Celebrate Halloween with the best 1950s Halloween movies including the best 1950s horror movies and some fun campy Halloween movies.
This was originally shared in August 2024. It has been updated to make sure the links are up-to-date. I’m also removing links to streaming services that are currently being boycotted as of September 21, 2025.
The 1950s brought us a lot of classic horror movies and monster movies. While I’m not one to watch a lot of horror movies, I do find most 1950s horror movies to be pretty tame compared to modern horror movies.
Most of my Halloween movie watching is family-friendly Halloween movies like Hocus Pocus and Halloweentown, but mixing in some of these vintage horror movies can also make for a fun Halloween movie night.
I’ve found some of the best 1950s Halloween movies to watch this year, so you can add them to your list of movies to watch this season. Don’t forget to also make some vintage Halloween recipes for your movie night.
1950s Halloween Movies
Most of these movies are considered horror movies, so be sure to preview them before letting kids see them.
In addition to the places I will share to stream these movies, another great place to check for these movies is your local library. Libraries have great selections of movies and can often get movies through interlibrary loans if they don’t have what you are looking for. You can also check to see if your library offers Hoopla, which is a streaming platform connected to your library.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
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Diabolique (1955)
The wife of a cruel headmaster and his mistress conspire to kill him, but after the murder is committed, his body disappears, and strange events begin to plague the two women.
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The Fly (1958)
A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.
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The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Set in Depression-era West Virginia, the film tells the story of a manipulative, sociopathic preacher and his pursuit of a group of children.
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The Seventh Seal (1957)
Set in Sweden during the period of The Black Death, The Seventh Seal tells the story of a medieval knight from Sweden. When the personification of death comes to him to take his life, he challenges death to a game of chess.
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Godzilla (1954)
After a dinosaur-like beast – awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing – ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it.
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Them! (1954)
The earliest atomic tests in New Mexico cause common ants to mutate into giant man-eating monsters that threaten civilization.
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House of Wax (1953)
An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous.
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Horror of Dracula (1958)
When Jonathan Harker rouses the ire of Count Dracula for accepting a job at the vampire’s castle under false pretenses, his friend Dr. Van Helsing pursues the predatory villain.
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The Thing from Another World (1951)
Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a bloodthirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.
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The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
After Scott Carey begins to shrink because of exposure to a combination of radiation and insecticide, medical science is powerless to help him.
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Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
A strange prehistoric beast lurks in the depths of the Amazonian jungle. A group of scientists try to capture the animal and bring it back to civilization for study.
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House on Haunted Hill (1959)
A millionaire offers $10,000 to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with him and his wife.
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The Mummy (1959)
In 1895, British archaeologists find and open the tomb of Egyptian Princess Ananka with nefarious consequences.
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The Blob (1958)
An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.
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Free Halloween Movie List Printable
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Giulia Lombardo says
Interesting, thanks for sharing!