My Favorite Halloween Movies that aren’t totally scary

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Who’s ready to curl up on the couch and watch some scary movies? It’s finally that time of year? And after the year we’ve had, it’s time for some fun. I can’t think of too many things that are scarier than a pandemic. So bring on the cool weather, boots and the spooky movies.

I love watching the 31 Days of Halloween on TV, and most of those movies are total classics that we’ll watch every year. But there’s a ton of movies that are kinda scary that I really like to watch, or at least try to watch every year. I’m not into horror at all, suspense, thriller, and some good jump scares are about all I can do. I used to be able to watch horror as a teenager, but not anymore. I wonder what happened?

I’ve put together a list of movies that range from classics to modern and yes, I love to watch some meant for kids. What can I say, they are some of the best! I’m sure as I watch new movies or ones that I’ve not seen yet, or just forgotten about I’ll be updating this list. So be sure to check back!

In order to make the cut and be on this list, it has to meet the following qualifications:

• The movies must be about or centered around Halloween
• The ones that aren’t completely about Halloween must be suspenseful or at least a thriller
• They are not gory horror
• Must not give me nightmares for days on end

That’s it! So, here is my list. I hope you enjoy watching these too. It’s time to curl up on the couch in your comfy pajamas, pop some popcorn, wrap up in a blanket and snuggle up with your family when you get a little scared.

1. Ghostbusters 1 & 2
2. The Others
3. Halloweentown 1 & 2 , 3 & 4
4. Hocus Pocus
5. Tower of Terror
6. The Little Vampire
7. The Wicker Man
8. Hotel Transylvania
9. It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
10. The Addams Family & Addam’s Family Values
11. Twitches and Twitches Too
12. Mom’s Got a Date with a Vampire
13. Bewitched
14. The Haunted Mansion
15. Sleepy Hollow
16. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
17. Practical Magic
18. Signs
19. Red Riding Hood
20. The Lost Boys
21. Hansel and Gretel Witch Hunters
22. Arsenic and Old Lace
23. Ghost Story
24. The Mummy Classic and Brendon Fraiser’s The Mummy Trilogy
25. Harry Potter (The Whole Series)
26. Boo! A Madea Halloween
27. Phantom of the Megaplex
28. Young Frankenstein
29. Casper
30. Death Becomes Her
31. Scooby-Doo
32. The Fog (My one real super scary one and I prefer the classic
33. Zombieland and Zombieland Double Tap (ok so they’re not Halloween, but there are lots of zombies)
34. The Stepford Wives
35. Warm Bodies (Who says Halloween can’t be romantic?)
36. War of the Worlds

I told you these weren’t too scary! Most of these you can watch with your family, especially if you have teens and up. So what are your favorite Halloween movies?