31+ Essential Horror Movies to Watch for Halloween

[@donnawoodliff9496]

I wanted to say that this is the best and most comprehensive Halloween/October movie watchlist that I have seen. It is very thorough and I admire the cross-decade breadth of it. I enjoy re-watching it around October. Really well done :)

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

@@donnawoodliff9496 thank you!! I am glad you found this helpful! The kind words mean a lot 🧡🖤

[@otakuakichan]

this is unrelated to the video but can i just say your hair is absolutely GORGEOUS!

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

Thank you!!

[@adriennelee26]

You covered most of my must-watch Halloween movies (Halloween, Hell House LLC, and House of the Devil especially). After October, I'd love a list of cold weather/winter (not Christmas) horror. Don't Look Now comes to mind with its dreary November-ish setting. Also The Lodge, Ghost Story, The Shining, The Thing. Winter is an underrated season for horror. A book recommendation list would also be welcome!

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

YES! I plan on doing Winter horror recs :)

[@stinkyluca4281]

@@mandysmorgueofhorror the children and the lodge are great winter horror movies :)

[@michelslaura]

Dead of winter is an underrated gem

[@thesheezerkc]

I feel like all the paranormal activity movies are perfect to watch when it starts getting colder because they feel like movies you should just curl up under a blanket and watch

[@adnanferdousleo9528]

I was literally scouring youtube for this video and finally found it .

[@slightlyaboveaverage2235]

Nice

[@pinkgyaru._.]

The changeling! So happy you mentioned this movie. It’s really good just not spoken about

[@Spartan-oj9dc]

American werewolf in London ?? That's a classic horror one of Landis best movie

[@richardeddy993]

Fantastic never get tired of watching it

[@allenhook3042]

Halloween 3.. the Howling part 2: your sisters a werewolf. Satan's little helper. The houses October built pt 1... Return of the living dead. Original nightmare on ekm Street.. Are a few of my favorite Halloween movies

[@appasite]

It’s almost October and I can’t wait!!!

[@barry7816]

Talking about Halloween, Halloween H20 is one of my favorites.

[@well-dressed-bird]

This is such a good list of all the vibes you could want for the season. Good job.

[@caposton]

1. Nightmare on Elm Street 3 2. Child's’ Play 3 3. Poltergeist 4. The Thing 5. Scream 6. Aliens 7. Jeepers Creepers 8. Cloverfield 9. Evil Dead (Remake) 10. Dawn of the Dead (Remake) 11. Fright Night 12. Lost Boys 13. Underworld 14. The Exorcist 15. Thirteen Ghosts 16. Gremlins 17. Cabin in the Woods 18. Ready or Not 19. The Mist 20. Trick R Treat 21. Stir of Echoes 22. Final Destination 23. The Autopsy of Jane Doe 24. The Descent 25. 30 Days of Night 26. Happy Death Day 27. Pet Sematary 28. Frailty 29. Doctor Sleep 30. Sinister 31. Halloween

[@Amytiville]

Mandy! I love that you mentioned Night of the Demons. I love that one so much and I don’t feel it ever gets enough love. Linnea Quigley is one of my horror heroes and it’s just a fun movie. Halloween 4 is one of my favorites as well. It actually has that autumnal Halloween feel and it’s great. So many of my favorites are on this list. Thank you for putting it together. 🖤

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

Thank you for watching. And I agree, Night of the Demons tends to be forgotten. Linnea Quigley is so cool!

[@TheKev1981]

Salem's Lot is so underrated. One of my favorites!

[@tss0828]

I know this video is 2 years old but off of this list alone, I will be subscribing to this channel. Chef’s Kiss!!!

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

Thanks for watching!

[@markolepotan]

Thsnk you so much for this list! I’m gonna get a pen & paper to write down some of these movies

[@austindolan7182]

trick r treat is a part of the halloween anthology series that carpenter tried turning the halloween franchise into. it features more of the lore and traditions of the season with a different twist than season of the witch. excellent film.

[@Money.Dynamics]

Trick r Treat is so good love it

[@barry7816]

Woah.. Treat R Treat is in the same family as the Halloween franchise?

[@ChristmasKathy]

New subscriber!🎃

[@shawnfeid9855]

Love the list!! Half way thru and we haven't reached October! Give us an updated (2023) essential! Love the list🎃🦇🎃🦇

[@timgillam4199]

Love your list! Some of my recommendations would be Murder Party, John Carpenter's Body Bags, The Others, Tales From The Dark Side, I'm a sucker for Halloween H2O, Creepshow, The Lost Boys, Are you Afraid Of The Dark, Night of the Living Dead 1990, Pet Sematary 1989.

[@crystalblue8182]

Body Bags was fantastic. Nice recommendations!

[@tj5087]

I’m planning to watch: Halloween, Night of the Living Dead, Child’s Play, The Exorcist, Cloverfield, Friday the 13th, The Amityville Horror, Nightmare on Elm Street, The People Under the Stairs, Rosemary’s Baby, Hellraiser, Candyman, and Tales from the Crypt; just to name a few

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

Great lineup!

[@richardpavlik5585]

Pet sematary is a good one.

