We here at Cackling Cauldron are counting down our top five favourite all ages Halloween movies for the entire family to enjoy. Whether you’re young or old, seeing these movies for the first time, or revisiting them for the sake of nostalgia, these family friendly movies are sure to be a hit without being too scary!
5. Paranorman
Norman is an 11 year old boy who has a secret: he can see and talk to ghosts. He and his friends grew up in Blithe Hollow, and are taking part in a school play as a tribute to their town’s dark history, when Norman’s estranged uncle appears and makes Norman promise to perform an ancient ritual or the town will be doomed. Norman, and his friends set out to do so, and have to battle against everything from ghosts to zombies to save the town.
4. The Addams Family
Everyone’s favourite creepy, kooky family, The Addams Family make their movie debut! Gomez reminisces about his brother, Fester, who has been missing for decades, when he’s interrupted for a meeting with his Lawyer, Tully. Tully owes money to a grifter, named Abigail. The two of them work together to convince the Addams Family that Abigail’s brother is the long lost Fester, and have him break into the Addams’ vault. By the end of the movie, we find the true meaning of family.
3. Hocus Pocus
The movie takes place in Salem, Massachusetts where centuries ago, The Sanderson sisters were hanged after taking part in a ritual to steal the youth of a little girl, and turning her brother into a black cat in the process. They placed a curse on the town promising to return during a full moon on All Hallows’ Eve when a virgin lights the Black Flame. Unfortunately Max Dennison did just that, and it’s up to him, his sister Dani, friend Allison, and a little black cat to stop the witches before they drain all the kids in town of their youth!
2. It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
This classic TV special follows Charles Schulz’s Peanuts gang while they get ready for Halloween and go trick-or-treating. Linus, however, would rather wait in the local pumpkin patch for the mythical Great Pumpkin. We love the message that Halloween is about more than just getting candy, and that it’s okay to want to keep the spirit of Halloween alive!
1. Ernest Scared Stupid
A great and evil troll named Trantor is released from under the old oak tree by the town idiot, Ernest P. Worrell, and is turning children into wooden dolls so he can feast on their energy and become stronger. It’s up to Ernest, (whose ancestors first imprisoned Trantor, the local children, and some authentic Bulgarian Miak to once again capture Trantor and save their loved ones from chaos and destruction!
We previously discussed this list on a live episode of Cackling Cauldron, so if you would like to hear more, be sure to check out our VODs as they’re uploaded to Youtube!
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