HALLOBEANS: 1980's poll
Added 2025-09-16 22:00:09 +0000 UTCFIRST THINGS FIRST: I have seen where Robert Redford passed away. Yes, I will make a poll for him - but that will have to be after Hallobeans. I know that's in a while but it just do be like that.
I know we've already had our first Hallobeans poll with Ghost Ship and Bedknobs and Broomsticks winning and kicking off this year's holiday BUT THAT WAS ONLY THE BEGINNING!
Just an FYI - I got really sick on the queen Mary and I filmed out of order so Ghost Ship was filmed in room B340 but Bedknobs and Broomsticks did not get filmed there. I'll make a cheesy green screen of the queen Mary and explain all this in the intro but I just wanted to remind you of that!
I think I'm going to do several decades polls over Hallobeans. Hopefully we can find an even amount not older movies and newer movies through out the month! I will NOT be watching a TV show on Wednesday, that is for non-scary Hallobeans movies!
These first few polls might have a few more options than necessary - that's just for me to gauge interest! no wrong answers - you might see your favorite on a poll again!
PICK YOUR FAVORITES - MORE THAN ONE - THAT WAY I CAN TRUELY GET A SENSE OF WHAT YOU'RE INTO!!!!
So this poll is for 10/6 and it is a SCARY movie from the 80's!
Comments
Really need to suggest movies like Terror Train or Prom Night, they’re 80s and star Jamie Lee Curtis.
Zombie
2025-09-25 15:26:59 +0000 UTCOh, please, please please I have not seen any reactors react to Cujo. I also like the fog and Christine. Cujo is a very suspenseful movie quite a few jump scares.
Mary Alice
2025-09-24 06:27:10 +0000 UTCLike with Gene Hackman, you could dedicate an entire month to Robert Redford and barely scratch the surface. That is going to be one difficult poll -- although I suspect I know what will win (mentally singing, "Rain drops keep falling on my head....").
Wendy Smith
2025-09-23 21:20:32 +0000 UTCI wish you had added The conjuring 2
Mary Lawrence
2025-09-20 05:53:44 +0000 UTCWell since 1990 is technically the last year of the eighties I would add Jacob’s Ladder (1990) to the pool. I can’t believe there aren’t more Halloween reactions to it.
Flounder
2025-09-19 02:30:36 +0000 UTCNever mind, just registered 1980s in the heading (I need more coffee 😴)
RalyDee
2025-09-18 16:26:51 +0000 UTCWhich The Fog? There's a 1980 & 2005 versions.
RalyDee
2025-09-18 16:25:02 +0000 UTCSad that The Changling didn’t get more votes it’s an excellent movie.
Tina Thomure
2025-09-17 23:31:28 +0000 UTCI still think that Hallobeans should last ALL FALL so you can watch more spooky movies
Elizabeth Sheppard
2025-09-17 23:29:11 +0000 UTCFright Night 2011 is legit a sat on cult classic. Written by Jane Espenson, who got her start on Buffy mind you, and starring Anton Yelchin and Colin Farrell as the two leads. Also has David Tennant if you are a Doctor Who fan
Jacob
2025-09-17 22:50:59 +0000 UTCCan we add F.W. MURNAU'S 1924 Nosferatu
Emmaline
2025-09-17 18:39:44 +0000 UTCCreepshow because of all the cool anthology stories
Emmaline
2025-09-17 18:33:08 +0000 UTCYou should absolutely watch and react to Michael Jackson's Thriller if you haven't seen it. It's only 13 minutes long.
John Morgan
2025-09-17 18:29:06 +0000 UTCHonestly, these are all good!
Mary Brown
2025-09-17 16:18:40 +0000 UTCCreepshow is more of a comedic comic book affair. Wouldn't scare the cat. Good fun film though and it looks like it's going to win. Cujo would scare the bejesus out of her! Correction. Children of the Corn. That'll do.
Gareth Pendlebury
2025-09-17 15:36:41 +0000 UTCAnytime Neil Simon does the adaptation of his own plays you've got a winner.
