22 Best Halloween Movies To Get In The Mood For Witching Hour

It's time to get spooky because Halloween is just around the corner. No better way to do that than plopping on the couch and putting on a spooky Halloween movie. But what makes a movie a Halloween movie? And what's the difference between a spooky movie and a horror movie?

Sally and Jack Skellington from The Nightmare Before Christmas stand together in a dark, eerie setting. Sally wears a patchwork dress, and Jack is in a striped suit

This collection of Halloween movies (along with their IMDb logline) should have something to suit anyone's festive taste this month. And if your favorite didn't make the list, comment below and it might be added!

1.Addams Family Values

Morticia Addams with long black hair in a gothic dress and Margaret Alford with short blonde hair in a pink dress, both holding drinks at a party

2.Hocus Pocus

Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, and Sarah Jessica Parker in character as the Sanderson Sisters from the movie "Hocus Pocus," wearing elaborate witch costumes

3.Halloweentown

Debbie Reynolds as a witch, with Kimberly J. Brown, Emily Roeske, and Joey Zimmerman gazing into a large cauldron in a mystical setting

4.The Nightmare Before Christmas

Jack Skellington and Sally from The Nightmare Before Christmas stand on a hill under a full moon, seemingly in a conversation

5.Twilight

Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart lie on grass, gazing at each other in a scene from the Twilight movie

6.Vampires vs. the Bronx (2020)

Caleb McLaughlin, Jaylen Barron, and Darren Barnet hold crosses and look scared in a dark scene, likely from a TV or movie

7.Fear Street (2021)

A person is on the ground, appearing distressed and screaming, while being grabbed from behind by someone in a skeleton costume. The setting is dimly lit

8.Beetlejuice (1988)

Close-up of Beetlejuice, a character from the movie "Beetlejuice," with wild hair, dark eyeshadow, and decaying makeup, looking menacing

9.Corpse Bride

Emily and Victor from "Corpse Bride" stand in an eerie cave. Victor wears a suit; Emily, in a tattered wedding dress, holds a bouquet. Skeleton dog appears between them

10.Practical Magic

Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock performing a magical ritual on a man lying on a table in a scene from the movie "Practical Magic."

11.The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

Tim Curry, in a corset and fishnet stockings, stands with Barry Bostwick and Susan Sarandon from The Rocky Horror Picture Show

12.A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Heather Langenkamp, in a white outfit, faces Freddy Krueger, who is raising his clawed hand, in a scene from A Nightmare on Elm Street

13.Halloween

Jamie Lee Curtis wearing a casual shirt, looks frightened with Michael Myers menacingly in the background

14.Interview With the Vampire (1994)

Kirsten Dunst, Brad Pitt, and Tom Cruise in a scene from the movie

15.It (2017)

A really scary clown smiling in the dark

16.Psycho (1960)

Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates smiling creepily at the camera

17.American Psycho (2000)

Patrick Bateman, played by Christian Bale, sitting on a couch and smoking a cigar

18.Pet Sematary (1989)

A cat with yellow eyes yowling at someone offscreen

19.Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)

Gary Oldman in a high hat

20.Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

Nosferatu about to drink from the neck of Lucy, a woman lying in bed

21.Carrie (1976)

Sissy Spacek as Carrie, the prom queen

22.The Exorcist (1973)

Close-up of Regan possessed