My Top Ten Favorite Best (not necessarily Scariest) Halloween Movies of All time
Here it is, the count down to that most sacred of night when we celebrate the birth of the Great Pumpkinhead, and commemorate said gory event with a feast of sugar and hi jinks. So what better way to get in the mood for the hollowest of eve's than to sit in front of the television? Now that's what I'm talking about!
So here is a list of my ten favorite Halloween movies. If you want to share your favorite Halloween movies leave a comment below.
10. Night of the Living Dead
There's nothing like the original. Something about black and white makes zombies all the more creepy.
9. Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein
Sometimes some humor can make the creepy bad guys just that much more scary, as our boys Bud and Lou demonstrate in this classic. "Hey Abbott! I think Dracula wants to see you!"
8. Near Dark
One of the first modern movies to take the vampire lifestyle to a dark place. Near Dark shows that the bloodsucking nightlife ain't all its cracked up to be. But sometimes you can put the genie back in the bottle. If you get tired of mixing metaphors you may want to fire up the color tv and spin this up in your disc player.
7. Interview with the Vampire
Now a classic, but once this was romantic vampirism as it had never been done before. Angst and pathos fill our hero's heart, turning immortality into a prison with only one way to escape - the sweet release of death. I guess they would refer to it as the true death these days, or whatever immortals call the cessation of existence.
6. Monster Squad
Monster Squad is like a kid's ultimate daydream come true. Drac and friends move into the neighborhood and it is up to the boys on the block to save the world.
5. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Any version of this classic tale is a staple of Halloween but this Disney live action interpretation stands head and shoulders above all others. Get it? Head and shoulders!
4. Hocus Pocus
An old fashioned witch tale and one great looking Sarah Jessica Poarker make this a must have for the season. "Amok amok amok!"
3. Lost Boys
Once again we have a couple of unsuspecting youngsters happen upon the occult and once again they take up the challenge to beat back the spawns of hell. But this bunch adds just a little bit of 'cool' to the atmosphere.
2. Phantasm
A mysterious mortician does strange things at the cemetery and keeps a blade wielding flying orb as a watchdog. This one is just eerie, and likely to make you jumpy every time you pass in front of a mirror.
1. The Nightmare Before Christmas
What's this? What's this? An animated musical in the number one spot? Yeah, don't pretend you aren't familiar with Jack and the gang. This must play on the big night - or else!
So here is a list of my ten favorite Halloween movies. If you want to share your favorite Halloween movies leave a comment below.
There's nothing like the original. Something about black and white makes zombies all the more creepy.
Sometimes some humor can make the creepy bad guys just that much more scary, as our boys Bud and Lou demonstrate in this classic. "Hey Abbott! I think Dracula wants to see you!"
One of the first modern movies to take the vampire lifestyle to a dark place. Near Dark shows that the bloodsucking nightlife ain't all its cracked up to be. But sometimes you can put the genie back in the bottle. If you get tired of mixing metaphors you may want to fire up the color tv and spin this up in your disc player.
Now a classic, but once this was romantic vampirism as it had never been done before. Angst and pathos fill our hero's heart, turning immortality into a prison with only one way to escape - the sweet release of death. I guess they would refer to it as the true death these days, or whatever immortals call the cessation of existence.
Monster Squad is like a kid's ultimate daydream come true. Drac and friends move into the neighborhood and it is up to the boys on the block to save the world.
Any version of this classic tale is a staple of Halloween but this Disney live action interpretation stands head and shoulders above all others. Get it? Head and shoulders!
An old fashioned witch tale and one great looking Sarah Jessica Poarker make this a must have for the season. "Amok amok amok!"
Once again we have a couple of unsuspecting youngsters happen upon the occult and once again they take up the challenge to beat back the spawns of hell. But this bunch adds just a little bit of 'cool' to the atmosphere.
A mysterious mortician does strange things at the cemetery and keeps a blade wielding flying orb as a watchdog. This one is just eerie, and likely to make you jumpy every time you pass in front of a mirror.
What's this? What's this? An animated musical in the number one spot? Yeah, don't pretend you aren't familiar with Jack and the gang. This must play on the big night - or else!
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