Halloween movies and TV shows – page 3
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
Story:
This classic "Peanuts" tale focuses on the thumb-sucking, blanket-holding Linus, and his touching faith in the "Great Pumpkin." When Linus discovers that no one else believes in the creature, he sets out to prove that the ...
Style:
crying, scary, gothic, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, horror for children, preschool
Plot:
halloween, holiday, peanuts, cartoon dog, children, football, monster, friendship, piano, world war one, letter, anger ...
Time:
60s
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Locked in a school closet during Halloween 1962, young Frank witnesses the ghost of a young girl and the man who murdered her years ago. Shortly afterward he finds himself stalked by the killer and is soon drawn to an old house where a mysterious ...
Style:
scary, psychological, suspenseful, enigmatic, spooky ...
Audience:
horror for children
Plot:
ghost, halloween, child in peril, supernatural, murder, bullying, small town, coming of age, vengeance, maniac, child's point of view, investigation ...
Time:
60s, year 1962, 20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, los angeles, new york state
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather.
Style:
slasher, scary, serious, suspenseful, classic horror ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
zombie, halloween, stephen king, death in the family, resurrection, burial, bully, small town, vengeance, chase, gory, back from the dead ...
Time:
90s, year 1992, 20th century
Place:
maine, usa, new england
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Serial Killer Michael Myers is not finished with Laurie Strode, and their rivalry finally comes to an end. But is this the last we see of Myers? Freddie Harris and Nora Winston are reality programmers at DangerTainment, and are planning to send a ...
Style:
slasher, suspense, suspenseful, teen, intense ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
halloween, serial killer, masked killer, psychopath, monster, masked man, killer, violence, murder, maniac, vengeance, stalking ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
illinois, chicago, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
It's All Hallow's Eve. A trio of costumed misfits with very special dietary requirements seizes a Mexican cantina and force the staff to engage in a late night of gaming, food and libations. The only caveat is what's on the menu.
Style:
slasher, dark comedy, psychotronic, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
halloween, cannibal, high school student, brother brother relationship, dinner, cannibalism, fear, hostage, violence, danger, brutality, psychopath ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Six of the worlds scariest psychopaths escape from a local Asylum and proceed to unleash terror on the unsuspecting crowd of a Halloween Funhouse whose themed mazes are inspired by their various reigns of terror.
Style:
slasher, sadistic, horror comedy, brutal, suspenseful ...
Plot:
halloween, psychopath, killer clown, escaped mental patient, cannibalism, amusement park, murder, trapped, mental institution, holiday horror, violence, torture ...
Place:
columbus ohio
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, sad, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
alien, friendship, childhood, children, coming of age, ufo, friendly alien, space and aliens, chase, boy, child protagonist, bicycle ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1982, 90s, future
Place:
california, usa, persia, los angeles
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Bubba, an intellectually disabled man, is falsely accused of attacking a young girl. Disguised as a scarecrow, he hides in a cornfield, only to be hunted down and shot by four vigilante men. After they are acquitted due to lack of evidence, the men ...
Style:
slasher, tense, suspenseful, serious, spooky ...
Audience:
horror for children
Plot:
scarecrow, halloween, murder, lynch mob, killer scarecrow, injustice, vengeance, halloween party, getting away with murder, supernatural, false accusation, mentally challenged ...
Time:
80s
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger (Katharine Isabelle) and Brigitte (Emily Perkins), in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds ...
Style:
gothic, dark, scary, dark comedy, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
werewolf, coming of age, halloween, blood, teenager, transformation, gory, goth, full moon, dark humor, goth girl, high school ...
Time:
year 2000, y2k, 20th century, 90s, 2000s ...
Place:
united kingdom, canada, ontario canada
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Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The Addams Family goes on a search for their relatives. Gomez and Morticia are horrified to discover that Grandpa and Grandma Addams have a disease that is slowly turning them "normal". The only chance they have of a cure is to find a ...
Style:
gothic, humorous, stylized, scary, not serious ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids
Plot:
halloween, dark humor, dysfunctional family, interracial romance, butler, mistaken identity, family problems, disorder, danger, family life, transformation, eccentricity ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A group of high-school kids set out to play a Halloween prank at an abandoned house, but once they enter they become victims of a demonic witch who has set her wrath upon them.
