Between “Sinister”, “The Conjuring”, and “Hereditary”, the team at Broadband Choices ranked the 35 scariest based on the average heart rate of participants. I also want a super scary film to see while the sun is out and my blinds are open. “Green Room”, “Hush”, and “The Ritual” look very interesting so they make the list. I want a classic film to watch so between “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”, “Night of the Living Dead”, and “The Omen” I choose the alien film over the zombie and Antichrist films. I like the list so far, but let’s whittle a bit more… So after all of that, I’m left with the following films: I’m watching this movie marathon alone and since I’m not one to poke fun at the idea of possession (just in case it invites some of the baddies my way), “The Exocism of Emily Rose”, “House on Haunted Hill”, and “Paranormal Activity” are gone. I’m bored at the thought of contagious disease so “It Comes at Night” is off the list. I’m trying to be efficient with my time, so some of the older movies that don’t really interest me (“Carrie”, “Close Your Eyes”, “Hellraiser”, “Human Centipede”, “Strangeland”, and “Sleepy Hollow”) will have to wait for another day. I watch foreign films regularly so I’ll put “The Audition” and “The Curse of La Llorona” on my watchlist for this winter. I want to save the Korean movies (“I Saw the Devil”, “The Host”, and “Train to Busan”) for another time since I’m learning Korean and I’ll probably watch them several times for practice. Evil Dead 2 & 3 are the campy, fun ones and since those didn’t make the list, I’m removing “The Evil Dead” and it’s 2013 remake. For similar reasons, “Scream”, “Child’s Play”, “Insidious: The Last Key” and “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” can be scratched. Even though a new movie is out, I don’t feel like starting the Halloween franchise, so take those two out. I don’t want to spend my whole day watching a single franchise, so Final Destination and the accompanying No Good, Very Bad Days are gone (5 movies). No Disney Channel Original Movies, so the two Halloweentown sequels can “poof” off the list. I have a strict rule against Roman Polanski films (even though Rosemary’s Baby is the one I’d like to see the most) so that’s “out” purely on principle. For my movie marathon, I need to whittle down this list a bit… So 5 movies with a reserve/replacement at the ready is the ideal amount for me. And of those 71, I’ve seen only 29 so there’s a lot to choose from…įor an all day movie marathon, 5 movies is a solid day - 6 might be pushing my limits. Out of the 99 films that appear on these lists, 71 are unique. There was a large variety of films and that surprised me. I’m surprised “Twitches”, “Under Wraps”, and “Don’t Look Under the Bed” weren’t on her list! (I’m sure the only reason “Return to Halloweentown” didn’t make her list is because they replaced the main actress and that’s a line you don’t cross with Alyssa) Also, Alyssa appears to be sponsored by Disney so I’m looking at her list with more suspicion and scrutiny and the others. I expected a lot of vampire movies but surprisingly, I didn’t see one on anyone’s lists. “Beetlejuice”, “The Conjuring“, and “The Ring” appeared on 3 lists each. “Hocus Pocus” and “The Shining” were the most common films appearing on 4 lists each. So I’ve learned a few things from the lists here: Anytime the phone rang, I would freak out. I think he successfully introduced the Michael Meyers character to the modern era.” “Unpopular opinion among Halloween fans but version is highly underrated. I’m naturally a jumpy person - anxiety and paranoia always at an 11 so many of the selections on these lists that include too much torture, gore, and Roman Polanski will be passed over for movies that focus more on black comedy and/or psychological thrillers. Only a few responded, but I’ll take what I can get. These are the friends that I go to for movie recommendations so I trust that their Top-10 lists will be worth a viewing at least. To aid in my selection process, I reached out to a (large) selection of friends for their Top-10 Halloween Movie Lists and analytically, I figured it could make the choosing process easy. How would I choose? I’m the kind of person that embodies “analysis paralysis” so if there are too many options, I know I’ll just choose something that I’ve seen a thousand times and waste a great movie marathon opportunity. I decided to reach out to my friends for movie recommendations, but then I realized that I’d quickly be inundated with too many options to choose from. Since it falls on a Sunday this year, I figured I might as well have a movie marathon to bask in the spooktacular ambiance that only exists during this time. It’s that time of year All Hallows’ Eve is just a couple days away.
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