Favorite Halloween Movie?

[billyhorrible]

Who's willing to fight to the death to defend their favorite?

[billyhorrible]

Nightmare Before Christmas. Which is coincidently also my favorite Christmas movie.

[jillywilly]

I'll be the cliche that votes for Hocus Pocus. But I don't really like scary movies, so that narrows the selection down a bit.

[billyhorrible]

Oct 27, 2016 11:33:45 GMT -5 jillywilly said:

I'll be the cliche that votes for Hocus Pocus. But I don't really like scary movies, so that narrows the selection down a bit.

Well Hocus Pocus is scary in its own right. They eat children's souls! My friends rolled their eyes at me for asking if it was too scary for a 5 year old, but THEY EAT CHILDREN'S SOULS.

[jillywilly]

Oct 27, 2016 11:36:51 GMT -5 billyhorrible said:

Oct 27, 2016 11:33:45 GMT -5 jillywilly said:

I'll be the cliche that votes for Hocus Pocus. But I don't really like scary movies, so that narrows the selection down a bit.

Well Hocus Pocus is scary in its own right. They eat children's souls! My friends rolled their eyes at me for asking if it was too scary for a 5 year old, but THEY EAT CHILDREN'S SOULS.

Then, I guess I don't like scary for adult movies. Scary for kids I can handle. Right now H is watching Stranger Things, and when he watches that I normally just sit there on my phone paying zero attention because I don't like being that creeped out. 

[veggiemo]

I'm so bad at these questions because I can never think of options. The only one that came to mind was Hocus Pocus and I do love that movie.

Speaking of movies being too scary for kids: DS watched The Witches over the weekend and he sat through the entire thing, completely engrossed. I was shocked because that one is pretty scary! That's not a Halloween movie though.

[beersandweirs]

I would probably have to vote Hocus Pocus as well. But lately we have been more into watching Treehouse of Horror episodes of the Simpsons.

[veggiemo]

Ok, I just googled some ideas.

The Addams Family! That's a great one.

[belle0720]

I do love Nightmare Before Christmas but Hocus Pocus is definitely my favorite!

I'm still mind blown that the cat's name is Thackery and not Zachary. Thackery is such a weird name!

[tiffbot]

Not sure if I have a favourite, but this seems like an appropriate place to show off my new toque

Poof

[Bluedaisy]

tiffbot love it! I had the most gorgeous jack and Sally shirt but it got bleach on it. I was so sad.

[Bluedaisy]

I have a ton of favorites but if I had to pick just one it would definitely be Hocus Pocus.

[blueskiessmiling]

Ooooh I forgot about Halloweentown, @badwolf321! Loved that one.

[Bluedaisy]

Joolschweets I can not get up the nerve to watch the shining. The book was the only horror book that ever actually scared me.

[holliberry28]

Another vote for Hocus Pocus!

Come little children, I'll take you away, into the land of magic...

So melodic lol. And, jinx is the best.

[veggiemo]

We watched Addams Family last night. DS didn't really get into it, although he loved Thing and the sword fighting scenes.

@badwolf321, I was thinking Casper too! I'm definitely going to put that in for DS this weekend.

[billyhorrible]

Oct 28, 2016 10:14:49 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

We watched Addams Family last night. DS didn't really get into it, although he loved Thing and the sword fighting scenes.

@badwolf321, I was thinking Casper too! I'm definitely going to put that in for DS this weekend.

LBB and I were just talking about Addams Family this morning (the theme is on my Halloween playlist)

I think I'm adding it to our weekend movie pumpkin carving list (Hotel Transylvania, Book of Life, Sleepy Hollow)

[erbear]

It's the great pumpkin Charlie Brown!

[beersandweirs]

Oooh, Casper is a great one, too!

[holliberry28]

Oct 28, 2016 13:03:22 GMT -5 beersandweirs said:

Oooh, Casper is a great one, too!

Agree. All because of Devon Sawa at the end though.

[Bluedaisy]

holliberry28 I had the biggest crush on him as a kid.

[Bluedaisy]

@badwolf321 yup and he's Canadian. I had Tiger Beat posters of him...

[pghtruelove]

Rocky Horror Picture Show

[sabrinaml]

Add me to the Hocus Pocus club as well as Its A Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown.

[sabrinaml]

Not necessarily Halloween movie, but creepy/spooky is The Omen series.

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The shining wins for me.

[Deleted]

Oct 29, 2016 8:05:20 GMT -5 sabrinaml said:

Not necessarily Halloween movie, but creepy/spooky is The Omen series.

Does the omen have an evil child named Damien in it? H taught DS to say Damien in a creepy voice. It's hilarious

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tiffbot. That's a beanie not a touque. Haha

@hazeldublin what would you call that in Ireland?

I'm showing my American by calling it a beanie because everyone up here calls them touques

[veggiemo]

This weekend we "watched" (watched in quotes because a lot of the time it was just on for background noise)

Hocus Pocus
Casper
Nightmare Before Christmas
Hotel Transylvania (1 & 2)
Hansel and Gretel
Gremlins
Addams Family

After the kids went to bed H and I started watching The Conjuring. We didn't get through it yet but I like it so far.

[billyhorrible]

Oct 31, 2016 9:57:19 GMT -5 veggiemo said:

This weekend we "watched" (watched in quotes because a lot of the time it was just on for background noise)

Hocus Pocus
Casper
Nightmare Before Christmas
Hotel Transylvania (1 & 2)
Hansel and Gretel
Gremlins
Addams Family

After the kids went to bed H and I started watching The Conjuring. We didn't get through it yet but I like it so far.

Did you watch Gremlins with the kids? It's on my list along with Ghostbusters as being maybe too scary, but I can't wait to watch it with LBB.

This weekend we did:
Hotel Transylvania 1 & 2
Paranorman
Addams Family and Addams Family Values
Scare Bud (Buddies?)