What to Watch to Get Into the Spooky Spirit

This Netflix Original Series dives into the realm of witchcraft and everything magical. The first episode is a great start to the spirit of Halloween with a magical, yet spooky feeling to it: Sabrina is a half-witch half-mortal and has to choose to either be a witch or be mortal for the rest of her life. Though it seems obvious to pick being a witch, practically Sabrina’s entire life revolves aro...

A Netflix Original Series, “Stranger Things” will have your eyes glued to the screen as suspense builds up about what’s happening in Hawkins, the town it takes place in. In this series, a monster abducts a boy named Will Byers, after the “Upside Down”, an alternate dimension, is pried open by researchers. The series includes clever plot twists, hilarious remarks, terrifying surprises, and will ...

Harry Potter, an eminent character that thousands of people dress up as on Halloween, is a popular go-to fantasy series. And for the vast amount of fans that the films have; what better way to enjoy a movie night than wandering the halls of Hogwarts and practicing various spells to save the world? The series transforms you into a magical realm with monumental views and even has a grand Halloween feas...

“Casper” (1995) is another classic Halloween movie; perfect for watching with the whole family. The film begins with a ghost therapist and his daughter Kat, who move into a haunted mansion. Casper, one of the resident ghosts, strikes a quick friendship and romance with Kat, yet they face complications. Casper’s transparent state and trouble from the rest of his family causes him to yearn for nothing more than ...

“The Nightmare Before Christmas” is a dual holiday film: being both a Christmas and Halloween movie, it includes frightening stop-motion animations, yet also a cheery element of Christmas celebration. The story begins when Jack Skellington, the adored pumpkin king in Halloweentown, becomes bored with the tradition of scaring people in the ‘real world’. Jack stumbles upon Christmastown and instantl...

“Coraline” is a perfect mix of creepiness with charm for the whole family. The film has many beauties to it, though is overcome by a certain darkness that makes for a gloomy, frightening adventure. When Coraline discovers a hidden door that leads to a parallel dimension of a perfect life, she’s delighted towards her new world—until her dream family tries to keep her in that world forever, turning everything into a nightmare. Apart from the horror-lik...

“Corpse Bride” is a charming, tragic fantasy that follows the tale of two brides pining after one man. When Victor, a son of a merchant, messes up a wedding rehearsal, he heads over to the woods to practice his vows. After several unsuccessful rehearses, Victor finally succeeds… but ends up placing a ring on a corpse’s finger on accident which creates a number of romantic problems. With love from both a corpse bride an...

“Truth or dare?” is the mischievous phrase that begins every Truth or Dare game, yet in this case, it’s a game of survival. The phrase activates a person’s part in the game, and now they’re bound to follow through or they die. One night when a group of friends goes out to party, they meet what they think is a new friend and play a game of Truth or Dare. It’s not until they return home that they discover something horrific happening to them all, and they have no idea how to stop it. If y...