Kicked off this whole witch movie hunt because my buddy Dave kept bugging me about needing a themed movie night for his Halloween party. Figured why not, right? Grabbed my dusty laptop around 7 PM, plopped down on the couch with cold pizza, and got straight to work.
First thing, my dumb brain went totally blank trying to remember witch movies beyond the obvious kid stuff. Panicked for a sec! Jumped into my streaming apps – you know, the usual suspects – and just typed “witch” into the search bar. Big mistake. Got flooded with cheesy horror flicks and cartoons. Felt like digging through a trash bin trying to find something decent.
Scrolled for ages. Found some old stuff I half-remembered from TV ads. Problem is, I gotta actually remember if they were any good. Pulled out my paper notebook – yeah, the physical one – where I scribble down movies I see mentioned online or hear friends talk about. Found three titles buried under my terrible handwriting: that Roald Dahl one, a Japanese anime ghost thing, and some French film nobody’s heard of.
Realized halfway through I needed more firepower. Texted my movie-nerd pal Sarah: “Hey! Emergency witch movie recs? Dave’s party depends on this!” She fired back like seven titles instantly, plus one she hated and said to avoid at all costs. Absolute legend. Also googled “witch movies not for kids” real quick. Saw a couple names popping up everywhere in those “Top 10” lists people churn out.
Now I got a messy pile:
- The classics everyone knows (good for laughs)
- Some foreign ones Sarah loves (artsy points)
- A few decent horror picks from my own search (scare factor)
- And a pile of pure garbage I had to kick out immediately
Time to pick winners. Needed a mix, right? Not just screaming and blood. Started sorting:
The Must-Haves: Needed the big guns everyone might recognize, even if they haven’t seen ’em. Automatic adds for party vibes.
The Wildcards: Tossed in one weird foreign flick Sarah recommended and that obscure animated one from my notes. Keep things interesting!
The Scares: Chose one genuinely creepy horror film from my search results that wasn’t just jump scares. Important!
The Cuts: Ditched the super long boring ones, the awful sequels, and that one Sarah trashed like it owed her money. Sorry, Dave, no room for trash tonight.
Final step: jotted the winners in my notebook again, ranked them loosely by vibe – funny first, then weird, then scary. Wrote little notes next to each like “90s vibe” or “subtitles alert!” so Dave doesn’t get caught off guard. Stuck the notebook page on my fridge so I wouldn’t forget the list. Done! Took a big bite of cold pizza to celebrate. Ready for Dave’s party now.
