{"id":2278,"date":"2025-10-28T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/?p=2278"},"modified":"2025-11-07T02:55:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T02:55:52","slug":"scary-english-movies-for-halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/scary-english-movies-for-halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Spooky English Movies to Recommend to Students This Halloween [Updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/scary-english-movies-for-halloween\/#Weapons_2025\" >Weapons (2025)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/scary-english-movies-for-halloween\/#Sinners_2025\" >Sinners (2025)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/scary-english-movies-for-halloween\/#Barbarian_2022\" >Barbarian (2022)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/scary-english-movies-for-halloween\/#Last_Night_in_Soho_2021\" >Last Night in Soho (2021)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/scary-english-movies-for-halloween\/#Smile_2020\" >Smile (2020)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/curiosity\/scary-english-movies-for-halloween\/#Wrap-up\" >Wrap-up<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>To help set the mood for the Halloween season, we've picked five English-language horror films you can recommend to or discuss with your students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We've also included some Halloween-themed discussion questions for each selection, so even if your students aren't interested in scary movies, you'll still have plenty of things to talk about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Obviously, the movies below are recommended for adults only \u2014\u00a0younger students will have to make do with costumes and trick-or-treating for now!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Weapons_2025\"><\/span><em>Weapons<\/em> (2025)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This film received a lot of buzz when it was released in the summer of 2025. It's about a community struggling to deal with the strange and sudden disappearance of a group of schoolchildren in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Weapons - Official Teaser Trailer (2025) Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uMhg9soPv3Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Children often play a big role in horror stories. Why do you think so?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Some of the most famous American horror movie icons are adult men, but famous horror characters from Asian films are often female or young children. Why do you think these cultures have different ideas about what's scary?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sinners_2025\"><\/span><em>Sinners<\/em> (2025)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This story about twin brothers in the American South of the 1930s doesn't seem like a horror movie at first. But when the brothers open a new night club for the local community to party, a few individuals who show up have a very different idea of \"fun.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sinners | New Trailer Coming Soon\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kvE-i_Dy1LU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do you enjoy going to places like dance clubs?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you were a child, what kind of monster was the scariest to you? (Ghosts, vampires, zombies? Something else?)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Does your country\/culture have a unique monster that people from other parts of the world may not know about?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Barbarian_2022\"><\/span><em>Barbarian<\/em> (2022)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When the main character of this film shows up to the <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/daily-news\/article\/new-tougher-rules-for-italys-airbnb-properties\/Wgn-hrJpEe-bqusSCRVdhA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Airbnb<\/a>-style house rental she's reserved, she discovers that it's been double-booked \u2026and someone else is already there.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BARBARIAN | Official Clip | In Theaters September 9\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4p1Q0UZe9OA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Have you ever stayed in a short-term rental? If you have, why didn't you choose a hotel?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you superstitious? What kinds of superstitions are common in your country?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\"Curiosity killed the cat.\" What do you think this common English proverb means?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Last_Night_in_Soho_2021\"><\/span><strong><em>Last Night in Soho<\/em><\/strong> (2021)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The setting of this stylish film is London in two different time periods. The story revolves around a young fashion student and a glamorous lounge singer \u2014 and both of them discover that darkness often lurks behind the bright lights of the entertainment industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LAST NIGHT IN SOHO - Official Trailer 3 - Only in Cinemas October 29\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XgNrL4Kf7yU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you could live in another time\/era, which would you choose?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is there a celebrity that you idolize\/idolized?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\"Everything that glitters isn't gold.\" What do you think this proverb means? Is there a similar saying in your native language?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Smile_2020\"><\/span><em><strong><em>Smile<\/em><\/strong><\/em> (2020)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This \"slow-burn\" horror film is all about an evil presence that slowly stalks and terrifies its victims, gradually driving them to insanity. The only clue that it's nearby is when someone has a creepy, evil grin on their face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-responsive\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SMILE | Do You See It Right Now? 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Don't forget that for your movie buff students (no matter the genre), we have two other film-related articles that you can find <a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/teaching-conversation\/free-talk-idea-movie-vocabulary-with-quiz-discussion-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tutor.engoo.com\/blog\/vocab-expressions\/movie-vocabulary-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Happy Halloween! \ud83d\udc7b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To help set the mood for the Halloween season, we've picked five English-language horror films you can recommend to or discuss with your students. 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