Four Spooky Movies to Watch this Month
October 26, 2017
Happy Death Day, is a horror movie that puts a spin on the classic Groundhog Day movie that we are all so familiar with. Theresa Gelbman, a college student, repetitively relives the day of her murder. This torturous loop will only end when she discovers her killer’s identity. When asked about the movie, junior Zaya Gooding said, “The trailer looks interesting but I feel like the whole movie is in the trailer.” The move is given 6.6/10 stars by IMDb, 65% liked it on Rotten Tomatoes, and rated ⅗ Common Sense Media.
In the Cult of Chucky, a doll is possessed by the spirit of a dead serial killer, he terrorizes Nica, a woman who is wrongfully being held in an asylum for crimes Chucky himself committed. With the help of his dead wife, he is on a mission to kill everyone close to Nica and whomever he finds to be one of his enemies. When asked her opinion on the movie, freshman Sam Albright said, “It was terrifying and my grandma had a lot of porcelain dolls at her house and because of the movie, I couldn’t go back there.” It was rated 5.3/10 by IMDb, and 86% liked it on Rotten Tomatoes.
IT is a horror movie about the story of seven high schoolers that find themselves determined to fight an evil that they do not know that hides in the sewers of their town and every 27 years the teenagers in the town become its prey. Each of the teens must face and overcome their worst fears in order to battle the murderous creature better known as Pennywise the clown.
When asked about the movie, sophomore Alston Liu said “I liked the movie and it was
An anonymous junior also said that, “It is a must see. Everyone should see it.” IT was rated 7.8/10 stars on IMDb and 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Halloweentown is a Disney halloween movie released in 1998. Aggie, Marnie’s grandmother, wants her granddaughter to begin her witch training. In the midst of this milestone in Marnie’s life an evil begins to surface in Aggie’s home of Halloweentown and their entire family must work together in an effort to defeat it. When asked about the movie, sophomore Sophia Masotti said, “It is a thrilling Disney movie that I loved in my childhood and still carry with me today.” Halloweentown was rated 6.8/10 stars by IMDb and 72% liked it on Rotten Tomatoes.