The best horror movies to watch on Halloween
The top 3 according to 3 votes from people: The Shining (1980) · Scream (1996) · Halloween (1978). (Updated Oct 1, 2026.)
For a properly scary night: the horror films most recommended for Halloween by Guide ANCV, Génération Souvenirs and La Frikileria.
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Top 15
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1
The Shining (1980)
Jack Torrance at the Overlook Hotel, from Kubrick.
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2
Scream (1996)
A masked killer who knows the genre's rules.
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3
Halloween (1978)
Michael Myers and the season's most iconic film, from John Carpenter.
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4
The Exorcist (1973)
One of the most terrifying films ever made.
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5
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Freddy Krueger attacks in dreams, from Wes Craven.
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6
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974)
Tobe Hooper's raw classic.
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7
The Conjuring (2013)
Ed and Lorraine Warren in a haunted farmhouse.
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8
It (2017)
Pennywise and the Losers' Club.
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9
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The found-footage film that started the trend.
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10
Psycho (1960)
Hitchcock and the Bates Motel.
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11
Friday the 13th (1980)
A summer camp and Crystal Lake.
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12
Trick 'r Treat (2007)
Interlocking stories on one Halloween night.
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13
Sinister (2012)
A writer finds disturbing home movies.
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14
Insidious (2010)
A child falls into a mysterious coma.
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15
Hereditary (2018)
A family and a cursed inheritance, from Ari Aster.
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