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, disturbing, scary, dark ...
Plot:
abandoned house, fear, witch, halloween, haunted house, haunted, prank, occult, paranormal, survival, youth, danger ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
It’s Halloween night, and two “bad apples” decide to play some wicked tricks on the one house in a suburban cul-de-sac that is not celebrating Halloween. They terrorize a young couple in their home and these tricks become increasingly more ...
Style:
dark, slasher, bleak, suspenseful, suspense ...
Plot:
halloween, murder, killer, blood, sisters, couples, graphic violence, violence, murderer, mysticism, weapons, school ...
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Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A woman finds a VHS tape on her doorstep that shows a series of gruesome tales that could be real. But the true danger is the pumpkin-faced killer that's using the tape to find his next victim.
Style:
anthology, dark, psychotronic, scary, dark fairy tale ...
Plot:
halloween, holiday horror, ghost, murder, killer, human sacrifice, twists and turns, pumpkin, trapped in an elevator, serial killer, psycho killer, supernatural horror ...
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
It's Halloween night and video store clerk Stan Helsing just got stuck with a last minute request to deliver some videos. With his best friend, his best friend's date, and a smoking hot ex-girlfriend waiting to go to a party, Stan ...
Style:
parody, slapstick, humorous, scary, horror comedy ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
halloween, stupidity, stripper, save the day, supernatural, goofy hero, deadly creature, vampire, disorder, danger, buddies, serial killer ...
Time:
year 2009, 21st century
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
As Halloweentown prepares to celebrate its 1,000th anniversary, Marnie Piper and her brother Dylan return to Witch University, where trouble is in session from the Sinister Sisters and from someone who's plotting to use Marnie's powers for ...
Style:
exciting, feel good, semi serious, humorous, teen ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot:
halloween, witch, magic, heroic mission, curses spells and rituals, teenage witch, danger, youth, mysterious character, imaginary, college, supernatural ...
Time:
2000s
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185K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers, the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago. This film, ...
Style:
slasher, scary, suspense, horrifying, psychological ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
serial killer, halloween, masked killer, violence, homicidal maniac, holiday horror, psychopath, murderer, psycho killer, serial murder, terror, killer ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
illinois, chicago, midwest
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Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Mark wants to lose his virginity, but his girlfriend wants to wait. Unfortunately for both of them, a 400-year-old vampire Countess needs to turn a virgin into a vampire before Halloween in order to preserve her own youthful appearance, and when she ...
Style:
sexy, teen, melancholic, feel good, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, adult
Plot:
vampire, halloween, aging, transformation, female vampire, virginity, supernatural, femme fatale, nude painting, teenage girl, nightmare, blood ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Music
Country: USA, South Korea
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Scooby-Doo and Shaggy must go into the underworld ruled by the Goblin King in order to stop a mortal named The Amazing Krudsky who wants power and is a threat to their pals, Fred, Velma and Daphne.
Style:
not serious, humorous, exciting, spooky, dark ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, pre-teens, horror for children
Plot:
halloween, fairy, imaginary kingdom, ghost, scooby doo, amateur detective, witch, supernatural, investigation, best friend, curses spells and rituals, riddles and clues ...
Time:
2000s
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
In 1986, three teens were brutally murdered after knocking on the door of 59 Oakwood Lane. The killer was never found. Over the next forty years, rumors turned to legend, and while few will admit to believing the stories, kids are still warned never ...
Style:
suspense, enigmatic, disturbing, captivating, slasher ...
Plot:
halloween, fear, legend, evil power, supernatural, urban legend, missing person, haunted house, creature, teenager, superstition, small town ...
Time:
80s
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765
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A comedic blend of murder, mystery and marijuana. Trying to escape the infamy of a serial killer father, Trent Modine and his goof-ball stepbrother Joey, both seeking a new start, find refuge in the small town of Mooseheart.
Style:
retro, slasher, horror comedy, scary, psychological ...
Plot:
halloween, masked killer, stoner, marijuana, electric chair, guts, monster, clown, characters murdered one by one, holiday horror, small town, murderer ...
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
The Cromwell clan live in the real world, except for their grandmother who lives in Halloweentown, a place where monsters go to escape reality. But now the son of the Cromwells' old enemy Kalabar has a plan to use the grandmother's book to ...
