The Renaissance Place Apartments Blog has everything you need to throw your own Halloween-themed movie marathon sometime this month. Movie marathoning takes a certain mindset — you need the right snacks, seating, and movies to keep yourself energized and relaxed during your marathon. Invite some friends over, pick your movies (we have suggestions), and hold a Halloween movie marathon at your apartment here in Williamsville, NY before the month is through!
Snacks
If you’re going to be spending a day watching movies, you’ll need snacks to help sustain you through hours of movie marathoning. Provide plenty of popcorn, drinks, and other snacks for your guests. We recommend having healthy snacks thrown in with your standard movie junk food. Apple slices, string cheese, granola bars, and a veggie tray are all great options. Be sure to include some Halloween treats as well. We like these ideas for Easy Halloween Treats from Everyday Food from Martha Stewart.
Comfort
You’ll be sitting for a long time. Provide comfy pillows and blankets for your guests to use while watching. Make sure you have plenty of space in your living room for your guests to stretch out during the movie. Once a movie is over, give your friends a ten- or twenty-minute break to stretch their legs, go to the bathroom, and talk. This will help everyone stay awake and alert through all the movies.
Movie Suggestions
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
A gentle man, with scissors for hands, is brought into a new community after living in isolation.
Hocus Pocus (1993)
After three centuries, three witch sisters are resurrected in Salem, Massachusetts on Halloween night, and it is up to two teenagers, a young girl and an immortal cat to put an end to the witches' reign of terror once and for all.
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Ichabod Crane is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate the decapitations of 3 people with the culprit being the legendary apparition, the Headless Horseman.
Young Frankenstein (1974)
An American grandson of the infamous scientist, struggling to prove that he is not as insane as people believe, is invited to Transylvania, where he discovers the process that reanimates a dead body.
What are your favorite movies to watch in October? Let us know in the comments. Thanks for reading. Happy Halloween!
