Halloween Movies Showing in Kansas City

The spookiest time of the year is here.

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Halloween in Kansas City means haunted houses, pumpkin patches, ghost tours, trick-or-treating and plenty of other fun events and activities, including watching Halloween movies.

Usher in the season of witches and vampires with a movie marathon of your favorite Halloween flicks. Whether you’re a fan of horror films, comedies or cartoon classics, there are plenty of choices on our list so you should be able to find something to watch.

There are different venues in Kansas City showing Halloween-themed movies. Some are inside theatres; others are outdoor set ups. Scroll down to see details on these events.

If you want to watch movies at home, you can find many Halloween movies on various streaming services like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime Video. Others who still have DVD or even VHS collections will probably find a few of these housed in your stash or you can purchase them online or in stores.

Here are some of our favorites from Kansas City on the Cheap.

10 Scary Halloween Movies

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Round up family and friends, turn off the lights (if you dare), grab some Halloween treats and get ready for the ultimate movie fright night.

The Exorcist – A tale of an exorcism loosely based on events that happened in St. Louis, Mo.

Friday the 13^th – Jason’s hockey mask has become one of the most recognizable images in horror and popular culture. It all started with the franchise that includes 12 slasher films.

Halloween – Michael Myers started terrorizing with the original movie in 1978. There are 13 movies to choose from in this franchise.

Mother – A psychological thriller follows a young couple whose lives are disrupted by the unexpected arrival of a mysterious couple

Nightmare on Elm Street – Wes Craven brought Freddy Krueger to life (or back from the dead) in 1984. A total of nine films make up this movie franchise.

Nosferatu – Go classic with the 1922 silent horror film.

Poltergeist – A supernatural horror film that reminded kids in the 80s to turn the TV off at night.

Psycho – Alfred Hitchcock’s slasher classic.

The Shining – Make up some red rum punch and get ready for a run through the English maze.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre – Leatherface came to life on the big screen in this 1974 American slasher film.

10 Not-so-Scary Halloween Movies

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If you’ve got small children to entertain or just don’t want to get too freaked out yourself, try some of these not-so-scary classics.

The Addams Family – Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia lead this comedy.

Addams Family Values – The story of America’s spooky and kooky family continues in this sequel.

Casper – Features everyone’s favorite friendly ghost.

Corpse Bride – A Tim Burton animated musical fantasy film

Frankenweenie – Tim Burton’s story about a boy and his dog

Hocus Pocus – A coven of evil witches (Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy) terrorize Salem, Mass.

Hotel Transylvania (1, 2 and 3) – A film series starring Adam Sandler as Dracula the dad

It’s the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown – Wah, wah, wah, wah.

The Nightmare Before Christmas – Another Tim Burton classic

Young Frankenstein – A fantastic Mel Brooks comedy starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman and Teri Garr

SHOCKtober

The Screenland Armour Theatre is one of Kansas City’s few operating historic theatres. They have a full lineup of scary and freaky movies featured during this celebration of all things creepy.

There are even a few fun ones for those who don’t like to be frightened.

See here for specific movies and details.

Armour Outdoor Screenings

The Screenland Armour Theatre hosts outdoor movie screenings in their back lot on Friday and Saturday nights. For the month of October, they’ve scheduled a lot of Halloween-themed movies – fun, spooky and scary.

See here for more details.

Red Crow Brewing Company Outdoor Movie Night

Oct. 23
Red Crow Brewing Company – Olathe, KS
6-10 p.m.
FREE

Red Crow Brewing Company is hosting an outdoor showing of Hocus Pocus on October 23, The parking lot will be blocked off and set up with a movie screen. Guests are invited to bring chairs and blankets along to this FREE event. Food and, of course, craft beers will be available for purchase.