A list of 38 movies that take place on Halloween or have a Halloween scene. I created two movie lists like this before in 2018 and 2019 that mostly contained the same movies in both lists. For this year's list I tried to include movies that a) are not on those last two lists and b) are streaming free with ads online.
There are a few good ones but most of these movies are definitely not the next Halloween (1978) or Trick 'r Treat (2007), many are low budget films with terrible acting, cheap effects & makeup, bad storylines and may be unwatchable to general audiences. You've been warned. Some days have double/quadrilogy movies that are sequels or prequels. Check out previous years’ 31-Day Halloween Movie Challenges below:
31-Day Halloween Movie Challenges:
2018 List #1 |
2019 List #2 |
2023 List #3
Here's 2023's List #3:
10/1: 10/31 Franchise (2017-2024) Quadrilogy |
On Halloween night, a series of short horror stories unfolds, each following different characters who encounter killers, monsters, and supernatural threats across various spooky scenarios. 
A follow-up Halloween anthology presents new short horror tales, each featuring killers, curses, and supernatural encounters that unfold across another chaotic October 31st.
A third Halloween anthology continues the series with new interconnected horror shorts, featuring killers, creatures, and supernatural events unfolding across another night of terror.
The fourth installment of the Halloween anthology series presents a new set of horror shorts, each following different characters facing killers, curses, and supernatural threats on another October 31st.
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10/2: Autumn Road (2021) |
On Halloween night, a missing girl’s twin sister returns to their small town and is drawn into a surreal, unsettling search that blurs reality, grief, and dark folklore.
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10/3: Bad Candy (2021) |
On Halloween night in a small town, a radio DJ and local residents experience interconnected horror stories involving ghosts, killers, and supernatural forces.
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10/4: Bloody Bobby Franchise (2018-2021) Double Feature |
On Halloween night, a group of teens inadvertently awakens a cursed urban legend involving a demonic figure tied to a mysterious black pumpkin that begins hunting them.
Set in the aftermath of a tragic Halloween night in a small town, a group of teens investigates a local legend tied to a violent masked killer whose origins trace back to Fall Creek’s dark past.
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10/5: Boo! (2018) |
A family moves into a new home on Halloween night, only to discover it is haunted by a malevolent spirit that feeds on fear and begins turning them against each other.
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10/6: Curse of Crom: The Legend of Halloween (2022) |
On Halloween night, a group of locals awakens an ancient Irish curse tied to the mythical Crom, unleashing a supernatural force that begins hunting them across the town.
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10/7: Dark Night of the Scarecrow Franchise (1981-2022) Double Feature |
A mentally disabled man is falsely accused of harming a child and is lynched by vigilantes, only for those responsible to be stalked and killed by a mysterious scarecrow figure.
Many years after the original murders, a new string of deaths in a small town revives the legend of the scarecrow, forcing locals to confront the haunting consequences of past injustice.
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10/8: The Day After Halloween (2022) |
Hungover and horrified, two lifelong buddies wake up after Halloween to find a corpse in their bathtub—and no idea how it got there.
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10/9: Ernest Scared Stupid (1991) |
Well-meaning but clumsy Ernest P. Worrell accidentally unleashes an ancient troll on Halloween night, forcing him to protect his town and a group of kids from the creature’s growing power.
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10/10: Flesh Eater (1988) |
On Halloween night, a group of college students on a hayride accidentally awaken a flesh-eating zombie from a cursed graveyard, unleashing a relentless undead massacre.
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10/11: For the Sake of Vicious (2020) |
On Halloween night, a nurse and her daughter are taken hostage in their home by a violent intruder, leading to an escalating siege of brutal home-invasion chaos when unexpected reinforcements arrive.
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10/12: The Funhouse Massacre (2015) |
Six escaped psychiatric patients—each modeled after infamous serial killers—take over a Halloween haunted house attraction, turning it into a real-life slaughterhouse.
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10/13: Ginger Snaps (2000) |
Two death-obsessed teenage sisters’ bond is tested when one is bitten by a werewolf and begins a violent transformation that mirrors their own turbulent adolescence.
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10/14: The Good Things Devils Do (2020) |
On Halloween night, a group of criminals breaks into a seemingly empty house, only to discover it is home to a grieving father willing to unleash violent, supernatural vengeance on them.
