
Halloween Movies You Should Watch This Spooky Season
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Movie descriptions courtesy of IMDb.
It’s that time of the year. It’s time to eat pumpkin loaf and drink pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks, leaves are starting to change their colors, but most importantly it’s almost Halloween! Ironically, Halloween is my least favorite holiday. Although, I love rewatching my favorite Halloween movies every year. In need of some movies to watch this year or maybe even every year? I got you covered.
Here are some Halloween movies you should watch this spooky season.
Ghostbusters (1984)
Columbia Pictures
Synopsis
Ghostbusters follows three former parapsychology professors who set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.
Director
Ivan Reitman
Cast
Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Ernie Hudson, Sigourney Weaver, Rick Moranis
The Lost Boys (1987)
Warner Brothers
Synopsis
The Lost Boys follows two brothers discover that the new town they moved to is a haven for vampires.
Director
Joel Schumacher
Cast
Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Corey Feldman, Jami Gertz, Edward Herrmann
Beetlejuice (1988)
Warner Brothers
Synopsis
Beetlejuice follows the spirits of a deceased couple as they are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
Director
Tim Burton
Cast
Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, Catherine O’Hara
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
20th Century Fox
Synopsis
Edward Scissorhands follows an artificial man, who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands, leads a solitary life. Then one day, a suburban lady meets him and introduces him to her world.
Director
Tim Burton
Cast
Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall
The Addams Family (1991)
Paramount Pictures
Synopsis
The Addams Family follows con artists who plan to fleece an eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle.
Director
Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast
Angelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Walt Disney Pictures
Synopsis
Hocus Pocus follows a curious youngster moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
Director
Kenny Ortega
Cast
Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, Omri Katz, Thora Birch, Vinessa Shaw
Addams Family Values (1993)
Paramount Pictures
Synopsis
Addams Family Values follows the Addams Family as they try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.
Director
Barry Sonnenfeld
Cast
Angelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Joan Cusack
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Buena Vista Pictures
Synopsis
The Nightmare Before Christmas follows Jack Skellington, king of Halloween town, who discovers Christmas town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.
Director
Tim Burton
Cast
Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara, William Hickey
Casper (1995)
Universal Pictures
Synopsis
Casper follows an afterlife therapist and his daughter who meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits.
Director
Brad Silberling
Cast
Bill Pullman, Christina Ricci, Devon Sawa, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle
Halloweentown (1998)
Disney Channel
Synopsis
Halloweentown follows a girl helps save a town full of other supernatural creatures after learning that she’s a witch.
Director
Duwayne Dunham
Cast
Kimberly J. Brown, Debbie Reynolds, Judith Hoag, Joey Zimmerman, Emily Roeske
Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge (2001)
Disney Channel
Synopsis
Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge follows the Cromwell clan who split their time between the real world and “Halloweentown”, but the son of an old rival threatens to make the latter “real” and the real world a place of monsters.
Director
Mary Lambert
Cast
Kimberly J. Brown, Debbie Reynolds, Judith Hoag, Joey Zimmerman, Emily Roeske
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Warner Brothers
Synopsis
Scooby-Doo follows the Mystery Inc. gang who are individually brought to an island resort to investigate strange things going on after an acrimonious break up.
Director
Raja Gosnell
Cast
Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Matthew Lillard, Rowan Atkinson
The Haunted Mansion (2003)
Walt Disney Pictures
Synopsis
The Haunted Mansion follows a realtor and his wife and children as they are summoned to a mansion, which they soon discover is haunted, and while they attempt to escape, he learns an important lesson about the family he has neglected.
Director
Rob Minkoff
Cast
Eddie Murphy, Marsha Thompson, Terence Stamp, Wallace Shawn
Halloweentown High (2004)
Disney Channel
Synopsis
Halloweentown High follows a girl in a magical world who bets on her family’s magic that nothing bad will happen when kids from Halloweentown attend high school in the mortal realm.
Director
Mark A.Z. Dippé
Cast
Kimberly J. Brown, Debbie Reynolds, Judith Hoag, Joey Zimmerman, Lucas Grabeel
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
Warner Brothers
Synopsis
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed follows the Mystery Inc. gang as they must save Coolsville from an attack of their past monsters brought to life by an evil masked figure trying to take down the gang.
Director
Raja Gosnell
Cast
Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini, Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Alicia Silverstone
Twitches (2005)
Disney Channel
Synopsis
Twitches follows two teen witches who were separated at birth and were adopted by two different families and they meet on their 21st birthday and must use their powers to save the world in which they were born, where their birth mother still lives.
Director
Stuart Gillard
Cast
Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry, Kristen Wilson, Patrick Fabian, Jennifer Robertson
Corpse Bride (2005)
Warner Brothers
Synopsis
Corpse Bride follows a shy groom who practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman in which she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.
Director
Tim Burton
Cast
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Emily Watson, Albert Finney
Return to Halloweentown (2006)
Disney Channel
Synopsis
Return to Halloweentown follows a Marnie and Dylan who go to follow their dreams to go to college, at Halloweentown University, which is also known as Witch University.
Director
Mark A.Z. Dippé
Cast
Sara Paxton, Joey Zimmerman, Lucas Grabeel, Debbie Reynolds, Judith Hoag
Twitches Too (2007)
Disney Channel
Synopsis
Twitches Too follows the sisters as they settle down to lead normal lives after using their powers to battle the forces of darkness. However, the discovery that their biological father may not be dead, but residing in New York, causes confusion for the pair.
Director
Stuart Gillard
Cast
Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry, Kristen Wilson, Pat Kelley, Leslie Seiler
Coraline (2009)
Focus Features
Synopsis
Coraline follows an adventurous 11-year-old girl as she finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.
Director
Henry Selick
Cast
Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French
My Babysitter’s a Vampire (2010)
Disney Channel
Synopsis
My Babysitter’s a Vampire follows a teenager who discovers the girl hired to look after his little sister is a vampire.
Director
Bruce McDonald
Cast
Matthew Knight, Atticus Mitchell, Vanessa Morgan, Kate Todd, Cameron Kennedy
Dark Shadows (2012)
Warner Brothers
Synopsis
Dark Shadows follows an imprisoned vampire, Barnabas Collins, who is set free and returns to his ancestral home, where his dysfunctional descendants are in need of his protection.
Director
Tim Burton
Cast
Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfieffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green
Girl vs. Monster (2012)
Disney Channel
Synopsis
Girl vs. Monster follows a teen girl who goes on a mission to recapture a dangerous monster that she accidentally released before it can do harm to her parents.
Director
Stuart Gillard
Cast
Olivia Holt, Katherine McNamara, Luke Benward, Kerris Dorsey, Brandon Meyer
Goosebumps (2015)
Sony Pictures
Synopsis
Goosebumps follows a teenager who teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R. L. Stine after the writer’s imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.
Director
Rob Letterman
Cast
Jack Black, Dylan Minette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Ryan Lee, Halston Sage
Closing Thoughts
Hope you enjoyed this list of spooky movies to watch this Halloween and every Halloween.
Please let me know what your favorite Halloween movie(s) is/are on my Instagram account.
Thank you for reading!

