The Ultimate Halloween Movies List

“Beware of the autumn people… for some, autumn comes early, stays late through life.”

No other quote seems more fitting than those words from Ray Bradbury.

Links last updated September 1st, 2020

I have a deep love for all things spooky & Halloween. Being born in October, I’ve always felt that I embrace this season with full force. My vintage decorations that I’ve had since I was a child take over the walls & shelves of the apartment, my 90s “Halloween Hits” cd gets dusted off & the endless watching of scary movies & not-so-scary movies commences.

For years I looked for a list on the internet that truly had every movie that showcases this season. I wanted to see the tv specials, the horror, the sci-fi, the corny & those ones that you don’t quite remember the name, but if you saw it you’d remember… every blog or article I found just never quite had them all.

So I created my own.

In my eyes, this is truly the ultimate Halloween movies list.

From the classics to the new age - I’ve tried to include just about everything.

I hope this list finds you well & encourages you to make time to snuggle up on the couch, pop some popcorn & pick your favorite movie to kick off the Halloween season (& if you’re like me out in Arizona - pretending it’s not still 100º+ out).

Happy Haunting.

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Slasher Movies:

1. Psycho (1960) rent/buy on YouTube or watch free with a Peacock Subscription

2. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) watch free on Tubi

3. Halloween (1978) watch free on Roku Channel

4. Halloween II (1981), Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982), Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988), Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998), Halloween: Resurrection (2002), Halloween (2018) 

5. Friday the 13th (1980) rent/buy on YouTube

6. Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981), Friday the 13th Part III (1982), Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), Friday the 13th VI: Jason Lives (1986), Friday the 13th VII: The New Blood (1988), Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Take Manhattan (1989), Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993), Jason X (2002)

7. Maniac (1980) watch free on Tubi

8. Prom Night (1980) watch free on Tubi or Peacock

9. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) rent/buy on YouTube

10. A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985), A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warrior (1987), A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988), A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child (1989), Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991), Wes Craven’s New Nightmare (1994), Freddy vs. Jason (2003)

11. Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn (1987) rent/buy on Amazon

12. Child’s Play (1988) buy from AppleTV or watch with AmazonPrime

13. Scream I, II, III (1996, 1997, 2000) rent/buy on YouTube

14. I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997) available on Hulu with Showtime

15. Jeepers Creepers (2001) available on Hulu with HBOMax

16. Prom Night (2008) rent/buy on Amazon

Thrillers:

1. Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963) rent/buy on YouTube

2. Rosemary’s Baby (1968) rent/buy on Amazon

3. The Exorcist (1973) rent/buy on YouTube

4. The Shining (1980) rent/buy on Amazon

5. Pet Sematary (1989) rent/buy on YouTube

6. Stephen King, IT! (1990) rent/buy on Amazon

7. Silence of the Lambs (1991) watch on Netflix

8. The Sixth Sense (1999) available on Hulu with Showtime

9. Trick r’ Treat (2007) rent/buy on YouTube

10. It (2017) rent/buy on Amazon

11. Get Out (2017) rent/buy on YouTube

12. Us (2019) available on Hulu with Cinemax

Sci-Fi/Supernatural:

1. Frankenstein (1931) rent/buy on YouTube

2. Dracula (1931) rent/buy on iTunes

3. House on Haunted Hill (1959) watch free on Tubi

4. Night of the Living Dead (1968) watch free on Tubi

5. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) rent/buy on Amazon

6. Carrie (1976) available on Hulu with Showtime

7. Dawn of the Dead (1978) watch on YouTube

8. The Amityville Horror (1979) rent/buy on Amazon

9. Alien (1979) rent/buy on Amazon

10. The Thing (1982) rent/buy on Amazon

11. Sleepy Hollow (1999) watch on Netflix

12. The Blair Witch Project (1999) rent/buy on Amazon

13. Constantine (2005) rent/buy on Amazon

14. Paranormal Activity (2007) watch on Netflix

15. Insidious (2010) watch on Netflix

16. Carrie (2013) rent/buy on Amazon

17. A Quiet Place (2018) rent/buy on Amazon

Something Wicked This Way Comes:

1. An American Werewolf in London (1981) rent/buy on YouTube

2. Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983) dvd available on Amazon

3. Ghostbusters (1984) rent/buy on Amazon

4. Teen Wolf (1985) rent/buy on Amazon

5. The Monster Squad (1987) rent/buy on Amazon

6. Heathers (1988) watch free on Tubi

7. Beetlejuice (1988) rent/buy on YouTube

8. Teen Witch (1989) available on Hulu with HBOMax

9. Edward Scissorhands (1990) available on Hulu with Starz

10. The Witches (1990) watch on Netflix

11. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) watch on Hulu

12. Hocus Pocus (1993) watch on Disney+

13. The Craft (1996) available on Hulu with Showtime

14. Practical Magic (1998) rent/buy on Amazon

15. Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) rent/buy on Amazon

16. Only Lovers Left Alive (2014) available on Hulu with Starz

Comedy:

