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Fright Night: 18 Scary Movies to Watch on Halloween

Fright Night: 18 Scary Movies to Watch on Halloween

By · October 31, 2015October 27, 2020
01
Gothika

Gothika (2003), starring Halle Berry.

A thriller to keep you on the edge of your seat! A psychologist (Berry) wakes up as a patient in a psych ward, with no memory of how she got there.

Warner Bros.
02
Queen of the Damned

Queen of the Damned (2002), Starring Aaliyah. 

Watch Aalyiah’s second (and sadly last) feature film, where a rock star vampire’s music awakens the queen of all vampires.

03
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight

Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995), starring Jada Pinkett-Smith. 

A protector of an ancient reclic and his newest recruit (Pinkett-Smith) try to keep it out of the hands of a demon known as the Collector.

04
No Good Deed

No Good Deed (2014), starring Idris Elba and Taraji P. Henson.

In a break from playing our beloved Cookie, Henson stars as a mother trying to protect her daughter from the terror of an escaped convict (Elba) who rings their bell unexpectedly.

Screen Gems Productions
05
Vampire in Brooklyn

Vampire in Brooklyn (1995), starring Eddie Murphy and Angela Bassett.

Maximillian (Murphy) is the last of his line of Carribean vampires in this kitchy cult classic. He finds a suitable mate to keep his bloodline going: A half-vampire woman from Brooklyn played by Bassett.

Paramount
06
Candyman

Candyman (1992), starring Tony Todd.

A crazed killer is summoned back into reality by accident in this freaky film sure to give you nightmares!

Polygram Filmed Entertainment
07
Vamp

Vamp (1986), starring Grace Jones.

Grace Jones serves us vampire-style, playing the blood sucker in charge at a downtown bar.

Valcor Film
08
Night of the Living Dead

Night of the Living Dead (1968), starring Duane Jones.

Zombies have been a fan favorite for decades. Take a look at this vintage flick about–you guessed it–people running from the undead. Come for the zombies, stay for the social commentary.

Image Ten/Photofest
09
Tales from the Hood

Tales from the Hood (1995), starring Clarence Williams III, Lamont Bentley, Rosalind Cash, David Alan Grier and Paula Jai Parker.

An eccentric funeral director tells spooky stories to three drug dealers in a funeral home. Little do they know he intends to keep them there!

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Savoy Pictures
10
Blacula

Blacula (1972), starring William Marshall and Vonetta McGee.

An ancient African prince is turned into a vampire and finds himself in modern day L.A. Think Coming to America, but with blood.

Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios Inc.
11
Scream, Blacula, Scream

Scream, Blacula, Scream (1973), starring William Marshall and Pam Grier.

Round two of the African Vampire prince, once again on a murderous trail thanks to a voodoo spell.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc.
12
The People Under the Stairs

The People Under the Stairs (1991), starring Brandon Quintin Adams and Ving Rhames.

Ving Rhames leads a ragtag group that breaks into an apartment, not knowing the terror locked within.

Universal Pictures
13
Ghostbusters

Ghostbusters (1984), Starring Ernie Hudson.

Ghosts and laughter totally go together in this classic comedy! We bet the theme song will get stuck in your head.

14
Scary Movie

Scary Movie (2000), starring Shawn and Marlon Wayans.

Shawn and Marlon rule this spoof on horror flicks. Don’t choke from laughter on that popcorn!

Dimension Films
15
Blade

Blade (1998), starring Wesley Snipes.

Sink your teeth into chocolately Wesley as you watch him protect the human race from evil vampires.

New Line Cinema
16
Bones

Bones (2001), starring Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Michael T. Weiss, Clifton Powell, and Bianca Lawson.

Jimmy Bones (Snoop Dogg) comes back as a ghost after 20 years to seek revenge on his killers and restore his neighborhood to the state it was in when he was alive.

17
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998), starring Brandy Norwood.

Memories! Brandy was on fire in ’98 with her album Never Say Never and starring with Jennifer Love Hewitt in this teen horror flick.

Columbia/Getty Images
18
Twitches

Twitches (2005), starirng Tia Mowry-Hardict and Tamera Mowrey-Housely.

Who can resist anything with Tia and Tamera? Twin teenagers, separated at birth and sent to earth to hide from evil, find each other and discover their superpowers that develop on their 21st birthday.

Disney

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