Elliot Nesterman
2025-09-17 15:31:44 +0000 UTCI would also love to see It Follows on a poll
Dissonant Bard
2025-09-17 15:30:27 +0000 UTCThanks for having the Changeling on there! Absolutely amazing ghost story. Can't wait for the year that it beats out the bigger, more popular films.
Lionbarber
2025-09-17 15:25:23 +0000 UTCI loved Sleepaway Camp, but I'm not so sure the surprise twist will be very appropriate in today's environment. What a effed up movie that was lol
Malikai
2025-09-17 14:53:17 +0000 UTCFor some of the newer horror I would definitely recommend weapons
Rey R
2025-09-17 14:39:26 +0000 UTCsorry to correct you, but he speaks a good bit in Creepshow...."Meteor sh*t!" LOL
Echo Moon
2025-09-17 13:40:56 +0000 UTCFirst we need Creepshow 2, then Tales from the Darkside. :)
Echo Moon
2025-09-17 13:38:40 +0000 UTCI will add to your list with All the Right Moves, Invincible, The Replacements, Woodlawn, and Radio. :)
Echo Moon
2025-09-17 13:37:24 +0000 UTC"Creepshow" for all us comic book readers when we were kids!
Goodeius
2025-09-17 12:26:34 +0000 UTCDamn! The Fog might not be part of Hallobeans 2025. Come one guys. Get voting!
Mikey Hutchinson
2025-09-17 11:55:47 +0000 UTCLot of good choices here! Most are not actually scary but more creepy. I picked The Fog as the score is awesome and it has a good ghost story feel. But Cujo would have been my runner up as a rabid large dog is actually terrifying.
Kristina Weber
2025-09-17 11:47:32 +0000 UTCWhoa. I'm genuinely surprised. I thought Sleep Away Camp was going to demolish all the other ones.
L Shock
2025-09-17 11:15:41 +0000 UTCI also recommend the original Universal Monster franchise, Dracula (1931) Frankenstein (1931), King Kong (1930), The Mummy (1930), The Werewolf (1940) and The Invisible Man (1930).
karl balstad
2025-09-17 09:18:59 +0000 UTCSince it's football season how about Knute Rockne All American, Brian's Song, Rudy, Remember The Titans
karl balstad
2025-09-17 09:14:31 +0000 UTCCompletely agree.
Evening Star
2025-09-17 05:32:44 +0000 UTCI was just thinking about Robert Redford movies and there are so many great ones, but I'm going to throw in a personal favorite, because I think it's really funny. "Barefoot in the Park"
Evening Star
2025-09-17 05:26:59 +0000 UTCFright Night and Fright Night part 2 are pretty good. Not the remakes. Especially Fright Night 2!!! That was garbage. Vamp is pretty good too.
Darrell Minor
2025-09-17 04:37:10 +0000 UTCChildren of yhe Corn isn’t scary at all though
Adolfo Acosta
2025-09-17 03:14:16 +0000 UTCI will be Toccis Hype Man on this campaign. (REC) NEEDS to happen
Skip
2025-09-17 02:57:08 +0000 UTCAfter Creepshow we need Tales from the Darkside (1990)
Angie C
2025-09-17 02:42:44 +0000 UTCCreepshow, not because I like it best, but because I think Ashley would LOVE it. Very saucy and creepy at the same time.
Robert Reichle
2025-09-17 02:34:02 +0000 UTCChildren Of The Corn is scary, but nowhere near as scary as Children Of The Candy Corn!
Brian Booher
2025-09-17 01:59:20 +0000 UTCwould have loved to have had some more of the bad 80's movies on here.
TravizzivarT
2025-09-17 01:38:18 +0000 UTCShe mentioned in the Freaky Friday post that her hard drive with the Angel reactions was corrupted. I was dying to see how she was gonna react to the wild end of the season.
Leon
2025-09-17 01:27:30 +0000 UTCCUJO!!!!!!! Great book too!
