Halloween Is Coming... 20 Movies To Watch Before It Gets Here

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I Am Rick Cottontree

10-13-14

Not all "Halloween" based movies exactly, but they're all about Ghosties and Spooks and stuff. Some are Comedy, some are Fantasy, some are Psychological, some are just genuine Horrors...

So, 20 movies to watch in the lead up to Halloweeeeeeen! (woooooo!)

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I'll kick off then with:

20
Ju-On: The Grudge
2002

Spooky shenanigans and great atmosphere throughout, remade as well in 2004 with Buffy, but the remake was inferior and lacked the atmosphere.
The sounds alone that the ghosts make is enough to give you nightmares.

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I Am Rick Cottontree

10-13-14

19
Stir Of Echoes
1999

Not sure what it is with this film, it's not that great a spook movie but the premise is sound and the acting involved being tip top, plus a few unnerving parts made me remember it.
Underrated/overrated, no... under seen, yes.

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I Am Rick Cottontree

10-13-14

18
Casper
1995

Good for a bit of fun, some laughs and a few CGI laden spooks and fantasy.

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I Am Rick Cottontree

10-13-14

17
White Noise
2005

Using up to date idea of tech hunting out spooks... a decent turn from Michael Keaton... and some genuinely jumpy scenes. Not perfect, but for a Halloween build up, it's worth a go.

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MovieMeditation

Friendo.

10-13-14

Cool to do a list like this, but I'm missing some thoughts on each movie and a reason for picking them. It's just a little boring to just list some movies and that's that, honestly.

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I Am Rick Cottontree

10-13-14

Good point... I was wondering what was lacking on it.

I'll edit

Giz 10 minutes...

The Sci-Fi Slob

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10-13-14

Originally Posted by The Rodent

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Casper
1995

It's hardly up there with the Exorcist is it..

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I Am Rick Cottontree

10-13-14

Added a couple of thoughts to them...

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I Am Rick Cottontree

10-13-14

Originally Posted by The Sci-Fi Slob

It's hardly up there with the Exorcist is it..

Well... Halloween wouldn't be Halloween without something friendly

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I Am Rick Cottontree

10-13-14

16
The Ring
2002

Not as good as the original, but still a decent movie and has some great scare factors when the spooks start showing up more and more as the film progresses.

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I Am Rick Cottontree

10-13-14

15
Ringu
1998

Well, I included The Ring (2002) and said it wasn't as good as this one... so I had to have it in the list.
Better atmosphere, better scares and the original idea behind the McGuffin makes it stand out.

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I Am Rick Cottontree

10-13-14

14
The Innocents
1961

The psychological edge of the movie is perfect for Halloween rather than just being all about gore and guts and scares...
This film is scary in a different way than most other ghost stories. That good in fact, that even Martin Scorsese ranks it at #11 in his own horror list.

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10-13-14

So far I've seen Stir of Echoes, The Ring, and The Innocents-all excellent horror movies!

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I Am Rick Cottontree

10-13-14

13
Sleepy Hollow
1999

Tim Burton taking on the Headless Horseman? Yeah, definitely a Ghost Movie that needs a place on the list.
Not scary exactly, but definitely stylish and has some decent atmosphere.

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10-13-14

Not really a fan of any of the movies listed so far. Nice work with your list tho, and I'll keep checking back.

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10-13-14

Sleepy Hollow and The Ring are both great choices. I've only seen White Noise once, but I thought it was good.

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cricket

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10-13-14

Sleepy Hollow has been on my watchlist forever.

honeykid

MoFo Whisperer

10-13-14

+ rep for Ringu, The Innocents, Stir Of Echoes and Sleepy Hollow. For those who've not seen Stir Of Echoes, take a look, it's a really effective and atmospheric film.

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I Am Rick Cottontree

10-13-14

12
The Haunting
1963

Another that appears on Scorsese's horror list...
Great atmosphere, great scares... and considered one of the scariest films of all time. Copied loads of times and remade as well, but nothing compares against the original.

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