Pass the popcorn, please.



Like many people, I like to watch scary movies on Halloween. In no particular order, here are some of my favorite spine-tinglers:

1. John Carpenter's "Halloween" - anyone who has ever done any bit of babysitting can appreciate this one. This is the one that gave birth the the slasher movie, and there are few that can rival it. If you have Cinemax, it's on tonight at 11:30!
2. "Silence of the Lambs" - not officially a horror film, but nevertheless seriously creepy.
3. "The Sentinel" - 70s horror film about a fashion model who rents an apartment in an old NYC apartment building, only to find that it resides over the entrance to Hell. Not Oscar-caliber stuff, but the cast alone makes it worth seeing - Chris Sarandon, Ava Gardner, Burgess Meredith, Christopher Walken and many more. It's a bit campy, but it has some truly horrifying scenes.
4. Francis Ford Coppola's "Dracula" - Gary Oldman rules. I could have done without both Keanu Reeves and Winona Ryder in this, but Oldman's portrayal of Count Dracula and the creepy makeup and sets make up for the two of them.
5. "Rosemary's Baby" - a classic and it's got Ruth Gordon in it.

What are some of your favorite scary movies?