HeatheЯ
2025-09-17 01:25:24 +0000 UTChahaha :D
HeatheЯ
2025-09-17 01:24:54 +0000 UTCI'm happy to see Creepshow and Christine (both of which I voted for) on the list! I used to read the Creepshow comics.. those were something! LOL
ssb031
2025-09-17 01:20:58 +0000 UTCWas Langoliers a full length movie or was that a made for TV one? I can't remember! That one was wild!
ssb031
2025-09-17 01:19:13 +0000 UTCApparently I'm a fan of scary movies that start with "The".
Evening Star
2025-09-17 01:04:45 +0000 UTCSad to see Dead Zone doing so poorly. If ever there were a time for it.
Charity Konusser (the chonus)
2025-09-17 00:57:19 +0000 UTCthe poll says to pick your favorites - you can choose all of them if you want to (though of course that wouldn't affect the proportions)
Charity Konusser (the chonus)
2025-09-17 00:56:42 +0000 UTCPoor Changeling. Not getting a medal this time around. Was a tough choice between The Fog and Creepshow, and looks like I backed an underdog (underfog?) again. Creepshow’s currently pretty high in the votes, so should I hold my breath for my second choice?
Richard Smith
2025-09-17 00:20:58 +0000 UTCC'mon Christine and Cujo.
Lynette Cummins
2025-09-17 00:06:38 +0000 UTCYEAH! The Frighteners would be a great Wednesday Hallobeans movie!
Paul Devin
2025-09-16 23:59:32 +0000 UTCIt's beyond time that Ashleigh watches Creepshow. One of the best and most creative horror movies of the 80's. It needs to win.
Jeb Manning
2025-09-16 23:59:04 +0000 UTCPlease ANYTHING but Children of the Corn🤞🏻
Stevilicious
2025-09-16 23:55:09 +0000 UTCChristine or Cujo. Hope you get to The Frighteners (1996) someday!
Angela McCarty
2025-09-16 23:53:28 +0000 UTCFor the Robert Redford poll, I hope "A Walk in the Woods" is on it. My sister was an extra in that, and she got to meet him.
Leaf on the Wind
2025-09-16 23:35:16 +0000 UTCObviously, Ash, fully respect waiting until after Hallobeans... but man, if ever there was someone to bump the schedule to honor, it's Robert Redford.
Jeff K
2025-09-16 23:25:09 +0000 UTCExcellent selection of 80s Hallobeans contenders. I chose Christine, The Fog, Sleepaway Camp & Children of the Corn. I would be happy with almost all of these, but I decided 4 out of 8 would be good!
Vicious Trollop
2025-09-16 23:22:56 +0000 UTCAll that needs to be said about this poll is...Stephen King was a beast in the 70s/80s! If he wrote it became a film inside of a year and a half. Also fun fact......he has a non speaking acting role in Creepshow!
Anais Hilator
2025-09-16 23:21:56 +0000 UTCAs per usual, campaigning for "[REC]" for a scary poll and "One Cut of the Dead" for non-scary. As for this poll, we gots to Creepshow it up.
Michael Tocci
2025-09-16 23:20:05 +0000 UTCExcellent Creepy Cat Night selections! 🐈 🐈⬛️
Vicious Trollop
2025-09-16 23:18:39 +0000 UTCI think Sleepaway Camp would be the more entertaining reaction.
Joe Blankenship
2025-09-16 23:18:27 +0000 UTCSleepaway Camp is a crazy cult classic with an ICONIQUE ending
Repomanda22
2025-09-16 23:16:14 +0000 UTCI would have had SO MANY QUESTIONS FOR HER
Skip
2025-09-16 23:15:49 +0000 UTCPerfectly put.
Skip
2025-09-16 23:15:11 +0000 UTCLiterally watching Barefoot in the Park right now. R.I.P. Mr. Redford.
Vicious Trollop
2025-09-16 23:13:19 +0000 UTCPlease add Barefoot in the Park (1967)for the Robert Redford poll. It's my fav one of his. I would also recommend The Horse Whisperer (1998)
Echo Moon
2025-09-16 23:11:28 +0000 UTCYou can pick more than 1! I picked 4 😳
Vicious Trollop
2025-09-16 23:08:34 +0000 UTCMe too, so if its' bad we're bad together!! :)
Echo Moon
2025-09-16 23:07:35 +0000 UTCMany great choices, good to see some good old 80's
Atlas Image
2025-09-16 23:06:54 +0000 UTCLooks like we're going to have a HUGE memorial poll soon. RIP Robert Redford...
