Halloween Movies

Hocus Pocus

     Besides Christmas, I think Halloween movies are highly anticipated every year, especially when your childhood Halloween movies are only shown once a year. The Halloween movie list's can range from gory/horror to Charlie Brown Halloween special. I think the most anticipated movies are the one's from the 1980's to early 2000's, when people knew how to actually make good movies. For example; Hocus Pocus, Halloweentown, the Halloween series, Beetlejuice, etc. Actually the early 2000's, Disney Channel movies are my favorites, but not the current Disney Channel, they are poorly scripted.

     The Disney Channel movies that I think any 90's kids loved are the Halloweentown series, which is basically three teenagers who have magical powers, and they go to a school to develop their magic and it continues into three more movies. The next is Hocus Pocus, this movie was my childhood, it is the perfect amount of scariness to give you that Halloween feeling but not too scary at the same time for children of younger ages. Another one is Twitches, this movie is for the people who like watching people develop powers and master it to beat the bad person. That may sound cheesy but the movie is produced perfectly, making it feel like this could actually happen in real life. 

     On to the more classic movies, movies my parents liked when they were younger. A popular one is the Halloween series, this series is more on the
horror side. The first movie was made in 1978, and the eighth and final movie was made in 2002, there are two more but they are just remakes. The next classic is Beetlejuice, this movie is more on the comedy side of horror, so if you want a classic, funny yet scary Halloween movie to watch, this is the one for you. One that might be a little less classic, but is known pretty well, is the Addams Family, this movie is a comedy for the people who want a good Halloween movie but don't want to be frightened. 

Paranormal Activity

     Now for the current Halloween movies out there that, yes may be poorly produced, but are still popular. One that pop's into my head right away is the Paranormal Activity series, the first two or three have me really freaked, but as they go on, the movies seem to become less exciting and thrilling to thinking why am I watching this. The next movie that came out in the last year or two is Ouija. Ouija is a popular game to play late at night with your friends and try to talk to the dead, and it became so popular that there was a movie made on what can happen if you don't play the game right. Another recent movie is Annabelle, personally I did not see it but I heard that you will never look at a doll the same way. Annabelle is one of those movies that gets you freaked out over inanimate objects being possessed. The recent movies I have to say are not the best, but please leave your opinion of what you think of Halloween movies today. 

     Halloween movies are perfect for anyone because you can choose if you want horror or you can choose if you want comedy Halloween. A trend I see in the world and for me, is that the more dated Halloween films are the more popular ones, because they give you nostalgia of your childhood and bring back memories. Halloween movies, I believe, are probably one of the most anticipated movie times of the year, because you get to watch the classic's and the newly produced one's to give yourself that little bit of horror satisfaction to last you till next year. 

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