Every year movie studios put together a good offering of horror and suspense movies for Halloween. This year is no different with a good variety of horror genres including a couple that are okay for kids.
1.”The Visit”
What it’s about: The Visit is a comedic horror film from director M. Night Shyamalan that follows a pair of children whose lives are changed drastically when their mother (Kathryn Hahn) takes them to visit their grandparents.
Starring: Kathryn Hahn, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, Ed Oxenbould, Olivia DeJonge, Benjamin Kanes
In theaters: Now
2. “Murder In The Dark”
What it’s about: When a group of young people camping in the ruins of a medieval Turkish town play a party game called ‘Murder in the Dark’, they soon discover that someone is taking the game too far.
Starring: Luke Donald, Phil Austin, Yann Bean, Samrat Chakrabarti, Kiran Deol
In theaters: October 15
3. “A Wicked Within”
What it’s about: After the death of a child, a member of her family becomes possessed by a vengeful demonic spirit.
Starring: Karen Austin, Gianni Capaldi, Enzo Cilenti, Sienna Guillory, Michele Hicks, Eric Roberts
In theaters: Oct 16th
4.”Crimson Peak”
What it’s about: When her heart is stolen by a seductive stranger, a young woman is swept away to a house atop a mountain of blood-red clay: a place filled with secrets that will haunt her forever.
Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Doug Jones, Burn Gorman
In theaters: Oct 16th
5. “Goosebumps”
What it’s about: A young kid teams up with the niece of young adult horror author R.L. Stine after the writer’s imaginary demons are set free on the town of Greendale, Maryland.
Starring: Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, Odeya Rush, Amy Ryan, Ryan Lee, Jillian Bell
In theaters: Oct 16th
6. “Tales of Halloween”
What it’s about: Ten stories from horror’s top directors. Ghosts, ghouls, monsters, and the devil delight in terrorizing unsuspecting residents of a suburban neighborhood on Halloween night.
Starring: Pat Healy, Barry Bostwick, Noah Segan, Booboo Stewart, Greg Grunberg, Clare Kramer
In theaters: Oct 16th
7. “The Diabolical”
What it’s about: A single mother and her two young children are tormented by a strange and intense presence in their quiet suburban home, she turns to her scientist boyfriend to take on the violent forces that paranormal experts are too frightened to face.
Starring: Ali Larter, Arjun Gupta, Max Rose, Chloe Perrin, Kurt Carley, Merrin Dungey
In theaters: Oct 16th
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