We all know by now that a lot of video on demand services leave a lot to be desired in the “current releases” genre. One time that doesn’t matter a lick: Halloween! The holiday where the best scary, creepy, or funny-creepy movies never really get old. especially for kids and families.
Searching around the Amazon Instant Video pages, here are our picks for fun Halloween movies to watch on your Kindle, Roku, Tivo, PS3, or Xbox360 with the family. Well, maybe after littler kids are well tucked away. Although I found a couple for them too. And some of them are even free, if you’ve got Amazon Prime.
Also? Thank goodness for Tim Burton. –Liz
It’s The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown
$9.99 to purchase
Beetlejuice
$9.99 to purchase/ $2.99 48-hour rental
The Addams Family
$9.99 to purchase/ $2.99 24-hour rental/FREE streaming for Prime Members
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
$9.99 to purchase/ $1.99 48-hour rental
Edward Scissorhands
$9.99 to purchase/ $2.99 48-hour rental
The Goonies
$9.99 to purchase/ $1.99 48-hour rental
Monsters Vs Aliens
$6.99 to purchase/ $2.99 24-hour rental
The Witches
$9.99 to purchase/ $2.99 48-hour rental/FREE streaming for Prime Members
\Tim Burton’s The Corpse Bride
$9.99 to purchase/ $1.99 48-hour rental
Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Collection 1 and Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Collection 2
$1.99 to purchase episode
Hocus Pocus
$8.99 to purchase/ $1.99 48-hour rental
Coraline
$6.99 to purchase/ $2.99 24-hour rental
Thomas and Friends Halloween Adventure
$6.99 to purchase/ $1.99 24-hour rental/ FREE streaming for Prime members
Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas
$9.99 to purchase/ $.99 48-hour rental
For info about any of these films, visit Common Sense Media
for age recommendations and tips about language and scary scenes.
However, you know your kids best. The Goonies recommendation is 10+ but
my 5 and 7 year-old love it.
Amazon is a CMT affiliate
