As many of you know, I am a fan of Amazon Prime video selections. So what thrillers and Halloween type picks do they have?

Here’s a list of my picks (and pans) for Halloween:

The Nun (2018)

It is nice to have a flick that is actually scary in my mix this Halloween season. The Nun remains creepy throughout, doesn’t rely on a working knowledge of the other Conjuring films, and brings some scares beyond the JUMP SCARE that you see in their trailer. Worth checking it out. 7/10

Scoob! (2020)

I grew up on Scooby-Doo and the denizens of the Mystery Machine. I grew up on all the Hanana Barbera stuff this movie references including the Laff-A-Lymics and Captain Caveman. So why, if you are going to reference that stuff so much, do you tell your voice talent to ACTIVELY try to sound different than the originals? Matthew Lillard has taken over from Casey Kasem on Shaggy for over a decade now and does the voice perfectly. So they bring in Will Forte who was obviously told to try not to sound like Shaggy? Tracy Morgan was told to do Captain Caveman, but didn’t even go near the Captain Caveman yodel? That’s literally the only interesting part of the character! And then, Dynomutt…becomes the smart one??? What a mess. Back to the originals for me. 4/10

C.H.U.D. (1984)

I feel like I’ve been told about “Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers” forever. It certainly has some interesting casting. You have John Heard and Daniel Stern in scenes (something they never had in “Home Alone”). You get a peak at Jay Thomas teamed with John Goodman as police officers. You get Eddie Jones (who I know from Lois & Clark and my beloved 2000 series of The Invisible Man) and early Kim Greist.

So how was the movie, actually? Not bad. The effects are laughable, sure. The characters are over the top. But the acting was good. The story was as good as you need for a monster movie and the pacing, while pokey in the middle, works well once we get underground. 7/10

All Hallow’s Eve (2013)

Okay, this was made for next to nothing. Yes, the killer clown thing is getting played out. However, I prefer this to the Terrifier movie the same folks made a year or two later. Why? Well, it is an anthology and the first story is just plain terrible. The second is an improvement despite no “Art the Clown” tie-in to speak of, but the third is pretty darn creepy. Then the switch over to the framing story is literally chilling. I would say you could probably start watching 45 minutes in and still figure out what is going on and have some fun. 7/10