Variety’s ranking of the best Halloween movies of all time includes “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” “Terrifier 2” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” https://t.co/icYCtx9PRw
— Variety (@Variety) October 3, 2023
Variety ranked 21 films that take place on Halloween.
Some of their picks:
19. Ginger Snaps “The analogy to puberty is startlingly effective in this low-budget but skillfully executed lycanthrope story that puts a whole new spin on a familiar teen angst story.”
15. Ernest Scared Stupid “A surprisingly scary kids’ comedy, Jim Varney’s fourth film as Ernest P. Worrell finds the local yokel trying to protect area kids from an evil troll accidentally let loose on Halloween night.”
9. House of 1000 Corpses “Setting the tone for his entire career, [Rob] Zombie’s spin on backwoods horror like ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ is gruesome, dirty and captivating.”
5. Halloween III: Season of the Witch “‘Witch’ became a cult classic thanks to its outrageous plot: An evil company creates masks that kill children wearing them on Halloween night.”
3. Trick ‘r Treat “ Anthology films tend to be a mixed bag, but this clever combo from writer-director Michael Dougherty (who would tackle another dark holiday with ‘Krampus’) features four very wicked and genuinely unsettling stories.”
