This week I will list my top 5 movies to watch at Halloween. I tend to enjoy the scarier movies during the Halloween season but I have a few here in the top 5 that are a little more family friendly, not so scary or completely horror based list. Unfortunately It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown will not be on the list as it is basically a TV special with a run time at 25 minutes.
Honorable mentions:
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- Scooby Doo on Zombie Island (1998)
- Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
5. The Addams Family (1991)
Get ready to snap your fingers cause “they’re creepy and they’re kooky, mysterious and spooky, they’re all together ooky, The Addams Family. The movie based on the old cartoon comic strips and the 1964 TV series sees a man claiming to be Fester, the missing brother of Gomez Addams, arrives at the Addams’ home, the family is thrilled. However, Morticia begins to suspect the man is a fraud, since he cannot recall details of Fester’s life. Th movie boasts a great cast including Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christina Ricci and Christopher Lloyd will have you laughing in a movie enjoyable for the entire family.
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The first of the two films is an absolute classic which sees Stephen King’s classic book brought to the big screen. While Tim Curry was an amazing Pennywise he was a victim of a made for television film in the 80s. Bill Skarsgård is scary as the dancing clown as he terrorizes the town of Derry, while the Loser club makes it their goal to stop and put an end of to the clown. This one will have you scared while wondering if you’ll float too.
3. Beetlejuice (1988)
He’s “the ghost with the most,” it’s Beetlejuice in the bronze spot. You could almost do a list of Tim Burton movies for this top 5 but the one that makes the list is Beetlejuice. The 1988 film staring Michael Keeton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder as well as the Canadian comedic legend Catherine O’Hara. The plot for those who haven’t seen the classic, After Barbara and Adam Maitland die in a car accident, they find themselves stuck haunting their country residence, unable to leave the house. When the unbearable Deetzes and teen daughter Lydia buy the home, the Maitlands attempt to scare them away without success. Their efforts attract Beetlejuice , a rambunctious spirit whose “help” quickly becomes dangerous for the Maitlands and innocent Lydia.
2. Scream (1996)
“Do you like scary movies ?”A true 90s classic that adds to Wes Craven creation of classic horror movie killers with Ghostface. The sleepy little town of Woodsboro just woke up screaming. There’s a killer in their midst who’s seen a few too many scary movies. Suddenly nobody is safe, as the psychopath stalks victims, taunts them with trivia questions, then rips them to bloody shreds. It could be anybody. The movie stars a list of actors who went on to become household names like Drew Barrymore, Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courtney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Jamie Kennedy and Liev Schreiber just to name a few.
1. Halloween (1978)
The Halloween classic and staple from John Carpenter which created on the most notable horror killers of all time and helped make Jamie Lee Curtis a “scream queen” and thee “scream queen” at that. The plot is, on a cold Halloween night in 1963, six year old Michael Myers brutally murdered his 17-year-old sister, Judith. He was sentenced and locked away for 15 years. But on October 30, 1978, while being transferred for a court date, a 21-year-old Michael Myers steals a car and escapes Smith’s Grove. He returns to his quiet hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois, where he looks for his next victims.
Next weeks Friday Five will be Halloween Songs so stay tuned
-Everett
