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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.