Nostalgic Halloween Movies - Creepy Classics from Childhood By HalloweenCostumes [3 more lists]
A list of movies that will make adults nostalgic for childhood Halloween memories! When you think of Halloween movies, you might immediately jump to the most blood-filled, sloppy, messy, slash-and-dash, scream-inducing films you remember watching through your fingers at an earlier time in your life. Those are indeed scary movies, but what about films that offer a more classic, psychological fright? The Halloween movies on this list encapsulate what I see as the essence of the holiday, with creeps, chills, autumn malaise, and plenty of gorgeous nostalgia. While I wouldn’t say these are all family friendly per se, I would say that there are several titles here that can be enjoyed by anyone at any age. If you haven’t already, start a new Halloween tradition and add a few of these movies to your must see list, re-visiting them year after year to get into that special, spooky kind of mood. - (by Chris Harder)
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For years, my Halloween soundtrack has consisted of little more than The Nightmare Before Christmas. In 1993, Tim Burton, Henry Selick, and Danny Elfman created a timeless Halloween classic. The visuals are original, as are the songs, the characters are perfectly realized, and as far as classic movie moments, this has so many. Remember the first time you saw Jack walk across the barren Halloweentown landscape singing his lament? Beautiful. A fantastic film for all ages for all time.BUY @ amazon -
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As a psychological study, I don’t think there is anything more primordially frightening than The Shining. There is a mystical element to the mayhem that happens up on the Overlook hotel, but it manifests itself in physically horrific things that are not just played for shock value, but to tell the story of the tainted past. Then there is Nicholson’s embodiment of Jack Terrence, who personifies isolation and all of the personal horror that can result from such disconnect. Atmospherically, Stanley Kubrick crafts a very specific and frightening locale. While not appropriate for all ages, this will scare the heck out of anyone teen or above.BUY @ amazon - 5
This is the best and only movie to ever feature both Ernest (as played by Jim Varney) and a troll (as played by…somebody). This is a fun B-movie flick that can be enjoyed by all ages. Laugh at it or with it, either way, you’ll be laughing.BUY @ amazon -
- 4 This is perhaps the ultimate example of German expressionism as a film genre. Though it is a silent film from 1920, the design and art direction still has a disjointed, unsettling look even by today’s standards. The story is still compelling and it is refreshing to see something that relies on mood, characters, and story to conjure its scares, rather than blood and guts. You might think that something nearly a century old could never be scary, but I implore you to give this one a shot.BUY @ amazon
- 3 Have a double feature of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari along with Nosferatu from 1922. Murnau’s German expressionism classic is possibly one of the most hauntingly atmospheric films ever made. When you lay eyes on the everlasting creepiness of Count Orlok, you’ll be asking yourself, Freddy and Jason who? The popularity of vampires that we see happening in the culture now is in debt to this classic and its film innovations.BUY @ amazon
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