Halloween-time is the prime season for spooky movies. Whether you’re a horror lover or a scaredy-cat, take a look at this list of the culture writers’ favorite movies for the Halloween season.
“Coraline” // Mollie Young, Senior Staff Writer
Though not technically a Halloween movie, as the storyline and setting have no actual ties to the holiday, Henry Selick’s 2009 film “Coraline” evokes a spirit of despair and curiosity that makes it the perfect watch for this time of year. I am partial to psychological horror films that make you question your reality over films full of jumpscares and gore, which is why “Coraline” is a favorite Halloween movie of mine. Being a stop-motion, claymation film, one would think that the almost-but-not-quite-human nature of the characters and their setting would make it easier to mentally detach this story from our human reality, but I personally feel the uncanniness only doubles the terror. Everytime I rewatch “Coraline” around Halloween, I am reminded of the fact that there is a possibility that my life, and the world, may not be as simple as they seem — a perfectly frightening feeling to sit with in the spirit of this time of year.
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