[@CHRISMED2]

Dark night of the scarecrow was one of the best horror movies. Another all-time favorite Halloween classic is Elvira Mistress of the Dark

[@pamrocks5098]

Omg!! I so enjoyed this! I thought I had watch all the best scary movies (I have watched many, but forgotten a lot)!! Thanks so much! ❤️💀🎃

[@patrickhanly7458]

I am with you. Always loved Halloween 1 and 3. Watch them every year. Also love Trick or Treat.

[@tgriffin3059]

Dark Night of the Scarecrow is outstanding. It has a rustic, Harvest Season ambience, and actually takes place around Halloween. It mixes the supernatural with heinous human evil, and the result is unforgettable.

[@NoirHammer]

Nice mix of classic and modern horror films. 👍

[@cranbearysweet2851]

August 2024 and I’m so glad I found this!! Thanks!

[@benedict1698]

Thank you for the recommendations 💯. Entertaining video too

[@michaelfields1323]

Halloween 3 season of the witch could be retreated a little and be a great new horror movie. The masks shudve controlled the kids, also could fit the Myers mask in as a normal generic mask.

[@kaylahenry8920]

My friend is in the movie haunt ! he’s one of the masked guys ☺️☺️

[@appasite]

That’s so awesome!

[@randallmoore1675]

When I was a kid. The Disney movie, Legend of Sleepy Hollow was the go to Halloween movie

[@Horrorzeit]

When you think you know every female horror KZbinr and then you find an amazing new channel 🎉

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

Aww thank you for the kind words & welcome ☺️

[@NakiasHideaway]

Such a great list! You have so many of my favorites on here. I just watched Halloween 4 the other night and it was good cheesy fun. Also I got so excited when you mentioned Hell House LLC cause I just discovered that movie last Halloween and it is scare-y. Will be rewatching it this year. And we also had on Halloweentown last night. I just love this time of the year! 🎃 Enjoy all your movies! 🍿

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

Hell House, LLC scared the crap out of me, which is rare for me!

[@NakiasHideaway]

@@mandysmorgueofhorror Same! 😁

[@allenhook3042]

The purge movies & purge series are all great halloween type shows too.

[@Apostate_Alexei]

Pumpkinman is a super hero we don't hear nearly enough about

[@philipbouchelle483]

Demon Knight, Sinister, Nightmare on Elm Street, any of them and Friday the 13th any of them. An American Wearwolf in London, Rocky Horror Picture Show, It-new or old ones. Re-Animater, the Frightners, ect. Glad you did say the Changeling and He'll Fest. But nothing from Incideous, Saw, or the Congering universe. There really is to many great onse to watch.

[@VinylAthletes]

Nobody ever mentions psycho II. That movie is highly under appreciated

[@Money.Dynamics]

Alright I'll watch it right now

[@talksick508]

Great sequel

[@thunderusa]

Sleepy Hollow 🎃 3:21 Thanks!

[@Mostly_Horror]

Fright Night 👏🏽🔥🔥. I love the original and oddly enough I love the sequel too-your list is basically what I watch each year. But I do need to check out the Changeling. Also loved the Sentinel-I own the DVD!!

[@austindolan7182]

i love the scene in fright night where the kid asks roddy mcdowall's character for help, because of roddy's reactions and how he just tries his hardest to get away.

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

I still haven't seen the sequel to Fright Night, but I enjoyed the remake!

[@Mostly_Horror]

@@mandysmorgueofhorror yeah I liked the remake too. Colin Farrell was just as charming as Chris Sarandon. But Chris Sarandon still wins in my book

[@Mostly_Horror]

@@austindolan7182 I know lol he’s so pathetic-but he comes thru in the end.

[@tonywoodcock5086]

The original night of the demons is a great halloween movie.

[@JoannaRedmond]

The original House of Wax is from the '50s. If you haven't seen it, definitely check it out! I would also add some of the Nightmare on Elm Streets in the list. Otherwise, I really loved how you included both classic and new movies here! 🧟👻🎃

[@austindolan7182]

that house of wax is based off mystery of the wax museum from the 30s. which is included on the dvd/bluray of the vincent price house of wax.

[@JoannaRedmond]

@@austindolan7182 Ah yes! The original is from the '30s, you're right! I haven't seen the new one, but the older ones I think are pretty good if you're into the older horror movies. 🎃

[@slightlyaboveaverage2235]

@@JoannaRedmond the newer one is complete trash

[@findingkelly]

@@JoannaRedmond I like the newer version. Not that bad.

[@KristopherTorres-un6qy]

Yes I got horror movie and Disney channel Halloween Hocus Pocus and Halloween Town and Mom Date Vampire on Disney channel movie

[@darrenwiggins9957]

I agree with you The Bride of Fankenstien is superior to the original. The critics thought so as well.

[@havok180]

That was a really cool intro the Halloween franchise is always been on my list 4 is the one I also watched more. I love trick or treat it became one of my favorite horror movies that werewolf scene was amazing and I just fell in love with Sam. I autopsy and Jane Doe I loved I'm always watching it with someone who hasn't. I like that you added the universal monsters I grew watching those as a kid those were my gateway to horror. Always like your recommendations more movies to add to the list.

