Spooky Movies To Watch Before October Ends
Death Becomes Her
Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn on the same screen? I’m game! If you need more convincing, this 1992 film surrounds a multi-decade long feud between two women who rival over the same man. There are many themes that cushion the plot of the film but the most notable one regards youth and a fear of aging. The spooky ambiance heightens when a youth promising potion is introduced. Find out if the catch is greater than the reward in this comedic, talent-heavy screenplay.
(Available on Prime, Apple TV and Peacock)
What We Do In the Shadows
This documentary style horror comedy follows four vampires as they hilariously live out their everyday routines. The undead flatmates must assimilate to a new vampire joining their group and they do so with dry humor that will keep you laughing from the jump. If you’re looking for an un-serious film and could use some mindless laughter, give this (mostly improvised) work a watch.
(Available on Prime and Apple TV)
Hocus Pocus
Long ago a girl found herself caught by three evil witches who drained her soul to regain their youth. When her brother tried to save her, the witches turned him into an immortal cat (stay with me) so he cursed them into dormancy. Three centuries later, their cottage remained guarded by the brother cat until trick-or-treaters lit the candle that resurrected the evil witches from their long sleep. This movie follows three kids (and a cat) as they fight to keep their souls before the sun rises in order to defeat the witches once and for all.
This Disney film is a great watch, starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and more. If you are looking for a short marathon, there is a recent sequel that aired almost 20 years after the original film in 1993. Both are great watches to cozy up to this fall.
(Streaming on Disney, Prime and Apple TV)
Beetlejuice
This one is for my Tim Burton lovers.
When a married couple tragically crash off of a bridge, their ghosts are trapped in their beloved home and forced to watch its new owners renovations (to their distaste). In an attempt to haunt these newcomers out of their home, they hire Betelgeuse. Although they were advised against releasing the freelance demon, they summon him anyway and the rest of the plot revolves around fixing all of the disturbances he stirs up.
With references to purgatory, hell and heaven through visual illusions and stark contrasts between a living and a dead world, the film is a masterpiece rooted in surrealism, and it's worth your watch.
(Streaming on Hulu, Prime and Apple TV)
