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What makes a movie perfect for Halloween?

What makes a movie perfect for Halloween?

Update: 2025-10-31
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A University of Westminster study found that watching a horror movie burns as many calories as a 30-minute walk, but with the day that’s in it - are horror movies ‘Halloween movies’ or are they in a category of their own?

Newstalk’s Henry McKean has been asking the public, and joining Ciara Doherty in studio to discuss is Chris Wasser, Arts Journalist and Sunday Independent Film Critic and Comedian Jim Elliot.

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What makes a movie perfect for Halloween?

What makes a movie perfect for Halloween?