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

Thank you for watching!

[@jarongreen9449]

Thanks so much 🎉🎉🎉❤

[@michaelmartinez3878]

Hey just checked out your videos on vintage horror books and horror films well done from fellow horror fan Did you ever seen Jodie foster and Martin sheen in little girl who lives down the lane . Old school very creepy vibes

[@jamesmalicoat9649]

Since you love Ginger Snaps i love to recommend Ginger Snaps 2 which is HIGHLY UNDERRATED and maybe the best one in my opinion. A MUST WATCH! There's also part 3 which is a prequal which is ok and same cast. They were actually filmed back to back.

[@PlaguedbyVisions]

So happy to see Deadly Friend represented!!! That is my go-to Halloween watch. The little robot 😢 and some of the kills and stunts… my God 🤣🤣. It’s finally coming out bluray tomorrow!!! Pumpkinhead is not a pumpkin, but pumpkin enough, I’d say! AND YES! 1999 House on Haunted Hill is so underrated. Such a nostalgic watch for me. Another Halloween favorite for me is Uninvited (1987), strictly after a few beers. 🤣

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

I love Deadly Friend. It's so silly. Have you read the book? I recently read and loved it! And I need to check out Uninvited.

[@clarissa3173]

I don’t know if you’ve seen The Order on Netflix but you actually look really similar to Katharine Isabelle in that!!

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

Omg I love her, thank you

[@wibli]

The Lost Boys

[@jilujoilujiut2165]

Wow most of these movies i either have the shout factory blu rays of or have upgraded to 4k recently . I have to say i always have Dracula the 1994 version and tales from the crypt demon night also you gotta have from dusk till dawn and ed wood on there .

[@lukejbarnett1]

Thank you so much for not bleeping out swear words. There is a girl who has a video on here talking horror movies who swears all the time and everytime she does it makes a really loud and annoying beep noise. Which makes her video impossible to watch because it is so annoying.

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

@@lukejbarnett1 I mostly don’t do that cuz I’m lazy lol. I think the bleeping is to help with not getting the video flagged

[@AJ72281]

Night of the Living Dead is a classic, but I prefer the 90’s remake. It holds up better and Tom Savini did a great job at the helm.....

[@miquesbookvlogs372]

I absolutely need to check out House of the Devil now!! Though for some reason I can’t picture Greta Gerwig in a horror flick 😅

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

I think you’ll love it. And omg it took me years to realize that she was Greta Gerwig. She has a particular scene in this that blew me away 😏

[@keithtravers6090]

HELLO I watched HAUNT that you recommended It was good I liked it THANK YOU

[@osonhodeleon]

Horror is my favorite movie genre.

[@malcolmsYouTube]

there is a Ginger Snaps 2 :)

[@wandachamberssomrajit2260]

Excellent! I enjoyed your video. Do you have one?

[@omaticfilms957]

How do you not mention Freddy Kruger 😢Wes Cravens master pieces.

[@rama30]

"Send......more.........paramedics"

[@CultOccult]

Exorcist IS set around Halloween

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

@@CultOccult you’re right. Idk what I was thinking at the time 😂

[@CultOccult]

@@mandysmorgueofhorror It's okay, I missed it the first few times. I think we just get distracted by all the demonic trauma. 😅

[@masonholt651]

Pumpkinhead was one of the greatest looking monsters cinema has ever seen. Unfortunately, the rest of the movie is pretty dull.

[@morghulisebonheart1989]

Return of the Living Dead and Night of the Demons? *mashes the subscribe button*

[@Soundwave880stopmotions]

I love religious Horror too! Why dont they make more? I mean, The Conjuring is one of the best Horror Universes. I am an Author, and when I rise up, I hope my religious horror books become movies. Good movies, not bad ones.

[@arianaconlon2176]

i know this video is several years old but if someone could help me find that sweater i would owe you my life!!

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

@@arianaconlon2176 I think it’s Fright Rags

[@c.j.crandall7328]

Should of had more images and name actors in the movies

[@laurelelizabethhasara6209]

Yes, yes, yes! I love recommendations videos! I still need to watch The Omen, The Sentinel & May

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

I think you'll love them!

[@MrAgentAardvark]

AMC Fright Fest movies are a waste of time. AMC censors out all the gory parts of the movie's 😮

[@mandysmorgueofhorror]

@@MrAgentAardvark it’s just a tradition for me at this point. I love being able to have the tv playing horror 24/7

[@lukejbarnett1]

Well that's not the right reason to not do it. You shouldn't do it. So fight against censorship tyranny by never doing this. Stick it to you tube by never doing this. Also never do this because it hurts our ears and annoys us and ruins our lives.

[@milosterwheeler2520]

Irritating.

[@attila7092]

There is a small piece of Halloween in The Exorcist. When the mother is walking home early in the movie she passes a group of trick or treaters. I never noticed it until getting the bluray

[@attila7092]

I would recommend The Pumpkin Karver. Not the best story but it is guaranteed to get you in a Halloween party mood.

[@crossfire2893]

You forgot to add lost boys