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Best Halloween Movies – And The Top Ways To Watch!

October 1, 2024 - 4 min read

Horror, suspense, a Hocus Pocus sequel we didn’t know we’d longed for … Halloween is serving up a serious screamfest of must-watch scary and family-friendly flicks. But before you settle in for a night of frights, make sure your TV (or projector!) and audio set-up is ready for a perfect screening of every midnight scene and bump in the night. Time for an upgrade? This handy guide has all the tech you need for the ultimate Halloween movie marathon, including the best Halloween movies to add to your watch list.

Teenage girls hold a blanket up to their face while watching a scary movie.

Top TVs For Spooky Scenes

Don’t be a chicken – it’s not a scary movie night if you can’t see what’s on the screen! Go bold for Halloween with a big screen TV (85-inch screens are the new normal!) flaunting state-of-the-art OLED technology.

“You can’t beat OLED for picture-perfect viewing in any room,” says John Milonas, The Good Guys Buyer – Televisions and Accessories. “Every tiny pixel is self-lit, so there’s no need for backlighting. That means perfect blacks for moody Halloween movies, stunning whites and crisp contrast.”

And what could be creepier than a Halloween movie night in the dark? One that’s outside, of course! The latest projectors deliver an immersive experience that'll put you at the heart of horror. The Samsung The Freestyle Portable Smart FHD Projector takes the scary out of setting up by automatically adjusting focus, levelling and scaling for perfect pictures on a 30- to 100-inch screen.

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LG 65" OLED EVO C4 4K Smart TV 

Samsung 65" S90D 4K OLED Smart TV

Sony 77" BRAVIA 8 4K OLED Google TV 

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“You can’t beat OLED for picture-perfect viewing in any room. Every tiny pixel is self-lit, so there’s no need for backlighting. That means perfect blacks for moody Halloween movies, stunning whites and crisp contrast.”

Top Speakers For Terrifyingly Good Audio

Catch every whisper, creak and spine-tingling scream by optimising the sound on your TV. The simplest way to do it? With a compact soundbar.

“Soundbars give your home theatre set-up a full-blown surround sound effect from one sleek, easy-to-install speaker,” says Christos Boukogiannis, The Good Guys Buyer – Sound. “TVs are made for stunning vision, but soundbars are made for pitch-perfect, fully immersive audio.”

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JBL SB170 2.1ch 220W Soundbar

Sony 2.0Ch 120W Soundbar

Bose TV Speaker

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Best Halloween Movies To Watch 

FOR HORROR/THRILLER FANS

1. Scream 

This clever classic reinvigorated the slasher genre with deadly wit. A year after the murder of her mother, a teenage girl is terrorized by a masked killer who targets her and her friends by using scary movies as part of a deadly game.

2. Sweeney Todd

A film adaptation of the hit Stephen Sondheim musical, this is the tale of a long-lost barber who finds himself back in London. There, he seeks revenge on a judge who wrongfully exiled him in order to lay claim to his wife.

3. A Nightmare on Elm Street 

Can your nightmares be fatal? The spectre of a disfigured man haunts the children of the parents who murdered him, stalking and killing them in their dreams.

4. Us

A brilliant invention, this allegorical horror features a family who discover their violent doppelgängers while on vacation. The only thing scarier than a monster is ... yourself.

5. Psycho 

In this Alfred Hitchcock classic, Marion is on the run after stealing money from her employer to give to her boyfriend. She stops for the night at the creepy Bates Motel and meets the polite but shy proprietor, Norman Bates – an odd young man with mummy issues.

A family sitting together watching a kid friendly halloween movie

FAMILY HALLOWEEN MOVIES

1. Hocus Pocus 2 

This spookily silly sequel to the 1993 cult classic sees the Sanderson witches resurrected in modern-time Salem. The three young teens who brought them back must keep them from wreaking havoc on the world.

2. Cruella 

Witness the origins of notorious villain Cruella De Vil in 1970s London. A young Estella is determined to make it in the fashion world, until she meets some unsavoury types and eventually embraces her own wickedness.

3. The Addams Family 

This kid-friendly classic is an easy choice for a spooky — but not nightmare-inducing — Halloween movie night. 

4. Edward Scissorhands

Another Tim Burton cult classic, this surprisingly heartwarming tale of a young man makes us re-think the definition of what a "monster" really is.

5. Hotel Transylvania: Transformania 

Van Helsing’s mysterious invention goes haywire, and Drac and his pals are transformed into humans and Johnny becomes a monster! In their new mismatched bodies, Drac and Johnny must team up to find a cure.


Ready to upgrade to the best TV (or projector!) and audio set-up for Halloween? Head in-store or online today to shop for big brands and the best tech deals.

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