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stygicniron · 2 years
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Halloween (1978) - Based On A True Story
It’s the tagline that haunts the horror film industry: Based on a True Story.
Typically, it roughly translates to “a door moved several feet so shit this is a haunted hizzle ma dudes”. Or, it represents some of the most iconic moments in paranormal phenomena.
It was Halloween (1978) that surprisingly slotted itself into the second category of films.
Halloween is famous for several reasons, indeed, it’s one of the most celebrated horror films to have graced your not-so-legal streaming site. 
It’s a cult movie for slasher fans, and it’s name has centred it as a must-watch during this season. And it’s all because it echoes out those eerie vibes of urban legends, but snaps us back to the chilling reality of pyscho-killers when we need it most.
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It even started the slasher film craze that would tumble one corpse-domino into the following decades.
And it’s based on a true story.
Which, ya know, that’s fine, this is so fine, this is great.
So, it got me thinking: what was this true story? And are there any other similar stories that we need to know about come Halloween night?
Unfortunately, there are.
There are so many.
Today’s post is going to take us back to the story that inspired the Halloween series, the similar stories that bulked up the shocking reality of the 11-film saga, and the urban legends that still echo out these themes.
So, whether you’re carving a pumpkin, or piecing together your costume with a hot glue gun, settle in.
Let’s get spooky!
First, let’s recap the Halloween saga.
And lord, she’s a saga.
Across 11 movies we witness one plotline: this bloke, Michael Myres, stalks Laurie Strode.
No, he is not the lovable voice behind shrek.
And no, ‘shaggable’ is not used as a comical easter egg mid-murder in these movies.
But despite this basic plotline, normally a dash of back story is chucked into the occasional prequel-sequel-who’s-a-what’s-now to shake things up and drag it across 11 films.
Take the backstory of Laurie Strode - she’s his estranged sister, a connection which is dragged down to her daughter, Jamie. This is the central line that the series dances around.
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It’s a bit like American Horror Story - you know when every season has a different setting?
There’s been a college massacre; there’s been a hospital of horrors. There’s been more reboots then Britney Spear’s career!
But pushing aside the mess of writers chipping in a line for each screenplay, and wiping off the fake blood coating the legacy of films, one thing is for sure:
We centre on a psycho-killer who defies all psychological analysis.
Michael Myers is pure evil.
That’s the point. 
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It’s the true fear that I think we all have - it’s this unrelenting force that’s out to get you and will not stop, will not sympathise, will not suffer nor scar.
And so we arrive at the true story behind this phenomenon of a franchise.
Unless you’ve been stuck under a rock for, what, 40 years - no seriously, I did maths and everything - then you will be oblivious to the Halloween saga.
But for everyone else, there is only one image that pops into the head when it comes to these films - and it’s Michael Myers in his white mask, and cloaked in a blue jumpsuit.
#OOTD
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And he is based on a true story.
The OG director and co-writer of the OG film - John Carpenter - was approached with the premise of a film many moons ago.
And let’s be honest: it’s more basic than I am.
The whole idea was that this psycho-killer slits bitches up on All Hallows’ Eve. Simple, right?
Well it was Carpenter that added the twist on Myers that sent this flick head-first into film history.
Carpenter was reminded of an encounter he had at University whilst visiting a mental institution. He came across a boy, maybe 12 or 13 years old.
And he had this look.
He had this look that he could only describe as emotionless, as pure evil - and this probably inspired this quote from the film from Myers’ psychoanalyst:
"This blank, pale emotionless face. Blackest eyes. The devil’s eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him and then another seven trying to keep him locked up, because I realized what was living behind that boys’ eyes was purely and simply evil."
Oh, you thought it stopped there?
Oh, my little ghoul.
No, it continues.
Myers is believed to be complete and utter evil. And this is based on the historical root of Halloween.
Samhain is the celtic celebration behind the best day of the whole entire year. And in basic terms, it is the conflict between summer and winter, or, between good and evil.
Sound familiar?
Okay fine, every horror film - no, scratch that - every goddamn film is about the fight between good and evil.
But it’s Halloween that brings this up. Halloween drags it up from the depths of hell and puts a white face mask on it.
However, legend has it that there is another real life story that directly influenced it: and that’s the murders committed by Stanley Steirs.
