Since we are rounding the corner on Halloween I just had to share some of my favorites that I usually watch every year before the holiday, and suggest you do too!!
The other night The Omen was on TV and I made a point to sit down and watch it because its one of my faves. It is a horror classic made it 1976 but I have only seen the 2006 version of it. Even still its a great horror film, not sure how it holds up to the original given I didn't see it but still scary. Its about a couple who through different horrifying revelations realize they might be raising the reincarnate of the devil.
The Shining is an American classic. Made from Stephen Kings novel it follows a family that heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where an evil and spiritual presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific visions from the past and of the future. This movie is pretty iconic and a favorite horror film for many!
You cant do Halloween without watching Hocus Pocus!! Its a more "family" PG rated take on a Halloween movie but its personally my favorite, and if you ask most people my age they wont disagree. Kids grow up watching this movie so it sticks without and its something that's always thought about when you think Halloween. Its a funny, fun filled Halloween adventure and who can go wrong with Bette Midler as a head witch?!
Also along the lines of some wholesome Halloween fun is the Disney classic Halloweentown. Debbie Reynolds stars as Grandma Aggie whose grandkids find out her secret of living in another dimension called Halloweentown. There the kids try to fight off the "bad thing" and save their grandmothers town that they have just encountered for the first time.
And you cant end the Halloween season without Tim Burton. Two of my favorites of his are the very popular A Nightmare Before Christmas and Corpse Bride. These are animated films that just have the flair for the holiday. In "Nightmare" Jack finds himself exploring a new holiday rather than Halloween which is the only holiday he's ever known. In Corpse Bride Victor finds himself marrying a corpse by accident instead of his to be bride.