Halloween II (1981) Review

After Dr. Sam Loomis shoots Michael Myers six times causing him to fall off a balcony, Michael disappears. Laurie is then taken to the hospital to be treated for the injuries she received from earlier that night, while Dr. Loomis and Sheriff Brackett go on the hunt for Michael. I love that this movie takes …

Goosebumps (2015) Review

This surprising movie is based on the pre-teen horror books by R.L. Stine, which from 1995-1998 also spawned a TV series. Zach Cooper and his mother, Gale, move to Madison, Delaware from New York City where Gale will be the new vice principal at the high school. When Zach meets Hannah, the girl next door, …

The Halloween Tree (1993) Review

Based on Ray Bradbury's 1972 book. Four friends, Jenny, Ralph, Tom and Wally are putting on their costumes for Halloween. They all meet up, but are worried when their friend, Pip, doesn't show up. They all go to his house where they see Pip being taken away in an ambulance. As they ride their bikes …

Tower of Terror (1997) Review

On Halloween night in 1939, a group of five people entered an elevator at the glamorous Hollywood Tower Hotel, then vanished. Sixty years later, an elderly lady named Abigail Gregory, who claims to have been at the hotel that night, goes to talk to Buzzy Crocker, a journalist for the National Inquisitor. Even though he …

Trick ‘r Treat (2007) Review

This is my favourite modern anthology film with a cult following and a promise of a sequel once Godzilla has finished... The movie opens with husband and wife Emma and Henry, who are returning home from the town festival. Emma, who doesn't like Halloween, begins taking down the decorations on their front yard straight away. …

Halloween is Grinch Night (1977) Review

It's a wonderful night for eyebrows. When a chain of events in Whoville, which starts with the howling of a "sour-sweet wind", brings down the Grinch from Mt. Crumpit for what is known as Grinch Night, all of the Whos lock themselves away. Young Euchariah, who is blown up to Mt Crumpit by the howling …

Arthur and the Haunted Tree House (2017)

Arthur and his friends Buster and Ladonna are having a Halloween sleepover in the treehouse. While telling scary stories, Arthur tells the other two about the weird doll he found in the attic and the equally weird things that happened after. They are then joined by Francine, who tells them about a strange experience she …

Casper (1995) Review

This 90s family movie, which I love, was based on the popular comics (1939) and cartoon series (1945), both titled Casper the Friendly Ghost. Dr James Harvey and his daughter Kat move into an old house named Whipstaff Manor in Friendship, Maine. Dr Harvey has been brought there to rid the house of ghosts by …

Ginger Snaps (2000) Review

Ginger and Brigitte Fitzgerald are social outcasts. Everyone at their school thinks they’re weird. Their unhealthy interest in death and lack of social skills make them easy targets for the school bullies. One night, the sisters decide to kidnap the dog of one of their bullies. In their town of Bailey Downs, a string of …

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) Review

This is a tricky one for me. I've always viewed it as a Christmas movie, seeing as Halloween only takes up the first 5 minutes. There's too much of a festive feeling for me to enjoy this at Halloween. Everything Wrong With & Honest Trailer Jack Skellington is getting tired with every Halloween being the …