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Take yourself back to 1920. 
On Halloween night, Stiers went on a killing spree, going so far as to murder his own family.
Carpenter - nor, anyone affiliated with this cult series - makes mention of Stiers. But it’s safe to say that the sheer volume of murders that happen to fall (or purposefully striking) on Halloween is nothing short of inspiration.
The film might stick to the big screen, but the reality is never too far from the cinema doors.
It’s here that we turn to these real life events.
I’ve found five major events of murders, assaults and kidnapping that have collided with Halloween, mirroring the images on the big screen.
(Yeah, it wasn’t a positive google search experience.)
And none of them fall short of the actual movie inspiring this post.
We start in 1975, a mere 3 years before the original film hit the cinemas.
It was the morning of Halloween when Martha Moxeley was found beneath a tree in her backyard. She was dead, murdered via a beating with a golf club. 
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It was 25 years later that Michael Skakel - then, a 15 year old body - was arrested and convicted for her murder. This story gained attention not for the gruesome circumstances of Martha’s death, but because of the sheltered, and famous life he had lived.
He was the nephew of Robert F Kennedy’s widow, and had spent him life swanning around the elite circles.
His alibi? Well, it’s just as disturbing as her death. 
He claims that the reason his DNA was on her body was because he was masturbating underneath the tree she was found under on the same day.
These themes aren’t so unheard of in Halloween - indeed, the opening scene features the uncomfortable sex scene of Michael’s sister and her boyfriend before he stabs her to death, completing his first kill.
We then jump forward a few decades, and dive headfirst into arguably the decade of the most Halloween related murders. Indeed, given the stretch of slasher films before this decades that were spiked by the movie inspiring this post, the film itself could have figured as an ambition for these murders.
And it starts in 2002.
Chris Jenkins - a student at the University of Minnesota - was last seen alive at a bar on Halloween night. Four months later, his body - still clad in appropriate Halloween get-up - was found in the Mississippi River.
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This is not the first halloween-related catastrophe to be witnessed in this river. 
Obviously someone falling into a river on a infamous night of parties and revelry can be seen as either an accident, or a suicide. But it was 4 years later that the death was reclassified as a homicide.
Even though someone did confess to the police that they witnessed a murder, it is still shrouded in a mystery fit for an urban legend.
Particularly as it is rumoured to be a victim of the Smiley Face Murders.
Basically, 40 male college students in the US died of drowning around the same time, and graffiti of smiley faces was found around the sites of the murder.
The murderer was never found.
Next, we turn to a similarly urban-legend like story: the murder of Leslie Mazzara and Adriane Insogna.
It was 31st October 2004, and three roommates - including those that were murdered - were enjoying Halloween night. Having handed out Halloween candy all evening, Lauren Meanza awoke to the sounds of a scuffle at 1am.
She fled the house in fear, and turned around to see someone climb out of one of their windows.
She ran back inside, only to be greeted by the corpses of her roommates.
Nearly 1500 people became persons of interest, but it was when Eric Copple - who was apart of this pool - refused to cooperate by handing over DNA, suspicions were roused.
A year later, he confessed to the murders.
No motive was given, but he was engaged to a friend of one of the victims, creating a peculiar link that must’ve inspired the events of that fateful night.
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6 years later, an Ohio teen encountered a similar situation.
He returned from a church service to the bodies of his murdered family, including his new stepfather, William Liske.
The killer behind the murders was found to be Liske’s son from a previous marriage who had a history of violence and schizophrenia.
2009 too witnessed a grotesque event.
3 teenage girls were held at gunpoint and abducted following an evening of trick-o-treating, and were sexually assaulted in a wood. Luckily, one of the girls was able to use her phone to call for help, causing the kidnapper to flee.
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When he was eventually arrested in 2012, it followed a string of previous sexual assaults that have occurred since the late 90s.
Our final murder takes us to Halloween night, 2011.
Taylor Van Diest was believed to have just left a Halloween party when she was beaten to death near railway tracks.
The story only gets ever-more terrifying considering she texted her boyfriend shortly before the attack to tell him that that someone was following her.
The police eventually found DNA of the killer underneath her fingernails, leading them to the culprit.
Traumatised? Me too.
