List of films set around Halloween
Appearance
This is a list of films set on or around Halloween.
Children's and family
[edit]- A-Haunting We Will Go (1966)
- The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
- The Addams Family (1991)
- Alpha and Omega 4: The Legend of the Saw Tooth Cave (2014)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein (1999)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman (2000)
- All Hallows' Eve (2016)
- A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting (2020)
- The Batman vs. Dracula (2005)
- Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem (2015)
- Bewitched (2005)
- Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
- The Black Cauldron (1985)
- Boo to You Too! Winnie the Pooh (1996)
- The Book of Life (2014)
- Bouncing Babies (1929)
- Broom-Stick Bunny (1956)
- Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special (1978)
- Casper (1995)
- Casper Meets Wendy (1998)
- Casper's Halloween Special (1979)
- Coco (2017)
- A Cinderella Story (2004)
- Corn on the Cop (1965)
- Corpse Bride (2005)
- The Curse of Bridge Hollow (2022)
- Coraline (2010)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010)
- Disney's Halloween Treat (1982)
- Double, Double, Toil and Trouble (1993)
- Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (1979)
- Frankenweenie (2012)
- Fright to the Finish (1954)
- Garfield's Halloween Adventure (1985)
- Girl vs. Monster (2012)
- Goosebumps (2015)
- Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween (2018)
- Grow Up, Tony Phillips (2013)
- Ghost Squad (2015)
- Hallowe'en (1931)
- Halloween Is Grinch Night (1977)
- The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979)
- The Halloween Tree (1993)
- Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977)
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
- The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018)
- I Downloaded a Ghost (2004)
- Invisible Sister (2015)
- It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)
- The Karate Kid (1984)
- Kenny & Company (1976)
- Lemonade Mouth (2011)
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)
- Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
- Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
- Monster House (2006)
- Monster Island (2017)
- The Monster Squad (1987)
- Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space (2009)
- Monster Family (2017)
- Mostly Ghostly (2008)
- Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend? (2014)
- Mostly Ghostly: One Night in Doom House (2016)
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
- Night of the Living Carrots (2011)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
- Open Season: Scared Silly (2015)
- ParaNorman (2012)
- Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie (2005)
- Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile (1979)
- Return to Halloweentown (2006)
- R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls (2015)
- R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: Don't Think About It (2007)
- Room on the Broom (2012)
- Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)
- Scared Shrekless (2010)
- Scary Godmother: Halloween Spooktakular (2003)
- Scary Godmother: The Revenge of Jimmy (2005)
- The Scream Team (2002)
- The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
- Song of the Sea (2014)
- Spaced Invaders (1990)
- Spirit Halloween: The Movie (2022)
- Spookley the Square Pumpkin (2004)
- Spooky House (2002)
- Spooky Buddies (2011)
- Tower of Terror (1997)
- Toy Story of Terror! (2013)
- Trick or Treat (1952)
- Twitches (2005)
- Under Wraps (1997)
- Under Wraps (2021)
- Under Wraps 2 (2022)
- When Good Ghouls Go Bad (2001)
- Witch's Night Out (1978)
- The Worst Witch (1986)
Halloweentown franchise
[edit]- Halloweentown (1998)
- Halloweentown II: Kalabar's Revenge (2001)
- Halloweentown High (2004)
- Return to Halloweentown (2006)
Hocus Pocus franchise
[edit]- Hocus Pocus (1993)
- Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)
Hotel Transylvania franchise
[edit]- Hotel Transylvania (2012)
- Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
- Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018)
- Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (2022)
Scooby-Doo franchise
[edit]- Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King (2008)
- Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery (2015)
- Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (2020)
- Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! (2022)
- Scoob! (2020)
Comedy
[edit]- Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
- Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024)
- Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
- Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (2017)
- Bring It On: Cheer or Die (2022)
- Fanboys (2009)
- Fun Size (2012)
- Gravy (2015)
- The Hollywood Knights (1980)
- Hubie Halloween (2020)
- Idle Hands (1999)
- Mean Girls (2004)
- Mean Girls (2024)
- Meet Me In St. Louis (1944)
- The Midnight Hour (1985)
- Monster Mash (1995)
- Once Bitten (1985)
- Son of the Mask (2005)
- Stan Helsing (2009)
- Totally Killer (2023)
- Wasabi Tuna (2003)
- When We First Met (2018)
Scary Movie franchise
[edit]- Scary Movie (2000)
- Scary Movie 2 (2001)
Horror and thriller
[edit]- 10/31 (film) (2017)
- 3 from Hell (2019)
- 31 (2016)
