Best Movies to get into the Halloween mood.

[Sonikku]

fun fact: the mask in Halloween is modeled after James T Fuckin' KIRK.

 

[Nemesis13]

The Crow... Good call

 

[marincounty]

Just saw Ghostbusters the other day, paging Dr. Venkman, Dr. Venkman..

 

[gorcorps]

Ernest: Scared Stupid

 

[smackababy]

Ernest: Scared Stupid

Sadly, I remember far more of that movie than I should admit.

 

[MongGrel]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Exorcist
Hellraiser

Plenty of others but on the campy side

Killer Klowns from Outer Space
The Blob (I liked the remake, both I like)
Suspiria
Phantasm
Near Dark
Let the Right One In.

I've almost a Halloween birthday, used to have some great Halloween/Birthday Parties growing up.

 

[John Connor]

I don't know why people think the movie Halloween is scary. It's no better than Friday the 13th. Amusing at best.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_A._Romero_filmography

Nightmare on Elm Street or The Exorcist.

I like the remake of Salems Lot too. Although not that scary. I think it was made sometime in circa '05. I have the DVD.

 

[KeithTalent]

Have you watched Nightmare on Elm Street recently? It does not hold up at all and I used to absolutely love it.

I am with you on Halloween; I'm not a huge fan. I would far rather watch The Thing or In The Mouth of Madness if I was going to watch a Carpenter flick. I do love Friday The 13th though.

KT

 

[Gooberlx2]

Sinister is a good new horror movie that's actually quite creepy.

 

[John Connor]

Or for a good laugh, Critters.

 

[John Connor]

I did like Jeepers Creepers and have the DVD's. Watch the first one first though.

 

[Chapbass]

Die Hard.

Oh wait, wrong holiday. Still, you can watch Die Hard at any time.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Young Frankenstein would be my top pick. Though I do love the Shining as well as Killer Klowns from Outer Space as well ...

 

[SMOGZINN]

It's not Halloween for me until I've watched Hocus Pocus.
Amok, Amok, Amok!

 

[MongGrel]

I actually seem to recall liking this one, haven't watched it in awhile but it's a bit campy also.

Have to watch it again.
The Night Flier (1997)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119784/?ref_=nv_sr_1


It's worth a view if you never have.

I'm interested to see how Annabelle is, I did like The Conjuring more than I thought I would.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

Re-Animator - fantastic HP Lovecraft movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089885/

 

[MongGrel]

Re-Animator - fantastic HP Lovecraft movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089885/

Not sure if I ever watched it, but I'm a Lovecraft fan from way back.

Will have to check it out, thanks.

 

[Spydermag68]

Cowboy be-bop: the movie

 

[Iron Woode]

Black Christmas
My Bloody Valentine (1981)
The Changeling

 

[sportage]

This is a hard one.
I should have suggestions by Im drawing a blank.
I'd say something with a lot of thunder, rain, stormy, creaky sounds, an old dark and creepy isolated mansion, and no silly monsters.
Something where the norm is a little twisted.
Like with my favorite classic film THE BAD SEED, where a seemingly pleasant all American little girl is actually a mass murderer.
Something you'd never expect.
But whatever the Halloween film, there must be a lot of crashing thunder, lightening and creaks.

 

[MrColin]

If you can handle shaky-cam, VHS and VHS2 are the best horror movies ever made IMHO, there's a third on the way and I can't wait.

 

[Triumph]

It's not Halloween for me until I've watched Hocus Pocus.
Amok, Amok, Amok!

I admit, I love that movie. And I'm strangely attracted to SJP in it...

 

[Crotulus]

Trick r Treat
Creepshow 1 and 2

I prefer spooky fun for Halloween rather than an all out gore fest.

 

[BarkingGhostar]

Nightmare before Christmas.

 

[Nemesis13]

re watched Halloween the rob zombie version last night better than i remember