But these tales don’t end with finished cases, and they certainly don’t end with the credits of the films they inspire.
They come back to haunt us in the urban legends set on Halloween.
Clearly, halloween-inspired murders make the most iconic urban legend concept. It’s the scariest time of year, and what’s scarier than, well, murder?
One of these legends sticks to this theme, closely mirroring the film in question.
It’s affectionately known as the 1962 Idaho Massacre. The story goes a man in a black mask attended a Halloween party in - you guessed it - Idaho.
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He proceeded to lock all the doors, and then murder each and every attendee of the party. Well, he is believed to have killed 7 before escaping.
He was never found. But it is still claimed that his mask was found by the FBI in 1969.
The murder train continues with the most noughties urban legend ever.
In 2008, an email chain warned people that a gang was to hold an initiation on Halloween night.
And the task that needed to be completed?
The murder of 31 women, each death a day of the month.
And in true urban legend fashion, 140 women were to be killed in another version of the email, and so the list of variants continues.
Our next tale of terror sticks to a more classic halloween story - that of the haunted house:
Well, this house either exists in Pennsylvania, Detroit, or Chicago; regardless, this is a typical and twisted tale often encountered with urban legends.
The story goes that a haunted house with 13 floors exists. I mean, fuck that’s a tall house, how did they get that signed off?
But the legal repercussions are not the frightening feature of the story.
The challenge is to make it to the top floor alive. If they do, they win some cash. If they don’t… well they're dead, so there's that.
Legend has it that no one ever made it to the top floor.
It also doesn’t exist, but anyway.
What about the campus massacres of halloween night?
Every year, from 1960 to 1998, psychics would make the same prediction for Halloween night. No points for guessing what the prediction was…
Next is the rumoured threat to animals.
Satanists have always been supposedly murdering black cats on Halloween for decades. Or maybe it’s witches capturing them for ceremonies? Or maybe its National Kill a Pit Bull Day, the all-American hoax that cropped up in 2012?
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Either way: no one is safe. Not even ya doggo.
Our final urban legends prey on children, and infer that they will either be drugged, poisoned, or stabbed on some sort of sharp implement.
Happy Halloween, everyone!
These are the most prevalent legends, especially since trick-o-treating and dressing up are children’s activities, even if we all like to partake - child or not.
Some real life cases have even informed the fears that candy has been spiked with poisons, such as the case of the poisoned Pixy Stix.
It was Ronald O’Bryan who spiked his son’s candy with cyanide with the ambition of receiving a hefty insurance cash payment.
There have even been rumours of temporary tattoos being laced with LSD!
The original icon for this was a blue star, but this eventually included other unsuspecting images such as Mickey Mouse.
Cause nothin’ says drugs like Disney.
Now we turn to pointy things.
Commonly needles and razors blades are rumoured to be concealed among halloween treats handed out to kids. This was even proven in 2000, when a man was charged with concealing needles in chocolate bars.
Not convinced by razor blades? What about drugs being smuggled across borders, or handed out to children?
Fact is, these urban legends could go on forever.
They twist, they turn, they come back around full circle, and they pack up shop to move to different parts of the world.
And when we finally think we are safe from the myths and legends that haunt halloween…
Tragedy strikes.
Fact is, Halloween isn’t just based on the demeanor of one psychotic teen. 
It’s based on stories that happen year upon year, reminding us that urban legends are never too far from the truth. 
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“Searchers after horror haunt strange, far places...”
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I was thinking of certain scary movies I revisit around this time of year and why, and ended up writing some stuff below.
The Dead Zone (1983, Dir. David Cronenberg)
This one isn't strictly horror but captures the bleak, wintry New England vibe of early Stephen King perfectly, and has what is to my mind Christopher Walken's most moving performance. One of the few times Cronenberg has cared less about disturbing you or ramming a philosophical point home than in using a solid narrative to explore the emotional experience of a man caught up in an extraordinary situation. One of those films that deepens in your mind the more you live with it.
The Haunting (1963, Dir. Robert Wise)
Shot widescreen in gorgeous black and white, this one is one of the crown jewels of haunted house pictures. From the first moments it has a rich sense of foreboding, like a whisper that sends chills down your spine. Great performances, especially from Julie Harris as a young woman who was never quite right slowly going insane.
