Essential Halloween Movies

Due to the overwhelming unpopularity of Horror Movies You Should Watch But Probably Won't, I've decided to switch tactics and focus on what I consider to be Halloween viewing essentials that you might actually watch.Generally, I love horror movies. However, not all horror movies are right for viewing during the Halloween season. This can be due to a variety of factors. Sometimes there aren't enough supernatural overtones in a movie. Sometimes they're set at a time of the year which precludes them from being essential Halloween films. Sometimes they're too involved and don't lend themselves to the macabre instant gratification that we expect from horror movies.What the hell am I talking about? Take Rosemary's Baby. It's a great film, and a classic horror movie. But I don't think of it as a Halloween movie. It's slow, subtle, and essentially too involved to be a movie I can associate with Halloween. So what are some essential horror movies with ...