Friday 30 October 2015

Halloween At Home

Unless you have been living under a rock your whole life, you would know that tomorrow is Halloween. Now I know that to some people this means dressing up in the most garish costume you can find and getting pissed as a fart, but for us simple few (yes, me included) a fun night in filled with horror viewing is all we need. Being introverted is sometimes a burden, but in my years of bailing on parties, I have mastered the art of having a relaxing Halloween at home. 
And that basically involves watching a bunch of horror movies. That's a pretty standard staple of any given Halloween, which is why it is so easy. 

Here is the lists of all the films I watch...

There are the horrors that are set on Halloween...
Halloween
Halloween II
Trick R Treat
Idle Hands
The Houses October Built
The Crow
Satan's Little Helper
Tales of Halloween

As well as your standard horrors...
A Nightmare on Elm Street
The Exorcist
The Thing
American Werewolf in London
The Shining
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Scream
Hellraiser
Evil Dead
The Wicker Man
The Conjuring
Paranormal Activity

You also have a plethora of family friendly TV specials to pick from.... 
The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror
Sabrina the Teenage Witch (S01E05, S02E07, S03E06, S04E06, S05E06, S06E04)
South Park (S01E07, S02E15, S03E12, S10E11, S16E12)
Bobs Burgers (S03E02, S04E02, S05E02, S06E03)
Family Guy (S09E04, S12E03, S14E04)
American Dad (S06E03, S09E03)
The Big Bang Theory (S01E06, S05E07, S07E05)
How I Met Your Mother (S01E06, S06E07, S07E08)
Roseanne (S02E07, S03E07, S04E06, S05E07, S06E06, S07E06, S08E05, S09E07)
New Girl (S02E06, E03E06)

For those of you with young children (between 7-12), if you are looking to incorporate a little spook to your night, you can always watch these.......
Hocus Pocus
Halloweentown
Twitches
Casper
Haunted Mansion
Tower of Terror
Frankenweenie
Paranorman
The Corpse Bride
Coraline
Little Vampire
Little Monsters
The Worst Witch

Or if you have young teens and you aren't ready for them to watch movies like Halloween, there's this bunch to choose from....
Addams Family
Beetlejuice
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Little Shop of Horrors
Practical Magic
Witches of Eastwick
Teen Wolf
Dark Shadows
Life After Beth
Zombieland
The Vampires Assistant
Fright Night (the 1985 one, don't watch the remake)
The Faculty
Unfriended

You could spend the night reliving your youth by watching old episodes of these classic TV shows....
Trap Door
Children of the Stones
Goosebumps
Are You Afraid of the Dark
Beetlejuice
Monster High
Scooby Doo

Or you could marathon one of these 'creepy' shows....
Tales From the Crypt
The Twilight Zone
The Outer Limits
The Munsters
The Addams Family
The X Files

Me personally I always make it a habit to watch Hocus Pocus, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown, the first episode of the Treehouse of Horror, Halloween and Halloween II. Then on the 1st of November, I watch The Nightmare Before Christmas. Yes, I do have a regime, yes I AM a dork.  

Between Netflix, Hulu, YouTube and *cough* streaming, there are more than enough platforms to ensure you have enough entertainment for the night. I hope with my little lists I have provided enough, so all you need to do is order the pizza! :P