It is a time of the year when the season starts decorating houses, carving pumpkins, and watching classic Halloween movies. There are plenty of films to celebrate the spooky time, including Halloween, Hocus Pocus, and Get Out. In this article, we will try to list down some great horror movies to spend your Halloween spooky!
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Hocus Pocus is a fantasy comedy movie written by Mick Garris and Neil Cuthbert and directed by Kenny Ortega. It stars Kathy Najimy, Bette Midler, Omri Katz, Sarah Jessica Parker, Vinessa Shaw, and Thora Birch. Hocus Pocus released on 16 July 1993 in the United States by Walt Disney Pictures. The movie got mixed reviews from critics and did not do well at the box office either. However, after airing on Freeform and Disney Channel, audiences rediscover the film and make it a cult classic. Filmmaker Adam Shankman then created a sequel in development as Disney+ exclusive film, screenplay written by Jen D’Angelo.
The plot of the screenplay is based on Salem, Massachusetts in 1693 and revolves around Thackery’s little sister, Emily, spirited away to a cottage of three witches. The Sanderson sisters, Sarah, Winifred, and Mary cast a spell on Emily to absorb her youth to regain their own by killing her in the process. Thackery confronts the witches, and in return, they transform him into an immortal black cat. The spellbook of Winifred casts a curse during the full moon on All Hallows’ Eve when a virgin lights the Black Flame Candle. And the movie grows as the black-cat companions destroy the watches before they suck the life of Salem’s children.
The movie gains extra points for Sarah Jessica Parker’s and Bette Midler’s acting performances.
The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993)
The Addams Family is an American supernatural black comedy movie created by cartoonist Charles Addams and produced by David Levy. It stars Anjelica Huston played the character of Morticia Addams, Rahul Julia played Gomez Addams, and Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester. The movie revolves around an aristocratic family who reconnects with their long-lost relative, Gomez’s brother, Fester Addams. Fester is the adopted son intended to swindle the Addams clan out of fortune and wealth. The 1991 film collected a gross of $191,502,246 worldwide and $113,502,246 in the United States, against a production budget of $30 million.
The Addam Family received mixed reviews and got an approval rating of 64% based on 47 reviews with an average rating of 5.78/10.
Barry Sonnenfeld created a sequel to the 1991 movie The Addams Family and titled it as Addams Family Values in 1993. The film is written by Paul Rudnick and stars the original casts including Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, Raul Julia, Carel Struycken, Christina Ricci, Christopher Hart. Joan Cusack, and Jimmy Workman. The movie was well-received by critics and collected a gross amount of $48.9 million against a budget of $47 million.
Halloween (1978)
Halloween is an American slashed movie scored and directed by John Carpenter which is produced and co-written by Debra Hill and starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Donald Pleasence. The plot of the film follows a person with a mental health condition who murdered his teenage sister on Halloween night when he was only five years old. And after fifteen years he returns to his hometown and starts to stalk a female babysitter and her friends.
The shooting of the movie took place in Southern California in May 1978 and premiered in October. Carpenter was primarily known for his fantastic work in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho, and 1974 Bob Clark’s movie Black Christmas. Halloween is an incredible franchise with plenty of films, and in 2018 the makers created a reboot of the series.
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas is an American animated musical dark comedy produced by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick. The plot of the film follows Jack Skellington, who is the King of “Halloweentown” and becomes obsessed with celebrating the holiday. The voice of the characters includes Catherine O’Hara, William Hickey, Chris Sarandon, Paul Reubens, Ken Page, Ed Ivory, and Glenn Shadix.
The movie received financial and critical success with a gross collection of $89.1 million and influenced a cult following.
The above are a few movies that you can watch to make your Halloween fun. I hope you liked the article.
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