The Spiral Staircase (1946, Dir. Robert Siodmak)
A small gem from the 40's, in which a young mute woman is terrorized by a shadowy killer in a big house during a thunderstorm (do these films exist in any other conditions?). Small town scares with a bit of a noir feel, and a very creepy score. One that you see and instantly calls to the part of your mind that remembers that one time you ran home a little faster as the sun went down, a breeze kicked up, and you were just sure there was something moving back there in the shadows.
Frankenstein (1931, Dir. James Whale)
An obvious choice, but no less incredible because of it. I deeply love the first batch of Universal monster films because of how simple and pure and cinematic they are. Limited production values but MASSIVE amounts of atmosphere and feeling. Some people might feel they are dated but I think love them even more because of that. I love history, and the dark corners of these pictures carry a sense of not just film history, but of the old world itself, and the rhythms it had before it was overrun with technology. Terrific performances by Boris Karloff and Colin Clive, plus a very evocative and theatrical "introduction" before the film begins.
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935, Dir. James Whale)
Same as above, though this is a much more polished, eccentric and entertaining film. James Whale had free reign to do what he wanted, and he cut loose, aided by a gorgeous Franz Waxman score and indelible work by Karloff and Clive (again), Elsa Lanchester and Ernest Thesiger (whose prissy Dr. Pretorious is one for the ages).
The Mummy (1932, Dir. Karl Fruend)
A different type of monster, but just as eerie and surreal. Another of my longtime fascinations is the culture of ancient Egypt (don't get me started on "Land of the Pharaohs" or "The Ten Commandments"), which this quick film indulges along with a dash of the inherent creepiness that was completely missing (IMHO) in any of that stuff Brendan Fraser did. Again, the stilted nature of some dialogue and performance is all part of the allure, making it all feels so alien as to fit the mood of the story perfectly.
The Innocents (1961, Dir. Jack Clayton)
Another black and white widescreen beauty, this one a more subtle, ethereal ghost story centered on a pair of children that a well meaning but naive nanny (Deborah Kerr) has been hired to look after. Buried secrets are uncovered and dark forces unleashed, but in a much more subtle and emotional way (for a modern equivalent, look at something like "The Others").  The use of shadow and space here will make your knees buckle in spots, and the general aura of uneasiness will raise the hairs on your neck.
The Changeling (1980, Dir. Peter Medak)
George C. Scott loses his wife and daughter in an accident, then moves into a large, foreboding mansion in Seattle to focus on his musical compositions and recovering emotionally. Obviously, things don't go as well as planned. The trappings of the haunted house genre are given a real emotional grounding, and the backstory feels organic and engrossing rather than just an excuse to throw in loud noises. Wonderfully acted, designed and photographed, a quiet nail biter.
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983, Dir. Jack Clayton)
Though a bit Disneyfied, this one is still a perennial because of how it captures that mixture of wonder and fear that Ray Bradbury's work had, pitting ordinary people up against sinister forces closing in on the spaces we consider the safest (in this case, a Midwestern town where the only thing that changes are the seasons) and crystallizing the moment when a parent realizes how little power they have to protect their kids. Driven by two wonderful performances, from Jason Robards (weary and homespun) and Jonathan Pryce (deliciously malevolent), this film has a genuine feel for small town life, the way that autumn can seem both hopeful and menacing, and the perils of both wanting to grow up too fast and wanting to be young again.
Salem's Lot (1979, Dir. Tobe Hooper)
The first thing that I remember absolutely scaring the shit out of me as a kid was a moment in this TV production involving nails scratching a child's window in the middle of the night. I won't say more about THAT, but I will say that despite this being made for late 70's television, with all of the restrictions inherent to that time, it's still pretty damn creepy, which is both a testament to Stephen King's original book and to the level of skill and atmosphere Tobe Hooper was able to give it. The depth of creepiness and history isn't as rich as in the book, but there is an approximation of the story's eccentric sprawl that draws you in, plus the eccentric, nostalgic vibe you get from late 70's TV.
Go To The Head of the Class (from "Amazing Stories") (1986, Dir. Robert Zemeckis)
A spooky, spirited lark made just after "Back to the Future" became huge. Nothing ground breaking, just a fast, funny goof made with Zemeckis' characteristic visual spark for Spielberg's mid 80's TV show and featuring a wonderfully cracked performance by Christopher Lloyd pitched somewhere between Doc Brown and Judge Doom (roles he played on either side of this one).
