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TOP TEN MOVIES FOR A STREAMING GOOD TIME ON HALLOWEEN!

Halloween is the perfect time to cozy up with movies that bring out all the spooky, fun, and downright eerie vibes. Whether you’re into classic slashers, creepy animations, or light-hearted witchy antics, there’s something for every Halloween mood. Our Top Ten Halloween Movies list mixes timeless horror essentials with family favorites and modern chills, giving you a lineup that’s perfect for scary movie marathons or festive nights in.

From Michael Myers creeping through quiet suburbs to the magical mischief of Hocus Pocus, these films capture the wide range of Halloween spirit — whether you want to be scared, laugh, or just enjoy that perfect chill in the air. Streaming Movie Night is here to help you find your next Halloween obsession, whichever way you like your scares served.

Top Ten Movies to Watch for Halloween

NUMBER 10:

The Babadook (2014)

An emotionally gripping psychological horror about grief, motherhood, and an unsettling storybook monster. Starring Essie Davis, Noah Wiseman, Daniel Henshall, Hayley McElhinney, Barbara West and Ben Winspear.

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NUMBER 9:

The Addams Family (1991)    

A darkly humorous look at the eccentric Addams clan and their oddball adventures. Starring  Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd and Christina Ricci.

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NUMBER 8:

Coraline (2009)

A dark animated fantasy where a young girl discovers a sinister alternate world behind a secret door. Starring Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Jennifer Saunders, Dawn French, and Ian McShane.

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NUMBER 7:

Hocus Pocus (1993)

Three witches are resurrected in modern-day Salem, leading to comedic and magical chaos. Starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy.

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NUMBER 6:

Scream (1996)

A clever self-aware slasher that both scares and pokes fun at horror movie tropes. Starring David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Rose McGowan, Skeet Ulrich, and Drew Barrymore.

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NUMBER 5:

The Exorcist (1973)

One of the scariest films ever about a young girl possessed by a demonic force and the priests who try to save her. Starring Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller, and Linda Blair.

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NUMBER 4:

Beetlejuice (1988)

A zany supernatural comedy about ghosts haunting a home and a mischievous bio-exorcist. Starring Michael Keaton, Alec Baldwin, Geena Davis, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O’Hara and Winona Ryder.

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NUMBER 3:

A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

Teenagers are haunted in their dreams by the blade-gloved Freddy Krueger, a deadly nightmare. Starring Heather Langenkamp, John Saxon, Ronee Blakley, Robert Englund and Johnny Depp (in his film debut).

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NUMBER 2:

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

Tim Burton’s animated musical blending spooky and festive, perfect for all ages. Starring Chris Sarandon, Catherine O’Hara, William Hickey, Ken Page, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix and Ed Ivory.

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NUMBER 1:

Halloween (1978)

The slasher classic where Michael Myers returns to terrorize a small town, defining the horror genre. Starring Donald Pleasence, Jamie Lee Curtis (in her film debut), P. J. Soles, and Nancy Loomis.

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Blink Twice

2024   Amazon MGM Studios

Rated:  R

Length:  1 hr  42min

Drama ~ Horror ~ Thriller

Directed by:  Zoë Kravitz

Starring:  Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Christian Slater, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Kyle MacLachlan, Geena Davis, and Alia Shawkat.

“Are you having a good time?”

SO, where do I start?……………alright, how about this…..

TRIGGER, SPOILER AND RANT WARNING!

The movie starts out with this warning on the screen:

Here is the synopsis of the movie per MGM’s Blink Twice website:

When tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) meets cocktail waitress Frida (Naomi Ackie) at his fundraising gala, sparks fly. He invites her to join him and his friends on a dream vacation on his private island. It’s paradise. Wild nights blend into sun soaked days and everyone’s having a great time. No one wants this trip to end, but as strange things start to happen, Frida begins to question her reality. There is something wrong with this place. She’ll have to uncover the truth if she wants to make it out of this party alive. BLINK TWICE is a wild new psychological thriller directed by Zoë Kravitz.

GENRE: Drama, Horror, Psychological Thriller

Here is the Rating for the movie:

Rated R for Strong Violent Content, Sexual Assault, Drug Use and Language throughout, and sexual references.

COMPLETELY UNNECESSARY WARNING!

That is a spoiler as far as I am concerned. It is a DRAMA, HORROR, and  PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER. Part of the appeal of Horror and Thriller movies is being surprised, it’s what’s been driving audiences to them since the dawn of Horror movies.

I don’t want to know the plot going in or what’s going to happen, I WANT TO BE SURPRISED. The more surprised and shocked the better, that’s what I expect to get from a Horror Psychological Thriller Movie. He did WHAT?…….HOLY CRAP, I DIDN”T EXPECT THAT!

I don’t want to see a warning that there might be scenes of violence, sexual violence, mature themes and abuse of power that might make me squirmish and uneasy. It’s what I expect going into an R Rated Horror Psychological movie with strong violent content. If you don’t want to see that, take some accountability for yourself and read the rating. Then go see an appropriate PG-13 movie for yourself so we don’t have to label everything for you and spoil it for others……

Because now I know from the warning that the rich Tech Billionaire who invites women to his exclusive island secretly drugs and sexually abuses them, and it blows the whole plot wide open. So the drug-fueled parties on the billionaires island end up in violence, in this case sexual assault and violence. And now I don’t even get to be surprised by the billionaire’s actions because somebody who shouldn’t be watching this type of movie, and has no accountability for themselves, has to be warned that they might be upset by a movie they shouldn’t be watching in the first place.

If you are triggered by mature, violent or sexual themes……………

or acts of violence of any kind……..

DON”T GO TO SEE AN R-RATED HORROR PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER OF ANY KIND!

So there you have it. I’m done with the rant, on with the movie.

I liked it, I thought it was great. Very suspenseful, there was an air of dread that started to build pretty quickly. Paradise on the island started to get very cloudy and ominous. You know something bad is going to happen but what you don’t realize until later on is that it is already happening. And just like Frida (Naomi Ackie) and Sarah (Adria Arjona), when they realized what was going on, you are horrified. I love how the tables get turned after Frida and Sarah discover the truth. It reminded me of READY OR NOT with Samara Weaving. She thinks she is going to a nice family wedding only to end up in a bloody violent fight for survival (No Trigger warning on that movie and they even used crossbows and axes..).

It was good to see Christian Slater and Geena Davis in this, I haven’t seen them in a movie for quite a while. Seeing Channing Tatum as a complete Narcissist Asshole Scumbag with a complete disregard for another human’s well being while he constantly asked, “Are you having a good time?” was a complete change of pace. A nice one, I thought he did a good job. This was Zoë Kravitz directorial debut and I thought she did an outstanding job. Everybody did a great job, especially Naomi Ackie evoking all the emotions of her character as she finds out the truth behind the island and Slater.

And in the end it is a very surprising twist that you didn’t see coming…………….

Don’t worry, no spoiler alert on that one, no warning either.

Yes, it is an R-Rated Violent Horrifying Psychological Thriller.

If you don’t want to be triggered or upset by violence of any kind….go see a PG-13 movie.

If you do want to be triggered and upset by an R-Rated Violent Horrifying Psychological Thriller…..

This is one you should watch!