It is October and Halloween is only two weeks away. When it comes to movies, no genre hits the Halloween theme better than horror movies. That is why I have comprised a list of movies that would appropriately hit the theme of a holiday in which the tradition involves spooking others with scary gags and shenanigans. Here are eight movies that I strongly recommend for friends looking for a night of a cinematic spookfest.
The Exorcist (1973)
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Young Regan (Linda Blair) exhibits strange behavior that lead her parents to discover she has been possessed by a demon entity, and this calls for Catholic priest to perform an exorcism on her in hope of saving her.
It (2017)
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A group of teenagers in Maine are terrorized by Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard), a sadistic shape-shifting clown responsible for the disappearance of one of their younger brothers. Their search for him leads to a series of horrifying events that prey on their individuals fears.
The Witch (2016)
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Set in the 1600s New England, a secluded Catholic family become haunted by the mysterious disappearance of their youngest child. As the family descend into panic, they soon become to suspect one another is involved in witchcraft.
Videodrome (1983)
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A cable programmer launches a new channel known as "Videodrome" a pornographic channel that provides with videos of sex and torture. His reality soon descends into madness and he begins to experience gruesome hallucinations to lead him to discover the horrifying reality of this mysterious channel.
The Thing (1982)
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A crew of scientists venture out to Antarctica and take base in a secret facility where they encounter a grotesque shape-shifting alien species with the power to take form of any human that gets infected.
Alien (1979)
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A space crew receives a distress signal from an unknown source. As they set out to investigate, they discover that some mysterious alien lifeforms have sneaked their way onto the ships, and these monsters are not friendly.
Hereditary (2018)
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After the death of her mother, a woman becomes experience some horrifying events that lead her to discover some dark secrets about her family's past.
Halloween (1978)
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An 18-year old girl is placed on babysitting duty when she begins stalked by a masked serial killer on the night of Halloween.