With Halloween approaching, we feel more and more like making a small selection of movies to watch on the evening of October 31st, or a little before, or a little after! Here is the picture: we prepare some treats to nibble, Halloween cookies or candy skewers in the shape of witches, spiders and other monsters, a good hot chocolate, a soft blanket and let's go. However, be careful to choose a film or films that are suitable for the whole family, especially children. We avoid at all costs stories that are too scary and we opt for scenarios that certainly take up the great themes of Halloween, but that will not prevent from sleeping at night. Come on, here is a selection of 10 movies to watch with your family for Halloween.
1- Hotel Transylvania 1, 2012, 1h31
In this American film directed by Genndy Tartakovsky, Dracula is the head of a beautiful hotel where monsters and their families live quietly away from the eyes of humans. However, the arrival of a human who randomly arrives in the establishment will cause a lot of upheaval, especially since he makes a deep friendship with Dracula's daughter, Mavis. The good news is that the saga contains 4 movies if you want to extend the night
2- Mr. Jack's Christmas Carol, 1993, 1h16
This animated film written by Tim Burton and directed by Henry Selick was a big hit when it was released in 1993. It has become a classic to watch during the Halloween season. The story takes place in Halloween Town, where the inhabitants are responsible for bringing terror to Earth every year on the night of October 31. The key character, Jack Skellington, is an expert in terms of terrifying acts. But weariness leads him to wander one night into a remote wood where he eventually stumbles upon the entrance to a town that never ceases to amaze him: Christmas Town. The colorful, cheerful world and the well-behaved children make him want to replace Santa Claus and make the holiday his own. Unfortunately, he will go from disillusionment to disillusionment...
3- Goosebumps, 2015, 1h43
In this American-Australian-Canadian fantasy comedy directed by Rob Letterman, we discover the story of Zach Cooper, a young boy who is far from thrilled to leave New York and move to a small town with his mother. Once there, he meets his neighbor, Hannah, but her father, a mysterious and unsympathetic man, strictly forbids Zach to approach her. One night, when he hears screams in the house, he enters with his new friend Champ to see what is going on. He discovers that the owner of the house is none other than R.L. Stine, the author of the best-selling horrific Goosebumps. After unintentionally releasing the monsters previously kept inside the novels, the future and serenity of the town now rests on the arms of Zach, Hannah, Champ and Stine
4- The Clockwork Prophecy, 2018, 1:45
This horrific film, directed by Eli Roth, is an adaptation of the book The Halloween Clock by John Bellairs. The story is about young Lewis Barnavelt, who goes to live with his eccentric uncle when his parents die. The latter practices magic with his neighbor. The house is haunted by a mysterious ticking noise, the sound of a clock that the owner is trying to take over to create the apocalypse. When Lewis unintentionally awakens the dead, a world of witches and magicians takes over the town. They must do everything in their power to save it.
5- The Little Vampire, 2017, 1h22
An adorable animated remake of a film released in 2000. We meet Rudolph, a 13-year-old vampire who meets Tony, who is on vacation with his parents in a hotel. Tony is fascinated by haunted castles, cemeteries and everything related to vampires. When Rudolph's clan is threatened by a horrible vampire hunter, Tony will help him face his adversaries. A session full of action, humor and above all, a beautiful story of friendship between two endearing characters
6- A Monster in Paris, 2011, 1h22
In this animated feature film directed by Bibo Bergeron, we have the pleasure to recognize the voices of Vanessa Paradis, Mathieu Chedid and Gad Elmaleh. In the Paris of 1910, flooded by the Seine, a monster created by Emile and Raoul causes panic in the capital? While being hunted by the unstoppable Prefect Maynott, he finds refuge in a Montmartre cabaret where Lucille sings. Together, they will form an incredible duo and it could be that the real monster is not the one we think
7- Casper, 1995, 1h36
In this perfect Halloween film by Brad Silberling, Catherine Crittenden is furious when she learns that her father has left her an old Maine mansion. Her anger subsides when she learns that the mansion contains a treasure she can't access because she is constantly being shunned by ghosts. She then hires a parapsychologist, James Harvey, to repel them. The latter settles in the mansion with his daughter Kathleen, who quickly sympathizes with the young ghost Casper. The two acolytes will work hard to find the treasure and, above all, to bring Casper back to life
8- ParaNorman, 2012, 1h32
Norman is not a boy like the others, he has the ability to communicate with the dead. So, when the small New England town where the action takes place suffers the evil spells of an evil witch and the attack of zombies, it is he who will have to use his gift and cold blood to save the inhabitants. A superb Halloween adventure comedy by Sam Fell and Chris Butler.
9- Ghostbusters, 1984, 1h45
Halloween is also the occasion to see or review old movies. Ghostbusters, by Ivan Reitman, to see three researchers in parapsychology, Peter, Raymond and Egon, set up their own company to save New York from numerous paranormal phenomena. Armed with the latest paraphernalia, they set out to free the city from the threat of Gozer, a malevolent god who is trying to enter the world. Everyone loves it, young and old!
10- The Pages of Anguish, 2021, 1h43
This film by David Yarovesky sheds light on little Alex Mosher, who, just as he's about to burn his books, finds himself magically drawn into an apartment. Unfortunately, he is locked in by a witch who forces him to write a new horror story every night. But Alex doesn't intend to remain a prisoner ad vitam aeternam and will be able to count on the presence of a young girl and a magic cat to try to escape. Will they succeed?
