Historically, Halloween has the premonition of being scary and spooky. It’s the time of year to walk through haunted houses and watch horror movies until you can’t sleep through the night. Although I love the thought of Halloween and enjoy masking my identity for one night while I eat as much candy as I possible – I am completely and utterly terrified of haunted houses and horror movies. To find a happy medium I have drafted up my top five favorite non-scary Halloween movies.
Hocus Pocus
Alright maybe I was a little scared of three evil witches that were let loose by teenager Max Dennison in Salem, Massachusetts which I live so close to. Max, his new friend Allison and a magical cat have to find out how to reverse the spell and stop the evil witches from becoming immortal. This 1993 film was an immediate hit and is constantly on TV around Halloween time, you can’t miss it!
Halloweentown
Halloweentown is my personal favorite non-horror Halloween movie. Marnie has always had an affinity for Halloween and loves when her grandmother occasionally visits her and her siblings because she has the same love for the holiday. Marnie and her siblings follow their grandma home to Halloweentown one night and their lives were changed forever as they discover that they come from a family of witches. Marnie and her siblings get caught up in finding a way to stop evil from potentially taking over the world. The movie did so well, Halloweentown 2, Halloweentown High, and Return to Halloweentown were produced and continue to draw in viewers of all ages.
The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
An absolute classic! This 1966 production gives people of all ages maximum levels of nostalgia. Charlie’s friends Linus and Lucy find a large pumpkin when searching in the pumpkin patch where Lucy makes Linus carry it to their house so she could carve it into a jack-o-lantern. Linus writes a letter to “The Great Pumpkin” as one would write a letter to Santa Clause. The Peanuts attend a Halloween party while Linus and Sally go back to the pumpkin patch where they think they see the Great Pumpkin, but what is truly the figure behind the scary shadow? And don’t forget, the classic scene of Charlie kicking and missing a football is presented in the holiday special!
The Nightmare Before Christmas
This Tim Burton stop-motion animation ties together popular holidays while holding an emphasis on the world of Halloween. The imagination is flowing throughout the film with concepts and monster’s I have never seen or thought about. The Pumpkin King leads every years Halloween celebrations, but Jack wants something fresh and new this year. Jack discovers unknown holidays, such as Christmas, and attempts to show his town of his discoveries, but their interpretation of Christmas does not meet societal norms. Will Jack ruin Christmas for the real world?
Twitches
A Disney Channel original movie about twin sisters, Alex and Camryn, are given powers from their warlock father and then separated at birth to protect them from the Darkness. The sisters are accidentally reunited on their 21st birthday and soon realize the powers they have when together. The twins are the only ones able to defeat the darkness and save their birth land, the place in which their father was killed. The twins, now calling themselves Twitches, overcome struggles and learn how to control their powers together to face the darkness.