Halloween movie marathon

Happy Halloween, fiends! I hope everyone is having a spookishly awesome day. As someone stuck in a new city without knowing anyone and not going to any parties or trick-or-treating, I decided to be helpful and share my Halloween movie playlist. Just because you’re on your own doesn’t mean you can’t have a terrific Halloween. So, here it is:

I started off with Hocus Pocus today. It’s fun and funky in that specific 90s style we all love and miss (or at least those of us who were born in it). My favourite part without a doubt is the song Sarah sings to lure the children to the witches’ house. I remember looking up the lyrics and someone argued they were written by Edgar Allan Poe – but they’re not. It’s still a nice tune and part of the magic of the film (Get it, magic? Anyone? Anyone?). It’s a definite must-see on Halloween for me.
Jumping into the 21st century with Coraline. Those of you who like stop-motion animation will really like it. An animation, yes, but the other-mother still scares the crap out of me. It’s definitely weird and crazy – exactly what I like, so it fits perfectly in my list.
I Sell the Dead is another favourite of mine. It’s got zombies, vampires, corpses, twisted humour (my favourite kind) – what more do you need for Halloween? Plus we’ve got one certain hobbit here, and if you know me just a little bit, you’ll know I have a slight obsession about anything related to The Lord of the Rings. So I recommend I Sell the Dead very, very much.
Back on the witches topic, I can’t go without mentioning Practical Magic and The Craft. The first doesn’t take itself very seriously, which I think is what makes it so charming. However, I really can’t forgive them for the geographical location they gave Bulgaria – “somewhere around Transylvania” (which is not even a country but part of Romania). Anyway, it’s still a nice and funny interpretation of the witch craft. Speaking of crafts, the latter movie also offers a nice perspective of the witches’ world – even though it’s a teen one. I think it was The Craft that got me into wicca for a brief period, but I wasn’t ready to commit to that. I do believe in karma, though, that’s why I really like the message of the film – it doesn’t matter if we’re talking about magic, or about life in general, but whatever you send out, you have to be prepared to face the consequences.
American Horror Story, though a TV show, not a film, is a Halloween marathon in itself. Every episode is uniquely twisted, and as a bonus – you get to choose which season to watch – be it a haunted house theme, an asylum, or, again, going back to the good old witchcraft. I recommend checking out the latest episode, which was a great Halloween addition.
And of course, it’s not a proper Halloween until I’ve seen my favourite favourite film – The Nightmare Before Christmas. It just celebrated its 20th anniversary, if I’m not mistaken, and within those years, it managed to become a timeless classic for all of us spooky dark children. On one side, I’m really happy it’s so popular, but on the other, I don’t entirely agree with what Disney did to it after they bought it. It just doesn’t fit in within the Disney universe, but they still blew up its popularity beyond count. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, but that’s the one movie (in my opinion) that needs to remain obscure and not put together with Disney’s fairytales (which I adore as well, but separately).

I can name a lot more movies that are a perfect fit for a Halloween movie marathon, but these mentioned here are my top…. 7, as it seems. So I hope you enjoy the list, and have a really good time on Halloween. I’m off eating candy and finishing my marathon!