Curse of the Demon (1957, Dir. Jacques Tourneur)
The fact that my own family was menaced by Satanists (angry at my father for hauling one of their leaders into jail) when I was 9 probably has a lot to do with why I respond to this film, in addition to the general air of menace and atmosphere that Tourneur was great at (see "Cat People" and "Out of the Past"). Concerning the curse put on a man who debunks cults by the nefarious leader of one, this is a quick, creepy psychological ride with a classy script that doesn't scrimp on jolts.
Horror of Dracula (1958, Dir. Terrence Fisher)
Innumerable vampire films litter the history of scary movies, and there are certainly some that may have more ingenuity and pizazz than this one. But something about this early Hammer film, with its chilly, heightened gothic atmosphere and a sense of reality being peeled away in front of your eyes, sticks with you. It may be Terrence Fisher's brisk, efficient skill for building horror, or it may be the iconic performances of Peter Cushing and the great Christopher Lee. Or it may just be that particular, peculiar English sense of impending doom these films have. I first saw this one on during an AMC marathon (before they ever had commercials) hosted by the director of the next film on this list, and it's easy to understand how it spoke to his own feeling for the inevitability of a malevolent force slowly closing in on you.
The Thing (1982, Dir. John Carpenter)
Cold, stark and unsparingly tense, I saw this at a drive in when I was 7, and it sunk its teeth into me before I ever knew who John Carpenter was. The sense of isolation and foreboding built into the Antarctic location extends to the feeling of the direction, acting, photography and even the musical score (a mix of Ennio Morricone and Carpenter himself). At its core is the idea that you can't trust anything, whether it's the physical elements around you, the man sitting beside you or even your own sense of self. The opening sequence, of a dog being chased by a helicopter in the snow, is just gorgeous and evocative, and Dean Cundey's photography throughout is lithe and lurking. I think this film is so powerful for me because it came at a very formative time, the period between 8 and 11 where I was developing an understanding of the larger forces in the world that were not benevolent, that did not have any compassion, and did in fact want to kill you.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982, Dir. Tommy Lee Wallace)
This one got a unduly bad rap out of the gate, as it went in a wildly different direction in terms of its story and had nothing to do with Michael Myers. Aside from that, though, this is very much in the early 80's Carpenter spirit, directed by schoolmate/editor Tommy Lee Wallace, shot by Dean Cundey and driven by an unsettling, dread soaked score by Carpenter himself. True, there is a definite B-movie spirit to it, with obligatory kill scenes that feel too calculated and acting (aside from lead Tom Atkins and the wonderful bad guy Dan O'Herlihy) that can be a little shaky, but overall it's a creepy, entertaining story about modern day witchcraft (with a TV jingle that will get in your head and stay there forever). Again, part of its appeal may go back to where I grew up, in a small, rural place where something always felt a little off, where bad things might be happening at any moment right under your nose, and the dark carried a powerful emotional force.
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The 10 BEST Halloween Movies + Cocktail Recipe!
Halloween movies to watch
Cheers, witches! It’s Hallo-week!
I think Halloween is SUCH a fun holiday. I love any excuse to get dressed up, obviously. Plus, I get super into fall flavors. I know Halloween can be super tempting with all the candy, but you can totally enjoy the season without messing up on your health goals. 
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Don’t believe me? Check out these healthy and oh-so-good pumpkin oat bars. 
I think they’re a super perfect treat to enjoy while watching a movie, one of my fave fall activities. There’s just something about getting snuggled on the couch with a treat and a fun flick! 
And because it’s basically Halloween, there are SUCH GOOD movie options!! Seriously, if you’re trying to pull an on-theme movie marathon, I’ve got you covered with a whole bunch of Halloween movies to watch. Here are some of my faves. 
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The best Halloween movies to watch this week
#1: Hocus Pocus
I mean, come on. This is an absolute classic. Sarah Jessica Parker? Check. Musical numbers? Check. Amazing witch costume inspo? Check. It’s not scary at all but it still has ultra-Halloween vibes. Plus, Dani is definitely empowered girl goals. 
