There is something fun about scaring ourselves with a good scary movie during October. At least, that's what I hear. Others may want a fun Halloween-related movie that the whole family can enjoy ...

Hundreds of Halloween movies are available on Netflix, HBO Max, and other streaming platforms for the 2025 season. This photo shows some of the movies available to stream on HBO Max. (Warner Bros.

John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) gave an entire generation the fright of their lives, even as it invented a new genre: the slasher. While some of the slashers this movie inspired (most notably Friday ...

To our readers, it will come as no surprise that Our Favorite Halloween Movies are often from Disney. But, we do have quite a few other Halloween Movies that we ALWAYS include in the mix that are also ...

If you’ve never heard of “Cobweb,” just blame the nuclear bomb. And Mattel. Samuel Bodin’s creepy Halloween treat had the terrible luck to open on Barbenheimer weekend, so it wasn’t just pummeled by ...

Spooky season may be over, but it's always a good shout to tuck into all the best scary Halloween movies. However, horror is a massive and very popular genre, and it can feel like a chore trying to ...

Jamie Lee Curtis stars in "Halloween," the 1978 slasher film about crazed killer Michael Myers. Whether you want to scare yourself silly or just indulge in a few ghost-themed laughs, the best ...

I grew up in the 80s and 90s, living in a house without cable television and a family who wasn't all that into movies. I adored them though, and one night as a teenager I saw some "best of" horror ...

Halloween doesn’t have to mean sleepless nights and jump scares. For families with young kids or adults who prefer their frights with a side of fun, there’s a whole world of spooky-but-not-scary ...

Even if you don't like jump scares, you can find good movies to get in the spirit of the spooky season. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering technology, software ...