31 Spooky Movies for the almost the whole family- Parental Discretion Advised.

Funny horror/Campy Horror/B Rates/Young Adult- Some of you have asked for a less spooky list and here you go. These are more along the lines of campy, funny, and laid back movies with less focus on the creepy scares but still just enough to be perfect for Halloween viewing. Some of these are spooky and not what you would call the traditional Halloween films but still they are just enough so to make our list for this year.

Parents, please review all the films and what they are rated before watching with kids under the age of 13- Parental Discretion is needed in some of these.

1: Slaxx-2020- Sling, Amazon Prime Video, Vudu, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Roku

Synopsis: When a possessed pair of jeans begins to kill the staff of a trendy clothing store, it is up to Libby, an idealistic young salesclerk, to stop its bloody rampage.

2: Hocus Pocus 1- 1993- This has become a classic in our house hold that we watch EVERY year! YouTube, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, Disney +

Synopsis: A curious youngster moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.

3: Hocus Pocus 2- 2022 : They RETURN!!! On Disney+

Synopsis: 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.

4: Willy’s Wonderland: 2021- Perfect for those 5 nights at Freddie’s Fans- YouTube, Hulu, Vudu, Google Play Movies, Apple TV

Synopsis: A quiet drifter is tricked into a janitorial job at the now condemned Willy’s Wonderland. The mundane tasks suddenly become an all-out fight for survival against wave after wave of demonic animatronics. Fists fly, kicks land, titans clash — and only one side will make it out alive.

5: The Final Girls-2015 Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play, Apple TV

Synopsis: A young woman grieving the loss of her mother, a famous scream queen from the 1980s, finds herself pulled into the world of her mom’s most famous movie. Reunited, the women must fight off the film’s maniacal killer.

6: Studio 666- 2022 [ Foo Fighters Made a Movie!] Google Play, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime, YouTube

Legendary rock band Foo Fighters move into an Encino mansion steeped in grisly rock and roll history to record their much anticipated 10th album.

7: Choose or Die-2022- Netflix

Synopsis: After firing up a lost 1980s survival horror game, a young coder unleashes a hidden curse that tears reality apart, forcing her to make terrifying decisions and face deadly consequences.

8: Fear Street part 1- 2021- NetflixA circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside.

9: Fear Street part 2-2021 Netflix

Synopsis: Shadyside, 1978. School’s out for summer and the activities at Camp Nightwing are about to begin. But when another Shadysider is possessed with the urge to kill, the fun in the sun becomes a gruesome fight for survival.

10: Fear street part 3- 2021 Netflix

Synopsis: The origins of Sarah Fier’s curse are finally revealed as history comes full circle on a night that changes the lives of Shadysiders forever.

11: The Wolf of Snow Hollow-2020- Roku, Sling, Philo, Apple TV, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video

Synopsis: Terror grips a small mountain town as bodies are discovered after each full moon. Losing sleep, raising a teenage daughter, and caring for his ailing father, officer Marshall struggles to remind himself there’s no such thing as werewolves.

12: Zombieland- 2009- Sing, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, TNT, TBS, Hulu

Synopsis: A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting bruiser in search of the last Twinkie and a pair of sisters striving to get to an amusement park join forces in a trek across a zombie-filled America.

13: Little Monsters- 2019- Hulu

Synopsis: A washed-up musician teams up with a teacher and a kids’-show personality to protect young children from a sudden outbreak of zombies.

14: Return to Oz-1985 [ Now this is not a “Traditional Halloween Film”, but it is just creepy enough to make the list for spooky season. Disney +, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video

15: The Gate-1987 YouTube, Roku, Tubi, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, Plex, Google Play Movies, Apple TV

Synopsis: Kids, left home alone, accidentally unleash a horde of malevolent demons from a mysterious hole in their suburban backyard.

16: The Witches [1990]- I prefer this one to be honest. Google Play Vudu, Amazon Prime, Apple TV, YouTube

Synopsis: A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.

17: The Frighteners- 1996 YouTube, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock

Synopsis: After a tragic car accident that kills his wife, a man discovers he can communicate with the dead to con people. However, when a demonic spirit appears, he may be the only one who can stop it from killing the living and the dead.

18: Ghostbusters-1984 -Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Apple Tv, Hulu

Synopsis: Three parapsychologists forced out of their university funding set up shop as a unique ghost removal service in New York City, attracting frightened yet skeptical customers.

19: Goosebumps-2015 Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Vudu

Synopsis: A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R. L. Stine after the writer’s imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.

20: Something wicked this way comes-1983 – Hard to find! Currently not available for streaming but you can purchase a copy on Amazon.

Synopsis: In a small American town, a diabolical circus and its demonic proprietor prey on the townsfolk.

21: Beetlejuice- 1988 YouTube, Vudu. Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock

Synopsis: 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.

22: Corpse Bride- 2005- YouTube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max

Synopsis: When a shy groom practices his wedding vows in the inadvertent presence of a deceased young woman, she rises from the grave assuming he has married her.

23: Nightmare Before Christmas- 1993 Both a Christmas and Halloween Movie in our House. YouTube, Vudu, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Disney +

Synopsis: Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.

24: 8 Legged Freaks-2002 Hulu, Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Vudu, HBO Max

Synopsis: Venomous spiders get exposed to a noxious chemical that causes them to grow to monumental proportions.

25: Coraline-2009 Roku, Vudu, Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV

Synopsis: An adventurous 11-year-old girl finds another world that is a strangely idealized version of her frustrating home, but it has sinister secrets.

26: The Addams Family-1991 Roku, Amazon Prime, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Apple TV, Paramount +

Synopsis: Con artists plan to fleece an eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle.

27: Cooties-2014 Peacock, YouTube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video

Synopsis: A mysterious virus hits an isolated elementary school, transforming the kids into a feral swarm of mass savages. An unlikely hero must lead a motley band of teachers in the fight of their lives.

28: Mars Attacks- 1996 Apple TV, YouTube, Vudu, Google Play Movies, Amazon Prime Video

Synopsis: Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humor.

29: Evil Dead -1981 Amazon Prime Video, Redbox, Vudu , Roku

Synopsis: Five friends travel to a cabin in the woods, where they unknowingly release flesh-possessing demons.

30: Army of darkness-1992 Youtube, Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock

Synopsis: A sardonic hardware store clerk is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., where he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead so he can return home.

31: Maximum Overdrive- 1986 Google Play Movies, Apple TV, Vudu, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube

Synopsis: A group of people try to survive when machines start to come alive and become homicidal.

And Bonus!

32: Monster House -2006

33: Monster Squad-1987

34: ParaNorman- 2012

35: Frankenweenie 2012

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8: Fear Street part 1- 2021- Netflix
A circle of teenage friends accidentally encounter the ancient evil responsible for a series of brutal murders that have plagued their town for over 300 years. Welcome to Shadyside.