5 Halloween Movies From My Childhood Available Online, Thank the Great Pumpkin

Oct 28, 2014

Happy (Almost) Halloween! Can I be honest about something? OK, two things: Halloween is maybe my least favorite holiday, and I suffer year-round 24/7 seriously nonstop from nostalgia attacks. And while you, good sir ma’am or lord, may ring in Old Hallow’s Eve with some booze and a solid, feminist costume, I like to ring it in watching not-scary movies while Eli is dressed as a pumpkin. Or, really, doing anything that isn’t wearing a costume around adults who ostensibly have eyes with which to see.

Luckily, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and everyone else on Earth totally get me. And that’s why the Halloween movies of our youth are all available to stream on some sort of service this time things get spooky outside.

Grab me a spiked cider and hand me the pumpkin seeds, dood! These are the potentially not-as-great-as-we-remember movies we can watch this Halloween. In absolutely no particular order.

Garfield’s Halloween Adventure

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Garfield’s always been my kind of guy, you know? He just gets me. Also, I think I might be one of the only people in the world who truly appreciates Garfield comics, wants a Garfield coffee mug, and once had a laminated cut-out paper Garfield colored in with crayons on display in multiple apartments that she bought at a thrift store for a nickel.

Also, this is technically maybe an episode of a TV show. DON’T HOLD ME ACCOUNTABLE. It’s just a passion.

Stream on Hulu | Download on Amazon

Halloweentown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNGYJRcq5BM

Something about this movie never terrified me. Like, really? This shit is off the chain weird. Get into it.

Watch Instantly on Amazon | Buy at Amazon

It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!

LINUS AND SALLY MISTAKE SNOOPY FOR THE GREAT PUMPKIN

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As my mother’s daughter, I am obliged to remind you that Linus in the pumpkin patch never gets old.

Stream on Hulu | Download on Amazon | Buy at Amazon

Hocus Pocus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UUMsInka2s

I think Sarah Jessica Parker in this movie made me gay? Bette Midler’s the one who made me such a queen, though.

Stream on Netflix | Download on Amazon | Buy at Amazon

The Nightmare Before Christmas

Third confession? I never understood the allure of this movie. I do find it creepy and weird, though, which means I associate it more with Halloween than, well, Christmas. But luckily for all of us on Earth, CHRISTMAS IS COMING.

Stream on Netflix | Rent or Download on Amazon | Buy at Amazon

Carmen

Carmen spent six years with Autostraddle, most recently as Community Director, Feminism Editor and Social Media Co-Director. She is now the Managing Digital Editor at Ms. , host of Bitch Media’s POPAGANDA podcast and Contributing Editor and co-founder of Argot magazine. Her words have also been published by BuzzFeed, ElixHER, Everyday Feminism, Girlboss, Mic, MEL, and Feministing, among others. Her successful work over the last decade in digital feminism—as a writer, social media maven and activist leader—has earned her the titles of “digital native,” “intimidating to some,” and “vapid and uninteresting.” Everything else you need to know about her you can find out at carmenfuckingrios.com.