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Your movie guide for a Halloween night in

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Sydney Walsh | Staff Photographer
The 1993 comedy horror “Hocus Pocus” is a must-watch at the end of October.

Get in the Halloween mood this week with all of the spooky classics.

TV channels like Freeform have been showing scheduled movie line-ups throughout October, so catch up on all the films while you still can. From eery romantic films to childhood haunts, here’s a rundown of all the Halloween classics you should watch.

Halloween classics

“Hocus Pocus”
A centuries-old curse is unleashed after a character named Max moves into Salem, Massachusetts.
Rating: PG
Length: 1h 36m
Where to watch: Freeform, Disney Plus

“Halloweentown”
Marnie and her siblings discover their grandmother is a witch and follow her to Halloweentown, where they must stop evil forces.
Rating: PG
Length: 1h 24m
Where to watch: Freeform, Disney Plus

“The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Jack Skellington, the king of Halloweentown, tries to bring Christmas to Halloweentown.
Rating: PG
Length: 1h 16m
Where to watch: Freeform, Disney Plus

“Casper”
After his wife’s death, a therapist and his daughter move into a haunted house where they meet a young, friendly ghost.
Rating: PG
Length: 1h 50m
Where to watch: Freeform

“Carrie (1976 version)”
Carrie White, a social outcast sheltered by her religious mother, uses her telekinetic powers for revenge.
Rating: R
Length: 1h 38m
Where to watch: Hulu

“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”
A recently married couple seeks shelter at the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-n-Furter.
Rating: R
Length: 1h 41m
Where to watch: Hulu and Amazon Prime

“Edward Scissorhands”
An artificial man who has scissors for hands is introduced to the world by a suburban woman.
Rating: PG-13
Length: 1h 45m
Where to watch: Hulu

Horror

“Sleepy Hollow”
Detective Ichabod Crane is tasked with investigating murders by the legendary headless horseman in Sleepy Hollow.
Rating: R
Length: 1h 50m
Where to watch: Freeform, Netflix

“Halloween”
Michale Myers escapes from a mental hospital to a small town in Illinois to begin his murder spree.
Rating: R
Length: 1h 42m
Where to watch: Amazon Prime

“Scream”
After her mother’s death, a teenager is terrorized by a killer who targets their victims via horror films.
Rating: R
Length: 1h 51m
Where to watch: Freeform, Amazon Prime & Hulu

“The Blair Witch Project”
Three film students go missing while investigating the local Blair Witch legend, leaving only footage behind.
Rating: R
Length: 1h 45m
Where to watch: Amazon prime, Hulu

“The Conjuring”
A couple of paranormal investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren, investigate a dark presence in a family’s farmhouse.
Rating: R
Length: 1h 52m
Where to watch: AMC

Family Friendly

“The Haunted Mansion”
A realtor and his family are invited to a mansion, which they try to escape after learning it’s haunted.
Rating: PG
Length: 1h 39m
Where to watch: Disney Plus

“It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown”
The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween.
Rating: G
Length: 25m
Where to watch: Apple TV, CBS

“The Witches”
A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention where he is tasked with stopping them as he is turned into a mouse
Rating: PG
Length: 1h 31m
Where to watch: Netflix

“E.T. The Extraterrestrial”
A young boy helps a friendly alien return to his home world.
Rating: PG
Length: 2h 1m
Where to watch: Syfy Channel, Hulu

Romantic

“Warm Bodies”
After an unusual zombie saves a girl from an attack, the two start a relationship that could transform the world.
Rating: PG-13
Length: 1h 38m
Where to watch: Freeform, Hulu

“The Corpse Bride”
A shy groom accidentally says his wedding vows to a deceased young woman who rises from the dead after assuming they are married.
Rating: PG
Length: 1h 17m
Where to watch: Freeform, Hulu

“Beautiful Creatures”
Ethan Wade, a small-town teenage boy wishing to escape his small southern town, meets Lena Duchannes, the mysterious new girl. Together, they begin to uncover dark secrets about their town and families.
Rating: PG-13
Length: 2h 4m
Where to watch: Amazon Prime

Comedy

“Hubie Halloween”
Hubie Dubois, a man with a devotion to the Halloween celebration in his hometown of Salem, Massachusetts, is bullied by the children and adults of the town. After people begin to disappear, it is up to Hubie to save Halloween.
Rating: PG-13
Length: 1h 42m
Where to watch: Netflix

“Scary Movie 5”
A couple start experiencing paranormal activity after bringing their nephew and nieces home. With home-surveillance cameras, they learn that they are being stalked by a demon.
Rating: PG-13
Length: 1h 28m
Where to watch: Netflix

“Beetlejuice”
After a deceased couple is harassed by a family that moves into their old home, they hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.
Rating: PG
Length: 1h 33m
Where to watch: Freeform, Hulu

“Zombieland”
A shy student searching for his family, a trigger-happy guy trying to find the last twinkie and a pair of sisters in search of an amusement park travel across the zombie-filled America.
Rating: R
Length: 1h 28m
Where to watch: Hulu

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