One of the most eventful days of the year is almost on your doorstep: Halloween. Even though the beloved holiday is on a Monday night this year, the Halloween weekend can be made into an epic movie marathon with the best, worst, and in between horrible and amazing Halloween movies.

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Best Halloween Movies of All Time

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1. The Shining: Jack Torrance becomes groundskeeper for the Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer’s block. He brings his son, Danny, along with his wife, Wendy, to stay with him in the hotel for the winter. As Jack’s writing goes nowhere Danny’s begins to have visions of the hotels past, and through the film they become more disturbing, Jack discovers the sinister secrets of the hotel and begins to adapt the persona of a homicidal maniac set murdering his family.

2. The Exorcist: When Regan, a young girl starts acting bizarre, her father calls in young priest Father Karras, who becomes convinced that the girl is possessed the Devil and that they must call in anexorcist: namely, Father Merrin.

3. Nightmare on Elm Street: A few teenagers fall victim to Freddy Krueger a midnight attacker who stalks the dreams of kids. After investigating the abnormalities, Nancy begins tosuspect that there is a secret kept by her and her friends’ parents that may be the key to solving the mystery of Freddy Krueger.

4. Halloween: OnHalloween night of 1963, Michael Myers stabs his sister Judith to death with a kitchen knife. Fifteen years later, the day before Halloween, he escapes from Smith’s Grove Sanitarium in a car that was to take him to the verdict of which was for him to be held in jail for life.

5. Bram Stoker’s Dracula: If you don’t have two weeks to read the book, take a couple hours to watch the age old tale of a vampire and his victims.

6. Texas Chainsaw Massacre: *Waring- Based off true events* When Sally hears that her grandfather’s grave may have been vandalized, she and her paraplegic brother, Franklin, set out with their friends to investigate. After a detour to their family’s old farmhouse, they discover a group of murderous outcasts living next door. As the group is attacked one by one by the chainsaw-wielding psychopaths who wears a mask made of human skin, those left behind must do everything they can to escape.

7. Psycho: Marion Crane on the run after stealing $40,000 from her boss to run away with her boyfriend. Traveling on the back roads to avoid the police, she stops for the night at the Bates Motel. During her stay, she meets the oddly polite Norman Bates, a young man with an increasingly difficult relationship with his mother.

8. Poltergeist: Strange things begin to happen to the typical Californian family. Ghosts start to communicate with them through the television set. Initially the spirits are playful, but unexpectedly turn sister. When Carol Ann, the youngest child, goes missing, her parents Steve and Diane turn to a parapsychologist, and eventually an exorcist for help.

9. The Conjuring: In the 70s paranormal investigators/demonologists Lorraine and Ed Warren are called to the home of Carolyn and Roger Perron. The Perrons and their five daughters have recently moved into a secluded house, where a supernatural presence has made itself known.

10. Alien: The crew of the starship Nostromo is awakened from their sleep capsules halfway through their journey home to investigate a distress call from an unknown alien vessel. The terror begins when the crew encounters a nest of eggs inside the alien ship, and doesn’t end until long after they’ve hatched

11. The Blair Witch Project: Uncovered video footage tells the tale of three film students who traveled to a small town to investigate the Blair Witch, a supposed local murderer. Over the course of several days, the students interview townspeople to support the tale’s authenticity. But the project takes a daunting turn when the students lose their way in the woods and begin hearing horrific noises.

12. The Thing: A group of researchers in Antarctica witness a sled dog being shot down, and take him in an attempt to nurse to nurse him back to health. Thing go awry when the dog starts attacking humans and other dogs at the camp. As the attacks get more violent, the researchers discover that the “thing” can assume the shape of its victims.

13. The Ring: The movie starts out with what seems like a mere “urban legend” turns very real when a tape releases an evil presence on whoever watches it. If the is seen, the viewer will receive a call foretelling their death in 7 days.

14. The Omen: American diplomat Robert adopts Damien after his wife, Katherine delivers a stillborn child. After Damien’s first nanny hangs herself, Father Brennan warns Robert that Damien will kill Katherine’s unborn child. Shortly thereafter Katherine miscarries when Damien pushes her off a balcony, and father Brennan dies. As more people around Damien die, Robert investigates Damien’s background and realizes his adopted son may be the Antichrist.

15. Silence of the Lambs: Jodie Foster stars as Clarice Starling, a top student at the FBI’s training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving life behind bars for various acts of murder and cannib Crawford believes that Lecter may have insight into a case and that Starling, as an attractive young woman, may be just the bait to draw him out.

16. Carrie (original): In this chilling adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel, withdrawn and sensitive teen Carrie White faces taunting from classmates at school and abuse from her fanatically pious mother at home. When strange occurrences start happening around Carrie, she begins to suspect that she has supernatural powers. Invited to the prom by the empathetic Tommy Ross, Carrie tries to let her guard down, but things eventually take a dark and violent turn.

17. Susprira: Suzy travels to Germany to attend ballet school. When she arrives, late on a stormy night, no one lets her in. While waiting, she sees another student (Pat), fleeing from the school. When Pat reaches her apartment, she is murdered. The next day, Suzy is admitted to her new school, but has a difficult time settling in. She hears noises, and often feels ill. As more people die, Suzy uncovers the terrifying secret history of the school.

18. Audition: This disturbing Japanese thriller follows Aoyama, a widower who decides to start dating again. Aided by a film-producer friend, Aoyama uses auditions for a fake production to function as a dating service. When Aoyama becomes intrigued by the withdrawn, gorgeous Asami, they begin a relationship. However, he begins to realize that Asami isn’t as reserved as she appears to be, leading to gradually increased tension and a harrowing climax.

Honorable Mentions

1. Evil Dead 2: Part horror, part comedy, with Ash Williams once again battling horrifying demons at a secluded cabin in the woods. After discovering an audiotape left by a college professor that contains voices reading from the Book of the Dead,Ash’s girlfriend Linda becomes possessed by evil spirits that are awakened by the voices on the tape. Ash soon discovers there is no escaping the woods.

2. Shaun of the Dead: When Shaun is not working at the electronics store, he lives with his best friend, Ed, in a small flat on the outskirts of London. The only unpredictable element in his life is his girlfriend, Liz who wishes desperately for Shaun to grow up. When the town is inexplicably overrun with zombies, Shaun must rise to the occasion and protect both Liz and his mother.

3. The Others: Grace, the devoutly religious mother of Anne and Nicholas, moves her family to the English coast during World War II. She awaits word on her missing husband while protecting her children from a rare photosensitivity disease that causes the sun to harm t Anne claims she sees ghosts, Grace initially thinks the new servants are playing tricks but chilling events and visions make her believe something supernatural has occurred.

4. Babadook: A troubled widow discovers that her son is telling the truth about a monster that entered their home through the pages of a children’s book.