Although Christmas is known for spending time with the family, Halloween is also a great time to gather up the family! Carve some pumpkins and then have a movie marathon! Here are some movies that you should include in your marathon.
1. "Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular"
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This story follows the first trick-or-treating adventure of Hannah Marie, a young girl whose rotten older cousin is babysitting her one dark Halloween. Unhappy to be saddled with Hannah, her cousin makes a plan to frighten her. But his plan backfires when Hannah gets help from her Scary Godmother. Scary Godmother takes Hannah to her realm on the Fright Side where she is throwing the best Halloween party in all of frightdom. At the party Hannah is introduced to many unique characters, learns that not all monsters are mean, and gets help from her new spooky friends in a plan to teach Jimmy a lesson.
2. "Halloweentown"
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173886/mediaviewer/rm70466304
On her 13th birthday, Marnie learns she's a witch and follows her grandmother to Halloweentown, a magical place where supernatural beings live apart from the human world. But she soon finds herself battling wicked warlocks, evil curses, and endless surprises.
3. "Hocus Pocus"
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When three witches return from seventeenth-century Salem for a night of fun and chaos. They're brought back to life by three unsuspecting children, the Sanderson sisters set out to cast a spell on the town and reclaim their youth. But first they must outwit three kids and a black cat that are determined to foil their plan! Filled with bewitching laughs and magic, this hilarious film is perfect for the whole family!
4. "The Nightmare Before Christmas"
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107688/mediaviewer/rm2164460544
Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, decides to spread Christmas joy to the world. But his well-meaning mission unwittingly puts Santa Clause in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for all of the unknowing good children of the world! Who will save Christmas?!
5. "Beetlejuice"
https://www.2ndfirstlook.com/2013/02/beetlejuice.html
Adam and Barbara are a normal couple, who happen to be dead after an accident. They had given up their precious time to decorate their house and make it their own, but unfortunately a new family is moving in, and not quietly. Adam and Barbara try to scare them out with different tactics, but end up becoming the main attraction to the money making family. They call upon Beetlejuice to help, but Beetlejuice has more in mind than just helping.
6. "Monster House"
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DJ, Chowder, and Jenny discover that their neighbor, Mr. Nebbercrackers house is alive. It eats anything that goes on its property. They try to convince the babysitter, the police, and some pizza guy named Skull. They try to unravel the mystery of the house and find out why Mr. Nebbercracker feels so strongly for it.
7. "The Haunted Mansion"
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B003V5EEBC
A realtor, his wife, and his children are summoned to a mansion, which they soon discover is haunted. They attempt to escape, solve a misunderstanding, and avoid all of the ghosts and singing statues? The realtor learns an important lesson about the family he has neglected.
8. "Corpse Bride"
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Selections-Motion-Picture-Corpse-Bride/dp/0739046950
When an arranged marriage between Victor Van Dort and Victoria Everglot reaches the rehearsals, Victor starts to worry and begins to spend time alone in the forest, Victor decides to practice on his own. Everything seems to go well, until he accidentally puts the ring on the hand of a corpse. Before he knows it, Victor is in the land of dead and now has a corpse bride. While everyone worries about who Victoria will marry in the land of the living, Victor desperately tries to find a way to get back.
9. "Coraline"
https://www.directv.com/movies/Coraline-TGc1cWxtQnVQMDB5WkVSaFRGRWd4dz09
When Coraline moves to an old house, she feels bored and neglected by her parents. She finds a hidden door with a bricked up passageway. During the night, she crosses through the passageway and finds a parallel world where everybody has buttons instead of eyes, with caring parents, and all her dreams coming true. When the Other Mother invites Coraline to stay in her world forever, the girl refuses and finds that the alternate reality where she is trapped is only a trick to lure her away from her family and take her soul.
10. "Edward Scissorhands"
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0099487/
In a castle high on top of a hill lives an inventor's greatest creation - Edward, a near-complete person. The creator died before he could finish Edward's hands. Instead, he was left with metal scissors for hands. Since then, he has lived alone, until a kind lady called Peg discovers him and welcomes him into her home. At first, everyone welcomes him into the community, but soon things begin to take a change for the worse.