But not everyone really enjoys being scared.

That’s why we at the Advertiser have prepared a Halloween viewing list that’s equal parts fun spooks and genuine frights.

So gather your thrill-seeking mates and your scaredy cat pals – we’ve got your night of viewing sorted.

The classic spooky children's book series gets the big screen treatment in this adventurous 2015 film starring Jack Black.

The fun movie follows new kid in town Zach (Dylan Minnette) when he moves next door to creepy author R.L. Stine.

Little does Zach know, the books in Mr Stine’s house contain all manner of monsters, ghosts and talking puppets which wreak hell on his small town.

Goosebumps is a lot of fun and just the right amount of spooky for those who like to alternate their jumps with laughs.

There are plenty of reasons to watch The Cabin in the Woods that aren’t Chris Hemsworth – but he’s a really good one.

The hilarious and clever movie – like Scream before it – both acknowledges and leans into the horror movie tropes that set up its genre.

From the creative minds of Joss Whedon (Buffy) and Drew Goddard (Cloverfield), The Cabin in the Woods is everything you think it would be, plus a whole lot you’d never expect.

If you’re not a fan of gore, blood and guts, maybe stay away from this one.

He might go bump in the night, but Casper is well-known for being the friendly ghost.

In the iconic movie, Casper and his cantankerous uncles are haunting a mansion in Maine.

Paranormal investigator James Harvey (Bill Pullman) and his teenage daughter, Kat (Christina Ricci) move into the homestead to communicate with the ghosts.

It’s a heart-warming, family-friendly tale about young love – a great Halloween movie for all ages.

Let’s just preface this by saying if you wandered into this list looking for the light scares, Hereditary is not the movie for you.

The dark sense of foreboding that fills every tense minute of Hereditary is not something that’s likely to leave you quickly after you’ve watched the film.

It follows a family as they come to terms with an unexpected tragedy, and the horror that unfolds as they deal with their grief.

Expect some of the most horrific, mind-blowing and deeply traumatising visuals you’ve ever seen.

Hocus Pocus is one of the most enduring kid-friendly horror movies to be produced in the 1990s – and that’s saying something.

Starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, the film follows three long-dead witches as they’re resurrected on Halloween night in Salem, Massachusette (home of the witch trials) and set about completing a spell which will make them live forever.

Endlessly quotable and extremely fun, Hocus Pocus also features Midler’s spellbinding rendition of I Put a Spell on You.

The scares are barely there, making this a perfect choice for those who can’t handle their frights.

Arguably the best found-footage horror film since The Blair Witch Project.

Paranormal Activity centres on young couple Katie (Katie Featherston) and Micah (Micah Sloat).

Katie has been haunted her whole life but everything seems to come to a head when she and Micah move into their new home.

It’s a slow burn horror with plenty of jump scares along the way.

Name a more iconic couple than Gomez and Morticia Addams. I’ll wait.

In the 1991 Addams Family movie, Gomez Addams’ (Raul Julia) long-lost brother Fester (Christopher Lloyd) miraculously returns. 

However, Morticia (Anjelica Huston) believes the man is an imposter out to steal the Addams’ fortune.

It’s all together spooky, a little kooky and plenty of family fun.

Sometimes there is nothing scarier than dead silence.

The Netflix horror movie Hush uses plenty of quiet moments to build tension and create moments of unease. 

The movie is about a deaf writer who retreated into the woods to live a solitary life.

But when a masked killer appears at her window she must fight for her life in silence. Super eerie with plenty of jump scares.

DAYYYY-OOO.

All Tim Burton movies are kooky and darkly gothic, and Beetlejuice is no exception.

The film follows Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis’ recently-deceased characters as the Deetz family moves into their home.

The outrageous costuming, effects and dinner table singalong are perfect for a family setting.

Michael Keaton also shines as the titular bad guy – who’s really a lot of fun.

This is the iconic slasher that kick-started Jamie Lee Curtis’ career.

The film revolves around Curtis’ character Laurie Strode as she fights to stay alive when Michael Myers comes to town on Halloween.

The embodiment of evil, Myers killed his older sister when he was just six years old. 

The John Carpenter masterpiece is an October 31 staple. 

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