This is my official top 10 for movies and TV to watch in the Halloween season.

10) Fright Night  (1985): Because it’s an unsung hero in the genre, it has a cult following and it’s super fun!

9) Every Office Halloween special (S2E5: Halloween, S5E6: Employee Transfer, S6E8: Koi Pond —If you count the controversial deleted scene—, S7E6: Costume Contest, S8E5: Spooked and S9E5: Here comes Treble): Because there’s nothing better than watching your favorite characters going through menial tasks like normal but with a hint of seasonal flare, like getting your head stuck in a pumpkin! And in an office holiday special tradition, a lot of drama!

8) Spongebob “Scaredy Pants S1E13 ” and “Graveyard Shift S3E23”: Because there is nothing more seasonal then seeing a slasher flick play out in Bikini bottom with M. Night Shyamalan levels of twists and surprises

7) The entire Scream franchise: Because it’s an emotional rollercoaster with ups (Scream 1, 2 & 4) and downs (Scream 3). If you want to learn more here’s my review! https://levijacobsonreviews.home.blog/2019/08/07/whats-your-favorite-scary-movie-an-epic-study-of-the-scream-franchise/

6) Get out (2017) and Us (2019): Because Jordan Peele loads these movies with riddles and references that you’ll still be contemplating 6 viewings in!

5) Urban Legend (1998): Because it’s very entertaining. It’s not that good but it’s fun to watch one-dimensional characters get picked off based on real life urban legends —- but don’t watch the sequels!

4) Nightmare on elm st (1984) and Wes Craven’s new nightmare (1994): Because it’s a great double feature with Freddy Kreuger and it’s great to trace the (meta) parallels between the two.

3) The Shining (1980): Because Kubrick mastered the genre in his only horror film and it’s a treat to watch the terror unfold.

2) Halloween (1978), Halloween III (1982) and Halloween (2018): Because the first movie is the best slasher flick of all time, Halloween III is the campiest movie of all time, and Halloween (2018) is an amazing follow up to the original!

1) Trick r’ Treat (2007): Because it is the most seasonal movie with many intertwining narratives that follow the pumpkin-headed killer Sam, Who murders people who are acting like grinches on Halloween, His weapon of choice is a jagged pumpkin lollipop. And in between all this madness is a sad story of murdered adolescents. It also plays into Halloween superstitions like razors in candy bars. All in all an amazing move for Halloween!