Halloween is one of the most celebrated holidays across the world, and part of that celebration involves binging Halloween and fall movies.

From movies being released into theaters for the first time to rewatching 80s slashers, movies are a big part of the season.

Halloween originated from the ancient Celtic festival called Samhain, in which people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghouls and ghosts alike. The evening before All Saints Day was known as All Hallows Eve, which would later become Halloween.

“Halloween,” a popular slasher film, inspired other iconic films such as “Friday the 13th” and “Nightmare on Elm Street.”

More popular family-friendly films include “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,” “Hocus Pocus” and “The Nightmare Before Christmas.”

Christian Flores, a sophomore, said the scariest movies he’s ever watched were “The Conjuring II” and “The Conjuring III,” both popular Halloween films.

“I thought they were really scary; they had me all nervous,” he said.

Flores liked the fan-favorite movie “ParaNorman,” saying, “It had a powerful message and was really funny to me. It’s a movie I’d watch multiple times.”

Junior Lambert wasn’t a big fan of the film “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” which, despite not being a commercial hit, had a strong debut.

”Just because it didn’t follow the lore and they tried so hard to make funny jokes and (it) was just corny most of (the) time,” Junior said.

By Anna Cantrell. Photo courtesy of Etienne Marais from Pixabay.