- Abandoned Mine (2012)
- All Hallows' Eve (2013)
- All Hallows' Eve 2 (2015)
- Babysitter Massacre (2013)
- Bad Apples (2018)
- Bad Candy (2021)
- Bad Reputation (2005)
- The Barn (2016)
- The Blair Witch Project (1999)
- Blood Fest (2018)
- Boo (2005)
- Boo! (2018)
- Boys in the Trees (2016)
- Candy Corn (2019)
- The Coven (2015)
- Cemetery of Terror (1985)
- The Child (1977)
- The Clown Murders (1976)
- The Collingswood Story (2006)
- Creepshow (1982)
- Cry Wolf (2005)
- Dark Harvest (2023)
- Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981)
- Deadly Friend (1986)
- Donnie Darko (2001)
- Evil Breed: The Legend of Samhain (2003)
- The Exorcist (1973)
- Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
- Flatliners (1990)
- Flesheater (1988)
- Flick (2008)
- Founders Day (2023)
- The Funhouse Massacre (2015)
- Ginger Snaps (2000)
- Girls Against Boys (2012)
- Ghostwatch (1992)
- Grave Halloween (2013)
- The Guest (2014)
- Hatchet (2006)
- Halloween Night (2006)
- Halloweenight (2009)
- Haunt (2019)
- Haunt Season (2024)
- Hellbent (2004)
- Hell Fest (2018)
- Hell Fire (2012)
- Hell House LLC (2015)
- Hellions (2015)
- Holidays (2016)
- The Hollow (2004)
- House II: The Second Story (1987)
- House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
- House of Fears (2007)
- The Houses October Built (2014)
- The Houses October Built 2 (2017)
- I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1957)
- In Search of Lovecraft (2008)
- The Invasion (2007)
- Jack-O (1995)
- The Kiss (1988)
- Killer Eye: Halloween Haunt (2011)
- Kids vs. Aliens (2022)
- Lady in White (1988)
- Late Night with the Devil (2023)
- The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976)
- May (2002)
- Mischief Night (2013; Travis Baker)
- Mischief Night (2013; Richard Schenkman)
- Night of the Demons (1988)
- Night of the Demons (2009)
- Murder Party (2007)
- Pay the Ghost (2015)
- The People Under the Stairs (1991)
- Pet Sematary Two (1992)
- The Predator (2018)
- The Pumpkin Karver (2006)
- The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999)
- The Return of Count Yorga (1971)
- The Return of Dracula (1958)
- Return of the Living Dead: Rave to the Grave (2005)
- Satan's Little Helper (2005)
- The Scarehouse (2014)
- Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Silver Bullet (1985)
- Sinister (2012)
- SlashFM [1] (2022)
- SlashFM II [2] (2022)
- Sleepy Hollow (1999)
- Slugs (1988)
- Scream VI (2023)
- Tales of Halloween (2015)
- Terrifier (2016)
- Terrifier 2 (2022)
- Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
- They Live Inside Us (2020)
- The Terror of Hallow's Eve (2017)
- To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
- Trick (2019)
- Trick or Treat (1986)
- Trick or Treats (1982)
- Trick or Treat (2019)
- Trick 'r Treat (2007)
- Truth or Dare (2012)
- Truth or Dare (2017)
- V/H/S (segment 10/31/98) (2012)
- Volumes of Blood (2015)
- We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
- When Michael Calls (1972)
- WNUF Halloween Special (2013)
- Wrong Turn 5: Bloodlines (2012)
Halloween franchise
[edit]- Halloween (1978)
- Halloween II (1981)
- Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)
- Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
- Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
- Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
- Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
- Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
- Halloween (2007)
- Halloween II (2009)
- Halloween (2018)
- Halloween Kills (2021)
- Halloween Ends (2022)
Night of the Demons franchise
[edit]- Night of the Demons (1988)
- Night of the Demons 2 (1994)
- Night of the Demons 3 (1997)
- Night of the Demons (2009)
Pumpkinhead franchise
[edit]- Pumpkinhead (1988)
- Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (1994)
- Pumpkinhead: Ashes to Ashes (2006)
- Pumpkinhead: Blood Feud (2007)
Other
[edit]- About Last Night (2014)
- Affliction (1997)
- American Splendor (2003)
- The Batman (2022)
- Batman: The Long Halloween (2021)
- Batman Forever (1995)
- Beginners (2010)
- Big Daddy (1999)
- Chemical Hearts (2020)
- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)
- The Crow (1994)
- Ed Wood (1994)
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
- Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
- The Guest (2014)
- Hellboy (2004)
- Highball (1997)
- Higher Learning (1995)
- Holidate (2020)
- How High (2001)
- In America (2002)
- Ingrid Goes West (2017)
- Ironweed (1987)
- Jack the Bear (1993)
- Jack (1996)
- Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016)
- Kotch (1971)
- Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
- Liberty Heights (1999)
- The Man with a Cloak (1951)
- Marriage Story (2019)
- Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
- Mermaids (1990)
- Mischief Night (2006)
- Mysterious Skin (2004)
- Nine Months (1995)
- The Night That Panicked America (1975)
- Nightdreams (1981)
- Ordinary People (1980)
- A Perfect World (1993)
- Practical Magic (1998)
- Ring Ring (2019)
- Showgirls (1995)
- The Skeleton Twins (2014)
- St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
- Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
- They Came Together (2014)
- To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
- Twin Falls Idaho (1999)
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
- Without a Paddle (2004)