Halloween Nostalgia

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BEETLEJUICE COMEDY MOVIE Nothing says Halloween to me like Beetlejuice. A Tim Burton classic, this movie is a who's who of late 80s actors. This movie has fun spooky and silly costumes, a crazed anti-hero whose antics lead to musical shenanigans, and one of Catherine O'Hara's best roles. Also Winona Ryder plays a goth girl who befriends a young ghost couple who are also Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin?? Well that's just fun for the whole family!  –Recommended by Andrea THE HALLOWEEN TREE MOVIE Growing up it was a family tradition to watch Halloween Tree before or after trick or treating. It was played on TV at the time. When they stopped airing it on TV both my sister and I were disappointed. My mom actually bought it for us on VHS so we could continue the tradition. Whenever Halloween comes around I always want to watch it. It wasn't until I was an adult that I discovered it was based on a book by Ray Bradbury.  –Recommended by Kaitlin

IN A DARK, DARK ROOM AND OTHER SCARY STORIES BOOK ALVIN SCHWARTZ Nothing says Halloween to me like Beetlejuice. A Tim Burton classic, this movie is a who's who of late 80s actors. This movie has fun spooky and silly costumes, a crazed anti-hero whose antics lead to musical shenanigans, and one of Catherine O'Hara's best roles. Also Winona Ryder plays a goth girl who befriends a young ghost couple who are also Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin?? Well that's just fun for the whole family!  –Recommended by Juli PRACTICAL MAGIC COMEDY MOVIE Practical Magic is an excellent movie based on the book of the same name. The story follows the Owens sisters, Sally and Gillian, as they learn to embrace their family tradition: witchcraft. Their reluctance to follow in their ancestors footsteps stems from a hereditary curse: any man who falls in love with an Owens woman is doomed to die. Together, along with two quirky aunts and Sally's two young daughters, the sisters find strength in family, love, and some practical magic.  –Recommended by Juli

SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES MOVIE A haunting and very atmospheric adaptation of Ray Bradbury's novel with a brilliantly creepy performance by Jonathon Pryce as Mr. Dark. The film should harken to any Midwesterner that loves Halloween and Autumn, it has all the right feels, music, and the "scary story by firelight." As Ray Bradbury himself said about the movie: "Not a great film, no, but a decently nice one."  –Recommended by Mike J.  TWIN PEAKS SOUNDTRACK MUSIC CD Twin peaks theme from the David Lynch tv show soundtrack, I remember a particular house blaring that song on repeat and how scared the kids where to ring their bell to trick or treat.  –Recommended by John

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