As October turns into November, pumpkins are everywhere - and they’re definitely the most obvious Halloween theme. But let’s not forget the spooky factor in this celebration. Especially, that aspect is pretty widely used in the movie industry, and chances are you’ve seen at least a few productions.
Let’s build our Community Spooky Movie list! Share your favorite spine-chilling movies that are your guilty pleasures, or maybe unironically, a really good ones to watch sometimes! Horrors, thrillers, animations… Sky is the limit. Share your options in the comments below, with one rule: the more films, the better.
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Let me start with the one of my biggest guilty pleasures, that fits pretty well to the Halloween period: the Monster House from 2006. This animated horror with dark comedy vibes combined felt a little bit eerie yet entertaining when I watched this in the cinema as a 9-year old kid, but 20 years later the peculiar sense of humor of this production aged like a good wine. Actually, now I’m enjoying watching this from time to time a way more… 😉
Oh, I’m going with a seriously great film recommended by @MaciejNeumann. Not a spooky one, but a horror.
Especially nowadays, when so many artistic pieces fade from memory quickly, this one has stuck with me for months. It even gave me a nightmare!
I’m talking about The Substance - a film I initially avoided just because the word “celebrity” popped up in the description. Luckily, it’s not about celebrity culture at all. In general, it’s very intense, and you’d better prepare for testing your disgust boundaries.
When I was a kid, Scooby-Doo was one of my absolute favorites. It was fun to watch and just enough spooky mystery to keep me hooked. The suspense of unmasking the monster at the end and realizing it was just a person in disguise was thrilling every time 😂 👾
Another one that really stuck in my mind that’s spooky is actually a book - The Hound of the Baskervilles, I remember reading it back in my school days and being completely drawn into its suspenseful mystery. I see that story was even made as a movie, but for some reason I enjoyed reading the book more :grinning_face:
When I think of a movie that back than gave me the chills it was Event Horizon, a Sci-Fi/Horror - not sure if that is well known as this is so old I still have it on VHS tape (and no more hardware to play it ) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119081/
I agree with several of the movies mentioned above. However, there is one movie that I always think about when talking about scary movies as it actually affected me.
When I was 11-12 years old I saw a movie called “Arachnophobia”, which is the fear of spiders. After watching it I remember not wanting to grab any bottles or glasses and such without first looking on the back side to make sure that there wasn’t a spider on it. This lasted for almost a month before I grew over it.
TLDR: there is a reason why there is an age limit on some movies!
Steve King’s “Storm of the Century” always scared the living daylights out of me. The setting is Maine, on a small island and a huge winder storm has hit…
I love this classic, especially because the director chose one of the cities from my state in Brazil (Passo Fundo - Rio Grande do Sul) to show the Alien appear, this iconic scene: Signs (2002) - ‘Brazilian Video’ scene [1080]
Watching this for the first time in 2025, 20 years after it’s release, it’s honestly terrifying how what sounded as a really silly idea back then looks completely plausible nowadays!!
I’m not that much of a horror fan but I have some films/series in mind:
The Prophecy(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114194/) Watched it in a DVD out of a newspaper many years ago, but it has stuck with me since then, possibly igniting my interest and preference towards the Fallen Angels trope. As for spookiness, Viggo Mortensen scared the hell out of me whenever he was on screen.
The Fall of The House of Usher(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15567174/):) I dig gothic horror and this Poe inspired series scratches that itch. Mike Flanagan executes perfectly atmospheric horror alongside with engaging character arcs and drama.
Midnight Mass(https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10574558/) Again, a series from Mike Flanagan, it’s first half had me glued on the screen and at the same time always aloof about what was gonna happen next. Unfortunately, the second half let me down a bit(I’m looking at you never ending monologues) but still it had the right amount of fantasy horror with religious fanaticism.
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Luckily, it’s not about celebrity culture at all. In general, it’s very intense, and you’d better prepare for testing your disgust boundaries.
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