Top 10 Halloween Movies

If you hadn't guessed by now, I bloody LOVE Halloween! 

We have already started to decorate the house. I can't even tell you how excited i am! 

One of my fave things about Halloween are the movies. 

So many good ones. Too many good ones! Halloween should be a week long holiday, am i right! 

Horror films are my favorite genre of film, i can watch them all day, errry day! 

I force them upon people who really don't enjoy them. Jesse refuses to watch them with me, although i did get him to watch the 'Saw' films with me and he really enjoyed them. I tricked him once into watching 'Case 39' with me and 2 of our pals that flew over to Texas to see us. I didn't really explain what the film was about...long story short...he wasn't happy. 

My sister will have none of it either...I have often tried to get her to watch them with me. She has always said no, but i am determined...i will break her soon and we will enjoy a good old Scream marathon! 

These sort of films don't bother me in the slightest, if anything they keep my mind occupied so my anxiety is often at bay when i am watching them. 

So this leads me to sharing with you my Top 10 Halloween Films! Took me ages to think of which ones to put in this list...like i said before...too many to choose from!?

My Top 10 Halloween Movies 

Hocus Pocus (Of course!) 

How on earth could Hocus Pocus be any lower then number 1! Best movie ever. 

Winifred, Sarah & Mary Sanderson are a couple of witches brought back to life by a virgin lighting a magic candle on Halloween night...(When i was younger i thought a virgin was the airline. So i thought Max, the lead fella was an employee of Virgin Airlines. True Story.) The Sanderson sisters try to steal children's souls so they can live forever...its brilliant. Watch it now. Right now. Go. 

Nightmare on Elm Street

Whatever you do, don't fall asleep! This film. Freddy Krueger comes to the children of the mob that killed him in their dreams...and kills them...boom. Lots of wonderful gore. Jesse bought me all of the movies from his pal, i just love them. 

The Conjuring 

I love this film, its so good! Lorraine & Ed Warren are paranormal investigators that help a family living in a horror house filled with spooky ghoooosts. This film also has the doll Annabelle in it, which has its own movie now! Very creepy stuff. Very jumpy and the music gets me every time.

Nightmare Before Christmas 

One of my all time favorite films ever. Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloweentown finds a Christmas tree door which opens up into Christmas Town. Jack becomes obsessed with Christmas and takes it over with a Halloween twist. Aaaah, i love it!

Scream 1-4 

What's your favorite scary movie? 

Sidney and her pals in Woodsboro are terrorized by a killer dubbed Ghost Face. Ghost Face will call you up, make casual small talk about gutting you like a fish...then shows up and does just that...unless you are Sidney. That wily minx always gets away! All 4 movies are pretty good, i know i enjoyed them all. And i loved that the whole cast were in the 4th movie. All killers are surprising, so jump aboard the Scream train this Halloween! 

Halloween 

When i started babysitting, i was generally concerned Michael Myers would get me. He loves a babysitter or 2, am i right! 

Michael Myers starts his rampage after escaping the institution he was put into after killing his sister when he was 6 year old on Halloween. Micheal starts to stalk a young babysitter and her friends on Halloween whilst being chased down by his doctor. Creepy, jumpy and that music will get ya every time!   

The Shining 

Heeeereeee's Johnny! 

Stephen King doing what he does best! Scaring us. 

Jack, his wife and his physic son, Danny go to The Overlook Hotel as the winter caretakers whilst the hotel is shut for the off season. For the first few days, everything is normal for the writer and his family, but soon the evil spirits of the hotel start to influence Jack into violence! Sweet little Danny tries to use his power to save his family. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.

The Orphanage

Such a fan of this film! A proper ghost story. The Orphanage is a Spanish film, so subtitled. So you will need to concentrate...unless you understand Spanish, then good for you and teach me. 

Laura and her husband raise their son in the house where Laura grew up in as an orphan. Laura wants to start her own orphanage for handicapped children, but her son disappears after making an invisible friend and spooky goings on start in the house. Boom. 

Paranormal Activity 

A couple move into their new home, they start to notice a demonic presence during the night. They start to film their bedroom whilst they sleep...then shit gets real. 

My pal, Chrissy and i had a small Paranormal Activity marathon a few years back...The 1st one made us jump, but the rest of the films are very same-y, we got bored and then got the giggles. We looked like a couple of nutcases laughing at a film that is ment to be scary. So if i were you, stick to the 1st film...and then move on. 

Insidous 1-2  

This film got me preeeetty good! 

A family just moved into their new home (Isn't this how a lot of horror films begin!?) and whilst exploring the house, Dalton, one of the sons falls in the attic and falls into a coma. Then begins the demonic and spooky activity around Dalton and the house. The family must wake up their son before he is stuck in another realm...jumpy movie! The 2nd movie is just as spooky, and explains alot more about what happens in the 1st movie...i just saw they are bringing out a 3rd movie too...excellent. 

A few more wonderful movies for you to feast your eyes on!

* Beetlejuice

* Frankenweenie 
* What Lies Beneath 

* Sinister 

* Child's Play 

* Texas Chainsaw Massacre

* American Horror Story (TV Show i know, but it's brilliant!) 

* Night of The Living Dead 

* The Purge & The Purge Anarchy 

* 28 Days later & 28 Weeks later 

* Frankenstein & The Bride of Frankenstein 

So there we have it, a few of my fave Halloween movies to watch with your pals or by yourself! What films do you like to watch on this most Spooky time of year!

One of my sweet work pals suffers quite a bit from anxiety, so i asked her what she does to keep calm when she is feeling her worst. One things she does is a technique called 'Grounded'. She places her feet firmly on the floor whilst sitting on a chair and lets the thoughts travel through her body whilst taking deep breaths. She said it helps her feel grounded (Hence the name) and stable. Another thing she will do is leave the room and have a good cry...i think alot of us are guilty of that too!
Her Halloween film of choice is Psycho!

I am going to be doing a tonne of Halloween baking soon!? Just focusing on getting rid of this annoying cold i have! buh!

Positives of this week -
* Had a wonderful night in with 2 wonderful pals, then had pancakes for breakfast!
* My anxiety has started to calm down :)
* My Halloween outfit is nearly done

Love Kara <3