Can’t Miss Horrors

The Shining

The cult classic The Shining is a horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick that uses suspense in an exciting and scary way. The movie mixes psychological horror with a bit of mystery to keep the viewers invested in the story. All the actors fit their characters perfectly, especially Jack Nicholson who plays a character named Jack. He manages to portray a man slowly losing his sanity perfectly. If you haven’t seen The Shining, I recommend that you watch it, because this film helped define psychological horror in a beautiful way.

– Hayden Hoffman

Hereditary

Nowadays, there’s not a lot of well-made scary movies that come out. If you’re looking for something modern and absolutely terrifying to watch this Halloween, Hereditary is the movie to go to. Directed by the newfound horror star Ari Aster, this being his first movie, it is far from ordinary. This movie is not one for the light harted. Based on a family of four with some serious family history, the movie finds a way to give so much detail in scenes that you may not even pay attention to.

– Alex Mullan

The Nun

The Nun brings a lot to the table, as the fifth installment of the Conjuring series. The movie takes on a prequel role. Taking place in a historic abbey in the mountains of Romania, Sister Irene, a young nun in Rome, is ordered by The Vatican to investigate the suicide of an unnamed Roman Catholic nun. With an ancient artifact being reopened, the infamous demon Valak is unleashed. With the elements of eerie suspense and horrifying jumpscares, this film will most likely make you go to sleep with all the lights on.

– Jakob Thruelsen

Halloween Classics

Scooby-Doo

Maybe this Halloween you would rather laugh than be scared and that’s when you watch the funny classic, Scooby-Doo. With all the original characters put into a live action film, you still get the good ol’ Scooby-Doo vibe. The actors were incredible and it was easy to believe they were actually part of The Mystery Gang. Watching this may not scare you to death, but you’re going to have a good time and that may just be what you want this Halloween.

– Alex Mullan

Goosebumps

Goosebumps was released in 2015 and almost immediately fulfilled most children’s “scary” movie craving. This movie contains many monsters all included in previous Goosebumps books previously. Dodging and weaving between all the other plots is the romantic relationship that ultimately ends in a dramatic plot twist. Although this movie might be cheesy, there is always something that creates a very entertaining spooky movie for all ages.

– Landen Reynolds

Monster House

This animated movie tells a story of a group of kids trying to stop a living, evil house from doing harm to children on Halloween. The story is certainly unique, giving a new take on Halloween movies. The structure of the home (obviously) contains some strange origins. This film gives great character development, a deep backstory and an emotional ending. Although it is rated PG, the stunning visuals can give viewers of all ages mild goosebumps.

– Jakob Thruelsen