My Favorite Halloween Movies

To those who celebrate, happy Halloween!!

Since I am too old to go out trick-or-treating, and I don't have any kids of my own to take out, I tend to stay home and watch Halloween movies in celebration of the holiday (which is just fine with me!).

I tend to scare easily, so I prefer the "tamer" scary movies (and there is nothing wrong with that).

Movies are one of my favorite ways to pass the time, and I love diving into another world for a while. Plus, watching movies that are specific to a season or holiday always make that time of year more fun, more special to me.

So, in no particular order, here are my favorite Halloween movies:

• The Nightmare Before Christmas
• Coraline
• Hocus Pocus
• It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
• Monster House
• Beetlejuice
• Casper
• ParaNorman
• Ghostbusters 1 & 2
• Young Frankenstein
• Hotel Transylvania 1, 2, & 3
• Dracula (with Bela Lugosi as Dracula)
• Corpse Bride
• Sweeney Todd
• Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
• The Addams Family & The Addams Family Values

What are your favorite Halloween movies? 

My Top 10 Favorite Fall Activities

Although I prefer the warmer seasons, I do like the activities that come with the cooler seasons as well.

I am one of those people who love to take part in the seasonal activities that come along with each season, and I will definitely do them as long as I can!

It's always fun to celebrate each season as they come, and to celebrate the holidays that come with them.

So, in no particular order, here are my top 10 favorite Fall activities:

1. Pumpkin carving/painting
   This is one thing I will never get tired of doing. I love getting creative, and figuring out what I want my pumpkin to look like.
   
   
2. Watching Halloween/Fall movies
   I'm not a big fan of the really scary movies, so I like to watch the "tamer" Halloween movies. Which is just fine with me! I normally watch holiday movies during the season they are meant for, so that I can enjoy them even more than I would if I watched them all the time.
   
   
3. Baking Halloween/Fall cookies and other treats
   I love to bake, so any reason to bake something makes me happy! Especially if it is holiday/seasonally themed.
   
   
4. Playing video games
   I know this isn't technically a "Fall" activity, but I wanted to include it anyway. I don't play a lot, but it helps me relax when I do. I am a big homebody, so anything that I like to do that can be done at home, makes me very happy!
   
   
5. Snuggling up in bed, under a warm and cozy blanket, watching a video or reading a book
   Another thing that really makes this homebody happy! I am a major homebody, so this is one thing I can be seen doing a lot.
   
   
6. Drinking hot chocolate
   Hot chocolate is my favorite Fall drink, and a classic Fall drink as well.
   
   
7. Baking pumpkin pie
   One of my absolute favorite pies, both to make and to eat. I love it when I get to make something that I and others enjoy eating, and something that is only around for a season makes it even more special and enjoyable.
   
   
8. Putting puzzles together
   Puzzles are one of my favorite hobbies, and I have a good sized collection of puzzles that I like to put together. A few of them are 3D, which are my favorite, as they are more challenging. I normally like to put a puzzle together by myself, but occasionally I will have another person or two, to help me out.
   
   
9. Baking pumpkin seeds
   I love toasted pumpkin seeds, and I try to make them every Fall. They are so good! I usually make them the classic way, with just salt on them, but I might add other seasonings as well, to see how they come out.
   
   
10. Watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
    One of my favorite things to watch in the Fall! I love seeing the floats, and the acts that they put on each year. And, of course, seeing Santa at the end!

What are your favorite Fall activities?