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The 4 Best Throwback Halloween Movies

These movies have been rendered classic by our generation.

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We're all waiting for that constant friend nostalgia to creep up on us. We all love to relive elements of our childhood; October is the perfect time to satisfy this desire by watching your favorite Halloween movies! This Halloween, relish in the times when you were younger by checking out these spooky throwbacks.

1. The Nightmare Before Christmas


This classic Halloween/Christmas crossover, directed by Henry Selick and written by Tim Burton, came out in 1993. However, its intriguing narrative and expert animation render it modern and memorable. This movie does not go unseen by children and adults alike, who thrive in its dark humor and visual thrill. Jack Skellington, our protagonist (and antagonist?) is entertaining and terrifying as he journeys beyond his home to discover other fantastical parts of his animated world.

2. The Halloweentown Series

No throwback Halloween movie list would be complete without the Halloweentown series. This Disney Channel original movie collection tells the story of young Marnie, a teenage girl obsessed with Halloween, and how she discovers inner family secrets and ties to a town outside of her dimension called "Halloweentown". Here, ghouls, ghosts, and many other magical creatures live in harmony with witches and wizards. The movies in the series follow Marnie's treacherous and adventurous endeavors in Halloweentown with her younger siblings, her mother, and her grandmother!

3. Twitches and Twitches Too

Have you ever wanted to find out that you had a twin sister? How about learning that you had magical powers? This Disney Channel Original combines both of these amazing wishes in this pair of movies. Real-life sisters Tia and Tamera Mowry are complete opposites as Alexandra and Camryn in this movie; on the day that they meet, Camryn is shopping and Alex is looking for a job. When they discover their magical powers are actually meant to save the home in which they were born, Coventry, from The Darkness, they face challenges never before thought of in their lives on Earth. This movie is as fun to watch now as it was when we did as kids!

4. Corpse Bride

Finally, Corpse Bride; this enchanting film relays the story of awkward Victor (Johnny Depp), who through an arranged marriage is engaged to the young Victoria (Emily Watson), accidentally rises from the grave the corpse of a bride (Helena Bonham Carter) who laid dormant in the woods until he practiced his wedding vows for Victoria in front of her grave. Victor is pulled into the spirit world, which is more exciting and vivid than one would imagine.

The animation of this movie is so superb and beautiful; it is similar to The Nightmare Before Christmas in this way. Both influenced by Tim Burton, who has so effectively left his mark on this movie, it is an engaging and haunting movie with a unique narrative we have come to love throughout the years.

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