Best Halloween Horror Movies to Watch Today

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Best Halloween Horror Movies to Watch Today

Are you scared? You should be: It’s Halloween time, and your friends and loved ones are expecting you to pick the best, most crowd-pleasing horror films to watch during movie night this weekend! Oh no, it sounds like you maybe forgot that they were all coming over? Well, don’t worry — surely the corner store still has some acceptable treats left.

Here are some of the best horror movies you can watch this Halloween period, lets dive right in:

1. American Psycho (2000)

In New York City in 1987, a handsome, young urban professional, Patrick Bateman (Christian Bale), lives a second life as a gruesome serial killer by night. The cast is filled by the detective (Willem Dafoe), the fiance (Reese Witherspoon), the mistress (Samantha Mathis), the coworker (Jared Leto), and the secretary (Chloë Sevigny). This is a biting, wry comedy examining the elements that make a man a monster.

> American Psycho

2. Beetlejuice

The spirits of a deceased couple are harassed by an unbearable family that has moved into their home, and hire a malicious spirit to drive them out.

> Beetlejuice (1988)

> Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)

3. Cobweb (2023)

Horror strikes when an eight-year-old boy named Peter tries to investigate the mysterious knocking noises that are coming from inside the walls of his house and a dark secret that his sinister parents kept hidden from him.

> Cobweb

4. The Purge

A wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legal.

> The Purge (2013)

> The Purge Anarchy (2014)

> The Purge Election Year (2016)

> The First Purge (2018)

5. Totally Killer (2023)

When the infamous “Sweet Sixteen Killer” returns 35 years after his first murder spree to claim another victim, 17-year-old Jamie accidentally travels back in time to 1987, determined to stop the killer before he can start.

> Totally Killer

6. Scream

A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.

> Scream (1996)

> Scream 2 (1997)

> Scream 3 (2000)

> Scream 4 (2011)

> Scream (2022)

> Scream VI (2023)

7. Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)

Three young women accidentally bring back the Sanderson Sisters to modern day Salem and must figure out how to stop the child-hungry witches from wreaking havoc on the world.

> Hocus Pocus 2

8. Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

A coming of RAGE love story about a teenager and her crush, who happens to be a corpse. After a set of horrific circumstances bring him back to life, the two embark on a journey to find love, happiness – and a few missing body parts

> Lisa Frankenstein

9. Halloween

The year is 1963, the night: Halloween. Police are called to 43 Lampkin Ln. only to discover that 15 year old Judith Myers has been stabbed to death, by her 6 year-old brother, Michael. After being institutionalized for 15 years, Myers breaks out on the night before Halloween. No one knows, nor wants to find out, what will happen on October 31st 1978 besides Myers' psychiatrist, Dr. Loomis. He knows Michael is coming back to Haddonfield, but by the time the town realizes it, it'll be too late for many people.

> Halloween (1978)

> Halloween II (1981)

> Halloween 8 Resurrection (2002)

> Halloween (2007)

> Halloween Kills (2021)

> Halloween Ends (2022)

10. The Babysitter (2017)

When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot baby sitter belongs to a satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.

> The Babysitter

Worthy Mentions:

1. Evil Dead Rise (2023)

2. Barbarian (2022)

3. Get Out (2017)

4. The Crow (2024)

5. Smile (2022)

Whether you prefer spine-chilling scares or witty spooks, these films offer the perfect blend of thrills and chills for a memorable Halloween night. So grab your popcorn, dim the lights, and get ready to be entertained (and maybe a little terrified) by these top-notch Halloween movies.