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The Ten Halloween Films for the Whole House, Ranked
Ten films the whole house can watch, G to PG-13, one joke apiece, ranked.
By Constance Tally The Parlour · The Lists 2026-10-26
Why don’t skeletons watch scary films alone? They have no body to watch them with. Here are ten the whole house can watch together, G to PG-13.
The ten
- 1
Not rated
What's the little vampire's favourite fruit? A neck-tarine.
Admitted by exemption. Unrated. It never sat for the board.
- 2
ParaNorman 2012
Rated PG
Why couldn't the town ignore Norman any longer? He was working to a dead-line.
- 3
Rated PG-13
Why couldn't Egon rest in peace? He still had chores to finish on the farm.
- 4
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire 2024
Rated PG-13
Why was the villain so frosty? Forty years in the containment unit will leave anyone a little cold.
- 5
The Addams Family 1991
Rated PG-13
Why does the Addams family never get lost? Thing always gives them a hand.
- 6
- 7
The Mummy 1999
Rated PG-13
Why don't mummies take holidays? They're afraid they'll relax and unwind.
- 8
The Nightmare Before Christmas 1993
Rated PG
The Pumpkin King grew tired of fright, and borrowed Christmas for the night.
- 9
Ghostbusters 1984
Rated PG
Why did the Marshmallow Man get so big? He was toast the moment they crossed the streams.
- 10
The Addams and the Ghostbusters keep files of their own, and the horror list is for after bedtime. Ratings are the MPA’s. The ranking is final.