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10/15: Halloween Party (2020) |
On Halloween night, a group of friends attending a costume party find themselves trapped in a deadly game where masked killers begin picking them off one by one.
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10/16: Fear PHarm Franchise (2020-2022) Double Feature |
Four friends visiting a Halloween-themed maze attraction find themselves trapped in a sadistic game run by a masked figure who turns the attraction into a deadly survival challenge.
After surviving the original attraction, new victims are drawn into another round of the Fear PHarm’s deadly Halloween maze, where the masked killer resumes his sadistic game of survival.
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10/17: House of 1000 Corpses (2003) |
On Halloween night, a group of young travelers searching for roadside attractions stumble upon the murderous Firefly family, who subject them to grotesque torture and nightmarish encounters in their secluded home.
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10/18: Hurt (2021) |
On Halloween night, a couple visits a haunted attraction that uses their deepest fears against them, but the experience becomes truly dangerous when the line between performance and reality begins to blur.
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10/19: I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016) |
A troubled teenage boy with sociopathic tendencies investigates a series of local murders in his small town, only to discover a supernatural killer may be responsible.
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10/20: Idle Hands (1999) |
A lazy teenager’s possessed hand begins committing murders on Halloween night, forcing him and his friends to stop the supernatural rampage before it gets worse.
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10/21: Lady in White (1988) |
A young boy who becomes trapped in a school cloakroom on Halloween night witnesses the ghost of a murdered girl and is drawn into uncovering the truth behind a series of child disappearances in his town.
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10/22: Mass Hysteria (2019) |
A group of college students working a haunted attraction on Halloween night find themselves targeted by a mysterious killer who manipulates fear and paranoia, turning the event into real chaos.
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10/23: May (2002) |
A socially isolated young woman, desperate for connection, becomes increasingly unhinged as her attempts to create the “perfect friend” lead to disturbing and violent consequences.
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10/24: Natty Knocks (2023) |
On Halloween night, a group of teens in a small town accidentally awaken the legend of a masked killer tied to an urban myth, forcing them to survive his deadly rampage.
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10/25: Pay the Ghost (2015) |
A professor searches for his missing son after he is abducted during a Halloween parade, uncovering a supernatural force tied to vengeful spirits seeking to be remembered.
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10/26: Scare Zone (2009) |
A group of haunted attraction workers at a Halloween event discover that real killers are stalking the grounds, turning their scare zone into an actual fight for survival.
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10/27: Shriekshow (2021) |
A group of friends investigating a mysterious abandoned carnival attraction find themselves trapped in a series of deadly horror vignettes orchestrated by an evil ringmaster.
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10/28: Terror Train Franchise (2022-2022) Remakes Double Feature |
During a Halloween party on a moving train, a masked killer stalks and murders students one by one as they try to survive the night in confined, isolating conditions.
Years after the original massacre, survivors reunite for a New Year's Eve party train ride this time, only to find themselves once again targeted by a masked killer continuing the deadly legacy.
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10/29: They Live Inside Us (2020) |
A struggling writer takes his daughter to a remote house for Halloween, where he discovers that the horror stories he’s writing may be connected to a real supernatural entity haunting them.
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10/30: They See You (2022) |
A group of friends celebrating Halloween becomes the target of a mysterious force that stalks and observes them, turning their night into a paranoid fight for survival.
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10/31: Third Saturday in October Franchise (2023-2023) Double Feature |
A college football watch party on the “third Saturday in October” finds itself targeted by a masked killer during the biggest rivalry game.
Presented as a long-lost sequel, a masked killer returns on the fateful third Saturday in October, targeting townspeople as the cursed rivalry continues.
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31-Day Halloween Movie Challenges:
2018 List #1 |
2019 List #2 |
2023 List #3
YouTube Playlist of 38 Trailers:
Movie Poster Collection (animated GIF):
AMAZING list dude! So much info. I will have to check and see what I haven't yet watched.
ReplyDeleteThanks Joe!
DeleteThank you! My watchlist grew a lot with this list. You should make a Letterboxd version of it.
DeleteI'm thinking it should be 61 days of Halloween starting on September 1st
ReplyDeleteI totally agree!
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