Top 15 Halloween Family Movies
Stormy nights, ghosts on the loose, a long night in a pumpkin patch ... this is the stuff great Halloween movies are made of. And there are tons of them out there, everything from classics to cartoons. Below are 15 of the best Halloween-themed family movies for ages 1 to 100. So sit back, let the wind howl, and enjoy a scary — or not-so-scary — movie.
Pooh’s Heffalump Halloween Movie
It’s a haunted Halloween in the Hundred Acre Wood, and Roo’s new Heffalump pal, Lumpy, is excited to be trick-or-treating for the first time. That is, until Tigger warns them about the dreaded Gobloon who'll turn them into a "jaggedy lantern" if he catches them! More >>
Barney’s Halloween Party
Youngsters will delight in seeing Barney, B.J., Baby Bop, and the kids dressed in costume, playing Halloween games, trick-or-treating and making decorations. You can’t go wrong with the loveable purple dinosaur. More >>
Arthur’s Scary Stories
Things never get too scary in the little aardvark’s world — even in these stories about childhood fears. In "Night Fright," pal Binky Barnes is afraid of the dark and doesn’t want anyone to know he sleeps with a nightlight. More >>
Pumpkin Season
Ever wonder what goes on in a pumpkin patch? Now youngsters can find out in this cute story (with read-along text on the screen) about a little pumpkin named Reggie. He can’t wait to go to the jack-o-lantern auditions and play pumpkin games at the patch parties. More >>
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
Ages 4 and up. Rated G. 25 min. 1966. Released on DVD August 24, 2004. "I got a rock," says Charlie Brown, and we all feel badly for the candy deprived, round-headed kid. In fact, after this Halloween classic first aired on television back in 1966, kids from all over sent him candy out of sympathy. More >>
SpongeBob Squarepants — Halloween
When you’ve got an episode titled "I Was a Teenage Gary," you know you’re dealing with some great writing that appeals to both kids and adults. This DVD includes 10 episodes, five of them with a Halloween theme. More >>
Bedknobs & Broomsticks
This movie put magical flying beds on the map! When a mail-order apprentice witch (Angela Lansbury) is saddled with three sibling refugees from London during World War II, things look grim. But the kids soon discover her secret and with the aid of a magical flying bed, track down her fraudulent headmaster (David Tomlinson) to find the spell that will aid the Allies. More >>
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
"The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and "The Wind in the Willows". In "Willows," Basil Rathbone narrates the story of J. Thaddeus Toad, owner of Toad Hall and a rambunctious sort prone to the newest fads (like the new-fangled motor car). More >>
Halloweentown Trilogy
It’s always Halloween in Halloweentown, an alternative world to our own where ghosts, witches and werewolves co-exist. These three movies — Halloweentown, Halloweentown II: Kalabar’s Revenge, and Halloweentown High — tell the story of powerful witch Aggie Cromwell (Debbie Reynolds) and her family as they work together to battle evil forces. More >>
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island is a creepy caper that has the Mystery Gang in over their heads! This Scooby film is a spooky Halloween treat for kids. More >>
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Put Don Knotts in a haunted house, and you’re sure to get lots of laughs. In this vintage movie, he plays a trembling typesetter at the local paper who hopes to become a reporter — by spending the night in a haunted house! More >>
Ghostbusters
Who ya gonna call?" Ghostbusters, of course! With a snappy theme song and the wisecracking Dan Ackroyd, Bill Murray and the rest, this movie about three unemployed parapsychology professors who set up shop to rid the city of pesky goblins is a must-see for grade-schoolers on up. More >>
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Although the title makes this movie sound, well, nightmarish, it’s actually more dream-like and has you thinking about breaking out of your routine. The story centers around Jack Skellington, the pumpkin king of Halloweentown, who’s bored and depressed about the same old build-up of Halloween every year. More >>
Hocus Pocus
Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker play the Sanderson sisters, three resurrected witches who wreak havoc on Salem, Massachusetts, 300 hundred years after they were hung. Ok, so they suck the life force out of a child to rejuvenate themselves — which sounds gruesome — but this movie is surprisingly funny, with a good mix of humor, acting, special effects, music, and a fun plotline. More >>
Frankenstein: The Legacy Collection
"It's alive!" shouts Colin Clive's triumphant Dr. Frankenstein as electricity buzzes and Boris Karloff lurches forward in the greatest monster makeup of all time. Everyone should see this classic tale — one of the most famous and influential horror movies every made — at least once. More >>
