cinemadiso's - Not so scary Halloween films List

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Looking for something creepy, spooky, kooky and altogether ooky? When long-lost Uncle Fester (Christopher Lloyd) reappears after twenty-five years in the Bermuda Triangle, Gomez (Raul Julia) and Morticia (Anjelica Huston) plan a celebration to wake the dead.

But Wednesday (Christina Ricci) barely has time to warm up her electric chair before Thing points out Fester's uncharacteristically "normal" behaviour. Could this Fester be a fake, part of a diabolical scheme to raid the Addams fortune?

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Blonde, bouncy Buffy (Kristy Swanson) is your typical high school cheerleader - her goal is to "marry Christian Slater and die" and nothing gets in her way when it's time to shop. But all that changes when a strange man (Donald Sutherland) informs her she's been chosen by fate to kill vampires.

With the help of a romantic rebel (Luke Perry), Buffy is soon spending school nights protecting L.A. from Lothos, the Vampire King (Rutger Hauer), his sidekick, Lefty (Paul Reubens), and their determined gang of bloodsuckers. It's everything you'd expect from a teen queen in the Valley.

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Once upon a time in a castle high on a hull lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn't quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands.

Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind of Avon lady took him home to live with her family. Ando began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia.

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Bette Midler stars with Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy as three wild witches who return from seventeenth-century Salem for a night of zany fun and comic chaos. After they're conjured up by unsuspecting pranksters, the tricky trio sets out to cast a spell on the town and reclaim their youth.

But first they must outwit three feisty kids determined to foil their scheme! Filled with bewitching laughs and magic, this hilarious film is perfect for the whole family!

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Anton Tobias (Devon Sawa) is a channel surfing, junk-food munching, couch potato burn-out who can't control the murderous impulses of his recently possessed hand.

With the help of his zombiefied buddies, Mick (Seth Green) and Pnub (Elden Henson), Anton's got to stop the rampaging devil appendage before it takes total control of his life and ruins any chance he has with class hottie Molly (Jessica Alba).

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Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, 'Pumpkin King' Jack Skcllington (voice of Danny Elfman and Chris Sarandon) longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere.

Experience Tim Burton and Henry Selicks uncanny tale as it comes vividly to life right before your eyes!

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Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman sparkle in Practical Magic, adapted from Alice Hoffman’s best seller. They play sisters hexed by a centuries old curse and coping with witches’ brew of events involving a possible love-match.

That includes (Aidan Quinn) for one, a zombie (Goran Visnjic) for the other and a need to resume the age-old witchcraft taught by two doting Owens aunts.

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show is an erotic nightmare beyond any measure. Relive Richard O'Brien's sinfully twisted salute to horror, sci-fi, B-movies and rock music starring Tim Curry (in his classic gender-bending performance), Barry Bostwick and Oscar winner Susan Sarandon.

Do the 'Time Warp' and sing 'Hot Patootie' with Meatloaf again...and again...and again!

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Life is going nowhere for Shaun (Simon Pegg). He spends his life in his local pub, The Winchester, with his best mate Ed (Nick Frost), has issued with his Mum and neglects his girlfriend Liz (Kate Ashfield). When Liz dumps him, Shaun finally decides to get his life in order.

He must win back the heart of his girlfriend, repair his relationship with his mum and face up to the responsibilities of adulthood. Unfortunately, the dead are returning to life and attempting to eat the living. For the newly inspired Shaun, this is just another obstacle. In the face of a full-scale zombie epidemic, armed with a cricket bat and a spade, Shaun sets out with Ed in tow, to rescue his mum and grudgingly his step-dad, his girlfriend and even more grudgingly her friends David (Dylan Moran) and Dianne (Lucy Davis) and take them to the safest most secure place he knows, The Winchester.

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There's a new school teacher at Sleepy Hollow: Ichabod Crane. His manners and education appeal to the wives and daughters in the hamlet but his strange looks make the men suspicious.

Ichabod has such a high opinion of himself that he tries to woo Katrina Van Tassel, the beautiful young daughter of the wealthiest farmer in the district who everyone in the community thinks should marry the handsome blacksmith Brom Bones. The villagers tell Ichabod tales about the headless horseman who it is believed rides out every night to look for his lost head but he pretends that he is not scared of ghosts and sets off for the Van Tassels believing he will marry Katrina. Brom sees a way to terrify Ichabod by posing as the headless horseman but then another Headless Horseman suddenly appears...

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Romance is the most powerful spell of all...or so one teenager learns in this fun teen fantasy starring Robyn Lively, Zelda Rubinstein Dan Gauthier and Dick Sargent.

Filled with sweet-natured comedy and supernatural appeal, Teen Witch will work its magic on you! Louise is a shy misfit with a huge crush on - and no chance of dating - Brad, the hunky star of the high school football team. And when Louise discovers on her 16th birthday that she's descended from Salem witches, she uses her newfound powers to become the most popular girl on campus! But when sparks fly between her and Brad, how can she be sure it's true love-and that he's not simply spellbound?

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Summoned by a will to his late grandfather's castle in Transylvania, young Dr. Frankenstein (Gene Wilder) soon discovers the scientist's step-by-step manual explaining how to bring a corpse to life.

Assisted by the hunchback Igor (Marty Feldman) and the curvaceous Inga (Teri Garr), he creates a monster (Peter Boyle) who only wants to be loved.

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Imagine if you could make anyone love you, look more beautiful, or punish your enemies just by casting a spell...Sarah (Robin Tunney) is a a 17-year-old with a troubled past. Uprooted by her parents and moved to L.A. where she begins the final year at St.

Benedict's Academy, Sarah is a lonely stranger - until she meets a brigade of black lipstick and nails: Nancy (Fairuza Balk), Bonnie (Neve Campbell) and Rochelle (Rachel True). These girls may never be in with the in-crowd - they're barely in with each other, but recently they have been dabbling in the strange world of witchcraft and the occult. With the addition of Sarah, their union is finally powerful enough to make their wishes come true...and dangerous enough to make their enemies very sorry!

What's a Yuppie ghost couple (Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin) to do when their quaint New England home is overrun by trendy New Yorkers? Hire a freelance "bio-exorcist" to spook the intruders, of course.

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From the Academy Award-winning creators of 'Toy Story' comes the world's number one animated film that captured the hearts of fans and critics everywhere. Featuring ground-breaking animation, imaginative storytelling and unforgettable voice talent, 'Monsters Inc.

' opens the door to a world of mischief and mayhem and scares up monster-sized laughs along the way. Top Scarer Sulley (voice of John Goodman) and his enthusiastic Scare Assistant Mike (voice of Billy Crystal) work at Monsters, Inc., the largest scream processing factory in Monstropolis. The main power source of the monster world is the collected screams of human children. However, monsters believe children are dangerous and toxic, and they are scared silly when a little girl wanders into their world. Sulley and Mike do their best to return the girl home, but they face monstrous intrigue and some hilarious misadventures along the way. Treat yourself to the most entertaining movie of the year with all-new exclusive bonus features and animation for monster laughs and monster fun.