This is a list of Halloween-themed media that is important to me. Being my second-favorite holiday as a child, and my favorite as an adult, I've been a fan of Halloween fiction my whole life.
Books / Writing
Films
TV Shows
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American Dad!: Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls |
The series has several Halloween episodes.
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Bob's Burgers: Full Bars, Fort Night, Tina and the Real Ghost |
This show has a lot of good Halloween episodes.
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Freaks and Geeks: Tricks and Treats |
Despite taking place in Michigan on Halloween, it's a bright sunny warm afternoon while Trick-or-treating.
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Futurama: The Honking |
Parody's several horror novels including Dracula and Christine.
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The I.T. Crowd: The Haunting of Bill Crouse |
Not really about Halloween, but with spooky themes and released near the holiday.
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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown |
My second-favorite Halloween special.
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Garfield's Halloween Adventure |
My favorite Halloween TV special.
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Loony Tunes: A-Haunting We Will Go, Claws for Alarm, A Witch's Tangled Hare |
Loony Tunes had a lot of good Halloween episodes.
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Roseanne: Halloween episodes |
Roseanne always had great Halloween episodes.
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Saturday Night Live: David S. Punpkins sketches |
A bizarrely funny Halloween sketch.
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Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow |
A live-action adaption of the story.
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The Simpsons: The Treehouse of Horrors episodes |
Some of the best animated Halloween specials. I loved watching these on Halloween after trick-or-treating.
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The Smurfs: All Hallows' Eve / The Littlest Witch |
I remember seeing this as a child and assuming that it really wasn't possible to rain on Halloween. My mother (and nature) disabused me of that belief.
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South Park: Halloween episodes |
South Park's Halloween episodes get pretty dark.
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Star Trek: Catspaw |
Not about Halloween, but made for the Halloween scene.
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Star Trek: The Next Generation: Phantasms |
Likewise.
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Music
Video Games
Title |
Notes
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Borderlands: The Zombie Island of Dr. Ned |
DLC made for Halloween. Adds lots of standard Halloween fare, zombies, Frankenstein's monsters, jack-o-lanterns, etc.
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Costume Quest |
An RPG that takes place on Halloween night. Very well-made.
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Hill Climb Racing |
Includes a Halloween track.
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Hugo's House of Horrors |
Appears to take place near Halloween.
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