The 31 Best Halloween Movies of All Time (That Are Actually Set on Halloween)

The ultimate guide to movies that take place on Halloween

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It’s Halloween, and you know what that means: It’s the perfect time to watch horror movies. Vampires, serial killers, haunted houses, the month that precedes Halloween is the prime time to watch scary movies, but not every scary movie is a Halloween movie… and not every Halloween movie is scary.

So it is with great relish that we present the 31 best Halloween movies ever, exclusively featuring films that actually take place on Halloween, or at least during the Halloween season. The point is, if Halloween doesn’t play a major part in the movie it’s not fair to call it a “Halloween movie,” and as long as Halloween shows up in some important way, it doesn’t matter where the film is frightening, funny, or even just for little kids.

We’re narrowing the field down to theatrically released features and shorts and feature-length TV movies. Halloween specials deserve their own list, so we apologize to all the fans of “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” and “Witch’s Night Out” and “The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special.” Your time will come. Maybe. Someday.

Now break out your candy corn and dive right in, because it’s time to get hallowed (and/or weened)!

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