Happy (almost) Halloween! Today we’re sharing our updated list of movies, tv shows, books, and activities around town to help the whole family get into a spooktacular mood! Be safe, and have a great Halloween weekend!
Enjoy What We're Into: Halloween Edition!
These classic movies are sure to supply some spine-tingling fun:
Hocus Pocus starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker—now streaming on Amazon Prime and Disney+
The Nightmare Before Christmas written by Caroline Thompson and starring Tim Burton and Catherine O'Hara—now streaming on Amazon Prime and Disney+
Twitches starring Tia Mowry & Tamera Mowry—now streaming on Hulu and Disney+
Casper starring Bill Pullman and Christina Ricci—now streaming on Amazon Prime
Beetlejuice starring Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, and Winona Ryder—now streaming on Amazon Prime and Vudu
Hotel Transylvania starring Selena Gomez, Adam Sandler, and Andy Samberg—now streaming on Hulu and Starz
The Little Vampire starring Jonathan Lipnicki—now streaming on Amazon Prime
Halloweentown—now streaming on Hulu and Disney+
Ernest Scared Stupid directed by John Cherry—now streaming on Amazon Prime
These TV specials will warm your heart (or make it race with fright):
It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz—now streaming on Apple TV+
Goosebumps based on the book series created by R.L. Stine—now streaming on Netflix
Are You Afraid of the Dark? created by D.J. MacHale and Ned Kandel—now streaming on Amazon Prime
Spooktastic podcasts:
Revenge of the Creeps ... and Other Scary Stories
These Halloween tales are appropriate for children of all ages and feature diverse characters:
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams and illustrated by Megan Lloyd
Monster Trouble! by Lane Fredrickson and illustrated by Michael Robertson
Behind the Mask by Yangsook Choi
A Tiger Called Tomás by Charlotte Zolotow
Halloween Monster by Catherine Stock
Sweets And Treats by Toni Trent Parker
And last, but certainly not least, fall activities fit for the whole family!
The 10th Annual Fall Festival, Pumpkin Patch, & Corn Maze at Barton Hill Farms
Sweet Eats Fruit Farm in Georgetown
Sweet Berry Farm in Marble Falls
2021 CASA Recommends October