Style:
stylized, semi serious, exciting, humorous, teen ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family friendly, pre-teens, family outing ...
Plot:
witch, halloween, supernatural, teenage witch, heroine, heroes, friends, religions or cults, curses spells and rituals, imaginary, rivalry, real world ...
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
On Halloween night in New Salem, Radio DJs Chilly Billy and Paul tell a twisted anthology of terrifying local myths. Residents of the small-town experience horrifying paranormal encounters that lead them to a grim end.
Style:
anthology, suspense, scary, bleak, slasher ...
Plot:
halloween, radio, clown, creature, monster, killer clown, evil clown, fear, disguise, society, characters killed one by one, death ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
This All Hallows’ Eve, Nightmare is bent on conquering our waking world by crossing through the Dream Dimension, and converting each dreamer into a monster. Can Dr. Strange, Hulk and the Howling Commandos hold the line and put an end to his ...
Style:
exciting, tense, entertaining, captivating, anime ...
Plot:
halloween, superhero, monster, superhero team, hulk, battles, team, wizard, supernatural power, save the world, teamwork, heroes ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Scooby-Doo and the gang team up with their pals, Bill Nye The Science Guy and Elvira Mistress of the Dark, to solve this mystery of gigantic proportions and save Crystal Cove!
Style:
feel good, entertaining, light, enigmatic, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, horror for children
Plot:
halloween, scooby doo, riddles and clues, clue, friends, holiday horror, dead teenager, friendship, sadistic psychopath, evil man, small town, gory ...
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With ...
Style:
sweet, feel good, sincere, sexy, offbeat ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night, family outing, teens ...
Plot:
witch, curses spells and rituals, magic, supernatural, sisters, supernatural ability, witchcraft, curse, love, halloween, aunt niece relationship, small town ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1998
Place:
seattle, usa, arizona, massachusetts
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Germany, UK
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
The Wishbone family is far from happy. With a struggling bookshop, an overworked husband, and two misunderstood teenagers, Emma is at her wit's end trying to be the perfect mom. After dragging her family to a costume party on Halloween night, ...
Style:
3d animation, humorous, entertaining, captivating, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, kids, horror for children
Plot:
halloween, vampire, magical power, teenage girl, father daughter relationship, family relations, monster, father son relationship, costume party, family life, hotel, supernatural ...
Place:
london, paris france, new york
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Young urban professionals Jesse (Arye Gross) and his girlfriend Kate (Lar Park Lincoln), move into an old mansion that has been in Jesse's family for generations. They are soon joined by Jesse's goofy friend Charlie (Jonathan Stark), who ...
Style:
independent film, humorous, scary, spooky, retro ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
haunted house, halloween, supernatural, undead, monster, haunted, house, mad scientist, chase, vampire, time travel, stop motion ...
Time:
80s, year 1986, stone age
Place:
arizona
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Anton is a cheerful but exceedingly non-ambitious 17-year-old stoner who lives to stay buzzed, watch TV, and moon over Molly, the beautiful girl who lives next door. However, it turns out that the old cliché about idle hands being the devil's ...
Style:
humorous, slasher, scary, suspense, teen ...
Audience:
teens, teen fantasy, teen drama
Plot:
halloween, supernatural, stoner, high school, dark humor, macabre, ghost, youth, murder, phone sex, drug use, strangulation ...
Time:
90s, 80s
Place:
utah
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The friends Emmett, Freddy, Marie, Kevin and his reluctant girlfriend Jessie decide to spend the Halloween night in an abandoned hospital. Meanwhile, the younger Allan meets the old friend of his father Arlo Ray Baines and asks him to help to find ...
Style:
serious, scary, atmospheric, suspense, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
halloween, youth, mysterious character, haunted by the past, danger, childhood trauma, human experiment, ghost, medical, ghost child, dark secret, hospital ...
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Angela, the universe's most unpleasant party crasher, returns! Angela's sister, Mouse, is taken by her bullying Catholic school classmates to a party at Angela's favorite haunt, and before long, everybody's being turned into ...
Style:
sexy, slasher, scary, demonic, surprise ending ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
halloween, demonic possession, demon, old dark house, monster, halloween party, holy water, lesbianism, sex, haunted, fear, psychopath ...
Time:
90s
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