A list of spooky movies that are sure to please
Cora McClain | Editor-In-Chief
Stephanie Moschella | Digital Media Manager
Halloween is fastly approaching, but with social distancing guidelines, it seems as if the holiday has essentially been cancelled. Since there’s not much to do on All Hallow’s Eve this year, a movie marathon would be a nice alternative. Here are a few nostalgic movies to get comfy and watch on Oct. 31.
Classic
“Beetlejuice” (1988) (Amazon)
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1992) (Amazon)
“Casper” (1995) (Amazon)
“Corpse Bride” (2005) (Amazon)
“E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (1982) (Amazon)
“Ghostbusters” (1984) (Amazon)
“Goosebumps” (1998 ) (Netflix)
“Gremlins” (1984) (Amazon)
“Halloweentown” (1998) (Disney+)
“Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge” (2001) (Disney+)
“Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001) (Amazon)
“Hocus Pocus” (1993) (Disney+)
“House on Haunted Hill” (1999) (Amazon)
“Matilda” (1996) (Amazon)
“Mean Girls” (2004) (Amazon)
“Return to Halloweentown” (2006) (Disney+)
“Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” (1969) (Amazon)
“Sleepy Hollow” (1999) (Amazon)
“Teen Wolf” (1985) (Amazon)
“The Addams Family” (1991) (Netflix)
“The Craft” (1996) (Amazon)
“The Haunted Mansion” (2003) (Disney+)
“The Night Before Christmas” (1993) (Amazon)
“Twitches” (2005) (Disney+)
Horror
“A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984) (Amazon)
“Annabelle” (2014) (Amazon)
“Blair Witch Project” (1999) (Amazon)
“Carrie” (1976) (Amazon)
“Child’s Play” (1988) (Amazon)
“Children of the Corn” (1984) (Hulu)
“Halloween” (1978) (Amazon)
“It” (2017) (Amazon)
“Monster House” (2006) (Amazon)
“Paranormal Activity” (2007) (Amazon)
“Pet Sematary” (1989) (Amazon)
“The Amityville Horror” (1979) (Amazon)
“The Conjuring” (2013) (Amazon)
“The Conjuring 2” (2016) (Amazon)
“The Exorcist” (1973) (Amazon)
“The Nun” (2018) (Amazon)
“The Shining” (1980) (Amazon)
“The Sixth Sense” (1999) (Amazon)
“The Ring” (2002) (Amazon)
“Scream” (1996) (Amazon)
Honorable Mention
“The Haunting of Hill House” (2018) (Netflix)
Contact the authors at howleditor@wou.edu and howldigitalmediamanager@wou.edu