It is nearly ~spooky~ time, so it’s the ideal time to grab some popcorn, huddle together with each one your buddies, and prepare yourself to scream your head off at a few of the scariest movies on the market. There are so many horror films made through the years, it’s tough to know which ones are worth watching. Plus, it can also be tough to get the best Halloween films to see in October that everyone in your friend band will love, we have completely got you covered. See also Halloween Safety Tips.
Whether you’re seeking the ultimate slasher movie or are just linking to locate something dark that the whole family can enjoy, there are loads of picks here for any kind of Halloween and horror film buff. Plus, it does not even need to be Halloween for you to appreciate these pictures. So get ready to undergo classics like The Nightmare Before Christmas to fresh hits such as Hereditary. These pictures are sure to leave you and your friends scared at the end of the evening.
Here are the 30 best Halloween movies.
On her wedding night, Grace finds herself fighting for her life after she is forced to play a deadly game of hide and seek by her new in-laws.
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A small town police force must deal with a sudden zombie apocalypse and try to get to the bottom of what initially sparked it.
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Don’t let the beautiful colors fool you, this film is absolutely terrifying. When a couple decides to go to a pagan festival in Sweden, things don’t end up going exactly as planned as the festival’s true colors come to life.
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A group of friends have their vacation in Mexico turned upside down when they end up involved in a supernatural version of Truth or Dare. After a few turns, the game turns deadly and they must find a way to survive against the odds and stop it before they all end up dead.
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Based on the theme park ride, The Haunted Mansion follows the Evers family as they try to go on vacation together until Jim Evers (Eddie Murphy) forces them to check out a mansion that he wishes to sell. The family must stay the night after a storm causes them to be stuck in the old house where they encounter the story of two former lovers who died before they could get married and try to figure out the mystery behind the old mansion and its paranormal activity.
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Halloweentown is a Disney Channel Halloween classic in which three siblings who aren’t allowed to celebrate Halloween run away with their Halloween-loving grandmother and discover that she’s a witch from a town called Halloweentown! Have a Halloweentown marathon this year—it has three sequels!
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A group of friends gets excited as they explore the brand new theme park, Hell Fest. However, after a mysterious figure appears and starts killing attendees, they must try to survive and get out before it’s too late.
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After a shocking death, the Graham family suddenly discovers strange and mysterious things that happen to them. While trying to figure out the cause, they soon find out that their family had a lot more secrets hidden than they originally thought.
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This childhood favorite series isn’t your standard Halloween fare, but with witches, wizards, trolls, and a nearly headless ghost, it serves as endless inspiration for your next Halloween costume. And that’s all that matters, right?
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Imagine going on a field trip with your classmates only to be taken to an island where you all have to kill each other and only one can survive. Welcome to the world of Battle Royale. Before The Hunger Games was even a book, Battle Royale was first released in Japan in 1999. It was then turned into a movie that later made its way to the United States and became a horror film success despite controversy over children killing each other in order to survive.
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John Krasinski’s first film as a writer and director, A Quiet Place takes place in 2020 after most of the Earth’s population has been killed off by mysterious creatures that hunt humans based on sound. Lee Abott (Krasinski) and his wife Evelyn (Emily Blunt) try to protect their family by living in silence. A series of events causes the family to try to find a way to survive or be killed by the mysterious creatures that will kill them at all costs.
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Three witches (played by Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy) return 300 years after being hung for their spellwork in 17th-century Salem, Massachusetts. To hold onto immortality, they have to take the life of a child, and the three kids who accidentally resurrected them are doing all they can to stop the witches from returning Salem to the way it was when they first lived. This over-the-top comedy has witchcraft, black cats, and lots of laughs, and it’s sure to make your Halloween a blast!
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You might want to keep the lights on when watching Halloween—it’s seriously scary! It’s about a murder who killed his brother and sister when he was little, so he was institutionalized. But then he escapes and starts stalking someone. Told ya it was scary!
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How do you make a pretty much perfect Halloween movie like Ghostbusters even better? How about a reboot where the classicly male gang are a bunch of kickass ladies and their sidekick is a ditzy Thor, I mean, Chris Hemsworth? Yassssss, please.
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When a young girl buys an old antique box at a garage sale, some pretty weird stuff starts happening. It turns out, the box has a spirit living in it!
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Scary movies are especially creepy when they’re based on true stories. This one is based on the real investigations of noted paranormal experts, Ed and Lorraine Warren.
In The Conjuring, the Perron family moves into a truly freaky-looking house in Rhode Island (which should have been a dead giveaway that it was haunted, guys) when increasingly strange things begin happening to them. Desperate to get rid of their tormenter, The Perrons call on the Warrens to investigate. What they find is straight out of your nightmares!
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Somehow, the young (and alive!) Victor Van Dort (the voice of Johnny Depp) ends up marrying not his intended bride-to-be, but the Corpse Bride, a skeletal woman who also happens to be dead. Now Victor has to make a choice between his new Corpse Bride and his once-fiancé, Victoria. Oh, the drama!
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How do you make a pretty much perfect Halloween movie like Ghostbusters even better? How about a reboot where the classicly male gang are a bunch of kickass ladies and their sidekick is a ditzy Thor, I mean, Chris Hemsworth? Yassssss, please.
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Warm Bodies is the perfect Halloween movie for hopeless romantics! In it, JLaw’s ex, Nicholas Hoult, plays an unusual zombie who saves a living girl instead of eating her and their budding relationship might just be what it takes to bring some life back into their post-apocalyptic world! Did we mention Dave Franco also stars? #SWOON
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