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Films to watch for a summerween movie night👻☀️

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Liz Lyman

You may be thinking: what is “Summerween”? Well, Summerween is when you celebrate Halloween & all things spooky & scary in the summer! Many of us love the mix of watching a spooky film at night with friends/loved ones while basking in the sum...

Sections

Slasher films

Silly/goofy films

Paranormal, psychological, unexplainable films

Kid/teen films

Other

Slasher films

Masked killers, brutal slayings, townsfolk dying every left & right, these slasher films are perfect for a summerween night and keep you at the edge of your seat while you figure out who the killers are!

Starting Kathryn Newton & Vince Vaughn, “Freaky” is a film about a magical dagger that switches the lives of a 17 year old girl & a notorious murderer in their town. They must now race against the clock to reverse the switch before it becomes...

Freaky (2020)

Starring Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse, “Lisa Frankenstein” is about a weird, outcasted teenager in 1989 & her crush on a handsome corpse in a graveyard. One mysterious night, this corpse comes to life! Together the two now embark on a journey ...

Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

A classic slasher film, “Scream” is about a high schooler named Sidney who lost her mother due to a brutal murder a year ago. Now, a masked killer is terrorizing her & her friends. As everyone slowly dies around her, Sidney must figure out who th...

Scream (1996)

In “Bodies Bodies Bodies” a group of rich young adults stay in an isolated mansion and play a game during a stormy night. In this game, one of them are “the killer” while the rest tries to “escape.” Things take a turn when real bodies start to appear...

Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)

Silly/goofy films

Parodies, silly, goofy horror films that are a great mix of funny but also still has scary or more terrifying moments woven inside.

A parody horror film about two hillbillies being suspected of being murderers by college kids, all taking place in a cabin in the woods. Perfect for summerween viewing as it is so hilarious yet keeps you on your toes!

Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010)

“Zombieland” is a film about an apocalyptic world full of zombies and a few remaining survivors meeting each other, all of which have widely different personalities. Together, they must put aside their differences to survive this strange & unpred...

Zombieland (2009)

This hidden gem called “Slay” is a tubi original about 4 drag queens who accidentally booked the wrong venue to perform at. The crowd at this venue is rude & disapproving HOWEVER when they all slowly start to die from vampires raiding the town, t...

Slay (2024)

A parody of multiple different horror movies are combined in “Scary Movie”, which follows a group of teenagers being stalked, committing murder, and more! Super silly and perfect for a late night summer watch.

Scary Movie (2000)

Paranormal, psychological, unexplainable films

Vampires, ghosts, evil entities, anything unexplainable or supernatural that gives you a good scare while you’re trying to piece it all together in your mind

“Abigail” is a film about a group of criminals kidnapping a child and holding her ransom for $50 million. As they’re holding her captive, as the night continues, they begin to see that this young child is not who she seems to be. Starting Melissa Bar...

Abigail (2024)

Alright look, we can’t talk about summerween/halloween without bringing up Twilight. Starring Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson, this film follows Bella Swan navigating a new school and a new mysterious guy…as the film progresses she learns that...

Twilight (2008)

Although this is a slasher, “Fear Street 1994” is also a paranormal film as it follows a teen & her friends taking on an evil force that is plaguing their town & causing people to suddenly snap and turn murderous.

Fear Street: Part One - 1994 (2021)

In this “found-footage” horror film, we see a group of explorers adventuring in the Paris Catacombs. As they travel through, they start to experience unexplainable forces and events that terrorize them.

As Above, So Below (2014)

Kid/teen films

Films that younger kiddos or teens can watch, scary but not horrifying and have a great sense of humor!

“Coraline” follows a young girl moving into a new home and discovering a secret door that leads her to a new version of her life. As she continues to enter through this door, she slowly learns that this new life is NOT what it seems.

Coraline (2009)

In this animated film, “Monster House” is about three teens who discover a home in their neighborhood that comes to life & takes the lives of everyone who dare comes near it. Now they must fight back before it’s too late!

Monster House (2006)

What does one do when they discover that their new music teacher is a vampire? Well we see what Fred does in “Fred 2: Night of the living Fred”

Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (TV Movie 2011)

Not listed as a scary film but I grew up watching this and can confirm that it makes a great Summerween watch. Basically it’s just about a group of girls having a sleepover & telling scary stories! Super fun, creepy, and humorous.

Bratz Kidz: Sleep-Over Adventure (Video 2007)

Other

These don’t quite fit into any of the sections above but I still wanted to include them

In this body-horror, we follow the story of a celebrity fading away in her older age and her desperate attempt to reclaim it by using a black market drug called, “the substance” that creates a younger version of herself. As the film progresses, we se...

The Substance (2024)

Starring Melissa Barrera, “Your Monster” follows an actress rediscovering her voice after her life falls apart & meeting the monster in her closet she used to see as a kid. A great summerween watch as it had it all: love, heartbreak, psychologica...

Your Monster

Although not listed as a horror film, I still think “Spirited Away” takes the cake as one of my favorite Summerween watches. In this film, we follow a young girl becoming trapped in a strange new world full of spirits and unexplained entities. She mu...

Spirited Away (2001)

Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Sebastian Stan, “Fresh” follows a young adult who is sick of dating apps and takes a chance on going out with someone she met at a grocery store. When things seem to go well, she agrees to going on a trip with her new l...

Fresh (2022)