David Young
2025-09-16 23:06:43 +0000 UTCI limited myself to 3, because if I had voted for all of them, I might as well have voted for none of them. :-)
Victor Long
2025-09-16 23:06:34 +0000 UTCIs it bad that I chose all but 2?
Alexis Callagan
2025-09-16 22:57:13 +0000 UTCI can already smell the burning rubber from here- I love Creepshow to death but that's 2 hours long and Children of the Corn may well go down as her least favorite HalloBeans movie next to Beetlejuice. Though I liked Children of the Corn on my last re-watch. Anyway... I voted for Christine.
Pogo Yaga
2025-09-16 22:52:10 +0000 UTCSOME GREAT CHOICES ON HERE, HAPPY TO SEE SOME CLASSIC 80’S KING AND CARPENTER
JONNY
2025-09-16 22:39:13 +0000 UTCCOTC, Creep, Cujo.
Grigsy
2025-09-16 22:36:09 +0000 UTCCap also abstain from horror movies in addition to musicals. But leaving a like! Y'all enjoy those favorites! I do like "Underworld" movies though...
CapitalEffyou
2025-09-16 22:32:22 +0000 UTCGhost Story 1981! Favorite scary movie of all time...
I🖤Kraken
2025-09-16 22:29:44 +0000 UTCYes to I know What You Did Last Summer 97'
Ethan Messer
2025-09-16 22:29:33 +0000 UTCI always liked Nightmare on Elm street 3 - Dream Warriors
Ethan Messer
2025-09-16 22:28:34 +0000 UTCHoly crap I would be happy with any of these winning! I hope more than one does!! Also for the eventual Redford poll, Im sure The Way We Were will win but I really hope Barefoot in the Park gives it a good fight!
Skip
2025-09-16 22:27:21 +0000 UTCShe is the sweetest!
Stephen Wise
2025-09-16 22:25:16 +0000 UTCI find it funny that 5 of these are Stephen King films.
Stephen Wise
2025-09-16 22:24:45 +0000 UTCSleep Away Camp is crazy...but I think some classic Stephen King should get the green light here, so I am voting for Cujo, The Fog, and Children of the Corn.
Adam Doyle
2025-09-16 22:24:08 +0000 UTCStill trying to find out what happened to the Angel finale reactions. I was gonna binge the last 3 weeks of reacts all at once but the finale 3 I don't see at all.
Greg Davis (YT-nobody you need to know)
2025-09-16 22:23:57 +0000 UTCSome good films on this list. It's not likely to win, but I have to call out The Fog. It's creepy and campy and fun, but on top of that I had the good fortune to meet Adrienne Barbeau (the star of the film) at a horror convention many years ago. The floor was just opening up, and everyone was lining up to meet the bigger-name guests, and she was alone, so we got to talking. We were commiserating over the then-recent cancellation of the TV show "Carnivale" and talking about the business and the films she'd been in. She was an absolutely LOVELY woman - warm, friendly, charming, funny. So often the guests at those conventions are terse and clearly don't really want to be there, but she came across as genuinely enjoying getting a chance meet her fans and talk about her work. She was a gem.
Neil Silverman
2025-09-16 22:23:22 +0000 UTCCan you watch I know what you did last summer 1997 (not 2025)??
Tim MacKay
2025-09-16 22:18:35 +0000 UTCYeah ya did. 4 years ago.
PieHard13
2025-09-16 22:17:00 +0000 UTCThe Ghost and Mr Chicken foe fun Wednesday Hallowbeans would be great.
Bill Bevins
2025-09-16 22:16:44 +0000 UTCOh and for the Robert Redford tribute, 3 words, The Last Castle. HIGHLY underrated film along with Sneakers but I think you've done that ?
PieHard13
2025-09-16 22:16:00 +0000 UTCFor Robert Redford you have to make sure The Sting is on the poll. The Hot Rock and Three Days of the Condor are also good ones.
