The Best Halloween Movies and Where to Watch Them
If you are looking to enchant your family this Halloween, look no further. Except for a few ingredients like candy and popcorn, these films are all you need.
There are many great Halloween movies out there, but these are some of our favorites. Some of them can be watched by the whole family, some will scare you, others can play in the background on Halloween night …
Hocus Pocus (Kenny Ortega, 1993)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu .
The Addams Family (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1991)
Where to watch: Stream on Netflix . Also available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu .
Ghostbusters (Ivan Reitman, 1984)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu .
Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978)
Where to Watch (Not for Kids): Available for rent or purchase from iTunes or Amazon Video .
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (Bill Melendez, 1966)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu . And sometimes you canfind it all streaming on YouTube .
Beetlejuice (Tim Burton, 1988)
Where to watch: Stream to Max Go (with a Cinemax subscription). Also available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu .
Practical Magic (Griffin Dunn, 1998)
Where to watch: Stream on Netflix . Also available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu .
Halloween Town (Dwayne Dunham, 1998)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video, and Google Play . Both sequels, Return to Halloweentown and Halloweentown High , also air on Hulu.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu .
Sleepy Hollow (Tim Burton, 1999)
Where to watch: Stream to Netflix and Hulu . Also available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu .
Donnie Darko (Richard Kelly, 2001)
Where to Watch (Not for Kids): Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu .
Paranorman (Chris Butler / Sam Fell, 2012)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, andVudu .
The Addams Family Values (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1993)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu .
Trick ‘r Treat (Michael Dougherty, 2007)
Where to Watch (Not for Kids): Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, andVudu .
Alien Alien (Steven Spielberg, 1982)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu .
Corpse Bride (Tim Burton / Mike Johnson, 2005)
Where to watch: Stream on Netflix . Also available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu .
Ernest Scared, Foolish (John Cherry, 1991)
Where to watch: Stream on HBO Go . Also available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu .
Casper (Brad Silberling, 1995)
Where to watch: Stream on HBO Go . Also available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu .
Idle Hands (Rodman Flender, 1999)
Where to Watch (Not for Kids): Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, and Vudu .
Frankenweenie (Tim Burton, 2012)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video , Google Play, andVudu .
The Young Witch (Dorian Walker, 1989)
Where to Watch: Available for rent or purchase from iTunes , Amazon Video, and Google Play .