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Favorite Spooky Season Movies: Must-Watch Films for Halloween (As part of my move x travel series (two of my obsessions)

As the nights grow longer and the air cools, there’s no better way to celebrate spooky season than by curling up with a good movie that brings the thrills and chills. Whether you're into classic horror, supernatural suspense, or fun Halloween flicks that mix scares with laughs, I’ve rounded up favorite films to get you in the seasonal and/or Halloween spirit. From haunting ghost stories to vampire favorites to jump scares, these movies are guaranteed to bring the perfect dose of spooky vibes to your October nights. So grab some popcorn, dim the lights, and get ready for a frightfully fun movie marathon!

But First, Travel

Read my previous on Autumn movies, shows, and inspired places to travel

If you want extra spooky travel destinations, make sure you visit:

  • Sleepy Hollow, NY - They have spectacular Halloween activities all month, complete with the Headless Horseman riding around town

  • Salem, MA - For the entire month of October, haunted happenings take over Salem to celebrate Halloween and revisit historical happenings

  • New Orleans, LA - All of the witchy vibes in a city long associated with the occult, there are plenty of day and night tours to take it all in

  • Savannah, GA - With a reputation for being America's most haunted city, there are plenty of spooky walking tours around town (especially at night)

  • Edinburgh, Scotland - Maybe it’s the grey, rainy weather or the Harry Potter vibes (the city inspired the movies, though most settings were in England), but it’s a lovely time to go and do Potter inspired walking tours

Halloween / Witches / Vampires / Ghost Movies

Witches & Wizards

  • Harry Potter series

  • Fantastic Beasts series

  • Witches of Eastwick

  • Practical Magic

  • Hocus Pocus

  • The Craft

  • Series: Mayfair Witches, Discovery of Witches, Salem, American Horror Story: Season 3 Coven, Wednesday (not a witch but wasn’t sure where to place it)

Ghosts & Hauntings

  • Beetlejuice

  • Sleepy Hollow

  • Sixth Sense

  • The Others

  • The Conjuring

  • The Amityville Horror

  • Exorcist and Poltergeist (terrifying classics)

  • Series: The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor

Vampires & Creatures

  • Bram Stoker’s Dracula

  • Interview with a Vampire

  • The Lost Boys

  • The Invitation

  • American Werewolf in London

  • Twilight series (lol)

  • Series: Interview with a Vampire (yes, it’s a series too), Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Legacies, True Blood, Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Thrillers - Jumps & Scares

  • The Shining, Carrie, Misery, IT - Stephen Kings specials

  • Rosemary’s Baby

  • What lies Beneath

  • Crimson Peak

  • Death Becomes Her

  • Get Out and Us (same director)

Non-Horror Horror: I am not into horror films, so this is as close as I get

  • Halloween series

  • Scream series

  • Honestly, the entire ‘American Horror Story’ series scared the hell out of me, I couldn’t watch them all but the Hotel season had great scares + Lady Gaga

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