Movies For HALLOWEEN
Below is a list of movies that I would probably watch for the Halloween holiday. The list is in chronological order:
MOVIES FOR HALLOWEEN
1. "I Married a Witch" (1942) - Based on the 1941 novel, "The Passionate Witch", this movie is about a witch who married a politician that happened to be the descendant of an old nemesis out of revenge. Directed by René Clair, the movie starred Veronica Lake and Fredric March.
2. "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir" (1947) - Based on an 1945 novel, this movie is about an Edwardian widow that strikes up an unlikely romance with the ghost of a sea captain. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, the movie starred Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison and George Sanders.
3. "Ghostbusters" (1984) - Ivan Reitman directed this major hit about parapsychologists in New York City, who start a ghost catching business. Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson starred.
4. "Ghostbusters II" (1989) - Ivan Reitman returned to direct the sequel to the 1984 hit, in which the parapsychologists reunite to resume their ghost catching business and deal with a new threat. Again, Bill Murray, Dan Ackroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson starred.
5. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1992) - Before the famous 1997-2003 television series, Joss Whedon wrote this tale about a Los Angeles high school student who discovers that she is destined to be a vampire slayer. Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, the movie starred Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry and Donald Sutherland.
6. "Hocus Pocus" (1993) - Kenny Ortega directed this comedy about family of 17th century witches, who are inadvertently resurrected by a teenager, his younger sister and girlfriend in the late 20th century. Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy starred.
7. "Sleepy Hollow" (1999) - Tim Burton directed this loose adaptation of Washington Irving's 1820 short story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Johnny Depp and Christina Ricci starred.
8. "The Others" (2001) - Nicole Kidman earned a Golden Globe nomination for her portrayal of a post-World War II English mother who believes that her Isle of Jersey home is haunted. Directed by Alejandro Amenábar, the movie co-starred Christopher Eccleston and Fionnula Flanagan.
9. "Hallowe'en Party" (2010) - Hercule Poirot investigates the death of a young girl who was murdered at a Halloween party for children, after boasting she had witnessed another murder. Based on Agatha Christie's 1969 novel, the movie starred David Suchet as Hercule Poirot.
10. "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" (2012) - Timur Bekmambetov directed this adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's novel about the exploits of Abraham Lincoln as a vampire hunter before and during the Civil War. Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Anthony Mackie starred.