If you haven’t seen Hocus Pocus before, seriously, what are you doing? You’re going to love it! 
#2: Nightmare Before Christmas 
I think part of the reason I love Halloween so much is that it kicks off the holiday season. And Nightmare Before Christmas is one of my fave Halloween movies to watch because it’s not just perfect for the spooky holiday, but it gives you that little taste of Christmas, too. The movie’s stop-motion, which is super cool, and directed by Tim Burton, so you kind of know what to expect there. 
The music in this movie is SO GOOD. If you’re looking for a soundtrack to put on to give your house some Halloween feels, I’d definitely recommend it. Plus, Catherine O’Hara’s in it (she’s Sally — I know it can be hard to tell with the stop-motion), and who doesn’t love her? 
#3: Beetlejuice
Another Tim Burton movie featuring Catherine O’Hara — she’s not just the queen of Schitt’s Creek, but Halloween, too, I guess! Plus, Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder, Michael Keaton, Geena Davis… Beetlejuice is totally star-studded. And it has just the right amount of creepy-crawly vibes to be perfect for Halloween without keeping you up at night. 
#4: Halloween (1978)
If you’re looking for Halloween movies to watch to give yourself a good scare, this one’s a classic. It’s a true slasher film. And people love it so much that there are eight (yes, eight!) sequels, a handful of spinoffs, and two more Halloween movies on the way. 
There’s a reason people keep coming back to these ones. Michael Myers is such a formidable character! I definitely recommend locking the doors and watching with a friend for this one. 
#5: Scream
Another slasher flick, I think Scream is a little less scary than Halloween — but it still gives you some real thrills and chills. The movie’s pretty tongue-in-cheek and it’s from 1996, so there’s some fun fashion there, for sure. 
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Here’s me last year on Halloween, I was a mermaid!! Stay tuned to see what I’m going to be this year…
#6: The Addams Family
I love the show The Addams Family from the 60s. The theme song is just perfect, for starters. And the black and white makes it extra creepy, plus Morticia is a QUEEN. 
The 1991 The Addams Family movie captures what makes the show so great, but modernizes it, too. You still get all the classic characters and a fun story, to boot. 
#7: Sleepy Hollow
If you want Halloween movies to watch with an excellent fall aesthetic, def check this one out. It’s got such an autumnal feel. This one borders on scary, for sure, so be advised, but you’ll have Johnny Depp there to comfort you. 
(I know I’m putting a lot of Tim Burton movies on this list, but he just really gets Halloween, you know?)
#8: What We Do in the Shadows
THIS MOVIE IS HILARIOUS. It’s a mockumentary about vampires living in modern-day Staten Island. It’s not technically a Halloween movie, I guess, but the vampire vibe really suits the holiday, I think. 
If you like the movie, there’s a spinoff show of the same name on Hulu that I would definitely recommend.
#9: Rocky Horror Picture Show
Another not-technically-Halloween movie that’s absolutely one of the best Halloween movies to watch. This one is weird, so be prepared. But it’s really fun, has excellent music, and you get to see Susan Sarandon really knock it out of the park. 
#10: Nightmare on Elm Street
I had to add one more scary movie to this list! This one blends supernatural and slasher and features another horror icon: Freddy Krueger. It’s good enough to have inspired a whole bunch of sequels. This is another one I wouldn’t necessarily recommend watching alone — unless you like a good scare! 
Now that you have a lineup of great Halloween movies to watch, you need a drink to go with it. And I have the perfect thing! This Cider Spritz isn’t too sweet or too cidery — it’s perfectly balanced for a little hint of fall without overdoing it.
Cider Spritz recipe
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INGREDIENTS
2 to 3 ounces apple cider (look for 100% or no sugar added)
1 ounce Aperol
1 ounce soda water
Prosecco or dry sparkling wine
Sprinkle of cinnamon
Apple wedges and/or star anise for garnish
INSTRUCTIONS
Fill a wine glass with ice.
Add the apple cider and Aperol and gently stir together
Add soda, then fill with prosecco to top.
Garnish with a dash of cinnamon and an apple wedge and/or star anise
I’ll say it again: cheers, witches! Make your Cider Spritz, grab your coziest blanket, and curl up to watch your Halloween flick of choice. ‘Tis the season!
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