Family-Friendly Halloween Movies to Watch This Week

 

Since 2020 has been an extraordinary year on all levels, this year’s Halloween will definitely not be the same either. Many people are afraid to have their kids go trick or treating because of the COVID-19 pandemic. After all, trick or treating involves knocking on people’s doors and asking for a treat, and if you are trying to take your COVID-19 safety precautions, that won’t be your best option.

 

Nothing brings a family together more than a cozy movie night at home. A good alternative to trick or treating this year can be sitting as a family and watching a Halloween movie together.

 

Here are some family-friendly Halloween movies you can watch as a family. Get your snacks and be ready to be spooked out!

 

Family-friendly Halloween movies:

 

• Hotel Transylvania
• Monster House
• All Hallows’ Eve
• Goosebumps 2
• Monster Family
• Halloween Town
• Hocus Pocus

 

Hotel Transylvania

Dracula, the owner of Hotel Transylvania, is an extremely overprotective father. When a human comes for an unexpected visit to his monster hotel in Transylvania, Dracula tries all he can to keep him away from his beautiful daughter, Mavis. This movie has another sequel that follows the first story.

 

Monster House

In this spooky movie, three friends discover a spooky haunted house in their neighborhood which seems to be eating people.

 

All Hallows’ Eve

A teenage girl who wanted to bring back the spirit of her dear dead mother accidentally awakens an evil witch who plans to destroy her town.

 

Goosebumps 2

This movie will definitely put you in the Halloween spirit! After opening an unpublished Goosebumps manuscript called Haunted Halloween, two teenagers accidentally release monsters from the Goosebumps franchise, leading to havoc and destruction.

 

Monster Family

After mom plans for a fun family night, everything goes wrong after an evil witch curses her family and turns them into monsters!

 

Halloween Town

This movie is a Disney classic for the 80s and 90s generation. A young girl who lives with her grandmother – a good witch – learns that she too is a witch and that she must save her grandma’s town from evil.

 

Hocus Pocus

“I Put a Spell on You.” This movie is one of  Halloween’s classic movies. The story revolves around three evil witch sisters who were resurrected after a young girl moves to a town called Salem and accidentally brings them back to life. It’s her duty to try to save the town from the three evil witch sisters.

 

Further reading:

 

• The Perfect Halloween Trick or Treat Candies Exist with OREO
• Where to Find Halloween Costumes For Kids in Cairo
• Halloween in Egypt: Harmless Fun or Loss of Identity?
• 5 Halloween Costumes Egyptian Mothers Wear Daily