Wanna see something REALLY scary?

Last year, I shared a list of movies to watch around Christmas time.

Well, it's now October, which means since mid-September, we've all been celebrating All Hallow's Eve, aka Halloween. Yes, you can't walk into a grocery store without seeing Halloween-related items. Strange for a "holiday" that isn't celebrated until the final day of the month.

With Halloween comes the obligatory scary movies. TV networks of all kinds will share slasher and monster movies galore this month. Now, I'm not a horror movie connoisseur.. heck, I don't really like horror movies all that much. But I do own several horror-themed movies that I typically watch around Halloween. Let's share some of them, shall we?

• Ghostbusters/Ghostbusters 2 - I admit I vaguely remember seeing this movie in theaters, and when I did, I got scared by the library ghost. These movies are not high on the fright-factor, but they are ghost-related, meaning they make good Halloween fare.
• The Mummy/The Mummy Returns - As with the above, these movies are not high on the fright-factor. They're not even ghost-related. And The Mummy Returns is more of an adventure movie. But still, they fit well with the month.
• Resident Evil/Resident Evil: Apocalypse - Ah, here we go, some zombie movies. But again, they aren't really high on horror. I view them more as action movies. But you don't get any more Halloween-themed than zombies.
• The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror - Ok, not a movie, I know, but the various Halloween episodes of The Simpsons are October staples. No TV and no beer make Homer something-something.
• Van Helsing - So sue me, I liked this movie. Sure, it's got more cheese than a jumbo platter of nachos, but I liked it. Vampires, werewolves, Frankenstein's monster.. it's a regular monster mash. And, as an added bonus, I purchased the deluxe edition of the movie (which I believe is out of print), which includes restored versions of Frankenstein (1931), The Wolf Man (1941), and Dracula (1931), which is just plain cool. It's interesting to watch these films.
• Alien/Aliens - They mostly come out at night. Mostly.
• The Frighteners - Peter Jackson, pre-Lord of the Rings. A very well-done movie, and delightfully dark. A nice Halloween movie.

But the creme de la creme is

Sleepy Hollow - Since purchasing this on DVD, I have watched this movie every Halloween. It's my own little tradition. Sure, the "murder mystery" behind the movie has long since lost it's luster, but it's a ghost story at it's heart. And no, kids, this is not the Disney version. Stay away!

There we go, my little list of recommended watching for the month. Sure, there are probably a lot more movies out there that could fit the bill, but these movies are what usually grace my DVD player each year at this time.