Top 10 Lists of Top 10 Halloween Movies
Today, Roger Ebert published an article telling the world why top 10 movie lists were stupid, and why he wouldn’t be publishing a top 10 Halloween movies list this year.
His article, titled “Why I Loathe Top 10 Lists,” is a pretty good read. But it also doesn’t give any suggestions to fulfill your movie watching needs on Halloween. So instead of writing a trivial top 10 Halloween movies list for Indyposted, here is a list of the top 10 lists of top 10 Halloween movies. It will either be doubly trivial, or exceptionally helpful. (Scroll to the bottom to see what movies got the most mentions.)
Here are the top 10 lists of the best Halloween movies.
Cinemaroll – Cinemaroll gives the top ten Halloween movies for kids. The list isn’t in any particular order, and ranges from classics like the Frankenstein movie released in 1948, to Monsters vs Aliens released last year.
Wired – Wired gives another list for kid Halloween movies. Wired gives their list in numerical order, and crowns The Nightmare Before Christmas the winner. Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters and Wallace and Grommit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, were the runner ups.
Moviesonline - Movies Online gives a whole bunch more blood and gore in their list then the ones above. The list doesn’t rank a clear winner, but nominates Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Martyr, Trick R Treat, and The Exorcist as great movies to watch on Halloween.
Chicago Tribune - With the Tribune’s list, you get 25 movies to choose from. Number one on the list is Psycho, from Alfred Hitchcock. The Tribune then ranks The Omen, and The Amityville Horror. A great list of you like classic horror movies.
Fear.net – If you’re looking for scary, like really scary, fear.net has you covered. Fear.net lists their movies be release date, starting with Wolfman, from 1941, and ending with The Ring in 2002.
Listverse – Listverse brings us back to family fun with its top 10 family friendly Halloween movies. Ghostbusters takes the number one spot, followed by two Tim Burton creations. Beetle Juice and the Nightmare Before Christmas.
Boston - The top 50 scariest movies of all time starts with Arachnophobia, and ends with, The Thing. Yep, according to Boston, The Thing is the scariest movie of all time. Ju-On took the number two spot, followed by Rec.
RTE - RTE names The Shining as the best movie on Halloween, followed by Shaun of the Dead and Dawn of the Dead.
Marie Claire - Marie Claire gives us an unlucky number of movies, by naming 13 Halloween favorites. Marie Claire places The Exorcist and Rosemary’s Baby in a tie at the top, followed by The Ring and The Shining.
Movies Online – Movies Online gives us another list of Halloween movies, this time from 2010. If you’re looking for a recent movie, Shutter Island takes the cake this Halloween. Followed by Buried, and Frozen.
So what should you watch tonight?
Horror – Psycho, The Exorcist, The Shining, or The Ring
Family – Nightmare Before Christmas or Ghostbusters.
Happy Halloween!
