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Top 10 Movies to Watch to Prepare for TownScare



"Nightmare on Elm Street" - 1984

This classic tells the story of a group of teenagers who are terrorized by Freddy Krueger, a man who kills people in their dreams.


Main Character: Freddy Krueger


"Halloween" - 1978

This film is about a serial killer who escapes from an asylum and goes on a killing spree on Halloween night.


Main Character: Michael Myers


"Trick r’ Treat" - 2007

This film is a anthology horror film that follows four interconnected stories that all take place on Halloween night.


Main Character: Sam


"Beetlejuice" - 1988

This Tim Burton film tells the story of a couple who haunts their former home after they die and the new family who moves in.


Main Character: Betelguese


"Jason" - 1980

This film is the first in the Friday the 13th franchise and follows a group of camp counselors who are stalked and murdered by Jason Voorhees.


Main Character: Jason Voorhees


"The Nightmare Before Christmas" - 1993

This stop motion film follows Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, as he becomes bored with Halloween and tries to take over Christmas.


Main Character: Jack Skellington


"Chucky" - 1988

This horror film tells the story of a doll that becomes possessed by the soul of a serial killer and goes on a killing spree.


Main Character: Chucky


"Saw" - 2004

This horror film is the first in the Saw franchise and follows two men who are abducted and must escape a sadistic game set up by a serial killer known as Jigsaw.


Main Character: Jigsaw


"Stranger Things" - 1996

This Netflix original series is set in the 1980s and follows a group of kids who are trying to find their friend who has mysteriously disappeared.


Main Character: Demogorgon


"Hocus Pocus" - 1993

This Disney film tells the story of three witches who are resurrected on Halloween night and terrorize a small town.


Main Character: The Sanderson Sisters



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