I did this some time ago on the Site Which Shall Not Be Named and I think it's time to bring that writing over here.
It's officially SPOOKY season! To celebrate I'm watching 31 Nights of Spoopy Halloween watching.
These movies are definitely eerie but kid- (or timid adult-) friendly levels of scary. đ§ľ
Join me tonight, October 1st, for Disney's A Halloween Treat (1982). You'll probably recognize the many classic Halloween-themed animations that get shared as gifs.
Tonight's pick is yet another 1993 Bradbury creeper. By the pricking of my thumbs go and watch:
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1993).
Today's pick is definitely aimed a younger crowd: The Halloween That Almost Wasn't (1979).
It's borderline sexist, but (SPOILERS) the witch does get her way in the end!
Our first modern pick has all the spooky hallmarks: skeletons, pumpkin kings, monsters, dark woods, fairy tale birds, homages to old cartoons and Americana, the voice of Christopher Lloyd.
Join us tonight in watching the cult classic Over The Garden Wall (2014)
You can view episode 1 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wc1-q1CX_E
Full series is streaming on Hulu currently and that's a rock fact!
Tonight's pick is a hard one to find: Hanna Barbera's The Last Halloween (1991)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YWKVl7F4KE&ab_channel=Sharauni
Another hard to find kids special: Join us this evening, October 14, for The Crown of Bogg (1981)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTi105I-9y8&ab_channel=ThomasH
I fully hope to be greeted by Vincent Price's lovely mid-Atlantic accent when I die, which is why I'm so excited for tonight's pick: Vincent Price's Once Upon a Midnight Scary (1979)
Tonight's pick only lasted in theaters for 2 weeks but gained a cult following like lots of stuff in the 80s and 90s: VHS/DVD.
It's a solid flick that's part Goonies, part Ghostbusters: The Monster Squad (1987).
There is also a documentary about it â Wolfman's Got Nards, (2018)â but Iâd never been able to get my hands on it. Now appears to be streaming basically everywhere!
Keeping the stop motion aesthetic going! Itâs time for Claymation Comedy of Horrors (1991)
Yesterday was a beast and I didn't have time to for a movie. So tonight is a 1980s Ghostbusting double feature!
Ghostbusters (1984) and Beetlejuice (1988)
Also if you haven't before now is a good time to catch some episodes of their respective animated shows:
The Real Ghostbusters (1986-1991) and Beetlejuice (1989-1991). The former is much better than the latter but both enjoyable.
For Halloween specifically I recommend:
The Real Ghostbusters "When Halloween Was Forever" (S1E8) and "The Headless Motorcyclist" (S2E30)
For Beetlejuice âLaugh of the Party" (S1E5) and "Bewitched, Bothered & Beetlejuiced" (S2E5).
Tonight's pick is also veers into Spooky territory and is probably more aimed at young teens but is so 80s itâs almost like an 80s parody of itself so I can't help but include it!
The Midnight Hour (1985)
Long overshadowed by its INFERIOR Christmas cousin tonight's pick is: Halloween is Grinch Night (1977).
Happy Halloween, friends.
@dustyburwell There are three major spoopy eras with significant gaps where not much came out between.
Golden (45-55)
Classic (85-93)
Modern (1997+)
The Christmas people were prolific in the Dark Times Between.
@dustyburwell mostly these map to the larger Disney animation:
Golden Spoopy is Wartime Animation
Classic Spoopy is Dark Ages Animation
Modern Spoopy is Experimental Animation
We're currently in
Dark Spoopy / Revival Animation
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