1. Young Frankenstein (1974) available on Hulu with Starz

2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) rent/buy on Amazon

3. Clue (1985) watch free on PlutoTV

4. Little Shop of Horrors (1986) available on Hulu with HBOMax

5. Ernest Scared Stupid (1991) rent/buy on iTunes

6. The Addams Family, Addams Family Values, Addams Family Reunion (1991, 1993, 1998) watch on Netflix

7. Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995) watch free on Vudu

8. Shaun of the Dead (2004) available on Hulu with Cinemax

9. Dark Shadows (2012) rent/buy on YouTube

10. What We Do in the Shadows (2014) rent/buy on YouTube

Not-So-Scary (Live Action): 

1. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) rent/buy on YouTube

2. Double Double Toil & Trouble (1993) rent/buy on YouTube

3. Casper, Casper: A Spirited Beginning, Casper Meets Wendy,  (1995, 1997, 1998) rent/buy on YouTube

4. Under Wraps (1997) rent/buy on Amazon

5. Disney’s Tower of Terror (1997) watch (low quality) on YouTube

6. Halloweentown I, II, Halloweentown High (1998, 2001, 2004) watch all on Disney+

7. Don’t Look Under the Bed (1999) watch on Disney+

8. The Little Vampire (2000) watch free on Vudu

9. Mom’s Got a Date With a Vampire (2000) watch on Disney+

10. Phantom of the Megaplex (2000) watch on Disney+

11. When Good Ghouls Go Bad (2001) watch on YouTube

12. The Haunted Mansion (2003) watch on Disney+

13. I Downloaded A Ghost (2004) dvd available on Amazon

14. Twitches & Twitches Too (2005, 2007) watch both on Disney+

15. The Haunting Hour: Don’t Think About It (2007) rent/buy on YouTube

16. Mostly Ghostly: Who Let the Ghosts Out? (2008) watch on YouTube

17. Goosebumps 1 & 2 (2015, 2018) rent/buy on Vudu

Not-So-Scary (Cartoon):

1. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) watch on DailyMotion

2. Garfield’s Halloween Adventure (1985) watch on YouTube

3. Will Vinton’s Claymation Comedy of Horrors (1991) watch on DailyMotion

4. The Halloween Tree (1993) rent/buy on YouTube

5. Alvin & the Chipmunks Nightmare on Seville Street (1993) if you’re lucky enough to own the VHS

6. Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Halloween Haunts (1994) dvd available on Amazon

7. Doug: Doug’s Halloween Adventure (1994) watch on YouTube

8. The Magic School Bus: Inside the Haunted House (1994) watch on DailyMotion

9. What-A-Mess: Trick or Treat! (1995) watch on YouTube

10. Alvin & the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999) available on Hulu with Starz

11. Alvin & the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000) available on Hulu with Starz

12. Mickey’s House of Villains (2002) buy on Amazon

13. Hotel Transylvania I, II, III (2012, 2015, 2018) watch on Hulu, watch free with Freevee, rent/buy on Amazon

14. Toy Story of Terror! (2013) watch on Disney+

Animation:

1. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) watch on Disney+

2. Corpse Bride (2005) rent/buy on YouTube

3. Monster House (2006) watch on Netflix

4. Coraline (2009) watch free on the Roku Channel

5. ParaNorman (2012) rent/buy on Amazon

6. Frankenweenie (2012) watch on Disney+

Television: 

1. The Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror V" (Season 6, Episode 6) (1994) watch on Disney+

2. Boy Meets World “And Then There Was Shawn” (Season 5, Episode 17) (1998) watch on Disney+

3. Lizzie McGuire “Night of the Day of the Dead” (Season 1, Episode 24) (2001) watch on Disney+

4. Even Stevens “A Very Scary Story” (Season 2, Episode 13) (2001) watch on Disney+

5. The Twilight Zone (1959-1964) watch on Paramount+

6. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The Series) (1997-2003) watch on Hulu

7. So Weird (The Series) (1999-2001) watch on Disney+

8. Sabrina the Teenage Witch (The Series) (1996-2003) watch free on the Roku Channel or watch on Hulu

9. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (The Series) (2018-2020) watch on Netflix

10. Stranger Things (The Series) (2016-2022) watch on Netflix

My Top Picks (Repeats):

1. The Halloween Tree (1993)

2. Double Double Toil & Trouble (1993)

3. Disney’s Tower of Terror (1997)

4. Beetlejuice (1988)

5. It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)

6. Edward Scissorhands (1990)

7. Shorts: What-A-Mess: Trick or Treat! (1995), Doug: Doug’s Halloween Adventure (1994), Alvin and the Chipmunks: Nightmare on Seville Street (1993)

8. Hocus Pocus (1993)

9. Phantom of the Megaplex (2000)

10. Halloween (1978)

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Did I miss something?

Comment below what I should add to the list for next year.

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“There is a child in every one of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly-lit front porch.”

— Robert Brault

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Samantha Rose Photography is an Arizona based Elopement Photographer. When she’s not watching Halloween movies she can be found photographing couples in love & exploring the desert.