My 5 Halloween Movie Favorites

Hello Lovelies,

It's fall!  And it's finally October, time to start celebrating the harvest season and Halloween!  Now, since this month is the month of Halloween, I wanted to share my five favorite Halloween movies for those of you that might be in the market for some spooky, but kid friendly, haunts.  Next month I'll try and wrangle up some more harvest, fall inspired movies to get you through Thanksgiving without starting on your Christmas collection.  Now, I am all for the cutesy, fun Halloween-who doesn't love a good pupper dressed as a ghost?  So, if you've got little ones, you're in luck, because they'll probably be able to watch these too!  Oh, and the movie titles are links to Amazon if you want to read the full plot summary or go ahead and purchase one of these bad boys.  So, without further ado, here we go!

1- Halloweentown

It's a movie about a town where it's Halloween all the time...umm, duh it's number 1.  And let's be honest, the entire Halloweentown series makes the list here.  But, for conversation's sake, we're just going to list the first one.  I remember recording this onto VHS while it was airing because I loved it so much.  This movie is probably the epitome of Halloween for me!  And, fun fact, the town of St. Helens in Oregon is where they filmed the movie, so you can go and see the town square with the pumpkin and City Hall!


2- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Okay, this might not be Halloween by nature, but it's witches and wizards and the first taste of magic for our young hero, Harry.  Again, feel free to watch the entire series, but for ease, I've only listed the first here.  And in full disclosure, I watch this at Christmas time as well.  Something about Harry having his first Christmas with Ron and actually getting presents...I don't know, but it gives me the warm and fuzzies.



3- Hotel Transylvania

Alright, apparently I have a thing for movie series...because this is also Hotel Transylvania 1 & 2...I promise this is the last one!  It's just, how can you not love a movie about Dracula as a dad?  The answer?  You can't not love it.





4- October Kiss

Ha!  Not a series!  Now, this is a Hallmark one, which means, if you've ever seen a Hallmark movie, you know how it's going to go, but it's adorable!  The two kids are cute, and they get so into the holiday spirit it really reminds you how much fun the holidays can be.  And Ashley Williams is one of my favorite Hallmark actresses-she's so darn lovable-so that automatically gives it favorite movie points!




5- The Princess & the Frog

And to round out the list, despite not necessarily being a Halloween movie, is my girl, Tiana.  Now, I have a soft spot for Tiana because I feel like I'm a mix of her and Rapunzel, so even though it may not be Halloween exactly, it's got voodoo magic and a masquerade party in the movie, so it's kind of Halloween by proxy, right?




And I have to give two honorable mentions, because let's be honest, there's more than enough time in the month of October to watch more than the five movies listed above...not to mention, I love giving you guys more than you bargained for :)


Runner Up #1- The Phantom of the Opera

Gah, just thinking about this one gets the spooky feels going!  Though, no, it's not exactly a Halloween movie, the mystery of the Phantom, another masquerade ball, and the fire dance scene of Point of No Return...chills!  Oh, and if the main theme with the pounding organs and trumpeting brass isn't on your Halloween playlist...umm, what are you even listening to?



Runner Up #2- Coco

This movie isn't so much about Halloween, but the Day of the Dead, or All Souls Day, but it's a good one nonetheless!  There are two movies out there that are very similar in feel: Coco and The Book of Life.  In my humble opinion, don't even bother with BoL.  Coco nails it...while BoL barely hobbles along. (I couldn't even finish it-don't get me started on the lack of original music or why a movie about a Mexican holiday didn't bother casting Mexican, or at least Latino, actors and actresses...Channing Tatum and Zoe Saldana, really?  There weren't any actors available to make a movie about their own culture?  But I digress!)  Hands down, Coco is the better movie, and it will get you in the holiday spirit, while maybe teaching you a thing or two about another culture too!  Score!


So, there you go lovelies!  Seven, not five(bonus!), Halloween movies to get your family-friendly, but Halloween-y, vibes on!  Let me know in the comments your favorites or thoughts on these ones.  Wishing you and yours a ghoulishly good time this Halloween season!

xoxo

Kona