Spooky season is upon us as the 2025 calendar has turned to October. Halloween won’t roll around until the end of the month but that gives you plenty of time to catch up on some of the best movies to celebrate the holiday or to find a new one you haven’t seen. Of all the options, which are the ones considered the best? From pure horror flicks to family friendly Halloween holiday films, according to IMDB ratings, here are the best Halloween movies to watch this October.
27. “Scooby-Doo” (2002)
IMDB rating: 5.4
26. “Trick or Treat” (1986)
IMDB rating: 5.9
25. “House of 1000 Corpses” (2003)
IMDB rating: 6.0
24. “Casper” (1995)
IMDB rating: 6.2
23. “Jeepers Creepers” (2001)
IMDB rating: 6.2
22. “Practical Magic” (1998)
IMDB rating: 6.3
21. “Halloweentown” (1998)
IMDB rating: 6.5
20. “Trick ‘r Treat” (2007)
IMDB rating: 6.7
19. “Insidious” (2010)
IMDB rating: 6.8
18. “Hocus Pocus” (1993)
IMDB rating: 6.9
17. “Hotel Transylvania” (2012)
IMDB rating: 7.0
16. “The Cabin in the Woods” (2011)
IMDB rating: 7.0
15. “The Addams Family” (1991)
IMDB rating: 7.0
14. “Sleepy Hallow” (1999)
IMDB rating: 7.3
13. “It” (2017)
IMDB rating: 7.3
12. “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974)
IMDB rating: 7.4
11. “Beetlejuice” (1988)
IMDB rating: 7.4
10. “Scream” (1996)
IMDB rating: 7.4
9. “Halloween” (1978)
IMDB rating: 7.7
8. “Ghostbusters” (1984)
IMDB rating: 7.8
7. “Shaun of the Dead” (2004)
IMDB rating: 7.8
6. “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” (1982)
IMDB rating: 7.9
5. “The Nightmare Before Christmas” (1993)
IMDB rating: 7.9
4. “Donnie Darko” (2001)
IMDB rating: 8.0
3. “Monsters, Inc.” (2001)
IMDB rating: 8.1
2. “The Exorcist” (1973)
IMDB rating: 8.1
1. “The Shining” (1980)
IMDB rating: 8.4
This article originally appeared on The List Wire: Ranking the best Halloween movies to watch in October
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