32 Best Nostalgic Halloween Movies to Watch in October

Something about the fall season with the pops of orange and black decorations makes me crave my favorite nostalgic Halloween movies, anyone else?

Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year, especially now that I am a mom. Which let me tell you, being a boy mom around Halloween time is SO much fun but just as equally so much chaos. They want all of the decorations and the mess and the costumes that seem to change every few minutes. Oh, and can’t forget the candy. The non-stop begging for Halloween candy. But even with how chaotic it is, I wouldn’t trade it for anything.

I grew up obsessed with the classic nostalgic Halloween movies, and since then my favorites list has grown every year. This year I’ve put together a list of my top 32 Halloween movies that make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and I’ll be curious to know how many of them are on your list as well.

32 Classic Nostalgic Halloween Movies

1. Casper

“An afterlife therapist and his daughter meet a friendly young ghost when they move into a crumbling mansion in order to rid the premises of wicked spirits.” – IMDb

2. Beetlejuice

“The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.” – IMDb

3. Nightmare Before Christmas

“Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.” – IMDb

4. Coraline

“An adventurous 11-year-old girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.” – IMDb

5. Hocus Pocus

“A curious youngster moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.” – IMDb

6. Monster House

“Three teens discover that their neighbor’s house is really a living, breathing, scary monster.” – IMDb

7. Frankenweenie

“When a boy’s beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.” – IMDb

8. ParaNorman

“A misunderstood boy takes on ghosts, zombies and grown-ups to save his town from a centuries-old curse.” – IMDb

9. Corpse Bride

“When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.” – IMDb

10. James and the Giant Peach

“An orphan who lives with his two cruel aunts befriends anthropomorphic bugs who live inside a giant peach, and they embark on a journey to New York City.” – IMDb

11. Edward Scissor Hands

“An artificial man, who was incompletely constructed and has scissors for hands, leads a solitary life. Then one day, a suburban lady meets him and introduces him to her world.” – IMDb

12. Box Trolls

“A young orphaned boy raised by underground cave-dwelling trash collectors tries to save his friends from an evil exterminator.” – IMDb

13. Sweeney Todd

“A BBC adaptation of the Victorian “penny dreadful” tale of 18th century “demon barber” Sweeney Todd, of Fleet Street, who cuts the throats of unsuspecting clients in his London shop.” – IMDb

14. Halloween Town

“When a young girl living with her good-witch grandmother learns she too is a witch, she must help her grandmother save Halloweentown from evil forces.” – IMDb

15. Double Double Toil and Trouble

“On Halloween night, two precocious little girls try to save their parents from their nasty old capitalist aunt’s greedy clutches. Magic abounds and they meet mysterious new friends along the way.” – IMDb

16. Sleepy Hollow

“Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of three people, with the culprit being the legendary apparition, The Headless Horseman.” – IMDb

17. Practical Magic

“Two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love.” – IMDb

18. The Addams Family

“Con artists plan to fleece an eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle.” – IMDb

19. Addams Family Values

“The Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.” – IMDb

20. The Little Vampire

“A lonely American boy living in Scotland makes a new best friend, a fellow nine year-old who happens to be a vampire.” – IMDb

21. Hotel Transylvania

“Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count’s teenaged daughter.” – IMDb

22. Ghostbusters

“Three former parapsychology professors set up shop as a unique ghost removal service.” – IMDb

23. Garfield’s Halloween

“When Garfield and Odie are out trick-or-treating, they end up at a haunted house.” – IMDb

24. Ernest Scared Stupid

“Ernest accidentally unleashes an ugly troll that plots to transform children into wooden dolls in the town of Briarville, Missouri.” – IMDb

25. Spookley the Square Pumpkin

“Poor Spookley is a pumpkin who’s shape is square rather then round. He’s teased and taunted by other mean round pumpkins. But he receives help from a Scarecrow and his 2 bat side-kicks and 3 very funny spiders.” – IMDb

26. The Haunted Mansion

“A realtor and his wife and children are summoned to a mansion, which they soon discover is haunted, and while they attempt to escape, he learns an important lesson about the family he has neglected.” – IMDb

27. Watcher in the Woods

“When a family moves to a country home, the young girls experience strange happenings that have a link to an occult event years past.” – IMDb

28. Something Wicked This Way Comes

“In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.” – IMDb

29. When Good Ghouls Go Bad

“When 12 year old Danny Walker moves to his father’s hometown in Minnesota, he finds that the town doesn’t celebrate Halloween and things aren’t quite what they appear to be.” – IMDb

30. Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island

“The Mystery Gang reunite and visit Moonscar Island, a remote island with a dark secret. Daphne wants more than just a villain in a costume, and they get more than they ever expected.” – IMDb

31. Tower of Terror

“A disgraced reporter investigates an abandoned luxury hotel where five people mysteriously disappeared sixty years earlier.” – IMDb

32. Teen Witch

“High school misfit Louise, at a loss for romance, discovers magical abilities, but the teenage witch finds that she cannot conjure herself true love, so what?” – IMDb

Now that you’ve read through my favorite nostalgic Halloween movies, what are you adding to your watch list? Make this weekend a Halloween movie-marathon & tag me on Instagram (@shynnz) and let me know what you’re watching!