Bill Bevins
2025-09-16 22:15:10 +0000 UTCErnest Scared Stupid, duh. Or maybe it is best watched in July. 🤔
William Wall
2025-09-16 22:15:02 +0000 UTCThink this is the most tricky list you've ever put together. Every single film is solid BUT I picked The Dead Zone. Christopher Walker in a great lead role and the ending could EASILY happen today.
PieHard13
2025-09-16 22:14:24 +0000 UTCGotta be The Fog (1980)! Great spooky story and super soundtrack, plus she likes John Carpenter, she likes Janet Leigh, and she loves Jamie Lee Curtis, doubleplus we have Hal Holbrook and that terrific cameo by John Houseman -- a perfect selection!
W. Randy Hoffman
2025-09-16 22:14:06 +0000 UTCShe's doing decades polls, so unfortunately, this batch of '80s movies may have needed to be on this one.
Tyler Foster
2025-09-16 22:13:43 +0000 UTCThanks, Ashleigh! 🐈⬛ I hope on the Robert Redford memorial poll, you'll add the comedy/romance BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (1967) and the tragic-romance/political-drama THE WAY WE WERE (1973). I think you'd love them both. You might also want to add the one episode of THE TWILIGHT ZONE (1959 through 1964) he did during HalloBeans, because it's only like 24 minutes long. It's from Season 3 Episode 16 called "Nothing in the Dark" (1962).
AuntVes
2025-09-16 22:11:54 +0000 UTCNot to nag, but...the rest of Angel season three? /o\
Heather Cotter
2025-09-16 22:11:51 +0000 UTCFor a horror comedy, may I recommend The Final Girls
Tim Boxall
2025-09-16 22:11:49 +0000 UTCYa gotta do Creepshow. I should have never seen that movie as a little kid but I love that movie!
Angela Munoz
2025-09-16 22:11:27 +0000 UTCDefinitely Sleepaway Camp! Greatest ending ever! Plus, I actually met the film's star Felissa Rose and she was super nice!
James Sharp
2025-09-16 22:09:39 +0000 UTCI know it won’t win the poll but The Changeling is one of the best ghost story movies ever. Actually…Ghost Story isn’t bad either.
Richard Stegman Jr.
2025-09-16 22:08:11 +0000 UTCNeeds more CAT PEOPLE (1982). if only in honor of Beans. It's a horror movie with cats (sort of). Add Cat's Eye (1985), Lucio Fulci's The Black Cat (1981), and Sleepwalkers (1992) and you can have an all-feline fest!
keoma songs
2025-09-16 22:07:50 +0000 UTCThe Changeling is not only scary and unsettling but also a great mystery. The Dead Zone has a great premise. The Fog is one of my favorites featuring two favorite Scream Queens
StellaG0111
2025-09-16 22:07:45 +0000 UTCThe Fog is scary as crap. Good one.
Wendy
2025-09-16 22:07:23 +0000 UTCHoping Return of the Living Dead, Friday the 13th Part 4 and Trick R Treat make it on a poll
Angie C
2025-09-16 22:07:12 +0000 UTCI'm not super into/familiar with most of these, but omg the insanity that is Sleep Away Camp needs to be reacted to
JC
2025-09-16 22:05:08 +0000 UTCOof, Sleepaway Camp is a choice. You may want to swap it out for something less problematic.
Shaun Stacy
2025-09-16 22:05:04 +0000 UTCUgh Children of the Corn is a boring, uninteresting, not scary movie. Creepshow is WAY more fun.
Liz Zero
2025-09-16 22:04:42 +0000 UTCHave you ever seen Night of the Demons? That’s a pretty fun one
Jordan Wyant
2025-09-16 22:04:18 +0000 UTCYes it's almost Hallobeans time!
Heather Cherry-Roberts
2025-09-16 22:03:06 +0000 UTCGreat start so far!
MechaGai
2025-09-16 22:02:51 +0000 UTCWe all need Ashleigh’s reaction to the end of Sleepaway Camp!
Joel Butts
2025-09-16 22:02:41 +0000 UTCChildren of the corn is crazy.
Jaren From Venus
2025-09-16 22:02:15 +0000 UTC
