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To-Die-For Halloween Flicks

On the spookiest day of the year, scare up one of the many cinematic classics that have caused thrills and chills over the years. And tell us, What's your favorite Halloween movie?

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Happy Halloween! Once the trick-or-treating is over and the night is still young, pop in one of these ghoulishly good movies to get you in the mood for scares.

For the kids of all ages:

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"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," directed by Bill Melendez (not rated)

"Pooh's Heffalump Halloween Movie," directed by Saul Blinkoff and Elliot Bour  (G)

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"Hocus Pocus," directed by Kenny Ortega (PG)

"Casper," directed by Brad Silberling and Phil Nibbelink (PG)

"The Haunted Mansion," directed by Rob Minkoff (PG)

For teens:

"The Nightmare Before Christmas," directed by Henry Selick (PG)

"Young Frankenstein," directed by Mel Brooks (PG)

"The Goonies," directed by Richard Hooper (PG)

"Poltergeist," directed by Tobe Hooper (PG)

PG-13 films:

"Beetlejuice," directed by Tim Burton 

"The Addams Family," directed by Barry Sonendfeld

"Dracula," directed by Tod Browning and Karl Freund (not rated)

"The Sixth Sense," directed by M. Night Shyamalan

R-rated flicks:

"Halloween," directed by John Carpenter

"A Nightmare on Elm Street," directed by Samuel Bayer

"Night of the Living Dead," directed by George A. Romero

"The Exorcist," directed by William Friedkin

"The Rocky Horror Picture Show," directed by Jim Sharman

"The Shining," directed by Stanley Kubrick

"Seven," directed by David Fincher

"Trick 'r' Treat," directed by Michael Daugherty

Locally, Halloween movies can be rented through Redbox or Blockbuster Express, or online via Netflix, iTunes and other streaming media sites.

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