Halloween Horror Frights!

Happy Halloween, Readers!

To our fellow millennials, who do not want to spend money on costumes or parties on Halloween night, HORROR has the perfect solution — stay home and reminisce on some of the best television series and specials that we grew up with from the late 1980s to the 1990s.

'The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo' (1985)

The final Scooby-Doo’s original cartoon series was one of the franchise’s spookiest series of all-time. The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo dealt with something that fans have never seen: real monsters! Scooby-Doo, Shaggy, and the gang faced off against dangerous villains such as Maldor, Zomba, Nekara, and Time Slime. In addition, the show featured legendary actor Vincent Price as the gang’s mentor: Vincent van Ghoul!

'Marc Summers’ Mystery Magical Special' (1986)

Legendary television host Marc Summers took three kids (Jonathan Brandis, Shiri Appleby, and Trenton Teigen) to the Magic Castle for a hauntingly spectacular Halloween that highlighted magic performed by iconic stage magicians Lance Burton and Tina Lenert.

'Doug's Halloween Adventure' (1993)

Doug remains one of Nickelodeon’s all-time greatest cartoon series. The Jim Jenkins series ran for 52 episodes on the children’s television network. One of the show’s most haunting episodes when Doug, Skeeter, and Roger were trapped in Funkytown’s haunted house and had to deal with the Grim Reaper.

'Lamb Chop & The Haunted Studio' (1994)

One of the most surprising scary Halloween episodes came from Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop! The legendary puppeteer and ventriloquist, Shari Lewis, decided to film a Halloween special that featured Alan Thicke as Count Dracula and Jon Byner as Doctor Frankenstein. However, the frightening performance belonged to Jan Rubes who played the Phantom of the Studio.

'It Came from Angel Grove' (1996)

The scariest episode of the Power Rangers franchise belongs to Power Rangers Zeo’s “It Came from Angel Grove.” Adam (Johnny Yong Bosch) is trapped in one of the scariest scenarios ever imagined. The Machine Empire has invaded Earth, transformed everyone into horror movie icons, and Rita Repulsa and Lord Zedd serve as his guides. In addition to seeing a hair-raising side of his allies, he must gather a few items to give to the mysterious Zordonicus.

'Ghosts' (1996)

The King of Pop and Halloween have gone hand-in-hand since he released Michael Jackson’s Thriller back in 1983. The 39-minute short film is based on a concept created by both Michael Jackson and Stephen King. The music icon portrays the Maestro, an entertainer who spooks Normal Valley’s children with amazing but scary magic tricks. The Maestro’s actions scare the townspeople, and its mayor (also played by Jackson) confront him at his spooky manor and demand that he leaves town. The Maestro decides that it was time to scare the townspeople through his family of ghouls and a combination of horrifying choreography to Jackson’s classics such as “2 Bad,” “Is It Scary,” and “Ghosts.”

'Arnold’s Halloween' (1997)

Finish off your Halloween night with the Hey Arnold! Classic: “Arnold’s Halloween.” When Arnold and his friends are not allowed to celebrate Halloween, they scheme the ultimate prank. Arnold and Gerald revisit Orson Welles’ dramatic retelling of The War of the Worlds and tricks the adults into thinking that aliens are invading New York City.