If you're like me, you probably have no plans for Halloween. Every year, you have wonderful costume ideas, big plans to go to parties or to hang out with friends, and yet... those plans never come to fruition. you always end up left in frustration about what you're going to do, as you experience the lack of participation in yet another holiday.

So, to help you here is a list of my top 10 Halloween-related movies. if you've got no plans, what better way to celebrate on your own, than to get lost in the magical world of scary films? just kidding - Halloween only. On this list, I have happy kids movies that are "super important", 'oldies' thriller movies that don't depend solely on jump scares, and i have movies that really ARE scary and gory, but good at the same time.

1. "The Nightmare Before Christmas" - what did you think my number one would be?

So, is this a Halloween movie, or a Christmas movie? who cares! it's a GREAT movie, that's what it is. In case you've been living under a rock, let me explain the movie to you - set in a fictional world where holidays make up their own lands, Jack Skellington is the "Pumpkin King" of Halloween town, where he is the creepiest, scariest guy around. One day, he stumble up another fictional holiday-town called Christmas Town, and proceeds to make it his own. Not only is this a fun movie about a couple of characters getting out of situations which they bring upon themselves, but does so in way that teaches us about cultural appropriate, as well as what the true meaning of christmas" is and all that.

2. "Over the Garden Wall" - because sometimes Wirt can be a butt.

"OTGW" features two brothers, who are trying to find their way back home. the first few of the six episodes feature them going through different super scary scenarios, where we are given characters set up, all to accumulate to the final to episodes that will leave you in a crying puddle. with beautifully done artwork, wonderful music which adds to the aesthetic, and many complex characters, this show is a 9/10 on the creepy scale, but 10/10 on quality.

3. "Young Frankenstein" - spoofing of horror movies is all we need.

As someone who is easily spooked, "Young Frankenstein" is a great alternative to people who want to watch Halloween movies, but can't handle the actual horror part. pack with hilarious jokes, a musical bit, and Gene Wilder, this movie can't honestly get much better.

4. "Cabin in the Woods" - all the elements of a horror movie, without the horror.

"Cabin in the Woods" follows the setup of every stereotypical horror film - teens go to a cabin, well, in the woods, and they get pick off one by one, with the girl going first. But yeet, this film is almost like a parody of it - it makes fun of the "horror" industry, with a wonderful and well thought out plot twist in the end. Check it out if you like horror, and also critiques on horror.

5. "Shaun of the Dead" - It has Simon Pegg in it; needless to say, it's good.

This horror film is based off the idea that Zombies (or "Zamboes" as the Brits say) have created an apocalypse upon human kind. Shaun, an extremely normal and actually kind of miserable man, is thrust into the plot where he must get along with his crappy roommate/ best friend Ed, as well as making sure his loved one are okay. With a slight twist in the end, as well as some excellent British Humor, this movie can be simultaneously hysterical and horrific.

6. "The Sixth Sense" - "I see..." that you're going to like this movie.

I watched this movie for the first time when i was 10 years old, and let me tell you, it's still a movie that haunts me to this day (get it? "haunt") Sigh... well.. okay, this movie is about a man name Malcolm Crow, who is the psychiatrist to a young boy named Cole, who keeps insisting that he can "see dead people". The movie's main plot is about helping Cole, yet, we also get to see the horrors of how different people died, and what this means as a whole to the plot. With a major twist in the end, you won't regret watching this film.

7. "Rear Window" - Because old school movies are still amazing.

For those who remember Shia LaBeouf's 2007 movie "Disturbia", you will automatically be able to recognize what the movie is based off of.... you got it, "Rear Window". Filmed in 1954, "Rear Window" is the thrilling story about a newspaper photographer with a broken leg who sits at his rear window, in order to spy on some of his neighbors to pass time. In doing so, he witnesses someone being murdered, which prompts him to try to solve the "who done it" crime, without getting murdered himself.

8. Psycho - The most famous horror movie,but also one of the Best.

if you haven't heard of Alfred Hitchcock, well,, you're about to. With one of the most influential and downright terrifying movies of it's time Psycho is sure to terrify you with it's wonderful camera shots, music and downright.... sickness of it. Marion Crane runs away after stealing $40,000 from her boss, so that she could run away with her boyfriend, Sam. A rainstorm leaves them stranded among the back roads, which leads to them staying the night at the decrepit Bates Motel, where they meet Norman Bates and his demanding mother. While some of the language and psychology behind the film is a little out dated, the story is still distubring all the same.

9. Black Mirror - get ready to sob, scream and hate society with every hour long episode.

With what is probably one of the best and most introspective anthologized series out there (well, the only one), "Black Mirror" will leave you chilled to the bone, not only questioning your society, but what our future holds. Each hour or so long episode takes place in the either near or very far future, where each episode is stand alone - meaning you don't have to watch them in order. So, if you've been looking for something like "The Twilight Zone" meet "The Hunger Games", this is it. For Halloween, i suggest watching the scarier episodes, such as "White Bear", "Playtest" or "Hated in the Nation" - these episode come to mind for their suspense, horror, and downright awful (but too good) endings.