Your Halloween Movie Marathon!

As Halloween approaches there’s nothing better than curling up on the sofa, candles lit and a spooky movie marathon! 

As voted for by your Liquid Friday team, these movie suggestions are sure to provoke a jump scare or two. Just keep a cushion handy to hide behind, and don’t have nightmares!

1. Hocus Pocus

A firm favourite with the Liquid Friday team, this 1993 classic is enjoying a resurgence with the release of the long-awaited sequel, currently streaming on Disney+. In the spooky but fun original movie, a teenage boy called Max and his little sister move to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches who were executed in the 17th century.

Released 1993
Rated PG
Starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy

2. IT

Based on the epic Stephen King novel of the same name, this terrifying 2-parter tells the story of a group of kids in the summer of 1989, who band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.

Released 2017
Rated 15
Starring Bill Skarsgard, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard

Sleepy Hollow

Another spooky classic from the 90’s (sensing a theme anyone?) Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow is investigate the decapitations of three people, with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman.

Released 1999
Rated 15
Starring Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci, Miranda Richardson

An American Werewolf in London

This movie gave a certain Liquid Friday Commercial Director nightmares for a year after seeing it as a child! It follows two American college students on a walking tour of Britain, who are attacked by a werewolf  that none of the locals will admit exists.

Released 1981
Rated X
Starring David Naughton, Jenny Agutter, Joe Belcher

The Woman in Black

An atmospheric, gothic movie perfect for Halloween thrills. A young solicitor travels to a remote village where he discovers that the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorising the locals.

Released 2012
Rated  15
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Janet McTeer, Ciaran Hinds

Insidious

A noughties horror with jump scare aplenty. A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.

Released 2010
Rated 15
Starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins

Monster House

Finally a more family-friendly choice from the Liquid Friday team! Three teenagers discover that their neighbour’s creepy house is really a living, breathing scary monster.

Released 2006
Rated PG
Starring Mitchel Musso, Sam Lerner, Spencer Locke

1408

It’s back to the truly terrifying in our Halloween Movie Marathon. A man who specialises in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.

Released 2007
Rated 15
Starring John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack

Don’t forget to put your clocks back this weekend!

We hope we’ve given you some inspiration for a binge-watch of scary movies this weekend. The end of October not only brings Halloween but also means the end of British Summer time which ends at 2am on Sunday 30th October, so don’t forget to put your clocks back by an hour!