Holloween Films

[Mingus]

This is probably ask every year around this time. I having a group kids at my house for Holloween night and like to play some films during the night. Any reccomendations.

[alumpkin]

This is probably ask every year around this time. I having a group kids at my house for Holloween night and like to play some films during the night. Any reccomendations.

How old are the kids?

[markw]

"Something Wicked This Way Comes", from a Ray Bradbury story. It's the story of couple of kids and a rather bizarre traveling carnival that visits periodicaly. No great SFX, just a well done, riveting story told in the traditional sense. Jason Robards and Johnathan Pryce have lead roles, but the story is about the kids.

IMHSHO, this is a halloween equivalent of "A Christmas Story"

[Worf101]

Little Kids, show em the following:

1. Nightmare before Christmas

2. Teen Wolf

3. Casper and/or the sequel

4. Harry Potter et. al.

Older kids show em these.

1. Nosferatu - The silent version or the 80's version with Klaus Kinski.

2. Coppola's Dracula.

3. Lost Boys.

4. Hammer Films et. al.

5. Salems Lot - 1980's version.

Hope this helps...

Da Worfster

[alumpkin]

Little Kids, show em the following:

1. Nightmare before Christmas

2. Teen Wolf

3. Casper and/or the sequel

4. Harry Potter et. al.

Older kids show em these.

1. Nosferatu - The silent version or the 80's version with Klaus Kinski.

2. Coppola's Dracula.

3. Lost Boys.

4. Hammer Films et. al.

5. Salems Lot - 1980's version.

Hope this helps...

Da Worfster

I totally agree Worf. The first three are excellent choices! If the kids are older maybe something alittle scarier like the old Night of the Living Dead.

[Dusty Chalk]

Nightmare Before Christmas and Lost Boys are classics. As is Something Wicked This Way Comes.

Good choices!

For the adult crowd: From Dusk Til Dawn (I never get tired of this film); Donnie Darko; ...?

[Lexmark3200]

Man, this is gonna be an EXPENSIVE Halloween DVD season for me; I always have something at my place too, for older people obviously, and I need to still buy the following: The Friday the 13th Box Set (due in October), Van Helsing (due in October), Dawn of the Dead remake (due in October) and the actual Halloween films, from part 4 on....man, I just dont know where this money is gonna come from!

[_jackal_]

For adults, I would also recommend "28 Days Later". I thought this movie was very good... and without giving too much away, there is a great scene where some soldiers are defending a base and the sounds are very true to life.