Top 10 Movies That Are Perfect for Spooky Season

These movies are peak Halloween. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the Top 10 movies that deliver the most wicked Halloween vibes. Our countdown includes “Beetlejuice,” “Coraline,” “The Scream Team,” and more! Which spooky movie do YOU watch every Halloween? Let us know in the comments!

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[andrewhaase]

Honorable Mentions:
*Corpse Bride
*Frankenweenie
*Paranorman
*Wendell and Wild
*Any of the Scooby-Doo movies

[tristankingcooldudewhite]

Honorable mentions
"Hotel Transylvania" Franchise (2012-)
"Monsters Inc." Franchise (2002-)
"Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness" (2022)
"The Craft" Franchise (1996-)
"Underfist: Halloween Bash" (2008)
"The Rocky Horror Picture Show" (1975)
"The Goonies" (1985)
"Zombieland" Franchise (2009-)
"Scooby-Doo" Franchise (1969-)
"The Frighteners" (1996)
"The Monster Squad" (1987)
"Evil Dead" Franchise (1981-)
"Child's Play" Franchise (1988-)
"Fun Size" (2012)
"Gremlins" Franchise (1984-)
"Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure" (2007)
"Werewolf by Night" (2022)
George A. Romero's "Living Dead" Franchise (1968-2009)
"Blade" Franchise (1998-2004)
"Constantine" (2004)
"Sleepy Hollow" (1999)
"Hellraiser" Franchise (1988-)
"Little Shop of Horrors" (1986)
The "Universal Monsters" Franchise (1931-)
"Vampire in Brooklyn" (1995)
"Carrie" Franchise (1976-)
"Friday the 13th" Franchise (1980-)
"Poltergeist" Franchise (1982-)
"A Nightmare on Elm Street" Franchise (1984-)
"The Shining" (1980) & "Doctor Sleep" (2019)
"The Firefly Trilogy" (2003-19)
The "Fear Street" Trilogy (2021)
"It" (1990)/(2017) & "It Chapter Two" (2019)

[trinaq]

"It's Showtime!" I absolutely love Beetlejuice, it's a Halloween classic! The musical adaptation is also a must watch. 🦇🎃👻

[TheCommenterDragon]

I love how a lot of the movies in this list aren't just perfect for watching during the spooky season, But are also considered to be Halloween classics!

[chelseacanales]

The Nightmare Before Christmas
Beetlejuice
Coraline
The Addams Family
Halloween
I just watched these movies; they are so perfect for spooky 👻 season

[waheedabdullah]

I would've include Batman The Long Halloween and Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island as honorable mentions

[mypeopleskillsarerusty]

Don’t forget Rocky Horror Picture Show

[toddsimpson]

I would have "IT'S THE GREAT PUMPKIN CHARLIE BROWN" as #1 and "HOCUS POCUS" #2. As a side note, my late wife (died in 2021 @ age 49) lived in Salem MA when they were filming HOCUS POCUS, they lived down the street from the "Sanderson House". The high school they showed in the movie is actually a nursing home, the interiors (like many other movies) were filmed at the movie studios in Hollywood.

[Strongbad]

#10: The Scream Team (2002)
#9: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
#8: Coraline (2009)
#7: Ghostbusters franchise (1984-)
#6: Scream franchise (1996-)
#5: The Addams Family franchise (1935-)
#4: Beetlejuice (1988)
#3: Halloweentown franchise (1998-2006)
#2: Halloween franchise (1978-2022)
#1: Hocus Pocus (1993)

Honorable Mentions:
- Monster House (2006)
- Goosebumps (2015)
- It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
- Any of the Casper movies (1995-)
- The Sixth Sense (1999)

[maxmeidl]

Happy 30th anniversary to “The Nightmare Before Christmas”

[sessionshannah]

You can’t go wrong with nightmare before Christmas, well at least with me

[janellerod]

I agree with these definitely Hocus Pocus, BettleJuice, Nightmare before Christmas and Addams Family

[karanvirkooner]

The Thing(1982)
A Nightmare on Elm Street(1984)
Suspiria(1977)
Carrie(1976)
Halloween(1978)

5 movies that are perfect for spooky season

[ChristianFrates]

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed deserves to be on the list.

[celticpoet]

Great list! Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein and The Witches (90's) are also much watches for this time of year.

[twistedhalo]

I have three that made me cry ( maybe more happy tears but cry nonetheless):

1. Phoebe's wedding to Mike- Friends
2. Rachel's return when Ross didn't know whether she got off the plane or not- Friends
3. Steven's reunion with Sam- Dynasty 2017.

[austinrenteria]

The Nightmare Before Christmas, Hocus Pocus and Halloweentown are definitely ones that have to be watched every October.

[SuperBoy-psdz]

Beetlejuice
Edward Scissorhands
Dark Shadows
Ghostbusters Franchise
It’s the great pumpkin Charlie
Brown
Toy Story of terror
Poltergeist
Haunted Mansion
Monsters Inc
The Rocky Horror Picture Show

[sophiaisabelle]

We will always support this channel. They're one of the best.

[aaronmartin]

Batman vs dracula and Scooby on zombie island.