It's almost Halloween again, and there are many ways people try to get into the spirit of things. Some go to the nearest costume shop and search out that perfect oufit for their night of disguise. Others carve pumkins, and some can merely see something and it reminds them of a memory that ties their thoughts so closely to this tricky holiday.
Mark and I have been watching our favorite Halloween movies this last week. We started this venture with the movie Casper. I had forgotten how candy-corny this movie was; it is definitely a middle-school romancer. Last night we watched Watcher in the Woods. It is a Disney title, but quite scary! I'm surprised Mark's brothers and sisters were able to watch it without any bad dreams. The next few on our list are:
Hocus Pocus (my altime favorite Halloween movie!)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (this can be watched any time in the months Oct-Dec)
Beetlejuice (ew!)
I'm sure there are so many more! So if you have any recommendations, share them! I'm sure we'd like to watch them .. if they're not too scary!
11 comments:
Well, I'm not a scary movie person, but I absolutely love the movie Hocus Pocus. It is the best. I would watch that one next. Another Disney movie you could watch is Haunted Mansion. I haven't seen it, but I don't think it should be too scary, considering it is a Disney/cartoon movie
That's so funny about Casper. It IS pretty cheesy! I was totally in love with the human form of Casper when I was younger, though! :) I don't have many more suggestions for Halloween movies, but just wait until Christmas--I have tons to Christmas movies to recommend!
lol. i'm with hsf that i was in love with the boy who was casper at the end. a long time ago. i love nightmare before christmas and hocus pocus. beetlejuice is yucky.
i love your new header. did you take that picture?
oh and were your parents out here in SEATTLE this past weekend?
I HATE, HATE, HATE "Watcher in the Woods." That movie is WAY too scary for kids. I had nightmares about it forever.
The other one that is "made for kids" and shouldn't be is "Lady in White."
When Maddie gets older, I will FORBID her from watching these movies and make her stick to the animated "Jasper."
Rachel! You are such a nerd bomber. It's Casper, not Jasper! And Watcher in the Woods always freaked me out, too. Stick with Hocus Pocus Jayci!
practical magic. have you ever seen that? i need to go rent it, it's a lovely halloween movie.
HSF - I'll have to go find that one! I don't think I've watched Sleepy Hollow since I was really young. AND I've never seen Mr. Toad's wild ride!
Liz Ann - I agree, scary movies are a bit too much for me lately! I've watched The Haunted Mansion with Mark's little sister and it was pretty cute.
Holly - I'm excited to hear all your Christmas recommendations!
Aubrey - I'm glad you like the new banner! I actually can't take credit for this photo. I haven't taken any pumkin picts yet - I have to get the ball moving!! And yes, my parents were in Seattle this last weekend for my cousin's farewell and house-hunting in the surrounding places. This time they found a house they really liked. I'm excited for them!
Rachel - I've never heard of "Lady in White"... I'll leave that one alone! I'm gald someone else thought Watcher in the Woods was too scary!
Jamie - Hocus Pocus it is!!
Aubrey - I haven't heard of Practical Magic, I'll investigate :). ALSO I thought of Alfred Hitchcock's (sp?) The Birds because of all these black birds around Oklahoma - there'll be thousands sitting on all the apartment rooftops here in town and Mark hasn't seen it, so now he gets to be scared with me when we see all those scary flocks of big birds!!
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Oh my goodness! I used to LOVE Casper! I haven't seen it forever...I shall watch it tonight! Watcher in the Woods is so amazing and so creepy! I love all of the movies you mentioned. I think we could be real life friends haha
When I was 11 I quite enjoyed Lady in White at a slummber party...until we went outside at midnight to jump on the trampoline and totally freaked ourselves out. I can still hear the chorus of 10 11 nad 12 year old girls screaming in the night. I no longer like scary movies and so would probably never watch it again. It was freaky!!! YOu write the most interesting blogs. I loved your cotton harvest pictures and narrative!
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