicus Horror Anthologies:
Asylum (1972)
The Vault of Horror (1973)
From Beyond the Grave (1974)

[The Villain]

Halloween (1978)
The Haunting (1963)
Trick 'r Treat (2007)
Satan's Little Helper (2004)
The Woman in Black (1989)
The Evil Dead (1981)
Tales of Terror (1962)
Amicus Horror Anthologies:
Asylum (1972)
The Vault of Horror (1973)
From Beyond the Grave (1974)

Satan's Little Helper? Really Roshiq? That was one of the worst movie's i've ever seen.

[roshiq]

Satan's Little Helper? Really Roshiq? That was one of the worst movie's i've ever seen.

Strongly disagree! You haven't seen much of truly bad movies, I guess.

Anyway, I found it pretty entertaining all through the way. It was a nice come back for Jeff Lieberman, who have made few pretty decent genre flicks back in 70's & early 80s like Squirm, Blue Sunshine & even one of my favorite 80s slasher Just before Dawn! The only complain from my part about SLH is it's bit too long, considering its pretty simple & amusing plot line which I think could be better packed in only 60 to 70 minutes. Otherwise, as a decently made low budget indie flick, I think this can be treated as a fantastic Halloween feature for family viewing!

[MichaelMyers]

Definitely checking out Satan's Little Helper tonight. Hope Roshiq's assessment is correct!

[The Villain]

Strongly disagree! You haven't seen much of truly bad movies, I guess.

Anyway, I found it pretty entertaining all through the way. It was a nice come back for Jeff Lieberman, who have made few pretty decent genre flicks back in 70's & early 80s like Squirm, Blue Sunshine & even one of my favorite 80s slasher Just before Dawn! The only complain from my part about SLH is it's bit too long, considering its pretty simple & amusing plot line which I think could be better packed in only 60 to 70 minutes. Otherwise, as a decently made low budget indie flick, I think this can be treated as a fantastic Halloween feature for family viewing!

I found it annoying, stupid, badly written and acted. I didnt find it scary or enjoyable and all i wanted to do was strangle that kid. I guess i can understand how some people may find it fun especially as a silly movie to watch on Halloween but it is by no means good.

[hammerfan]

1. Taste the Blood of Dracula
2. Curse of the Werewolf
3. The Brides of Dracula
4. Son of Frankenstein
5. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
6. Dog Soldiers
7. Dumplings
8. The Howling
9. Dracula A.D. 1972
10. Halloween

[Kandarian Demon]

For me, the perfect Halloween movie MUST either have a paranormal story or a classic monster, but it doesn't have to be super scary... it should be a bit nostalgic and bring out the big kid in me... which means they don't nescesarily have to be super scary.

10 movies I would be very likely to watch on Halloween, in no particular order:

1. Salems Lot (original)
2. Creepshow (original)
3. The Fog (original)
4. The Amityville Horror (original)
5. Poltergeist
6. An American Haunting
7. The Haunted Mansion (yes, the Disney movie!)
8. Nosferatu
9. The Gate (what did I say about "the big kid"?)
10. The Haunted Palace (because it's not Halloween without Vincent Price)

[tommywikkid]

Anyone have any Halloween Watch Lists or "31 Days Of Halloween" lists? Heres what I plan to watch:

1 Friday The 13th Part 3
2 Dead Doll
3 Jack Frost
4 Creepshow
5 Frankenhooker (First time watching and wow so ridiculous I loved it)
6 Night Of The Living Dead
7 Jason X
8 Deadbeat At Dawn
9 The Revenant (First time watching)
10 While She Was Out
11 Jennifer's Body
12 Slash
13 Blood Tide
14 Boogens (First time watching)
15 Graveyard Of Horror
16 To All A Goodnight (First time watching)
17 American Werewolf In London
18 Trick Or Treat (1986)
19 Suspiria
20 Dark Skies (First time watching)
21 Pumpkinhead
22 Frankenstein
23 Nightmare (First time watching)
24 Saw II
25 Hell Night
26 Carnival Of Blood
27 Sleepaway Camp
28 Nightstalker (First time watching)
29 Thankskilling
30 Halloween III
31 Evil Dead / Halloween '78

[staceybethh]

I don't have any specific list but I am making sure to watch horror flicks I haven't seen before.

[knife_fight]

Here's another thread (http://horror.com/forum/showthread.php?t=63522&highlight=halloween+watch) about this sort of bidness.

Here's my list:

1. Mad Monster Party? (1967)
2. Disney's "The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad" (Legend of Sleepy Hollow) (1949)
3. Garfield's Halloween Adventure (1985)
4. Halloween (1978)
5. Halloween 3 (1982)
6. Will Vinton's Claymation Comedy of Horrors (1991)
7. The Wicker Man (1973)
8. Trick 'r Treat (2007)
9. Tales From the Darkside's Pilot Episode: Trick or Treat (1983)
10. Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Since these lists can be longer than 10, I hafta add The Great Pumpkin, of course.

[Ice Pik]

no Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin?

[tommywikkid]

no Charlie Brown and the Great Pumpkin?

Never been a fan of charlie brown

[Sculpt]

Not that it's for Halloween, but I plan to watch some biggies I've happened to miss so far:
REC 2007
The Descent
The Brood
Rabid
Halloween 4

[TheFext]

Halloween Night
Hellraiser
House Of A 1000 Corpses
Pumpkinhead
Halloween
Halloween (Rob Zombie's version)
The Shining
Trick or Treat
Halloween III
Lords Of Salem

[Alucard the Risen]

All the Halloween films.
All the Texas Chainsaw Massacre films.
All the Nightmare on Elm Street films.
All Friday the 13th films.
All Child's Play films.
All Leprechaun films.
All Saw films.

Once that goal is met (which is typically by the end of the first week of October)....I switch things around from year to year. I will begin watching all the Universal Monster films this October.

The first couple were, okay, but after that Leprechaun films (in my opinion) were as bad as the turds Katie drowned Nikolai with in I Spit On Your Grave 2.

That's just my opinion, though, if you enjoy them, it's all good, :)

[MichaelMyers]

The first couple were, okay, but after that Leprechaun films (in my opinion) were as bad as the turds Katie drowned Nikolai with in I Spit On Your Grave 2.

That's just my opinion, though, if you enjoy them, it's all good, :)

We must agree to disagree. The Lep sequels are excellent cinematic craftsmanship, IMO.

[Alucard the Risen]

We must agree to disagree. The Lep sequels are excellent cinematic craftsmanship, IMO.

I might rewatch them, just to be sure of the absence of bias, though the spacer's wang exploding after pissing on the Leprechaun was rather delightful, :p

[Delbert Grady]

I'm sure you've all covered these but heres my yearly list:
1.Trick r Treat
2.Halloween (orig)
3.Beetlejuice
4.Tales from the Crypt (series)
5.Jason Takes Manhatten (because its that horrible)
6. IT
7.Black Christmas orig
8.Re-Animator
9.The Human Centipede
10.Motel Hell


And a dozen or 2 more.

[MichaelMyers]

Awesome. I love the film, but have never seen Jason Takes Manhattan listed before as must-see Halloween horror.

[NightOfTheLiving_Sam]

Here's my top 10 Horror Movies =)

~Night Of The Living Dead: 1968
~Halloween: The original
~The Shining: Stanley Kubrick
~Trick R Treat
~Poltergeist
~Scream: Only the first one
~Rosemary's Baby
~The Vanishing: Dutch Version
~Dawn Of The Dead: 1978
~Nightmare Of Elm Street: Wes Craven's Version